Middletown transcript., 1870-10-08
LOCAL AND STATE ArEAiRs.

POPULATION OF MIDDLErowN-The number of
inhabitants in this town, is 1918. The number
reported to the census bureau by marshal Dunn
is 9l5. Satisfied that this number was too low
four OF our citizens took the census of the town
over again, on Saturday last, when the number
Of inhabitants was found to be 1913. In 1860
the population of Middetown was 523 1t will
be seen, therefore, that our town has nearly dou-
bled its population in the last decade, falling but
% short of it. And if the little village of col
ored people, known as Hamton, which was ex-
cluded from the enumeration but believed to be
within the corporate limits of the town, had been
included, it would have been found that our
population had fully doubled.
SALE OF Town LoTs.-Edward SiIcox has sold
his lot on the corner of Broad and Green streets,
adjoining the Carriage Factory of J. NJ. Cox &
Bro. fronting fifty feet on Broad street. and one
hundred and fifty feet on Green, for $3.50, TO Mr..
William Green The Citizens National Bank
has bought of Robert A. Cochran, lot ifly-iive
ieet front on Broad street, nearly opposite the
Factory of Messrs. Cox, on which they intend to
build banking house and dwelling. The di-
rectors determined to change the location of the
Bank, after digging cellar on their lot adoin-
ing the National Hotel.
Olive Logan is to deliver her lecture entitled
bright Side" in Smyrna, October 2lst. Is it
true that Olive is married, while she passes for n
single woman2 1t has been said that she is
married, and that her husband lives in Paris but
this may be only bascless rumor. If it were
true, she would be adjudged guilty of practiciug
fraud upon the public, lin passing for femme
sole, when she is femme covert.
The citizens of Newark are not satisfied wi tn
the census Of that town. A letter from there
says they are very much disappointed in the re-
turns. 1t was generally thought that the town
numbered at least twelve hundred Inhabitants
but 1np census rpDOrts nnlv Lot tbarn
rect their census, as has been done in Aiddetown
by taking it themselves.
We have received from our friend Richard II.
Corbaley, Esq. of Kent county, Nd white Span
ish sweet potato which weighs 20 ounces, and
measures l3 inches in circumference. IL his note
accompanying it, is challenge to "beat this,
with the yellow Variety
New RAnRoAD.-A project is on foot to build
new railroad, TO run from Clayton, to Bonn
bay Hook Island. The route is being surveyed,
and there is every indication that the work will
be pushed vigorously forward to completion
Smyrna Herald.
The whole number of peach cars transported
over the Railroad to New York, this season, is
2l54; on which number there is draw back,
under the sliding scale, of So per car, which will
amount to the sum Of $40, no.
Mrs. Bates, wife of Hon. Daniel NJ Bates, died
AT her residence, in Wilmington, last Saturday.
She had been in feeble health for some time and
had just returned from the Red Sulpher Springs
Va.
Mr.. E. Gould, of Wilmington, is the contract
or for building the now Banking House, in this
| town. Mr. Gould built the Town Hall The
building is to be commenced forthwith.
There was no meeting of the Lyceum, on the
Sd instant, Notwithstanding notice of the meet
ing was duly published. A Janitor is needed to
open and light up the hall.
Geo. Vickers, Esq. trustee, sold the Urievillc,
Kent county, Md. Mill property, on Tuesday last,
to Thomas Cox, of Queen Anne's county, for
$500.
H. A. Nowland and Edward Reynolds, Esurs.
will address the Democrats and Conservatives of
Newark, this evening, the sth instant at o'clk.
The stores in Mddletown will close at O'Clock
in the evening, commencing on the 10th instant,
and continuing until the lst Of May next
| The barn Of Charles Beasten, near Odessa, was
entered short time SINCE by some rogues, who
carried off several bushels of corn and wheat.
Charles Adams had load of fine oysters for
sale yesterday, and will have another lot on next
Friday.