Middletown transcript., 1874-03-21
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Robins tissi ibih3srnd frogs put in an ap-
pearance ON Tuesday. !.
p The Fayn v,sster of ~ latter part Of this
vtek NJ sceuHd lteoph salturn their attention 10
their gardens and flower beds.
Many new and valuable advertisements appear
ia our new adver. columns this week 10 which
we inyite the attention Of our readers. alIT.
Since the last rise in the price of grain large
quantities Of corn have been rushed into the
market, keeping the grain buyers as busy as
bees. M rai sG
nostof,he Delaware papers pnblishsd. orp.AA-
erwise noticed Mich. Barlows announcement OF
his candidature for the Govsrnorship last week.
aud il il still "usrching on fS
1ue Fair 4 Festival held at Newark recently
for the benefit of.the Presbyterian church of
that town resulted quite sdccessfully, nearly
$500 having been realized.
ThereNare employed ID the basket ahd crate
manufactures at Laurel, l20 boys and girls.
They make $1,000 baskets per day and earn
from Is cts, to $i25 each.
! The Junction / Break water Railroad Company
are paying the fruit growers for damages caused
by the loss of their freight last season while .he
same was in the hands Of the company for ship
msut. -,-- --7-- ~ .-y..,- - -s~r- -,
r. rhe'iargs sale Of stock Of Messrs. Polk Coct..
ran on Wednesday attracted = great many pee
pie 70 town and the streets were filled with
crowds of strangers. The sale was quite sue
tcessfal. and tscts,ock bfsasbt geod,prices. Q =
| NJ. E. Walker has taken out letters of Admin
istratien on the estate of Ward s. vandegrift,
late of this Hundred deceased In another place
will be found the Registers Order and the Ad-
ministrator's notice to creditors.
soms jsck-at Bridgsville, lately, dreasned
sh6t ailargs ausoaatcf money wss buried. nsss
there and number of persons, who might be
described BY the othes liable Of jack--went 70
digging for the money but haven't found It yet
A Gen. Daniel woodan met with painful acci-
dent last Friday morning. Ha was engaged in
taking down a beadstead when some part Of i,
fell against him, striking him on the temple and
/ producing an ugly wound, which has confined
dim to the house fot some days past - 4
i The Wilmington Commercial and Every Erss-
ing and Sussex Journal have been engaged for
some time past in a lively "discooshun wid''
pens on the subject of increased and equal repre-
sentation in the Legislature from this county
Il Go it, gentlemen the subject ISN'T half exhaust
ed yet, but there's only one way to settle it, and
you'll find it after while.
Messrs. J, Lowery 4 Co., Of Milford, last week
made the following sales of furs to Jas. Geld
smith of New York ;--s7 65l rabbit skins, 81,
a5e muskrats, 1881 coon, $40 mink, ia otter,
600 opossum, 81 red fox, 63 gray fox, 10 skunk,
80 hedgehog, so house cat, making total ol
l23, ,9s5 Skins which were sold on private terms
for from, $4,000 to $l4,ooo The shipment
filled 40 Of the largest sized dry goods boxes. G
n Odessa Items.
,tFrom Odessa Correspon dent.j
Rev. Jas. Bryan has been returned to, the NJ,
e. Church pastorship. '4y oihiss i.f1 4
number of fishermen have commenced bust.
ness and meet with fair success.
The foundry men have again resumed opera.
tions ut the Asprll foundry and are doing vel
for tho season. KEj38 .9AA9 ,dJqI
Those abominable old Willow stumps still re-
main in the streets. Win our city fathers nevei
remove them? l 6t .+pSe .4a
! MIR. Watkins has removed his store goods tt
the store-room formerly occupied by Mr.. Nat
thews, where he 10 now doing business.
The stage makes her daily trips to Delawar,
> City to connect with the Msjsr Reybold, which
; makes round trips daily. t@,srs
The rumor in relation to DR.. Hamilton l. Co
locating at Delaware City is incorrect, as the,
will either locate at Middletown or at this place
A donstion party was given TO Rev. jane
Bryan, of the NJ. E. Church, on Thursday last
(lsth,) which 6lled his larder with many choic
eatables.
Nj. Frank Duggan has rented the carriag
shop belonging to Mr.. Appleton and intends Il
carry on the carriage manufacturing busines
here. n-5 uil ~
large quantity of grain has been haule,
through our town for shipment on the sloops
creating quite an exciting time among the team
sters. H rs
, An Editors III Luck. ..ss
\ We regret to learn Of sad misfortune tina
happened a few evenings since 10 our editoria
brother Of the Times. He was attending Dc
nation party and thought to amuse himself an
the assemblage by performing some athletic fea,
upon the stair banister, but while in the act q
!. sliding down, a naughty nail, splinter, or some
: thing else cnught him BIZ the unmentionable les,
'Just In that place whore honor's lodged,
As wipe philosophers have judged,
For AREN'T In that place more
Hurts honor than deep wounds before"
II and oh what rent that envious nail did max,
y As friend II. is proverhaly o modest mn
J. and bachelor, and many ladies were pressr
J. and. witnessed his catastrophe, imagine b
d ''pheelinks." We extend to him our most hear
e felt sympathics. -
'e llsaH Be. Patrick's Day. sN, .nslae.
II Notwithstanding the rain and disagrecab
!, weather ST. Patricks day was celebrated in wi
+" mngton by a brilliant parade, said to be II
y finest ever witnessed in the "city." Il is es,
'e mated that upwards Of 1900 persons partcipa
n Ia T,~n