Middletown transcript., 1891-09-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
- Ex-Governor J. P. Cochran hal
lost his large bay driving horse.
Mrs. Mary N. Buckle will dispose
of her household and kitchen furni-
ture at her residence on Main street
Tuesday afternoon, September 22d
at 2 O'Clock. 1t will be a strictly cash
sale. Mrs. Buckle will remove to
Philadelphia.
John Montgomery, youth OF
seventeen years, living with George
L. Townsend, near Odessa, while rid
ing spirited horse, last week, was
thrown to the ground and sustained
a broken right arm below the elbow.
james Lippencott, an employe at
the Watkins Packing Company at
Odessa, had the thumb of his right
hand cut off just above the first joint
while working at the ketehup ma
chinery last Thursday morning.
The Rev. Alfred Smith, it is said,
will be invited to become pastor OF AS
bury Church, Wilmington, next con-
ference year. Previous to becoming
presiding elder of Easton district, last
March, Mr.. Smith was pastor of Mid
dletown M. E. Church.
Augustine Pier closed for the sea-
son last Thursday evening, and large
crowd was present as is most always
the case on the closing night. The
Pier grows more popular each year
and the past season has been one Of
the most successful ever enjoyed by
the proprietor of the place.
There will be 6 public monthly
meeting of the W. G. T. U. held at
headquarters on Friday evening at
7.30 o'clock. Everyone is invited to
attend, gentlemen as well as ladies,
and it is especially requested that the
former be present in good numbers.
The flag recently presented to
the public school by the Junior Order
of American Mechanics was flung to
the breeze shortly before o'clock on
Monday morning, at which time the
school opened for the fall and winter
term. About 200 people were present
and witnessed the raising. The school
children sang the "Star Spangled
Banner" as the flag went up.
A gentleman of this town receiv-
ed his account of sales for 1900 bask-
cts of double extra peaches with a
check for $1Os. After paying for the
baskets he had $1S, or i cent per
basket for picking, hauling, etc.
Now had he received the 20 per cent.
reduction in freight that the Inter-
State Commerce Commission awarded
him he would have $50 additional to
his $1s, or $7s, which, this year seems
a large sum of money.
Some of the bill-boards on which
are posted lithograph advertisements
of coming shows have, it seems, be-
come an eyesore to certain parties
and they have taken occasion to tear
off the advertisements. Perhaps |
those who do the mischief are not |
aware of the fact that the bill-boards |
are personal property and when they |
do them damage they are placing |
themselves in fair way to get into
trouble. A word to the wise is suffi |
cient.
Prof George w. Leslie will give
a trapeze performance Saturday even
Ing at $50 o'clock from ropes
stretched from two of the highest
buildings in town. The gentlemen is
located in town with a photograph
and will take his part
ner in the business over the rope with |
him. The gentlemen have the repu-
tation of being masters of their pro-
fession and take excellent pictures,
but it would perhaps be as well for
those who wish to patronize them to
do SO before they go over on the
ropes, as accidents will happen even
In this advanced era, and they might
not be in a condition to follow the
business afterward.
The races on Saturday promise
o be very enteresting as the entries
are filling rapidly. The race between
Red Cedar and Fred P. which excited
10 much interest, will be trotted over
IN that day, and the horses being y
EASILY matched will undoubtedly ex
END an exceptionally interesting
went. The $50 class is filling mostly
With colts, and lovers of good breed
ng will see some of the best strains
while there are several
entries of local teams in the double
eam race. There will be but one
more of these races, about the nth
,r oath of October, when the mana
,ers hope to be able to secure a num-
yer Of circuit flyers. Among those al
eady promised are Sadie NJ, record,
.2O4 Norris N, e.234 Gypsey Girl,
.224 La Lis, Fascination and Grover
J. The young men having charge OF
hese races are> orking energetically
o make them Iuccess, and assure
he lovers of tn. sport that they will
o their utmost to give them exhibi-
ions free from obnoxious practices
lsually incident to ordinary horse !
aces, their main objects being to I
dvance the interests Of the horse
'reeders Of this community. y