Middletown transcript., 1878-09-14
SATURDAY MORNING, sEpr. "a, ISIS.
Local Affairs.

Orange, N. J.
R. Theodore Smith, who formerly mended
watches in Middletown, has located in POGO
moke City, Nd.
Bradley is still hard at work with his alter
ations of the " freezo" building, and the steam
Touring mill is only question Of a few weeks.
The Democratic County Committee will
meet in Wilmington on Thursday, 10th inst,
at IL O'Clock, a. NJ, on business Of import
ance.
Mr. John vasey, Of Middletown, has been
appointed by Gov Cochran, as Regulator Of
Weights and Measures in and for New Castle
county.
Mr. John A. Jones is going to keep some Of
our mechanics lively making the Croft drill
attachments, to fill the many orders he is re-
ceiying daily.
Charles s. Roberts, the music dealer Of
Chester, Pa, writes us that be will have
number of fine instruments on exhibition at
our coming Fair.
The collection of Forest Presbyterian Church
for the Southern Relief fund amounts thus far
to about 500, independent Of the Sabbath
School collection.
The Peninsula Agricultural and Pomologi-
cal Associations Fair at Middletowp will open
Wednesday, Oct, I'd, and continue three days.
Make note of the date.
We are compelled to respectfully decline"
the publication of several communications this
week. We cannot permit controversies to be
carried on in our columns.
Mr.. A. B. Croft the wheat cultiVator man,
was in town on Friday Of last week, and, in
company with Mr.. John A. Jones, made the
TRANscRIPT a friendly call.
The many friends Of Charley Derrickson,
who was last week severely cut by a reaping
machine, will be glad to learn that he is rap
idly recovering and will soon be about.
ppoquinimink has not got through with
her nomination elections yet. The Democratic
voters Of that hundred will name Road Com
missioners, Inspector and Assessor to-day.
Owing to the pressure on our advertising
columns, we are able to give our readers only
two columns of Mr.. Bayard's Newport ad-
dress. We shall endeavor to complete its
publication next week.
The opening day of the Delaware State Fair
at Dover, is but little more than a week of.
Box up your fat pig and get ready for it, and,
by the way, don't forget that Ex-Governor
Chamberlain will spread himself on agricul-
ture "during the occasion"
And now the Fairs come. Worton next
week, Dover the week following, and Middle
town the week following Dover. By the time
our people have ttaken in" these three exhi-
billions they will be able to exclaim in the
language Of the poet "give us rest"
The weeds have not all been cut down yet,
it seems. Lockwood street above Broad, the
vacant lot below John Hayes new house and
the vacant lot on the corner of Broad and
Lake are all producing fine crop that adds
neither to the beauty nor health of the town.
Cut them down.
Quite number Of Middletown people jour-
neyed to Collins Beach Thursday evening
and participated in the grand closing feast
The Messrs Grieves, who conducted the by
genia House during the past season, made hosts
of Friends, and those who attended the closing
banquet will not soon forget the good time
they had.
The Kent County Maryland Fair, at Wortor
Station, will open Tuesday next, 18th instant
Many of our people will go, of course, as Kent
is one of our neighbors and we are interested
in her fast horses, fat pigs, etc. Our advice
are to the effect that the Kent people will hav'
a better agricultural exhibition this seasoT
than ever before.
The artisan makes tri-weekly trips unit
further notice, from Port Penn to Philadelphia
Leaving there on the up trip, on Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays, and returning from
Arch street Wharf, Philadelphia, Tuesday
and Thursdays at P. NJ, and Saturdays a
ppm. Fare each way, so cts. All kinds o
freight carried as heretofore.
A number of our people joined the Cap
Nav excursion, Tuesday last, and report
good time. The Diamond State band enhV
ened the occasion with sweet music and tn
Chestertown band played 'Whoa, Emma, -
but the Glide was large. The local editor wa
busily engaged in his turnip patch and Coul'
not get of, but our correspondent, zone Q
Them" gives the particulars in another col
umn.
It was not ga man by the name Of Garter,
but Mr. R. B. Culbreth who shipped in on
week, 667 baskets of peaches from Henderso
Station, Caroline county, Nd, to New Yor
and received for the same a check for 81, ,294 II
In justice to Mr.. Culbreth, we gladly max
this correction. Our information came from
man at the depot, who, it seems, was abou
correct on figures but little unsteady o
names.
Well, the excursion season Is about ovt
and everybody is probably well satisfied
Never before in the history of man has the
been SO many Of them in one season, ant
though the rates have been low, the railroa
and steamboat companies have pocketed
great deal Of money. 1t is refreshing to thir
that nearly ten months will intervene befo
another excursion season will roll aroun
when man will have to get up in the midd
of the night for fear of getting left breakfa
on three cold sweet potatoes; carry lun
backet. an umbrella and two children to I
seoot; ride one hundred and fifty mi
through the DUST worry for an hour with
ancient sea-shore chicken; look after sc
small children" for "a hours at the sea-shor
and come home with pint of cinders in
hair and tea-cup full Of dust down his Be
and call it rest and recreation from the ca
ofbusiness.