Middletown transcript., 1877-07-28
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Moonlight nights.
No talk of Ocean City this week. What car
be the matter?
Another runaway last week, but unable tc
give the particulars.
The peach plueks are on strike-striking
for something to eat.
All those fond of bathing, should take dire
into Drummond's mill pond.
One of our townsmen has been out on dog
expedition for the last two Or three nights.
Occasionally we are greeted with some fine
music at the West end of the town-in the
shape Of a string band.
Prof Congdon was in town last week, try
ing to get up a school in penmanship. Whether
he succeeded we are unable to say.
Anybody wishing to transact business with
peach pzueEs, viii find them at their head
quarters near the railroad culvert, below town.
The Delaware Railroad employees are busy
at work weighing empty peach cars, and leav-
ing them at the principal stations along the
road.
Hiram Layton, formerly of Aliddletown, who
was drowned in the Brandywine near VIII
mington, was buried in the N. E. Cemetery of
this town, on Wednesday.
At the meeting of Town Commissioners on
Wednesday night, VIM. R. Rothwell was ap-
pointed chief Of police, to 60 on duty at once.
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1t is reported that Mr.. S. B. Kelly, of this
town, has near FELTON,, the largest pear orchard
on the peninsula If it is correct, we hope he
may succeed in making something out of them,
The deciding game of base ball between the
Mutuals Of Odessa, and the Social Of Whining
ton, was played on the NiddIetown fair grounds
on Thursday afternoon, and resulted in favor
of the Social by a score of 81 to 20.
Our friend B. NJ Crawford, Esq Of the
National, has one Of the incest hotels on the
peninsula. It is elegantly arranged inside and
out. Gentlemen stopping at this hotel will
find Mr., O. very sociable and accommodating.
A plaek went to a house near town, one day
this week, and demanded something to eat,
when the lady of the house refused to give him
he drew a large knife on her and threatened to
use it if she didn't comply with his demands.
Mr.. S. NJ. Reynolds started out this week
dry goods and grocery store on wheels, where
those living at distance can have the oppor-
tunity Of buying goods just as cheap at the
wagon as they can at the main store in Middle
town.
"A gentleman hailing from somewhere near
the North Pole, had an apparatus on exhibi-
ton this week for the purpose of catching
peaches when shaken from the trees. TWAS
something like circus tent, but Of small
pattern.
We understand that all peach cars loaded
on the Delaware Railroad for New York, are
stopped at Gray's Ferry. and sent into the
Philadelphia markets. If this continues dur
ing the peach season, the growers will fall
short certain sure.
Looking over little paper published At
Chesapeake City, Nd, called the Chesapeake
Csesqpike,. found nearly the whole paper
composed chiefly of nonsense, news that suits
no one. Instead Of the Pike telling the Cecil
Democrat to secure good local reporter, they
had better look that way themselves or take in
their shingle and burst up
Three young ladies Of this town were wish
ing for carriage ride, when a young man
kindly drove up and invited them to seat in
his carriage. In the first place the carriage
had only one seat, but that didn't stop the
ladies in they piled, and when the horse
moved off the carriage commenced cracking as
if it was going to fall to pieces. They COM
meneed halloaing 'slet me ont Of here as that
old wheel is turning inside out. They said it
was the greatest carriage ride they ever took in
their life, and don't wish to have any more
like that soon again.