Middletown transcript., 1878-10-12
SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. l2. 1873.
Local Affairs.

COPIES OF this edltOn OF tne lRAhSOklFT OOu-
tanning the Premium List can be purchased at
the post-ofice.
young man who can bring the best Of
reference advertises in this issue fora situation
as clerk or salesman.
Rev. DR.. Patton will preach at the Chapel
at Armstrong;, on Sabbath afternoon, at q
o'clock All are cordially invited.
The new mail arrangement on the Delaware
Railroad, in connection with the P, " B.,
appears to give general dissatisfaction.
As we predicted last week, our Maryland
friends captured many Of the premiums at
the Fair, as a careful perusal of the list of
awards will show.
The tent has been removed from the vacant
lot south of Cox Bros. carriage factory and
services will hereafter be held in the NJ. &.
Church, as usual.
A report of the condition of the Citizens
National Bank, of Middletown, and also CT the
New Castle County National Bank, of Odessa,
are published this week.
R. L. Naudain's premium big hog, "Saucon
Lad" was weighed on the closing day OF the
Fair, and Foard & Comegys' report the weight
at 600 lbs. Pretty good porker.
Chesapeake city harbors the meanest thief
in creation. He, she or it, recently stole the
last-crumb of the Editor of the Records bread.
Fortunately his turnips were not disturbed.
Mr.. Samuel Townsend recently received
postal, soliciting consignments of produce,
from firm Of London, England, commission
merchants. No doubt but they are wanting
some of Mr.. rs Sbig apples.
!. Many Of our people are now laying in sup
ply of fuel for the winter, and our coal dealers
are busy. While values generally are much
lower than at this time last year, coal is con-
Siderably higher. The "Coal Combination"
did it.
A number Of Peninsula editors were in at
tendance during the last day of the Fair, in
Guiding /. H. D. Knowles, NJ. D., of the
Breakwater Light; W. Scott Roberts, of the
Centreville Record, and ]. A. Johnson, Of the
Easton Ledger.
Primrose, the live Sewing Machine man
who represents the American Company, pub
fishes notice this week under the head OF
Business Locals. The american" has al
ways been favorite and we are glad to see it
winning new honors.
The Columbia Courans puts it thusly:- =
When a country editor, who is struggling
along trying to rear a large family and build
up town on an income Of $500 year, dis
covers that base ball pitcher hauls in $4,000
for the season, it makes him sit down on a
rolIer-box and think.
Those OF our subscribers who have been TAX
ing Scribner's Magazine in connection with
the TRANSCRIPT, and whose subscriptions ex-
pired with the October number, should renew
al once ifthey want the Magazine next year,
As the first number Of a new volume will be
issued about the Goth instant.
Messrs. Scott & Townsend have commenced
the publication ofA new paper Of the Indepen-
dent persuasion at Milford 1t is called the
Chronicle, but will come for dollar a year
without calling From the manner in which
local affairs are dished up in the initial nuns
Der. we imagine the Chronicle will readily find
room for itself.
Our live contemporary, the Wilmington
Dailv Republican, comes to US this week con-
siderably improved in appearance. 1t hal
been enlarged by the addition Of column tt
each page and presents renewed neatness'' il
its typographical appearance. Barring it
politics, the Republican is now one Of the bes
penny papers in the country.
Several Of our nearby contemporaries die
not take interest enough in the Peninsula As
sociation's Fair to send reporters to it AMI
coutented themselves with stick full
secondhand hash in regard to it. Thei
readers probably expected something better
narticuIarIy as this Fair is maintained for AM
patronized ny Peninsula people generally.
Friday evening last, Thomas Maginnis, Q
Mount Pleasant, attempted to hold colt
which was being driven to carriage by
colored man and which had become unmang
able from fright at the great numbers ofpas:
ing vehicles coming from the Fair, and in th
attempt was thrown to the ground and almos
Instantly killed. The colt fell upon him, il
knees crushing his breast, and he expire
without q word. he leaves wife but n
children.
In our report of tie Fair last week we n,
elected to mention Mr.. L. P. McDowelfs di
Dlay Of thirty short-horn thoroughbreds, OF
oF the finest and perhaps the largest herds Q
exhibition. These cattle were recently brougl
trom the West by Mr.. Mcdowell and we
Diaoed on exhibition but not entered for pr
n;ums We are informed that he made man
sales during the Fair to fanciers of fine stool
p Gormon, of Nd, among the number.
The steameE "CIio" is now making but tv
trims per week between Odessa and Philadt
rb;a For new schedule the reader is referr'
70 our advertising columns. Our farme
snaak IN the highest terms of the Odessa Iii
and Mr.. Watkins deserves the greatest prai
for his enterprise. We understand that Z
creek has been dredged out recently and Z
channel Strengthened in a manner that W
n,oks IL navigation less difficult next seaso
Mrs. Thomas Cochran, Of MiddletowI W
.w.,ded the highest number of premiums
the Fair, being 81 in number and amounhl
to $52 The next highest number was
awarded to Miss Nellie Oldham, Port Depos
Md, and amounting to S43 so. In the &c
tlemens' Department there was a tie betwe
R. L. Naudain and ". F. Shallcross, each
whom took ls premiums. Mr.. Naudain !
ceived $54 in premiums and Mr. Shallcrt
$l3 and seven Agricultural papers. He v
certainly Be pretty well fixed foF Agriculsul
literature this winter.