Middletown transcript., 1878-04-20
State News.


Court commences at Dover next Monday.
Barnums great show will be in Whining
ton Monday, April 10th.
A Milford harness maker recently decamped
with $3.50 belonging to his employer.
Corn planting was commenced more than a
week ago by the Kent county farmers
The National Bank Of Smyrna burned $780,
600 of State bank issue Wednesday of last
week.
DR.. Geo W. Clayton, a well-known Will
mington physician, died Sunday last, in the
65ih year of his age.
According to correspondent Of the Dela-
aVarean, Milsboro', Sussex county has post
master who reads the postal cards.
The tax rate of Kent county as fixed by the
Levy Court at its late session is 40 cents on the
$lOo,'which is cents less than last year.
The Dover correspondent Of the Eoery
Eyening says: The holding of the Democratic
Convention at much earlier date than usual
is probable.
The Rehoboth Association will arrange in
short time for their annual excursion, which
this year will be all rail and occur during the
first week in June.
1t is said the court will refuse to grant liquor
licenses to those whose applications were
printed in the Wilmington Sunday Despatch,
on The ground that the Despatch being issued
on Sunday is not legal publication under the
laws of the State.
The Levy Court of Kent county has oppro-
priated So, 500 to build her portion of the pre-
posed bridge over Duck Creek, at Fleming's
Landing. The New Castle county Levy Court
having already appropriated the same amount
for her share of the work, the bridge will
probably soon be built.
The Smyrna Times gives the following list
Of new engagements Of school teachers in New
Castle county: District No. II, Garman's,
Miss Josephine Harris, to succeed W Baker;
No 20, Green Spring, Geo. D, Hazel, contin-
ued; No G8, Walkers Mary Rothwell; No.
81, Deakyneville, Robert A. Davis; No. GO,
Blackbird, Anna Lord, to succeed w. w.
Rothwel
SHERIFF SALEs.-The property of Thos. G
HammiI, of Appoquinimink Id, l47 acres,
will be sold at sheriff sale at Townsend, May
Sd. The property of VIM N. Ward, of Pen
cader I'd 1873 acres, at Kirkwood, April 30th.
The property Of Robert J. Lank, of Camden,
Kent CO., 26 acres, at Camden, Saturday 10th
instant,
The Milford Ne1oS says: The railroad to Re-
hoboth is progressing. They commenced track
laying on Monday last, and expect to have
the locomotive running, TO aid in filing up
"Wolfe's Glade during the coming week. It
is believed that ten new cottages will, this
season, be built at the beach. The completion
oil the railway connection will give new prog
ress to the growth Of the place. The prospect
is, that this will be the most successful season
that it has ever had.
GAD ACClDEhI - NO DCNeF DDNS HdIlCu
Marion Green and William H. Wheeler wele
drowned in mill-pond near that place Satur-
day last. A party Of eight Young men bor-
rowed boat and went sailing on the pond,
there being stiff breeze blowing at the time
and the young men being inexperienced in the
of the craft, it was capsized by
flaw, when Wheeler and Green were drowned.
The remaining six of the party succeeded in
reaching the shore and at once gave the alarm
but the bodies of the two unfortunate boys
were not recovered until late in the evening
Green was 10 years old and Wheeler about Is.
They were both printers, one in the Sentinel
and the other in the DcIawaredR Office. 1t is
said they were good swimmers, and it is prob
able they were prevented from reaching shore
by cramp Green father was killed by being
thrown from a wagon some II years ago, and
q brother and two cousins were drowned by
breaking through the ice on this mill-pond,
while another brother was killed by being
thrown from horse, and an uncle John Hob
son, was killed by the cars last year, making
seven Of the family who have met unnatural
deaths.
EYSRYIANR BTATrrERS