Middletown transcript., 1872-09-28
Local and State Affairs.
Proceedings ssAe Deneerssse csunsy c.
vene1On.

PrseesAsn9s 81 she Densoerasse Csunsy Cen. |
vsnsSen.
Persuant 10 call OF the County Chairman, the |
New Castle Couaty Delegations, met 10 nomina- |
ton Convention at New Castle, Sept. 2lst,
1874. Dr.. Il. Worrcll, from Red Lion Hundred,
was elected President, and Jas. r. Casperson,
from Wilmington, Secretary
On motion, a list Of Delegates, as presented by
the different Hundreds, was read comprising five
from eacl, Hundred, excepting Wilmington Hun
drcd which claimed 10 delegates.
On motion Wilmington Hundred was allowed
10 delegates.
On motion, nomination for Senator for
Chris,ianA Hundred, was ordered.
The name Of J. Poulson Chandler, was pre-
senied, who was confirmed by the Convention.
On motion, . nomination for Representatives
foe the different Hundreds entitled, was ordered.
The following are the confrmations for the
different Hundreds cn,itlcd:
ron REPRESENTATIVES.
Brandywine lid. Bcnj. Fraim; Wilmington,
WIN. $. McCaulley Mill Creek, T. l.. J. Bald
win; White Clay Greek uriah s. wier Rcd
Lion, Albert .. Newton; Appcquinimiak,
Richard Ferguson Pencader, Scweli q. Bggs.
| On motion, n nomination for Lcvy Court Com
missioners for the different Hundreds entitled,
was ordered.
| The following are the confrmaions for the
different Hundreds entitled
| FOR LEVY COURT coxxissiosrns
| Brandywine, Isaac n Lodge; Wilmington
Thos. H. Sharpe; Chrs,iana, Aaolphns ilus-
bands New Castle, Gardner |. Jamison PEN
| cadcr, Jos. W. Cooch.
on motion, the nomination and confrma-
ton Of Senator, Representatives, and Levy Court
| Commissioners, were made unanimous.
On motion. the proceedings of this Convcn-
,ion, were ordered 10 be published In the Ddiiy
Gazette, Of Wilmington, with the request that
other daily and weekly papers OF the County
please copy.
On motion, adjourned
T.. WORREIL, President,
J.F CAsrrRsos Secretary.
ssnor Topics.
Those Of our readers who nre contemplating
setting out peach orcherds this fall or In the
spring, nre directed TO the advertisements Of F.
Il. Cochran and Kelly Guild which appear in
this issue. These gentlemen experienced In
the nursery business and trees from their nur
series may he relied upon as being true 10 name,
and jus, wha, they are represented
There is to be n Grand Democratic Mass Meet.
ing in Elkton on Tuesday, October 2ad
The Jackson 4 Sharp company, of Whining.
ton, have recently shipped several narrow-gung,
cars To Brazil. Our Wilmington ears are he
coming famous thronghou, the world.
The Wilmington Daily Gd.er, says there car
be no loager any doubt tina, the name of a, lras
one Of the collectors of this city has been l,ho
tors names in the county and State have beer
SO used il is impossible 10 tell, but wari
our friends throughout the State in hc on ihr
guard, and examine all suspicious pcrsons' re
ccipts before they vote.
TN Monday last the Western Union TELEGRAPH
, Company commenced erecting the telegraph
poles along tn. line Of the Dorchester and Della
ware Railroad from Scaford to Cambridge
!, il reported that the Junction nud Break
water Railroad Company have secured nnothc
boat TO run between Lcwcs aud New York, an,
that trips will be continued throughout III
winter
Three men were captured in New Castle I'D
, one day las, week and lodged in Jail They ha
been on general burglary expedition, havu
broken into three houses, in one ot which,
> Mrs. Reynolds, they stole over $3.50 worth
silvcrware and jcwclry.
Z Attention is called 10 the fact, by many Of III
newspapers, that according TO law passed b
Congress in 1871 the Congressional balo, inu,
be dis,nc; from ,he rest OF the ticket, this year
Hon. T. +. Bayard and Bishop Becker, Csiht
lie Bishop Of Delaware, have arrived home froi
!, Europe.
, Railroad Meeting at Ceeiiton.
Pursuant TO call, large number OF the cit
, gems Of Cecil and adjoining counties met
] Ceci'on. on Saturday last, to take measures it
ward building the Elkton and Masseys Rnilroat
! The meeting was organized BY calling John "
: Weldon Secretary.
+, After a general interchange OF views on raj
: roads in general and the Elkion and Masscys
J. particular, the following persons were nppoine
10 solicit subscriptions: Kent county, Robert !
Griffith and Alexander Wilson; Cecil count,
y Nla District, Joseph Biggs, J. c. Price and J. i
: Badd I'd District, William Lindsey, Scwe
; Green and John Peach Sd District. James
Groome, q. W. Cruikshsnk and David Scott.
A committee to call on the Prrsideat Of n
1 Kent county Railroad, and solicit his advice an
q assistance, wns appointed as follows: Scwe
a Green, Rober, s. Griffith and William T. We
don.
: Ahou, Sl2, 900 was subscribed by citizens
Z the first district, and the general imprcssic
!. seemed TO be, that, by all pulling together II
road will soon be an accomplished fact.
The meeting then adjourned TO meet again
8 Chesapeake City, on October l2,h, at2 oclo,
e Pm.
n Appointment OF Clerk or the Peace.
y Gov. Ponder, on Saturday last, appoin''
Il " lillian A. Moore, Esq, Of Frederick, Clerk
q the Peace for Kent county, rice J. 3. Jester Es
!. whose time has expired Nr. N. possesses eTe
Is qualification for the position and will make
IS popular Officer His appointment, seems to 81
II general satisfaction. Mr.. Jester the retirif
/, Clerk has faithfully discharged the duties Of u
!, ofc, for the past five years, aud retres with I
u best wishes OF all Deiararsan.
Good Percentage.
9 Mr.. Martin +. Walker, residing near n
town, some six years ago bought narrow str
70 Of land between himself and neighhor, labo
" onc-ff,h of an acre. for which he paid sas q
l. II adjoihed his peach orchard and he plan,'
another row OF twenty trees. This year, fro
!. !. those twenty trees, he gathered loo baskets
ID marketable fruit, which ne,ted hin so, N
,r Walkers peaches have averaged him this yea
a the season through, 6a cents per basket.
IN Idtessd.
= At the recent session Of the U. s. Court,
;. dicimenis wsre found by the Grand Jury again
. A. Given, john W Cain, and George Z. War
y for a violation of section I'd Of the Enforcemc
+ Act. and an indictment was also found agair
g the Levy Court for the same offence. The Con
y will meet on the I'd OF October when the cal
, will be disposed of.
J. Eioped with vholc Family.
p A man living in the western part Of the cit
j. on Thursday last, elopcd with the wife OF one
% his friends. Indeed, he took not only the W
J Of his friend, but also his two children, n