Middletown transcript., 1869-01-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

contract for finishing the road at their
meeting on Friday of last week. The
gentlemen who we're expected to take the
contract were present, and stated very
frankly, we learn, that they could not un-
dertakc the work on the terms proposed
without loss both to themselves and the
company. So says the Kent News. The
Centreville Observer states the work on
the Queen Anne's road is progressing
The board Of Directors have ordered sur
vey to be made from Centreville to Queens
town. The road from Massey's X Roads
to Carville's is now nearly ready to lay
the track upon. The road from Towns
end to Massey's is also nearly completed,
and if the work is continued as it has been
tlrus far, the whistle of the iron horse as
he roams through the forests of Queen
Anne's will soon be heard.
FRu1T.-The farmers in this locality,
says the SUSSEX journal, have made ex-
tensive preparations for large crop of
small fruit next season. Strawberry plants
are looking well and should no misfortune
befall them the crop will be large. We
are sorry to learn that the railroad has
placed the freight at such high rate. 4b
cents per quart to Philadelphia, The cost
of shipping is so great that unless prices
are good. farmers cannot afford to ship
them to the city. The railroad company
is very wrong in pursuing this course, in
stead of stimulating and encouraging the
growth of fruit they are grinding us down
with heavy freights. We got a package
from Philadelphia some time ago and the
charges for freight were greater than the
original cost of the article. This is, sure
ly, bad policy. But we hope at no dis
tant day to have line to New York by
way of Lewes and then the Delaware rail-
road will see the error they haye made.
We hope our people will bot become dis
couraged, relief will come we trust
The State Legislature has adopted a
joint resolution declaring the authority of
the State over the landing of ocean tele-
graph cables on its shore, alleging that
the Atlantic coast of Delaware is peculiar
ly favorable for the landing of the French
cable, and appointing j. P. Comegys a
commissioner to confer with the company
owning that enterprise.
Notice was given in the House Tuesday
of bill to amend the charter of the Phil
adelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail-
road Company. Prior to this action both
houses held secret and informal session
on the subject.
Cecil 1TEMs.-B. J. Walmsley sold to
Joseph Biggs tract of land in the First
District, containing one hundred and for
ty-two acres, with the improvements.
Price, $18, 300.
The Susquehanna Canal company sold
to the Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad
Company the old Canal property along the
Susquehanna. Price, $13, 900.
Quite thriving business is carried on
in Elk Neck by persons digging laurel
roots for shipment north, where they are
cut into pipes, knots, &c.
The following gentlemen have been
elected Directors of the National Bank of
Newark: Joseph Hossinger, John Miller,
William McClelland, John W. Evans, S.
Elliot Curtis, Joel Thompson, Jr. and
Robert 7. Rankin. At their meeting held
on Wednesday, Joseph Hossinger was
elected President, in place of John Miller,
resigned.
We learn that the Amphions will visit
Smyrna next week, at the invitation of the
Smyrna Orchestra. The junction of these
two musical associations will afford the cit
liens of Smyrna a rare musical treat, no
doubt. Will the Times take notes. and
let us hear from them.
On Tuesday night last, the barn of Ja-
cob Caulk, colored, in APPOINTMENTS
Hundred,- took fire from lamp which was
carried into it, and was consumed, togeth-
er with two tons of hay and a quantity of
corn blades.
A remonstrance against the proposed
change in the legal rate of. interest in this
State, has been numerously signed here,
the past week. Also petition for new
Bank in Middletown.
The farmers are now making their en-
gagements for labor, for the present year.
The low price of grain will cause reduc-
tion from former rates.
A protracted meeting and revival are in
progress at the Methodist Church in Odes-
sa;; A number have made profession of
religion.
The present long-continued spring-like
weather, is very remarkable. 1t has not
started the peach buds, yet, the nights bo.
ing too cool,
Scarlet fever is raging in Wilmington,
carrying sorrow into many families, and is
considered contagious.
McLear & Kendall are manufacturing
Velocipedes in Wilmington.
The latest evidence of the malice which
Congress bears towards President johnson,