Middletown transcript., 1872-08-17
Local and State Affairs.
Cslisn's Reach.

Ga Saturday evening" last, a party OF lados
and gentleman. consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. q. |
Lippincott nad daughter, Mr.. aud Mrs. y. Rey- 4
nolds and Miss Lizzie Blacki-ton, DR.. q. T. |
Maxwell and q. II. vaudcrford, Esq, drove
down 10 Collins Beach, and spent the night and
Susday.
On Sunday morning the party from Middle
town was augmented by the arrival Of Mr. WIN.
Green and M. Edward Bowdoin. Meeting the
Middlciown ladies who have been spcading some
weeks ai the Beach, aud number Of gentlemen
frotn Smyrna, among whom were Rev. DR..
Norscii and Mcssrs. Rsbt Cummins Sr. aud Jr.
they spent the time very agrecaiy, aud returned
home on Sunday rvcuina, with the exception Of
Mr.. Reynolds party who remained ill Monday
evening highly pleased and gratided with their
visit.
Dr.. Morscll ian Episcopal Clergym man from
SMYRNA was requested 10 hold service, asd sc.
cordingly on Sunday morning, Al the usual hour
for church, the gong sounded, and the boardcrs
aGd quite number Of persons from the sur
rounding country, who had come In 10 spend the
day, assembled in the parlor and on the piazza
Of tho hotel 10 attend worship. The choir on the
| occasion. which was composed OF mcmbcrs OF the
Episcopal and Prcsbyieri cloirs Of MiddIetown,
| sang " will Arise as an opening piece DIR.
Morsell after going through the regular Epsco-
pal service, preached most excellent sermon
from portion Of the " verse OF the 4ih chapter
Of Amos---'' Prepare to meet thy Cod
Collins has always been = favorIic place Of
resort with our citizens aud those OF Odessa and
Smyrna, and the kind aud courteous treatment
they experience at the hands OF the proprietor
Mr. Frank Collins, will render 1t more aud more
SO.
We met there, n number OF pleasant and socia-
blc ladies and gentlemen from Philadelphia and
those who wish to have "good time cannot
do better than make up n party and go 10 Col
lins'.
straiEhs.out Democratic MeettaG.
The attendance at WIN. Deans siraight-out
| Democratic meeting at Newark, on SATURDAY.
n ighi last was rather small, owing is claimed,
| TO n lack of sufficient notice ascribcd by Mr..
| Dean to Z. =. johnson Of the Gazette, whom, Mr..
| Dean charges with an evident dcsi ire 10 smother
| the meeting, and Trcven, Democrats from heing
| informed of Il. Notice was sent 10 the Gdfoiic
| for ~ conspicuous Insertion In that paper, but
| this was not given, and the posters which Mr.
| Dean ordered never came TO hand.
Mr. Dean and his associates were very much
| in carnes, and very hopeful. They claim tina,
there are sixty gentlemen in White Clay Greek
Hundred, who will join In forming nn antiGrec-
| ley Democratic Club
man aud Joseph Dean Secretary Mr.. Vim. Dean
stated the object of the meeting 10 bc the lorma-
| ton of a Democratic Club. lie made n speech
OF some length. severely ,ampooning the liaii-
more Convention and its advocates.
| Al the close OF his address, Mr.. Dean presented
|
siraigh,-on, Democratic Club to bc called the
| Democratic Club of Newark.
The preamble sets forth its objects 10 he mn
| " organization for the maintenance and support
OF the Constitution and laws Of the United States
| the Constitution and laws of our own State. and
the earnest support Of the principles, platform,
aud candidates of the National Democratic
party"
Eight persons then. came forward ard signed
the Constitution OF the club. MIR. Dean stated
tina, he knew, personally, of - gentlemen who
| would Join the club, among whom are some OF
The nsos, influential and prominent Democrats OF
the Hundred.
The meeting then nd djourned to meet q, the
same place on Thursday evening, August 18th.
when II was expected many more names would
be added.
Powder Mtil Explosion.
About half-pas, four O'Clock, ON Tuesday af-
tcrnoon, heavy shock, accompanied by the IT,
sua rumbling noise, suddenly startled Our cii-
zcns, while the dense cloud Of smoke from the
northwest. which usually follows these accidents
confirmed the belief that an explosion had hap
pened nj DUPONT : powder mills.
The explosion occurred in Que Of the grinding
mills, which was considerably damaged by tho
shock. Patrick llroan, Que Of the lahurrrs IN
this mill, who was working there al the time,
was blown into the air aud instantly killed. His
body was found in the woods, some distance
away. One lee was blown oil, one hand was
missing, and he Was otherwise horribly manglcd
No other casualties occurred
The explosion is Supposed TO have been occa-
stoned by some sand getting among the powder
which was being ground.
AT Riddles wollen mills, a short distance be-
low, the shock was so severe ne 10 sha,er neary
, every window In the building, besides ftighicu
ing the Operatives thoroughly - Ga:fne.
a Present for aaesp Victoria.
On Wednesday last, Our cn,erprising towns
/, man, J. Is. Fenimorc, Esq. packed n crate o
! choice peaches and forwarded them by ih'
Y steamship City oi limerick, OF 'nman line o
Mail Steamers, to Her Most Gracious Majesty
, the Queen OF England, at Windsor Castle. Th
peaches are Of the varieties known rs " Tro,hs,
B ''Yorksn and Reeves Favoriics, " and separate
r ly wrapped ih paper prepared by II hrm II
A Boston, for preserving fruits from decay. Mr.
Feuimore has made q series Of experiments will
the paper, and now makes the first bold expert
: mcnt Of Transporting fresh peaches drcc, TO Flu
Y rope. lie also shipped crate TO the Captain o
n the steamer, who agrees not 10 open 1t until II
Liverpool, md acqnaint Mr.. fcninorc OF the sue
cess Of the experiment. II Is TO be hoped tha
science will now achieve what has so far bcci
regarded as au impossibilty, and pcrmi, Mr
i Fenimorc TO lie the instrument OF inangnra'ing
a New Era In the history of our delicious peach
!. We await with no little anxiety the result.
Peashee.
For scycrnl days past peaches have been sclin
. at low sruse, and Ia some cases bringing tn
u shipper In debt. The reason for this Is clear
i all Instead OF shipping the fruit MS We have o
n ten connsclled, and which all conccdc Is the oal
way 10 obtain remunera'ise prices, nearly q
shippers have sent their fruit to New iosk
u philadelphia has had but a small peopsrtiou ,
- fruit, aud the Pennsylvania soutc was opl
!. opened on Wednesday. In another column "
:, publish communication by a peach grower
= which we commend 10 the considerations
" growers.
. Below We give the shipments from this static
c since our last report:
|, August 9th, h,......,.."...........S cara.
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