Middletown transcript., 1891-08-13
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
- Have you tried Hopkins Steam
Bread2
Everybody that has tried Hop
kins' steam Bread say it is success.
- Remember, the admission to the
races next Saturday will be 25 cents
for all, ladies as well as gentlemen.
- Mrs. A. P. Crockett has Japon-
lea, which is now in bloom the second
time this year. This is said to be
very unusual.
= Superintendent Griffin will hold
an examination for second and third
grade certificates, in Middletown on
Saturday next, August 18th.
Hopkins always had the name of
making the best bread in the State,
but he certainly has surpassed him
self this time with his Steam Bread.
- Eighteen Middletowners went
on the railroad excursion to Reho-
both and Ocean City to-day, twelve
going to the former and six to the
latter place.
~ Mr.. Mahoney, civil engineer Of
the Delaware Division was here
Tuesday surveying for the entrance
of the Middletown and Odessa railroad
into the p. w. & B. railroad yard.
Messrs. E. R. Cochran, Jr., H. A.
Pool and w. r. Reynolds, constitute
the committe of arrangements for the
fourth Pier party Of the season to be
given at Augustine Pier next Monday
evening.
- For pulling stakes out of his en-
ployer's hedge and using them for
frewood, William Harris, colored,
was, on Friday last, required to pay
a fine and costs, amounting to $3.50.
William is probably now of the opin-
ion that coal is cheaper than hedge
stakes after all.
Eliza Empson, better known as
Kitty Empson, a well known and
respectable colored woman, died at
her home in Hamtown, about 2
O'Clock Saturday morning, aged S5
years. She has lived there for sew
eral years, and had been In ill-heafth
for some time past.
- List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post-of1ce, which can be
had by saying they are advertised
Mrs. Harriet Alexander, Charles 81.
Bayne, Robert Black, Ebben Blak,
J. H. Fox, Mrs. Henrietta Hall, Frank
johnson, VIM. Jones, Coll Mrs. Lar
son, John M. Miiligan, James II.
Woodland.
- Two wheat stacks on the farm OF
Mrs. Vail, near town, were destroyed
by fire early Monday evening, and
other stacks and some of the out
buildings were only saved by hard
work on the part Of the crowd which
gathered soon after the blaze broke
out. About 175 bushels of wheat were
burned. The fire was of incendiary
origin.
: The Town Commissioners have
had notices posted around town CIV
ing tramps fair warning that unless
they keep clear of Middletown they
will be arrested and sent to New
Castle. The new rule went into
effect on Monday and since that day
there has been a noticeable decrease
in the number Of the gentry who have
heretofore loafed around town.
- Joseph Smith, farm laborer
working on the farm of William Lis
ter, near Kirkwood, was sent to Will
mington Monday morning and taken
to the almshouse suffering from in
juries received on the Delaware rail-
road near Kirkwood some time on
Saturday night. Smith, it is said,
had gone on a spree and while drunk
had sat down upon the track to take
a rest. While in that position he
was struck by a fast freight train.
He was found about 9 o'clock on Sun
day morning. Morning News.
Probably the finest orchard OF
peach trees on this Peninsula is
found on the farm Of Captain Samuel
Pennington, near Crumpton, Md. Al
together there are probably $500
trees ON the farm and of them not a
single one has shown signs Of the
yellows or of producing premature
fruit. Mr.. Pennington expects to
realize 10000 baskets. The fruit is
remarkably fine and perfect and
many persons who have viewed the
orchard pronounced it the finest, by
far, they have ever seen.
: Have you been invited to bag
party YETI They are quite the latest
: thing. The striped paper used by
grocers is pasted into the form OF a
huge bag, which envelopes young
man or woman, is tied tightly about
their respective necks, and has open
ings for the feet, which latter merci-
fully settle the question of sex, the
masculine extremity being easily dis
tinguishable. Another bag covers
the head, is tied about the neck, and
has openings for eyes. At given
signal the bag bursts, and the but
teriies, very much heated but radi-
ant, emerge to prove how very mis-
taken everyone has been concerning
the identity Of everyone else.