Middletown transcript., 1871-06-24

Total Delaware Railroad 2,42o.0 900
Kent aud Qacru Annc's Railroad $4,000
Maryland and Delaware Railroad $50, 900
Cambridge and Scaford Railroad 50, 600
Iicrlin Railroad 5000
junction and Brcakwatc Railroad 400, 600
Total on all roads 1878. .00Os
On motion II was resolved TO accept the offer
of the Railroad Companies TO carry peaches nj
Sioo per car load, Of 10, 900 pounds, from Dover,
AID 800 from Middletown.
On motion Of Mr.. Shallcross, Il was resolved
TO pay no more than three cents per basket, cart
age from Jersey City
On motion Of Mr.. Day, the Chairman Of the
Executive Committee WAS requested TO use spc-
cial efforts to have the freight 10 Philadelphia re-
duced.
Un motion, adjourned.
JOHN r. COCHRAN, President
J. ApgxASDgR FuLToz, Secretary.
sThis does not include shipments by water
from Odessa and vicinity.
Down LocArs.--Our Dover correspondent,
sends us the following A grand Sunday school
excursion will he made to Lcwes on Wednesday
next, in which upwards Of 700 people will par,c-
ipatc, II being Of course frce TO the little ones,
which includes the children Of all the protestant
schools in town, while 81 so is the price for the
round trip to all others. Twelve passenger cars
have been engaged, and i, has been arranged
that but two persons will occupy seat, thereby
avoiding the hampcring so usual on excursions
Music will he furnished by the Dover Cornet
Band
WE'LL the Boys Accadcmy is to be hull, in this
town, and great Is tho joy Of our people. Our
prominent men worked hard and manfully for
the prize, and me Of course think ms ought to be
the favored ones, MS We now arc. Two locations
arc under consideration, one near the railroad
the other, which is on the farm OF ex-senator
Dcnncy, one mile west Of town, n splendid site
By the wav, md which has been offered as a gra-
Mi,y by Mr.. Denney, including $500 in money,
The ground Mr.. Dcnncy oficra oyrrlooks the
town and includes fifteen acres.
Work on the new Jail ceased on Wednesday
evening, though am not advised as TO the why
and wherefore. The cellar Is complc,ed the
work having progressed rapidly, and Is ready to
commence the foundation walls
TIN Sunday evening last, a Mrs. Shannon, iiv-
ing AT Barkcr's Landing, in this county, me, her
death by one of those accidents Of which We so
frequently read and ofs@hich people are so often
cautioned, namely, the careless use Of kerosene.
Th's woman, ,appcars. was kindling a fire in n
Stove To make supper, and the kindling being
damp, she poured some kerosene on II aud then
III 1t, the result Of which was an explosion the
stove flying TO pieces, and the unfortunate wo-
man was wrapi in flames aud so badly burned
tina, she died the following evening, after suffer-
ing the most agonizing aud iortuting pains.
little four year old son Of John banchman
OF the Arm Of Fisher Bauchman, master car
pcnicrs, of this town, while playing near rick
ETY. board fence In bis fathers yard on THURSDAY
had his righ, leg broken NJ the thigh by u panncl
Of the fence falling on him.
| The town commissioners OF Dover, ever on the
alert TO improve our condition, promulgated a.
| mother hull recently against hens running u,
large, and OF course imposing fine upon all vi.
olators Of their mandate, but chickens are just ns
numerous on the streets as previous 10 the issu,
| ui this last 'cail -
The Sabbath school connected with the Pres
byierian church, Of Delaware City, held their mn
nunl picnic In Mr. William d. Clark's lawn, OF
Wednesday last. Ats o'clock In the morning
| the children and their friends met in the church
and after some very interesting services, proceed
ed to the scene Of their days anticipated pleasure
and never were hopes more fully realized Th,
ground committee had provided swings In abund
nncc, md the glccful shouts OF the children coul,
be heard throughout the day, as some new GAM
was announced, or the bell gave the signal TO
dinner, /" ice cream" or .tlcmonade = In tn
afternoon the grounds were filled " ih the elder
ly portion OF the community, who seemed I,
grow young again, mngling with the scenes o
long ago. No more beautiful place could har
been selected than the lawn Of Mr.. Clark. Will
the hospitality Of himself and family TO III
friends who annually mcc, there needs no com
mcni. Wednesday, June alsi, will long be re
mcmbered by all of the four hundred who In,
the pleasure of attending the picnic.
forarn OF JrLy Tuesday week Is the fourt
Of July, the nincty-hfih anniversary Of the De
clara,ion Of Independence. As yet we have hear
Of no movements for Its celebration In this place
!, is general holiday and all business will b
suspended for the day How would II do 70
the whole town and neghborhood 10 unite an
have grand picnic, in some grove near III
town, have an orator appointed 10 read the De
e!arHiion Of independence, and the day given u
TO plcasnre7 Let the Amphion Odcssa, and III
new bnnds be invited. Or, if such could not b
done, let the Sabbath Schools unite and take
In chsrgs, tho peighborhood be invited to attend
and contribute, and the bands above mentione
also be solicited to attend.
PrAcH SmirusxTs.--An effort Is being made
run n line OF steamers from Mahon's River, ncs
Little Creek Landing, this season, as was dor
In 1859, also limo of propellcrs from Viii
Hall Landing, on Lcipsic Creek. It Is though
that the crop will be so large that unless son
means Of cheap iraaspor.ion Is devised the hiR
tariff will consume the profits. II IL thought th.
much of the fruit from the lower part Of Ne,
county will be shipped via the Junction 4 Breal
water rnilroad to lewcs, as the freights by th,
route will he little more than half what they nj
, via Delaware railroad.
FIVE CAnRiAGE.-we called AZ the carrint
manufactory OF J. N. Cox 4 Bro. one day th
week, TO look at a carriage manufactured for n
ChAs. Beasten, OF Odessa. We found II Was OF
OF the neatcst and bcs, built carriages We has
seen for some time, and In perfect keeping vii
the excellent work turned out by those gentl
men. II IL = york wagon. boz style, gold III
ped, neatly trimmed and painted
BASE BAHIA match game Of base ball ",
, played In New Castle on Saturday last, betwe,
the Eureka Base Bail Club Of Wilmington, ar
, the Tammany OF New Castle, which resulted
, score Of 6s to 10 In favor Of the Tammsny.
There were .0ss, 200 pousds Of small fru
= shipped over the Delaware, Phila. VII. 4 Bal
, , railroads during the month Of May, this yea
against s,ll2,000 pounds In May, 1870.
crease, 3,s73, 900 pounds.
CAm.-Last week The Jackson 1 Sharp Coz
pauy sept Gvs frelght cars 10 the junction
, Breakwater Railroad and two PuDlman Paia
cars 10 the New Orleans. Jacksoa = Great Mort
ern Railroad.
A resolution was adopted at The recent Episc
. pal convention anthsslsing Bishop Lee 10 .