Middletown transcript., 1870-12-24
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRs.

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aidgely, the. first Vice President took the chair.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read and
approved.
ect committee on drawba. ks reported verbally
hat they had not yet acted, and asked and were
granted leave to sit again
The conduct of the railroad companies in re-
gard to freights, drawbacks, and tax charges,
was commented upon. and condemned
The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted;
1. That II was the clear understanding Of this
Association, as well US OF its committees, that the
charge of FIVE dollars per load of peaches, inn
posed upon shippers by the railroad company to
meet the state tax levied upon cars, depended
solely upon the collection of said tax by the
State, and that if the company should be relieved
thereof, the same should be refunded
q. That the executive committee be Instructed
to inquire and report to the regular meeting in
February next, what means of transportation, ell
ther by land or water, may be made available
for the carrying Of the next crop; and especially
what facilities may be afforded by the Junction |
and Breakwater route.
8. That the success Of the peach growing in
terests depends, in great degree, upon a large |
reduction of freights, as heretofore charged and
that II is the deliberate and we'll considered sense
Of this Association that the charge per car load
of sixteen thousand pounds, should not exceed |
sereuty-fve dollars from Dover, with correspond
ing rates from other points.
On motion John P. Cochran, Esq. of New Cas-
tie; the Hon. Chss. Brown and the Hon. John
W. Houston, of Kent; and DIR. Robert G.. Eli
good and Levin Hitch, Esq. of Sussex, were ad-
ded to the executive committee.
On motion, the several amendments proposed
to the constitution at the last meeting were taken
up and adopted.
On motion adjourned till the third Tuesday Of
February, A. D. 1871 at II clock, afternoon.
HENRY RlDGBLY, Acting President.
]. ALEXANDER FULTON, Sec.
EXECUTION OF Memo AT GEoRoErowS, DBL.-
TIE negro Benjamin johnson, under sentence of
of death for the crime of rape, on the person of
white woman, was executed on Friday of last
week, within the prison enclosure at two o'clock
p. NJ He was attended upon the gallows by Rev.
Mr. Miller, of NJ. E. Church, who had been his
spiritual adviser during his confinement. Upon
being asked by Sheriff Marvel if he had nything
to say, advanced with firm step, and spoke in
| q loud voice, confcssing the crime for which he
had been condemned, and also that he was gull
ty OF several others of similar nature and hop
| ed his end would be warning to others. He
considered that he died at the right time, and nay
otherwise he might have died without the oppor-
tunity Of preparation he had enjoyed. The moose
| was placed around his neck, his head was cover
was manifested BY the prisoner withdrew the
prop and he was launched into eternity.
AxorEER LAND SPECULATION Mr.. Robt Polk,
| of Chesapeake City, Md. is about entering into a
land speculation. He has tract Of 800 acres
iu and adjoining that town, which he has divided
up into small lots, with the exception of a few
prizes. There are to be 1900 lots or parcels of
land which are to be sold for S25 each-$45, 900
in all. There are ten or eleven prizes included
in the 1900 lots the principal one being the man
sion tract, 100 acres, with all the buildings and
1000 peach trees, valued at SIT, 900. There are
also ten lots of 10 acres each, and each valued
at $1,000, besides two lots with small houses
thereon, in the town limits, valned at $500 each
The drawing is to take place in this town as
: soon as the sale of lots is completed.
IRox STEAM SuiPs-LAUNcH. Iron side
wheel steamer, Whitney, was launched on Tues
day afternoon, at the yard of Harlan II Holiings
] worth Co. This boat is 242 feet long, 81 fee
BEAM over guards Sc feet inches l8 fee,
inches hold, with two decks. She will be thu
! a3d steamer which the company have built fo
Charles Morgan, of N. Y. 1t is said she will b
the handsomest steamer ever built on this con
tinent. A propeller on the stocks will be read
to launch in a few days. Two small lighters TO
d parties in Cuba are on the stocks. The dry doc
is expected to be ready for use in very shor
time.-Del. Gazetts
FAIR AND FEsTivALs.-The ladies of st. GeoI
ges' M. Z. Church, will hold Fair and FESTIVE
- in the basement of the Church. on the afternoon
and evenings of Wednesday, Thursday and FIR
l. day, December 29, 20 and Both. There will
n vocal and instrumental music every evening.
The Masonic Fair and Festival at Chesapeai
T, City, which began on Monday evening last
now in full blast, and will be continued all ne
. week.
- SUNDAY School ESTERrAiNMKSrs. THE Smyrr
e. Times says The usual Christmas entertainme
n for the Sunday School scholars of the Episcop
+" Church of this town will be held on Monday eve
On ing next at the Church, at 81 o'clock.
4 The NJ. F., Sunday School Exhibition will
y held the same evening, ut the Church, when
a. teresting exercises in singing, declamations di
10 logues, &c. will take place.
While the Railroad authorities are at work
the depot, we hope they will put up lamp
he the end OF the platform nextto the street. II
;. SO dark that people are liable to drive into
e' cars which are often left standing across
street. If the r. r. Company would have c
put up, no doubt the town commissioners wot
supply it with oil and have it lighted.
MARYLAND AND DELAWARE RAILRoAD.-The
'or lowing gentlemen were last week elected offc
in of this road President, G. W. Huntingto
treasurer. DR.. G. W. Goldsborough; directo
we VIM. Slaughter, David Knots, J. A. w. Po
,ur ell, DIR. q. W. Geldsborough, DR.. Alexan
Hardcastle, ]. P. Manlove, Samuel Hamblet'
=" STOLEN HoRsEs REcoyERED The horses of
efS MOtuetaii auu DiauiS9J otoASh uh " ouhSos
,st night of last week. were found in the public r,
near New Castle, on Saturday last, by a Mr.. [
es- lahan, and returned to their owners. Both h
oa ses were loose, and had nothing but brides
g. them.
The concert of the N. Z. Sabbath Soht
in comes off in the Town Hall on Monday even
next. If this entertainment is to be as goot
the one given last year, everybody should
present The exercises are to consist of So
ats Duets, Quartets, REGULATIONS, DC.
The BoMBAY HOOK RAILRoAD.-The stockh
ers of the Smyrna and Delaware Bay Rair
will hold meeting in Smyrna on the lii
A January, to elect directors and concert meas
Var for the prosecution of their enterprise.
a of redn.
Is a TAxEs-Every taxpayer should read the
! 9 vsrtisement of VIM. X. Lyman, collector of S
- taxes, in this issue, and be on hand with t
age cash, at the appointed time and places, and ii
oui- by save trouble both to themselves and the
of lector.
ave Loss OF CArTLv.-Mr James R. Jones lost