Middletown transcript., 1869-07-31
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

TO MAssEY's. Mayor Banks and select
committee of the Baltimore City Council
made reconnaissance of the route of the
proposed railroad from Elkton to Massey's
Cross Roads on Monday and Tuesday of
last week, and also of the line of the Kent
Railroad to the Chesapeake, The Ches-
tertown Transcript says: .,s..
The visiting party was met at Elkton by
a committee on the part of the Kent road,
(with carriages) who escorted them over
the proposed route of road from Elkton to
Massey's Cross Roads, arriving at Ches-
tertown on Monday night. During the
evening the committee and the Hon. Geo.
Vickers, President of the road, were SER
enaded by the Kent Cornet Band. On
Tuesday morning the whole party started
in carriages over the route of the Kent
road to the Chesapeake, where bountiful
dinner was awaiting them, spread under
the shade, on the banks of the Bay. The
strangers having received bird's-eye view
of our county-with which they expressed
themselves highly pleased-sat down to a
good old fashioned Eastern Shore dinner !;
to which the waters of the Bay contribu-
ted its share. Gen. Vickers, the Presi-
dent of the road, presided at the table on
his right Mayor Banks; and the members
of the Council RIG ght and left
After dinner, toasts were given and
speeches made by Gen. Vickers, Mayor
Banks and others, and the company re-
turned to the city much pleased with their
visit.
RAILROAD APPROPRIATIONS A gentle
man of Townsend, just returned from
Baltimore, informs us that the City Coun-
Gil have appropriated $300,OO0 to con-
struct the proposed Railroad from Elkton
to Masseys, and 5000, 900 to aid the
Kent Railroad from Massey's to Deep
Landing. This will be welcome news to
the friends of these improvements.
TREsPAss.-Great complaint is made by
fruit growers in this vicinity, of trespass-
els in their orchards, who carry off their
fruit by baskets full, break their trees,
and otherwise injure their property. The
law of 1868 affords ample protection to
fruit growers, if it is only enforced. This
law provides that any person who shall
wilfully enter the enclosure of another
without his consent, and take and carry
away any fruit, plant, or vegetable, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced
to pay fine of not less than FIVE, nor more
than twenty dollars, and the costs of pros
ecution, and in default of payment, shall
be imprisoned in the county Jail for term
not less than five nor more than thirty
days. We publish this act for the warn
ing of trespassers, as we have been assured
by number of fruit growers that they
mean to break up the lawlcss practice of
plundering peach orchards and berry
patches, by making an example of every
person taken in the act, or in any manner
detected in trespassing upon Or in robbing
their premises of fruit.
Our Town COMMISSIONERS. .--The no.
: ton, or commonly received opinion, that
, Middletown is without board of Commis-
, sioners for the current year, is not found
ed upon the act Incorporating the town.
) As there was failure to elect board at
the last election, or as it was so decided
: by portion of the board at least, the for
mcr board held over, and are as much the
|, commissioners of the town now, as they
, were during the term for which they were
elected. The charter expressly declares
that the commissioners shall continue in
office one year, g or until their successors
are duly elected" 1t is clear, therefore
that as there was no election of their sue
sors at the last election, the board are still
authorized and bound under the charter tc
act, and to continue in office until Their
successors are ''duly elected" 1t is hoped
and expected, therefore, that they will re.
sumo their duties under the charter, anG
give attention to the business of the corpo.
ration, and to the condition of the town
9 which is so much needed.
tThe merciful man is merciful to hi.
beast" If he cannot afford a fy-net tt
keep off the swarms of voracious phlebot
: omists that are ready to devour his poor
: beast, he can at least pluck sprigs of wild
indigo, sassafras or huckleberry bushes
and interweave them in his gear or har.
tt ness. We have seen several horses pass
through town, recently, protected in this
manner from the worrying and tormentina
Y flies so abundant at this season of the wear
: DAMAGING THE TREEs.-The trees op
). . posite the Presbyterian Parsonage hav,
u been greatly damaged by the boys clam
Y Y bering up them in order to look in upor
Il the exhibitions going on from time to tim,
e in the Town Hall. There is no one who's
), u duty it is to protect the trees from de
u struction-no one to prevent the breakin,
to pieces of these ornaments of the town
or to prevent the constant violation of tn
= town ordinances.
l. Hoes RUNNING AT LARGE.-Some per
s. sons in this town, taking advantage of tn
e fact that we have had no acting town au
a thorities for some time past, have turne
W their hogs loose to roam at large throug
1t the streets, roofing around and rubin,
their filth against trees and whitewashe
fences. Such people should understan
II that it is against the law of the State 70
e hogs to run at large, and if they want
\ "save their bacon" thew had better mt