Middletown transcript., 1886-08-19

- Mr.. Isaac T. Wilson, will take Mr.
Craddock's g place in the express wagon.
- Be sure to call at Rowbotham's Nov
city Store, corner Of Scott and Main sts.,
and see the many bargains they are offer
ing in house furnishing and useful goods.
They will only remain for short time.
They have the finest assortment OF Table
Linens, Napkins, Bedspreads, Towels,
Knives & Forks, Spoons, Hosiery, Hand
| kerchiefs, Embroideries and many other
goods that has ever been brought to Mid
| dletown.
- 1t seems funny to our people to read
OF five, six and even ten carloads OF
peaches being shipped from Middletown
and other stations In New Castle county
each day, while basket Of peaches In
Milford is seldom seen. It's fact though
all the same.--Miltord Chronicle. You
can get better and cheaper Middletown
peaches in Philadelphia than you can in
Middletown.
His many friends here among all de-
nominations will regret the removal of
Father j. B. Gaffney from the Bo-
hemia parish to st. Inigoe's, the one
over which he formerly presided
in st. Mary's county. While In
this vicinity the good father by his kind
ness and affability won host of friends,
and their prayers and good wishes accom-
pany him to his present field Of labor.
Father Giraud, of Leonardtown, st Mary's
County, succeeds Father Gaffney.
- The high reputation for true merit
and good value of Diamond State Fertili-
GERS, manufactured by Lord & Polk Com
pany, is wide spread. Their ever increas-
ing sales are not made upon any smart
trick or catching device in advertise
ing, but upon the true merit of their
goods; which Is more fully set forth in
their very high analysis in our advertis-
ing columns. We recommend its careful
perusal to those interested, feeling quite
sure that they cannot fail to be benefited.
- Tuesday Of this week, Mrs. M. j.
Knight, of Maryland, while driving across
the railroad track at the station, met with
what might have been serious accident |
had not help been near at hand. The |
horse taking fright at the cars, became |
and starting to run, over
turned the carriage in the ditch. Several
gentlemen who were standing on the
platform at the time ran to the ladies res
cue. They succeeded In quieting the |
horse. Mrs. Knight, who was dragged
some distance. was somewhat bruised; but
her neices, who accompanied her, were un-
injured. The carriage was smashed to
pieces.
- On Friday e. r. Cochran Jr. stopped
a front of THE TRANSCRIPT Office and
while getting ready to tie his horse the
nimal took fright, and started on run
lown the road. Being In between the
wheels, and unable to get out, Mr., CoGh-
an took seat on the front axle and in
his rather tickllsh position started for
lome with all the vim the scared horse
ould muster. The upshot OF the busi-
less was that when the rider became
Ired he pulled the horse into the hedge
Glow Mr.. Hoffecker's house and came to
halt underneath the wagon while the
orse, which had broken loose ran on
ONE. No bones were broken and the
vagon was not much injured.
~ Miss Katie G.. Eliason, who resides
ear Mount Pleasant, rendered recep-
on to large number of her friends on
thursday evening, August 18th. Among :
le guests present Middletown, Chesa-
sake City, Mt. Pleasant and vicinity were
ell represented. The lawn,-which is
large one,-and house, were brilliantly
Eliminated. The guests began to arrive
'out eight o'clock and were cordially re-
ived by Miss Katie and her parents,
r. and Mrs. Andrew J. Eliason. Dane =
. commenced at nine and was kept up !.
It'll late hour with slight intermis- y
IN for refreshments, which, by the way,
sre all that one could wish. The music
rs good, the evening delightful one, n
Q company very pleasant and agreeable -
d altogether it was one Of the most de- .,
,hkful parties of the season,