Middletown transcript., 1876-03-04
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS,
item. or Loea, Interest.

LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS
Items Of Local Interest.
James Taylor. of Newark. the Visitor say
is going to exhibit novelty in rag carpets
ihe Centennial.
VIM. Fl. Naff. an old ard widely know
citizen Of Wilmington, died last week. II
was 80 years old.
The revival meetings at the N. E. Church
in this town. are still continued (or have beel
this week beinp attended with much good.
''Brds in their little nests agree" but IT,.
Wilmington Republican papers don't agree
worth cent. The Commercial favors hard
money policy and the Republican don't.
Mr. ]. T. Carpenter says our local spoiled
the story of his big calf last week by saying
1t was ten ssosahs Old when it should have
been ten weeks II does make some difference.
The wooden mills Of Dean Piiling, at
Newark, are doing thriving business and
are, at present. turning ont from thousand
to twelve hundred yards Of finished cloth,
daily.
A union MONDAY prayer meeting has been
held every day this week in the Presby terian
and Methodist churches. The meetings werr
well attended and were very interesting and
pleasant. ~ ~ - s@f-k e 49, ASA
Mr.. Maxwell, of the Middletown Hotel, has
- hslsord tot1 10 in hat tn ho Had
the "reading ROOM in his hotel. Billiard
PLAYERS can now fnd that amusement al
either hotel.
George W. Wilson's new furniture store,
nearly opposite our sanctum, is rapidly ap-
preaching completion and will soon be ready
for occupancy. Then we will be rid Of the
carpenters clatter.
The peach season of 1875 is not yet over
with some people. At least, SO we infer from
their delay in settling their bills, which they
promised to do as soon as they "got through
with their peaches
The communion sacrament will be cele-
brated at the Presbyterian church, and, per-
haps also at the other churches of the town.
tomorrow, when a number of persons are
expected to unite with the church. 80 esll
The town election for Commissioners, AS
ses or, Treasurer and Alderman, will be held
on Monday next. We have not yet seen an,
ticket, but suppose a good citizens, ticket will
be nominated and run. ,e-~-.-.-s -rv
Enough subscriptions are said to have been
obtained to build the much talked-of railroad
from Lewes, to Rehoboth Camp ground. and
it is expected that the road will be completed
in time for the next camp-meeting.
The Smvrna merchants have heen closing
their stores at seven o'clock during the pro-
tracted meetings of the past seven weeks, and
are so well satisfied with the success of the
plan that they talk Of keeping i. up.
Two funerals on the same day and in the
same cemetery are rather unusual in this
community, but fhe funerals Of Miss Louisa
Gibbs and Mr.. Frank Lynch both took place
at St. Anne's cemetery on Thursday.
A meeting of citizens will be held in
Smy rna this evening for the purpose of or
ganizing company to run a steamboat from
Smyrna landing to Philadelphia the coming
season, especially during the Centennial Ex-
hibiiion.
Miss Louisa Gibbs, much esteemed lady
reside nj Of MiddIetown, and sister of Benja-
min Gibbs, Esq, died at her residence on
Monday morning Though Miss Gibbs had
been sick fora long time, her death was sudden
and unexpected.
Correspondents Of the Wilmington Herald
have been. amusing themselves and electrify-
ing the paper.s readers by relating some Of
Eseps fables, evidently intending some sharp
thrusts at some ofice-holders and seekers.
We desire to call attention of Farmers and
Dealers to the advertisement Of Soluble Pa
cific Guano in this issue. The Pacific Guano
has bern used for many years with marked
advantage, and the standard is guaranteed
to be rs good as ever.
1t speaks we'll for the farming business in
this part Of the county that there are so few
people going out af it. Public sales in this
vicinity are remarkably scarce, there being.
in fact, fewer this spring than there have been
before for several years.
Public Sales.
The following sales of personal property
will take place at the dates named:
P.J. Lynch, Summit Bridge, March 6.
James G. Lecompie, Kirkwool l. March I.
James Rothwell, Levels, March 9th.
Polk l. Cochran, MiddIetown, March 14rh. |
Samuel B. Foard, St. Augustine, Maryland
New Depot.
The Delaware Railroad Company are put
ting up new Substantial brick depot at Mt.
Pleasant station. These handsome brick
buildings are rapidly taking the place of the
old frame structures and, in few years, we
may expect to see them .tall along the line,"
and the Delaware railroad will have as hand |
some set Of station houses as any railroad
in the country.
The Peach Outlook.
E. R. Cochran brought to The TRANscRIPr
Office few days ago handful Of switches cuI
from the peach trees of s F. Shallcross, all of |
which were nearly full Of live, healthy look
ing buds. There were great many dead
ones mixed among them, it is true, but there
were plenty left to make, if they should ma
turs, tremendous big crop Of peaches,a AS far
as those trees go. We don't know of what
varieties these were, but there were several
different kinds, aud they were doubtless
taken from old trees, for Mr.. Cochran ard
other gentlemen say that the buds on their
;eung trees-thst is trees three, four and five
years old-are pretty much all killed Others
cav that the yellow varieties are BADLY hurt