Middletown transcript., 1877-09-08

Pittsburg manufacturers are ship
ping lamps to Switzerland.
The recent railroad strike cost the
State Of Illinois about 100000.
Lancaster county, Pa, claims to
possess 1T bridges within her limits.
In Erie county, Pa, a foot disease
similar to foot-rot IN sheep affects the
cattle.
On September Sd, the New Jersey
Tax Payers Convention was held at
Trenton.
The soldiers Of MiHiin county, Pa,
held a reunion at MeVeytown on the
9th Of September.
The Lebanon county pa agricul-
tural fair is to be held at Avon Park,
on the I'd of October.
On Sunday last over nine thousand
persons attended at the Loyalhanna
(Pa.) Camp Meeting
The EastOn (Pa.) Gas Company has
made a reduction of twenty-five cents
thousand. The price is now $24s.
Young men stand by the church
when the girls are coming out. That
is the way they show their Christianity.
There were more vessels in New
buryport, Mass, haebor last Sunday
than during any one time for a year.
Cardinal Bizzari, whose death is
just announced, was seventy-five years
old, paralytic, and nearly blind.
The Berks count, Pa.) farmers
complain Of foxes who attack their
henneries and destroy their choicest
poultry.
There are over eight hundred Chi
nese laundries in New York City Civ
ing employment to about 1000 per
sons.
New Castle, Pa, viii hold a baby
show in connection with the fair to be
held in that city the latter part Of this
month.
Fur trimmings are to be very ex-
tensively worn this winter, silver fox,
raccoon and Russian hare being the
fayorites.
The Southern Berkshire and Con-
neeticut river Mass. tobacco growers
have begun to cut their crop, which
they report good.
Twenty days ago diphtheria entered
the Loomis family, at Saltwater, N. T.
Y, and has since carried off the wife
and seven children.
New York emigration to Florida is
increasing, several colonies for the
above purpose having been recently
formed in the metropolis.
Miss Thompson, the battle painter,
now Mrs. Butler, has gone to Adria-
nople, the seat of the present war, to
study army scenes.
The attorneys of Northumberland
county, Pa, have signed a petition ask
ing the Legislature to create an addi-
Eional judge in that county.
The members of the Grand Army of
he Republic Of Allegheny and Pitts
burg propose going into camp for
hort campaign this week.
An orator declaring that Fortune
Knocked at every mans door once, an
I'D Irishman said, "When she knocked
1t mine must have been out.
The New York Dispensary is the
,ldest organization Of its kind in that
,ity. Since its formation, in 1894, it
las treated over lao 1928 patients.
M. N. Rowley's terrier dog, which
ook prizes at Charleston and Quebec,
las come to an ignoble end by being
un over by truck in Detroit.
Lancaster, Pa, wants to know what
) the good Of having work-house
Vhere the tramps confined therein es-
ape almost as soon as committed.
Representative w. A. Piper, of Cal
6ornia, was run over by an express
Yagon in San Francisco, the other
ay, but received no serious injuries.
NJ. GounOd, the composer, who was
lready Chevalier of the Legion Of
Honor, has been advanced to the list
f Commanders of the order.
Mr. Erasmus wilson, 4. Il. S., at
hose expense CleOpatra's Needle is
eing conveyed to England, is prepar-
lg a popular work on the subject of
belisks.
The residents of Bloomfield, N. j.,
re 50 much troubled with petty
lieves, who despoil the orchards and
that vigilance committees
ave been formed.
The Boston Dog Show is now open
} the public, and several hundred
mines are expected to be present and
,mpete for the 800 in prizes which
e to be awarded.
The engineers of Marseilles have, it