Middletown transcript., 1871-12-16
For the ksddloors 1fassevip<.
rmE PEACH BUsns Ess- s--OvRnLOA DISC
CA0D, &C.

In looking over the new departure Sussex
Journal lns, week, saw a Communication sign-
cd Sussex" taking sxcrpetons TO . aeourunsnicar
tion Of mine in said paper she week before There
was an adjourned Ineetia4 OF tho PeNinsular
pvMeh Growers Asscciailae called for Ss~ford,
IN Tuesday, the lin 81 N6vember, Nysclf be-
Ing member OF said Aes6tiation, Tried 10 mr.
snngr so NJ TO attend the sncc,iug, and gave my
reasons Why did no, get there; and In the said
communication, stated that my interest, in re
dac,ians VI freight ra,ss Tor long distances vss
rs grca, as some Of the speakers ni the Scaford
meeting and 10 prove Il, stated about the n
mount OF hearing peach trees acres In sirnwbcr-
ries, aspsusgss and trnck had IN Son~rsrt co.
Now when n man says he has mn interest in n
matter II u honest and rl'ht 10 state II, and 10
stating II, It appears tina, have rilcd some Sus-
sex arstocrnt cur who barks over the signature
Of Sussex" and tries 10 say SOMETHING smart
on, OF his psmpkis Acod He says he has no
knowledge Of any special Inquiries being made
for me Ms 10 wteslirr wns drinking whiskcy n
round Townsend Station, riding on the Del. II.
II. on FREQ ticket. OF running down killdces sor
market on that fruit farm In Sonrrsv,. When
| you pcnucd that article did yca not feel like
black guard. aud as such lid not rcpairc M, mo-
licc taken of yor by me, bni black gna'ds should
| bo tauah, manners. You no other man never
saw me drunk, and IL Is bad taste for drunk
ard to insinuatc that drink too mncl, whiskcy.
| | take a glnss OF whiskcy when IL suits me, Just
| as your father did. pay my fare when ] ride
on the Del. X. H., and had you been mn bcncra.
| ble man, you would have Informed yourself on
that subject before you made The assertion. As
to running down killdecs for market In Soiucr-
set. by any person. proves IL u much better COM
! ty than Sussex, for have always from boy hood
heard that the killdccs Of Sussex were 50 poor
| that they could neither iy or run; anyone wnnt-
cd 10 move them, had To let down the bars
for them 10 singger out. That fruit farm Of mine
in Somerset hurts you, does II. III IL paid for
and that Is more than some Others can say aud
further say 10 you, can stand the 81 so tax
per car as long ms You can. Aud further, New
Castle county is pretty tired OF footing the tax
hls-fpr this State TN the Slate tax hill o
1860 ii took over 500, over and above all that
was collected in Sussex county, 10 pay for col
lcc,ing. ar going over killdcciom TO go through
the form Of collecting. As To that trash about
what Wilmington papcrs said abou, my writing,
ii YOU go there aud tell those mem they would
look If you had NOT n very long pair Of rars
That insinuniion Is nniiqnaicd lash You say
have noioriety for making strife with party or.
ganza,ions. ] am aware that am not favor
lite with political hypocriies. l. however, never
was a reLei agnnsf my country or ns n,g--s'ick
pin there. As 10 overlooking ears at Scaford
tina, hurts, docs it. Here follows the proof;
MtprlsrowN. prl. pcccnibcr 9th. 1871
Nh. rowSsrxp, b,ar Sir In answer to your inqni
ri-s what knns nhon, overlooking In pcnr
business. uii say, that In lsH9 oh q
this Station, loaded Mt Scafurd which unpaied by
der of A. Bros the content. being quite load
icach.e nnh iSc 1890 wa-fmeious 2T 600 pound.
One loaded ut HrldgcVi. "a here With onrna
"f axle burnt on. unoad,d from II .6s boxes. 10
lbs Intp another aud sent the remaining fs ,rs
boxes, not manifested toe T. willis. Art. nj fhiia
Very truly. JuaS ". iot,s, Art ut Mhiiic,own
Hundreds Of cars pass that we saw had an owe
number oi peach crates or boxes IN; hui |; Is on
: Is where they finally break down from over
! weight ha, the proof To a certainty comes ou, q
Overlooking. At Green Spring Station, in hi
hundred, u ear took fire, or broke down, that,
r was said, had 600 crates in. which caused Dc
. icn,ion To the trains of several hours The ave
rage loads Of each peach that WAS rciurnc
{ for 1870 and 1871 from l.anrel, Scafurd, an
Briagryillc, was rs follows