Middletown transcript., 1872-07-27
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few days since, Mr.. William Beck, living
near this place, shipped ss3 quarts Of blackbcr-
rics, being one days picking.
Mr.. Zcnas Longland, In this ncighborhood,
raised on u small field a5l bushels Of wheat per
acre His nsighbors, Mcssrs William Beck and
Arthur Colburn, think they can beat him.
A few days siacc, Mr.. William Beck butcher
ID wc,hcr that weighed 90 pounds, dressed.
The apple orchards are very full In this visin-
~ nnd this week there were heavy shipments to
Philadelphia.
On Wednesday last, the Sabbath school con-
nccicd with the ~ Georges Prcsby ytcrian church,
took tl,r steamer R.ybold and went on nm ex-
cursion TO Pcnn's Grove, New Jersey, where
they held their annual picnic.
Phrnix Brass hand of 81. Georges, held .
social cotilon party In the woods Of A. N. Vail,
Esq. for the benefit Of the band.
Our town has been very lively for the pasi few
days, there b,ing quite a number Of excursion
parties passing through, on their way 10 the
Chesapeake Bay, who stop and spend y few
hours In and around tle town.
There we're 10 arrivals nt the Delaware City
Hotel for the week eLding July s2.
We learn that u Tournament is to br held At
ST. Georges, some time this Fall.
Our Dentist DR.. J. ]. vandcrford, has gone
to Philadelphia for few weeks, and will return
abou, the las, Of August.
Peaches.
Some few lIalc's Early have been shipped
from here this week, by the market train. and
on Monday next regular shipments will begin
The crop this season will not he rs large as cs-
timn'cd AT the Peninsular Fruit Growers Asso-
einiion--l $50, 600. We understand from good
authority, that there will not lie more than one
carload day shipped from below Clayton.
The Smyrna Tin,es says Small quantities Of
This fruit are being shipped this week, and next
Monday the season will regularly open nt Clay
ton The frui, has fallen of considerably with.
in the pas, few weeks, but not TO ms great nm cx-
tent here as In other localities In the county II
is thought the crop here will reach i25, 900 has.
ke's, mgnins about 2I5, 900 last year. The esi-
mate for Clayton, at the Fruit Growers Conven-
ton, was 200, 600 baskets
Odessa Items
Mcssrs G.. Watkins, e. 7 S,ration, u. Corhi,.
Jr, DR.. VIM. torbit j. q. Brown. Edward An.
pleion, VIM. Dudley and some other gentleman
of this town and vicinity, started las, Wcdpes-
day on cruise IL the sloop Dcc,ircr, down The
Delaware River and Bay, in pursuit of pleasure.
expecting 10 spend several days in fishing, sail.
ing, Sc
Charles I,cns,cn. Esq. and daughter, lcf, for
shor, sujourn Mt Cape May during ,hc warm
weather on Thursia, morning.
Three infants children OF Messrs. Alexander
Moody. Robt. Swan and William Gfiacnburg,
we're buried from i!,is town, this week.
The Peach Question is the main topic OF con-
,crsaiian lcfe nos, and Gtcale, nnd Grant nrc
thrown in the shade hy this mu,c .np.finn,
subject.
The Crops.
The corn crop is very fine all through this
section of the country, and one more good rain
will be SUFFICIENT To mature II greater portion Of
II, The wheat ana oats crops nre harvested aud
in many instances, thrcshei ont The yield Of
both thrse cereals is gery small the average for
"A " ni.l.l "A .b.ts
acre. While come fields did not yield more than
the seed, some others produced MS mnrh us TWEEN
y bushels 10 the acre. The hest Weld we have
heard OF, and perhaps the best ON the peninsula
is iha, Of II field Of Mr. Charles A Murphy, ON
his farm In Cecil county, near the Delaware line
not LIr ,rom Newark, where he raised between
iaO aud anp bushels on twenty arres--p yield OF
nearly ioliy bushels per acre. Who san beat
this
bridge Completed.
We ar, Informed by one uf the eaaa,y commits.
sionars for Appopninmnk lluaarrd, that the
bridge ofrr Blarkhird Greek. at blarkLird Land
ing, th.ilt Ly MIR, shaw of Wiminglou1 which
was commenced 'Hst spring, is now completed
and ready for travel. TIE Building Com ',iiicc
Mcssrs, lcakyne Wilson, Shnllcross. Bright,
Smith ani Latkcy. gill visit the bridge to-day.
They will stop NJ the Townsend House ID t.
Tow send ptopricrori for dinner, aud will then
proceed 10 the briigc 10 inspcc, it.
Smash Up.
Mr. iew.s 7 Hoher,s, residing above Elkion,
formerly II Bohemia Mannor, willis, on n visit 10
his old Place, nov owned by Mr. Geo. Derrick
son, lr. On Wednesday had his carriage broken
up, which was new one just from the manu-
taciarcr. lie hched his horse TO u post, and
shortly after n bee lii upen the horse which
carscd him 10 break away, and n going through
n gateway ran into the gate ..carly drmolish.
ing the carriage.