Middletown transcript., 1891-09-10
Townsend Topics.

- The dryer is running day and night.
- Mr.. Sewell Biggs of Middletown, was
! in town on Friday.
= Robert and Charles Simpson are
students at Delaware College.
= Miss Cora Reynolds of Green Spring,
| is the guest of friends in town.
| = Editor McFarlane OF The Clayton
Call was in town on Saturday morning.
Mr.. w. A. Scott and Thomas Wells
attended the Easton fair on Thursday last.
= Mrs. Nellie Yarnell and son, of
Jersey City, are visiting Walter E. Hart.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Lattomus at
tended the Wilmington fair ON Wednes-
day.
- The K. G. E's were complimented by
Bro. R. Hodgson to watermelon treat in
honor of his young daughter.
- Mr.. Andrew Collins and wife of
Wilmington, were the guests of Mrs. Ella
Townsend on Sunday and Monday.
- Misses Rosa M. Reynolds, Mollie E.
Maloney and Elva Naylor, school teachers,
left for their fields of labor on Monday
morning.
: Mrs. Geo. Ernest and children of
Middletown, was the guest of Geo. M.
Watts on Wednesday.
- Master Frank Tyson was in Philadel
phia Wednesday and Thursday of last
week visiting his father. He witnessed a
game Of ball between the st. Louis and
Athletic clubs.
= Richard Moore formerly of Townsend,
is very i'll at his fathers residence in Mid
dletown with typhoid fever, his many
friends will regret very much to hear of
his sickness, and hope he will soon recover.
= Rev. Alfred Smith, P. E. of E. Dis.
will deliver temperance lecture in
Emanuel M. E. Church on Friday even
ing next, at 7.30 o'clock ALI are invited
to attend. Mr.. Smith is an able speaker
and something good can be expected. He
will preach Sunday evening in the church
at 7.3O
- Morning morning bright and early
the dude started out to see the sights of
our town and this is what he reports No
more jokes for Uncle Snozzer-the Doctor
very busy-W. & D. making. very heavy
shipments of peaches to hear from
John is the best man so far-school will
not open until next week-two men with
bear in town Tuesday morning. good
lecture Friday night-the girls in the
dryer wanted to know why-the double
team was out late-Monday morning-the
new school marin next week-when L. L.
goes to the jury box-little, but oh my
Mollie do come-will we get oyster
shelled streets--when water runs up hill
A new lamp Hghter-Road Commissioners
meet on Saturday chestnuts-wanted, a
book-keeper apply, to w. & D.-home-
sick school teacher-with two lonely
= On Saturday evening last six colored
" dandy dudes" with high white collars
and grips, hailing from Chester, Pa, left
the eight o'clock train went into Mr.f
hotel and with revolvers drawn
demanded whiskey over the bar that is
used for white people. They were told to
90 around to the side bar, that is used for
the colored customers. They refused to do
that and made their threats, for fear o
trouble Mr.. Dickerson gave them the
They left saying they would
paint the town red when they returned
from colored camp near Centerville, Md,
where they were bound for. Monday even
ing, when the train pulled into the station
Constable Duhadaway was on hand to
help them do the painting. He captured |
two of them and took them before
Baatton. They were placed
undr 5000 bail and sent to New Castle.
City chaps must not think they can come
to country towns and run things as they
please. Rock.