Middletown transcript., 1872-08-31
Delaware City.
A correspondent of the Wilmington
Commercial, thus writes:

cotrtrp'hu'"' VI NHc w iihiiisioH
Commercial, thus writes:
Work is progressing slowly upon tho
battery on the site rurchas,d from Glenn
eni Reeves, opposite Fort Delaware. The
wharf, under the upcriutcndcncc Of DR.
r $ Dunlap is rapidly approaching COM
plciinn. Of the three piers upon which
The wharf is to he built. two have been
fixed in their respective positions, while
third will, in a few days, be flushed
This will when finished, i, is thought. be
stronger aud more formidable for, than
Fort Delaware. directly opposite.
\ change is also going On over At f1ri
Delaware The guns Visible 10 the naked
eye from either -horc have been removed.
aud in their places huge magazines are
visible. aud we are informed large H.
inch gun is placed in each easement;
The new dwelling mansion of Arthur
Colburn a short di.iance outside of the
town ou the road to Port Penn. will, when
finished. be the most magniiccn, building
Of the kind in the State south Of the canal
II will eost about Sl1.nDo, laac II T.
bill is the carpenter
y
the latter og kirkwonl, have formed CO.
partnership. aud are erecting large grana-
rics here with the intention Gf going into
the grain business. MIR. Irving viii short
ly remove To Delaware City. The third,
story Of the granari-s will ha used as
| hall for the meeting Of societies
Never within the RECOLLECTION Of the old
est inhabitani has therp been such fine
crop Of apples as nov loads the trees in
this vicinity Every apple tree. whether
Of the grated or natural variety. is laden,
aud what is more remarkablc the apples
are perfect, without disease or blcmsh.
Although there ara many peaches ship.
ped from here, the shipments don't compare
with the bygone days when the Clarks aud
Reynolds were the champion peach
growis,s" of Delaware. Pears aud other
small fruits are abundant, bu, prices are
not very rcmuperaiiye.
The wheat crop aboat here is said never
TO have been much better than the present
season, the general average being from 20
to 2s bushels per acre Corn looks mag
niiiccn,ly; farmers suy the prospec, was
never more favorable
Potatoes are not so prolific compared
with other crops, but with the recent rains
a large crop may be expected.
" Rock is the name Of sagacious dog
owned by George A. Clark. Everybody
knows Rock. nad Rock knows everybody
and he knows exactly whom to ask for Il
penny lie will 60 up to hn friends. look
into their faces. aud with bis paw tap
them on the pocket, rs much us to say
please give me pcgny The coin placed
on the tip Of Rocks hose, he quietly waits
until one. two. ,hroe is counted, and when
three is mentioned he adroi,ly catches III,
penny in his mouth aud sisrts of to the
butchers where he exchanges bis money
for meat. Sometimes be goes to neigh
boring store and purchases crackers. but
If not honestly dealt with, he will not Wis
il the store again. Rock oncc begged 4
two cent eoiu from one Of his friends. wcu
to the butchers aud got the worth Of it IL
meat. After eating the meat he returned
to the butcher shop snl Gnd;pg his tw,
cent piece still lying there, he hastily
picked il up. aud vent to groccr's nnC
exchanged it for crackers. This last cir
cumsiancc shows that Rock would BE-
little trickcy IL he had an opportunity.