Middletown transcript., 1891-04-02

/ - wish TO r6mIHu my IIIoHu5 dIIu
patrons of the fact that I have re
moved from my old stand to the
room lately occupied by the Enter
prise grocery store. will be pleased
to see them at any and all times.
JOHN B. ROBERTS.
/ = The ladies of the w. G. T. q. Of
Smyrna will receive Rev. Alfred
Smith and family on their arrival in
that town to-day. They will have
the carpets down, the furniture ar
ranged, warm supper prepared for
the family and meet them at the
depot.
The Presbytery of New Castle
will hold its stated spring meeting at
Delaware City, April 21st. The ses-
sion promises to be one of unusual
Importance. The Presbyterian church
throughout the Peninsula has made
a marked advance during the past
year.
= The Board of Town Commission
ers will receive proposals for remov-
| ing all garbage and slop from the
town limits up until six o'clock on
Monday evening, April Goth. ALI
proposals to be handed to W. 8. Leth-
erbury, secretary. Farmers living
near town should not fail to hand in
their bids.
- Mrs. H. Elizabeth Hayes, who re-
sides with her daughter Mrs. w. I'll.
johnson of this town. was stricken
with paralysis in her left side late
Sunday afternoon. DR.. w. F. Ken
nedy was summoned and after little
while gave up all hopes of her recov
cry. She has been unconscious for
the past two days and her death is
expected at any time.
LATER.-Mrs. Hayes died at nine
o'clock last night. The funeral will
take place Saturday at 10 A. M, SER
vices at the house and interment at
Bethel cemetery.
Thomas Fennimore, an old line
Republican of Blackbird hundred,
says Levy Courtman Hutchinson would
not sell his seat to the Democrats for
$500, but he sold out to them all the
same by accepting $500 with the
understanding that he was to appoint
anegro bridge-tender for Fennimore's
bridge He further says that this
action is obnoxious to Republicans
as we'll as Democrats in the lower
part Of the county.-Evening Journal.
The Moss Family Musical Comedy
Company appeared before Middle
town audience for the third time at
the Opera House Monday evening.
The house was well-filled and the en-
tertainment was good throughout.
The reputation of the Moss Family is
so well established that it is useless
for us to comment on their ability.
Their performance on the many
different kinds of instruments was
wonderful and showed a vast amount
of study. The comedy "a Quick
Match, /" proved very laughable and
was very much appreciated by the
audience. As musical prodigies the
Moss Family cannot be excelled.
- Mr.. E. b. Rice of this place met
with quite severe accident on Mon
day last. He had walked around to
Mr.. William Taylor's house with that
gentleman and as he went up on the
porch before going inside inadver-
tently stepped on the open trap door
which led into the cellar. He tried
to catch himself, but was too late,
and besides sustaining several slight
bruises suffered the fracture of rib.
DR.. r. B. Mckee was summoned and
rendered the necessary medical aid,
and the patient is now doing as well
as could be expected. Monday was
very unlucky day for Mr.. Rice, for
while on business trip to Philadel-
phia, from which he had just return
ed when the foregoing accident oc-
cured, he slipped on banana peel
which some one had carelessly drop
ped on the pavement and fell. He
was badly shaken up, though not
seriously hurt
= James Williams, the negro who
was engaged in the robbery of
Gustavus Gibbs poultry house a few
nights ago, and who was one of the
crowd that fred at the farmer when
he appeared outside, was captured
last night by Constable Duhadaway
of Townsend. The constable waited
at Williams house two hours for him
to return home, but when the negro
saw the officer he started to run.
After hard chase by Mr.. Duhadaway
and another man who was with him,
the negro was captured in swamp,
and when he surrendered was stand
ing knee deep in water At a hearing
at Townsend this morning, Williams
confessed to being one of the three
engaged in the robbery, but says he
did not do the shooting. He also con-
fessed being party to dozen or
more robberies during the past win
ter, and also told to whom the chick
ems were sold. He was sent to New
Castle Jail to await trial at court.
The talented McGibeny Family in
stantly made an impression on their
audience at Steinway Hall last night,
and the artistic efforts of these intel
ligent performers elected repeated