Middletown transcript., 1878-08-31
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 81. 1878
Local Affairs.

The dancing class had social hop in Reg-
nolds Hall, Tuesday evening. About twenty
couples participated and the dancing was kept
up until moderately late hour.
Miller, Stephens / Co., the contractors, now
have Mr.. Drummond's new house ready for
the plasters When finished it will be neat
and roomy structure, and will make the fourth
dwelling erected on Green street this season.
After Monday next the school.feVer will pre-
vail in many families and the attacks will be
particularly aggravated about the time the
Academy bell rings The only sure panacea
for this autumna juvinile complaint IS a 1.-the
peach-tree switch
A number Of Kent county, Nd. gentlemen
gave grand excursion from Sassafras river TO
Colchester Beach, by steamer Chester" on
Friday. The excursion was in aid Of Shrews-
berry church, and, Judging from the names
composing the list Of managers, we presume
the affair was a success.
Our mechanical genius, Thos. W. Buckle,
recently constructed pocket telephone, which
is quite success in its way. The fighting
editor proposes to purchase one of them and
run it across Broad street to Wilson'S under
linking establishment SO that he can order q
coffin without the trouble of crossing the
street.
The managers Of the Delaware State Fair
propose to have grand tournament on the Fair
Ground, Wednesday, September 25th. 1t will
be open to all gentlemen riders and no entry
fee will be charged. For particulars, list Of
prizes, ETC., see advertisement. The State
Fair people seem bound to make their exhibi-
tion a success if pluck win do it.
We learn that Walter J. Griffith, who re-
Gently had his foot terribly cut by reaper,
was attacked with lock-jaw during the early
part of this week, but is, at the present time,
doing well. DR.. Gross, Of Philadelphia, am
putated the mutilated foot at the instep, leav-
ing the heel and ankle-joint, and it is thought
Mr. G is now out Of danger.
This has been truly week Of excursions
On Wednesday there was one to Cape May
per rail and steamer Thomas Clyde; on
Thursday, one to Ocean City on Friday, one
to Reho5oth, one to Cape Nay, by rail tO
New Castle, thence by steamer Richard Stock
ton and one from Sassafaas river to Tolches-
ter, per steamer Chester.
Mr.. VIM. R. Cochran authorizes US to state
that under no circumstances could be be in
duced to accept the nomination for Levy Court
Commissioner at this time, even if there were
any possibility Of his selection. He tenders
his thanks to those of his friends who have
mentioned his name in connection with the
office, but'desires it to be expressly understood
that he is not candidate.
The fall term of the public schools will com.
mence Monday next, September I'd, and little
feet will once more go hurrying away at the
sound of the Academy bell, and the race fol
knowledge be renewed. The little ones (as
well as the big ones), under the able guidance
of Prof. Wright and his assistants, will no
doubt make rapid progress in the path Of edu
cation ere the beginning of the next vacation
The Steamer Artisan Time Tables for Sep
tember is published in the advertising columns
She will make, during September, tri-weekly
trips from Bridgeton, landing at Bombay
Hook and Collins Beach, as follows Up OF
the 4th, 9th, 9th, 18th, goth, 23d and 2bth
and down on the 5th, 7th, 10th, 18th, 2ls
and oath. All other days are omitted becaus
oflack Of water at the landings. Port Penn
landing will be omitted entirely while tn
steamer Perry continues to stop there.
There seems to be equally as lively tim
over the coming nomination Of Levy Cour
Commissioners in Blackbird and Appoquini
mink hundreds as there is in st. Georges. W
understand that there are four aspirants TO
the office in Appoquinimink and three il
Blackbird. We believe there are only thre
gentlemen who aspire to the Office in our ow
hundred. The friends of all these candidate
Of the three lower hundreds will probably 0
out in full force Saturday next.
Sewell Holten's horse ran away with Sewe
Holten's delivery wagon, on Saturday, Jumpe
into John Makens' garden and played haVo
Win JO1Q mdkEus pCdaL AASCo 0AN SS--- E~-N-
after which he jumped out again and straight
ened down Broad street, where he was caugh
near Burns shop. of course SeWell Holten'
vegetables were spilled out. but the WACO
was not damaged much. We hardly know
what we would do for locals if it were not fol
Sewell Holtens' horse.
Messrs. Hubbard & Bro, the phosphat
manufacturers of Wyoming, Del, ask the a
tention of the farmers to their new advertise
ment in another column, to which they AZ
pend number of strong testimonials froE
some of the well known Kent county (Del.
planters, which is certainly good testimon
for the merits of the Standard Bone Phoi
phate" The names of those gentlemen VIII
have this fertilizer for sale will be found TO
lowing the advertisement
A large number of Delawareans participate
in the Cape May excursion, per steamC
Thomas CLYDE, Wednesday last The steam
er started from Penn's Grove, and taking o
board large numbers of excursionists at Ii
various landings on the Delaware, she steame
ont from Bombay Hook with near a thousan
souls on board Gerker's excursion over Ii
Kent county railroad, which met the CLYDE
Bombay Hook, carried about three hundre
,ersons. Alex Maxwell and lady, Charl
Anderson, Col George W. Ingram, David v
EliasOn, BENZ Benson and number of Othe
from Middletown and vicinity participate,
and are delighted with the trip. They sPen
n the highest terms Of the accommodation
oDeed ETC.. of this splendid excursion steame
which, returning from the Cape, made Bor
bav Hook in two hours and thirty minute
A number Of persons who intended to ha'
gone on this excursion were kept at home
he threatening clouds Of the early morn.