Middletown transcript., 1891-08-27
ST. AsNE,s PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
- Lap busters, fly covers, below
cost. w. r. Reynolds.
Many town residents are laying
in their winter supply of coal, and
there is no better time than the
present.
- A peach was plucked from the
orchard of Mr. George Derrickson, of
near town, a few days ago, which
measured II inches in circumference.
= The young men of Middletown
will give another private dance at
Augustine Pier next Monday even
ing, and as this will probably be the
last one of the season a most enjoy
able time is anticipated.
"A very pleasant fruit party was
given on Tuesday evening last at the
residence of Miss Mary P. Cochran.
About eight couple were present and
the evening was q very enjoyable one
to all. Fruits of various kinds were
served and added in q measure to the
evenings enjoyment.
MIR. W.T.. Shallcross has been
shipping, this week, some of the
largest and finest peaches ever seen
in Middletown. They are known as
the Pullen or Susquehana, and as
yellow variety are remarkable for
their great size and perfect coloring.
Mr.. Shallcross has shipped quite a
large number of baskets of this kind,
and is receiving fair prices.
= For indecent conduct and using
profane language, two 4 knights ef
the road = were arrested Monday
afternoon and placed in the lookup.
One of them said he had $3.50 and
didn't care a d what they did
with him, and the other said as long
as they allowed him his bottle he
didn't care either. A few hours in
the lookup sobered them up and
they were released.
- Another series of races will be
given on the Gentlemen's Driving
Track, Saturday afternoon, Septem-
ber 18th, and the events will be more
numerous than on any previous occa-
sion. They will include $50 class,
$50 class, free for all class, team
race and wagon race. Also, match
race between Gypsey Girl, 2.ss4, and
another trotter of equal prominence.
The managers are sparing no pains
or expense to make it the most sue
cessful meet ever yet given.
Davis Bros, the seed and imple-
ment dealers, have a corn cutting
machine which is said to do good
work. The machine is made some
what on the order of a sled support
ed on small wheels. On each side is a
peculiar knife, and the machine cuts
two rows at a time. The corn is grasp
ed by the driver as it is cut and
carried on the machine till the shock
row is reached when it is dropped
and set in shocks. Davis Bros. will
be glad to show the machine to farm
ers.
- w. r. Reynolds is making for
DIR. J. G. Mccoy set of very fine
harness to be used on Gypsey Girl"
during her fall campaign. They are
of the finest grade of Moffet leather,
very light in weight and yet strong
and durable. Mr.. Reynolds pays
close attention to this branch of the
trade and secures quite number of
orders from a distance. On the har-
ness now being made for the flyer es-
pecially good work has been done
and wherever Gypsey Girl trots this
fall that harness will attest the fact
that the Turf Exchange y is able to
cope with the best harness makers in
the country.
- Receiver of Taxes John T.
Dickey was in town Monday, and
Deputy Receiver Fink was at Odessa
Tuesday receiving taxes due from
residents of this hundred. As the
Receivers seal Is needed at the Will
mington Office every night between
the hours of 2 and 8 o'clock the time
which the Receiver is able to devote
to each hundred is comparatively |
short. If such thing is possible |
and not fraught with too much dam
ger the use of two seals should be |
authorized SO that it would be possible |
to collect in two hundreds at |
the same time. Until the first day
OF September rebate of five per
cent. is allowed after that date and
until November first q rebate of
three per cent. will be allowed after
November first five per cent is added
and after January first all taxes then
uncollected will be turned over to the
collectors Of delinquent taxes who
will be appointed by the Receiver.
All delinquent taxes will be advertised
after January first 1892. Mr.. Dickey
collected on Monday about $4,000,
mostly taxes due on property in the
western part of the hundred. Mr..
Fink received about 4,50O at Odessa
on Tuesday. Everything relating to
the collection of taxes provided for
In the new law is working smoothly.
Mr. Fink was at Townsend yesterday
and to-day receiving the taxes of
Appoquinimink hundred. \