Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-04-26
[For the Delaware Republican.
MIDDI,ETOWN.

MIDDLETOWN.
Middletown is an Incorporated borough and
post town, in the county of New Castle, St.
Georges Hundred, State of Delaware, situated
25 miles north OF Dover, the cspital of the
State; &c miles scnth of Wilmington, the chief
city Of the State IL miles east OF Chesapeake
city on the Chesapeake bay; and IL miles west
OF Delaware city, on the Delaware BAY hence
the name of Middletown.
Ii lies on level surface, not a hillock 10 be
seen around; aud is surrounded by fine farms
and peach orchards, from which source the
inhabitants derive IA goodly revenue.
The town contains between and 800 in
habitsn,s. During the peach season, several
trains OF cars run on the railroad daily, thro'
from this platc loaded with that delicious
fruit, to supply the more northern cities
The place contains three churches, Presby-
teriau, Methodist aud Episcopal, St. AIMS,
about one mile south OF the borough. 1t also
contains one bank, two hotels, two shebeen
houses and a carriage factory; two small foun-
deries engaged in manufacturing and repair
ing agrtcuitu!a a, implements; an academy four !
schools five stores, two blacksmith shops, a |
saddle ami harness store, one Matchmaker, two |
cabinet m&ieTs three physicians two drug
etoref, Il HeGust, n phomgraphist, several
hricklayers and hod carriers, aud ice cream
aad oyster saloon, made in a gangwsy between
two bouses; three pump makers, employing
hands 1.-The place 10 supplied with water by
means OF pumps;) about twenty carpenters,
barber, white man; Ave shoemskcrs, employ
ing two jourLeymtn three tailor stores, en-
ploJiug three journey men and seven tailor
essts enc tumgn Or tinker, one bakery, three
millinery stores, kept by females; one station
cry store, in which the pos; Office is kept; one
Justice of the peace and one constable; but no
lawyer, lock up or market house. There is no
public library hero, or newspaper published
for the latter the inhabitants have to depend
upon other places. One old sboemaker goes
around every day, except Sunday, with the
PhilaJr .pbia hYaTcT aAd Teisgroph These
stores ald places 7...st-e Lessons attending
then; eOiae gep - e.. aAc staaen down gen =
tiemeu; !uAfe-s s Z. .atu. altamers and oap
lock-: widuN5, ola p. ~ ~. ,iireu; coored
mso ana .n.i, u ON. 81 .slllles; and tag
rag ... lob =. maze -. Il cous dilute III,
poye liza, Is place
D., 30. 10 deere are teveral neat res.
deucss y, ...Ied and twenty ufne dweln
houses 0. raaa humber seventeen are bul
OF oecl. mere sre o.uer buildings connec
ted wl.a mo piUoe es sbops for w5rkmen
eleush.l" AD' iUr butChcrs, stables for horse
RRl yi'- --.g.-al5, harns idr produce, &C. sc
n - sd rs Ct the borough are oayed an
pla u With ;Eets each side, and many {
.u- el.ilEs have parterrS gardens n iGon
= ID r4. 1eauerug it pleasant, (phrliculsrl
stLr.ts ..rue.y sul walk through the plse
q.,. 0oreeG It
IT, t,loLys Is an Oh. 1Dg seuGre, one mi
louc s.F ia.i i mile bread, and boundar
stones mark lie limits.
A raiiwey VI hich rura from Salisbury, Nd
paaeca thIlugt this place ard joins Inc ?. '
az EalliudG al the city Of i Wilmington.
Is called the Peninsula Railroad, ana lts leng
is ~ miles.
There Is 40 stream Of Is Ater nesr tha plat
consequently here is n water mower with
sevtIal miller.
There are no pastlmea III this place exec
SUNDAYS Christmas, -Four of July. Fast =
qhspksg giving days; and tie inhabitaHts ps
tueig spare til1ein attending churches, cam
meetings reviyals, gossip aud the athsr wa
incident 10 It gauttry lite.