Middletown transcript., 1871-08-19
i.s,caL AsD STATE ArrAlas.

and iWteaoly hot, sultry weather, have ripeucd
The diatsrnt vassesies fully three weeks In ad-
vance of their usual time and brought the hulk
Of the crop into tho market nj the same time.
This has had tssdcncy 10 glut the market, to
soften and rot the peaches. and these two cauees
co@hlaed have had tendency 10 lower prices
below paying polst. The last of August will
0nd the zach crop all gathered except the
will he gathered and sent 10 market hy that
time. The ssason will closs At least ono month
earlier than usual.
We Jake the following upoa the conditions Of
the peach crop frou, the Dover Dciawarean;
Our peach growing friends have, thus far, had
bad time In gathering and marketing this crop |
which. nj the beginning OF the season, wns very |
promising. The repeated heavy rains caused the
pcachcs to sI'cck or rot very considerably while
rpcning, and those thai have ripcncd 10 rot read
lily while bcins transported TO market, wh'rh
has prevented them from being shipped beyond
Philadelphia or New York, thus limiting the mar
kst principally 10 those two cities and others
near The price obtained, therefore. has been
much below that Of former years. Then again
the railroads and portcrs at the cities, and com
mission merchants, keep up their large cxactions
for freight, carriage and commission. From aii
Of which canses very little 10 left for the grower;
in some eases nothing al ALL II Is TO be hoPc'
that the remainder of the season will provo more
favorable that the pcecies will not 70, so rcadi-
ly, and that there will not he SO many put npon
the market, as all the lower counties OF Maryland
and Sussex will bs pretty much through the
crop this week. We think the present seasons
cx experience IN peaches will show our people The
necessity of stopping to plant so largely us they
have In the last four years, and turn their nt'en-
ton TO other fruits, berries, &c aud show to rail-
| roads, porisrs and commission merchants the
necessity Of Towering their charges,
PEACHES nor PAyiSG Fa.iGirr. pr. Henry
| Ridglcy and others got kilograms yesterday,
| 4 l IN gn 4
| more peachcs-ihcy are no, paying freight. -
Peach picking consequently has been stopped
and the fruit will bc left 10 ro, on the trees
The railroad company has killed the goose that
laid the golden egg .-D'idrdrcdn.
| DELAWARE CRY IrENs.-CottisloS on ri'E Riv-
mn.-On Monday night last the Ericsson propc'-
| ior, Diamond State, was run into by schooner
knocking one side In aud throwing overheard
900 baskets Of peaches. The daughter OF the
captain Of the Diamond State was severely 'nJur-
ed.
| At the meeting Of Kirkwood Building aud
| Loan Association on Saturday last funds sold nj
2ii and 27s
On Monday and Tuesday nights last, d, 43o
| baskets Of peaches passed through the Chcsn-
| pcnke aud Delaware Canal, for Philadclphia.
Mr. James Craig lost ono Of his dranght horses
one day last week. Cause supposed to he dis
temper.
Delaware City. with n population of | 800 In
habi,ants, Is infested with 5000 tmorc or less
bowling, growing and larking logs who al
uays find II conrcnien, to hold their concerts a.
bon, midnight. Kaiser don't you want to buy
a dorg?'
PyrTy LAncrSv.-on Saturday nigh, last,
some one wen, i,uo the yard Of Mr.. q. 7. Brndy
and carried away rope swing.
| On Sunday last MS Mr.. John II Roberts was
cleaning one OF his hsrscs, he was struck by the
heel Of the horse, cutting severe cash over tie
| 81. kuf pfa "a n
Ar rng MAYon's OrpicE.-Ths mayor issued n
proclamation on Monday las, prohibiting gun
ming in the town limits, which has become a
great nuisance.
Phil. duffy was arraisned before Mayor p'ice
for running his horses, Buckshot and Rtwhidc,
through the streets lie was allowed TO contrib
ute 81 and costs TO the town for the same. Al
the same time, John Kern was arragned bcior,
the Mayor for allowing goats 20 run nt large
and was allowed to contribute Si.5o to the town
for the same.
grand festival ON Friday night last, upon whicl
occasion one Of our liberal citizens presented 'h
church with fine street lamp, with appropriate
speeches, &c.
On Wednesday last, John Shnnder, who hn
contracted To do the brick work on the frs
Prcshy ytornn Church, was snn-s'rnck, but di'
him no great injury.
There were over thirty six arrivals at the Del
aware City HOTEL for the week endiag Angus
10th.
Homes RAciSo.-At the late grounds of Ne'
Castle Agricultural Society, August 2ath, III
: following prizes are offered to winning horses
: For horses owned in the State that have neye
!. beaten the, minutes, $75 10 the frs, horse 50
}, 10 the second. To horses that have mover bca,c
"a minutes, similar purses. The third race, ope
\ to all Corners, offers citizens purse OF $500
h $3.50 to the first horse $50 10 the second TIL
!, fourth purse, Si0o, Is to double team. owned
n the State, SIS 10 the first and s25 To second hes
!, All entrances must DC made IN writing 10 u
Secretary OF the Club, on or before August III
Il stating color and name OF horse aud sending ic
n per cent. entrance fee.
i RELioiors.--Forcst Presbyterian Chureh-Re
"a John Patton, d, y. Pastor. Scrvccs-Sabba'
!. mornings nt 10y, Sabbath evenings at u, ar
\, Wednesday evenings a, a O'Clock.
A. ST. AIMS Episcopal Church. Rev. Jno. Colli
]. McCabc, D. ID. Rector, Seryires-Sabba,h NOR
!, ings at iO} o'clock, Sabbath evenings at Il
70 Chapel In Middlciown, at 7.4s o'clock. Al
!. Fridays at I O'Clock, ?. m.
:. Methods, Episcopal Church-Rev Nangh'
:, Smith. Pastor. Sefyiees--Sabbath mornings
!, iOA clock; Sabbath evenings at u o'cloc
70 Prayer meeting on Thursday evenings.
he TIE nomination election Of the Dcmocra
u party Of Wilmington WAS held on Saturdn
50 with the FL owing result:
nd City Trcasurer, James McCabc.
ar Assessor, Lower District, Fraklin Wright.
De. Assessor, Upper District, Josiah McCsii.
nd There was very little in,sycst manifested In
'rs election, because Of the unanimity with whi
ch the candidates were prcscntcd.
ii, TmE MAxIxrx.-Last week, when VIC record
nm the shipment Of 33 car loads of peaches per d'
No from this station, We thought the maximum nu
lis Der had been attained but I'VE rsckoaed with'
n. our host" On Tuesday last, 80 car loads
a. peaches were shipped from Middlstown, whi
II an average Of $50 baskets per car load, gi
the aggregate Of 10, 900 baskc,s.
The dedication Of the new Emmanuel Chur
sex Methodist Episcopal) at Townsend, will u
place a 10 O'Clock, A. \. on Sunday the ?0tt
August. Service In the morning BY Rev. J.
ear Ciymer, Of Smyrna; At $50, p. ". by Rev.
'ay Smith, OF Middletown and at 1.30, p. n.
INK Rev. W. Psettymau, OF LeiPsic. The public
!ne !u invited.
Ire Col. q. W. Cummins hauled two wagon 10
ALE Of peaches TO The town hall pavement In Smy
ola on Saturday afternoon last aud distributed u