Middletown transcript., 1891-09-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.


Falsely Accused is the title O
a new comedy to be presented at tn,
Opera House. tonight, by John T
Palmer.
"A new awning in front of W. H
Moore & Co.'S store is one of the mos
notable improvements that has takel
place in town during the past week
Duplicates of the handsome
styles of plush robes and fine horse
blankets which proved SO attractive
last year, have been received by W
r. Reynolds and he extends cordia
invitation to everyone to call and SEE
them.
"A full attendance is desired al
the meeting of the Loyal Legion, by
those having it in charge, at head
quarters next Saturday afternoon al
8 o'clock. This will be the first meet
ing of the fall season and specia
request has been made that all the
young folks be present.
The stackyard of DR.. Uhler, in
Sassafras Neck, containing the entire
crop of wheat, oats and hay of the
farm, was destroyed by fire on Satur-
day last. A steam thresher had just
commenced to thresh the grain, when
fire was discovered and the whole
was soon destroyed.
Volunteer Hose Company of Mid
dletown will attend the Firemen's
parade to be held in Wilmington on
Wednesday, October 14th. Chief Hop
kins will take with him all the para.
phernalia of the company, twenty
five men and brass band of fifteen
pieces. 1t is probable that large
number of our citizens will also at
tend the demonstration.
Mr.. J. s. Gearhart of Smyrna,
a gentleman well known here, died
in Colorado on Monday, where he had
gone short time ago in the hope of
benefting his health. He leaves a
wife and three children. Mr.. Gear
hart until his recent illness was a
travelling agent for Baltimore cigar
firm and had many friends and Gus
toners among our people here.
: 1t is probable that two arc lights
will be placed on Main street within
a short time. One of them will prob
ably light the square and the other
the railroad crossing. This would be
a very great improvement and would
render unnecessary quite a number
of small incandescent lights. One
impediment which stands in the way
of effective lighting in Middletown is
the great number of shade trees.
These trees cannot, however, be
taken away, SO it becomes necessary
to use some powerful lights. If these
lights are put in no extra expense
will be incurred, as they will displace
a number of lights now in use which
cost the town as much as the arc
lights will.
A meeting of the Delaware State
Firemen's Association was held at
the hose house of the Volunteer Hose
Company in this town, last Friday
evening, to perfect arrangements for
the ANIMALS firemen's parade to be
held in Wilmington on October 18th.
About 25 members from the Whining
ton companies were present and four
from the Lenape company of New
Castle, but Newark and Delaware
City were not represented. The OBJ
ject of the meeting was merely to ar
range for the parade on the 14th and
hear the reports of some of the COM
mittees. After the business was over
a vote of thanks was rendered Volun-
teer Hose Company by the Associa-
tion for the use Of their parlors and
for other courtesies. The visitors
were invited to partake of lunch
about II o'clock and from that time
until 8 A. NJ. they were entertained
by the home company. They left on
the 3.29 north bound train.
DIR. J. G. Mccoy of Kirkwood,
who recently purchased the Stuckert
Farm on the road leading from Kirk
wood to st. Georges and adjoining his
Maple Valley Stock Farm, is building
a full mile kite-shaped track, with
three-quarter straight away, annexed
to one-half mile circle, thus giving
him the most complete breeding and
training farm in this country. He
proposes working it down until in
the same condition as the renowned
kite-shaped track of Independence,
Iowa, where so many of the Grand
Circuit Stars have broken their re-
cords. DIR. Mccoy has several very
promising yearlings by Red Cedar
and out of fashionably bred dams.
He has also in connection with his
trotting stock herd of the finest
Grade Jersey cattle. They having
taken first premiums at every fair
wherever exhibited, and being fully
pedigreed, he was made some very
tempting offers, one party in Trenton
having purchased several head. The
buildings are as complete as any
to be found on the stock farms
of the Blue Grass Country of Ken
tucky, and he is building an addi-
tional barn S5x11O feet, thus giving
him ample housing, for his valuable
stock during the winter months.