Middletown transcript., 1872-08-24
Local and State Aahirs.
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Under this head, from time 10 time, We pro-
pose TO give description Of the manufactures /
md other places Of business Of Middletown. We
have frequently noticed some Of them; but now |
wc purpose noticing them IL DETAIL giving an |
sccount o. their rise and progress, as far a. can
be aseeftatncd. This week we will notice
: J. y. Cox 1 Bso's. CARaiAas FAcroay.
About the year 1895, Garrett Coz came 10 Mid |
ileiown and commenced the manufacture Of ag- |
riculiural implements, In = small way, In a shop
Is feet square, located on Broad Street, opposite
where the Citizens National Bank now stands,
aud on the site Of the present establishment.
ln few years be began the manufacture Of
carriages and harness, aud some Of our older
citizens we'll remember the interest manifested BY
tho whole community when the first vckic,c
which was made was turned out to their admir-
ing gaze. Later, as the carriage business grew,
new buildings had TO be erected; and 50 on,
from time TO time, new buildings additions and al
teraiious were completed 10 meet the constantly
increasing demand for work from this establish
mcnt.
In 1881, Mr.. Cor, finding the business 50 cn-
largcd rs TO need more attention, took his eldest
son, James NJ. Cox, into partnership with him,
under the name Of GARRwTr Cox / SoS. The new
frm continued 10 do thriving business up 10
the spring Of 1857, when Garrett Cox retired
from the firm, and a CO. o-partnctship was formed
between James ". Cox and Alfred q. Cox, under
the name Of JAMES ". Cox 4 Hso.
The new firm, which Is still In business, en-
tered under favorable auspices. and did 6nc
business from the date Of their union In n
short time, finding that their paint and varnish
shops not large enough to meet their demands.
they made an addition Of about rs feet 10 the
front building, the second story Of which was
converted into paint room, thereby giving
them paint and vnrnish room nbou, Is fee,
long.
In 1868, n new warc-room, 3oxso feet was
erected connecting the old ware-room with the
workshop and Office snording sufficient space
to store eighty carriages.
This has been the rise aud progress of the
largcs, carriage factory on the peninsula, out
side OF Wilmington, and the work turned out by
!, has reputation second TO NJ one.
Some OF the carriages manufactured by Garret.
Cox aud ts.rett Cox 4 Son are still running,
and IN such good state of preservation MS to l.,
likely 10 acquire noiorcty equal to the "ons
horse shay
. Tha, was built In such a logical way"
The present establishment is erected on the
lot where the business was first commenced,
which is loo feet font by los deep, and covers
more than halt Of its area.
The proprietors are prepared 10 furnish car
riages Of all descriptions, from the inferior bug
rs TO the finest coach aud taosc who coniein-
plate purchasing would do well 10 give this cs-
rblishmcnt trial.
Msnor Topics.
lIoraio Beck. Jesse X Hines and Cornelius J.
Scott, have been elected To represent Kent Co.
Md, in the Maryland Democratic State convcn-
ton, which meets In Baltimore, on September | |
VIM. Wclch, James A. Pcarcc and William =.
Walker arr delegates TO the Congressional Con-
veniion TO be held in Princess Anne, ON We'd
ncsday next, the 2s,h inst.
Cecil county Is 10 have an Aims House for
colored people, and the county commissioners
have awarded the contract for building il 10 4.
II. Reg nolds, Tor s 3,i69.
The cornerstone Of the new Episcopal chapel
Of Smyrna was laid on Wednesday afternoon, hy
bishop Lee, assisted by Dr.. Morsell, the Rector,
aud others.
TN Suuda. evening last over forty persons
were taken into full church membership in Fred
erica BY Rev T.. u. Newman, pastor Of the "
T.. church. II was impressive OCCASION.
q. ". Willin. Esq. Of Sussex, has sent TO the
chairman OF the Dover convention, bis resigna-
ton us Presidential Elcc,or.
Odessa Items
At the sale of the Richard Thomas property
las, week, all the property sold we'll, aud fulis
up TO the appraised value. Some ~ aercs ad-
joining this town brought over $500 per acre
J. l.. Gibson, wm. Polk, John &. Corbi, aud
Columbus Watkins were among the principal
purchasers
On Sunday afternoon last, Columbus Watkins,
by falling lie dslocaled the klcc-cap, and has
been confined TO his room ever since
The Delaware and Odessa stage, on Friday
night Of last week, met with u mishap. The
bridge at Asbury church-yar WAS washed away
By the heavy storm In the afternoon, and the
driver not discovering il drove into the stream
which was much swollen. Fortunately, beyond
a good we,ins and a terrible fright, The driver
and passengers escaped uninjured.
Leonard Gieh lost valuable horse, on We'd
ncsday, from the effects of the excessive beat,
Wm. Chance, Charles Rcns,cn, II. Z. Hayes and
DR.. Ashcrait have each los, valuable horses re-
Gently from some unknown cause.
Michael Grimminger Is erecting n two-story
frame shoe-store on Main Street, much to the an
noyancc Of his neighbors, ms it stands so far
front MS to obscarc the view.
Our Growers arc realizing from 81 10 SO cents
clear on their peaches.
Diackbird Camp.
Blackbird Camp, In which so much intcres,
has been manifested, began on Friday, and Ia
well attended. There arc between eighty aud
one hundred tents on the ground, and the attend
ance Tomorrow. 1t Is thought, will lie immense.
The woods where II Is held is well adapted for
snch an encampmcnt, being large, shaded by
large outrageous trees, and we'll supplied with
water from the several springs adjacent.
Ample accommodations has been made for all
who may visit the cncampmeni. There are two
boarding-,en,s, one kept by Mr.. Ingram and the
other by Mr.. Edward Wiley. The latter tent is
4sxis feet, two stories high, and has two rows
Of tables and two sleeping apartments. II 10 de-
signed TO accommodate one hundred boardcrs.
Personal.
DR.. Gilpin, owing 10 III health, has gone home
TO Eikton. lie cxpecis TO return on Wednesday
next, and will be ready to walt upon his patients
after that ,imc.
Col. Clayton with four yoang ladies, his
daughters and nicees, started for Lewcs on
Thursday, for weeks sojourn. Miss Sadie
Howell and Miss Annie Roberts, Of this town,
are also nj Lcwes
Mrs. u. n. Willis aud Mrs. George Derrick.
son and daughter, have gone 10 the White Noun.
,nins In New Hamshirc. They left on Wednes.
day morning and were joined by friends In New
Castle and in Philadelphia. They will be gon.
about two weeks
Accident ~ she Depot.
On Monday last, severe accident happened
to Emory Wright, n very respectable colcrcd
man. living about three miles from Warwick, Ia
Sassafrns Neck. Owning . small farm and