Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-29
MIDDLETOWN.
The Canal Company Leases "A Stable
-Amuscments.

| INC Cahi company Leases a Stable
-Amuscments.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
MIDDLETowN, Oct. 22.-The freight
depot at this station now has about 20, 0OC
bushels of wheat stored therein. Beside
the wheat there is large storage of corn
This wheat was bought up for f. Brad,
by j. B. Foard and by Jones & Co., fol
the William Lea Company, and each has
about an equal amount. Brady is buying OIL
speculation and Lea for mill use.
The Royal Lyceum Company gave its
second performance at the opera house
last evening. The audience was small,
but appreciative. Miss Annie Hercht, in
the role of Jane Chatterby in "Adonis,"
carried heaudience with her, clearly prov
ing the dramatic powers with which the
charming little lady is gifted, her first
appearance on the stage being on Tues
!. day evening last when she so successfully
fefhdered Barbara Hare" III East
Lynne" She eyinces great care and her
admirers predict brilliant career for
her. Miss Hercht has won many friends in
this town as has also Miss Lillian West
brook, who is tall, handsome and thor
oughly in love with her profession. To.
night the company will appear in
Camille" with Miss Hercht as 'Nau-
nine."
Mrs. F. G. West, who has been i'll for
the past few weeks, is reported improving.
MIDDLErowN, Oct. 3D. am requested to
contradict II statement made by the NeS-
Era to the effect that all the capital stock
OF S25, QUO to the Delaware Telephone and
Rapid Transmission Company has been
subscribed. Our local journal was a little
too quick. 1t could safely have said that
the amount expected from Middletown
capitalists had been subscribed II 600, vet
this town Will not be allowed to stop at her
proportion, because there will have TO be
more than that amount subscribed here,
also at Newark and New Castle, to make up
the deficiency in Sussex towns.
The Eastern Shore telephone stock, am
informed, is valuable because OF the bust
ness done by the lines now controlled by
that company: therefore with q connection
with that line the d. Il. & II. Il. line will
have good feeder. At present the Eastern
shore company is not connected with any
city. A message from Kent Island, Md, to
Wilmington has to be handed over to the |
Western Union telegraph when II reaches
Centreville, Md. The telegram company
then takes its own time in sending and |
delivering said message; whereas, when the |
telephone is completed the business man of |
Kent Island can talk with his wholesale
be subjected to near so much delay and |
expense. ..5z-
MIDDLETowS, Oct. 4.-F. W. Reeve, one
of the editors of the Nei1 Era, wis taken |
suddenly i'll yesterday morning about 4 |
o'clock.
Officials of tho proposed canal made their |
ilrst payments yesterday. G. W. Kennedy |
OF Sassafras, whose mill property has been |
purchased by the projectors, received |
80 500 which was the largest amount paid /
out. They are going to make first pay
ments to all who have granted right of way. |
This looks us If the canal is to be more than |
something on paper"
j. i. Foard has orders to buy $500 /
bushels Of wheat, in addition to what he |
has, II he can find place to store IL. A |
new warehouse is needed at tho depot, and |
more cars for shipment. Jones & Co. took /
In over 1000 bushels of wheat on Thursday. |
MIDDLETowN, Oct. 27.-The canal company
have leased the rear building OF j. Biggs |
clayton u Co.'s canning establishment and |
lifted itupasa stable for theirdriving horses,
Ihey now have several handsome animals
among them fine sorrel purchased of G, /
J. Scott of this town. j
George EchenhoiIer has had his butcher |
shop raised and otherwise improved.
Fletcher Deakyne received, this morning,
IN engine and boiler, which will ut once be
placed In his mill.
Miss Lillian Westbrook will play
'Esmeralda" at the opera house here on
Friday evening next. She has discharged
hree OF her company and filed the vncan-
lies thus caused by ladies and gentlemen
Who are thoroughly able to take their parts.
Hiss Westhrook has been greatly imposed
lpon by her late manager and us a conse-
luence has the sympathy of the entire
community. The Citizens Band will furnish
music for Friday evening and II is predicted
|. large audience will greet Miss Westbrook
n this her effort to prove to a generous
'ublic that she has a good company.