Middletown transcript., 1891-04-23
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
We can beat them all in Wall
Brushes G. E. HUKILL.
Remember the great street
parade by the Guy Brothers Min
strels at 10 o'clock, Friday.
Rev. r. A. Sawyer of Odessa,
will conduct the services in Forest
Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning.
The farmers in the neighbor-
hood of Sandy Branch are making
stEeasg effefts to te establish sttfasbbIIiish d creamery,
and will probably be successful.
William V. Hawke, who was a
member of the Middletown base ball
club last year, has signed with the
Wilmington Club for the coming
season.
Walter Buckworth, of Middle
Neck, shot a gray eagle one day last
week while it was carrying off one of
his lambs. The eagle measured feet
from tip to tip.
Many of our citizens who try to
keep their carriages clean and bright
object to the flooding of the square
or any other part,of the streets by the
use of the fire plugs.
- Frank B. Mcdaniel, one of the
fast riders of the Wilmington Wheel
Club, will endeavor to break the
record from Wilmington to Middle
town sometime this spring.
The young men in and around
Summit Bridge have organized
base ball club and are now ready to
play any club in the State. All com
munications may be addressed to the
Secretary of the club at Summit
Bridge.
j Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Price of near
town, will celebrate the fifteenth
anniversary of their wedding to-mor-
row evening Quite a number of
their friends have been invited to be
with them and very pleasant time
is anticipated.
- Rev. J. Beers of this place, at
tended the ceremonies incident to
the conservation of Trinity P. E.
Chapel at Clayton, last Thursday
afternoon. Mr.. Beers will conduct
services in the Chapel at o'clock
next Sunday afternoon.
- List of unclaimed lette RS remain
ing at the post-office, which can be
had by saying they are advertised
Sam Elligood, Leo Hall, Frank Ben
nett, Frank Platt, Harry Cook, John
w. Redgraves, Robert Frisby, Miss
Martha s. Townsend.
= The Public Ledger of Norfolk,
Va, of April 14th, says of Guy
Brothers Minstrels g This company
received fiattering reception at the
Opera House last night, the building
being very nearly filled. An excellent
performance was given, and the ap-
probation of the audience was fully
attested by hearty encores.n
= Frank Brockson has been tend |
cred and has accepted the position of
principal of Port Penn schools made
vacant by the appointment of Mr..
Griffin to the superintendency of the
Public Schools for New Castle county
Mr.. Brockson is thoroughly qualified
for the position, having graduated
with high honor at the Conference
Academy. He is brother of William
Brockson of this place, and is well
and favorably known here.
Here is something new which we
clip from Wilmington paper: "The
ola podrida for the benefit of Harri-
son church, netted about $780," The
Elkton> Appeal acknowledges its
ignorance as to what the word means
but judging from the following evi-
IDENTIFY likes the sound of it. 1t says
" We don't know what the lola
podrida :" may be whether it is
something to eat, drink or wear; but
it brought in the shekels, and that's
the thing desired. The festival -
racket has been worked long enough
now let US try the ola podrida."
Joseph w. Gary, well-known
and respected citizen of this place,
died at the residence of T. E. Hurn
yesterday morning, in the Saith year
of his \ He had been failing in
health since March 1st of this year,
owing to his old age, and he passed
peacefully away ON w e d n 9 s.
day morning as one in sleep. Mr..
Gary first took up his residence
in this neighborhood in 1847, when
he farmed the Brady farm just north
of town. In 1858 he moved to town
and lived in the house now occupied
by d. M. Cochran, and a few years
afterward went to Smyrna to reside
with his sister, a Mrs. Smith. At her
death in 1883 he came back to Mid
dletown and has since lived with his
niece, Mrs. Thomas E. Hurn. He
was an uncle of Joseph w. Gary, Jr.,
and Joseph Gary of this town.
Mr.. Gary had filed the offices Of
Trustee, Steward, Class-leader and
School Superintendent Of
the Methodist church this town. The
deceased had never married. The
funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. Services in
the M. E. Church and interment in
NJ. E. cemetery.