Middletown transcript., 1869-07-24
LOCAL ArFA1Rs.

has at last broken out among the people,
and Improvement appears to be the order
of the day.
The part of the town lately destroyed
by fire is entirely rebuilt-nice new brick
buildings occupying the places of dilapida-
ted frame houses.
Rev. DIR. Spottswood has erected quite
fine house on Delaware street, which in
point Of architectural style will equal any
thing of the kind in New Castle.
The Reading Room and Library lately
opened appear to be fully appreciated, and
afford fine opportunity to the young men
of the town to spend the evenings profta-
bly,. 1t would be well if these places of
mental Improvement were more generally
encouraged by the leading men of our
towns and villages, there would be less re-
sorting to taverns and saloons by the rising
generation.
A new Touring mill has lately been built
near the depot, by the Rev. T. T. Tascar,
which when finished, is designed to be the
finest mill in the State. Mr.. 7. has done
much for the Improvement of New Castle
having built the gas works and the large
cotton factory; the latter giving employ
ment to nearly hundred persons. The
Touring mill, when finished, will be occu-
pied by Mr.. Thomas Brown, an enterpris-
ing citizen who has lately located in this
town.
The ST. Mary's Beacon responds to our
article in reference to Col. Plowden's car
ly variety of the Peach, by saying it has
no information beyond that already given.
Though this variety has been inspected
by many successful peach growers, it is
as yet unclassifed There is no disputing
the fact, however, that it natures half
month earlier than any known variety,
that it is of fine size, beautiful color, and
delightful to the taste. Twelve days be-
fore the shipment spoken of by the Trans
cript, major Biggs' on the 12th) the new
peach of Col Plowden was in the New
York market and sold for 80 cents piece
Sanford is coming-the veritable San
ford-in propria persona, as large as life
and twice as natural. Let those who nev-
er laughed before prepare to do so now.
And along with him Ole Bull Myers. Inn-
liam Reed, :.Liio child wonder; t!.e Devere
Brothers, Frank Clark, w. p. Hall, J.R.
Jones, W. Smith, and c. Paul. Sanford
is going to do "Old Uncle Josh" Let
everybody put on hoops-gentlemen as
well as ladies-if they don't want to crack
their sides with laughter, at the Town
Hall, On Monday night next
BURNING OF WHEAT STAcKs.-On Fri
day the 10th inst. while the laborcrs were
engaged in threshing wheat by steam, on
the fam of Benjamin Hanson, ESQ. the
wheat took fire, and three stacks and one
wagon load were consumed, together with
the wagon. 1t is not known how the fire
originated, whether from sparks from the
engine, or from some other cause. The
wheat was insured, though not to the full
amount.
The first contract-car load of peaches Of
the season, 500 baskets, was shipped from
Middletown yesterday, which added to the
previous shipments makes for the current
week 876 baskets. Sixty-six crates of
blackberries and 100 bushels of apples
were also shipped from this station. Ber-
ries have sold at 16 cents per quart.
BASE BALL.-A match game of Base
Ball was played at Odessa, on Thursday
afternoon last, between the Osceola of Mid
dletown, and the Quickstep of Odessa,
which resulted in a score of 81 to IL in
favor of the Osceola. Time of game 3
hours and As minutes. Umpires, Shaw
and Foster.
Peach pickers are vending their way
to this region from the cities. The erich
Irish brogue" predominates among them.
They may be seen incoming and grooming,
and lunching and munching by the way
side, as they journey down the peninsula
to the orchards of Delaware and Maryland.
Mr.. William Huey, of Kent county,
Md has taken the steam Saw Mill, of J.
b. Fenimore & Co. corner of Scott and
Lake streets, and Is about to start steam
Sash and Door Factory. We believe that
Mr.. Huey will be able to build up fine
business in this place.
Jethro j. Mccullough, of Wilmington,
had his pocket picked at the Round Lake
Camp Meeting. He was handing his wife
into the cars, when one of the light finger
ed experts relieved him of his pocketbook
containing $50, and some valuable papers.
Mr.. VIM. Wood brought us specimen
of large Hale's Early, on Monday, from
the orchard of Mr.. John p Cochran; but
the largest Hale's Early we have seen,
were from the orchard of Mr. Charles p.
Cochran.
We received last week from Henry,
Clayton, Esq. from his Woodside Small
Fruit Nursery, near Mount Pleasant, sew
eral baskets of Wilson's Early Blackber-
ries, also this week specimen of very fine
Lawtons.
The Wawaset base ball club of Will
mington, came down yesterday, to play a
match with the Academies of this town.
The Wawaset victors-score "a to 10.
We are indebted to the polite attention
of Mr.. Z. G. Fenimore, for basket of
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