Middletown transcript., 1870-04-16
LOCAL AND STATE xrFArns.

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ment OF such an enterprise in advance of the m,
turity OF the crop, so as 10 be ready to commen,
Il operating as soon as it is mature II is concede
g tnat the business is paying one, that peachc
put up that way pay SO per bushel 1t is ais
known that the supply has not been equal to Ii
o demand. Now is the time to start this impo
tant enterprise: and Middletown, the very cer
ire OF the great peach-growing interest, is til
r place. 1t would be profitable 10 the peach grow
q ers, as well as to the Gamers, for much fru
. might thus be sold at home which would not d
ior MARKET on account of being too ripe for shiI
ment. Growers would thus save, where last sea
. son there was much loss. Who will engage i
n the business? A profitable trade is open TO hit
who will begin it. Similar establishments, il
IL Delaware and also in Maryland, have been foun
# to be profitable. II is not new business-ther
is nothing to risk in it, because it has been de
y monsrated by experience that it will pay Be
o sides, it would afford much profitable employ
ment to the women and children of the town,
r and would be so much added TO the business pro.
n ducts of the town and vicinity.
= New CASTLE COUNTY MEETNG.-The Republi-
= can County Meeting was held in the Court House
: at New Castle on Saturday. 1t was called to Or
der by John c. Clark on whose motion Philip
Quigley was appointed chairman, and DR.. Cam
t eron secretary. On motion committee on bus
iness was appointed as follows; J. G.. Clark H.
+. Pickles, George Buzine, II. McMIullen. TWAS
resolved to hold the nomination election for coun-
ty officers on the third Saturday in May. The
following gentlemen compose the central COM
mittee. Wilmington-George Mccall, DR.. Cam
eron, w. D. Nolen, George Buzine, John p
Ruth, Philip Quigley, George W. Stone, Edward
Provost, j. B. Murphy; Brandywine lid. John
w. Day, Alexander Valentine; Christiana, Sam
uel Bancroft, JW H. Watson; Mill Creek, Lew
is Thompson; White Clay Greek, John Pilling
New Castle H. II. Mciullen Red Lion, A. NJ
Irving, William Beck; Pencader Mahon Bat
| ten; st. Georges Geo. W. Ingram; Appoquini-
mink, B. Denny.
SABBATH CHMEs.-"Sweet as Sabbath chimes"
has passed into proverb But, no Sabbath
chimes have we. The plant which De Foe put
into the mouth of Selkirk is applicable here
But the sound of the church-gong bell,
These vallies and rocks never heard,
Not that there are no churches, but that there
are no bells in them to summon the people at the
hour for public worship. Time-pieces will differ,
but II there were "Sabbath Chmes'' to announce
the hour, all would aim to be in their places at
the proper time There is one church bell, how
ever, whose sonorous peals are occasionally
heard here, though family, being i've miles away
the bell of the church of st. Francis Xavier, Of
the Society OF Jesus, in Sassafras Neck. On n
calm day, especially in winter, the tones of this
bell may be very distinctly heard. Would that
an our cpurches were similarly provided There
Is no sweeter music than the melody of the church
bell on Sabbath morning.
New HuMoRIsr-Mr. B. F. Duane, of Phila-
dephia, youngest son of the late VIM ]. Duane
Secretary of the Treasury under General Jack
son, gave our citizens n touch of his quality in
the Town Hail. on Monday and Tuesday even
lngs, IN his humorous and original melanpe. en-
Titled, Ninety Minutes in Kweer Kompanv, -
ms characters were queer, enough irresistibly
eroll anu mirth-provoking, keeping his audience
IN roar throughout the performance. This il
new, and until lately, an untried field to Mr.
Duanei but we predict for him fame and n
success equal to that attained by the JefIersone-
iatner and son; or by Burton, Winchell, or Val
entine. Mr.. Duane gave notice of his intention
70 return to this place in the fall. If he should
ms audience will be much larger than it was on
either of the above evenings
SUPPOSED MuRDER.-On Saturday. n white man
named Voshell, between Hazlettsyle and Hall
town, about ten miles west of Dover was com
mltted by the coroner on the charge of hayinp
murdered his wife. Her remains had been bur-
led, out suspicion being aroused she was disin-
terred ana the body was found to have on it sey-
eral very severe contusioEs, one very severe one
behind the ear, another on the body under the
arm, and one on the back, either of which the
Doctors state was sufficient to cause death. n
reports be true, it is case parallel to that OF
Armstrong, who was hung at New Castle somt
three years ago. Commercial
NOMINATION TO BE MADE-A letter from Wash
ington says:-"About the first proximo the Pres
ldent will nominate Hon. George p Fisher n
Delaware, now Associate Justice on the Suprem,
bench IN the District of Columbia as district at
torney for the District, vice General Carrjnrton.
whose term expires on the 18th of May. On hi
confirmation the judge will resign his udgeship
Edwin NJ Stanton, SON of the late secretary G
war; and Richard Harrington ESQ. of Delaware
VIII be appointed as his assistants"
The United States District Court convened ir
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bills against e. J. Haughey for selling louo,
without license; and against George Sienicker
for violation of the Internal Revenue law. vii.
liam Lally indicted for selling liquor without Ii.
cense, was tried and convicted. Bernard Chr
ren, ihuicted Tor passing counterfeit money, plead
guilty The case of Jump for passing counter
felt money in Middletown was postponed to tn,
June term.
KENT COUNTY RAnRoAD.-At meeting of tbt
noard OF Directors of the Kent County Railroad
held on Thursday last it was decided to com.
mence operating the road by running tr-wcekly
trains from Kennedyvile, on Mondays, Wednes
days and Fridays, until further notice. com.
millee 70 make the necessary arrangements was
appointed. 1t was also decided 10 increase tbf
force on the grading and bridging between Ken.
nedyville and Chestertown.-Kent Me,vs.
EARLY SPRING FLowERs-The snow hardly dis.
appears from the earth, ere the floral kingdom
comes forth in its beauty to please the eve and
cheer the heart of man The trailing Arbutus
the sweet-scented Yiolets, Hyacnths, Jonqulls
Pansles, Forsythia or Golden Bell, Perrwinkle
and Polyanthus, are all displaying their beauties
and shedding their fragrance upon the air.
FIRE AT BuLL's MOUNTAIN FISHERY The fish
houses, Sheds &c. at the Bull Mountain fishery
we were entirely destroyed by fire on Sunday last.
Inc owner, Mr.. Wilson, loses heavily. lie had
already laid in his stock of provisions, bedding,
rope, twine, &C. for the season, all of which were
ennreiy consumed. No insurance
Fish horns have sounded sonorously through
our streets for the past week, and our market
has been well supplied with shad, herring, rock,
perch, &c at fair prices Charley Adams is on
hand 1i1G every day with something nice and fresh.
who'd be king but Charley in the fish trade.
The Farmers Club at Rees' Corner, on the sIst
UT elected the following officers to serve three
months N! from the first of April, viz: President,
k'Ghard W. Jones; Vice Presidents, A. ]. Rees'
>. ii. Gale; Secretary, Charles G. Ricaud Trea.
surer, James ]. Rees.