Middletown transcript., 1875-07-03

4 ~sd Other snstsess Of very great impeysances
our growers will be discussed We lear
from ], This. .sBddd, Bsa !, that the Baltimor
4 Ohio r. r. Co. will have an officer preseu
70 givs aash Information AZ may be desire.i !
eonnection with carrying peaches vest BY tha
route. These conventions are certainly step
in the direction of success, and if fhe intsres
of our peach igrowsis ia can 4 be consolidated the
must become. a powerful organization, who
knowing their rights, can and will defen'
them. Iefus urge dpou all interested in th
production Of fair prices to the growers to b
present. s
More OF Tuessiay Eyenins's = ssorm-Fata
| The storm of Tuesday evening last seems Il
hive been unusually furious wherever i ex
tended and was attended with the most fsta
results Ia ihe upper portion Of Mill Creel
Hundred, q lady, Mrs. John Piersop, wa
struck by lightning and instantly killed
She was about 35 years Of age. Lewis Walsh
a farmer, living near Stanton, was instantly
killed. he was sitting under a tree with an.
other man, named W Foreacre, at The time
The latter was severely stunned. Adaughte1
ofBenj. Foote, neighbor, was also stunned
blythe same bolt A daughter Of Chandler
.Lamborn, near Mt. Cuba, was seriously stun
ned and sonew hat hurt BY Lightning, which
struck near object.
In the viciaity Of Smyrna several va liable
horses and cows and sheep were killed.
Capt. John T. Jones house, near Elkton,
Nd, was struck BY the lightning Mrs.
Jones and her son and daughter, ida, young
LADY, we're standing together at the time, and
Hiss ida Was Instantly killed. Mrs. Jones
received severe shock, but soon recovered.
Malvern, the son, was not injured.
sEuck ~ Lashtning. isiz;i
kssesers storm, accompanied BY thunder
and lightning, suddenly passed over this
place, aboutnoon, last Tuesday, sending rain
tpou us in heavy showers. During its con-
tinuance one Of the horse stables on the Ag-
Fair Grounds was struck BY light
ming and coasiderably damaged, one end
being knocked out and torn 70 pieces Ar.
c. W. Jones, Tho was at work upon the
was standing near the bdilding 1T the
time it was struck, and was thrown down by
The violence Of the shock, but was otherwise
nainiured. =,
'aAsorHER LIN The evening Of the same day,
mother hsaly Storm came r The v rain rain fen
n perfect Torrents, and the fsshes of light
ling ahdt peals .of fthnnderiwep almost, inees-
sdatsa MI Ssyslf zones ageht u fhs r. B,
ispotsaxsas Z ssSsSsly SlhppsS an sIse.Sstif electric
,hock :wtile engaged ip pushing sirar on the
saelrjib M. Jones was near one iofF the rails
lad Il. Il lsnpposeif i,hat the Tightening stlpek
hss iron rail- and the electricity was conveyed
through It to Mr.. Jones. Though severely
lahned he Y moi. 6tller~ Wise; Efltlf injured,
'ndA 1eins f4rsaA 1nEoJ 7dsp0T vfs{s re-
t6ra1ives We're applied, be soon revived. and,
Airing lttls WEAKNESS sas ail tight next Ssla
|ay.raviI edj 10 s.aisss is.oasini alofi suisi1a
si9aoH |
,fsshsn.' slts!sPs' iu DlaYAq 1, r1x Il II
! Raipberriesarelin i'm market.ls asiis7s's fiii |
ne mechanics are are still busy H. % .s'7, sf,
aeufsaAssE!is hosI bstas pic4ed.1 q u
"A vessel is loading grain at the vharf
ftfbe M peaches still paroomiss "a i large yfeid.
Min
Ths schools have nearly ali closed for The
ammer.in ~ no .xis sal % ilea9AasN 9di
Bishpp Scott pre.cbea on sabbath morning
! the ~ 3. Church,, ,ta lal 9si en- iIs1ir
4 blooded horse was in town Oh Tuesday,
hich, with The owner, causedsa lively aimes
The farmers are cutting their wheat and
lie yield is better than was expected, the
raw. however, is short.
During the storm of Tuesday, q horse be-
'nging to Mr.. Whitlock became frightened
nd ran away. He was stopped, however,
sfore any serious damage was dphe.
A young German was standing watching
,me boysgswimninr, few evenings since,
hen be sprang in and the strong, current
arried him, away. His cries, however, at
acted The notice Of some bystanders who
,me to his rescue He said he ssneser was
! that kind ofiwater.p Y; :4vf.4
The storm on Tuesday was accompanied by
cry heavy thunder and lightning which
ruck sffee in the ysrd. of Mr. Geo. Naudain
rocking the family slightly and also others
. the ueighborhood. The residence Of Mrs.
ash was also somewhat shaken and num-
er Of lights broken from the windows.
HExlcoN.
u \; .t4# siipa 4a ~ Si etf sl1I /
each Growerss Meeting, - fsss y e.
An adjourned meeting Of peach growers
az held in the office off I. II Budd, Esq 20
Sunday afternoon last tofur,her consider the
les,ion Of opening new markets for The sale
|. the great crop Of the present year. 3. W.
Esq, president of the last meeting
:capied the chair; r Badd acting hg
ecretary. siiia rs ~ d All aai9 aais
The committee, which had been instructed
visit New York and arrange fora reduction
the carriage rates in that city, reported
lat they had appointed meeting with the
,nnbission nss, aho fhohght that the rates
,uid Be reduced from four % three cents per
askrs,.. which woHld'resalt in q saving to the
rowers i'ass,a 900 The route to boston bsway
: Bfigbamtph ,sAs,, pronounced ippractiea-
e butconsnltaiien with oficial authorities
New York connected with the large rail-
,ads to Boston has resulted in a proba-
s ronte by,way of New York across Thirty,
scolnid Street. Thiiss is much shorter and
reaper route! The COMMITTEES Vas invested
ith full porers, ana INSTRUCTED to make1b,
:csssafy yarrangereh v # possible, a-s w
E.. B. Cochran reported te, the meeting an
terview,with President Hinckley ,of the Nv.
B. railroad, who be represented rs saying
lat he would mot carry peaches for less than
s5 per car ,frem Aiddlstovn 10; Jersey City,
nlssss the growers ldeterred by, low prices)
fused 70 ship II that tariff, when he would