Middletown transcript., 1872-11-16
Local and State AdAirs.
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Assiclss o. taste are presided over by one or
more Of Newssk's fair daughters. each Of whom
q splendid specimen Of alluring sweetness,
while the poor pocket stricken youne men are OBJ
lects Of sympathy and regret. The supper room
Y ss sss'tsl poin. we'll prepared, othsered and
eas, &c: May the undertaking be q success
spite OF Episootic equal to all expectations.
The Bptso0ttc continues 10 sprrad, and scarce
y horse in the whole seighborhocd is WE'LL
but cough, cough, cough 10 the greeting sound
from end to end Of our town. "The New Lon
don mail stage goes on foot"
The Newark Machine Co. Late Casho / co.,
arc meeting with . proper degrsc Of success.
They contemplate an increase Of stock and eapi-
tai, are adding an addition to their works Of n
two-story building 20 by A0---which will give
them shops lao feet long by 40 feet vide, two
stories and garrett with smiths shops, store room
and shedding additional. Messrs. fiarberi and
Raymond, OF Philadelphia, have contracted with
the Company for the entire control Of their
Diamond State Threshcr aud Cleaner, taking all
they can build.
The Newark Bank--having papcrcd, painted,
and carpcied their room, have farther added to
iis appearance and protection = neat wire rail-
ing, which the officers feel 10 be much safer than
the open coun,cr. The Board OF Directors con-
template an increase Of Capital and consequent
increase Of business. The Bank Is very pros
porous and well managed.
With the opening Of the Pennsylvania and
Delaware X. r., sundry new enterprises are spo-
ken Of BY many persons in Newark. Nr. SAM
uel b. Wright 10 intending TO erect large Ware
house on the corner OF Main street and r. r.
street, with coal and lime sheds attached. lie
| will buy Grain and sell Lime Coal, Fertilizers,
| Agricultural Implements, Hardware, &c. Mr..
J. 7. Williamson eoniempla,cs n similar move,
| looking to the increase OF his business.
The Bank Of England having advanced her
rates Of discount, owing TO the Boston FIRE, sun
dry Note dealers and Brokers In Newark are
following suit, and money rules steadily from I
| to ~ per cent, owing to the edging.
| The Omeisi Vote.
| The vote in New Castle County Is as follows
| For Grant, 5,sa5; For Greeley, 1855; POI
| O'Conor, la4. Grants majority over Greeley
| 1880, over Greeley and o'Conor llAs.
Fon CoseRrss--LoHand Rep. received 5sI4
Wright, 1888. Majority for Lofand sec.
FoR SHERirr-Arms,rong Rep. received $500
Grubb, 5oo6. Majority for Armstrong, 8?a.
FoR CoRosEa--W Winslow Rep. 1924; Wood
ward, 5000. Majority for winslow, sV4.
foR SExAroR-Rddlc Hep. 5ol6; Chandler
49s7 Majority for Riddle, o6e.
FoR RxrREsIsrATivEs--Rcpu Silver
5000; Maris, 5e43; Lewis Thompson, $3.50
Joel Thompson, Ir. :o;,; FERRIS, 59?e; Clark
sot4; Hutchinson, ESTABLISHMENTS: rraim
so?ti McCauley, 1901 Baldwin, ae44; wier
ASA Bggs, 4so9 Newton, 4s35; Ferguson
1898 Average Republican majority, sss
FoR Levy CorRr-Republicans Derrick, ss
10; Febiger 5574 Sharplcss, 1878; jackson
5s9t; Janvier, 5sei.-pemocras: Lodge, 1891
Sharpe, 1853 Husbands, 1911 Jamison tse2
Cooeh, 4oss. Average Republican msjori,y
SOS.
IL KENT CopsrY,
Greeley received 1865 Grant, 2435; o'Conor
80. Greeley plurality ;-4?1.
For Congress, wrights majority 10 lae Til
average Democratic majority Is 5l3.
Srssxx County.
Grant, 1856; Greeley, 27Ts; OCoaor, 3se
For Congress, wrights majority i, 80. Av
crage Dem majority, 2s3.
Grants majority in State, elii Loaand
majority, 355.
Legislature will stand: Senate Democrats.
Republican; House, "a Democrats, Rspubli
caas.
In New Castle county the Levy cour, wi!
consist Of Democrats and Republicans.
Horse Disease.
The Epiroot has appeared In real esrnes, Il
Middle,own and vicinity, though in very mil
form. good many horses are coughing, nm,
ncsinS little, but none appear to be much sie
Thus far. II Is daily on the increase In hi
nsighborhood and from all points on the PENN
sula come reports Of its prevalence. Its attack
made upoR mules, cattle, hogs and other AM
mails, and, It Is said, 1t does not even spare men
Il Is very seldom fatal, hut we understand tina
Col. J. Clayton has recently lost fine youn
horse' on his farm near Sassafras, but wheths
from this cause or not is no, known.
II Is thought TO be a, Its height in Whining
ton. The street cars are all stopped, and Ii
sight OF men aHd oxrn drawing express an
other wagons 10 not uncommon, much to the a
| uusemeut OF the gapsirs
Tho dirensc appears 10 be atmospheric. Their
were no horses from Middletown driven to place
where II was raging, and no horses from infec,
ed places were brought here, yet we have 1t.
II would be utterly useless for persons lvin
In the country, TO refrain from driving thci
horses to Middle,own on accouat Of the disease
for the few horses that have IL In town are most
ly in private stables. rAtre they are kspt an
there 10 no danger Of other horses being brough
IN contact with them.
Delaware City Items.
The "Hipporhinophlcma Tabienno ocalas,ap
mus" eomonly called the Epsootic, the hors
disease, We learn has affected nearly all III
horses In this neighborhooa. As yet, there hns
been no fatal cases. IL Is remarkable tha, th
horses have not been affected by II sooner
Speaking Of this Equidemic, the Turf Fieid an
Farm, ono a the best publications OF its class
says: "Whsn every other man you meet, owinj
10 peculiar atmospheric changes, has a cold Ii
his head, Is It surprising that large numbers o
our horses show symptoms Of catarrh7 The at
mospheric changes should affect horse-aesh a
readily 40 they afec, human iesh Horses cough
and men do likewise. Pray, then, do not let til,
sensational papers scare you out Of your boots
The terrible horse disease Is not half 20 terribl,
In reality ~ Il is in print"
A TALUAsLE Doe.-Mr. George Clark, of ,hi
city, has been offered, several times, $3.50 for hi
pointer dog Rock" and few days since, 4
gentleman ftom PHILADELPHIA who has had Roei
out hunting, offered Mr. Clark $500 which ole,
he declined.
Mr.. WIN. II. n. Clark, living near this city
has shipped from here, 1900 barrels of apples L
Philadslphia. He has from four 10 Ave hundred
barrels slowed away In his cellar. The appl,
crop has been very profitable one In this coun.
y. The variety known 10 the Lady Apple hai
yisl1sd we'll. Most Of oar farmers say that thil
vasistl has not bosss any fruit for twepty.av,
yssss hseors.
| Alsss Tspses.
Oar esefestie townsnsn, JOAN Morrison, Car.
psnteT and builder, has co6tracted with VIM. r
Cochran, Esq. to build for him on his farm neal
kenBedyvIils, Nd. stable 30x37 feet with hay.
lo1, and stsbls room for - had Of horses.