Middletown transcript., 1891-06-25
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place to buy your Mason fruit jars
and jelly glasses.
j. wilkins Cooch, register, has
granted letters of administration on
the estate of Samuel r. Warren, late
of Appoquinimink hundred, to Nath.
w. Davis.
- List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post-office, which can be
had by saying they are advertised:
Susan Hanson, VIM H. Harmon, Mrs.
Mary Myres, Miss Blanche Price.
- James, the 12-year old son OF
James T. Shallcross, Recorder OF
Deeds, of near McDonough, fell from
cherry tree one day last week and
broke his right arm above the wrist.
John w. Patton of Philadelphia,
q son of Rev. DIR. John Patton,
formerly pastor of the Presbyterian
Church of this town, is mentioned, as
a candidate for the Office of Register
of Wills of that city. Mr.. Patton 1s
Woll-knOWn IN mlQUl6bOWA.
The two fine farms of the late
BENJAMIN Green, deceased, which
were offered for sale at Warwick on
Saturday last by E. E. Marsh, execu-
tor, were withdrawn for want OF an
adequate bid. Mr.. Marsh now holds
| them for private sale.
The Kings Daughters will hold
a pink and white tea in the Presby-
terian church yard next Tuesday
evening. The proceeds are to assist
the needy of the community, and as
the cause is good one the young
ladies should be well patronized.
"A person can keep reasonably
cool in this weather by using little
common sense. Don't imbibe too
freely of ice water partake sparingly
of heavy food in the middle OF the
day; don't watch the thermometer,
and you will find yourself about as
comfortable as it is possible to be
with the mercury in the nineties.
DIR. Talmage thinks that "the
most damaging thing on this earth is
a religious controversy" and says
that mo man ever come out OF one
as good as when he went in" This
is a hard hit at the religious contro-
yersialists who are shaking half
dozen or more churches to the very
foundations of their creeds, but it is
sensible nevertheless.
= Professor Druckenmiller will
give an entertainment in Townsend
next Tuesday evening, which will be
in the nature of Childrens'
Jubilee" and will be participated in
by about seventy of the school chill
dren. They have been practicing for
some time, and the entertainment
promises to be very enjoyable one.
1t is the invariable rule with
newspapers never to publish COM
munication without the name OF the
writer. and in this office, at least, the
rule is strictly adhered to. This ac-
counts for the non-appearance OF
letter from Maryland correspon-
dent in this issue. While we ar
pleased to have news items sent u
from our neighboring towns the
| name Of the writer must always be
sent to insure publication.
- George Anderson of Summit
Bridge, the colored man who was
recently shot in the arm by James
Bradford, rival for the affections OF q
dusky damsel of that neighborhood,
is recovering and no ill results are
feared from the wound. The woman
over whom the shooting occurred had
been receiving the attention OF both
men for some time, but of late in
various ways showed her preference
for Anderson. This caused the
| trouble.
- Mr.. Edward Draper of near town,
on Monday exhibited peach of the
early Alexander variety, that would
have been ripe had it remained on
the tree a few days longer. Mr..
Draper informs us he has $50 trees OF
this variety and that he expects to
be able to make shipment in a few
days. The trees are very full and
the June drop did comparatively no
damage. Altogether he has 5000
trees and they are all in excellent
condition and promise a heavy yield
| of fruit.
Horace Vasey, formerly of this
town, but now of Centreville, Md,
was one of party of three young
men who were out sailing in the Cor
sica river, near that place, yesterday
afternoon, when the boat capsized
and Thomas G. Wright, one of the
number, was drowned. Mr.. Vasey
and his companion clung to the boat
and drifted ashore. Large numbers
of men have been dragging for the
drowned body but up to last night il
had not been recovered. Mr.. Wright
was a merchant of Centreville with q
fine business, and at an early day was
to have been married to an accom-
plished young lady of Queen Anne'f
county.
! =. On Tuesday morning Mr.. Joseph
Biggs and Mr.. John Othoson were Out
driving and when near Frogtowr
crossing the horses became frighten
ed at north bound train and start
ed to run. The neck yoke broke ant
made matters worse, and the driver
found it impossible to guide th'
animals. They ran up the lane or
the Ash property and into the DaytoI
hedge, upsetting the carriage and
throwing the occupants out. Mr.
. Othoson was thrown against thu
wheel of the vehicle as he fell an(
sustained several severe bruises, bu
Mr.. Biggs was more fortunate ant
escaped injury. The horses becam'
! entangled in the wire which is a par
, of this new tangled hedge, and wer