Middletown transcript., 1877-09-22
SATURDAY MORNING. SEPT. %. 1871.
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS,
This is equinozial day.

out tomorrow in the College campus.
An attempt was made to burglarize Hub
bard's store in FELTON, one night last week.
Mr.. A. L. Hudson, of Clayton, will ship
about 20, 900 baskets Of peaches this season.
The equinoxial storm came two weeks ahead
Of time this year. It should have waited until
to-day.
Edward S. Toadvin succeeds J. 9. Bell as
editor and proprietor Of the Salisbury Eastern
Shoremaa.
The woolen mill Of Mr.. Knowles, at New
Castle, was partially destroyed by fire on Non
day night.
There will be eleven applications for licenses
to sell liquor at the next term Of the court in
Sussex county.
A correspondent of 3. E. q Commercial
wants grain elevator built in Wilmington.
Perhaps good notion.
FELTON, folks feel laudable pride in their
seminary and consider It the best school they
have had for many years
The Hayes Quartet, Of Philadelphia, are to
give a grand concert in New Castle this even
ing The Hayes are fine voealists.
The Court Of Chancery and Orphans Court
Of Kent county, viii commence their fall ses-
sion at Dover on Monday the 24th inst.
A great many counterfeiters are now travel
ling over the country with spurious silver coin
in their possession. Look out for them.
Gov. Cochran, on Saturday last, appc nted
Robert Raughley Clerk Of the Peace for Kent
county oies VIM. A. Moore, term expired.
The store of ]. G. Collision, at seafOrd, was
broken open Monday night and robbed Of $500
worth Of dry goods and notions and Ss5 in
cash.
The Select School for girls and young chill
dren, in Middletown, under the management
Of Miss Filghman, viii be resumed on Monday
next
Hon. J. W. Ware, member of the last Gen
eral Assembly, has appointed J. Il. Griner Of
Wilmington, to State scholarship in Della
ware College.
Rev. Jas. W. Hoskins, formerly an Episco-
pal minister Of Dover, died in Dorchester CO.,
Nd, last week. He also used to preach at
Seaford and Laurel.
Newspapers that have copied the advertise
ment Of the Annual Fair, in Middletown, will
please make the following correction: Instead
of 2.4O class, in first days trials Of speed, it
should be 2.45 class.
Mr.. Samuel Alrich, Of Pencader Hundred,
who was recently appointed postmaster at
Glasgow, vice Mrs. Margaret Adair, resigned,
took the required oath, and entered upon the
duties of the Office on Tuesday.
One of the rnfians who shot Mr.. Abrahams,
in Philadelphia, on last Sunday, was the per
son who robbed Mr.. Cummins,:: Of Smyrna,
year or 50 ago, in that city, and was sentenced
to one years imprisonment for that offence
The peach season is gradually drawing to
close, and we will soon be minus that de-
lightful fruit, and the sweet and lovely words
from the ruby lips Of the fair ones, Of '.Please
sir, pass me those peach, win be heard no more
in the land.
w. x Rogers, Esq, private Secretary Of
President Hayes fell from the porch Of the Surf
House at Rehoboth on Thursday night of last
week. and broke his arm. Mr.. Rogers has
with M family ee spending. Ealiis. @ @ea part e
the season at Rehoboth.
steamers for View York.
After this week steamers make two trips a
week between Lewes and New York. Leave
Lewes. Tuesday and Friday, at 8 p. m. Leave
New York, Monday and Thursday, from pier
81, North River, at Up. m.
A Convention OF school Commissioners.
State School Superintendent Groves is going
n trv to get up a convention Of all the School
Commissioners in this county at an early day.
He thinks it will help to quicken their zeal and
increase their interest in the cause Of education.
new PresByterlan church.
An effort is now being made to organize a
church At the chapel at Armstrong; station.
twill be Of The Presbyterian faith, and be un-
der the pastoral charge of Rev. Dr. Patton, oi
the MiddIetown church.
Meeting or Trustees.
A meeting of the Trustees of the Forest Pres
byterian Church has been called, to be held in
the Library room Of the church this afternoon
t3o'clock. As this Is the first meeting that
has been called for several months, it is hoped
that It will be a full one. There is consider
able important business to be attended to,
The Temperance Move.
The interest in the Temperance cause con.
times unabated. The meeting on Sunday
afternoon was large one-one Of the fulles
that have yet been held. The speakers and
managers were as earnest and jealous as at th'
beginning, and several more names were added
to the list which Mr.. Martindale said already
numbered over $50, of such as were willing tt
pledge themselves to ''Touch not taste not
handle not the aecursed thing. George NJ
butcher, Esq, Of Wilmington, viii address
the meeting on Sunday afternoon. Let al
turn out and hear him.
Or. swain's Case.
In the U. S. Court in Wilmington, las
week, the charge Of forgery brought agains
Dr.U Swain, formerly Of Smyrna, in Septem
Der a year ago, was abandoned, but the Othe
indictments against him were allowed to stant
trying to obtain money under false pre-
tences &c. It is considered, however, tina
this virtually ends the case, and the Docto
might return to the State without much fear
arrest.