Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09
FOREST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
- New Castle is said to have NOR
brass bands than any town on th
Peninsula. She is welcome to them
Ex-Supt. 1. N. Mills has been ap
pointed special agent of the P. W.
B. r. r. with head quarters at Clay
ton.
: The latest fad of the small boy
is an imitation rat, which he place
on the sidewalk to scare unsuspect
ing female pedestrians.
Carpenters commenced Monday
to rebuild the house of Mr.. John Kill
patrick, which was destroyed by fir,
early on the morning OF December
26th.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth
Hayes took place from the residence
other son-in-law, w. H. johnson, on
Saturday last. The interment was
made at Bethel cemetery.
= For the first time this season
shad were offered for sale by the
local fish traders in Middletown on
Saturday. They sold at $1.00 per
pair. At Milford they sold at 30 cents
per pair the same day. Strange, isn't
it?
- Thieves stole from the Misses
Beasten Of near Mt. Pleasant, one
night last week, all the turkeys which
they had purchased to raise off of,
but few days previously. There is
no clue to the thieves.
A mad dog passed through Arm
strong's Corner Monday and bit q
dog belonging to a Mr.. Truitt of that
place. The owner at once killed his
dog, but the mad dog got away before
he was able to get a shot at it.
= William Simpkins, who former
ly resided near this town, died very
suddenly at his home near Delaware
City Tuesday morning. The funeral
will take place tomorrow at 10 A. M.
= AT a meeting of the Town
Council last Thursday night B. T.
Craddock was appointed town bailiff,
Jonathan w. Leatherberry engineer
Of water works and w. B. Moody and
John Whitlock were given the con-
tract for hauling on the streets.
At the meeting of the school
voters in the United States Districts
Nos. so and "a, held at the Academy
Saturday afternoon, John w. Jolls
and W. P. Biggs were reelected COM
missioners to serve for three years.
The accounts of the school board
were also audited.
= r. J. Foard has erected a frame
building on railroad avenue, and laid
in stock Of farming implements,
etc. The room adjoining his new
building and once used by Lord &
Polk Chemical Company will be con-
verted into an Office.
- The following grand and petit
jurors for the April term Of the
United States district court have been
appointed for this section :-Ap-
poquinimink, Henry II. Appleton;
Blackbird, Henry Staats. P. J.-St.
Georges, Henry Cleaver, Appoquini-
mink, J. M. RothWell Blackbird.
John FARRELL.
= On Sunday afternoon a gasoline
stove in Mr.. J. g. Bragdon's kitchen
got out of order and the flames set
fire to some wood work in the room.
Mr.. Bragdon picked up the stove
and carried it out doors, and thereby |
no doubt prevented serious fire. As |
it was the walls of the room were
blackened by the smoke and some |
OF the lattice work was burned.
A mad dog appeared on our |
streets last Monday morning about |
IL o'clock, and before it was killed |
bit several dogs belonging to people |
OF this town. 1t started down Main
street toward Odessa, but shot gun
In the hands Of Will. Warren brought |
it's career to sudden end. Many
of the animals bitten were killed and
every effort will be made to prevent
further trouble from the malady.
"A lady who now resides in this
town, but who has been away since
last November, was greatly surprised
on going to the post-ofice after her
return home few days ago to find
q Christmas present which had been
sent her in December by a friend in
California and which, as it had not
been called for, had been left in the
post-of1ce since that time. 1t was
rather late to receive a Christmas
present in April, but twas none the
less appreciated.
-On May LIST all special taxes on
tobacco will cease. This means what
is generally known as the Govern
ment license paid by every manufac-
turer and dealer in cigars or manu-
factured tobacco, which was Sc per
year to retailers Of cigars or tobacco.
has been abolished. Manufacturers
Of cigars and tobacco, peddlers and
dealers In leaf tobacco will be requir-
ed as heretofore to make their reports
to the Internal Revenue agents, but
the retailers will now be permitted to
sell cigars and tobacco as they do
other articles of merchandise. The
amp duties on cigars and tobacco
ain the same.