Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-06-05
MIDDLETOWN.

MIDDLEfOWN.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
MIDDLETowN, May aO.-wheat is looking
well in this locality and is apparently heading
perfectly. An early harvest Is predicted.
In my last letter an error occurred. The
Middletawn baso ball club should have been
credited with 6S runs, instead Of Odessa.
Our local growers are now shipping large
quantities Of Strawberries by rail and water.
n. N. Willetts says the present cold snap
will not iujure the young peaches.
Several Of our citizens contemplate visiting
Chicago next week.
The new bank building is to be handsome
structure.
West d Carroll, druggists, have dissolved
co partnership by mutual agreement. j. G.
Carroll will continue the business.
We have now thirteen practicing physicians
in our midst.
Bailiff Uraddocks has had his tramp hotel
renovated aud fitted up for the summer
trade.
MiDDLRrowN, June 2.-To-day promises
to bs gala one with the colored people.
They are coming in town from all direo'
tions aud the enterprislng town darkies
are planting tables all along the streets.
One man makes a speciality OF hot turtle
soup whilst others offer "oircus lemonade.
II is said a train will be run from Dover
to take place to accommodate several
colored secret societies from that section.
The Smyrna correspondent of the
Philadelphia Rfen is no doubt little
previous In his peach outlook. Several
growers in this section say they do not
look for The June drop until from seven
to ten days after the present cold snap is
succeeded by warm weather. They also
state that the drop will be- far In exosss
Of any previous year, as frost has surely
nipped many young peaches, notwith-
standing the heavy foliage. The Smyrna
correspondent forgets that We had
frost several times dnring the
May 9th. One year It will be remembered
that considerable frost WAS found by
early riBers on June 7th. Corn will
suffer from the recent frost, and some
armers are much alarmed. A gentleman
informed me on Saturday last that his
entire crop Of beans Ia ruined, as are
other tender vegetables in his truck field.
Some Of our gardeners had peas in bios
som which were killed outright. Peas
are not injured as much as one would
suppose, yet he that expects . heavy
crop will be disappointed sure.
At the return game, played here .on
Saturday, the Middletown club beat the
Odessa by 4 score of 35 to rs.
X. W. Jester of St. Georges, has pur-
chased from James R. Hofiecker Of Mid
dlslown his celebrated Llewellyn setter
Beulah.
Sunday racing on the streets is beoom.
ing too common.
The question has been asked me why
man who has no children attending
school should be compelled to pay more
school tax than another man who has
four or Ave children at school neither
party being a freeho,der. VIII the
assessor kindly explain
MIDDLETows, June 3.-Yesterday was
surely the colored peoples day and they
took possession OF the streets, block aiding
wherever they wished much to the dis.
comfort Of white people who were COM
PEELED to be out on business About 1000
negro men, women and children were In
parade, which by the way, WAS credit
able to the various organizations taking
part therein. The drill by the Knights
Tsmplar was much admired.
At the hall the Rev. g. V. Peterson OF
Wilmington addressed those who were
able to find standing room. Mr.. Peterson
gave his iaoe some more Of his sound ad
vice, and was followed by other eminent
speakers.
Col. Hanson o. the town commissioners
anticipating crowd and some trouble In
| npp ha tnnltttnAa IN
mington on Sunday last and asked the
mayor for aid. This request was granted,
and on the first south bound train yester.
day morning William Mcbride, Frank
Tibbitt and Billy Heal arrived as three
special police Of the day. Billy made
himself famous here In 1875, the Rrea'
| tramp year, but he did not Seem 30 Anxious
to arrest the noisy Dick johnson yesterday
as one might suppose, and the truth IL
| that these three men were no more us,
than three half grown boys would hAv,
been. They had to do something 80 they
ran poor drunken negro In and let tn,
Johnson gang, whose place should be IL
New Castle jail, 60 free. Taking the da,
as a whole the oolored people beb avet
themselves we'll. John Freeman and hi
two drunken women furnished muol
amusement by their antics.
Republican leaders were seen working
among the colored people, and explsipinl
the Importance OF voting straight ticke
this coming fall.
At o'clock train departed for Will
mington taking away that which he'll,
the country dsrkey in town, "ths bras
band" The baud men furnished Root
music and behaved well when not Oh
duty. We had several genuine Africai
dances as the parade moved down tn
streets.
Not many years ago no such thing a
whit Monday" was known to tn
colored people Of this section Of Delaws are
They went on with their work; willis
down in Maryland they did as they noy
de here; therefore Maryland is to blam
for one OF Delaware's useless holidays
Each succeeding year this day ia mad
J more OF here, aud yesterday there WAS
greater crowd than ever heretofore
This morning finds many poor colore,
people without proper food and neoessa ar
money, simply because they spent 1t al
fOolishly yesterday.
j. R. c. Oldham, candidate for nomins
, tion OF sheriff by the Dsmocrats, spen
the day at Townsend yesterday. Mr.
Oldham has good showing in this hun
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