Middletown transcript., 1875-08-07
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST Z, 1875.

SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST Z, 1875.
Local and State Affairs.
Items OF Local Interest.
Abram Fenimore raised cucumber this
season l4a inches long. Chow high ish dot?"
Richard Harrington, rumor says, will as
sumo the editorship of the Dover Sentinel at
an early day.
Baltimore company is bringing to Fred
ericktown floating drying apparatus
Capacity six hundred baskets per day.
Lewes has goose II years old that is as
lively as much younger one, and has a fine
family of goslings. So the Light says.
war between Smyrna and Dover over the
merits and dement's of their respective base
ball clubs is threatened.
break down ON the Eastern Shore R. R.
last Monday caused a delay of two hours to
the afternoon passenger train.
Some rascals got into the cellar of Mr.. John
Morrison's dwelling on Tuesday evening and
cleaned it of eatables.
The Wilmington Democratic Nomination
Election takes place this afternoon. Col.
Whiteley will, probably, be the nominee for
Mayor.
The Sabbath School of the Forest Presby-
-aerian- Ghdreh, have made an addition to
their library of over 100 volumes Of choice
books. @
Mr.. Amos Stouffer, of Chambersburg, Pa.
is about erecting portable fruit drier in
Warwick requiring about fifty peelers. Ford
& Comegys agent for sale Of machines.
"Hale' shipping began, in this neighbor-
hood, yesterday, and the number of peach
wagons will now be constant until the last
of the Smock are marketed.
U. s. Gauger, John H. Graham, seized a
ten gallon keg of whiskey at the Wilmington
Express Office few days ago consigned to
man down the State, by Wm.J Duffy and
arrested Duffy. 1Gts ~
"Blubber" Davis, the incendiary, and q
man named Revis, escaped from New Castle
Jail on Wednesday night by cutting bar
out of their cell window, and climbing over
the wall.
Personal.
s. NJ. Reynolds, Esq, accompanied by his
daughter, started on Monday morning for
Saratoga Springs, design ing to be gone one
or two weeks.
Divine Service.
Rev. DR.. Patton, of the Presbyterian
CHURCH, having returned after four weeks
rusticating on Long Island, will occupy his
pulpit on Sabbath morning, and will be glad
to meet snce more his flock and the public
generally.
Fatal Coal OIL Accident.
A colored girl, who lived in a tenant house
on the farm of Mr.. G. w Lockwood, near
Warwick, was so severely burned by her
clothes taking fire from coal oil on Friday of
last week that she died on Saturday morning
She attempted to kindle fire by pouring oil
over the wood Hence the accident.
New Fruit Dryer.
Have you seen the new fruit dryer and bake
oven now on exhibition at the National Hotel
If not, don't fail to see it. 1t is the most COM
plete combined machine in use. No need of
allowing your fruit to waste. We understand
the manufacturers Of this dryer propose to
ship them to this section by the car load, and
the price and terms of sale are such that every
peach grower can afford to get one. Go at
once and witness it operate.
Cannery Burned.
The large Canning Establishment of Hof-
fecker Bro, of Smyrna, was entirely des-
troyed by fire, with most of its contents, on
Tuesday night. 1t was large three-story
frame structure with back buildings. The
fire broke out about half-past eleven Its
origin is unknown. The loss is quite heavy
being estimated at from 7,o0o to $40, ,0oo
The building was insured for 5000, but the
stock on hand was quite heavy consisting Of
$4,000 cans and material for 1000 more.
Some $4,000 worth of canned tomatoes were
saved also 5000 or 1000 peach baskets
Depredatory Peach Plucks.
On Wednesday night gang of some sixty
'peach plucks' took possession of lot of
empty cars at the Delaware Junction, near
Wilmington, and as luckless traveller was
passing with full valise they pounced upon
him and robbed him Of his baggage. The R.
R. officials then notified the Wilmington po-
lice, who went out and arrested the whole
gang and carried them to Wilmington on a
charge Of highway robbery The man who
was robbed, however, did not put in an ap.
pearance and they were discharged What
does our correspondent, Peach Pluck
think of that?]
Colonel in Trouble.
A few weeks ago young gentleman of this
county. one of the Aids de Camp of his Ex.
cellency the Governor of Delaware, went to
call upon a friend in Kent county, Md HI
drove into the yard, alighted from his carriage
and was in the act of opening gate where
he was espied by savage dog which at once
made dash for him. The Colonel, who in
war with Jersey over the fishery difficulties
would not shrink from the cannon's mouth,
seeing this dire enemy approach, thought moi
Of fight but only Of flight, and hastily look.
ing for place Of refuge, betook himself tc
the gate post, which he climbed with lightning
rapdity This elevated perch afforded him
temporary relief from his foe, who imme.
diately settled into state of siege. The
Colonel was now in a bad predicament. His
horse, which he had not hitched, was loose,
and might 60 away, and he dare not ge,
down to tie him. he might not be discovered