Middletown transcript., 1875-11-20
niddletovvn and vicinity Items.
) By OUR LOCAL REPoRrER.

Overc0atS nave Oeen worn very extensively
among our business men and others during the
| present week. f-a4. ~ ta3 aa5aar
"Theres Letter in the Candle" piece
Of vocal music, is destined to become as pop
ular, in town, as it is beautiful.
Middletown,s library and reading room
needs more liberal patronage than it now
receives. It needs revival of the interest
once taken in its advancement.
Gossip is running high over the coming
marriage Of one of Middletown's young farm
ers and well-known young lady Of Pencader
hundred. 4 If I get there, your paper shall
have good description Of the affair. f;E Ba
"A movement will soon be made ia Middle
town to form "reading circle. The par
ties concerned are young, and seek such
amusement during the winter that its long
evenings may be more agreeably passed than
heretofore. Seven or eight members win con-
stitute the tcircle." ",,sa9se n; aim .is5Eb5f
What effect my item on stage scenery in the
Town Hall had, have not been informed .-
If it attracted the attention Of the directors,
there is hope for action on their part. But if
they allow the opportunity to pass, we can
assure them that it was the most favorable one
ever offered for the improvement alluded to
and SO badly needed. sg.aT
The entertainment under the direction of
ladies Of the Forest Presbyterian Church, to
be given in Middletown Academy on Thanks
giving evening, promises to be very interest
ing and we'll worth the admission asked. As
the object is such q worthy one, we hope q
lagre audience will be in attendance. The
best Of our local talent will take part in the
charades, while the following quartette will
be among the vocalists Misses NJ. A. West
and L. Blackiston, and Messrs. G. T. Stratton
and W.N. Wilson. After the entertainment
an oyster supper will be spread and for an
additional sum all can pertake thereof
Obstructing pavement in any way is
bad idea, but hanging goods over one in windy
weather is inexcusahle. On Main street, We'd
nesday morning, when the wind was blowing
very hard, We were coming up town, and be-
fore we could imagine the cause, were almost
enveloped in cloud of blankets, clothing,
ETC., which were suspended almost directly
above the pavement. We admire good dis
play Of goods, but think that it should tbe
con6ned 70 the proper limits given to il !; and,
after months of endurance of this practice,
with no harsh feelings toward the merchants,
we simply give the hint, that it may be abol-
ished to some degree for the public's sake.
Planting peach trees is on the wane in Del
aware, and terribly SO in this Hundred. The
fact is, every farmer knows, from experience
gained in the past season, that this crop Of
fruit is too large and not lucrative enough to
warrant the planting Of young trees. We
hear Of many cutting down their Oldest trees,
and the indications are that next year will
witness much smaller crop than that lately
picked. was informed BY the agent at Mid
dletown depot that not one peach tree had
been shipped to or from that station this
Fall, fact unprecedented in the history
Of the peach business. The cause is,
very apparently, that the supply over-reaches
the demand, and as a consequence, has occa-
stoned considerable loss to the majority Of
small and extensive growers. The large and
productive nurseries Of Mr.. e. R. Cochran,
near Middletown, and Messrs. Polk b Hyatt,
Of Odessa, have been undisturbed, and | am
informed there are but few small orders in.
Mr.. Cochran is, however, making large ship
ments Of blackberry plants. One day this
week be shipped %, 900 Of the Wilson Early
variety to Seaford. This variety, as culti-
waited by Mr.. G., is the largest and best we
have ever seen. ~ L.