Middletown transcript., 1876-07-01
Services

Centennial Services
Are announced for next Sabbath in thu
Methodist Church of his town. Asermon by
DR.. Matack in the morning; children's eel
ebration at 2 80 p. IN, including an Original
address delivered by Harry Petherbridge; re-
sponsive scripture readings; religious and pa.
triotic songs suited to the grand Sabbatit
year 1876.
AT night several addresses will be made BY
members of the Church. The house Will DC
suitably adorned with the national flag: and
the Banner Song will be sung in chorus oy
representatives of the Thirteen States, after
noon and evening.
Remaining in the post-office at Middletown,
DEL. for the week ending July !, 1876 Mag
gle Bear, John r. Billingham, Daniel Burke,
Wesley Bradley, Maria Broden, Fanny Brad
ley, Lydia Callahan, Mary Cleaver, Mary
Carter, H. Clinton, Lend Donnelson, Margaret
j. Demby, Matilda Flaim, Henry G. Fountain,
Annie E. Goldsborough, Lizzie Hawkins,
Lewellan Helfrick, Mary Herles, Jennie
Hooper, May Handy, Harrison Jackson, Clara
johnson, Rudolph Jefferson, Georgiana Love
less, Wesley Lewdens, Albert Lewis, Alex. r.
Marris, Harry Redifer, G. L. Riker, Margaret
Reeves, Daniel w. Single, John Stevens,
VIM. Sipple, NJ. Hentz Targues, E. Winder,
VIM. w. Welsh, Willim Voshell. Persons
calling for the above will please say that they
are advertised. D. L. DUSNING, Z, NJ.
st. Anne's School.
The teachers and pupils of this school 1.-THE
semi-annuaI examinations being brought to a
close this week., repaired on Thursday to the
Rectory ground, adjoining the old church,
and forgetting, for the time, the tolls of the
school-room with its fractions and its French,
its grammar and its Greek, gave themselves
up to singing and swinging, rolling and
strolling, croquet playing, spring chickens,
ice cream and holiday joys in general.
Among the interesting features of the occa-
sion was the presentation, with an appropri-
ate speech by the Rev. Mr.. Butler, of very
handsome silver medal of honor to Miss Alice
W. Wood, for nearest approximation to the
highest standard set up by the school.
The medal was manufactured by the Cor
ham Silver Co., Of New York, and showed
on one side the inscription "St. Anne's
School, Middletown, Delaware, Sessions
l875-lS76,' and, on the reverse, "Alice W;
Wood. Finis coronatopus. Medal of Honor
Other pupils received well won rewards
And after summers vacation both teachers
and pupils will be ready for new and harder
work.
Communicated
Incidents OF Thunder Storm.
During the heavy rain on Monday after
noon of last week the stable OF Mr. Sewell G.
Biggs was struck by lightning knocking the
whole gable end of it out, tearing several of
the doors of, and shattering shed badly
that was against the stable, and fortunately
without setting it on fire, although there were
about two tons Of hay in the building at the
time it happened.
There were no horses in the stable at the
time the accident occurred. Three negroes
were lying in the entry of the stable asleep at
the time it was struck, who were badly fright
ened, one Of them supposing that Mr.. David
son, the gentleman for whom they worked,
had shot him, and after he had thought
for moment he could not tell what be had
shot him for, the other one thought the
witches were after him, and the third one
came running out of the entry becking with
his hand for Mr.. Biggs' son to come down to
the barn that witches or something else were
tearing the boards off of the stable. Mr..
Biggs had the stable repaired at small ex-
pense. Mr.. VIM. Houston, on an adjoining
farm, had one Of his horses killed in the field
on the same afternoon by lightning. A. B.
[The above was intended for last weeks
paper, but was accidentally overlooked.-Ed.