Middletown transcript., 1891-06-18
FOREST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
= For Hay Forks go to G.. E
Hukill.
IS. M. Reynolds & Co.'s is tn,
place to buy your Mason fruit jar
and jelly glasses.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Blackway viii
sell the personal property of the late
Josiah Blackway on the farm neal
Armstrong; Corner recently occupied
by the deceased, at o'clock Saturday
afternoon next.
Two cherries which had grown
closely together and formed perfect
double cherry was a curiosity shown
us durings the past week. 1t was
picked from the orchard of F. NJ.
Gooding, near town.
The farmers who believe in the
adage, "make hay while the sun
shines" have had ample opportunity
to carry out the saying the past few
days. The hay harvest is on and the
sun has certainly "shone" with a
vengeance.
- Examinations for second and
third grade certificates will be held
as follows Newark, Saturday, June
Goth; Middletown, Friday, June Goth;
Wilmington, Saturday, June 9th, in
school building No. 1, Fifth and
French streets.
The steamer Christiana COM
menced her regular trips to Augustine
Pier on Monday. She makes two
round trips each day and through
July and August carries many excur-
sionists to and from this popular
resort.
Clayton Wildes, the tailor, has
moved from the quarters occupied by
him for a number Of years past, to
the house recently vacated by Mrs.
Mr.. Wilds is very COM
fortably fixed in his new quarters,
and will be glad to see his friends at
any time.
- Mr.. L. G. Scott is making extern
sive improvements on the lot recently
purchased by him on Main street.
When the builders have completed
their work Mr.. Scott viii have one of
the most complete livery and board
ing stables on the Peninsula.
= Mrs. Rebecca D. Reynolds, aged
eighty-four years and eight months,
died at the residence of her son in
law, L. G. Cats, Tuesday last. The
funeral will take place tomorrow,
Friday. Services and interment at |
Bethelcemetery at 1.8O o'clock P. M.
"A eve belonging to Mr.. F. P.
Vanhekle has given birth to two
lambs this spring, one in February
and another this month. The first
one has been sold for a good price
and the young one is very promising.
This is something very unusual in
sheep raising.
= List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post-ofice, which can be
had by saying they are advertised
Misses Caroline Feergless, Miss Addie
johnson, Mrs. Hiram Powell, Mrs.
Ann Jane Lockerman, Andrew J.
Green, Sam Vance, George w.
Hooper, VIM. II. Money, William B.
Wells.
-T The severe rain storm which
passed over this neighborhood last
night, while it will doubtless incon-
venience the farmers in the harvest
ing of their hay'crop, has certainly
proved a "boon to suffering hu-
The heat of three days
just past has been very oppressive,
and the cool wave which came with
the storm was warmly welcomed.
Miss Alice Outcalt's friends will
BE happy to learn that during this
she will assist in the manage
ment Of the " Grosvenor," Third and
Ocean Avenues, Asbury Park, N. j.,
where she will be glad to receive the
of her friends. We hope
hat she may receive every encour-
sgement in her new enterprise.
We learn that the Armstrong
Mission Sunday-school has been re-
opened under the Superintendency
If Mr.. D. L. Dunning, who has labored
n the field for many years, with
great success. The building is being
new fences have been
srected, and the property has been
greatly improved. The attendance
D very encouraging, and we congrat-
llate the superintendent and wish
him abundant success.
viii. Brady and w. Reese Parker
;wo young men of this place, between
whom there has been more or less :
ivalry for some time as to who was
he fastest runner for a distance Of I
90 yards, settled the question last |
evening on the track near ]
own. Several persons were present
md considerable interest was shown Q
"a the race. The distance was 100 1
ards and with a perfect start and Q
Ifter running together almost the 9
ntire distance, Brady spurted at the J
lnish and won by about two feet.
Ills time was Ill seconds, just t OF Q
econd lower than the time made by
he winner of the 100 yards race for Q
he State championship held at Will i
nington two weeks ago. 10