Middletown transcript., 1868-10-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


Democratic meeting held in this town, on
Saturday evening, the Bird inst. which was
crowded out of our last issue.
Pursuantto call the Democrats of St.
Georges and the adjoining hundreds met
in large numbers at the hotel of J.. r.
Davis, Esq. in Middletown, Del. on the
3d inst. Delegations were present from
st. Georges, Odessa, Armstrong; Corner,
and other towns. The Odessa Cornet
Band drove through the streets in their
handsome Band wagon and enlivened the
occasion with music, and created great
deal Of enthusiasm. At eight o'clock the
meeting was organized by Mr.. R. G.
Hays of Odessa, being called to the chair.
and Mr.. VIM. r. Cochran was appointed
Vice President and Mr.. E. REYNOLDS Sec
retary. Hon. VIM. g. Whitley was then
introduced and proceeded to address the
meeting in an earnest and forcible man
ner for about one and half hours. He
was followed by IT, A. Nowland, ESQ. in
a very able address of an hour. Our next
Congressman, Maj. B. T. Biggs, was
then called for, but excused himself on
the ground of weariness from his exertion
in Wilmington, on the previous evening
Calls were made for several other gentle
men, but all excused themselves, as it was
growing late, and about eleven o'clock the
assemblage adjourned, highly pleased with
the result of the meeting.
The Republicans held public meeting
here, on Monday night last, which was
addressed by Anthony Higgins, ESQ. and
Col. Brown, of Kentucky.
The Democrats held mass meeting at
Delaware City, yesterday. Messrs. T. f.
Bayard, Richard Vaux, of Philadelphia,
and Maj. B. T. Biggs, were announced
as the speakers. The Odessa Saxe-Horn
Band was engaged.
The Democrats of St. Georges Hun
dred will hold mass meeting at Odessa,
on Tuesday evening next, at o'clock, to
which the Democrats and Conservatives of
the adjacent Hundreds are invited. The
meeting will be addressed by Thomas F.
Bayard, Charles B. Lore, and Charles
Beasten, Jr. Esqrs. The Odessa Sake
Horn Band will enliven the occasion with
its inspiring airs. The Mddletown Dem
ocratic Club will attend in force.
The Republicans will hold county
meeting in Middletown, on Thursday next
the 22d inst. 1t is expected that the
meeting will be addressed by Gen. d. E.
Sickles, Hon. A. G. Curtin, Senator A.
G. Cattell, of N. j. and Hon. Jas. Fl.
Campbell, of Penn. An excursion train
will run from Wilmington to Middletown,
to return the same evening.
RAIL ROAD AFFAIRs.-The work on
the Queen Anne's and Kent county
Railroad is still progressing rapidly.
and the whole road graded, except
about eight miles. As soon as the
Delaware branch is built from Townsend
to Masseys Cross Roads, the contractor.
Mr.. Stearns, will commence laying the
track. We understand Mr.. G.. A. Par
ker will commence to deliver iron at
Townsend, this week, for the Branch
Road. One hundred tons will be sent
down in a few days. The temporary sus
pension on the Kent Road will not pre-
vent the Queen Annes Company building
the Delaware Branch up to Masseys.
We understand the directors of the
Kent Railroad have passed resolution to
put in suit all those subscriptions to the
stock obtained in the vicinity of Middle
town and Warwick, which are or NAV be
Withheld. These subscriptions, it is ALLEGED
were obtained under the belief that the
road would be constructed from Massey's
via Sassafras and Warwick to Middletown.
But. as Townsend has been made the up-
per terminus of that road, the subscribers
residing in Cecil and in this part of New
Castle county, if compelled by law to nav
said subscriptions, look upon the case as
one of peculiar hardship They seam to
regard these subscriptions as a dead loss
to themselves, under the circumstances.
and as gratuity to the said road. They
allege that the company will be unable,
for many years, to pay any dividend,
while the local benefit which they hoped
to secure by making said subscriptions,
has has been wrcsted from them by the
company in fixing the terminus at Towns
end. However tightly these subscribers
may be legally bound, in an equitable
view of the case there is some force in the
arguments on their side. See the resolu-
ton of the Board, published in our ad-
columns.
STovE AND TIN WARE.-We dropped
IN at the Stove and Tin house of Mr.. S. w.
Roberts, few days ago. and found his
extensive establishment literally crammed
Upstairs and down, with large stock of
Stoves, Tin Ware, and house furnishing
articles, of the latest styles and patterns.
He has on hand large stock of Cook and
Parlor Stoves, of various sizes and pat
erns. calculated to please the taste of the
most fastidious. We noticed among many
,thers, some very handsome Sections and
)rientals. Give him call. Cold wea-
her is fast approaching, and he is pre-
'ared to fill all orders in his line to the
abstraction of his customers.
ARREST OF BAGGAGE MAsrER.-For
ome time past several robberies have