Middletown transcript., 1877-06-09
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.

The Presbyterian Sunday school OF MIhor'
viii make an excursion to Ocean City on tn
18th inst.
Mr.. W.J.H. Lingo, Of this town. met witt
an accident one day this week, by the kick o
a horse.
Twenty-three building permits were granted
in Wilmington in May,
Capt. Samuel Pennington, of this town, lost
valuable COW on Thursday, from sickness un-
known to US.
New Castle jail is rapidly filing up. Two,
and sometimes three, additions are said to be
made daily to its stock.
Base ball has been revived in Smyrna. A
club under the name Of the Smyrna base ball
club, was organized there last week.
There will be Divine Service in the church
at ST. Augustine, Nd. (Aianor) tomorrow
Sunday afternoon at 81 % clock.
Bishop Lee consecrated the new P. E.
Church of st. John the Baptist, at Milton, on
Tuesday, and confirmed four persons.
The house of George Baird, keeper of a toll
gate on the Concord pike, was burglarized on
Monday night and 500 carried away.
One Of the Wilmington temperance tents, in
which the meetings are being held, was blown
down in the big storm on Tuesday night.
The Dover postoffce is said to be finished at
last. 1t has been nearly three years in build
ing and cost the Government $50, 000
Mrs. Susan Thomas, widow Of D. Wilson
Thomas, died at her residence, near Odessa,
last Saturday at the advanced age Of 95 years.
The storm of this week is said to have been
what is commonly called Blackberry Storm
as the berry bushes are coming in bloom just
now.
The total number of strawberries that have
been shipped over the Delaware R. R. to the
northern markets, thus far, is about 500 car
loads.
The rain in the early part of this week is
said not to have reached the lower part of the
Peninsula, and they stin have it dry and dusty |
down there.
Wilmington "cOlored maj" stole set Of
harness from one Charles Brooks last week and
being pursued by policeman threw them into
the Christiana.
Elijah Crouch, local preacher Of the NJ. E.
Church, died at Dover Thursday afternoon
week. He used to be called the ''old Temper
anee War Horse
The P. W. & B. R. R. Co. are moving the
brick station house at Chester. It will be
moved sixteen feet back from its present posi-
ton and enlarged
The teachers Of the Forest Presbyterian
Sunday school are making arrangements to
have pic-nic, for their school, at an early
day not yet fixed upon.
The Milton Dramatic Association of Della
ware City are going to give an Entertainment
in the Town Hall, Odessa, next Wednesday
evening. See advertisement
A grand Temperance mass meeting, under
the auspices of the several churches of the city,
was held in the West Presbyterian Church Of
Wilmington, Thursday night.
Report says man was killed short dis
tance below Dover, by lightning during the
storm on Wednesday morning. We did not
learn his name, nor where he lived.
The Delaware R. R. Co. have been making
a survey for a route from Dover to Milford,
with view to constructing railroad between
those towns, Dia Frederica, so the Milford Nesvs
says.
The Governor has offered reward Of $500
for information that will lead to the arrest and
conviction of the villain who made a felonious
assault on Miss Smith, near Blackiston's cross
roads recently.
Strawberries have been coming into town
pretty freely this week, and were sold at from
10 to l21 cents per quart. In Wilmington,
Philadelphia and New York they brought at
the same time from to 10 cents.
Mr.. P. Duffy, contractor for the brick work
on Maj. Biggs' house, lost his footing off the
scaffolding one day last week and but the
timely catching of one of his men would have
probably got a severe fall.
A large log, or .stringer, was carelessly left
lying upon bridge, now being built over the
Nanticoke river, near seaford, few days ago,
and came within an ace Of causing big ''ac-
cident to the afternoon mail train.
Many of our readers will see with regret the
notice of the death of young Harley Anderson
who but lately assisted his brother, Clarence
Anderson, in the drug store in this town, now
occupied by Messrs. Atkisson 3 Co.
James Comegys, an employee Of the P. W.
4 B. R. R. Co., was attacked on the street in
Wilmington, Tuesday night, by party Of
scoundrels who threw dirt in his eyes and rob
bed him Of his pocket-book with $45 in it.
A mistake of Evsry EOsning and Commercial
gave rise to the impression that the recent
benzine explosion in Philadelphia, whereby
two ladies were killed, occurred in Whining
ton, and it was SO published in good many
papers.
The potato bugs are thicker this spring than
they have ever been before, in this neighbor- ,
hood, and are playing hob with the potatoes. |
A little Paris Green win fix them though, and ii
Lindley & Kemp, and Atkisson & Co. have
plenty oft.
Mr.. A. A. Chapman, of Wilmington, will '
please accept our thanks for bunch Of very I
excellent segars. If our smoking friends want {
something nice in the way of segars or tobacco
we advise them to call on Mr.. Chapman. His
place is at the S. W. corner of Fourth &
shipiey streets.
The Wilmington Morning Herald says that !
last week rel r4aed drunkard went into one
of the hotels in tnat city and asked for drink.
The tavern keeper told him be was fool not {
to keep his pledge, and said he should not i
commence breaking it at his bar. The fellow t
had to go away without his drink. h
Divine Service. a
Pev DR. Patton will nrearh at the chanel | r