Middletown transcript., 1875-08-21
A BRUTAL MURDER. :.
TRAMP STONED TO DEATH NEAR TOWNSEND

| TRAMP STONED TO DEATH NEAR ~" "NcSND'
During last Thursday tramp, whose name
cannot be learned, was in Blackbird, about
seven miles below Middletown, and it is sup
posed he was under the influence Of liquor, in
which state he cursed some men in that vii
lage. In the afternoon be left Blackbird and
went towards Townsend. An Irishman named
Pat Ahern, accompanied by another fellow,
started after the tramp in the evening and
overlook him below Townsend station sitting
on a cross tie of the Delaware railroad.
\ Ahern went up to him and exclaiming GIVE
got you, havn't n" commenced stoning him
wickedly, allowing the tramp no mercy what
ever. The result was the immediate death of
of Ahern, who has been lodged in Jail to
await trial. The friend of Ahern had no
completely in the murder further than accom-
panying him on his trip of revenge, and was
not arrested. This was most brutal muir
der, the cause assigned for it being Of the
least consequence, and eAhern should expa-
tiate the crime with his own life, as an exam
pie to ethers. The dead body was placed in
car at Townsend to await the Coroner's in
quest, which took place Friday, but up TO
time of writing we have not learned the YER
dict.
These murders will surely become numer-
| Gus if something is not done to rid the State
Of that class of tramps who will not work
| when it is offered them.
The Peach Shipment to Europe.
Samuel Townsend, chairman of the Com
mittee of Arrangements, has, issued the fol-
lowing notice to those who expect to ship
peaches to Europe on the Ohio, on the 26th
All persons who propose to furnish crates
of peaches to make up the first venture to
Liverpool in a ventilated compartment on the
steamship Ohio which sails from Philadel-
phia on Thursday morning, the 26th inst,
are requeked to have their shipments of crates
ready in Delaware, at stations along the Del
aware Railroad, by Wednesday noon, the
25th inst, so that special train Of eight
cars, each car containing three hundred and
fifty crates, can be run up 10 the steamship
wharf in Philadelphia same afternoon and
crates loaded on board of steamer. The size
of crate by Is inches, and % or 232 to "a
inches long. Ordinary sized peach crates
will be admitted if they should differ in size
] inch. 1t would be to the interest of all who
ship to have clean new crates and their names
and places where shipped stenciled on each
end Of the crate. Each person who intends
to ship will be required to deposit in the Mid
dletown Bank, on or before Tuesday, the Oath |
inst, one dollar per crate, subject to the
order of the Chairman Of the Committee, to |
pay freight in advance, as required by the
American Steamship Line GI3J y
End OF the Peach Meetings.
On Thursday of last week an adjourned I
meeting was held to hear the report Of Sam'l |
Townsend, chairman of committee on steam
ships.
Mr.. Townsend reported that the agents Of
the American Steamship Co., Messrs. Peter
Wright & Sons, would fit up refrigerator
in the steerage cabin of the Steamship Ohio,
with capacity for carrying from 1900 to
5000 crates, for the sum Of $250O. The grow
ers accepted this offer, and after agreeing to
send voluntarily as many crates as they wish
ed, the meeting adjourned to Saturday last.
No organization was effected on Saturday
on account of there being no business before
the growers, all having been transacted at
the numerous other meetings previous to that
day. .ti"@
letter was handed to the former Secretary
to be read to the meeting which may be Of
some importance to those growers who in
tend shipping to Europe by the steamship
Ohio. The letter was not read, however, but
the contents were explained to your cores
pondent, and are to the effect that the paten-
tees of the refrigerating process threaten an
injunction on all peaches that 60 to Europe
under that patent. Growers, and shippers
have had two or three intimations that dis
agreement existed as to who were the real
owners of the patent, but it has never been
brought before them in writing. They do
not notice the threatening, as protection to
them will be given through the agents of the
American Steamship Co. @itti
There is certain relief among outsiders
now that the meetings are ended, and we are
confident the growers are even joyful that SO
much has been accomplished, even if it did
subject them to considerable presuming and
iuventing, accompanied by hard work The
co1y scY,por IF 1rh hoe hoop |
completed
reduction from to cents on carriage
between Jersey City and New York has been
effected through committees ferry boats have
been arranged to run at any time during the
night, even every ten or five minutes if neces-
sary, between the two cities above named
pro rata of freight was established between
the P. W. b B. R. R. and Baltimore and Ohio
R. R., and rates have been so reduced on the
last named road that growers can ship to
western markets and be benefited by such
new route; the committee on securing ship
ments to Europe have all arrangements per-
fected for first shipment on the 26th inst.
new routes have been opened through Penn
sylvania and New York, and with other minor
objects accomplished, the growers retire from
council to orchard, bent upon making the
crop pay with the additional advantages
named in their favor.
The crop Of Hales and Troths have not
paid anything, owing to abundance and sink
ing quality of fruit in the New York and
other markets on occasional days. The fruit
shipped from here is generally fine and Of
good size, and while it sells cheap, it is
usually given the preference. Buffalo markets
are reported crowded, and an attempts being
made to cripple the Chicago market by New
York commission men, who are sending all
their inferior fruit to that city. L.
Peach Growers Once More.
Through growers interested, a verbal notice
was given that meeting would be held in