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MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE.
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Thursday AfUraoon Sept. 10th, 1891
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5.50 r. x. . . L. P. to
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For Odessa—9.25,10.45 a. x. and 6 p. x.
For Warwlck.Cecllton, Sassafras, Ac. 9.25 a. x
Church Directory.
MIDDLETOWN X. K. CHURCH.
Rev. N. M. Brown, Pastor.
Preaching every Sabbath at 10.30 a. m. and
7.80 p. in. Sabbath School every Sabbath at
2 p. m. Alfred G. Cox, Superintendent.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening
7.30 o'clock. The class meetings are held
follows : Sunday, 9 a. m..
Leader ; Monday evening as 7.00 o'olock two
classes, W. II, Moore and John B Roberts,
Leaders : Tuesday evening at 7.30, led
by the pastor ; Wednesday evening at 7.00
o'clock two classes. Rev. N. M. Browne and
Altred G. Cox, Leaders. The seats are
(ree and all are welcome.
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FOBKST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. Francis H. Moore, Pastor.
Services held every Sabbath morning at
10.39 o'clock,and every Sabbath evening
7.30. Sabbath school will be held every Sab
bath morning at 9.15 o'clock. Harry E'llson
Superintendent. Prayer meeting t ery
Wednesday evening.
Services at Armstrong's chapel the first
Sabbath ol each month at 2.30 p. in.
ST. ANNE'S PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
Rev. J. Beers, Rector.
Divine Service on 8undav mornings at
bait past ten o'clock and In the evenings at
halt past seven. Sunday-school at 2 o'clock
1 h the afternoon.
Services Friday atternoon at 3 o'clock.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.
— Ex-Governor J. P. Cochran has
lost his large bay driving horse.
— Mrs. Mary N. Bucke will dispose
of her household and kitchen furni
ture at her residence on Main street,
Tuesday afternoon, September 22d.
at 2 o'clock. It will be a strictly cash
sale. Mrs. Bucke will remove to
Philadelphia.
—John Montgomery, a youth of
seventeen years, living with George
L. Townsend, near Odessa, while rid
ing a spirited horse, last week, was
thrown to the ground and sustained
a broken right arm below the elbow.
—James Lippencott, an employe at
the Watkins Packing Company at
Odessa, had the thumb of his right
hand cut off just above the first joint
while working at the ketchup ma
chinery last Thursday morning.
— The Rev. Alfred Smith, it is said,
will be invited to become pastor of As
bury Church, Wilmington, next con
ference year. Previous to becoming
presiding elder of Easton district, last
March, Mr. Smith was pastor of Mid
dletown M. E. Church.
— Augustine Pier closed for the sea
son last Thursday evening, and a large
crowd was present as is most always
the case on the closing night. The
Pier grows more popular each year
and the past season has been one of
the most successful ever enjoyed by
the proprietor of the place.
— There will be a public monthly
meeting of the W. C. T. U. held at
headquarters on Friday evening at
7.80 o'clock. Everyone is invited to
attend, gentlemen as well as ladies,
and it is especially requested that the
former be present in good numbers.
— The flag recently presented to
the public school by the Junior Order
of American Mechanics was flung to
the breeze shortly before 9 o'clock on
Monday morning, at which time the
school opened for the fall and winter
terjn. About 200 people were present
and witnessed the raising. The school
children sang the " Star Spangled
Banner," as the flag went up.
— A gentleman of this town receiv
ed his account of sales for 1,800 bask
ets of double extra peaches with a
check for $108. After paying for the
baskets he had $18, or 1 cent per
basket for picking, hauling, etc.
Now had he received the 20 per cent,
reduction in freight that the Inter
State Commerce Commission awarded
him he would have $60 additional to
his $18, or $78, which,this year seems
a large sum of money.
— Some of the bill-boards on which
are posted lithograph advertisements
of coming shows have, it seems, be
come an eyesore to certain parties
and they have taken occasion to tear
off the advertisements. Perhaps
those who do the mischief are not
aware of the fact that the bill-boards
are personal property and when they
do them damage they are placing
themselves in a fair way to get into
trouble. A word to the wise is suffi
cient.
— Prof. George W. Leslie will give
a trapeze performance Saturday even
Ing at 5.30 o'clock from ropes
stretched from two of the highest
buildings in town. The gentlemen is
located in town with a photograph
establishment and will take his part
ner in the business over the rope with
him. The gentlemen have the repu
tation of being masters of their pro
fession and take excellent pictures,
but it would perhaps be as well for
those who wish to patronize them to
do so before they go over on the
ropes, as accidents will happen even
In this advanced era, and they might
not be in a condition to follow the
business afterward.
— The races on Saturday promise
to be very enteresting as the entries
are filling rapidly. The race between
Red Cedar and Fred P. which excited
so much interest, will be trotted over
on that day, and the horses being ,£»
easily matched will undoubtedly ea
tend an exceptionally interesting
event. The 3.30 class is filling mostly
with colts, and lovers of good breed
ing will see some of the best strains
represented, while there are several
entries of local teams in the donble
team race. There will be but one
more of these races, about the 17th
or 24th of October, when the mana
gers hope to be able to secure a num
ber of circuit flyers. Among those al
ready promised are Sadie M., record,
2.20J ; Norris N., 2.231; Gypsey Girl,
2.221 ; La Lis, Fascination and Grover
C. The young men having charge of
these races an.-^ "orking energetically
to make thenr*"" mccess, and assure
the lovers of the sport that they will
do their utmost to give them exhibi
tions free from obnoxious practices
usually incident to ordinary horse
races, their main objects being to
advance the interests of the horse
breeders of this community.
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— The following is the list of letters
remaining uncalled for in the Middle
town post-office the past week :
William Goldsborough.
—The well known Ballenger Musi
. cal Family are billed to appear at the
1891 °P era House Monday evening next.
Seats are now on sale at W. 8. Lether
bury's hardware store.
— St. Anne's Sunday-school will
re open next Sunday morning at
quarter past nine o'clock. All the
teachers and scholars are requested
to be present.
— Presiding Elder Alfred Smith
will preach in the M. E. Church Sun
day morning. Love Feast at£9
o'clock and preaching at 10.30. The
Volunteer Hose Company will attend
the service in a body.
— The corn cutting machine which
has been on exhibition at the
house of Davis Bros., was taken to
the residence of Mr. George Mclntire
yesterday and given a trial in some
of the heaviest and tallest corn
seen in this section. Several of the
farmers of the neighborhood were
present and were satisfied that the
at machine is a success. It is composed
of a low platform on the order of an
ordinary sled with small wheels
under it. The knives extend out
from the sides of the sled and present
an edge somewhat like the edge of
the ligtning hay knife used here in
late years. One horse is attached to
the machine and walks between the
rows. Two men sit on the sled and
hold the corn as it is cut by the
knive3. When an armful is secured
the horse is stopped and the corn is
set up in shocks. The two colored
men who worked the machine had
never before seen anything of the
kind, but they had little trouble and
would soon become expert workmen.
To find how the cutting of the ma
chine compared in quantity with the
cutting by hand the following figures
will show. Mr. Mclntire had four
men cutting, two of whom took the
machine while the other two went on
cutting by hand. With the machine
the men cut 842 hills, while the two
who were cutting by hand cut 264, a
difference of 578 in favor of the ma
chine in the same time. The horse
attached seemed to get along easily
although the ground was soft. The
draught is lighter than was expected.
When the corn is standing up well
there is little doubt but that the ma
chine will do the work of six or eight
men. The stubs are not higher than
those usually left. With a few hours'
experience an ordinary workman
could handle the machine successful
ly. The use of this machine would
greatly lessen the hard work neces
sary in harvesting the corn crop in
the old way.
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The Slate Firemen's Association.
In the city of Wilmington, on the
14th day of October next, the first
annual meeting of the Delaware
State Firemen's Association will be
held. Believing that a large num
ber of your readers are not familiar
with the objects of this organization,
a brief explanation of them will do
no harm. This Association is com
posed of delegates from the fire com
panies of the State, (Wm. Taylor,
Esq., of this town is its first Presi
dent) who meet annually. The prin
cipal object is the consideration of
how to best render efficient service,
you may say the perfection of the
fire service in our State.
Under this head of course comes
the betterment of the condition of
firemen, consideration of, and ex
amination into the merits of the
various apparatus and equipments
that are continually being invented
and brought before the public, drills,
discipline in service, care of hose, ap
paratus, Ac., are all subjects of dis
cussion ; in fact, anything that will
be of benefit to the service. These
meetings are of the greatest benefit
to Volunteer firemen in the know
ledge which is gained, and conse
quently benefits the town which they
represent. Greater efficiency means
greater protection, less loss of prop
erty and risk of life. This Associa
tion should be encouraged and aided
by every one who has the good of
his fellow being at heart, and we
trust that iu the near future the
State Association will honor our
town with its presence.
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Wilmington's Great Fair.
The fair opened Tuesday under very
unfavorable circumstances and but
2,000 people were present. Rain fell
during most of the day and the trot
ting events were not near as interest
ing as they would have been under
more favorable circumstances. The
exhibits are fully up to last year's
and the attractions are more numer
ous than ever.
Six thousand persons attended the
Fair yesterday. The races were all
close and were not ended until dark.
In the third heat of the 2.45 class the
bay gelding Colonel Colgrove, enter
ed by A. H. Tyson, of Chester, Pa.,
ran away, and threw Harry Hunter,
the driver, from the sulky. The
horse made four circuits of the track,
two miles on a run. He was then
stopped by the crowd and made to
take a somersault over the fence,
landing on his back. The horse was
slightly cut about the legs. In the
third heat of the 2.37 class the judges
took Barnes who was driving Dan
from the sulky and substituted
Aehuff. It was evident that Barnes
pulled Dan in the second heat for
Aehuff won the race easily. T. Wood
Martin was starting judge, and C. N.
Barnard, Robert S. Carpenter and
Daniel F. Stewart were associate
judges.
To-day will probably be the " big "
day and an immense crowd is expect
ed. The weather is simply perfect
and everything points to its being
the best fair ever held since the Asso
ciation was formed.
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The body of George Colester,
colored, was found last Wednesday
floating under the bridge in the creek
at Odessa. A boat was lowered and
the body taken out. Colester is sup
posed to have walked overboard on
Saturday night, while intoxicated, as
efforts to find him have since proved
unavailing. Colester was 00 years
old. He was a farm hand, living two
miles below Odessa. He leaves a
wife, but no children.
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_Miss Bessie Foard has returned j
from Odessa.
— Mr. H. L. Clayton of Philadel
phia, is visiting his parents here.
— Samuel A. Buchanan of Smyrna,
has taken a position on the New Era.
— Miss Taylor of New York, is visit
ing Miss Rose Brown of Middletown,
— John F. Saulsbury of the Dover
Delawarean, was in town Tuesday
afternoon.
— Miss May Lippincott of Phila"
delphia, is visiting Miss EsteUa Coch
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— Miss Annie Peacock of Bridge
ton, N. J., is visiting Mrs. J. S. Coch
ran.
— Mrs. Ida Jones of Wilmington,
is visiting friends and relatives in
town.
— Mr. Edward Herbert of New Cas
tie, visited friends in town last even
ing.
—Miss Edna Frazier left on Tuesday
for a visit among friends in Washing
ton, D. C.
— Thomas Massey of Chestertown,
Md., is visiting friends and relatives
in town.
— Miss Ella Conrey of Chesapeake
City, is a guest of Mrs. M. L. Hard
castle.
— Assistant Postmaster Lockwood
is spending a week with his wife in
Baltimore.
— Mrs. Joseph Lippincott of Phila
delphia, is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Cochran.
— Miss Clarissa Richards of Dover,
was the guest of Mrs. Wm. Richards
a few days last week.
— The Transcript's junior com
positor took in the sights and side
shows at Wilmington Fair to-day.
— Miss Maggie Evans of Wilming
ton, returned home on Tuesday from
a visit to Mrs. J. C. Parker of this
place.
— J. F. Goldsborough of PhiladelJ
phia, rode down to Middletown to
day on his wheel. He is visiting
Cyrus Tatman.
— Miss Helen Naudain and Miss
Corinne Cochran returned home Mon
day from a visit among friends in
Egypt, N. J.
— Mr. Percy Bailey of Philadel
phia, returned home Monday, after
spending several weeks with J. P.
Cochran, Jr., and wife.
— James Prettyman, Esq., of Sea
ford, visited his son, Edwin Pretty
man, of this place, on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
— Miss Fannie Goldsborough of
Philadelphia, has returned home
from a visit among friends and rela
tions here.
— Miss Lydia L. Price of Philadel
phia, returned home to-day from a
three weeks' visit among friends and
relatives in Middletown.
— Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Brady of
Chesapeake City, have returned from
their trip to Europe. They arrived
safe at home on Saturday.
— Miss Lulu Lake of Mt. Washing
ton, Md., who has been visiting rela
tives and friends in this place for the
past two weeks, returned to her home
on Monday.
— Rev. F. H. Moore returned home
last Saturday evening and conducted
services in his church Sunday as
usual. He was much benefited by
his trip.
— Mr. E. A. Perkins of Atlantic
City, was in town a few days this
week. Mr. Perkins formerly resided
here and was at one time interested
in the Eagle creamery.
— Mrs. J. C. Parker who is recover*
ing from a serious illness, left on
Tuesday last for a two weeks' stay at
Cape May, N. J. where she hopes to
be much benefited.
— Col. B. S. Johnson of Little
Rock, Ark., was in town on Tuesday.
His wife and son, who were visiting
here, accompanied him to Atlantic
City to remain for a short season.
— The numerous friends of Miss
Jeannie S. Wright will no doubt be
pleased to learn that she will once
more take up her residence with her
Delaware friends, after an absence of
several months, during which time
she has been in South Norridgewock,
Me., the home of her parents. She
is expected here about the 26th of
this month and will at once assume
charge of Woodland school, in Dis
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About the time officer Craddock
arrested the colored man Tuesday
evening on suspicion of being impli
cated in the Townsend trouble,
dancing bear with its owner came to
town and the former at once proceed
ed to business. As usual, quite a
crowd collected around the bear, and
for a time it was the centre of attrac
tion, but when the crowd learned of
the arrest and the numerous stories
going around about the prisoner be
ing an escaped convict, etc., everyone
left, and the stranger and his pet
were left standing in the road alone.
He was so disgusted with the town,
to think that a prisoner could draw a
larger crowd than his trick bear that
he left immediately, after casting
withering glance at the officer, the
prisoner and the crowd.
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Death of Mrs. Ann Webb.
Mrs. Ann Webb died at the resi
dence of her daughter in Clayton
Sunday evening, aged 82 years. The
deceased was* well known in this vi
cinity and untikthe ijeath of her hus
band about ten years ago resided
Odessa. Eight children survive her,
John Webb jbf this town ; Mrs. Wes
ley Walker o! Odessa; Isaac Webb
of near Blackbird ; Geqrne Webb of ♦ **
New Castle ; Jacob Webb of Phila- Ä
delphia; -Mis. Maggie Yokem of
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A Case of Mistaken Identity.
j Benjamin Brown, a respectable col
day night. Shortly after six o'clock
a telephone message was received
from the authorities at Townsend,
ored man, was arrested by Officer
Craddock at the depot here Monday
evening on suspicion of being one of
a party of negroes who were engaged
in a fracas at Townsend last Satur
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stating that a man answering a certain
description had boarded the train
there and instructing the officer to
arrest him on his arrival at the depot
at Middletown. Brown answered the
description in part of the man wanted
and was arrested. He was mach sur
prised but stated his willingness to
wait until it was proved that he was
the wrong man. He took his arrest
very coolly and his only wish was to
get back to Philadelphia in time to
go to work the next morning. His
son, aged about six years, was with
him at the time of his arrest.
Constable Duhadaway and John
Willis of Townsend drove up here to
identify the prisoner, but this they
were affable to do and he was releas
ed, after being assured that he would
be sent on to Philadelphia by the
next train.
After his release he was persuaded
by several colored men here who sym
pathized with him to have Officer
Craddock arrested, and Brown at
once swore out a warrant for the
officer on the charge of " assault and
battery, and false imprisonment." At
a hearing before Squire Ferguson the
officer was held in $200 bail for his
appearance at court, and the colored
man gave bond for the same amount.
The affair created considerable talk
and various opinions were heard as
to whether the charge brought by
Brown was a just one or not.
considered doubtful if he will appear
at the trial, and if such should be the
case the matter will be dropped.
The whole affair jwas the outcome
of a disturbance that occurred in
the hotel at Townsend Saturday
night last, when several colored men
entered the bar-room and called for
liquor over the bar reserved for the
white customers. Upon being told
to go around to the place kept for
their kind they pulled revolvers and
threatened to use them if their wants
were not gratified ; and the proprie
tor probably did the best thing under
the circumstances when he furnished
them with the liquor. The negroes
were from Chester, Pa., and were on
their way to a colored camp at Mil
lington, Md.
Constable Duhadaway assisted by
Deputy John Willis arrested two of
the men Monday evening as they
were about to leave for home, and
brought them here and locked them
up until Tuesday morning, when
they were taken to New Castle jail in
default of $600 bail each. The men
were well dressed and carried grips.
Their names were Emory Wright and
John T. Foster and until Irecently the
latter was|employed,by different fann
ers near Kirkwood.
They told the reporter that they
did not participate in the fracas, and
only heard of it through some of
those who were there. Their story
receives but little credence however
and several persons are certain that
they are the men.
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State Items.
A New York World artist has been
taking sketches of old buildings and
quaint localities in Lewes.
The Henlopen Hotel at Cape Hen
lopen City closed on Tuesday and the
Bright House closes on September 15.
William Holland, of Rehoboth, pull
ed some apples from a tree in his yard
that weighed 1 pound and 3} oz.,
measuring 14 inches in circumference.
Postmaster Messick, of Georgetown,
has been appointed by the Postmas
ter-General to visit all the offices in
Sussex county and report their condi
tion.
Barnum's circus and the great Lon
don menageries will exhibit in Wll
mington on October 10. Elliott's big
farm in the Ninth ward has been se
cured for the occasion.
After twenty-seven years continual
service Cashier George D. Armstrong,
of the First National Bank of Wil
mington, has resigned, and Teller P.
T. E. Smith will succeed him.
Benjamin W: Dickey, a well
known citizen of Mill Creek hundred,
died at his home, near Stanton, Sun
day morning, shortly after 12 o'clock.
He was about 75 years of age, and
was the father of County Treasurer
John T. Dickey.
The Baker Bros, canned 41,160 cans
of corn on Tuesday, the largest pack
known to have been put up in one
day in the firm's history. The total
for last week was 196,890 cans. At
this rate they will have packed over
one million cans by the last week in
September which they expect to do.
—Odessa Herald,
Dr. C. Elton Buck, of the firm of
Walton, Whann & Co., died suddenly
in his apartments at the Clayton
House, Wilmington, Thursday after
noon. He had been slightly indis
posed for several days past, but his
illness was not of a character that
awakened any apprehensions, until
immediately preceeding his death.
Robert Carey of Milton, Del., died
at that town on Wednesday, Septem
ber 2. He was 80 years of age. Mr.
Carey was the father of United
States Senator Joseph Carey and Dr.
John F. Carey of Wyoming; of
Messrs. Davis and Theodore Cary of
Philadelphia and of Misses Sallie and
■Susie Cary. He leaves a large estate.
♦ ** laware Farmers Avokl Cartage.
Ä K * ,t County gran?ers an<1 Farmer3 '
Institute and Farmers' Alliance mem
■B have gained their point, and the
railroad will run a regu
lr ain with a passenger
Jersey farmers will make
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DFXAWARE CITY.
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK IN A THRIV
ING TOWN.— PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
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— Miss Lily Messig of Philadelphia, is
visiting her uncle, Mr. John J. Messig,
this week.
— Mr. Thomas Murray of Wilmington,
has improved his property here by a hand
some coat of paint.
— Mrs. Theodore Dnnlap and daughter,
Miss Bessie Dnnlap of Philadelphia,
visited here last week.
— The steamers Major Reybold and
Christina have discontinued their Sunday
trips ibr the season.
— Mr. Eugene Lindsay and wife, who
have their Summer residence here, spent
Sunday at Tolchester Beach.
Mr. Wm. Bealey and wife and Miss
Lizzie Messig of Woodhaven, N. Y.,
visiting Mr. Joseph M. Messig this week.
— Collector of Taxes Dickey will sit
at the Delaware City Hotel to recieve taves
on Sept 18th and 21st, instead of the 18th
and 19th, as previously announced.
— Mary Jane Simmons, colored, was
found dead in her bed on Wednesday
morning. She had been ill for several
months.
— Rev. R. A. McEwen Bell will preach
his farewell sermon in the Presbyterian
Church on Snndny evening, and will sail
for Europe on the 17th.
— A float containing eight cars loaded
with coal arrived here for James H. Clark
on Saturday, and was unloaded on his
wharf this week.
— Miss Hannah Swan who has been
spending several weeks vacation here, re
turned to Philadelphia on Monday.
— Several Philadelphians who have
been boarding at the Delaware City Hotel
during the summer months, returned home
this week.
— Captain Leroy Brown, U. S. A. in
structor at Newark College, spent Friday
gnnning for reed birds on Fort Delaware,
and Tetumed home on Saturday.
— Messrs. George Price, Harry C.
Gardiner and William J. Bowen opened
the dneking season on Dragon Creek on
Monday, and succeeded in bagging ten
summer ducks.
— In interviews with a number of the
farmers arouud the neighborhood they re
port a short crop of tomatoes ; the con
tinued wet weather causing many of them
to rot on the vines.
— The steamer Thomas Clyde will make
her last trip down the bay on Sunday.
She has had a very successful season. She
will go into winter quarters, as usnal, at
Salem, N. J.
— Manager Jester of the Atlas base ball
club is trying to make aarrangements for a
game with the Elkton club, and if satisfac
tory arrangements can be made a game will
probably be played here on Saturday of
this week.
— Mr. Scott of the firm of Johnson,
Elliott & Co., brokers, of Wilmington,
Del., who has a summer residence near
Delaware City, with his wife and several
friends were entertained by Mr. A. Col
burn on board of his yacht, on Sunday
afternoon.
— Work is progressing rapidly at the
Delaware City creamery. The building is
nearing completion, the cement floors and
tanks are finished and the steam boiler
erected. The engine and machinery will
be placed in the building this week, and
will be pat in operation the first of next
week.
— Beck & Pancoast will begin the
manufacture of their celebrated brand of
mince meat this week. They have a large
number of orders ahead. Mr. Pancoast
left for Baltimore and Pittsbnrg on Wed
nesday in the interest of the firm.
— Mr. H. F. Mnllin of New Haven
Conn., formerly of this place, spent 'a few
days here this week. Mr. Mnllin is agent
for the well-known soap manufacturers,
Proctor and Gamble, for the State of
Connecticut.
— Mr. R. A. Moody lias on exhibition
one of the scientific corn cutters manufact
ured by the Foos MFg Co., of Springfield,
Ohio. It was given a trial on Saturday in
the cornfield of Mr. Amos Collins and
worked very satisfactorily, ' cutting two
rows of corn at once.
— Messrs. R. Anderson ft Son have con
tracted to bnild two large scows for J. E.
Simpson & Son, dry dock bnilders, to be
used in driving piling for the dry dock
which they will build here,
loads of lumber are expected to arrive here
this week, to be used for piling on the
river front.
— Mr. Samuel T. Lewis of Philadelphia,
formerly of Delaware City, spent Sunday
here, where Mrs. Lewis is making a visit
several weeks. Mr. Lewis is one of the
Delaware City boys who has made his
mark as a mechanic, having learned his
trade (carpentering) here under Mr. I. H.
Ubil. He removed from here about four
years ago, and is now foreman for one of
the largest contractors in Philadelphia.
— The steamer Major -Reybold of
the Salem and Philadelphia Navigation
Line, and the Ericsson Line steamers which
have been carrying oil here for years, re
ceived orders last week to comply with
the law which forbids passenger boats to
carry coal oil or other illuminating oils.
The freight on a barrel of oil from Phila
delphia to Delaware City by the Ericsson
line was fifty cents, by the Philadelphia
and Salem Navigation Line thirty cents ;
by the Pennsylvania railroad sixty-eight
cents. The Wilmington and Northern
railroad company, which now owns the
Philadelphia and Salem line does not pro
pose to allow the Pennsylvania railroad to
.monopolize the trade, and have made ar
rangements to carry oil once a week to New
Castle and Delaware City on floats which
will be towed by a tng at the rate of
twenty-five cents a barrel, from the
Atlantic Refinery's works at Wilmington.
This will be a saving of forty-three cents a
barrel to the merchants, who, if it was not
for this arrangement would be obliged to
have it shipped over the Pennsylvania
road at sixty-eight cents. This same
pany is carrying coal in cais on floats to
New Castle, Delaware City and New
Jersey towns.
—Marshfield, the country residence of
Mr. A. Colburn, near Delaware City, pre
sented a brilliant scene on Tuesday night.
The occasion waa the reception given by the
Misses Colburn on their return home from
Europe. The house was illuminated from
top to bottom, and many colored Japanese
lanterns made a fairy bower of the porch,
throwing their soft light out upon the
shrubbery of the lawn with charming effect.
The doable parlors on the north side were
arranged for dancing, and at 6.30 Wald
tenfel's waltz, "Leo Sirene«," by Prof.
Webb's orchestra opened the program. At
11.30 fefrwhments were served in the din
which dancing was res
ed, snSRflHftfci until 2.30 A. m.^
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V
the guests took leave of their fair hostesses,
well pleased with the evening's pleasure.
Among those present were : Miss Annie
Reeves, Miss Hattie Cheairs, Miss Annie
Cheairs, Miss Laura Saddler, Miss Allie
Clark, Mis 3 Ethel Reybold, Miss lannie
Clark, Miss Jennie Clark, Delaware City ;
Miss Flcssie Hall, Miss Ella Armstrong and
Miss Hinchmau, Philadelphia ; Miss Nel
lie Warrick, Glassboro, N. J., Mrs. Samuel
Reeves, Phoenixville, Pa ; Messrs. Caleb
Price, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas Saddler,
Harry C. Clark, Irwin Sheppard, William
Jester, Harrington Clark, Joseph Reeves,
Stev'art Clark, Courtney Clark, John Clark,
Burrell Townsend, Delaware City ; Mr.
Howard Poole, McDonough ; Mr. Harry
Bootes, Wilmington ; Mr. Samuel Reeves,
Mr. William Reeves, Phoenixville, Pa.
is
hand
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Townsend Topics.
— The dryer is running day and night.
— Mr. Sewell Bigg3 of Middletown, was
in town on Friday.
— Robert and Charles Simpson are
students at Delaware College.
— Miss Cora Reynolds of Green Spring,
is the guest of friends in town.
— Editor McFnrlane ol The Clayton
Call was in town on Saturday morning.
— Mr. W. A. Scott and Thomas Wells
attended the Easton fair on Thursday last.
— Mrs. Nellie Yarnell and son, of
Jersey City, are visiting Walter E. Hart.
— Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Lattomns at
tended the Wilmington fair on Wednes
day.
are
— The K. G. E's were complimented by
Bro. R. Hodgson to a watermelon treat in
honor of his young daughter.
— Mr. Andrew Collins and wile of
Wilmington, were the guests of Mrs. Ella
Townsend on Sunday and Monday.
— Misses Rosa M. Reynolds, Mollie E.
Maloney and Elva Naylor, school teachers,
left for their fields of labor on Monday
morning.
— Mrs. Geo. Ernest and children of
Middletown, was the guest of Geo. M.
Watts on Wednesday.
— Master Frank Tyson was in Philadel
phia Wednesday and Thursday of last
week visiting his father. He witnessed a
game of ball between the St. Louis and
Athletic clubs.
— Richard Moore formerly of Townsend,
is very ill at his fathers residence in Mid
dletown with typhoid fever, his many
friends will regret very much to hear of
his sickness, and hope he will soon recover.
— Rev. Alfred Smith, P. E. of E. Dis.
will deliver a temperance lecture in
Emanuel M. E. Church on Friday even
ing next, at 7.30 o'clock. All are invited
to attend. Mr. Smith is an able speaker
and something good can be expected. He
will preach Sunday evening in the church
at 7.30.
— Morning morning bright and early
the dude started ont to see the sights of
our town and this is what he reports : No
more jokes for Uncle Snozzer—the Doctor
very busy—W. & D. , making, very heavy
shipments of peaches—plums to hear from
—John is the best man so far—school will
not open until next week—two men with
a bear in town Tuesday morning—a good
lecture Friday night—the girls in the
dryer wanted to know why—the double
team was out late—Monday morning—the
new school marm next week—when L. L.
goes to the jury box—little, but oh my—
Mollie do come—will we get oyster
shelled streets—when water runs up hill—
A new lamp lighter—Road Commissioners
meet on Saturday— chestnuts—wanted, a
book-keeper apply, to W. & D.—home
sick school teacher—with two lonely
scholars.
— On Saturday evening last six colored
" dandy dndes" with high white collars
and grips, hailing from Chester, Pa., left
the eight o'clock train went into Mr.f
Dickerson's hotel and with revolvers drawn
demanded whiskey over the bar that is
nsed for white people. They were told to
go around to the side bar, that is used for
the colored customers. They refused to do
that and made their threats, lor fear o
trouble Mr. Dickerson gave them the
whiskey. They left saying they would
paint the town red when they returned
from a colored camp near Centerville, Md.,
where they were bound for. Monday even
ing, when the train pulled into the station
Constable Duhadaway was on hand to
help them do the painting. He captured
two of them and took them before
Magistrate Baatton. They were plaeed
undr $600 bail and sent to New Castle.
City chaps must not think they can come
to country towns and run things as they
Rock.
please.
IJcuj 2Mwr tanpnts.
OPERA HOUSE,
MIDDLETOWN,
The : Ballenger : Family,
Musical , Comedy and Band,
-IN TIIEIR REFINED
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT,
9®- Our family includes some of the best
artists In the prolession and the entertain
ment Is a most excellent one.
«- COME AND SEE US. -«•
Seats now on sale at IV. S. Letberbury's
hardware store.
W
S l
at
COMING.
Our Country Cousin.
n
Thursday, September ijth.
tpæ» CASH SALE
N
ol
has
will
OF
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN
FURNITURE,
September 22d, at 2 F. M.,
- AT THE RESIDENCE OF -
MRS. MARY N. BUCKE,
\ MIDDLETOWN, DEL.
/ WANTED.
sk Respectable White Woman
To do general housework.
fTff— at TH IS
ngS-Im
;
and
isrellanmis
'*
of
TO-DAY
Every department at
Sixth and Market is
with its Fall stock.
Nothing has been left
undone in order to make
this Falls'trade the best
we have ever had.
The goods are here—a
better assortment and a
larger field for selection
you cannot find. Every
thing new and stylish in
Clothing line is on
tables.
The goods are right—
we handle only good
Clothing—the output of
the best manufacturers
and our own work-rooms.
The prices are right—
Sixth and Market's prices
are always consistent.
" One Price and a Low
One" is our standard.
Buy now, and you have
the newest things in your
field for selection. You
know they are the'ones
which go first.
We are open every
evening until 9 o'clock
—Saturday until io p. m.
in
of
of
a
our
the
share
JAS. T. HULUN & SON,
Tailors,
Clothiers.
6th and Market,
Wilmington.
FOR RENT.
THE STORE-ROOM,
No. 4 Cocliran Block.
THE HALL,
lately occupied by the 1. O. O. F„ on third
floor ot No. 2 store.
The 3-Story Brick House
adjoining the Citizen's National Bank.
Apply to
1
ing
tested
ware
huve
slock,
fruit.
July
E. R. COCHRAN or
S. M. REYNOLDS ft Co.
teb20-tl
FOR SALE
A COMMODIOUS AND CONVIENTLY
LOCATED
DWELLING HOUSE
N CRAWFORD ST.
I
•
street,
ments
made
that
livery
the
the
sell
are
said
J. F.
C. P.
Abram
Jno.
N. J.
H.B.
Snlendld shade, nice grass sward, and large
garden attached. Will sell cheap.
Apply to
Dr. W. F. KENNEDY,
Middletown, (Del.
ct9-tt
MARTIN B. BURRIS,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW !
BROAD ST., 2nd Door Above MAIN,
MIDDLETOWN,
DELA WAKE
JJR.
SHIPPING TAGS.
).\IDK
W E HAVE on hand Shipping Tags suitable
lor marking peach baskets, Onr
S l ices are such that this
askets
mode of marking
costs far less than any other.
new
ents
ment
Give Us Your Order
at an early date,
plainly printed en good tags.
" The Transcript " Office,
Middletown, Del.
Yonr name and station
DIRECT TAX.
N OTICE is hereby given that the original
Direct Tax List, containing the names
ol persons in the State ot Delaware who
aid the Direct Tax on Roal Estate In 1968,
has been delivered to me by the Internal
Revenue Department, and that all persons
whose names appear on the said List will l)e
entitled to have the amount paid by them as
shown by the said List, refunded and notice
will be given hereafter at what times and
places I will attend for the pnrpose ot re
ceiving the claims for Taxes to be so re
funded.
Dover, July 11th, 1S91.
Fall
J. FRANK WILDS,
Commissioner.
Tkree
The Misses Hebbs'
English, French
id Gerann
BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL!
FOR QIRLS.
I
RE-OPENS SEPTEMBER 22, 1891.
FranHin St., IVilrrti
lon r
2m os
/■»»fcjajg
Piatelhnwcs fib'».
Excellent Values in Men's
Suits, $10 and $12. Boy's
Suits, $3,50 and $5.00.
at
is
a
JACOB REEDS' SONS
918,920, 922
CHESTNUT STREET,
Mr. Nathan Peacock is still with
the above named firm, and solicits a
share of your patronage.
W. A. COMEGrYS,
AGENT for the pit rchase
OF
GRAIN AND FRUIT!
- ALSO, FOR THE SALK OF —
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT .
Stover Manf. Co.'a WINDMILLS,
WANTED :
100,000 BUS. OF NEW WHEAT,
FOR E. L. ROGERS ft CO.
PHILADELPHIA.
«■Reference— CASH ON DELIVERY
W. A. COMEGYS,
Middletown, Del.
may 1416
FOR SALE
30,000 PEACH TREES!
1 have 30,000 peach trees for sale, embrac
ing all the standard varieties (with a tew
tested new varieties) grown upon the Dela
ware and Maryland Peninsula. These trees
huve been propogated under MY OWN
SUPERVISION Irom absolutely healthy
slock, and from trees which I have seen In
fruit. E. L. MARTIN.
President of the Peninsula Horticultural
Society, and Delaware Fruit Exchange.
July 30th, 4t Seatord.D«
el.
NOTICE.
I II. VAUGHAN, DRUGGIST, THE LES
• see ot the drug store on West Main
street, Middletown, New Castle county.
Delaware, in compliance with the require
ments of the Acts ot Assembly ln such case
made and provided, do hereby give notice
that 1 shall apply In writing at the Court
General Sessions ottbe Peace and Jail De
livery ot New Castle county on Monday,
the 14th day of September. A. D., 1391, being
the in ext term of said court , for a lioense to
sell intoxicating liquors by prescription tor
medlclnul purposes ; and the following re
spectable citizens (at least one-half of whom
are freeholders in said county,) recommend
said application.
J. F. McWhorter, M. L. Hardcastle,
C. P. Gears, L. Darlington,
Abram Vundegritt, W. F. Kennedy, M. D.,
Jno. S.Crouch, I.S. Vallandigham, M.D.,
N. J. Williams, Geo. Echenhofer,
H.B. McDowell, D.V.S., !.. Clarence Scott.
ot
JJR. T. H. GILPIN.
DENTIST,
MIDDLETOWN, DEL; i
«•Offics— CORNER OF MAIN JNDJ
SCOTT STREETS.
Teeth extracted without pain. NITM^H
).\IDK GAS ADMINISTERED.
OFFICE HOURS C i
Eight-thirty to twelve A. M., and onei
p. M. ...,â
Having enlarged ray office' andJ^H
new conveniences, I am able tNB
ents much greater comfort
ment than In the past. -— *
Miss Addie
TEACHER
INSTRUMEI
(PIANO'
Fall Term Willi
110 PI
MIDDLETOWN
isep-M
F<
Tkree
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