Middletown transcript., 1872-08-03
Awss lesns.


Gems Of Newark arrived on Monday.
The fishing here 10 excellent. On Wednesday |
q PARTY went 10 the Breakwaicr and were very |
succcssful In two ways-6shng and seasickness.
They took about $50 pousds Of trout, black fish,
steershead, &c. Two Of the party squared ac-
counts with Old Neptune, and one gentleman,
OF Middlc,own, a merchant who Is qritc tall,
gained at lcas, two feet by the rctchings.
For the frs, time IN Ave weeks We had q de-
ligh,ful rain on Wednesday. The water poured
down In torrents fer at leas, nm hour, refreshing
vegetation very much.
The hotels are doing n good business, and next
week party ffom 81. Louis, No. will arrive.
Persons in seek Of pleasure. free from the soise
aud hustle Of an over-crowded fashionable wa
| tering place, should pay this place visit. As
an indurcmcnt 10 others, II Is said that nearly
all the visitors Of last season are here at present,
and many new faces have been added. II at
tcn,ivc proprietor, obliging clerks polite ser
van,s, and neat rooms are the necessary requi-
sites, they cas- he obtained here. There has been
over 500 arrivals at the Ocean House and United
States Hotel, both Of which are conducted by
Walter Burton.
A tri-wcekly limo Of steamers ply between here
and New York, and are doing good trade.
Excursion tickets TO New York are issued a, the
low rate Of 81 for the round trip. The agent II.
8. Sproull former Commercial Reporter for the
n. Y. Tribune. has charge OF this cnd Of the line
and by his indefa,igablvncss Is procuring large
A Hop will take place on Thursday evening,
and from tho extensive preparations being made,
| IL will he the hes, Of the season.
| Excursions to Cape May are Of frequent occur
renee. Gov. Ponder aud several ladies and
gentlemen left On Saturday for that place.
Newark 1senss.
Mrs. William Bower fell from the from, piazza
Of her dwelling, few days since, breaking her
righ, knee. pr. C. Henry reduced the fracture,
and although suffering much pain, she Is doing
as well as could he expected,
Mrs. John W. Evans and Mrs. William Rcy-
Molds both met with severe accidents the past
week, in falling down siairwnys, though fsriu-
nalcly neither sustained serious injury.
President rurncll, Prof, Porter, Rev. @. II
Porter. DR.. n, II. Clark and WIFI, Mrs Robin
son, Mrs..and Miss cooch, Mr.. and Miss Schaiz
and Mrs. Wilson left Newark on Monday morn
ing for The Breakwa,er. u. Caulk, Esq, and
son have been touring midst the hucklcbcrrlcs Of
! Appoqnnimink. James u. Ray, ESQ. and fa,n-
ly are AT the Ocean House, Lewes, Del.
Since Mr. Ray has hccn In the real estate bus-
ness he has bough, aud sold land TO the amous |,
Of 81, 900, loaned over $500 900. and has
has never had n law suit about amy of his trans
actions.
William +. iIeslcr, Esq. offers his farm. near
this town, for sale exchange. lie should nd
ycrsc IL in the Transcript.
The Delaware and Pennsylvania Raj road Is
steadily approaching completion. and soon the
ewes Of Ncwarkcrs will be radlcncd by the sigh,
Of long lines Of coal cars, like huge blacksnakcs
crawling along The hiilsidcs. Mr.. William Rey-
nolds has a contract for cross-iies.
The new barber shop Is quito m Improvement, !,
and when done, the proprietor, Mr.. Sillcy, will
gra,ify his Gus iomcrs with iwo-siory shave.
Kent Co. ND. Affairs.
The Kent County Railroad is now completed
and ready to snip peaches and other freight,
from tina, poin, which will be known hereafter
as Parsons Station. A siding has been com
pcied where the railroad crosses the public road
known MS Fancy road. This poin, will be
known as yickcr's Station The track from
Chesicttown Station TO the wharf at Chester riv.
cr has been completed, and Is ready for those
Who wish TO avail themselves Of the advantages
Of shipping lay rail 10 New York, or other north.
srn marke,s.-Ners.
On Wednesday, abont II o clock in the fore
noon, the barn, stable, carriagc-housc, sheds
owe, s"cris house and NIL the ou,bnildings cxcrp,
the mcat-,,,,:..c nn the home farm Of Mr.. Ilora-
ito Beck, were dcstru, q by fire Mr. Beck was
engaged in ,hreshng his w,;ai crop, aud the
fire was kindlcd by spark from the engine
which fired a siraw-thatehcd shed. The lager
part Of Mr.. Heck wheat some twelve hnndr,d a
bushels. his straw. farming implements, reaper,
one horse and colt, were rairely CONSUMED
Two other harsos were badly burned, VI.
liccks loss Is between five and six thousand dol.
lars. lie Is insured 10 the amount of 81, ,3a5 In
; The Kent Mutual Fire Insurance Company O
Kent County - Transcript
Mr.. s. A. J. Wickcs residing near Gray Inr
Wharf raised this season from 10 bushels seed
ing on 81 acres of ground which was ia corn las
yssr, 3o2i bushels az wheat.
Chrs,ervilc Camp began Yesterday, and prom
iscs 10 be well sustained
$ Greeley sud nrowa Ratification Meeting.
A The Greeley and Brown Ratification Meetings
called To meet at Dover on Tuesday, met In nc
tvtt ttta Ia lpe xxaa uai al . "a
. Polly McNa,is, and the other by the Democrats
/ Both met a, the same place and at the same tim
y and the fallas oalld no, be distinguished fror
s the others, All met iur the same purpose nm,
!, worked liarmoniopsly. The calls were not il
n sued ever the signature OF any responsible par
i ties, hut simply signed many pi'i1cns' an
IL " many Democrats, consequently but fey
= petsons attended There was no delegation
" from Sussex and not more than dozen fror
h this county. The whole meeting numbered no
a over forty or nifty. Albert o. Newton was ~
z pointed chairman, and there was one secrciar
lie from New Castle and oIe from Kent, two vice
70 presidents from Kent and ane each from Ne'
lc Castle and Sussex. Speeches were made b
'e James r. Booth and Capt. J. N. Barr of wi
a. mng,op, and Samuel Townsea, Esq. Of Towr
d send.
y a series Of resolutions were adopted cndorsin
h Greeley and Brawn.
G. Peach shipme mss
II The first regular peach trains, this season
Is passed over the railroad on Mpnday--39 cars
Jersey City, four OF which were from this station
nt There were Two carloads shipped on Tuesda,
,e o on Wednesday, and . on Thursday, from her
4, lialcs are the only variety now being shippc,
T. and they are better this year than they have bee
for some years past. They are selling readily
Of from 81 to 80 so per basket.
l.. Tho Growers are not disposed TO sell this yea
d. although We have heard Of a few sales Ut fro
ID sevsnty-seycn cents to ous dollar per basket
u Peaches this year, We think, will average fro
ID 81 90 to 81 so per basket, the through
@ The canneries OF the Peninsula have to look
u this immediate section, in y great measure, 4
IN their supply of fruit, which makes demand
liz home rs well as abroad. We understand, Il
nj Dover Establishment has made one or two pu
70 chascs In this section At 80 cents per basket.
Or saA Case ef Drewniag.
y On Wednesday afternoon last, sad case
hc drow ging occurred on tho Canal at SUNNI
:. :. Bridge. .Thc facts pf the case, as We lcar'
NJ are ms follows: A Mr. Commins q ca
Of pcn,er, Of Chesapeake City, who was engage
Pr IN doing soms work either on the bridge,