Middletown transcript., 1877-05-12
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.


Rev. E. H. Dieffenbacher will be installed
pastor Of St. Johns Reformed P. E. Church
at Wyoming, tomorrow tl5th.)
Sheriff Grubb sold the farm of Jacob Dea.
kyne, near Collins Beach, l6O acres to Dr.
VIM. Daniels Of Smyrna, last Tuesday, fol
$4,000.
The semi-annual Conference of the Local
Preachers, of the Wilmington District, COM
menced their session in the NJ. E. Church, in
this town, on last night.
The work Of planting corn is being pushed
ahead as rapidly as the rains and wet grounds
will allow Some farmers are done while
others have scarcely commenced.
boy was run over by the Delaware Fire
Companyis hose carriage while it was return
ing from the Ere, at Dr.. Browns building,
last week. He was not very much hurt
The NJ. E. Sunday School, of ODESSA, talk
of having a strawberry festival when berry
time comes, and the Dramatic Association are
going to give new drama in few weeks.
A Mrs. Klinger, of Wilmington, created
breeze one day last week, by marching into
drinking saloon and leading her husband out
by the nose, and giving him good lecture.
Nathan Cook, of Camden, Kent county, re-
Gently sold trotting mare to some parties in
Philadelphia for $1,000, and the same mare
was sold a few days ago to some Califoruians
for $4,000.
The body of John Leach, Of New Castle,
who wSs drowned in the Chrstiana some two
or three weeks ago, was found last Thursday
week, floating in the Delaware, near PenDs-
vile, N. J.
Dr. Charles D. Green was badly hurt while
trying to get on the cars last Wednesday
week, at Chester. His foot slipped and be
was dragged several hundred yards, receiV-
ing broken leg and other injuries.
The Harlan & Hollingsworth Co., of Will
mington, launched new iron side-wheel
steamer into the Christiana, Tuesday morn
ing, for the Chester River Steamboat Co., to
ply between the Chester river and Baltimore.
She was christened the "B. s. Ford"
Rev. T. E. Martindale, now pastor of the
N. E. Church in this town, was visited by
his congregation on Monday evening, on the
occasion Of his 'ttin wedding" anniversary.
A great many presents were rendered, among
which was chamber set by the Mite Society.
John Brown, a convict, and VIM. Somers,
awaiting trial, escaped from New Castle jail
last Sunday night They sawed bar out of
the window of their cell and let themselves
down by rope made of their bed-quilts,
which they tore up for the purpose.
Service at Armstrong;.
Rev. Dr. Patton will preach at Armstrong;
chapel on tomorrow sabbath afternoon) at
"a o clock. Subject 'John the King" All
are cordially invited.
Billiard Playing. I
The Messrs. Dion, of New York, both supe- {
rior billiard players, expect to be in Middle
town next Thursday and will give an exhibi- f
ton Of their skill in playing. Those who are
fond of this interesting amusement will have I
first-class chance to learn how to handle the
cue. a
Carrying the Malls.
Mr.. Robert Anderson has been awarded the '
contract for carrying the o. S. Mails from :
Middletown to Cecilton, for the next four :
years. Mr.. Anderson has been on this route
for several years and By his uniform courtesy 9
to his passengers and the people generally he
has succeeded in winning much popular favor, /
and his re-appointment will give general a
satisfaction.
Death or a Venerable Man. 4
Daniel Carbit, Esq, one of our Oldest and
most highly respected citizens died at bis res '
idencs in Odessa on Wednesday afternoon, in {
the slst year of his age. Mr.. Corbit was a
member of the Society Of Friends and was t
venerated by all who knew him as an honest, a
upright, worthy man. His remains will be '
inferred in his family burial ground in Odessa i
on Monday morning next. 5
Fruit EvaporatOrs.
The Automatic Fruit Evaporating Company 6
of Philadelphia purpose exhibiting one of a
their largest size Evaporators at Middletown n
on Saturday the leth inst. They claim that b
this will be the largest evaporaiing machine
ever put up on the Peninsula. They expect n
to have one of their machines at the Office of n
]. B. Naudaiu, Esq, on North Broad street, /,
to-day, and we presume it may now be seen n
there. c
Big Lighthouse.
Pusey, Jones & Co., of Wilmington, are
building an immense iron lighthouse for the
0. S. Government. It will be ITO feet high "
and by the time the lamp is on it, it will :,
reach lao feet. With the exception of the
window frames and some other minor parts y
it will be entirely of iron and will cost $780, .
600. It is to be placed on the 'Fowey'' rocks :
on the coast of Florida.
More Carpenter Work. G
Robert A. Cochran, Esq, is building new
sheds in the rear of the Middletown Hotel and Il
tearing down the old ones. This work is not 81
being done much too soon as the old sheds '
were getting pretty badly ''played" I" This is C
preparatory 10 uls eOutSui Pi0eeA i1PtO'eHieu'
Of tearing out the old wooden buildings now
occupied by Messrs. Anderson and Foster, n
and erecting new brick ones in their stead. E
Horse and Buggy stolen.
Mr.. Arnold S. Naudain was so unfortunate =
as to have his horse and buggy stolen from
the stables of the Middletown Hotel, last Mon :,
day night On coming into town he hitched
his team under the shed and went down the
street, and when he returned, in little while .
afterward, he found that his mare was gone.
The mare was pretty valuable one, and she
with the buggy, harness, and lap robe make :.
the loss pretty heavy. Mr.. N. offers reward
of $40 for the return of bis property.