Middletown transcript., 1876-02-26


If Mr.. T. had given the language Of Mr..
Budd's resolutions, pei sons not present would
have been able to form correct sc0nclusl9nS.
| will give it, .GASI .dy fnf
Rssoloed, That the Board Of Managers are
requested to consider thr propricty Ut cfiertux
special premium of 500 to the grange
whose melnbers take the largest amount OF
premiums at the next exhibition ,e8
A ,dI ask him as man of truth,
how he eau burmonize the two asser-
tions. In the first he says f. D. Por-
ter offered the resolution to give the
grangers one hundred dollars. and when
I assert it, he comes out in The Herald
as an Eye Wines" and says Was
wrong; that Thomas Budd Was The
author Of the said resolution offering
S1OO. and that | called the old College
the Newark College, and | now say. il
is as we'll, or better, known BY that
name than any other The word Della
ware College was something like the
word Peninsula. "a piece ofsharp prac-
,ice. They thought il more respectable
10 go to Dover to the Legislatureto TO beg
for Delaware College than to 60 to beg
for Nepark College We have other
cnlleges in Delaware as much entifIed
10 support as that institution but,
Billy Dean, | have not the time t.
waste in exposing that old institution
further than to reach some Of its active
members. who come to Middlehwn 70
try to introduce grangerism into our
Agricultural. Society. but if any person
will take the trouble to look in the U
s. Agricultural Reports Of 1873. they
will there find. on page 326. the land
grant by Congress for this said Newark
College, or DelaUare College. was sold
FIR 81 cents per acre, and that 90.OUU
acres produced SIS. 400; interest from
the same $1,000. This is what that old
college has swallowed. or is swallowing
up, from the Safe; and the Legisla-
ture Of 1872 gave them further bonus
nut Of the State Treasury Of. | believe
$4,000 But the last session killed the
goose. aud 10 pamphlet Professor
Porter sent me it states they have Is
acres as an experimental farm to raise.
| suppose By skilled gardeners paid by
the State Ind grant. the finest kind OF
vegetables. Cur this off-shoot Of Newark
College. the Newark Grange. to g. 10,
Middletown to gobble up that $10O,
had the society ratified it Billy Dean
you. are, | believe. what is called
woollen manufacturer, but nevertheless
| am told you also farm and raise stock
for in fact you lold me you had a very
tne bull calf that you called Pnrson
Beecher, as | suppose yeu thought tht,
said bull calf would more truly ,epre-
sent Beecher than be would you S"
far for your fine bull calf Now could
YOU not on your farm raise something
10 represent yourself? I would, will
your permission. suggest that you raise
. fine gourd. or. Gas some call iD d.
calabash, j thiuk it would represent
your head, for it has the singular pro-
perty, the older il gets the harder and
thinner its shell and the more empty
inside. Now, William. lin all your way
wardness | thought you more Of a. man
than to 90 running around, skulking
behind editors: writing anonymous
COMMUNICATIONS against old acquain..
lances and friends, and in this case Of
The late Middletown meeting. no two Of
your Statements agree. and what won
derful trouble you take t, keep people
from su-piciouing you Inlsome places
YOU called ynuf>elf 1.-The gentlemanly
William Dean" IN others bill Dean.
What a pity. William. YOU should be-.
mean yourself so. However. It, is The
nature Of some animals, the more they
Try to hide their snouts, the palmer
Itey shuw thrir hiiuder parts =
Now. William. after you palmed off
your communication on Edward Rey-
noIds aud caused me to hold him res
popsibIe. and direct one cpmmunicati,n IN
10 him. the curtain was lifted. and there
70 my astonishment yon sat. If Kirk
bride had been round / should. old
friend and sinner as you, are. been
tempted TO request him to; take you
home with him
In last Saturdays TRANSCRIPT you
burst out with pretended. virtnous in
,iignatinn 10 the defense Of Edward
Reynolds after you had imposed on him.
through his Kindness 10 publishing for
you what be ought not to have done for
nybody unless their name was signed
to it. III tYf
William, will you please excuse me
from wasting any more time on man
possessed Of 70 small an anount Of com
mon sense as you appear to have, a,s
SAMUEL TOWNSEND. I
February 2lsf, 1879. - .f.s.#
! Shave since learned that Dean had been
u member Of the Association for some time
previous to this meeting. a s. T..
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