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

day for May parties,
Peach Growers be sure to read Jone
Brothers big advertisement on the fouril
page.
The Dover Sentinel says there will be ar
unusually large acreage planted with corr
this spring.
Sun rises minutes past and sets min.
utes before 6. Days length 10 hours sc
minutes.
The people of Bridgeville, are already max
ing extensive preparations for the annual fair
which is to be held there in September.
Mrs. Scowdrick, of this town, had her
pockets picked in Philadelphia, one day last
week, losing her watch and sum of money :.
Samuel Y. Wilson, of Newark, has taken
out Letters of Administration upon the estate
Of John A. Moody, late Of that place, de-
ceased.
Mr. Dodd has given up the contract for
building Major Biggs house, and the work
has been awarded 10 the Associated Carpen-
tiers.
Browns Living Home near Wilmington,
founded by the late DR.. ] A. Brown as
home for invalids, was burned down yester-
day morRing.
The Newark Grangers have purchased some
three or four hundred bushels of Canada
potatoes which they are selling at Sl.65
bushel for seed.
1t will be gratifying to the many patrons
and friends of Dr. J. J. Wright to learn he
has returned 10 Warwick, to resume tie prac-
tice of medicine.
Hon. james Williams examination of can
didates for appointment to the U. s. Naval
Academy at Annapolis will be held in Will
mington on the 18th inst.
One Of the perform ng horses belonging TO
O'Brien's circus-a large white one-died in
the stable Thursday night shortly after the
close ofthe performance.
Rev BENZ. Jefferson has been appointed to
the charge of the churches in Middetown and
Chesapeake City belonging to the A. NJ. E.
Conference of Philadelphia.
State Auditor of accounts Pratt calls upon
the school committees of this county TO meet
him at New Castle on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday next.
Nearly all the vessels recently beacbed at
Lewes have been foated of, though one or
two Of the small ones were too seriously dam
aged to be saved.
A pair of horses stirred up Wilmington on
Tuesday morning by running away to
wagon loaded with hay. They made things
lively for while.
Columbus Watkins, Esq, has been granted
Letters of Administration on the estate Of his
father Gassaway Watkins, Esq, late of this
hundred, deceased
Zion NJ. E Church, near Milton, was burn
ed on Wednesday night week. II had not
been used for several years, the congregation
worshiping in another sdi6ce.
Two vessels ere in procesa Of construction
at Milton They will be completed this sea-
son and each will be about 700 tons. About
twenty-five hands are employed upon them.
Burglars entered the house of Jas. Smith,
6O4 Shipley st., Wilmington, Tuesday night
drngged the occupants aud then ransacked
the house, carrying off some valuables.
A severe rain and hail storm is reported
from the lower counties last Sunday night.
Great damage was done to the peaches and
the apricots are said to have been entirely
destroyed.
The circus brought an immense crowd Of
people into town on Thursday By far the
larger part Of them, however, we're darkies,
and they filed the streets till there was hardly
room to walk.
A Peach Growers Convention will be held
in the Town Hall, Middletown, on the 18th
inst, for the purpose of discussing and maybe
s'cussingr the promised great peach crop and
what to do with it.
O'Brien's big six tent show came into Mid
dletown, as advertised, on Thursday morn
ing, from Chestertown. There we're three
band wagons and large number of cages
and they made quite brilliant display.
An Unknown n jJ-etsssFz jJ-etsssFz ssaaa attempted TO pass
cheque on which the name Of William H.
Robinson had been forged for S9s 75 at the !
First National Bank, Wilmington, on Mon c
day afternoon. The teller thinking that the /
signature was not genuine, went to ask Mr.. I
Robinson and the young man disappeared /
New Castle Courts.
The regular May term of the courts Of this =
county win commence at New Castle, on f
Monday next. Among the mauy criminal b
cases to be tried are two capital ones-one a
Of Frank Leauby. of Middletown, and the :
other OF John Rhodes for the murder Of JAS.
Temple.
Repairing the Railroad Depot. s
The R. R. Company is having new floor =
laid in their passenger depot 1T this place and 1
other repairs made to the building IL has a
only been very few years since this build t'
ing was erected, and to see it needing new 7
Hoors SO soon, looks as if there was either d
tremendous amount of wear on it, or that 81
very poor material was used in its construc-
ton. a
The Forest Cemetery. v
At a meeting of the lot holders Of the Forest n
Cemetery on Monday evening the reports of =
the committees previously appointed were d
heard. That Of the committee on fences was p
adopted and on their recommendation it was : :
resolved to enclose the grounds with new
fence-the front to be iron and the rest a
good substantial close board fence with b
locust posts. 1t was also determined to pur- CT
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