Evening journal., 1891-11-16
WORK ON THE NEW ROAD.

whe~Ibarrows and other Implements
Arrive-Tom Empson has Recovered
Successful Cunning.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETowN. Nov. 16-It now looks
as though the much talked of Middle
town aud Odessa railroad is coming at
last About fifty wheelbaIrows and that
many shovels and other tools used in
constructing a railroad arrived at Odessa
on the steamer Clio from Philadelphia,
on Thursday morning, and Mr.. Polk
says that the work of constructing the
road will be begun about next Wednes-
day.
After week Of successful cunning
near Warwick, Md, William Legg,
Fred Gillespie and Charles Ranch, re
turned TO their homes In Wilmington on
Saturday morning with fftYtwo rabbits,
three pheasants and guinea hen
Mr. and Mrs. David l. Allen spent yes
terday with John w Mskens and family
on Oxford street, Philadelphia.
Thomas Empson, colored, who was
slashed In the side with razor by Benja-
min Caulk, also colored, during brawl
at the National Hotel about week since,
is recovering, and he was In town for
the first time on Saturday since the
aflray took place.
Mrs. Sarah Trites and Miss Lizzie
rrites are visiting friends in Baltimore.
Edward N. Vaughan, who has been III
for several weeks, has recovered.
The school children will enjoy holi-
day next week, II being Institute week
The st. Georges hundred road commits
sioners have repaired the road between
Middletown and Odessa.
Jonathan s. Hand, residing at Noxen-
town mill, showed the EVENING JOURNAL
correspondent On Saturday large ball of
genuine cotton, which he raised at bis
home near town. 1t is a good specimen
and quite a curiosity for this section Of
the country to produce.
Rev. Bhn B. Roberts of this place
will deliver the opening Sc mon next
Friday evening of the thirty third an
nual meeting Of the Local Preachers and
Exhorters' Association of the NJ +.
Church, Wilmington conference al
Smyrna
Clarence Hollis of Wilmington spent
yesterday with friends on West MAir
street
Harry Gemberling of Lykens, Pa
| oHbhh JNRb"AAu1 WIN AAAChAo VA las
| Main street.
James Sheeman of .Esston, Md ..spen
yesterday with friends in town.
Townsend is at present booming
During the last week between three ant
/ four new houses have been completed
there, and 1t looks as If several NOR,
will be erected before the year is gone.s
Wallace Holten. compositor on tn
New Era spent Saturday with friends il
| Philadelphia
Levi Carly was out of his home oil
Saturday for the first since his Iecen
| illness.
A gourd with neck coiled like a ser
pent Sn the act of striking is boaste,
curiosity at Blackbird.
NJ. L. Hardcastle is thinking Of re
moving his place Of business to the store
house corner of Main and Bread streets
recently vacated by E Reynolds & Co.
Middletown has about 122 electr i,
light poles.
Joseph Parsons. bartender at the
National Hotel. has purchased the offic,
property of DR.. w. #. Kennedy fol
81 500.
Thomas Lindley of this town has
bought large farm near Eastville, Va,
Mr. and Mrs. David Allen have
been visiting friends in Philadelphia
An old board sticking out Of the grounC
in the colorsd peoples graveyard near OIL,
st. Annes Church near town, has the fol
lowing epitaph on it, Here is Mar
Jane Ansley, died June 1, and born Jul
3, In year OF Lord, 1877. "
John Sweeney of Chestnut Hill, Pa
is visiting friends on Carr street.
Miss Mabel Taylor is recovering slowl,
from quite a serious attack of mem
braneous Group which she contracted
several weeks ago
Cards have just been issued announc
ing the wedding Of Charles L. Dickinson
and Miss Carrie Coleman of Chesapeake
City, Md, on the 25th of this month.
Work on DR.. j. @. McCoy's kite
shaped race track on the Stuckert farm
recently bought by him, near st. Georges
is being pushed ard the course is eS
pected to be completed by the first o
next February.
representative of a large corn Co
factory at New York was in town yestel
day, buying large cobs tor that purpose
Townsend people are trying TO get
corn cob pipe factory at that place.
Howard Crsddock, compositor o
the Transcript, has been visiting friend
in Philadelphia