Year: 1877

Good for the Boys.


On Wednesday night one Of those smart


gentlemen who travel about the country sell


ing little bits Of soap or patent medicine which


they declare to be something wonderful and


warrant to do miraculous things, stationed


himself on box, with flaming torches for


lights, in front Of the Middletown Hotel and


commenced with the usual glibness of these in


dividuals to descant upon the wonders Of his


wares. But the people have been fooled by


these chaps most too often and somebody pro-


posed way Of getting I'D


stopping his operations. For this purpose a


hint Of fun was dropped to the boys and away


they went and, gathering together all the old


tin pans, kettles and boilers they could lay


their hands on, they surrounded the soap mans


stand and raised such calathumpian din


around him that his voice was completely


drowned. Mr.. Pedler ranted and scolded and


threatened, but it was Of no use. Not a soul


would take his side. Every time he opened


his mouth the boys serenaded him until finally


he was compelled to give up and quit in dis
gust Good for the boys. This is the first
time we ever knew a calathumpian serenade to
do any good, and the boys will do good
thingif they will keep their old pans together
and whenever one Of these humbugs comes
along, just drown him out and drive him of.
A Young Girl Terribly Burned.


Yesterday afternoon, as Emma P. Downing
was walking down Walnut street. Whining
ton, in company with two other girls about
her own age, spark from the blacksmith shop
of Gatta & Kaiser, at the corner of Third and
Walnut street, accidentally lit on the back
part of her dress. She had taken but few
steps when she felt burning sensation on her
left side, but thinking it was caused by the
sun she paid no attention to it. But when she
reached the opposite corner her clothing sud
denly burst out in a sheet of flame.


Her screams Immediately attracted attention,
and Mr. Wilson, who keeps grocery store on
the corner, rushed out and commenced to tear
off her clothing. While in the act another
gentleman, whose name could not be obtained,
passed by and seeing the condition Of the girl,
pulled off his coat and wrapped it around her,
thereby smothering the flames. She was taken
to one of the houses near by, and DR.. Cahall
who was passing at the time stepped in and
did all that was possible to alleviate the terri
BILE sufferings of the unfortunate girl. Upon
examination it was found that her body from
the hips to the neck had been terribly burned.


This morning, although still suffering, she
is slightly better Gazette Of Tuesday.


.Big Frnnk'' Gone Aguini


About nine o'clock On Monday morning,
Frank Macdonald, alias Big Frank, quietly
unlocked the door of New Castle Jail by means
of false keys which some sympaslizing friend |
had furnished him from the outside, and bid
ling Mrs Grubb, who was standing in the
passage way, adieu, walked out, took his seat
IN carriage which was in waiting and drove
over to Wilmington, where he left his ce Tiage
md it is presumed took the cars for Philadel
1hia or Baltimore, or some other point At
my rate he could not be traced any further
md is off now, happy in the possession of his
liberty and free to ply his trade some where
Use. This is the third time Frank has escaped
md it is likely he will put such distance be-
ween himself and the Delaware authorities
his time that he will not be readily caught
gain. He was one Of the four professionals.
Who attempted to rob the Bank of Delaware in
November 1873, and was, with his associates
aptured and convicted of the ofense, whipped
It the New Castle post, pilloried and sentenced
o ten years imprisonment, which was a pretty
teep sentence for mere attempt. His COM
anions all escaped long ago and Frank was
he only one whom our Jail could hold, and
low he has gone and we are out Of bank rob
'ers. Frank has not left many mourning
riends behind him, nor many who will regret
lis escape, and if he is not again caught, not
many persons will cry about it, and if our
herif does not make any especial efforts to
atch him he will not be very severely cen
ured by the people. For our own part we
ont hesitate to say that we hope he is gone
Or good.