Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
! Town Notes.

Town Notes.
= The man who knows everything
was recently fioored' by small DO!
who asked 6 Where is the wind when
it don't blqwr'
Davis Bros. are offering special
reductions in their stock of carriages,
surreys, etc:, and desire their custom
ers to call ahd see their stock whether
they buy ofnot.
- WANTED-A good moral boy
from the country, about 16 years of
age, as clerk in store, and to make
himself generally useful. Apply to
J. r. Dawson, Middletown, Del.
Professor Harrington has Or
ganized music class in Delaware
City. 1t is stated that he contem-
plates returning to Middletown soon
and forming class here, as was done
last season,
= At regular meeting of Good
Samaritan Lodge, No. 8, /. o. o. F.
last Thursday evening the following
officers were installed: VIM. Brock
son, N. G. William Francis, v. g.. !;
J. G. Parker, Recording Secretary |;
Garrett Ellis, Permanent Secretary
George Pinder, Treasurer.
"A Fallawater apple weighing 19i
ounces was left at this Office by Mr..
Augustus Hushebeck. This beats
the record for this year. We have
read Of one weighing 16 ounces, but
that must have been small one.
Mr.. Hushebeck is successful grower
of all kinds of fruit and vegetables.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Green
celebrated the first anniversary OF
their wedding at their home on Craw-
ford street last Thursday evening. A
number of friends were present, and
with refreshments and social amuse-
ments very pleasant time was spent.
- The blaze which occurred on
Saturday evening once more furnish
es conclusive evidence that kerosene /
and lighted lamp or candle do not
mix well together. There is also
moral here for careless persons who
persist in using this sort Of light in
drawing oil.
w. II. Moore & Co. have just re-
ceived their stock of fall clothing, and
under such conditions as to afford
great benefit to purchasers. The
stock was purchased from manu-
facturer who was going out of bust
ness, at much lower figures than
usual, and the Middletown firm pro-
pose giving their customers the bene-
fit of the purchase. See their an
on our first page.
WIN. johnson, colored, was ar
rested for drunkenness Saturday |
afternoon and placed In the lookup
to remain long enough to sober up.
He claimed to be preacher and ex-
horter, but the sounds that were
heard coming from his cell would con-
vince one that he was hypocrite and
q coward. $4.2O and costs was what
Squire Ferguson placed upon him be-
fore he was released.
= Harry, the eight-year-old son Of
Mr.. J. C. Stuart, formerly Of this
place, fell from high board fence
Tuesday last at his fathers resi-
ience in Dover, and broke his
eft arm below the elbow. He is now
loing as well as boys with broken
arms generally do. As the time for
chestnuts has now arrived
;he accident of Harry Stuart may
erve as a warning to Middletown
BOYS who like to climb.
= On Saturday evening about $50
o'clock an accident occurred in a
,ack room of III. G. Jones' grocery
tore which came very near proving
serious one. BERTHE CHM, lad
yho was employed in the store as
Jerk, was drawing gasoline from a
,arrel, when the measure filed up
ooner than he expected, and the oil
an over the floor to candle which
,e was using to light the apartment
rhe whole barrel of oil blazed up and
n an instant the room was mass Of
lanes. Fortunately by the prompt
,ction of Mr.. Jones and others the
,laze was smothered before doing
erious damage. The fire alarm
ounded and Volunteer Hose Com
amy quickly responded and soon e1-
the last spark. The loss
vas slight.
Volunteer Hose Company will
eaye Middletown at 7.49 A. N. next
Wednesday morning on special car
n attend the meeting of the State j
bremen in Wilmington. ALI the ap-
aratus belonging to the organiza-
lon win be taken along. While in
he CITY the Middletown firemen will
ave headquarters at the Kirkwood +,
ark Hotel, corner Of 18th and Kirk
God streets. The parade win be
ne OF the largest ever held in VIII
,iuRton and viii be participated In
. twenty-one different companies
nd as many bands, lacking one.
he railroad companies have made 1
pecial rates for the meeting, and the
are for the round trip from Middle
own win be 81. 1t is very probable
nat the next meeting Of the Associa-
on viii be held In MiddIetown. )