Middletown transcript., 1868-08-08
local AFFAIRS.

current week, may be mentioned, first in
order, the Camden camp meeting. Only
a few persons visited it from this vicinity,
but lower down the peninsula, its visiters
might have been counted by the thousand.
On Wednesday night there was grand
hop at the Pier House, near Port Penn.
The Amphions, of Middletown, did the
music, and the party, which was chiefly
from Middletown and Odessa, did not
break up till morning, The Pier House
is filed with permanent boarders, to its
utmost capacity, and Mr.. Lord, the gen
tlemanly and accommodating host, is high
ly spoken of by his guests. His house is
said to be one of the most attractive spots
for summer sojourn, along the shores of
the Delaware. Quite number of our
citizens left here, I" bright and early" on
Thursday morning Cor meant to have done
so, had not Somnus held them too secure
ly in his strong embrace) in their carria-
ges, for Delaware City, where they went
on board the good steamer Miami, Lieut..
Barr, for an excursion on the river and
back again in the evening. What could
be more invigorating and delightful than
a trip like this, upon the water, at this
season /? A grand picnic in (" Vacancy
Grove" near Cayot's Corner, in Cecil,
came off on Thursday evening The in
dispensible Amphions were there, the Vi
oPs sweet notes ringing out responsive to
the soft cadence of the Katydid. The
grove was brilliantly illuminated by lamps
which shed their lustre over the merry
scene: The following quotation, though
somewhat hackneyed, will not inaptly ap-
ply to this and all similar routs -
There was a sound of revelry by night,
And Belgium's capital had gathered then
| Her beauty and her chivary, and bright
| The lamps shone O. 'er fair women and brave men
| thousand hearts beat happily; and when
Music arose with its voluptuous swell
Soft eyes looked love toeyes which spoke again.
Ana all went merry as a marriage bell"
The people who live on the peninsula
between the Delaware and Chesapeake
Bays, ought to be the best people on the
face of the globe, that is, if camp meetings
could make them so. The peninsula has
been dotted all over, this summer, with
these religious assemblages, some counties
having as many as two or three within
their borders, and in some instances, two
or three are in progress at the same time
This will be the case on the 21st of this
month. Two will commence on that day
in Queen Anne's county, and one in KEN
county, Md. The latter will be meeting
of the Methodist Protestants, in Bakers
woods, near Chcstertown; and one of the
former will be meeting of the Episcopal
Methodists in Blacks woods, near Sud.
lersville, and the other meeting of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, at the ole
Golden Run camp ground, near Wye Mill
The latter place has been celebrated fol
many years for its camp meetings 1t il
situated in Queen Anne's county, near thu
junction Of Queen Anne's, Caroline ant
Talbot, and is common ground for thu
people of the three counties, who attend i
in vast numbers. No people on earth ar,
so fond of camp meetings as the residcnt
of this peninsula, and no where else arr
they SO numerous. Let us hope that thei
influence for good is commensurate will
their numbers.
The stack yard of Samuel Townsend
Esq. containing about 800 bushels of whea
and 300 bushels of oats, was set on fir,
about l o'clock on Monday morning last
and entirely consumed. That the fire wa
the work of an incendiary is evident from
the fact that the stacks were all burning
. at the same time, showing that the fir
had been communicated to them simulta
neously. Suspicion fell upon two broth
ers, Samuel and Edward Hill, formerly O
6 Snow Hill, who had been employed on tn
farm of Mr.. Richard Townsend, son @
Samuel, and between whom there ha,
been some difficulty. The Hills were ar
Z rested and committed to New Castle Jail
Col Robert Foard, of Texas, son of Mr.
! Samnel b. Foard, of Elkton, is spendin,
i, some time with his relatives in this neigh
: borhood. 1t has been twelve years sine
he left Elkton for residence in the lon
! star State. A southern sun has bronze
his visage and broadened his shoulders
, and developed his entire pelsoil beyond it
dimensions of twelve years ago. Col
Foard fought through the whole war, an
though often in the thickest of the fray h
came out unscathed. He will remain til
September, when he will take leave of hi
:, friends and return again to his home i
J the South.
' Mr.. VIM. Greenwood, tenant on the farr
/, of Mr.. Jesse Lake, of this town, situate
= in Kent county, Md. about two miles fror
Millington, had his stack-yard struck b
: lightning on Saturday evening last, abou
: 7 o'clock, and 400 bushels of wheat an
:. 200 bushels of oats consumed.
One hundred and fifty boxes of peache
went. up on the Delaware Rail Road o
Tuesday, on the Express car, from til
lower part of this State. We mention thi
to show that the frost did not destroy quit
q all of this fruit. They sold in New Yor
: at from $3.50 to $40 per box.
; We received on Wednesday last, fror
5 Mr.. John Bratton, basket of fine, larg
oysters. Who wouldn't be an editor
:, As they underwent the process of degluti
ton, our thanks to Mr.. Bratton were BET
:. ter felt than expressed.
q George Conner, of Wilmington, one {
the bricklayers engaged upon the Tow
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