Middletown transcript., 1891-03-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

: The best thing to mans credit
is big bank account.-
= The Moss Family introduce
great number of specialties in their
comedy sketch, IA Quick Match -
Mr.. D. Aiken of the National
Hotel, Middletown, has leased the
hotel at Warwick, and will open the
house about May 1st.
By all means attend the "Mis-
sionary Tea'' at the Presbyterian
parsonage tonight. We are told it
will be the event of the season.
= Everybody patronizes the Moss
Family, because their performances
are clean and full of wit and humor,
and are the theme of praise every
where.
- Proposals for hauling on streets,
engineer Of water works, and town
bailiff will be received by w. s.
Letherbury, Secretary of the Board
of Town Commissioners up until six
o'clock Tuesday evening, March 31st.
Henry Donovan, living on Julian
Cochran's farm a few miles from
town, has during the past few weeks
had stolen from him twenty seven
chickens and four ducks; and they
haven't stopped going yet.
w. s. Letherbury erected this
afternoon in front of his store three
of the handsomest business signs in
town. The work was done by Mr..
Stuart, of the new firm of Stuart &
Schrietz and is a remarkably fine
piece of workmanship.
- The Moss Family's farcical
comedy, GA Quick Match - suits
everybody. Has plot enough to
make it interesting +; comedy enough
to make it very funny; sentiment
and music enough to make it an
evening long to be remembered.
We want to call your attention
once more to Col. Copeland's lecture
tomorrow evening in the Opera
House for the benefit of the
Methodist Episcopal Church organ
fund of this town. Everybody ought
to go as it will be great treat. See
advertisement in this paper.
L. w. Stidham s. Son, auction
eers, Tuesday sold all the personal
property of Thomas Ford, at Kirk
wood, Del. The sale included twelve
head of horses, ten COWS, farming
implemnts, etc. Horses averaged
$125 per head, while other stock
brought fair prices. The sale was
largely attended.
= Bayard, the five-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James ID. Eliason, of
near town, broke his left arm Monday
by slipping and falling on it while
playing around the house. A physi
clan was quickly summoned and the
injured member set. The little one
has been unfortunate in this respect,
as once before when only two years
of age, he fell out of chair and
broke the same limb.
= Mrs. Amelia E. Hambly of Elk
ton, died at her home in that town
Saturday morning, aged S8 years.
Her father was DR.. James Clayton, Of
Bohemia Manor. She was sister of
John L. Clayton, a prominent citizen
of this county, who resided near
Pivot Bridge. She was cousin of
Hon. John M. Clayton, and neice of
Judge Thomas Clayton, both of
whom served the State of Delaware
in Congress. The funeral took place
on Tuesday, the services being held
at her late residence. Interment was
made at Forest Church cemetery,
near Middletown.
William Alrich, son of the late
DR.. John Alrich, who once resided
near Port Penn, died in Bethlehem,
Pa, on Tuesday, the 10th inst. Mr..
Alrich took a great interest in life
insurance, having made it a study
for number of years. At the time
of his death he was general manager
for the Provident Assurance Com
pany of New York for st. Louis and
Southern Illinois, position Of great
trust and responsibility. He wat
well liked by all with whom he came
. in contact for his integrity and
affability, and will be greatly missed
by his many friends and associates
in the East as well as those in the fal
West. He leaves a wife and ont
child to mourn his early demise.
Under the head Of Conference
Pictures" the Centreville Record ha
the following to say of Rev. ALFRED
Smith of this town. "Rev. ALFRED
Smith is pastor of the church a
Middletown, Del. He, too, is very
tall preacher. Mr.. Smith is one o
the most popular men in the Con
ference. He stands in the front ranl
Of the able men, and is particular,
admired by the young men Of the
body" OF the Rev. N. NJ. Browne
who will be the next pastor of the
NJ. E. Church here, the same paper
says: Rev. N. M. Browne, pastor O
the church Of Newark, is a very
popular man. He has social qualities
which draw to him many friends
The Methodists of Newark seem tx
think that in Mr.. Browne they hav,
found the man. He was at one time
Presiding Elder of Salisbury district. ,