Middletown transcript., 1869-03-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

AN INCIDENT AT NEWARK. Will
mington Republican tells the following
story young woman left North East
Md. few days ago, for the purpose of
walking to Philadelphia, in order to es-
cape the obloquy that might arise from an
increase in the population of our county.
On reaching Newark she felt so greatly
fatigued that she concluded that she would
travel the balance of the distance in the
cars, and accordingly took seat in the
ladies room, to await the coming of the
train. In short time she was attacked
with pain and while the lady of the place
was about procuring something for her re-
lief, little stranger entered the world,
greatly to the CONSERVATION of the parties
present. The ticket agent as we'll as his
wife and family were greatly alarmed at
this unceremonious intrusion and were at
q loss to determine what course to pursue.
After consultation one of the family was
dispatched post haste for the trustee of the
poor That functionary was surrounded
by ladies, and the messenger could not do
more than tell him that he was wanted i'm
mediately at the depot, on business of
great Importance, when he rode off leaving
him entirely oblivious of the nature of the
pressing necessity of his visit. After va
rious surmises on the part of all present
the trustee made his way to the depot and
was glad to find that the matter was not
more serious. At his suggestion the
strangers were properly cared for that
night, and in the morning quarters were
provided with an Irish family in the Vi
cinity, where the mother and her son arc
doing well.
The Kent County Rail Road Company
have resolved to construct their own work
furnishing everything but labor. Dir.
Jeremiah Mahoney, Of Wilmington, Del.
has contracted for section 2, from Massey q
to Kennedyville. as follows To grade al
% cents per cubic yard, for one mile OF
less and where the haul is over one mile,
33 cents a cubic yard. Mr.. Mahoney
stipulates to lay the iron for S425 per mile
and ballast the track for SO cents per Gu.
bic yard.
Chicken thieves are warned not to take
any poultry in this section. Chickens and
turkeys are dying from disease in great
numbers on the farms in this vicinity; and
if the rogues should get diseased CHECKER
or turkey in their dinner pots, the conse.
quences might be more disastrous to then
than the whipping-post, for they might b.
sent, by short cut, across the Styx.
THE PEACH CRoP.-A correspondent o.
the Commercial in writing from Kent CO
says:
The germs of the largest half of the frui
buds in this vicinity have been killed by tn,
late cold spell.
Henry Clayton, Esq. of St. George.
Hundred. advertises strawberry, raspber
ry. blackberry and other plants. Also tn,
} Early Rose, Early Goodrich, Harrison
and Monitor potatoes.
D. L. Dunning has been appointed
Postmaster at this place. 1t is Mr.. Dun
ning's intention to remove the Post Offic,
to the central room in the Town Hall,
very convenient location.
|. A meeting of the citizens of Whit,
Clay Creek Hundred, was held at the Dee,
Park Hotel in Newark, last Tuesday even
ing, 70 protest against the passage of tn,
tax bin reported in the Legislature.
| The frst session Of the Wilmington An
J nual Conference Of the NJ. E. Church me
in that city on Wednesday. the 18th inst
Bishop w. Simpson presiding.
1 Don't forget TO patronize the children al
the Town Hall, next Thursday night.
Fresh herring were in market yesterday
| at 80 cents pcr dozen,