Evening journal., 1891-12-19
DIRECTING TO THE N. & 0.
CITIZENS SIGN A PETITION PRAY
ING THAT " BE STOPPED.

ProJectors are Ready TO Fight for e.
Those who DO Not want It--sa1e of the
Electric Light Plant 10 a Local syndl-
cate
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
MIDDLETowN, Dec 10 The directors
Of the Odessa aud Middletown Electric
Railway Company in their efforts to lay
the track down the public road have had
a great amount OF good fortune and
where obstacles havs presented quick
removal has almost invariably been the
result. The seventy We Italian laborers,
who are now grading the public road for
the railroad company, have reached the
limits OF Middletown. and they will com.
mence to grade on Lake street this morn
ing. Contractor Capperell says that be
expects to have the railroad completed In
twenty days from this OATS and will com
mence TO lay the ties near Odessa
on Monday. He has received
one set back In the commission
which was expected TO meet at Odessa
on Thursday, to assess damages not put
ting In an appearance. aud wiring their
inability TO be here before Wednesday,
December 20, next, but nevertheless Mr.
Capperell is having the road graded as
fast as be possibly can, and says that
one dozen petitions or injunctions could
not stop him from constructing the rail
road on the public road.
petition Is being circulated, asking
those opposed to the present arrange.
ments TO assist financially In opposing
the encroachment. Another originating
with the railroad companys employees
and sympathizers protests against the
equity commissioners using the county's
mosey for the pending suit, but
the last named is so far receiving but few
signers aud little encouragement The
road commissioners and their attorney
on Tuesday night decided to arrest
Director w r. Polk, Contractor Cap
perell and the several bosses for ohstruct
ing me thoronghfare, but this idea has
since been abandoned Attorney Sauls.
bury applied for an injunction on Thurs
day. restraining the building OF the road
II Il shall be granted IL will be served at
once aud the long-expected law suit will
begin. The road commissioners say that
they are prepared to fight with the
countys money aud also with the
finances furnished by sympathizing in
dividuals.
Ga the other hand the railroad people
announce that they are prepared 10 fight
should they have 10 do SO. The railroad
men held big meeting as Odessa on
Thursday night, aud they all proposed to
build the railroad as soon as possible
Sewell HoltAn. one of the road commits.
sioners who are opposed to the rsilroad
coming down the public road, received
postal from an unknown person in
Odessa yesterday morning. stating that
posts would do as much harm to the
railroad as the commissioners are no y
doing. William Taylor, the we'll known
lumber dealer Of this town, is In favor
Of the railroad He said 10 the EVENING
JOURNAL correspondent yesterday after
noon. You may say IN your interesting
paper, the EVENING JOURNAL, that the
railroad will be built In few weeks as
they have the rights necessary for them
60 build the road
The following well-kuown citizsns OF
st. Georges hundred have 50 far signed
their names TO the petition requesting
the road commissioners IN their ofiiclal
capacity 70 prevent the railroad from
occupying the public read: Ri b. Rice.
Theodore Whitlosk, a. r Wilson Joseph
Gary, Lemuel B. Lee, r Sparks, John
Armstrong. Samuel McVey, John Oar
roll, p l. McWhorter, George Deakyne,
Andrew r. Fitzpatrick = Cleaver Alex
ander Meteer, William r Reynolds.
A. g Cox. @ s. Roberts, J 7 Roberts,
J. B Rob rts, q. Ellis, O. H. Howell.
Garrett Othison, Custus =. Price. VIII
liam Francis, Thomas Il Taylor. Frank
P. Psdley. @. Cowgirl Austin, William
8, CleAver q. B Mcdowell, Harry
Beaston,
Electric II hit Plant sold,
The Midiletown plant OF tie Delaware
Electric Light and Power Company has
been purchased, and will be controlled by
q local syndicate after January l. CIV
w Naudain is to be the president aud
leading stakeholder, and two others Of
the five members Of the syndicate are
George d Kelley, cashier Of the Peoples
Bank. and Willard B. Blggs The other
stockholders cannot as yet be ascertaiaed
Five Thousand dollars viii be paid for the
local plant Of which sum kY. 600 will be
paid in cash, and notes will be given for
the balance.
That must have been q cheerful ex
perience Of young man Of this town on
Tuesday night when he got on the wrong
train at nearly midnight, got off at an
unfamiliar station, missed his way and
had TO spend the night in the Matchbox
Of railroad hagman. The latter had
formerly been q grave-digger. and the
youth spent the time In listening TO
ghost stories until the break OF day
Harry Mcknight Of Chester, Pa spent
yesterday with friends ia town.
Preston Hardcastle Of Chicago, H., 10
spending few days here with his
bother, M NJ = Hardcestle
William Rothwell, a well known young
man, formerly OF this town, lies
seriously III with pneumonia at the
Bellevue HoSf . New York city.
The M. E. Sunday school will have
social entertainment and treat during
Christmas week.
Miss Josie Stanyer is visiting friends
in Philadelphia
@ @. Dodd is spending a few days
with bis parents on Crawford street.
Willard Draper workman on the
railroad, killed large gray owl, which
had perched near where he was working
yesterday morning
The Peek sisters entertainment and
supper In the Opera House last night for
the benefit Of the public school organ
fund was largely attended.
DR.. Horace Vaughan, who has been
confined TO his room for ten DAYS by
grip, is convalescent,
Attorney Martin B. Burris has an at
tack Of the grip.
Nary, Clara and John, children Of John
Mcguire are i'll with scarlet fever at
their home on Lake street.
Cecil McClegry the l2-year-old son Of