Middletown transcript., 1869-08-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

town. There were three persons in the
stage besides the driver, all of whom were
thrown out, but all escaped serious injury
except Frank Eliason, boy about fifteen
years of age, who suffered severe confusion
of the head. DR.. Chamberlain was called
in to his relief. Mr.. ID. l.. Dunning, our
worthy Post Master, and man named
John Gilch, were also in the stage, but
although considerably stunned, escaped
with only slight bruises. The horses, on
leaving the train, at the depot, started to
run, spring broke and the stage dashing
from side to side prevented the driver from
maintaining his control over them; turn
ing suddenly the stage was upset, and the
horses were arrested in their course by the
running geer of the stage coming in con-
tact with tree, in front of Lippincott's
Hotel. The excitement was intense for
few minutes until the extent of the acci-
dent was ascertained.
New ROUTE TO New YORK. While some
of our up country folks are bothering their
brains about some way of getting to New
York without subjecting themselves to the
exactions of the 2. w. 4 b. and Camden
and Amboy Railroad companies a number
of our Bay-side peach growers have cut
the Gordian knot by putting on line of
daily sea-going steamers between Port Ma
hon and the great metropolis, to wit !; the
"Granitc State" "Firc-fy" and "Helen
Getty" A steamer willleave Port Mahon
every day, except Monday, at noon, and
proceeding down the bay receive freight
from lighters which will put out from the
creeks along the bay to meet her, and will
reach New York between three and four
o'clock the following morning. Return
ing, the boat will leave New York at 6 P.
7 Nj. BY this arrangement there will always
, be boat at Mahon to receive freight. The
boats carry peaches at Is cents basket or
20 cents a crate, and passengers at ST.
Delararean.
A painful accident occurred to negro
man whose name we did not learn, on Fri
f day evening of last week, while returning
y towards Glasgow, with a wagon from the
6 Red Lion Camp, whittier he had taken a
load of lumber. The guide-pol becoming
) detached from the front axle pitched the
e driver forward upon the heels of the hor-
S ses, which took fright and ran. One of
the drivers feet became entangled in the
> chains or geer, and falling he was dragg-
> ed for half mile When the horses were
y stopped, it was found that the ankle bone
: was crushed to pieces. He was taken to a
house by the wayside and surgical aid
called in. Amputation was performed
next day by Drs. Vallandigham, Frazer
and Clarke.
e SUDDEN DEATn.-A man named Robert
: Holster, while working among the rigging
c of vessel lying at New Castle, last Tues
G day night, was suddenly seized with con-
3 vulsons and hollooed aloud for assis-
u tance. The mate of the vessel ran up to
y the yard on which he was sitting, tied a
Q rope around him, and lowered him to the
g deck. He was taken into the forecastle
. and left for a few moments. On return
ing the mate found him dead. The Cor
D oner was summoned, and verdict of death
o from congestion of the brain rendered.
Deceased was about twenty three years Of
age, native of Sweden and had been
shipped the day before in Philadelphia
FINE CALvEs.-Mr. Benjamin f. Ka-
e nelly sold, short time since, calf, two
) months old, which weighed 274 lbs; an
+ other, two and a half months old, which
weighed 3O3 lbs; and third, three months
), old, which weighed 343 lbs. Who car
q beat this :? We desire, just here, to ash
1t the farmers whether it is not questionable
e policy to sell calves for veal? WoulC
) they not find greater profits in keeping
them until they become full grown. Wha
II product of the farm increases in value NOR,
n rapidly?
is WHEAT STACKS DEsTRoYED.-On Sun
is day night last, about i o'clock, the whea
y stacks of Mr.. James Hurtt near Locus
Grove, Kent county Md. were discover
- ed to be on fire, and were utterly consum
'r ed, the loss estimated at $4,000. TIL
IS fire is supposed to have been the work O
an incendiary, as all the stacks appearec
to be burning at the same time. Mr.
g. HURT had the crop of another field stacke
'h in another place, and that was not burned
p A horse attached to u carriage belongin
le to Mr.. Alonzo Stoops, ran off on Wednes
of day, while proceeding to Drummond's Mi
n with grain. The carriage was upset an,
r badly broken, the drivers nephew of Mr.
10 S. thrown out and considerably bruise
le and stunned. Racing was the cause of tn
n accident.
r MORE PEARs.-We mentioned, las
e. week, pear tree twig thirteen inche
ir long, which contained twenty pears. Car
a. tain James Kanely sent us one, on Thurs
G. day, thirteen inches long, which containe
ID forty pears. There is no use in trying t
ut beat that Fruit trees, of all kinds, WEI
nd never fuller than they are this season.
i'll Burton Morris, formerly of North Eas
ey Cecil county, was knocked down, o
ep Thursday of last week, at the car shop.
tn Wilmington, by car used for carryin
W, material about the works, bruising HI
no head considerably and crushing one han
Iry so badly that the thumb had to be ampu
be tatcd.
is Will ~ L ri. a. ,l.