Middletown transcript., 1877-08-11
Suspension of Railroad Employees.

suspension of Railroad Employees.
on Saturday last the shops Of the l6como-
tive department of the P. W. & D. Railroad al
Wilmington were closed, and all the hands,
except the boiler makers, seventy-three in
number, were temporarily discharged. The
master Of machinery issued a notice stating
that the shops would be closed for eight or ten
days for the purpose Of repairing the stationary
boiler, and added IF any of the hands can
find employment at other shops they viii do
we'll to accept as the outlook for the presentis
that we win have to make further reduction in
the number Of men or in the hours Of labor.
she IEIndied the Fire with Coal OIL.
A lamentable and, perhaps fatal, calamity
happened to a young girl named Penelope Der
rickson, in Wilmington, on Thursday morn
ing. She was employed in the bakery of John
G. Heinel and was making the morning fire,
and as the fire did not burn up quickly enough
to suit her, she took up a halfflled oil can and
began pouring some oil upon the FIRE to hasten
it. The flame communicated with the oil in
the can and exploded it, scattering the burning
oil all over the unfortunate girls dress. Mr..
Heinel heard the explosion and the girls
screams and ran to her assistance. He sue
ceeded in tearing the clothes off her, burning
his hands badly. DR.. Draper was summoned
and relieved the poor girls sufferings, and at
last accounts she was doing as well as could
be expected.
A Few Facts for the People.
Why billiards & Hunting's Great Pacific
Circus should receive the sanction and support
of the public
/. Because it is in reality a great show.
2. Because it does not advertise anything it
cannot produce.
. 3. Because Miss Clarice Hunting is the
quickest and best female gymnast in the world.
4. Because it is the only show on the road
in which every member is an acknowledged
artist.
5. Because Mr.. Alex. Greenwood the best
hurdle rider on this continent is engaged with
it.
6. Because its accommodations are ample
and its attendants courteous and polite.
I. Because Mr.. r. Hunting is the best clown
in America
8. Because it presents its acts in rapid sue
cession, without tedious delays between acts.
g. Because it fulflls promises made to the
public.
10. Because no disorderly or incorporate
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The Terrible Tramp.
From the following from the Easton Ledger we
hould Judge that some of the people down the
,eninsula are somewhat afraid of damage at
he hands Of tramps
Twenty or thirty tramps arrived in Easton
N the cars on Tuesday One Of them very
indy dined at the residence of the editor of
be Ledger Immediately on his arrival, without
or ostentation. Our cook, whose
ack was turned to the door, heard a noise at
be table and supposing cat was after her
inner, looked around, and saw man very
DOLLY eating the dinner she had set aside for
erself. He enquired IF the mistress of the
ouse was homer" and after finishing his
zeal, without waiting for an interview with
ny member Of the family, pleasantly remarked
nat he would call again, and departed
IS be failed to leave his card we shall never
now whom we had the honor to entertain
neither George Washington, Thos. Jefferson
r Andrew jackson.
The sheriff summoned guard Of fourteen
ZEN to protect the town from the tramps, which
seems to have been unnecessary, for
bile the guards were walking up and down
leir.beats or as we heard depraved boy say,
eeping on door steps, the ''terrible tramps9
ere peaceably snoozing at the depot.