Middletown transcript., 1871-09-02
LOCAL Asp STATE ArvAias.

number Of carriages 10 meet the Steamer Major
Reyb0ld, and thence 10 Pc0ns drove. We
we're inlcrmsd BY the pastor Rev. NJ. Beale,
that the school proper numhered one hundred
asd Ahy pupals, and their mission school esssb-
lished ~ kisk wood, aboai twe0ty, all of whom
were present with their friends, save the infant
class, who were dsbarred from participating in
the prospective pleasure by the severe rain. The
elder portion Determining not to he disappointed
took boat that morning, and from the many
| smiling faces We are sure nice day was Speui
| Hotw witlsstaading the rain and lowering looks VI
tho weather in the morning.
We respectfully suggcst 10 the company own.
Ing the pier ~ which the steamer Reybold lands
In our town, 10 put u In such \ condition that
q gentleman or lady will not lie co upslled 10
.wade" In mud and water to reach the boat
The complaiut on Wednesday morning. WAS uni
verral The spirit Of the times are such that in
most any other place but th!s Mof wharf would
he declared q nuisance.
Mr.. George Clark raised In his garden can,a-
lopc Of n strange variety, which weighed eight
pounds and fifteen ounces. Can any Of your
ncighbors heat that,
Work on the Dsla ware and Psnnsylvania Rail-
road Is progressing very favorably, and the first
insta'ment Of Delaware City bonds, amounting
TO Sl5 900, has been issued aud paid to Il
treasurer.
A correspondent at Warwick sent US the fol.
lowing last week, hut u was not received until
Saturday, after our paper was issued.
There has to day, the 73rd, cighty-6vc losds,
Of ono, two, and four horse wagons Of peaches
passed through this place, for Middletown, cx-
| elusive OF those hauled through by traders for
Wilmington. Put the average at ffty baskets
| per load, aud we have four thousand two hum
sad fifty baskets, the greatest part Of them from
the firms Mr.. Knight, Esq. Of Sassafras Neck,
Cecil county, Nd. This Is said TO I've the largest
quantity ofpcachcs that has ever passed through
Warwick IN one day before.
a.. Il. II
was made 10 enter the dwelling Of Mrs. =. A.
flin,hans, Of this place, by some unknown rns-
cal. A grand daughter Of Mrs. Fiin,ham being
| reused by u noise saw the head and shoulders Of
| nau 10 the window Of the room. Giving the a.
larm the william dccampcd before any one could
grab him, or get near enough TO sec whether lie
was white Or black. u s pres amcd that the OBJ
jcct was TO rob the dwelling. and the store OF
Mr.. J. ". Plintham attached thereto.
| PRorirs ov PsAa CrtruRx.--A letter from
Messrs. Curtis X Co. Of Boston, Mass. shows
some Of the profits well rs the estimation Of
Mr. Randolph Peters pear orchard II says;
August l?'a, ~ harrcls Of pears, S.9j eIpcnses
for freight and commissions, $5A, 81. August i5
| IL barrels Of pears, x2sj expenses, S4s 56.--
Thcss two shipments Of 10 barrels of pears nc,,ed
S1Ia.lT On Angus, Il, FIVE boxes, n bushel
each, brongh, $3.50 each. Messrs. Curtis fur
| thcr says: Many native Bartlcis are coming
small compared with yours yet qniic smooth
and sell from 80 To 81 per barrel, -four barrel
size, but yours take the preference aad will until
Others OF equal size come in. We are getting
| full onr-third more for yours than for native
| Bartlcis" Messrs Pierce 4 buchanan. commits.
sion merchants at Boston, sold some pears Of this
orchard nt as early date this season at 81, and
$lS barrel.
Il FRrir PRosrEcrs. otwithstan nding the losses
sustained this yea. by poach growers from over
production and other causes. there Is an active
demand for peach trees and hundreds Of acres
OF fresh orchards will lie planted this fall and
next spring. strawberry plants are also IN de-
mnnd at rcinunera,ivc rates and the bus ncss
promises TO lie greatly extended Grapes are
not receiving ns much attention MS formerly and
the experience With raspbcrrics this year was dis
couraging. Blackberrics would have done we'll
had not the lIalcs Early peach come in jus, IN
time to break down the market for berries -
Pears, especially Bartlers, have been In demn nd
In Dover this season, 10 fll orders from England
for preserved pears. Delaware Bartetts have
commanded 81 a sli per barrel In Boston
| this season. We may therefore also look for con-
siderable additions TO the pear orchards iDeid
rarsdn.
IxroRrAxr LAw.--IIcreiofore Il has been i'm
possible under any circumstances TO get tenants
out in less than three months, whether they rent
ed dwellings or rooms. The law was so altered
by our. last Legislature that those who rent for
month can be turned ont nj . months notice -
Those who rent for week at week notice and
so on. In ease OF dispute n Jury OF three, sum.
monsd by the magistrate. decides, instead OF u
Jury of 10, summoned by the sheriff Again
under the old law, only the sheriff could eject n
man from bis residence. BY the new law the
constable, hy direction Of the magistrate, can
eject n;an from his domicil.
REtidiors.-Forest prcsby tcrian Church--Rcv
John Patton, u. u. Pastor. Scrviccs--Sab,stl, II,
mornings at l03, Sabbath evenings at a, aud
Wednesday evenings at n o'clock.
~. AIMS Episcopal Church, Rev. Jno. Collins
McCabc, u. ID. Rector. Scrvices-Sabbath morn.
inRs At i03 o'clock, sabbath evenings nt the
Chapel in Middlctown, at I.30 o'clock.
Methodist Episcopal Chureh-Rev. Vaughan
, Smith, Pastor. Scrviccs-Sabbath mornings n,
l03 clock Sabbath evenings Al a o'clock
Prayer meeting on Thursday evenings.
SrSpAy Excursions. steamer John 8. Ide
on Sunday. brought about 800 negroes from
Salem n. J. the steamer Jersey blue about 3OC
negroes from bridgeport, y. J. and the Piio,
Boy about 200 from Philadelphia and Chester to
attend the negro quarterly meeting held In this
city. The last named boat brought about soc
white excursionisis who visited the brand ywjns
and other places. Deia~ave Cssdts.
SelGmr BaRAx Dowx.-On Tuesday after
noon, ~ n train Of empty peach cars was back.
ing on q sideliag. the back wheels Of one ca,
were run on the track. In attempting To pull
the car on again II broke looss from the bach
wheels, and was considerably damaged.
BARS BrRxxD.-On Friday night about .
o'clock the harm belonging N Geo. Cloud, In
Brand wine Hundred, about six miles from Will
mington, was struck by lightning and with the
wheat and hay, with which Il was well-Rlled, en-
tirsly destroyed.
!. Jsckssn, Pyle L Coz fruit prcscrvers undc,
Aldeu's proccss, put up about 800 baskets o.
fruit IL obtained from each basket, making
1850 pounds per week.
The severe viad on Saturday night and Sun
day last danageA the peach orchards In thii
, neighborhooa 20 considerable extent. Peachei
, were beaten Cd, limbs broken, and in some casei
the trees apsooled.
Rev q NJ KcnnedS of SMYRNA In collecfins