Daily Republican., 1890-05-03
,llDDLETOWf.
..sN1ERPRIslN0 AND PRos
PsRous TOWN.
:. r,riy souicmen,-Tho &huY"i'"
sho,i,. Industries aud Proim' ~
u,,,n,,, Mrn-A Wide Awake =
and Prosperous PIace-A
Number oi beautiful
Dwellings.


Dwellings.
uullellvn, rs miles from this city, 4
,St,ng, 90. ahead Town, that WAS Get
,5b, Adam Peterson IN LOIS, but did
.s I .,,nme tbs proportions OF towr
s,,g some years laier. The first men
ssnf MlIdlstown IN official records II
r'ls N IN, when Jonas Preston,
MIL owper, uskel Tor the reoI oniSs VI
,.l toward the place 'now known by
M name OF Middle,oxn," which road II
..sm, lad been fenced in by Ben iamiu
Ssiop, The village began to grow
,SOut lslG, and In 1859 there were nearly
Nh hundred inhabitants. At iirst the
,sa spread toward OJossa, but alter the
rttuc,len Of the Delaware railroad II
/ ,r,erdel 10 that direction, sud Il
n aluost built up TO the station.
since lsJj the growth OF the town hss
kyn ralid and III % there were nearly
i, hundred inhabitants. On February
| NJ lsGl, Miljletown was Incorporated
MI erautyl municipal privileges. The
rgunmeit Of the Town wss vettcd 10
t,e comnl.ill nets, who were given au-
lnuty tu 'mIrove the cd streets and
l,s op, new lncs. The commissioners
Id tAs Iowu aid out as . rectsnsle. cx
vpa,D, tali a mile each way on Maill
,lee., eA,, AID west Of Bfoad street, and
,aa,,a ol nile each way on Broad
Elss, Lorh ND south Of Main stree
On Mar q ls., II hre broke out in tile
sHtgs wis o! J. NJ. Cox " Brother,
vbth i0fatmr threatened the destru =
from TIL. city, and several fre companies
n,p0riJi. wLn, alter . stubborn II ,ht,
uecttisd 10 cuuquerirg The devourlng
tEngGt.
Tlr uceut popul,t.on OF Nildletown
hsl5,t ylecu hunhfel, and the facili-
lts IoI a,ti and transportation ai'or led
b tie Delaware railroad are excellent.
Although there ara no large mabutac-
'Olles, HE ictn is I,risly growing aud
bplJglpg
l'ls situated IN tie midst Of an ex-
oil.lt tsintpg aid peach growing rs-
tpu, III which pursuits many OF its cit'-
NaS alc engaged. In 1886 electric lights
sele hlluiluced sni tie streets are nos
lsh'tf Icy teu candle power electric
Ia 10
Ttefr lta several very old buildings Ia
le et0wp, The ollcs. being hlp.rooled
i'ame iuusc situated next 10 the tow
iaiI un the west. one OF the tirst houses
Is, An uil log building, corusr ui saiu
M Church ttretts, which wss tori
tosn In 1881. There Is a'so huua, uu
EtnaA sIt thor Al. . /.
Hys Of Mlddle,owu. ..
There are four churches, M fnllows
TIC l'ieshyte,iau ChI,ch, the congre
f'ii II OF which wac orgar,,cd IN 1861
,hhlugh Pre.bytst,anisn dates in Mid
dlstnwn as far back as l1i2. The pie.
t.st building was dedicated In October
1851. and at that time had but fourteen
members. A lot wac secured aijoiniDI
W church and a parsonage built /,
Some time ago the church wa
@scd and Improved vi cost o
my sS, GOO. aud Ia now in flour.shinl
esii on with q membership OF abouI
" hIldred Aud sixty. There ia also ,
Nse spaiay school connected with The
Aeieb.
lle Methods. Church was organized
ah-: " hon y small structure costing
's'u' ~ D was erected in which The poo
ft OIL that deuu minaiion woIshipted
llt iFsstnt tine building was erected
nfal, Wills the Rsv. I. +. Ms,tiudnlo
!" pistor The congregation is tho
asst III lle town. aud nunibcrs about
s,'e hu dFed nisubers. among them
uhs oo'errpr Biggs. The Sunday
'aeel cubnec'el with the church /, ore
.,a m- ''ss o'raulkei III the State, aud 10
hige ahh iounshiug.
. ',trPht knman Catholic Church
l. i" easil IA 1883 and dedicated In 1881
neat irans structure, 62I32 feet.
,.s. 49, 1es "a a sealing capacity Tor $40 per.
me church is under tie manage
n,.t .,.., VI Inc Jesuit Fathers, and services
a. ns.u 'hrcc llmes = month. Ther,,
n,s'a w" Spout 2uO members, and the
stolar,. oou' '"en'y.nVe
me- ,sie Is slio IN Episcopallap Church.
saio "a "a el1ulslIy growing in n,bet-
ohs., ~" a Nlll no doubt rival those OF
u. .,,,n nominations in niembsrsl,ip II,
are rsAo rs'out but one school house. but In IL
sor 1to,%o's under the care Of Profes.
nef,,, aud four lady assistsnts.
aut fscs ltafiy tour hundred scholars.
uoo o4 school ID in cxcsllout condi.
Ina ,,ron. m' 40 large manufactures, and
eplne,.s' 'ndus,tles OF the town are
Amaa, Aea u " inns or iudlvidusis
h,p. ,as largest Is tie foundry NJ
TIE buIJ,n' which waa started In 1888.
Vas ,fee,os now occupied by the firm
ilurn,s a ,o ~ iN'5. and 10 v one story
builder oi Cox x Brother, carriage
n,nEe,, ,,, ,Is e'iAblished In 1857, but
in,h s1,i,l w. ,he family bad been engaged
TIE Y tl=. lor the past fifty years.
uioy, A n' ta 81 Tue present firm ware de.
buI ,Ilnr nFo in 1852, after which lhs
1lsrs 10y ,aey now occupy was erected,
Tue -. so 'wo eanneries, which dnr.ov
iuute, @'ea 'arni b employment To =
md N u persons. There "a .Iso a hri.I
uon,,.aeh .aeh during the seven m,n,b. 'o :,
nttks, ths ,ea' a'us out over half Q million
hths yle,n,, ,n,Nof'ty OF which are used
s.lIus I, arm q, a. Of 4. 7. Howell & Sons. con.
bnile,, ~. howell, . veteran in the
No eD,a,a', TWO soma and q grandson. IA
Salarss ha., IN carriage building, aud
hM.nsn"a,'te are Two live, Wide awake waffle
kupt tpg's spa In MidIletoyn, ths T,any
ner, su ssre sle New Era. Each Of ,hs..
.lisr bss asse a large circulation ana "uso ,ho
hn1.on. ,ssently removed to ! new and
Ths Th1e ri,,Ircs tillcs further up town. Nc" anu
@ sllsh s 10 1853, with capi,s, ssss5Sa q, s5s !.
,soul lva ionlhas has since bssn iucress..S w .'y,, -
Va. .ole pa,nh that amount. In 1870 o. . 10, :"
F.,san'' an'',ens,ed ced on Broad s,rest U IA ,Ss ,os
.eosl q, od,v'n.nodlons building erected ted 'a'
veil usn,ysr over $4,000. Ths i1s, bu.;1s., :. :.
aiplus. d' and the bank has a lsroc
.s~s Ii. 1888 lsss and was opened for "Is sn.,. or
eOoo1, sDS same M year. Ths c,",t.i nj, Iui,. !.
arpa,' 'pn T sle institution has ~. ,.i. T.
Isl, and ,,L hIe building wa. srset.a na 'a,s III
ual1n = = d cembsr OF tbst 80 ,ho cor