Middletown transcript., 1870-01-15
Letter from x..s c...sy, ma.
Correspondence Of the Mddiaown zSonseripf

eventful year has come. What feelings it
awakens! Thankfulness for the mercies.
and blessings of whole year should most
assurcdly predominant. Regrets will min
gle with our joys,-such is the web the
passing years weave for all shadow and.
sunshine but it is blessed thought that
when careworn, restless mortals cease to.
measure time By feeting years, the shad-.
ows will all disappear, "there shall be no
night there"
Of the wonderful events of the year,
you gentlemen of the press have kept the.
reading world apprized, and of minor
and more local matters your correspond
ents have contributed largely to the general
interest. Perhaps you will agree, that.
with one exception, they have done well.
Now for the future; will they not redou-
bic their vigilance and industry 10 give.
variety and interest to your excellent pa
per. Let no one wait for the other, but
seize every local event of Importance and
turn it to best account.
This last day of 1869 is worthy a place
among the dies fas of ancient Rome. Af-.
ter series of dark wet days, it is like
mid summer without its intolerable heat
So bright, SO CHEEKY, SO suggestive of de-
lightful rambles! But glance at the
leafess trees through the open easement
gives positive assurance Of the reign Of
winter. But truce to sentimentalism,
let us to facts.
l hear of most disgraceful alteration
resulting in blows and blood-letting be-
tween one of the members of the old
Sohonl paarJ T. Ck.on. Eso anI
his successor elect, J. G. Taylor, Esq.
The fracas originated in money matters.
and the newly elected Commissioner came
out second best. As, however, it is like
ly that the matter will claim the attention
of the Grand Jury and the Circuit Court,
l deem it prudent to withhold further par
ticulars. But being School Commission
ers surely they should not have forgotten.
or ignored those highly poetic lines Of tho
Hornbook,- = beginning with" Let dogs
delight to bark and bite"
In the vicinity of Rock Hall dastardly
attempt was made upon the life of quiet
and inoffensive man ON Wednesday eve
ming preceding Christmas.
AS Capt. w. Whalen was quietly pur-
suing his way, a man concealed behind
tree stepped out and gave him stunning.
blow and Immediately ran off. The night
was very dark and the miscreant eluded
detection; Capt. w. was quite severely
hurt, but was taken care of by some Good
Templars on their way to Lodge meeting.
Among the things new under the sun in
this latitude is the organization of FARM
ers' Club at Rees' Corner. William p.
Francis, Esq. is the President, aud Chas.
Gordon Ricaud, Secretary. l have not
found it convenient to attend any Of the
meetings. but will endeavo your to keep pace
with their proceedings. They meet on
evenings.
Christmas has been very generally obs
served and the festivities of the season,
stimulated by several weddings. have suf-
fered no abatement by reason of the hard
times and the scarcity of the pictures Of
Chief Justice Chase, and other notables,
Notwithstanding the fluctuations of the
gold and bond market, Greenbacks main
tain their supremacy, and are ever well
come to the most sceptical. Among tho
recent marriages were those of two broth.
,rs, James II. and John l.. Gale, and at
IN entertainment when both gentlemen
we're present, wicked wag offered the
ollowing sentiment, % The lovely brides,
nay they have many Gales on life's voy-
'ge, but never a squdN." 1t was drank
'lushing
The Mayor of Baltimore and deputa.
ion of the City Council are again on a
'isit to the Eastern Shore, ostensibly to-
inspect the finished portion of Kent Coun~
y Railway, with view to a municipal
subscription to its stock, or of an endorse
nent of its bonds neither of which, they
re well aware, will ever be done with the
pprobation of the people Of Baltimore.
nd it is understood that it cannot be done
'ithout their consent. 1t is disgrace to
he public spirit and enterprise of that city
his Road struggling with difficulties in
bortive efforts to reach them with large
hare Of the trade of this Peninsula and
lake no effort to aid it. Well, they will
pen their eyes to its Importance when tho
hole trade, traffic and travel is diverted
} Philadelphia, Middletown and Whining
m. There is not entire satisfaction with
le management of the Directors of this
Dad. There has no publicity been given
their proceedings, and it is surnised
lat great deal of money has been un.
spent in useless surveys, and
,tensive journeys by their engineer,
hen letter would have done as we'll.
lch is the current of public opinion.
hether just or not cannot say.
1t is, however. certain that the Board
Directors have reached the bottom Of
Oir eEeLequer. and the road is complete
kennedyviiie. Had they commenced
the lower end. so as to have brought all
cir heavy material by water and carried
to its destination on their own track,
, saving Of freight would have been no
considerable Item, and Baltimore would
We been In direct connexlon with Ches-
town long since. There Ia one item Of
pense which great many rejecting men