Middletown transcript., 1869-06-26
LOCAL AFFArRs.

latter class were here, ' feeling" the mar
ket, and both Z" bulls" and :" bears" were
active. A gentleman from Odessa de-
clared that the scene rivalled Wall Street,
except that it was on somewhat smaller
scale. Both parties were chary, and
g fought shy" There were no offers, on
either side, but one party talked down as
low as 40 and 30 cents per basket, and
the other talked up as high as 70 and IS.
Some Of the shrcwdest business men
among the growers will not depend upon
local sales at all, but have chartered cars,
and will ship their fruit themselves, pre-
ferring to trust to the run of the mar
ket." If prices rule high they will get
the benefit of them; if low, they will
pocket the loss," having no fancy for
dealing with middlemen." Others pre-
fer to sell and if it should turn out to be
q "sell,' in double sense, on their part,
why they would rub their palms with glee,
and thank their sagacity and good luck
but if "s sold' themselves, they could not
rue, however rueful they might look and
feel. The marts of trade are good places
to study human nature; individuality
crops out, in such scenes, and the man
| Witu CyCo anu uUOub CduuUb
fail to reach correct conclusions, and to be
both edited and amused.
Since writing the above we understand
that several thousand baskets have been
sold to dealer here from New Jersey, at
so cents per basket. But dealers gen.
orally refuse to take that price.
A Costly PIroHER.-At the festival,
last week, in aid of St. Augustine Church,
: an ice-pitcher was awarded to the lady
obtaining the most votes. Three young
ladies became ndidates-Miss Rebecca
Boulden, of Delaware, and Miss Kibler
e and Miss Biddle, of Md. Miss Boulden
q carried off the prize, her friends shelling
9 out ninety-one dollars, while fifty-seven
were found in the boxes of her rivals.
The ladies of the festival thus realized
e $14S for the pitcher. Some acrimony
II grew out of combining the votes of two
q of the contestants in favor of one, which
brought the friends of Miss Boulden to
> the determination to secure the prize for
= her at any price.
The CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE Ca
y NAL CoMPANY.-The fifteenth annual re-
If port of the President and Directors of the
a above company has been issued. The
;. following statement shows the financial
: condition of the company The revenue
e from tolls for the year ending May 81,
= amounts to S368, ,6S2 81; from other sour
N ces, S., ,S30.73; balance of cash on hand,
o $11S, S,695.76; making total of $493,-
= 210.46. The expenditures during the
10 same period were $433, ,082.43, leaving
rs net cash in treasurer's hands to the
te amount of $50, 12S.03. The company
,e has declared a dividend of three per cent
A. for the last six months on the capital stock
: clear Of United States taxes.
\. The berry season commenced here this
year, May 2Sth, the first shipment from
Middletown depot being made on tha
OF day In 1868, the season did not begin
m here until the 18th of June, eighteen days
j. later than it did this year. There were
:; 1872 crates of strawberries shipped for New
!. York. and ITO for Philadelphia, making
is total of 1862 crates, averaging about 81
F. quarts, making total of 1900 quarts
s. The first raspberries were shipped from
Middletown on Monday last. There viii
Ill be a fine crop of this fruit also.
on AccIDENT.-As the wife of Mr.. Josepl
s- T. Hill, accompanied by two other ladies
l. was returning to Townsend from Smyrna
ne on the 18th inst in q carriage, the throat
he latch of the bride came loose and tn
Id bride was shaken off. The horse tool
n fright and ran off, oversetting and break
in ing the carriage, and throwing the ladie
out. Mrs. Hill received severe contus
NJ ion of the head and shock of the spina
gh column, and was taken up insensible
,te She soon recovered from the shock, and i
,tb doing well.
of TRoTTING.-The trotting race betwee
Benjamin G. Pearce's horse Roaring Lior
and j. Marsh Harlan's horse, Sorrel Bot
arc at the fair grounds of the Agricultur;
Society of New Castle Co, on Monday
sd resulted in the former winning the stake.
rs by the following score 2.53, 2.47, agains
ley 2.55, 2.52. The third heat Sorrel lBB66
ral ran the entire distance iK 2. 80, viii
Roaring -Eion went round the course quit
leisurely and was declared to be the viii
an, ner.
''e FISHING ExcURsIoN.-A party of gel
ney tlemen of Middletown and Odessa ha
ar chartered the Schooner Daniel Corb
Capt. Eldridge, of Odessa, and will ma
an excursion down the bay, on the 9Th
,ro July, to be gone ten days. They W
=, ,' put in at Cape May, Atlantic City, al
du- other places, and before they return W
ght try their luck at angling for sea-ba
and sheeps-head, drum, or other fish familiar
sn,t the waters of the Delaware.
to SALES OF REAL EsrATE.-James
Ray, Real Estate Broker, of Newar
Del. sold on the 10th of June, farm
E. Jacob Currinder, near Cooche's bride
'Oi containing so acres, to David Wesi
'ar, Casky, Of Baltimore, for $4,000 cas-
,uld Also on the same day, he sold the farm
cad Robert Ferguson, near Ogletown, of
,ess acres, to Jacob Currinder for $14, sc
,o'o t7 500 cash halance nm time