Middletown transcript., 1891-07-16
FOREST PREssrTERIAK cHuscH.
Rev. FRANCIS II. Moore, Pastor,
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
VIII. Brady has purchased a new
safety bicycle, and his name is added
to the membership of the Middle
town cyclists club.
List of unclaimed letters remain
ing In the post-ofice, which can be
had by saying they are advertised
John T. Parker, John 8. Wells.
= Charles 8. Caffrey's colt, 1.-THE
Bard,n and A. N. Crockett's colt
!" Wild Edge, y are entered in the colt
race to be trotted at Woodstown, to
morrow.
~ Among those who are entitled tc
ashare of the direct tax living in thii
neighborhood are Anthony Rey.
nolds, s72.2s; CarsweH Clark, $61.54
Andrew Eliasion, $45.7O; L. G.. Clark,
$1o5.O0 r. T. Cam, $72.70.
= Chas. Hall, a well-known farmer
who has lived near Odessa, for the
past three years, died few days ago
and was buried on Tuesday afternoon.
The body was taken to Milford,
where the interment was made. Mr..
Hall resided on the farm of Alexan-
der Corbit at the time of his death.
- Charles Ellison finished thresh
ing seventy-eight acres of wheat a
few days ago, which yielded him 2, 100
bushels, an average of about 81 BUSH
els to the acre. He disposed Of 1900
bushels of Fultz at $1.0O per bushel.
AN effort is being made to revive
the railroad project Of two years ago
80 that a road may be built between
Middletown and Odessa. Such D
road could be made very advantage
ous to the two towns and the sur
rounding country.
= The John A. Jones Adjustable
Fruit Assorter is advertised In anoth-
er column by Thomas Cavender, the
agent for this vicinity. This machine
is used by great many farmers in
this section and is pronounced to be
the best made. Mr.. Lavender will be
pleased to show his machine to those
who contemplate purchasing.
Two horses belonging to Mr.. w.
s. Letherbury we're placed in lot
Sunday and while capering around
one Of the animals received a severe
kick ON the left hind leg, which
broke the limb. The owner found it
necessary to kill the animal, which
was a valuable one.
A very pleasant surprise party
was given Miss Anita Houston of Mt:
Pleasant, last Friday evening by
about twenty of her young friends
from this town and vicinity. The
evening was spent in dancing and
other amusements, and the party
ibroke up about twelve O'Clock. Re
freshments were served during the
evening
"A change in the timetable Of
tihe Delaware division went into
effect ON Monday. The only change
.of importance was made in the time
of THE trains arriving here at 11.3i
and 5.sa. The former is now due ut
1925 and the latter 6.16 The first
train down in the morning arrives at
eli, one minute earlier than former
ly and the evening trains are now
due at 4.33. $40 and 7.51.
- Philadelphia commission men are
watching with much interest the
movement inaugurated by the Ericc-i
son line, to establish new water routes
through the peach growing regions Of
Maryland and Delaware. The object
being to divert portion Of the crop,
heretofore sent to Baltimore and New
York to Philadelphia, of course the
matter is Of much interest to the
Philadelphia commission houses,
several of whose representatives have
already inspected the new routes
Chestertown Transcript
"A colored man from down the.
State was hired as farm hand by a
farmer of this neighborhood few
days ago, and on Monday he pur-
chased his ticket at Dover for Mid
dletown and boarded the train. The
conductor came along just before the
train got to Smyrna and punched his
ticket, as Is the custom. The colored
traveller was surprised at this manner
OF doing business, and decided that
the hole In his ticket meapt-for him
to get of the train. THIS he accord
inely did at Clayton and walked the
rest of the way to Middietown. 1t
q first experience on railroad
new advertisement of Parvis
ns Company appears in this
and we would call the atten-
ton Of our readers to it. This firm
is already well-known throughout
the State and Peninsula and the diff
ferent brands OF phosphate which
they manufacture have been tried.
.and with marked success by the best
FARMERS of this section. Mr.. A. Ennis
of this place, threshed his wheat a
few days ago, and obtained on an
:ayerage 81 bushels to the acre, by
using phosphate manufactured by
rthis firm. He is only one Of the
many who have used their goods and
obtained perfectly satisfactory re-