Middletown transcript., 1876-02-05
(Commupicated.l

Mr. Editor ~ zee by one Of the
Wilmington dsilies that the Lamb Of
Appoquinimink .'riscs to explain. He
appears to be 10 trouble on account Of
your not having the proceedings Of the
Peninsula Agricultural and Pomologi-
cal Association properly authenticated.
For your especial benefit and for the
information Of your readers be under
takes to give you the exact form. Now
would it not be well when that gentle
man undertakes to instruct an editor
that he himself be first right? He tells
you they should have been autheniicat-
ed BY Wm R Cochran, its president,
and j B. Clarkson. its secretary. Now,
I would like to know what part j b.
Clarkson took in the proceedings of
that meeting that he SHOULD attest the
proceedings? being present until the
announcement Of the election Of efficers.
during all of which time the late popu-
lar secretary, j. T Budd, Esq. acted
as secretary. If your correspondent is
not in error he, Mr. Budd. was the
proper pe.son to authenticate the pro-
ceedings. if it really was required. The
writer then launches out in TRADE
against one Robert Cummins who was
present at the meeting and tells US Of
his eccentricities at other meetings
which Mr.. C and he bad had the mis-
fortune to both be present at. He next
falls into the same train of reasoning
which many men of our own locality do
'.that the members of >aid Association
living in and around Middletown had
assumed the risk. laid off the ground
aud held two Of the most successful
agricultural fairs ever held on this pc
ninsula" Now, in the foregoing quota
tion. Mr.. I. assumes the position which
our people tried SO hard Cat the late
meeting) to prove was not correct Did
not Prof Porter say an Impression had
gone abroad that it was simply Mid
dletown institution while our name
would indicate that it was Peninsula
organization !? and our members did try
to do away with that impression. Mr.
L. now reiterates it that it is Middle
town institution: a position which l
think our own people would be loathe
to send abroad. He then goes on to
say IL have been thinking when Robert
dies and g"es to Heaven and meets the
angel Gabriel he will remark to him,
.old friend. how has this place been
managed 2 and after hearing his reply
he will suggest an improvement: Ii
you old folks will call yourselves togeth-
er | will suggest committee of i've.
but as mover. Mr. Gabriel. l will expect
to be appointed chairman ;" Now. MIR.
Editor. it is not worth while for the Lamb
to be meeting trouble half way about
Roberts operations 10 heaven. Although
they have been competitors at the peach
growers meetings, when the time comes
referred to above. the Lamb aud Robert
will have started in opposite directions
and the Lamb will be no more troubled
with Roberts windy remarks which he
SO much complains Of, and it is the
wish Of your correspondent. may
the Lamb not get 10 climate too warm
for the cultivation Of peaches Why
should be be SO interested in Roberts
future welfare in distant regions p
Would it not be well to look out after
his own welfare under such changes as
he contemplates for Robert. was well
pleased with the article in your last
issue signed 1.-The Red-faced old Eng
lishman." There was moral in that
article to which it would be well for our
own people to give all the consideration
the importance Of the suggestion re-
quires If we could see ourselves as
other people see US we no doubt might
be benefited thereby; at least so thinks
/ friend of MIDpLErowN.