Middletown transcript., 1875-10-02
m,ddietown and Vicinity I.ems
BY OUR LOCAL REPORTER.


About TOO or 800 baskets of peaches have
been taken from Messrs. RIker 4 Co.'S refrig-
orator rotten and thrown away. They were
of the early varieties and of good size
The hotels are making great preparations
for the accommodation of those strangers that
will visit the Fair. We hope all will find a
place for sleep, and not experience any trouble
in so doing. g
: There is little unpublished news about
the Fair which will give to the readers Of
the TRANscRIPr. A reporters stand will be
F erected on one side Of the judges stand, and
one for the band on the other.
am informed that there exists in this State
a society with the initials Of L. s. s. of N.
The meetings Of this society are private, SO
we are left to conjecture their object. The
last meeting was held at Milford last week.
As the shipment of peaches decrease, so
does the number of extra employees on the
Delaware R. R. The three extra operators at
our depot have left, and the telegraph wires
returned to the main Office. 1t is supposed
the small Office will be removed to Whining
ton. ~
A peach wagon containing the last ship
ment of Mr.. Frank Pennington, passed through
town last Thursday, on which was perched
large beaver with boy under it and at the
sides were the following words in prominent
size 1.-THE last of the Mohickans," "The
last run of shad," &c.
Middletown Academy should receive a
larger amount Of patronage, for Professor
Stevens has shown himself to be man of
great knowledge, and at the same time in
structive and entertaining. After peach sea-
son is over entirely, many boys will have an
opportunity to attend the Academy, so we
hope they will take advantage oft.
The Knights of Pythias will entertain visi-
tors and others in Middletown next Wednes-
day and Thursday evening with Willard b
Cressee's combination, who can, if they will,
perform very well and offer such inducements
as the public desire. We see that Mr.. Rawns-
ley, an excellent performer on the guitar and
banjo, will appear, and expose his talents.
Of the others, know nothing. except the
daring performances of Willard b Cressee.
Of course you will 60, and be ZONE Of them "
While viewing the Fair grounds last Sun
day, we suddenly came upon large turtle
back comb, such as are now in vogue with |
the females of this country. The owner can
have it by applying to ''Ned," on Main street.
As we took up the comb in its crippled con-
dition the words of Hoods ''Bridge of Sighs'
came wildly before us:
''Lift it up tenderly,
Handle with care;
Fashioned so slenderly,
Young, and so fair"
On Thursday special police VIM. Heald,
who has been in the employ of the Delaware
R. R. Co., for the past two months, left town
to resume his duties in Wilmington, those of
letter carrier. With his departure, our
town loses its only guard against the wonted |
attacks Of the drunken tramps, and it is a re-
gret that Mr.. Heald's stay is Of so short
duration. He has been the natural fear of
the tramp, and to him they readily succumb-
ed when an arrest was to be made. Our |
citizens, through Mr.. Alex. Comegys, made
the officer the present of purse of money as
token of their appreciation of his services,
which was surprise that afterward proved
agreeable and acceptable.
The purse for set of harBess will be inter-
esting to all, as home horses are to trot. A
band has not yet been engaged. The Dia-
mond State Cornet Band of this town fixed
their price last Monday evening at $l17.00,
which sum the managers considered too ex.
cessive, and thereupon declined to give it.
This compels them to choose between Ritchie's
of Will. and the Odessa Band. 1t will therefore
be seen that the Association have no advantage
in refusing our own excellent band, which SUBJ
agreed to play for the sum of $ll0.
But we assure the public band will be pre-
sent, under all circumstances of dispute as to
price.
On last Saturday night tramp was put in
the Hall cells and the leg-iron placed on him.
During the night it is supposed his confeder-
ates battered down the door and drew the
chain steeple from the floor and allowed the
prisoner to escape, with the leg-iron attached
to him. Nothing has been heard Of the tramp
or his booty up to the present, and it is
wonder hew he got free enough from his
bonds as to escape detection. On Sunday
morning, his friends assembled themselves in
a peach car near the depot, and after empty
ing two or three bottles of straight whis-
key, commenced fearful ncise which was
only quelled by locking them in the car. The
crowd afterward became engaged in fight
in the road leading to Warwick, and attract
ed the attention of those living near, by their
boisterous oaths. Shall Middletown lose the
small amount Of respect she has inherited by
allowing such disgraceful scenes to occur
within its limits?
Charles Fisher.
Says the Milford News: The arrest Of
Charles G. Fisher, son of George P. Fisher,
for felonious crime committed at Washington
brings good deal Of sorrow to the friends Of
the family in this town and vicinity. The
organic lack of all moral consciousness on the
part of Charles is well known here, and his
bad deed creates no suaprise but the warm
est sympathies Of this community 60 out to-
wards his mother who is a native of this
town, and one of the purest and most excel
lent of women. With this wayward son she
has labored day and night, both by the best
example that mother could set before son,
and the most persistent effort 10 inculcate the
highest moral and christian precepts; as we'll
as by prayers and tears, to lead him 10 q
higher moral life, but without avail. There
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