Middletown transcript., 1873-01-04
Local and State Affairs.
QAaes Tenles.

Local and State Affairs.
nasss rspses.
Forty years ~ SUSSEX coua,y had several
ron biass furnaces, blee.,eries and forges, and |
from the ore Of her own mines q
'sry superior article NJ both cast and wrought
ron. The orc 10 still plentiful, Il IL said, and
he ProPriesy Of starting the fnrnacvs again Is
Over 400 of the business men Of Wilmington |
neglected TO take GU: license lac, fsl. and Shcr.
IN Armstrong has bsen qntc busy 6r tho past |
two weeks In serving the proper notice upon |
Them
The Milford News says ,ooo-pound he'll has
been ordered from Cincinnati for the acw ". y. |
church Of that place. The earpe,ing has also
been ordered, and will cost nearly $500.
Mr.. Cow, Of the Van Worst farm. Milford,
slaughtered and shipped 10 New York, on Sat
urday week, 81 hogs the aggregate weight be-
ing Ia, 2i9 lbs.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Delaware Railroad will be held ia Dover, JAM
uary o.
Aftcr Jan. 10th, lis unlawful to shoe, g,mc
In this Stnte.
The p. W. l. y. n. n. Co. have declared a
sem-annual dividend OF four per cen, on the
capital stock Of the Co. payable January 9Th.
Tie election for directors Of the p. W. SB II.
X. will he held at their Office in Wilmington,
Jan. I3th, 1873.
The New Castle County National Bank Of
Odessa has declared scmi-aunual dividend Of
Eve pee ccat.
Al a meeting OF the Middlc,own Bnilding 4
Loan Association, on Thursday evening, funds
sold at Is per cent,
The Mc,hodis,s OF this ,own did not hold
watch Meeting" on New Years Eve, as has
been the custom heretofore.
A State Convention, 10 organize White Man 8
Party, will be held in Dover, on the lCih inst,
and on the same day, At the same place, meet
ing OF those interested in starting a Morning
Democratic Daily paper In Wilmington, will al
20 he held
The Town Commissioners give notice in this
issue, TO all persons owning or occupying prop
ertv within the town limits, to keep Their pave
men's clear OF snow aud ice aud the cutters
open, sader peaaiy Of line.
Attempted Highway Ress~vy.
Soius days ago as yonng Mr. Perkins Of Chc..
| ,cr,own, Kent Co Nd. agrpt Gor u Philadelphia
wholesale house ym passag through Brown $
| woods, above Church iIill he came up with two
men who had their horse and carriage standing
across the road and as he approached them one
Of the men advanced towards him aud taking
his horse by the briile rein ordered him To sur.
render his pockci-book. Having no arms about
him, he rcsor,ed In the next hest mcals Of pro-
t-c,ing himself Giving his horse = sharp Gu,
With his whip The apimal gave a lungc passing
] tho man aud running against the horse knock ing
him down Ar. Perkns tirs ras his horse "a
I Ches<cr,owa bridge, not knowing wsat gould
come next II seems that he had Considerable
moncy with him, which mrs, have been knows
by the wond-bc robbers.
A Peach Canning Establishment.
Mr. Thomas G. Murphcy, OF this place, in con
nce'ios with parties from Philadelphia, con,-m
platrs converting his mill property, about ihrc,
miles from Middlc,own, just over the Mar lant
! line, into peach canning establishment. ",
/ should suppose that u canuery here would pay
well, as irui, can be obtained ia any quantity
and at reasonable prices. Canncries nj Dove
pay handsome dividends and have more order
| than they can Ill not only at home but from
England. These establishments also pay wei
in the riiics, where fruit and lator are boil
higher than they are here, and VIC predict 70
the Murphsy enterprise unboupdcd success
The lee Harvest.
During several days Of this and las, week, OH
citizens have been bnsily engaged in filing thei
iechousss and wagons loaded With ice have beei
constantly rumbling through our streets, addini
the noise Of Industry TO the jiuglc OF pleasure
Ice is cheap and in summer u delicious luNs
ry, and little outlay for building ,c-houscs a'
iords very grca, amount OF satisfaction In III
J no, weather OF July aad August. Middleton
Is pretty well supplied with iee-kouses, but NOR
would he better. in spits Ct Tie philosophy of a
old farmer, 'ths, so many ice-hsnaes keep III
ground too cold for the growing OF corn All
peaches
At New Castle, early Monday morning, n er
was discovered 10 Mr.. u. Shaw's mills, whic
originated in S,ying Socw, aga DESTROYED I
bout 5000 wertl u I=opcriy. The New Cast
hose carriage was out, and, assisted by a numbs
OF citizens, soon stopped the headway OF II
flames, and finally cxtinguishcd them.
, A barn owacd by Lewis Weldon Jas, heyon
I Newport, caught fire ON Monday evening, sboi
. five q clock, and was totally Destroyed 4 lar:
, amount OF hay, fodder, grain, farming impl
ments etc, were In the barn and also destroy e
The building was very large ore, ard ahe 10
smouus to about SO, 500, which IS partially i
. sured.
, vAs Clsyssss iaesse.
q wilmngton's new big hotel has at las; be,
leased by person willing to run The risk OF
i paying. The hero Is Col. II. W. Sawyer, pr
prietor Of the Ocean House nj Cape May. lie
/, spoken Of ss "a genial and efficient manager
/, aud under his control 1t is confidently hoped I
/. ''Cinytoa'i will soon become popular hotel
wilmingtou's visitors. The lease has be
signed, arrangements are being made to have I
y work on the building fnishcd-the house I,
: ashcd and open for guests by the 2sd Of Fcbr
n AIRY.
!. "Nerriiy, N.rriiy ring ,heteils
Ger Winters snow clad hills and dsics."
The big snow Of last week made some Cir
class slcighng In this nciehborhood, OF viii
i our young folks, aye, and old folks too, show
il their appreciation by using diligently, and
:. jingle OF bells was heard constantly during
day and far into the sight, and although. az
the more moderate weather Of Tuesday and "
IL ucsday the slcighing was not quite so good
p beforT, yet the jingle Of the bells vas still hes
:. for several days.
re Csal OAi n pessien.
IA 0p Friday evening, OF last week, the guests
the National Hotel, In this town, were thro
into state Of excitement by the cry Of 6re be
* sounded from the third story. Upon going
I'd the place whence came the alarm, 1t was TOT
4 that lighted csal oil lamp had been, some b
- or ether, prccipiiaicd from table TO the "a
'o aud exploded, setting fire 10 the carpet. |
be boarders set 10 work Immediately, and the
vas extinguishel bstase having doac much d.
n ags
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