Middletown transcript., 1875-10-16

The p, W. 4 B. R. R. Co. gave all its EN-
ployees recently engaged in the fruit trade a
free excursion to Ocean City last week. The
Company paid all expenses, and the men
had good time generally.
The actual number Of people at the Fair, on
Friday last, from careful estimate, after .
count of gate money and tickets, was just
about $500, instead of 10000 as the Gazstte
and $1,000 a. the Herald stated.
The peaches from the Refrigerator have
been shipped to New York market, in quanti-
ties of one and two car loads day for
week or two past. They have now all been
marketed and the building is empty.
Burglars forced an entrance into the book
store Of Boughman, Thomas Co., Of Will
mington, one night last week and carried off
some $500 worth of goods, in the shape Of
gold pencils, pens and holders, Centennial
medals, opera glasses, &c.
Painful Accident.
Mr. John Cochran met with painful acci-
dent last Sunday morning. He was engaged
in breaking with an axe the weatherboards on
MS brothers house to get at the FIRE, when
the axe slipped and cut him severely across
the leg, making an ugly and painful wound.
Loss.
fbe fne SouthdUwn buck exhibited ut tie
fair last week by Prof. e. D. Porter, Of New
ark, died upon the fair grounds on Satur-
day morning. The cause Of his sudden
death is unknown, though it is thought it
was caused by his eating something that dis
agreed with him.
Another House Ensersa. lm is5a
On Saturday night week some prowling
thief made his way into the house of Samuel
Brady near Mt. Pleasant, and after thorough
~ searching the house, or at least such por-
tions as he could conveniently get into, and
helping himself, very coolly, to sumptuous
rspast from the larier, he took Mr.. Brsdy's
revolver and decamped. These kind of jokes
are becoming quite numerous.
Almost Fire.
VIM. R. Cochran came near having con-
Migration at his dwelling last Sunday morn
ing. Shortly after daylight smoke was seen
issuing from the roof and on examination it
was fonnd that the studding between the
weathboarding and the plastering was on
fire. The alarm was at once given, and
man dispatched to Middletown for the ex-
tinguishers. These were at once hurried to
the scene, and many citizeng ran to M. Cs
assistance. By q plentiful application of
water and some sharp working the Gre was
soon extinguished and a bad catastrophe
saved. Damage, slight.
Ye Editer's Luck.
At the close Of the Fair last week we were
the gratiied recipients of the very excellent
bread made by Mrs. NJ. w. Morrison, to which
the first premium had been awarded. Mrs.
Morrison and her daughter Miss Mary, have
each taken the first premium, in spite Of
much competition, in their respective depart
ments, two years in succession. 2. Ned.
Roberts, Esq, also presented as his basket of
mammoth apples which took the first pre-
MUM. They were perfectly splendid-of
four varieties s-the "Appoqsinimink,' . very
large, and excellent yellow apple; Pride Of
the Forest, Fallow-water, and Rhode Island
Greening Persons who wish q fine quality
Of apple would do well to call upon Mr.. r.
A Handsome Carriage. aes
Among the host Of fine things on the Fair
Grounds last week was an elegant York
wagon, or top-buggy, weighing but 24e
pounds, but of excellent build and very
strong. Itwas built and exhibited by Messrs.
West 4 Green, of Salem, N. j., and has the
new double perch Brewster bar springs that
are becoming so deservedly popular. Unfor-
tunately this handsome carriage came too
late to be entered for competition, or it GER
tainly would have taken a premium.
Fine Parlor Organs.
The Messrs. Robelen ! Bro, of Whining
ton, had some very fine parlor organs on ex-
hibition at our fair, which they offered at
prices that surprised some of our people who
had been in the habit of paying much higher
prices to agents travelling through this part
of the country. They are sole agents for this
State for the Estey, Burdett and Spring or
gans, and our people will do well by order
ing direct from them and save at least twenty
per cent.
The Women's Christian Tenperanes
Union. -
Z The annual meeting of the Women's Chris
tian Temperace Union, for the State of Della
ware, will be held in the First Presbyterian
Church, Wilmington, on the 10th of October.
Hours of meeting "A. NJ, 3and TAP. M.
The evening meeting will be addressed BY
Mrs. Wittenmyer, President of the National
Christian Women's Temperance Union, and
by other leading temperance women. A full
attendance OF the temperance workers through
out the State is earnestly requested.
sale OF tho "Bombay Hook'' Railroad.
That portion of the Smyrna and Delaware
Bay (better known as the Bombay Hook)
railroad in New Castle county, DEL, being
one and one-half miles in length, was sold
at public sale, with all its chartered privileges
and appurtenances, by Sheriff Lambson on
Thursday. Samuel. M. Mills, Of New York, was
the purchaser at So, 5oo It is supposed the
purchase was made in the behalf or interest
of Jay Gould, who is the owner of the re-
Inaider of the road-that partin Kent county,
which was sold at sherih's sale year or more
ago.
Canned and Dried Peaches.