Middletown transcript., 1877-09-08
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS
Moon changes next Friday.

The pubic schools were opeheu Vh MOnua1
sun rises at 5.4l; ; sets at e.ls. Days length
l2h. Sam.
The Delaware City Methodists are building
new church.
The 'trade dollar made its appearance in
town this week.
J.H. George, Of Magnolia, has been aPpoint-
ed Principal of the Milford Academy.
I'll predicted that the wheat crop to be sown
on the Peninsula this fall viii be the largest
for many years.
Col. Clayton is erecting double storehouse
on Main street, near Broad to be occupied as
bakery and millinery store.
Harrington is prospering. 1t has recently
had brass band organized, school estab-
lished and its hotel enlarged.
Not a drop of rain, it is said, has fallen on
the farm Of Edward Pleasanton, neaG CowgilPs
Corner, Kent county, since April.
The Laurel Peninsula Agricultural and Me-
chanical Society viii hold lis fourth annual
fair on the oath, 25th and 26h days Of 0ctO-
ber.
Edwin Fountain, native of Seaford, Sussex
county, in thi, State, scout in Gen, Towards
army, was recently killed in fight with In
dians.
The Kent County Bible Society will hold its
annual meeting in the NJ E. Church, at Cam
den, on Thursday, September 10th, at 10
o'clock, a. m.
The centennial celebration of the Battle of
the Brandywine win take place next Tuesday
at Chadd's Ford, on the line of the Whining
ton Northern Railroad.
Mr.. John B. Roberts wants his debtors to
square up their old accounts and intmates
pretty strongly thai if they don't do it he will
take means to make them do it.
Did the equinoxial storm come ahead Of time
this year7 Certainly the storm this week was
severe enough and lasted long enough to be
the equinox Anyhow it was welcome.
There has been so much disorder in the
streets o. Smyrna for some time past that the
citizens were forced to hold meeting on
Thursday evening TO devise means for more
rigid police system.
Rev. Geo. R. Kramer, the Methodist minis
ter was baptized in the Delaware at PhiIadel-
phia, last Thursday week, by The Elder of the
Second Advent Church in that city. He is
now Millerite complete.
They handle circus swindlcrs without gloves
down in Sussex. They went for one at Milton
and upset his wagon and handled him 80
roughly that he was glad to leave there as
quickly as possible.
~ s. Marshall Dunn went down to Freder-
lea last week and arrested David Stevens, of
that place, on a charge Of selling liquor with
out an q. S. license and brought him up and
lodged him in Fort Grubb, at New Castle.
Some of the farmers in this neighborhood are
cuttiag down some Of their old orchards which
are about played out, but it is not likely that
many thrifty or young trees will be slaughter
ed. There is more danger of others being
planted.
The steamer Aril resumed her daily trips
Thursday, Sept. 9Th, leaving Arch street wharf,
Philadelphia, at s.l5 a. m. Bombay Hook,
for Philadelphia, at l.sO p. M; touching at
Collins Beach about 2.l5 and Port Penn
about 8. Fare either way, so cents. Round
trip tickets, good until used, rs cents.
Arm shot ON.
Daniel Fite, lad of about sixteen years of
aga. residing at Clayton. had his right arm 50
terribly mangled by the explosion Of shot
gun on Saturday last that it had to be ampu-
tated. he had been out cunning, and leaned
against tree to rest with his arm over the
muzzle Of the gun, when from some unknown
cause ii exploded. The amputation was sue
cessfully performed and there are hopes Of his
recovery.
Assault ON Little Girl.
Patrick Mcbride was arrested in Whining
toe on Sunday evening charged with having
committed a feIonious assault on little seven
year-old girl named Mary Duffy, the same
afternoon. He is a married man and 60 years
old. he was given hearing before Esquire
Brady and though the charge of rape was not
sustained he was held in $500 bail to answer
the charge of an indecent assault.
Household or Faith.
DR.. Kramers new church, in Wilmington,
seems to be progressing finely. Since its estab-
lishment a few months ago it has been steadily
increasing in strength and numbers. Nine
teen more members were added on Saturday
last and one on Sunday. DR.. Kramer has been
offered pastorship with salary of $500 in
a church in Pennsylvania, but declined it. pre-
ferring to stay with his Wilmington congre-
cation.
The Ariel Anoat Again.
The steamer ArieI has been fitted up with q
new cylinder, steam chest and walking beam
and she resumes her trips down the Delaware
to Bombay Hook, Collins Beach and Port
Penn. Excursions on the river have been |
growing more numerous every year. Seven
years ago the Jersey Blue made only two or
three trips week, carrying few passengers,
then the Pilot Boy began daily excursions.
The Ariel has carried as many as eight hun
dred passengers upon trip. Now that cooler
days are looked for the fares have been re-
duced.
Premiums Awarded 20 DeIawareans.
E. R. Cochran, Esq, of MiddletOwn, was
awarded the first premium, $40, for the largest
and best display of peaches at the Permanent
Exhibition last Wednesday. The second pre-
MUM $I5, was awarded to Mr. J. G Brown, !
Of Wyoming, for the next best display of
peaches. Honorable mention was also made,
by the judges, of the fine display by Messrs.
Polk, Hyatt 4 Co, Of Odessa, and by Van
Dyke, Matthews & Co., of Philadelphia, form