Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14
MIDDLETOWR.
A Trick OF Peach shippers = An
Official Overlooked.

A Trick OF Peach shippers - An
Official Overlooked.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
MIDDLBTowN, Aug. 7.-R. W.
CoohrAn's farm, tenanted by Charles
o'Mullen, in Cecil county, Nd, was the
scene Of an accidental fire last Saturday.
The stables, shedding, machinery and
about 10 tons Of hay were consumed
Other buildings were in danger, but were
Aaved through the efforts OF neighbors
The fire originated from lighted pipe
being smoked by laborer. LOSS about
81, 900 no Insurance..
Samuel Warren's savage dogs sttatked
q couple Of trsmps yesterday, ssve ely
tearing the flssh OF one man. Mr.. War
rem had to use pitchfoik in driving the
dogs off. Tramps will learn ia time to
regard sigma beware OF the dog" " hen
they see them.
Over 1000 baskets Of peaches were
shipped from here yesterday, being the
largest shipment Of the season. Willets,
Jones & Co, shipped one car load to
Bridgeport, Conn. Troths have . good
color but are small.
A. d. williams Of Wilmington has re-
moved his family hither preparatory TO
assuming control Of the Delmarvia drying
house.
John Moore, q drunken tramp from
Philadelphia, injured himself by falling
on the railroad track last Tuesday.
MIDDIETowN, Aug. Assistant Super.
intendent Carpenter examined the follow.
ing applicants for teachers second grade
certificates here yesterday: Mary q.
Budd, Mary c. Lingo, Anna A. Hoffsoker
and Bessie 8. Anderson, Middletown /;
Emma A. Strickland Wilmington Rlla
CrAnor, WARWICK, Nd; L. Arene Poole,
Chesapeake City, Md, and B. 8. Emmett,
DoDonough, all of whom passed satisisc
torily and received certificates. Mr.. Car
penter says this was an unusually email
class for Middletown.
A. J. Gray, brakeman on the freight
train from Centreville, got the second
finger on his left hand caught and
mashed between the bumpers OF two cars
whilst coupling here yesterday evening.
The remains Of James Kanely were in
TERED in 81. Anne's burying ground yes
terday afternoon.
MnDLETowN, Aug. 1l.-Jerry Gould,
colored, having long tried In vain to
bread up an intimacy between his wife
and Henry Moore, colored local
preacher, was obliged last Friday night
to turn her and her mother out doors.
The consequent consequent oonfab was
tremendous.
Should there be $4,000 baskets OF
peaches less this year than last the rail-
road company will make more money. In
former years the railroad men have
| trusted to the honesty Of their shippers,
and only charged freight on 10000
pounds OF fruit to the car load. This
year they began weighing the cars
and have already saved enough
money to pay the weigher's salary for
four years. One train which passed
here a few days ago was found to be
hauling 300 worth Of freight more than
the manifest called for. This Is done by
loading crates in the ends and filing the
doorways with baskets, thus deoslving
the agent when he comes to examine the
car. This is regarded as very cute in the
lower Peninsula, but when they come
here and are weighed by Sewell Jones
and Samuel Roberts, l. N. Mills gets the
credit Of being cute too. Our shippers are
straight. --.
Where our 200,0 900 baskets Of peaches
are to come from this year is q mystery
Yet 1t is believed that that many will b.
shipped from here during the season.
W. Scott Way ia . contributor to Ruck
His latest aud best effort being an article
on "Crabs,"
Postmaster Duning is lucky govern
ment official. He says that during thu
past 20 years he has been in office he hal
never had to contribute to the support o
his party. The workers overlooked Mr.. D