Middletown transcript., 1869-05-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

over an area of country extending from
Chestertown to Philadelphia. The dam
age to the fruit and growing crops was not
very severe, except in two or three locali-
ties. At Chestertown the storm was light;
so it was in the lower part of Sassafras
Neck In the vicinity of Smyrna it was
pretty severe, shattering off number of
peaches and bruising the growing wheat
and corn. 1t was light here, though the
hail-stones were as large as marbles, Two
or three miles east it was more severe. AT
Mr.. Thomas Cochran's the wind forced the
shafts of Mr. Richard r. Cochran's buggy
into the ground and broke them off, At
Odessa, McDonough, and St. Georges the
hail was severe, particularly at the two
last named places. The pears and cher
ries on the premises of Mr.. Gassaway
Watkins were shattered off considerably,
and around ST. Georges the growing wheat
and corn were considerably battered. The
peaches sustained no very serious damage
anywhere; few were shattered off, which
will probably improve the crop, as many
of the trees appear to be too full The
temperature of the air has been quite cool
ever since, fires being indispensable to
comfort.
PRAoTIcAL JoKINa-A worthless fell
low who had been loafng around Dover,
was taken by some wags, on Saturday last,
while he was in state of obliviousness,
and packed down in large goods box,
well perforated with holes. The box was
then taken to the depot, marked "this
side up, with care" and labeled "hog,"
and the freight, 200 lbs. paid to Clayton,
to which place it was consi gned. The car
ter who brought the box, after paying the
freight, quietly went his way. The freight
train arrived, when the box upon the plat
form attracted the notice of one of the
brakesmen, who finding it labeled ''hog,"
said he did not believe it contained hog,
and seeing something like human hair pro-
truding from one of the air holes, called
for hatchet and opened the box, when
10 man was discovered and dragged
forth, half bewildered and half stupifed.
The joke was at once understood and the
lout went his way.
The second invoice of plants and flowers
from the greenhouse of Mr.. Randolph
Peters, went off here, in double-quick
time, on Monday last. The following is
a partial list of the plants on sale :-Ciner-
eria Primula, or Chinese Primrose; Be-
gonia Cococinea, Sedan, Begonia Rex.
Geraniums-Cloth of Gold, Mountain of
Snow, Lady Plymouth, Bicolor, Lucy,
and Dwarf White Tom Thumb. Fushias
Elm City, Sir Colin Campbell, Maun-
drine, and Emperor. A collection of
Dahlias embracing not less than fifty va.
rieties. Lycopodiums, three fine speci-
mems. Roses-Dr. Berthert, Washington,
Victor Verder, Queen Victoria, America,
and Mrs. Knowr. A choice assortment of
the finest Verbenias. Also, fine plant
of Fushia Fulges.n
An effort is being made to improve the
music at St. AIMS Chapel, in Middletown.
Mr.. VIM. NJ Willoughby, with commend
BILE liberality has purchased new organ,
which will be received in about ten days
or two weeks. Mr.. VIM. ii. Cam, fine
basso, has united with the Choir, and af-
ter little practice we may expect mark
ed improvement in the music on Sabbath
evenings. The wealthy congregation at
st. AIMS ought to erect handsome Goth
lc Church, in this place, and leave the
venerable pile as it now stands empowered
amid outrageous oaks, hickorys, and wal
nuts, for cemetery purposes.
ANOTHER MAD Cow.-A COW belonging
to Cloud Elliott of Brandywine Hundred
went mad Tuesday morning. The COW
had been bitten by Mr.. Elliott's own dog,
which was bitten by the first dog that did
so much mischief in Brandywine village.
The COW is penned up, but strives to attack
everything which comes within its reach
The heifer belonging to Mr.. Mckinney of
Brandywine village, which went mad on
Saturday, died on Tuesday y.-ComV
SAD AccIDENr.-A young man by the
name of Heller employed in the Tile Yard
of Mr.. VIM. Vandyke, Odessa, had his
foot caught between the cog wheels of the
large clay grinder which crushed his foot
and ancle most horribly; it was found ne
cessary to amputate his leg, which was
done by Doctors Ashcraft, Mckee, and
Chamberlain. He is doing very well.
Under this most painful ordeal he exhibi-
ted the most heroic fortitude.
Amount of grain purchased in 1868, by
E. T. Evans, Grain and Produce Dealer,
Middletown Wheat, 43,730 bushels
corn, 1874, ,472 bushels; oats, %, 926 bush
els; total 202, 1913 bushels Amount of
Phosphate sold in 1868, 615 tons. Amount
of lime sold in 1868, SO, 900 bushels. We
have been unable to procure a statement of
the amounts sold by other dealers.
The first strawberries from Norfolk went
over the Delaware Railroad, on the 18th
inst. On Monday they commenced going
more freely, and on Tuesday five car loads
of peas and strawberries went over the
road to New York.
The citizens of Smyrna are about to
erect Town Hall in that fourishing place,
not to cost more than $4,000. If they
spend no more money than they set out to
spend, they will do better than we did
here.