Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-08-13
For the delaware Republican.


Mn. EDIgOR:--I observe in late Issue Vi
yours. an article copied from Milford paper
in which IL was stated that the wheat crop OF
Kent and Sussex Counties would iail shon
some third or one half.o quote from reeol-
lection not having the paperat hand') nov 20
far as this part of old Sussex is concerheo'
is an entire mistake, for while some crops ui ,e
considerably shortened we have on the whoie
think an average yield, some farmers mahlng
as high as thirty bushels and more Ior one Vi
seed sown. n. lig-
But sir 1 commenced this article more par
ticularly to inform. you ola sad, and more than
likely iataI accident Which happened to an Ola
colored man near this place on FRIDAY OF lhst
week. While Mr.. Bacon Of Laurel VINO was
thresa ng wheat for David Calhoun ana was
about winding up the old man threw IN inc
thresher some scattered straw and the teeth
caught his arm and pulled it of nearthe elbow
and tore il into fragments and threw it out win
the straw, and strange 10 say he is SUI living
Not many years ago the old man was DRIVING
a timber cart the sweep or pole OF winch came
loose from its confinement and hit him on the
head with power enough it Was thougnt 10 KIN
any common Niger, but David Tor suCn " ms
name, though he is commonly called oOrnlSh
got well; minus however one eye which "lt ID
said he lost on this wise: Now you must know
that Cornish loves dram and whilst lie was
ploding bis way home one night, rnmour says
little tipsy, he ran into fence corner ana tore
out one eye, he went home and told ms wife
Hettey Che calls her Hetter) to go back and
get his eye assuring her that it was on a fence
stake back dar. NuF OEp'
For the Delaware Republican.
ALR. EDITOR We notice an article In your
issue Of last week, giving summary Of the
facts of law suit, which TRANSFERRED recently
in New York city, and which was an action
OF
a certain commission house, for having i'm
posed on them by sending them a counterfeit
article OF Brandywine corn meal, which meal,
| sonred before II reached its port of destina-
tlon, and was otherwise inferior. The defence
set up was this, viz that the meal was sold ia
the purchaser by sample, that he saw the arti,
Gle he was bargaining for, and that the inca
was what il purpOrted to be, viz; Brandywne
corn meal, the manufacturers mill being stu.
atcd on that stream, in Chester county, Pa,
| and II was commended he had a perfect right to
| brand his meal Sc Brandywine. But the pnr-
| chaser says, he bought it on tho reputation OF
+" The Brandywinc meal, which is generally
| known as such, and which is manufactured on
the Brandywine Creek, at Wilmington, by the
Messrs. Tatnall & Price, which meal after a
long series of years, is said TO have estab-
lished a reputation for certain good inherent
qualities of resisting hot climate, &c. Now
1t seems TO MS that the result of their law suit
is this-that although the proprietor of the
aforesaid country mill, branded his meal Bran
DIVINE, yet by so doing it was shown to be
Misrepresentation, aud calculated to deceive
purchasers, who, although they saw samples of
it, yet might buy it, thinking it was genuine
Brandywine. But on the other hand, as this
country mill is situated on the Brandywine
creek, has not the proprietor perfect right to
use the word Brandywine Who can dispute
his right' Because one lot of his meal has
unfortunately soured or proved to be bad,
does this prove he cannot make good Brandy
wine corn meall Suppose party should
erect mill contiguous TO the mill of Tatnall
Price, and should prosecute the manniac-
ture of -four and meal there; we would ask
these gdptemen whether the proprietor Of
such mill could be debarred from placing
the word Brandywine on the brand head Of his
barrels and selling his goods as Brandywne.
This case is similar to the case in Pennsylva-
mia; because he is thirty miles further up the
stream, must he be prevented from using the
same brand as those millers lower down We
SUPPOSE the gentlemen up the creek manuiac-
lures his meal from as good corn, and in the
same manner as the parties at Wilmington,
and because he unfortunately made one sour
lot he must needs be prosecuted. Does this
prove that he should desist from using the
same frdde mark as the gentlemen at Whining
| ton?
We should like to enquire from the Brandy
WINE millers, situated at Wilmington, on what
| grounds do they claim the exclusive right to
the word Brandywine as their particular trade
mark, and what are the distinguishing charac-
: teristics of their manufacture Of flour and
meal, which has entitled their goods solely TO
I've branded Brandywinel ENQUIRER.