Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
MIUDLE1OWk.

| Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
MIDDLgTowN, May 23.-The funeral o
Mrs. Mart Moody was largely attended
yesterday afternoon.
The friends and congregation Of St.
Anne's p. K. Church welcomed their new
rector, the Rsv. Mr.. Galud cite, at his
new home last night with we'll filled
larder.
The old Cochran house on Main street,
now owned by Miss NJ. A. g. Roberts, iii
bo torn down next Monday and nn the loi
will be built tho new bank and double
dwelling with stores.
Perry Hamilton, oolored, found dead
in Wilmington on Sunday morning last,
was we'll known in this locality, in oon-
neotion with his ancestors, as desperate
and worthless negroes.
MIDDLErowS, May 27.-The Right Rev.
Bishop Lee confirmed class of ID at St.
Anne's P. X. Church, this town, on sun
day evening.
Green pess and spring chicken are
offered In our local markets.
An angry bull caused some excitement
on West Main street yesterday morning.
The base ball fever has reached our
town and we have a club composed of
students at the academy. A sheep wagon
load Of them went to Odessa last Satur-
day afternoon to play with the club OF
that town. After three hours hard play
Ing the score stood 81 to So in favor of
Odessa. There will be a return game
played here on Saturday next, by which
time 1t is hoped that each club will have
elected a captain and be better prep red
to stop ball anyway.
At Z O'Clock yesterday morning the
sound of carpenters hammer was heard
about the "Old Wren's Nest" and an
examination found that this time. honored
building was being demolished to make
room for the new banking house and
Miss Roberts double dwelling and store
houses. The "Nest" proper is about 130
years old, being one of the first houses
built In this section 1t Ia built Of logs
which were cut from wood that once
stood where Middletown is built now This
too is supposed to be the "mspslon" In
which Washington was entertained by a
gone and almost forgotten dscsdent. JET.
ferson was also a. guest Ia the "nest."
Jefferson stopped here the night after he
stopped at Jefferson Spring." in Kent
county, Md, on his way to Phil sdelphia.
Many years ago an addition WAS built of
frame, and old Mrs. Nancy McIntire, who
died three years ago iu her S1st year, told
the writer's father that she could Just
remember the excitement and
curiosity astir at that tins over this
wonderful frame structure. The lumber
was brought from some southern lumber
region and landed at Back creek, from
whence 1t was hauled to this town. The
log part WAS then considered an old
house. 1t has been used by all sorts OF
tradsa-p people, the old time gin mill not
excepted, and several elderly gentlemen
stated that they spent many pennies
there when boys for the old time "horse
cake" or a glass of home made beer"
Some old and curi0us relics were found
stored away between the logs. But few
OF these old land marks now stand to re-
MIND Us that once this beautiful town
was "oross roads" place.
Subscription books are In the hands OF
solicitor asking aid to erect a monu
ment to the memory Of the late DR.. W.
Il. Barr. Would It not be we'll for hun
dreds OF his patients, from whom he
never asked money, to come down quite
handsomely For the benefit of those
living at distance your correspondent ia
requested to say that check sent to J.
X. Hall, cashier Of the Citzsns' National
Bank, WILL be properly entered upon some
one OF the many books.
A Methodist sugs ests that bush meet
ing be announced for August, to be held
on vacant lots adjoining the Mckee pro-
perty on main street. The mulberry trees
are growing fast there and there will be
lets OF shade.
George W.I1gram has finished his new
houses on Anderson street. Have We no
more men with groapd and money to
,ollow Mr.. lngrsm's example Yes, one,
g W. W. Naudain. Who will be the
uext to build house that the working
mal can afford TO rent sud live, not
merely stay in
Politics, peaches and self binders are
the leading toI los just now.
The oolored Free Masons are to have 4
big day next Monday. 1t is "whistlipg
Monday"