Middletown transcript., 1874-07-25
SATURDAY MORNING. JULY rs, 1874.
Local and State Affairs.
Minor Topics.

gan last week.
Some of the ladies from the national have
gone to Collins Beach,
The Republican is expected to make its appear
ance as penny daily on Monday next.
The Democratic executive committee of this
county will meet in Middletown to-day.
The Railroad Co., estimates the peach crop at
800 o 10 baske's.
Red Lion Camp meeting commences next
Wednesday, July 10th.
The latest mentioned candidate for Guberna-
torial honors is Jno. Watson Evans, of Newark.
II. A. Nowand, ESQ., and Dr. 7. II. Gipin
went to Cape May on Thursday to spend a few
days.
The Philadelphia An Day City Item swears
Thy ST. Paul. that business is brisk call along
the line of the Delaware"
At the monthly meeting of Mutual Loan AS
socaton on Tuesday evening funds sold ut 26l
per cent premium. This is on the new plan.
Wm Handertord was arrested in Wilmington
few days ago for disturbing the peace Reckon
it was not the former editor of the TRANSCRIPT.
John Bradfard, an inmate of New Castle co..
almshouse, fell down stairs last Sunday and was
so badly injured that he died
The dwelling house of c. P johnson, editor
of the Wilmington GazHe, was entered, and rob-
bed ofa lot of si1verware and clothing last Mon
day night.
Wm. Reynolds, real estate agent James Plum
kctt and Geo. Hagany said to be applicants
for the office of Notary Public made vacant by
the death of James McCabe
The Republican primary meetings for the cleo
tion Of delegates to the State Convention, at
Georgetown next Tuesday, are being held to-
day.
Our cordial thanks are returned to DR.. R. l..
Morris fora copy of the beautiful poem, 'Think-
ing of Jesus which he repeated with such fine
effect in the Presbyterian church of this town.
The writer of the fancy party communication
from Odessa, having neglected to comply with
invarable printers rule, aud withheld from US
his her or its, name the article, of course, is
not inserted
A meeting of the Trustees of the Poor for this
county will be held at the Almshouse next We'd
nesday. See notice in another column in which
TO him before the day of meeting.
Murder in Talbot County, Md.
On Saturday night last named Whit
man accompanied by his wife, while returning to
their home from store, near Song Woods Tai
bot CO., Nd, were followed by two negro men,
named Geo Wheeler and Wm. Hines. When the
negroes overlook Whitman the one named
Wheeler struck him violent blow over the head
with heavy piece o. carriage shaft, knocking
him senseless to the ground. The black fend
then turned upon Mrs. Whitman and struck
her also with the shaft breaking her skull and
killing her almost instantly Mr. Whitman, in
a short time, returned to consciousness and went
back to the store and told what had been done
A number of persons went to the place and found
the woman lying dead upon the ground. They
then went in search of the murderers, and on the
next morning, the negro, Wheeler, was found
behind the barn of DR.. Neal with his throat bad
~, though not fatally cut. He had tried to
commit suicide He confessed that he had kill
cd the woman, and implicated the other negro,
Hines, rs his assistant.
The excited people could scarcely be prevented
from lynchng the villains. They were lodged
in jail.
The negro, Wheeler, is said to be desperate
character, having already served two terms in
the penitentiary. The reason for this brutal
murder was stated in letter to the Baltimore
Sun as follows :-ssIt seems that both George
Wheeler, negro, and Mrs. Margaret Whitman,
white woman, have been in the employ of Dr.
Neal One day last week, during busy season,
Wheeler quit work on the plea of sickness. Mrs.
Whitman, who passes the house of Wheeler in
going from her house to DIR. Neal's saw Whee-
Ter at work in his garden and reported the fact
to the doctor. By some means Wheeler learned
that Mrs. Whitman had informed upon him and
vowed vengeance"
The Agricultural Association.
The regular quarterly meeting of the PENN
sular Agricultural Association, to be held to-day,
will be the most important meeting since the
organization, as the report of the several Com
mttees will be heard, and the time of holding
the Exhibition fixed. The Oxford fair will be
held Sept 3Oth Oct. lst, and End. The Chester
County Fair, at Westchester, Oct. 7th, 9th, and
9th, and, doubtless, will be well attended, as
those associations are in flourishing condition
The exhibition here will doubtless attract very
many persons, particularly from the South and
East, and it becomes our farmers to endeavor to
make our Fair second to none. The grounds
are rapidly approaching the appearance of a
first class Fair Ground, and we learn from the
committee that nothing will be omitted, if possi-
Bile, that will add to the comfort of visitors and
everything that will render it pleasant, as well
as profitable to exhibitors, will be DONE Certain
ly this place, being easy of access from all parts
of the Peninsula by rail, and in central posi-
tion as regards location, should be able to make
such display of products, grain, fruit and
stock Of all kinds, as to properly exhibit the
productiveness of our soil, and the thrift of our
people. Actuated by such feelings, there can be
ttno such word as fail >,