Middletown transcript., 1876-06-24


3,3l2, 900; to Boston, 2, 100, 900; to Phiiadel'
phia, l, lss, 900. New York was also largely
supplied by the Old Dominion Steamship
Company from Lewes, which carried probably
not less than 1000, 900 quarts, giving 5,7lO,-
600 quarts entire marketable product of the
peninsula, exclusive of the quantities sold in
the local markets. Seven cents per quart Is
thought to be fair average OF the prices
obtained. and if we deduct from this four
cents as the estimated cost Of the cultivation
and marketing Of the crop, we have lett
margin of three cents as the net profit to the
growers. Applying this figure to the quantity
shipped, we have as the net proht ot the
strawberry yield for the season now closing
Sl7I 400. In other words, the Strawberries
have brought to the peninsula farmers this
quantity Of money, the effect Of which has
been perceptibly felt in all the rural DISTRICTS
as the crop was abundant everywhere. W't'.
| Commercial.
| (Communicated.l
Appoquinimink Democracy.
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| Pursuant to a call made by Mr.. Samuel
Townsend Through virtue Of power resting
in him as member of the New Castle County
Executive Committee) to the Democratic
| voters of Appoquinimink hundred, large
and interesting meeting of the said voters
was organized on Saturday, June 18th, at
half.past o'clock, by appointing Mr.. Joseph
Roberts Chairman. VIM. r. Rothwell was
called. by motion, to act as Secretary, but
was objected to by Mr.. Samuel Townsend !;
the objection was overruled by vote of the
meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Samuel Townsend, the
Chairman was authorized to appoint COM
mittee to be designated "The Hundred Cen
tral Committee" Whereupon the appoint
ment consisted of the following gentlemen !:
VIM. Weldon. Francis T. Perry, Colin Fer
pusou. Daniel Clayton and James G. Town
send.
Considerable discussion arose in regard to
the extent of power and privilege Of this
committee. The controversy, however, was
amicably settled by the meeting adopting the
following resolution:
Resolped, That the Hundred Central Com
mittee of Appoquinimink hundred be and
are hereby instructed to appoint convasslng
committees of not less than two members
from each school district in the hundred,
whose duty shall be to canvass the respective
school districts in which they reside and re-
port result Of said canvass to the Hundred
Central Committee on or before the hrst sat
urday in September now next ensuing. ana
that the sense of this meeting be and Is tnat
the duty and privilege of the Chairman OF
the Hundred Central Committee be, after due
consultation with the other members OF said
committee, to call all hundred meeungs
of the Democratic voters of Appoquinimlnk
hundred.
On motion the meeting adjourned. IA
JOSEPH ROBERTS, Chairman.
WIN. r. RoTHwELL, Secretary.
Horse and Carriage Stolen.
About three weeks ago young man named
Charles Watrons arrived in Middletown in
the search Of hay, purchasing the same for
Philadelphia firm. His actions while at the
National Hotel were sufficient grounds for
suspicion, but no one was made acquainted
with the circumstances Charles travelled by
carriage through the country, and patronized
the livery stable Of I. 7. Wilson, returning
the horse after the first trip in good season.
And it was then that he liked the horse, q
roam, very dearly and wanted to purchase it
and Jenny Lind carriage. A bargain was
struck, which necessitated the payment OF
SlO cash and the balance was to come by
check through the firm Charles represented
inside Of week. The horse and its new
owner started for Bombay Hook, from whence
they proceeded down the State. From some
town the check was sent, but on being pre-
sented for pay ment was found to be worth
less. This caused some anxiety to Mr.. Wilson
as to the course he should pursue to obtain
the horse and carriage or the pay for them.
The first Of this week he received a letter from
Philadelphia, stating that he (Charles) was
going west on urgent business, and that when
be returned the money would be Immediately
| sent. Well, it wasn't sent, so Mr.. Wilson
went to Wilmington to see if any information
could be obtained Of Watrons, and there
learned that he had been out of Georgetown
iail but a short time, being sent there for
stealing a horse from Mr.. George Millington
of New Castle. This fact confirmed the idea
that the horse had been stolen, and on bis
return to Middletown, Mr.. Wilson drove
down in Thoronghfare Neck in the hope Of
recovering the horse which he believed had
been traded off to some one in that vicinity,
but nothing was heard of the team. Informa-
| ton was cleaned from many that told plainly
Watrons was common thief purloining
everything he could get his hands on. An
other plan be adopted 10 keep Mr.. Wilson's $
confidence was to write and say that he had
sent the carriage home by rail, but it hasn't
arrived. The case offers good field for the
operation of detective, and should he
prove successful, the Jail wardens can con-
clude that room will be occupied.
Delaware College.
The Commencement and attendant exer-
cises of Delaware College, at Newark, were
held this week beginning on Sunday, with
the delivery of the Bacealaureate Sermon
by Rev. James Wilson, D. D., former presi.
dent of the college, and closing on Wednes-
day evening with the anniversary of the
Delta Phi Literary Society On Tuesday
morning the Board of Trustees held their
annual meeting, thirteen being present, with
the president Col. H. S. McComb in the chair
The late Legislature having refused to con-
tinue the appropriation, made two years
before, for the support of the college, the
Trustees found it necessary to curtail the
running expenses, and to do SO reduced the
number of the faculty, by one, and the sal.
aries of all those retained. The course o
studies was also slightly modified. The
honorary degree of LII. D. was conferred
upen Hon. Thos. F. Bayard and Rev. Robt
P. Fairbairn, D. D. The degree Of D. D. was