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Middletown transcript., 1878-08-31
THE qUEENsTowN TOURNAMENT.
(From our regular oOrrespOndent.l

(From our regular corTespondentl
BALTIMORE, Aug 27th, 1878.
The first of September forcibly reminds one,
resident of a large city, Of q long sufferer from
some lethargic influence, reViving from the
stupor, and returning into active, moving ex-
istence; indeed, the great wheels of time send
around no event in the years history, Of more
diversified action, or eommutual rejoicings,
than that period to which we are rapidly
Fastening. The proEerbial First of Septem-
Der :" the standard measure for governing
seaside sojourns and mountain wanderings I;
the time when the whole city lays aside its
sabbatarian aspect and assumes once more its
bustling, go-ahead, business air. TIE mer-
| chants gradually Danish their scowling, warm
weather Yisages, and take back their more sea-
sonable business suavity. The streets, long
deserted by throngs of lovely female shoppers
bear ON their wanton burdens Of wealth and
beauty. Theatres, rousing from their summer
silence, are again ablaze with light and well
come once more the public TO their newly ap-
pointed halls, and, indeed, everything pro-
claims the VitRlixing effects Of early fall but
before every storm there is the preceding lull,
and in this atmospheric extreme we appear to
be now resting, and from dearth Of city news
of interest we will give experiences had on our
recent trip to the Queenstown Tournament
Embarking at $3.50 A. NJ, on the pleasant
little steamer Chester, with eo1spGguCGs de oC-
yage, about four hundred and fifty we were
sooa ploughing our way through the surging
waters of the Chesapeake towards Queenstown, i,
where we were to witness the grand tourna-
nament, arranged in conjunction with the ex-
cursion. Nothing Of moment occurred on the
trip over, save many Of the ladies became ''sea-
sick" and resorted to lemon peel, and other
real and imaginary restoratiyes, and were soon
sufficiently recovered TO engage in the InAZy
whirl, and happy hearts, and responsive feet
kept time to the trembling string.
! Atl2M we reached the wharf, and were
met BY the mounted knights and a band Of
music, who escorted the excursiOnists to the
point Of attraction 1t having been very un-
certain IL dinner would be aitainabie on the
grounds, our immediate party had resolved it.
self into q picnic attitude, and Immediately up
on arrival started in quest Of desirable loca-
ton for pitching our tent for our noon-day re.
past. After wandering around for some time,
and our fair companions having seen much to
excite their curiosity and endorsement-among
which was "eors hitched to q cart''-we all
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Araminta's best outfit may become the color
Of phosphate sack, and yet
1.-TWO souls with but single thought;
Two hearts that beat as one''
are perfectly oblivious Of the penetrating par
ticles. That single thought is not Of the dust
we would have you understand.
The Peninsula boys are driving brisk fruit
trade on these excursion trains which they
board ct every station. At Ocean City and
Berlin their stock in trade is apples; hard ap-
pies; sour apples; apples that are nice to look
upon, but which have bSen plucked too early
by about six weeks. At Delmar apples are
sin around, but are overshadowed by peaches
and watermelons, and at SeafOrd-and at Sea-
ford only--the boys come with baskets Of sweet
ana luscious grapes. These are indeed well
come fruit to TIE dust-eovered tongues of tired
excuEaionists, and they are sold at very low
prices.
Just afler passing Berlin some little excite
ment was raised by the sudden stopping of the
train. Rumors few thick and. fast through
the cars; some said we had lost car; Others
that man had fallen from the train; and still
others, Of wilder imagination, that some one
had been run over. Upon investigation we
found the train had been stopped for the pur-
pose of lifting out a passenger who had no
ticket and refused to pay bis fare. When about
to be ousted he changed his mind to consid-
erable extent, and drew his hard money like a
man
The excursion reached Niddletown about o
P. NJ, when tremendous raid was made on
Smiths railroad restaurant, and sandwiches,
chicken, ETC., rapidly disappeared from the
eating bar. No one need leave Smiths hun
CRY, though that gentleman was hardly pre-
pared for the rush Of Thursday night.
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PIeeNIe.
The NJ. E. Sabbath School, Of Middletown,
went pic-nicing to Port Penn Piers, on Friday,
and the happy hearted little ones report a
''grand, good time" It took more than q
dozen peach wagons, beside the carriages, to
carry the children and teachers, while Wilson
went ahead with full wagon load Of good
things to spread before the delighted eyes Of
the hungry ones. 1t was pleasant sight to
see the little folks at the start with faces all
bright with pleasant anticipations Of the
pleasures Of the day. The Diamond State
brass band accompanied the party to euliven
the occasion with good music. Rev. 7. =.
Martindale, in one Of the wagons, added great
ly to the merry good humor Of those around
him.
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The sixth annual meeting Of the Delaware
Bible Society will be he'd in the Presbyterian
Church at New Castle, Del, Thursday after
noon, September 5th, at 2:2O o'clock.
DANIEL N. BATES, President.
THos. F. PLUMMER, Secretary.
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assembled within an old and long abandoned
tenement house, which proclaimed loudly Of
| Queen Anne's primeval days, and improvising
remaining bench for a table, and portions of
the departed s remaining bedsteads for chairs,
we formed about as hilarious and "don't care
a dog crowd, for investigating the persons Of
spring chickens, as ever gathered around ma
| tive festal board. The shanty in which we
| dined was evidently favorite resort for @. A.
brethren, who wished to more closely embrace
the contents of their pocket pistols" and all
were much amused at the dexterous manner in
which they handled these machines in their
fancied privacy The meal disposed of with
zest known only to city excuTsionsts, when
roaming in country fields. We next betook
ourselves to the fitting grounds, and were both
startled and amused by the breaking down Of
the judges stand, and piling in one conglom-
crate mass, judges, orators, uppercrust, and
those Of less pretensions.
A scene eminently ludicrouss was, if posi-
bic, heightened by distracte& mother wan
dering aimlessly around, crying for her Johnny.
This excitement over, and q passing shower
through, the knights, who, by the way, were
not more than knightly in appearance, since
shirt sleeves-and tattered, too, in many in
stances-were the order Of the day, were duly
charged by Mr.. Travers, of Baltimore, and
soon the fitting began. The riding in the
main was good, but the time appeared to be
quite disregarded as Ito us) it seemed rather
mild type Of running The victorious knight
was Mr.. Sheppard, of Talbot, who crowned
Miss Skinner as Queen. Mr.. Clemmons came
in for second honors, and offered his knightly
homage at the shrine Of Miss Wilson, Of Balti-
more, the prettiest lady present. The first
priza, a unique design of silver bowl, gold
lined, was rendered Mr Sheppard, while cup
Of less pretensions was given the second. One
thing we must not neglect to make mention Of
viz the fair tormentors which infested the
grounds, sueing for chances, or selling articles
for charitable purposes. The fair sex are tor
mentors at any time, but at 'fairS" this ac-
quirement is theirs, in more Specifications than
one.
Our homeward trip was spent principally in
dancing, but we had burlesque crowning in
which the queen-a man-speeehi6ed, in which
he evinced fondness for "greasing cellar
doors" and pledged himself to be father 10
the orphans-ofa rich widow" Full pleased
with the trip we returned better armed for life's
battles, and still as ever. SHADDIE.
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st. Georges Hundred is agitated from centre
to circumference by quadrangular contest as
to who shall receive the Democratic nomina-
ton for the Levy Court. The candidates are
VIM. Polk the incumbent from the eastern
end of the Hundred, E. B. Cochran and j.
+ sballerosS iron fhe centre. and James Cav
ender fromsthe wert end Rspssblieqsa.
The abovs Is what tie RspsJIieea knows
about St Georges Hundred political mhtterS.
Mr.. e. 3. Cochran is not, nor never has been .
candidate for Levy Court Commissioners from
this hundred, and James Cavender has not
vet been heard from. It is time "James' was
coming forward if he is going to enter the
lists. 'Jamcs'' from the west end, where art
thou?
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Family School.

MIR L MRS. ]. P. BELyILLE desire g
EEl receive into their family, four children
to be under the Instruction Of their daHk p
lers. who hare been successful teachers of
Select School for several years. School ap
Sept 9th. Terms moderate. GiEealaf
references sent on application e
Miss K &, Belly
Aug. 3, ls7s-im DslauaKs q'if
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Reaister's Orders.
REGISTERS ORDER.
REGISTERS OFFICE,

REGISTERS OFFICE,
New Castle County, July %, 1878.
Upon the application of Matha A. Roberts,
Executrix of Zachariah Med. Roberts, late Of
Appouuinimink Hundred, in said county, de-
ceased, it is ordered and directed by the Regis
ter that the Executrix aforesaid, give notice of
granting Letters Testamentary upon the Estate
Of the deceased, with the date of granting
thereof by causing advertisements TO be posted
within forty days from the date of such Let
tiers, in six of the most public places Of the
county of New Castle, requiring all persons
having demands against the estate TO present
the same or abide by an Act of Assembly in
such case made and provided. And also cause
the same 10 be inserted Within the same pc
rod in the MIDDLETowN TRANTCRIPT, news
paper published in MiddletoRn, and to be
continued therein two months.
Given under my hand and Seal OF.
Office of the Register aforesaid, at
- New Castle, in New Castle County
h'S aforesaid, the day and year above
written. s. G. BIGGS,
Register.
NOTICE
All persons having claims against the Es-
tate of the deceased, must present the same
duly sttested to the Executrix, on or before
July %, 1879, or abide an Act of Assembly
in such case made and provided.
MARTHA A. ROBERTS, Executrix.
Address, Townsend, Del. july q
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ThursdaY,s ExeursIon.

The Ocean City excursion train Of Thursday
last passed Delmar with near six hundred pas
sengers, goodly number Of whom came
through from Wilmington. Several lodges of
the Improved Order of Red Men from that city,
were on board, and Wicomico Lodge Of the
same order, accompanied by their families and
friends sWelled the excursion at Delmar. !.
N. Mills, Esq, Of the P. W. 4 B., was on the
train.
Our neighborhood was represented by quite
number Of ladies and gentlemen, Of whom
we can mention Col. Joshua Clayton and
daughters, Messrs Henry Clayton, G. S. Eli
son, Lewis A. Cavender, Geo. Il Houston, Vim.
H. Houston, James Gears 1.-THE man who fingers
lightning at the depOt), DR.. T. Fl. Gilpin, c.
p Cochran, B. F. Lippincott, Alex Maxwell,
Sewell Holten and Joseph Parsons. The great
er number Of the above registered with Tracy,
Of the Atlantic, and remained over for a few
days rest at the seaside. Bathing was excel
lent from the time the excursion train arrived
until noon, and the beach was covered with
salt water nymphs weighing from two hundred
pounds downward.
Ocean City bathing suits have been made up
with an especial view to cheapness rather than
appearance, all sorts of material, from ten cent
denim to 'thickOry stripe" having been used,
and bather clad in one Of those novel and
ornamental striped suits, and his head topped
of with dilapidated straw hat, bears strik-
ing resemblance to an escGpee from the hotel de
Sing Sing. Several Of our Middletown people
who took the advice Of recent visitors to the
f'Maryland Newport" and sought mice,
quiet place to stop" learned some valuable
points about Ocean City hotels and Worcester
county saltwater chickens. After going
through the entire bill of fare from hard corn
and cold potatoes to ''rollie-bOllies'' and can
taloupes, they held an indignation meeting and
resolved to shoot on the spot the very next
friend who even dared to mention mice,
quiet hotel.' Those who stopped with Tracy,
Of the Atlantic, did not regret it, for Tracy il
one of the very few gentlemen yet living who
knows how TO keep hotel. The most of them
are long since dead.
After dinner ''sweepstake' pigeon match,
for purse of $50 was inaugurated at the ''end
of the track r and FIVE crack shots Participa-
ted. with the following result:
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s.r..t s.hnoI ror BOZ, snd oIrIs.

This school will resume its duties on the
second Monday in September, under the direct
management Of Miss Tilghman, By reference
to our advertising columns, the terms, length
Of session, etc, will be found The last session
of this school was very successful one, and
much satisfaction was given to both parents
and scholars Miss T. has just returned to
Middletown from her summer vacation, and
may be found at her former residence, on
Green street. This lady has declined several
offers to establish schools at other points where
her reputation as teacher, of the first order, is
fully known but appreciating the kind re
ception she has met here, and trusting to the
people to sustain her in the effort to establish
on a firm basis, first-class school, we hope
that the citizens Of Middletown and vicinity
will encourage Miss 7. in so laudable an un-
dertaking.
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Business Gotals.

A large stock of Ladies and Misses Last
ing top Kid button CATERS on hand, and are
selling from % to 80 cents below the usual
prices, at R. M. JOHNSOHS,
No. /, Town Hall, Middletown, Del.
We have Just received from New FORK II
splendid line Of Ruchings and Colarettes, to
which we ask the special attention OF our
lady friends. S. NJ. REYNOLDS & co.
Ladies, call and see our new styles of Ham
burg Edgings and Ruches. 1t will do your
ewes good. S. NJ REYNOLDS & co.
Our "Pearp' Isl OO) shirt is the best and
cheapest article of the kind ever brought TO
this market. s. NJ. REYNOLDS & co.
In hard times economy is wisdom. To save
money, buy your goods at ~
Go to R. NJ. Johuson's, No. |, Town Hall,
for cheap shoes.
SARATOGA AT HoME.-You can procure the
celebrated Hathorn Water at So 25 per dozen,
Or 20 cents Der bottle, cash This water is
bottled fresh at the springs under the imme-
diate supervision of O member of our firm
who is spending his yearly leave Of absence
at Saratoga, N. Y.
S. NJ. REYNOLDS & co.
Middletown, Del.
See inducements made on summer cassi-
meres and dry goods.
G. W. W. NAUDAIN
Base Balls and Bats and Croqhet Sets at
RICE'S BAKERY.
The best Cucumber Wood Pumps, ''Blatch-
lev'sp celebrated makes, which stand unriV-
aled for quality. Trade marks B. and 9. at
G. E. HUKILL'S.
Paints, Oils, Varnish, Glass, Putty, Avril
/ Bradford Mixed Paints, at
LINDLEY & KEMP'S
Large variety best kind of Cooking Stoves,
Mt LINDLEY & KEMP,S.
Shovels, Spades, Ferksr Kakes and Hoes,
at LINDLEY & KEMP'S..
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Joe Parsons Of Middletown, and John Now
bray, Of Baltimore, not wishing to exterminate
the Ocean City pigeon supply, did not longer
contest the match, but divided first and second
honors.
Promptly at O'Clock, P. ~, the whistle
sounded for ''alI aboard, y and eleven car loads
of tired excursionists rolled across Sinepu1ent
Sound, ''homeward bound" The dust was
little troublesome, but Ocean City excursion
lists are always too good natured 10 mind that,
particularly those who 'ipaiFoF /" and try how
close they can hold their heads together in or
der to view the Wicomico county corn fields.
The dust may whirl up in clouds and form
q perfect halo around the adjacent heads, in
sinaaie its particles down George Henry shirt
collar ana sir iew ounces into Dis ears, while
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Last week reports were circulated that the
Hygenia House, at Collins Beach, would close
on Thursday, which reports were without
foundation. The prOprietors inform Us that
no time has yet been fixed for the closing OF
the hotel and that they still have a gOOdly
number Of guests fattening at their bountiful
board. The ''Beach" has been popular
place of resort and will remain such, at least
for some weeks yet.
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p. A. and p. Association.

p. A. and p. Association.
Last week we called attention to the great
Improvements our Agricultural Association
were making in some of the buildings on the
Fair Ground, and during this week we have
learned Of other and still greater Improvements
about to be inaugurated by the Board Of
Managers of the Association. The Grand
Stand will be taken down and entirely re-
modelled and its position changed, SO that
those occupying seats therein can readily OBJ
tain clear view of the ''trials of speed" on
all parts Of the track 1t will also be greatly
enlarged by an addition of more than half the
length Of the old stand, and, when completed,
will comfortably seat about 1000 persons
These improvements have already been com
menced and will be pushed rapidly forward 70
completion, and the Board Of Managers will
spare no expense or paihs' to make the Exhibi-
ton of 1878 worthy the support Of the PENN
sula people. Entries will be open at the Sec
retary's Office, Middletown, on and after
Monday, September 3D., when the Secretary
will be prepared to receive applications from
those wishing to compete for premiums. Those
of our readers who have not yet received a
schedule Of premiums for 1878, can obtain one
by dropping postal card to the Secretary, J.
B. Naudaiu, Middletown, Del.
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nnwARK rrnnIs.

Although our town is very quiet during the
summer months, when both College and Acad-
emy are deserted, and many Of our residents
are from home, there is always one class of
philanthropists who have the public interest
at heart, and do what they can to improve the
times. I refer to that most estimahls class of
gentlemeu-the ''ba7-room bummers Some
of these gents seeing that Sunday last was
likely to be dull and oppressive day, got up
most enlightened and entertaining rooster
fight; and, like the public spirited souls that
they are, were not content TO have the show
TO themselves, but arranged it on the street
in front of the Pierson House. The last act
the death Of the vanquished-took place as the
people hurried back from church through the
rain. The selfsacrifcing benevolence Of these
men should not pass unnoticed.
Delaware College will be reopened for the
fall term on Wednesday evening, Sept. 4th.
Prof. Jefferis, with corps Of amateur clerks,
mostly ladies, has been getting of, through
the mail, 50Oe circulars calling the attention
Of the public to the institution. Newark
Academy opens on Monday. For catalogues
of these institutions, address Prof. W. NJ
Jefferis, of the College, and Rev. J. L. Polk,
Of the Academy.
Mr.. Will Griffith has been reftting and en-.
larging his store, and expects TO finish it BY
the middle Of September. 1t will be one o
our finest buildings.
On Wednesday of last week, nine Of bast
ballists from Elkton paid US an unexpected
visit. Knowing nothing of their intention o.
coming, our boys had some difficulty in pro
curing players. At the end Of the game thC
score was Newark, 81 Elkton, l3. Our boys
are going to try them again next Saturday
when they hope to do still better. Had mo-
the Odessa club better visit our town, before
claiming the championship
NE. WARKER.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-13
BUDGET OF FUN.
On Skatin',

My friend, little Johnnie sends me the fol
lowing anecdote, suitable, he thinks, to the
Winter season. There amt no place like
Calitorny for skatin'. First thing boy does
is to buy skate, and when he gets bigger, and
more money, he biZe other, and girls, too
And when there is frost everybody takes then
skates and goes and stands around pond Il
waItin' for 1t to be ice and git drownded. Well
once there was ole man cryin' like his heart
was busted, and the dOcktor he come, and he
said, the docktor did, 'WOt is the matter? Take
a pill Then the ole man, he said, No, it is
Jest am ruin man, and the docktor he said
Take two pills. But the old Teller he shuke
his head, sayin', 1T amt that: wot ails me is
blasted hopes and wasted opportunities; and
the dockter said, oh, that's it! Then you
must have exercise; git pair of skates at
once Wen the dokter had said that the ole
man he stude up and luked at the dokter and
said, away! you have come to toni me! Coz
it's them skates that has done it, Wen | was
little bot pair, and I've KEEP them to this
day, but not any ice yet; and I've been figern
1t up and find if Ide put the money out to
interest / wud now be a rich naybob, Twin
in Willy at the North Pole, where 1t is gud
skatin oil the year round. Avont" Wen the
ole man had sed so he throde out his feet rite
and left, like skatin, and set down ker-plump,
and pushed his fingers up thro his han, witch
made it stand out, and hollered, Ha, ha' and
nasht his teeth fritefle. Then the docter he
bakt OF, the dokter did, and shaked his head,
and said, Take black draft"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-13
H, T, GILBERT,


vi tain mortgage deed dated March lst A. u. ls, and
in volume D. page SiS of Records sophia A. apna in her
own right and Alexander Hanna her husband conveyed to
described to secure the payment Of three certain promso
Y notes each for the sum Of one uP a 4H G o
three years after date and each bearing interest at the rate
said Sophia A. Hanna and Alexander Hanna and payable to
the undersigned AZ ottawa. illinois,; ,,..,.,
And whereas it provided in and by said mortgage decd
that in of default in the payment Of said notes above
mentoned any part thereof either of principal or inter-
est according TO The tenor and effect thereof the whole of
said principal and interest secured by the said three prqmis'
sorry notes d m3ge %e hecm
due and payable anything IN sad mort3agt utea or III sa
having advertised such sale sixty days in newspaper pub
ed notices in four places in the county where said premises
situate might sell the said premises any part thereof
Hanna and Alexander Hanna, their heirs executors admin.
Gtors or assigns therein at public vendue TO the highest
bidder for cash. nj the south door Of the County Court House.
In Ottawa, Illinois, nj the time appointed In such advertise
eht, or adjourn Inc s3G rom te To e ~ dGtet"n
of the said Sophia Hanna aud Alexander Hanna for such
The undersigned his legal representatives. should execute
and deliver to the purchaser deeds of conveyance in fee Of
And whereas default has been made In the payment of the
principal of one and Of The interest due upon all Of said
declared the whole OF the Indebtedness evidenced by said
due and payable and the amount now due thereon tt
hundred and thrtyhye dollars and siXtwo and one half
Now therefore public notice hereby given, that in pur
of said mortgage deed and by Virtue Of the power
and authority granted in and by the same, l. the u-
dcr-gned WILL saturday, the 18th day of July 1875,
hour o'clock ". of said day. a the south
door of the County Court House in Ottawa Sale county
Illinois, sell at public auction TO the highest bidder for cash
the following described premises to Wit Lot No Three in
Block No. Nineteen, in GlOvcls second Addition 10 oa.
wa in said La sale counyth said Sophia \. Hanna and
Alexander Hanna for theelyes their heirs and assigns,
having waived all equity " redemption aud homestead cX.
cmptiOn rights in and 10 said premises.
Ottawa. Illinois. May Sth, ISIS
CALVIN ID. PHlLLlpS, Mortgage
HIRAM T. GILBERT. Attorney mayll-td