Middletown transcript., 1874-07-18
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY ls, 1874.
Local and State Affairs.
Minor Topics. .

hobOth and return are 80.
The Breakwdter Light is in ecstacies over the
arrest of the alleged Lewes smugglers.
Brandywine Springs hotel is full Of guests, and
bids fair to become n fashionable resort.
mad dog bit boy, horse and FIVE dogs,
in Wilmington, one day last week. He was
then killed.
A steamboat excursion to Atlantic City from
Wilmington and New Castle is proposed for the
Both of this month";
A Gazette correspondent suggests Alex. Fulton,
of Dover, for Representative in Congress. That
is good suggestion.
Under the rev Postal law there is no postage
on newspapers, in the county where published
since the first of July.
Arrangements are being made to run an excur-
sion train to Rehoboth next Tuesday. The fare
will be 2,25 for the round trip
The Diamond State Band of Middletown wcnt
to Pennsgiove, N. j., with an excursion party
from New Castle, last Thursday.
Tub racing is getting to be quite fashionable
amusement, and the number of young men lug
ging tubs about are enough to set old Diogones
wild.
party of ladies: Mrs. E. B. Rice, Miss Louisa
and Annie Cox, Miss Mamie Hurn and Others
went down to Rehoboth, to attend Camp, this
week.
The Lewis Light says it is rumored that "Tom
Collins" had hand in that great smuggling
business. We expect the whole thing was a
'Tom Collins affair.
Thanks to 2. McD. Roberts, Esq for basket of
apples left at our residence Thursday evening
Uncle In k" never forgets the printers when he
has anything nice. He was there once himself.
Sheriff Armstrong sold Thursday of last
week at the Backbird Hotel, the farm of James
Doughten, near Peterborough, containing l50
acres to c. B. Lore Esq, trustee, for $4,000.
A party of ladies and gentlemen of this town
and neighborhood are contemplating a visit to
Collins Beach on Thursday next. These Beach
parties are always pleasant.
Quot pitching is one of the favorite amuse-
ments in MIDI at present. and day after
day merchants, farmers, j. Ps., mechanics and
Others can be seen engaged in this ancient sport,
in the hotel yard.
Health of DR.. j. G. McCabe.
The following from the Frankln Repository of
Chambersburg, Pa, will be read with pleasure
by the many friends of DR.. McCabe in this vicn-
ity:
L" Rev. DR.. j. Collins McCabe, the able and
highly esteemed Rector of the Episcopal Church
of this place, has recovered from his recent
we're illness. Although DR.. McCabe has been a
resident of our town but short time, he has
made for himself many warm friends, who will
learn with pleasure that he is once more able to
discharge the duties connected with his high Of
fce."
During the winter Dr. NJ. suffered from Sc
we're attack of his old malady inaamatory rheu-
matism, which confined him to his bed for seve-
raj weeks. We are greatly pleased to see that he
has recovered.
sheriff Is Sale.
On Tuesday last Sheriff Armstrong sold, at
the National Hotel, the following real estate
property of Thos. H. Rothwel Lot on Cass ST.
40 $50 #. to Thos Massey, Esq, for 1925; lot
on Main ST., 55 l50 #. with frame store house
for $l4l5 to same purchaser; the farm on the
Levels to Capt. Jos. NJ. Barr of Chestertown,
Nd, for $6O75. These same properties were sold
by Sheriff Armstrong on the 9th of March last
for $425 $l7l5 and $4,000 respectively, but the
sale was contested at court and, on the ground
Of inadequacy of price, was annulled. By the
second sale a loss of Ss25 was sustained. Mr..
Rothwell was at one time about two years ago,
offered by Samuel Townsend, Esq, $l2, 900 cash
for this farm and would have taken it but was
prevented by the interference and persuasions of
his friends.
Farming and Gardening Ia Delaware.
The Horticultural, in an editorial note, claims
high honors for the little State of Delaware. 1t
says: During the strawberry season the mar
ket train from that state to New York has reach
ed as high as one hundred cars with no less
than 4Oe, 900 quarts, in single morn ing while,
for days, the supply averaged thirty to fifty cars,
and over 100000 quarts. The State of Della
ware is the largest fruit state on the Atlantic
coast; its strawberry crop Of 1873 was over
100000 quarts; its peaches over 5000, 900
baskets. 1t is the largest poultry state in the
Union the total value of poultry and eggs ship
ped to market is larger than all its total receipts
from fruit. Delaware sweet potatoes command
premium of one dollar per bushel above all
others"
Death OF a former Delawarean.
William Malster, d. D. s., of Washington
City and a brother-in-law of Joseph West, ESQ.,,
of the Levels, died very suddenly at his residence
in the above mentioned city last Sunday On
the day before he telegraphed, and also wrote,
to Mr., West, that, being little unwell, be had
determined 10 make him visit and requested
that the latter should meet him at the Middle
town R. R, depot on Monday. Mr.. West came
in to meet the Doctor, as requested, and received
telegram saying that he had died the day be-
fore. Dr.. Malster was we'll known in the ear
lier part of his life to many of our older citizens,
with whom he was school-mate, having been
born and raised on the Levels. He was about
50 or 50 years old.