Middletown transcript., 1877-03-17
SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH II, 1877
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.
St. Patrick's Day.

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aware City the coming season.
Read the Business Locals They are inter
esting, amusing Hui ulaJ re = be
New Castle fishermen are busiy engaged
on their nets. The fishing season will soon
begin.
The past month there has been large in
Hux Of land buyers from the North and West
to Dove=.
Joseph 4. Smith, Of Wilmington, killed
three wild geese in Middle Neck on Thursday
oflast week.
Hearse building is becoming an industry at
Wilmington. and many orders from the West
are being filled.
Last week R. W. Todd sold bis fruit farm
containing fifty acres, near Dover, to Mr.
Bloomer, Of New York city, for $4,000.
The Republicans Of Delaware City INDUCED
in an oyster supper on Tuesday evening in
honor Of Mr.. Hayes Inauguration as Presi-
dent.
H.F. Pickles, of Wilmington, and DR.. Fl.
H. Houston, Of Lewes, are prominent candi-
dates for the United States cellectorsh'P of
internal revenue.
A Wilmington seamsiress made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to commit suicide Thursday
by taking laudanum. Disappointment in love
was the cause.
Rev. w. J. Stevenson, recently transferred
from the Baltimore to the Wilmington NJ
Conference, has been appointed pastor OF
Grace Church, Wilmington.
R. Theo. Smith has opened new jewelry
store in MiddIetown. He is at present located
in Messrs johnson Bros Shoe Store. Read
his advertisement in the Business Locals.
Col. Douglass, Of Smyrna, is endeavorinR
to prevail upon the Atlantic & Pacific Tele-
graph Co., to extend their lines from New
Castle, by way of Delaware City and Odessa,
to Smyrna.
There is some talk of the Reading Railroad
Company building wharves and shipping coal
from Delaware City. 1t is reported that they
will commence the building Of the wharves in
a few weeks.
On dit that the Wilmington Commercial and
Eperv Epsninq are to be consolidated in a
short time and issued as a two cent paper
What will the readers of those papers do for
editorial fghts2
The plan of building narrow gauge rail-
way from Wilmington to New Castle is again
talked Of and is said to meet with MANY
hearty wishes for its success, which is prob
ably about all it ever will get.
The Dover Sentinel complains of the con-
duct Of some Of The members Of the Legisla-
ture, accusing them of getting drunk and be
ing disorderly. II certainly is very disgrace
full, and those guilty should be severely and
publicly censured
A bill has passed the House of Representa-
tives for the relief Of married women and
children 1t provides for the arrest and pun
ishment by Imprisonment, il not able to give
security, of any man or woman who shall de-
sert their children The bill was accom-
panied by petition signed by 5s4 persons
Service at Armstrong;.
Rev. DR.. Patton will preach at Armstrong; |
Chapel on tomorrow Sabbath afteruOOn) at
o'clock. Subject: 1.-THE Spirit on Elisha"
All are welcome.
N. e. Church.
Rev. T. E. Martindale, the newly appointed
pastor Of the NJ. E. Church in this town, will
preach in that church tomorrow Sunday |
morning at half-past ten and in the evening
at seven o'clock. The public are cordially |
invited to attend.
The MiddletOwn POstOGics.
Men who are willing to serve their county |
in the capacity Of postmaster in this town are
looming up from vcrious quarters. Under
Mr.. de faeto Hayes' civil service reform policy
of only removing ofice-holders for iuGapscity |
or other good and sufficient reason, the pres
ent incumbent will probably be retained
But 20 in, gentlemen, it's no funeral of ours
sales or Personal Property.
John G. Hamilton, St. Georges, March II.
John A. Reynolds, Admr of W. Reynolds,
furniture, &c, Wilmington, March ls,
John A. Reynolds, Admr. Of W. Reynolds,
farm stock, Levels, March 81.
Polk & Cochran, Middletown, March %.
R.T. Clayton, MiddletowR, March a.
Samuel Brady, Mt Pleasant, March 20.
A New Bakery.
Middletown is to have another bakery
Mrs. Josephine Atherly has leased the store
house Of Mrs. G. ]. Smith, on Main street.
and intends to open bread and cake bakery
She has engaged the services of 6rst-class
baker who thoroughly understands every
part of the business and will keep first
class store. She expects to be ready to com
mence in few days and viii make due an
nouncement.
Appointment OF Notary.
Gov Cochran last week appointed Mr.. Jos
G. Brown, teller of the New Castle county
National Bank of Odessa, notary public, with
full power to discharge all notarial duties as
well out of as in the bank. The commission
be has heretofore held confined his official
powers to the work of the bank. This com
mission he resigned and received new one
under which he can take acknowledgements
or perform any other duties pertaining to the
Office of notary.
sudden Death.
VIM. ". Austin, well known in this county
and the State as a solicitor for the Delaware
Gazette, in which position he had been en-
ployed for several years, died very suddenly
on Wednesday evening. he was taken sick
on the street and was assisted into the shoe
STORE of Michael DOnohoe and died in about
twenty minutes afterwards. He seemed aware
that his end was approaching from the first Of
the attack and said be vas ''going." Mr..
Austin was printer by trade and had worked
n various Offices in Delaware nearly all his
life. BE was so years old.