Middletown transcript., 1891-10-15
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HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK II
ING TOWN PERSON
ITEMS OF INTEREN


= The farmers in this neighborhood will
Rnish cutting corn this week. The crop is
an excellent one.
= Mr.. William Hines has taken tempo
rary charge Of the business of the late
Mr.. Joseph M. Messig.
- Miss Mamie Silva, who has been
,uending seweral months at Atlantic City,
returned home on Saturday.
- No services were held ct the Eplsco-
pal or Presbyterian churches on Sunday,
except the Sunday-school service in the
afternoon.
= The dirt which was dug out Of the
canal on the lower side of Clinton street
about q month ago, has been used to level
up the park at the Delaware lock.
Direct Tax Commissioner J. Frank
Wilds sat at the Delaware City Hotel, on
Wednesday and filed claims of persons In
this neighborhood who are entitled to the
direct tax.
Rev. w. E. Tompkinson of Whining
ton, occupied the pulpit Of the NJ. Z.
Church on Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. N. E. Bowman of Silver Brook, will
preach there next Sunday.
MIR. Joshua Derrickson, the we'll known
stock dealer of Frankfort DEL, was regis
tered at the Delaware City Hotel this
week.
= The coming marriage Of Miss Clara
Brady of Middletown, is being looked for
ward to with great interest by her many
friends in this neighborhood. where she
resided the greater part of her life.
Owing to the heavy wind the steamer
Major Reybold was unable to make her
landing here on Monday evening. The
Delaware City passengers were taken to
Salem, and cared for by the steamboat
company, and were landed here on Tues
day morning.
- Mr.. Homer Stewart, former we'll
known resident of this place, and now one
of the most prominent citizens of Lans-
downe, Pa, paid his friends visit here on
Saturday, making the trip from Lansdowne
on bicycle. He returned home on Sun
day evening.
A representative Of the firm in New
ark, N. J., who have received the contract
for driving the piling for the torpedo sta
ton on Fort Delaware, was in town on
Friday, making arrangements to begin
work there next week. He will employ 8
large force of men from Delaware City.
- Mr.. Shelmire, who pulled out about
half of the trees of the large apple orchard
on the farm of Elliott, johnson & Co.,
formerly owned by the late Barney Rsy-
bold), will pull ont the remaining trees
this fall and winter. This will give en-
ployment to about fifteen men for the win
ter. After the trees are pulled up they
are hauled to Reybold station, where they
are sawed and shipped to be used in thu
manufacture of furniture.
The colored population are getting
their spears, dogs and other paraphernali'
in order for the muskrat season which vii
omen in about two weeks. According t
reports from some of the oldest and mos
experienced ratters in the neighborhoot
the season will be a prosperous one
Illustrating is q source Of considerable
revenue to the colored people during tn
winter months, as the fur is always sale
able and commands good price. Th
meat is relished by the hunters, and quar-
titles Of it are sold in market.
- The easterly winds are driving
great many ducks from the bay and rivs
into the coyes and marshes, making goo
cunning for the sportsmen. Quail al
also plentiful, and if the law is strictly ol
served there will probably be good shoe
ing in that line when the season open
Nov. Is, but which in the opinion
the majority of our sportsmen should
November 1st, in order to conform Wi
the laws of New Jersey and MarylaI
which give travelling sportsmen and mel
bers of Game Protective Associations on
side the State two weeks shooting in t
adjoining states while the Delaware bir
are reserved for them.
= While it is regretted that the De
ware City Volunteer Fire Company W
not represented in the parade Of the Sta
Firemen's Association at Wilmington
Wednesday, their decision at the Il
meeting was undoubtedly wise one,
two reasons first, they are not uniform
: to make good display, and second, as
$ is the only fire apparatus we have in
town it would have been great risk
| have taken it away even for day. w
4 Middletown, Newark and New Castle
case is different; the two former tow
having the stand-pipe system, by leavi
n sufficient hose at home there was no ris
o and the latter town having an extra Z
n CINE, could leave with equal safety.
IS - Grand Master Jester assisted by otl
l. officers of the Grand Lodge of Delaware,
q o. o. F., visited Patrick Henry Lodge
g IL, on Wednesday night and installed
d following officers elect: Past Grand,
IT R.. Householder Noble Grand, George
,, Grimes Vice Grand, John Keane ;
y cording Secretary, Henry Tugend; PERI
'f nent Secretary, George N. Bright Ire
7, urer, VIM. r. Bright. The appointed O
2 GERS were as follows: r. s. to N. g.,
q. R. Hines, Jr., E. s. to N. g., Geo.
e. Hutchinson R. s. to v. G., John Al
ID Collins /; L. s. to N. G., VIM. NJ. Hon
Al holder; Warden, Peter Kline I; Conduc;
Of VIM. F. Neeff Inside Guardian, Wm-1
Bright R. s. S., VIM. GiTison L. 8.
1s s. T. Kidd ; Chaplain, George Hutchiso
ID Colvin Brought to Delaware.
/, Detective Mcvey returned to Wilmi
IS ton Tuesday with John K. Colvin.
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