Middletown transcript., 1877-10-27

AZ karls, now nei0 Dy Heh. a. l. "A. AotDer'
Of Milford, is to be given to Gen. c. A. Arthur
Mr.. Clayton Thackery, of ElktOn, Md, talk
Of opening butcher shop in Middletown, ant
promises, if he does, to sell the best cuts at IL.
cents pound
Some Of the men who work on the railroad
found and returned to Mr. s. s. Holten, few
days ago, the little. bank which was stolen from
his house last summer.
Second Forest Church.
Divine service will be held in the Second
Forest Presbyterian Church, at Armstrong;
Station, tomorrow Sunday afternoon at q
O'Clock Preaching by Rev. DR.. Patton.
An Act o. HerOIsm.
In the terrible gale of the night of Oct 4th.
at Lewes, Pilot Ellis Eldridge, of the pilot boat
E. G. knight put out in q small boat with FIVE
boys and rescued twenty-five of the imperilled
Seamen. This act of heroism should not be
passed by without mention. n.-DsIGvarean
Some Ola Folks.
Delaware numbers some pretty old people
among her citizens. Of these Dell NobIett,
ESQ.,, of Wilmington, is the Oldest. he ceIe-
brated his centennial last week. Next to him
comes Mrs. Denney, Of Smyrna, who win, If
she lives till that time, reach the Tooth ami
vsrsary Of her birthday on the first of JanuArya
next
Fhs Trustees Of the Peer.
regular quarterly meeting Of the Trustees
Of the Poor Of this county, viii he held at the
AImshOuse on Wednesday next. Persons who
have bills against the Trustees would consult
their interest and secure payment by present.
ing them to the member from the hundred in
which they live, on Tuesday.
A Petty RoBbsry.
On Wednesday night some prowling rascals
broke into Messrs. E. B. Rice Co.'S confec-
tionery store in the Town Hall, and carried off
few pennies-al the money that was left in |
the drawer-and some segars. This is all, as
far as has been ascertained that they got for |
their trouble. They got into the store through |
back entrance.
Mammosh Pumplin.
''Joseph Price raised, for Sheriff Cooling, of
Cecil county, Nd, this season, a pumpkin
weighing 100 pounds Hard to beat" The |
above item was sent US this week by somebody |
who, judging from bis not sending us his name
according to the well known requirement of
all publishers, must be sort of pumpkin him
self Nevertheless the vegetable or the yarn is
g pretty good sized one. We don't know
which and don't want to be held responsible |
for It
The Druma at Odessa.
The entertainment by the Amateur Dramatic
Association Of Odessa in the hall on Monday
and Tuesday evenings, was a very pleasant
and enjoyable affair. The audience was not
80 large as it might hare been, but all present
seemed to enjoy the acting very much. The
play was entitled 'Above the Cloudsn and
was pretty fairly acted, though we think it
was scarcely equal to some others that we have
seen the same company produce. A number
Of Middletown folks were present each night.
sheriff sale.
On Thursday week, at Townsend, Sheriff
Grubb, Of New Castle, sold the estate of Jacob
Deakyne, in Thoroughfare Neck, as follows
The home farm, l6O acres, for So, 500, to the
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co. farm No.
2, s32 acres, to Mr.. Roger, Of Pennsylvania,
for $4, 100 Both the company and Mr. R.
had liens upon the property. This is the
second time this estate has been sold. At the
first sale the home farm was knocked off to DR..
Daniel Of Smyrna, for So, 900 That sale was
set aside, we believe, for inadequacy of price.
RooIIsh.
A Dover correspondent of EOsry E0sning
says that il the proposed agricultural society is
started at Dover that the Legislature will be
asked for an annual allowance for its support.
Is It possible that such foolish thing is con-
templated f-SmyrHd Times.
We heard that some time ago and from a
gentleman, too, who professed to have good
grounds for saying 50, bat like the Times we I.
thought it foolish and didn't say anything .
about it, but we don't know that anybody ,
need be surprised at the nature Of the State
Aid' which some people are anxious to have. !
A Case Of Outrage in lGlII Greek Hd.
On Tuesday morning last Harriet Isabella
Poreacre, daughter Of VIM. Foreacre of Mer-
maid, Mill Creek Hd., went before Esquire
Frazer, in Wilmington, and swOre out war !
rant for the arrest Of VIM. Scott, COL, on /.
charge Of outraging her person. The girls 4
testimony was to the effect that, while her
father and brother were out Scott went in the 4
house and. wanted to kiss her, offering her
money for the privilege. She started to leave I
the room, when he caught her and accom-
plished the outrage. he then fed. He seems q
to have been q frequent visitor to the house. q
Miss Foreacre is little over "A years old, but il
is unusually large for her age. She is intelli- T
gent looking and Of pleasing appearancs.- d
Scott. hsr assailant, Is about 40 years of age, n
and is married, having wife and two children. n