Middletown transcript., 1875-09-18
3.laws.re' ! city Items.

Delaware City Items.
DELAwARE CRY. Sept. II.
The "park' presents very inviting ap-
pearance. 0, if it was only larger
Business is as lively in our town as else
where, and though there is q dullness we
have no real cause for complaint.
The Chesapeake and Delaware canal has
done an exceedingly good business this sum-
mer. Boats are even .slocked" in the river
on Sundays, SO as to allow safe transporta-
ton 10 the perishable freight. -lae--i t'i
The large building formerly used as a tin
mandatory is now made canning house.
One day last week 1900 baskets of tomatoes
were put up, the skins having been taken
from them previously. Cans are purchased
in New York to supply the firm.
A large trestle-work is lying near the canal
locks, which is to-be used to dam the canal
during the coming winter, SO that repairs to
the locks can be made. It is probable that
the Canal Company are aware that these re-
pairs are necessary. and should have been
completed before this. i9t
Repairs are being made to the Battery
south Of our town and have been in progress
for some time. The Government is also
building a similar Battery opposite Fort
Delaware on the Jersey side, so that no vessel
can pass in either channel without properly
signaling, or receiving some broad-siders.
The sporting season has opened with a
charge on the blackbirds and reedbirds.
Early in the morning gunners station them
selves on the canal locks, and as the birds fly
over in focks a shot is fred into them and
the birds fall 10 easy reach. Quite a good
number have already been killed, and as the
days 60 by many new sportsmen are added to
the number. ~
e. 4 @. Won Culin, job printers, are think
ing of starting weekly paper soon. They
have very good Office now, but with addi-
tional newspaper type it will be more COM
plete. Wewish the paper success, but that
success will depend on the practical knowl-
edge the proprietors have of running paper.
We are not informed when the first issue will
be sent out
Rev. 7. fRalston Smith delivered an able
sermon, and one very much appreciated, at
the Presbyterian Church on last Sunday
evening, bis text being Prov: 22d chap. nth
to 2ist verse. A good attendance was mo-
ticed, and the speaker had the pleasure of
close attention to his words, of which be is
quite fond, It will be remembered that
Mr. Smith was once lin 1882 stationed in
our town. bas zgE4 sai asR N
Many farmers have shipped peaches this
season that were not good enough to pay
freight, and consequently were not taken from
the deck of the Major Rey5old, but brought
back to Delaware City and emptied in the
river. The opinion prevails that the later
fruit will pay, and thus will the growers
make up for their loss on earlier varieties.
It is shown here that cheap freights are not
beneficial
The circus that recently appeared in Middle
town exhibited here the day previous. Not
much money was taken away by the three
card monte men, for all they got did not
amount to $40. Isee they operated success
fully in Middletown. The circus perform
ances were good, and we're largely attended.
One feature of the day was putting the ele-
phant in the canal for bath, and we'll did
his lordship enjoy the water, for he swan
and snorted for some time. ALEXIS.