Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09
Deputy Sheriff JoIls sold the house

deputy Sher1n j Jolls sold the hous
on Lockwood Street, the property O
J. w. Makens to Mr.. A. G.. Cox fol
the Mutual Loan Association Of thil
town for $40.
= Robert Whittock, a farmer re
siding near town, met with a painful
accident few days ago while al
work pulling peach tree stumps
Some part of the machine gave way
and struck him back of the head,
knocking him senseless. He was un.
conscious for some time.
Gov. Reynolds yesterday ap-
pointed E. T. Cooper Register of
Wills to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of James L. Heverin,
Esq, and Peter G. Gruwell, State
Librarian vice J. G. Gooden whose
term expired.
Il wish to remind my friends and
patrons of the fact that I have re-
moved from my old stand to the
room lately occupied by the Enter
prise grocery store. I will be pleased
to see them at any and all times.
JOHN B. ROBERTS.
~ The Board of Town Commission
ers will receive proposals for remov-
ing all garbage and slop from the
town limits up until six o'clock on
Monday evening, April Goth. All
proposals to be handed to w. 8. Leth-
erbury, secretary. Farmers living
near town should not fail to hand in
their bids.
Men have been at work to-day
removing the loose dirt which has in
places been scraped from the sides of
Main street. That part of the street
where ttIIae the s#effz has been completed
shows that it is a, very decided i'm
provement, and our street now
presents clean and neat appear
ance. North Broad street is very un-
even, and the road scraper should be
used upon it.
- List of unclaimed letters remain
ing at the post-ofice, which can be
had by saying they are advertised
John Allcorn, Mrs. Ross Anderson,
Mr.. Ross Anderson, VIM. II. Anthony,
Mrs. Anie Clark, Joseph Jackson,
Howard johnson, Mrs. Leanor Kale,
Mrs. Elizabeth Lamb, Mrs. Lizzie
Mellen, James Fl. Massey, Mrs. Sary
Sanders, Mrs. Caroline Townsend, rel
Charley Lockermon.
A crowded house greeted the |
McGibeny Family at the
Opera House last night, and were
treated to one of the very best enter
given here for several
years. The musical talent display
I'd by the performers is wonderful, |
md everyone who heard them was
pleased. The Family travel in their
own car and it is a veritable palace
On wheels. Besides the sixteen mem
oers of the company there are six
who live in this 'home on
- We venture to say that very few
If the many pastors in the Whining
on Conference who have changed
heir homes during the past week
lave been given warmer welcome
oy the church people than was given
Rev. N. M. Browne, the new pastor
If the M. E. Church of this place, at
vt the parsonage last Friday night.
t had been announced that the |
pastor and wife would be given a
public reception and such it proved
o be. The guests began to arrive
hortly after six o'clock and continued
o come until nine, at which time the
,arlor and hall way were completely
illed; and as each one came in they
we're introduced to the new pastor
md wife. The orchestra was present
Ind rendered several Selections of
music. About nine o'clock tie
-isitors went into the dining-room
where cake and ice cream were dis
,ensed to all in liberal quantities
After this part of the program was
,ver, which proved to be d very en-
oyable part, the guests returned to
he parlor and whiled away the re-
of the evening in social in
ercourse, and about II o'clock the
left for home.