Middletown transcript., 1877-02-10
sATURDAY MORNING, FEB. 10, 1871.
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.

The Milford young folks INDUCED in a
"oalicO Hop Wednesday night
The Delaware Railroad Company are build
ing repair shops for the use Of their road a
Dover.
The Alden Fruit drying house. burnt down
las, year, at Milford, is-it is said-to be re
built.
A Temperance State Convention will be
held at Dover on the goth inst, in the Legis-
lative Hall.
Miss Annie Simpson, Of ehestertOwn, has
been appointed to Kent county vacancy in
the State Normal School.
The Dover revival meetings closed last
week. They had continued FIVE weeks, and
ten rorverts was the result.
liit,e boy named Elisha Murray Of Ber-
lin Worcester county, was recently drowned
BY falling into a lanyard vat
According to the Republican Philadelphia
chap has been courting Wilmington lady
for 20 years, and no time fixed yet.
Miss Jane weeden, an Ohio crusader, lee
tured on Temperance in Wilmington on Tues
day evening. She had a large audience.
James L. vallandigham, Jr.r late of Ohio,
son Of Rev. Jas. L. Vallandigham. ofNewark,
has opened law office in Wilmington.
R. B. Hargadiue, formerly of Kent county,
but for some years past resident of Oregon,
died at Oakland, CAL, on the 2lst nlt. He
was 4s years old.
Stewart Mcfarland, formerly Of Whining
ton, fell through skyllght Of a rolling mill,
at Worcester, Mass, last Thursday week, and
was killed by the fall.
Mr.. Caldwell, of Principle Furnace, who
was injured recently while attempting to
board a railway train at Havre de Grace,
died on the 9th ultimo.
Mr.. Gray, Assessor Of this Hundred, finish
ed his assessment some two weeks ago and
copy of it is now posted in the Middletown
HoteI-the election place.
john Ingram, sr., of Cedar Neck, neOr Mil
ford, committed suicide by hanging himself
in his barn, last Sunday. BE was so years
old, and what be did it for no one knows.
The Southern convocation of the diocese of
EastOn met at Salisbury last Tuesday and ad-
journed Thursday night The next conVOca-
ton will be held at Princess Anne on the Gath
Of April.
The assessment of property in Cecil county
il So, SIC, ,956 personal and SlO,56s, ,4ls real
estate being an increase of Sl2s, 472, instead
Of large decrease, as has been inaccurately
stated.
A great revival is going on in the Cedar
Neck NJ. B. Church, near Milford. Thirty
persons have already been added to the
church, and l9 more were converted on We'd
nesdhy night
Rev. Dr.. Patton will preach at Armstrong;
on Sabbath afternoon, 3 O'Clock.
Heavy wedding.
In Nanticoke hundred, Sussex county, a
heavy wedding took place the other day. The
combined weight Of the bride and groom was
Just four hundred pounds, while the brides
maid and groomsman weighed four hundred
and twsnty-one pounds.
Fire In Wilmington.
The stables, two in number, belonging to
Leander F. Riddle, Wilmington, were destroy
ed by Gre last Thursday night together with
four carriages and Chincoteague pony
Loss, So, 300 insurance, $4,000. 1t is sup
posed to have been he.work Of an iucendiary.
Large U. s. Taxes.
The snuff mills Of Garrett Co., situated
near Wilmington in Chisliana Hundred, pay
a revenue to the Government Of 81, 900 day
or S3ls, 900 per year, being three-fOurths Of
the amount paid BY the State OfDelaware.
A BAD JOB.
The roof of the new NJ. E. church at Sum-
init Bri &c leaks so badly that the dedication
has been deferred until spring. The fresco-
ing is badly damaged. 1t is the intention to
reqnire the contractor to take off the roof and
put on new one.
Fatal Hog Disease in Sussex.
Thehogs are dying in and around Frankford
Sussex CO., at fearful rate. Mr.. Gary has
lost large number, and we hear that hun
dreds have died in the past month. The dis
ease is one hitherto unknown, and defes those
who have attempted to administer relief
SUSSEX Journal.
Jumped the Track.