Middletown transcript., 1877-05-19
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.

last Saturday.
The will of the late Colonel Davis, o
Smyrna, has been contested, but on wha
grounds is not stated.
The Temperance fever has reached Dover
and meetings are being held there. God aid
it If will do any good.
The annual Convention Of the Delaware
Diocese of the P. E. Church will meet al
Georgetown ID. W June 9Th.
Old Zion meeting house, in Broadkiln
Neck, Sussex county, was destroyed by an
incendiary fire few nights ago.
Ex-Gov. Ross is about to put up-so it is
said-two large fruit evaporators on bis farm
near seaford, of the Williams patent.
Thomas R. Green, of Marydel, and William
L. Cooper, son Of ex-Sheriff Cooper, of Kent
county, have emigrated to waverly, Nebraska.
The directors Of the P. W. q B. 4. R. Co
are talking of opening au excursion hotel at
Ocean City, Worcester county, Nd, this sum
mer.
Next Monday is "Whistle'i Monday and
great day among the colored folk, for from
time immemoriaI it has been ''the darkeys'
holiday
The days are growing longer very percept-
IDLY. The sun rose this morning at 4.5o and
will set at ITO, making the day IA hours and
% minutes long.
The Times says the potato bugs are dread
fur' ia the patches in and around Smyrna,
and all through that neighborhood. We are
sorry 10 hear it.
Some Milford business men are making ar
raneements to rebuild the strawberry box
factory in that town which was burnt down
short time ago.
State Treasurer Giles has been building
himself new house on his farm near Sea-
ford, where he proposes TO reside. He has
been living near Laurel
Bishop Lee administered the rite of confr-
nation to eight persons in the P. E. Church
at Dover Thursday week. Among the num-
Der was Beniah Watson.
The festive potato bug has already made
his appearance and is loaing around patiently |
waiting for the young potato plants 10 get
big enough to demand bis attention.
Francis Wood, Of Philadelphia, has leased
the old Brandywine Springs property near
Wilmington, for the coming season and pro-
mises to keep frst-class summer resort.
There were twenty applicants for Congress
NJ H,Iafehtp
but when they saw how strict the examina-
ton was to be, all but seven backed out.
shad have become very scarce in our
market. They were scareer this spring
than they have been before for long time,
and the prices were kept high all the time.
Judge Wootten has been detained from at
tendance at court at New Castle this term by
the sickness of his wife The judge has been
on the bench thirty years and this is bis first
absence.
Bishop Wayman (col.) of the A. N. E.
Church, preached in the NJ. E. Church of
Smyrna last Sunday. The building was
crowded and the Times says he preached
powerful sermon.
The address Of Mrs. Pruyn, at the Presby-
terian Church last Friday night. was very en-
tertaining, and was listened to with much
interest by fair sized audience Of members
of the congregation, and others. The collec-
tion taken up at the close Of her remarks re-
suited in a right neat sum.
Attempt at Burglary.
An attempt was made by some unknown
candidate for the honors and benefits of New
Castle whipping post, on Monday night to
break into the jewelry store of Mr. Theo-
Smith. on Broad street. Mr. Smith found
next morning that side window had been
pried open during the night and light
broken. The would-be thief, however, must
have been frightened of as he did no further
damage.
Married on the Rail.
On the 5.I5 train from Philadelphia last
Friday evening week a novel occurrence took
place; in the form of marriage ceremony.
The parties obtained permission from the
train official, and were duly united on board
by minister as the train was approaching
Ridley Park. They were heartily congratu-
lated by those on board. The bridegroom
was a gentleman of Wilmington, and the
bride a lady from the East. Both were ad-
vanced in years -EDsry EUeHing & CONNER
cidI
Dramatic Entertainments.
The Odessa Dramatic Association are going
to give one of their pleasing entertainments
in the Town Hall, Odessa, on the evenings Of
the 29th and 3Oth Of this month. The play
10 be put upon the stage, on this occasion, is
said to be a very fine and interesting, as well
as amusing, one, and, having been prepared
with much care and attention, will doubtless
be performed in an excellent manner. The
actors have spared no pains in it's preparation
and, we are assured, are determined that It
shall excel any that have heretofore been seen
upon their stage Let's all 60 and see il, and
fll their house full. That's what they want
Change in II. r. Time.
A slight change in the time table OF the
Delaware Railroad went into effect on Mon
day morning. The change in the time of the
passenger trains is slight, but the morning
train south now leaves Middetown at lo.35
instead of 1912 as heretofore. The others
remain unchanged The great change is in
the "mixed train' 1t has been passing here
at 500 N. but has been changed to 9.O5,
about four hours later. See time table.
Fruit Drying.
The Automatic Fruit Evaporatng Company
Of Philadelphia, have set up one Of their ma
chimes, for exhibition, on the corner of Broad
and Anderson streets, near the Office of Esq.
J. B. Naudain, who is their agent for this
vicinity, and will give an exhibition of its
npodns operand to-day. They brought the