Middletown transcript., 1876-02-05
SATURDAY MORNING, FEB. 5, 1876.
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIR!
Items or Local Interest.
"A Wilmington justice of the peace, in
service of little more than two years, b
had 2.5bs civil cases before him.
Deputy Sheriff W. B. Ford, yesterday sol
the stock and fixtures of the confectioner
store, and saloon Of E. B. Rice, in this towr
TO Alex. Maxwell.
The Trustees Of the Poor Of this county, b
judicious and economical management, save
enough money to pay $4,000 Of an old deb
standing against them.
VIM. Mcconnell. imprisoned for burglary
escaped from New Castle jail last Sunda,
night. How, nobody knows, Of course.
Messrs. Charles Derrickson and NJ. N
Willis. have returned from their recent visi
to Florida, having enjoyed pleasant trip.
Joseph Derrickson died at the residence Of
his sister Mrs. NJ B Hanson, in this town,
on Friday morning last, in his 18th year.
The lecture of Capt. Jos. NJ. Barr before
Peach Blossom Grange on Tuesday afternoon
was listened to by a numerous and and atten-
tive audience.
The Laurel NJ. e. Church, in Sussex Co..
is having the greatest religious revival that
it has had for many years. Rev. D. c. Ridge
way is the pastor.
A Smyrna clerk swept his store out on
Sunday morning and got ready for work
and then found out that it was not busi-
ness day.
The Smyrna Times says that a number Of
Michigan gentlemen have written TO it that
they expect to visit the peninsula in the
spring in search Of land.
Miss Susan F.. Reynolds missed her footing
and fell off the steps Of her brothers John
A. Reynolds) residence last Sunday and hurt
herself pretty severely.
Mrs. C. R. Smith, wife of Rev. S. E. Smith.
Of Grace IN. E.) Church, Wilmington, died
very suddenly near Magnolia, Kent County.
on Monday morning.
The Commercial thinks ''Big Frank" of
Wilmington bank robbery notoriety, was the
''tall, commanding figure" who helped rob
the Northampton. Mass, bank of $500, 900.
A new paper called the Peninsula Adrocate
has been started in Wi mington. The first
number was issued on Tuesday last 1t is
to be published in the interest of the colored
people. a
A mysterious ghost, which nightly prone
-nades certain streets is now soaring the super
stitious people Of Seaford. 1t is said by the
Seaford Citizen to resemble pretty woman
in her night clothes-the usual uniform of
ghosts.
Chas. NJ. -Stanger is erecting . new frame
dwelling house on the corner of Crawford and
Cox Streets. which he expects 10 have fn-
ished in time for occupancy on March 25th.
The building is to be l6x 2s, and the carpen-
ter is being done by John Morrison.
The Sunday School of the NJ. E. Church,
Odessa, will hold their jubilee on Wedues-
day evening, February 9, in the Church, to
commence at 1880 pm. After the entertain
ment supper will be served in the basement
under the superintendance of the lady MEM
bers of the school.
Purchase or Real Estate.
J. B. Cazier, Esq, purchased on Saturday, |
29th ult., from the Kirkwood Building and |
Loan Association the store property, and
about an acre of land contiguous, at Kirk
wood, for So, 600, cash. 1t is truly desir-
able property and remunerative investment.
Pabiic Sales.
The following sales Of personal property |
will take place at the dates named: Hamil- |
ton Morton, near Warwick, February 9th;
Benjamin G. Pearce, Hare's Corner. February
18th; Richard Townsend, Townsend, Feb
ruary 18th James Dodson, Middletown, Feb
ruary 23d; w. ]. Eliason, Mount Pleasant,
February 2sth $; John NJ. Rothwell, on the
Levels, February Gath.
Trustees sale.
At the sale of the real estate of the late |
Elihu jefferson, by George Gray, Esq Trus-
tee, on Thursday last, the farms indi-
Gated as: Nos. and 2, containing respec-
lively 22o and 200 acres, were bought by
Thomas Holcomb, Esq, for $l4 25 per acre.
No. 8, 1.-THE "Log Landing" farm) l65 acres,
and No. It's acres, by R. G. Cooper, ESQ.,, for |
$40 Is per acre. These prices are regarded |
as very low, the laad being of good quality.
sale or Town Lsfs.
John Il. Rodney, Esq, as trustee, sold at
public sale, at the National Hotel, in this
town, on Monday, Eve lots in Middletown,
late the property Of Mrs. Mary Lockwood,
deceased, as follows: No. l, containing two
acres and l2l square perches, to Col. Joshua
Clayton, $l,505; No. 2, four acres and 81 |
perches, to the same, $l,loO; No. 3, on
Broad and Crawford streets, (5oxIso feet)
1900 square feet to Charles Tatman, Jr.,
for $500; No. 4, adjoining No. 3, on Broad
street (50xls0 feet to the same for $3.50; No
s, corner of Broad and Lake streets, l25 feet
on Broad by 100 feet on Lake, to 8. N. Rey-
polds for $73o.
mad Dogs-Mad Pigs
Some two weeks ago, dog, showing SYM
toms of hydrophobia, ran into the yards Of
James Kanely, Esq, on the levels, and at
lacked and bit one or more of his dogs. 1t
also got in among his pigs and bit some of
tiow M William Kanely while attempt-
ing to drive him away, was attacked by the
raving animal and narrowly escaped bi,e
on the arm--the dogs teeth went through his
sleeve, but fortunately did not hurt him.
And now comes the sequel: A few days ago
Mr. Kanely noticed strange actions on the
part Of some Of the pigs which had heen kept
uenned, and on close observation found that
they vere suffering with hydrophobia, froth-
;no at che mouth and doing such other things