Evening journal., 1892-06-06
A MlnsuMMER DANCE.
The Hot Weather Prevents q Large At
tendance Special Onlcers Clear the
street Corners.


tendance Special Oncers Clear the
street Corners.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
MDDLETowN, June THE young men
of Middletown on Friday evening gave
the last dance Of the season in McWhort.
er's Hall. Prices Orchestra of five pieces
furnished the music, and dancing was
continued from until 70 p IN. Owing
TO the warm weather the dance was
not very largely attended. Among
those present were. Misses Mary p
Cochran. Allie r. Mckee, Viola Ennis,
Martha Heaton, May Holton Helen Nan
dain, Daisy Naudain, Bessie Foard May
Beasten. Ada Miiilin, Ada Foard, Ada
Cochran. Ethel Parvis, Nellie Cochran,
Ethel McWhorter. Hester Jones, Mrs. J
II. parvis, Mrs. Jacob 5. Cochran, Mrs
Frank Pennington and Mrs. w. p. Miillin,
and Messrs. Howard Pool, DR. Stewart
Pool, VIII Tatman. Schie Lockwood, w.
r. Reynolds Victor e. Reynolds, VIII
liam Metten, Clarence Clayton, w. g.
Lockwood. John G. Kelley, Samuel
Kelley, Louis Naudain Allie Tatman,
Malc0mb Cochran, Douglas Coch
ran. Robert Cochran, Edwin
Vaughan, John R0thwcll Allen Nc
Dowell. Fred. Crouch and Willie Shall
cross. Mrs. Jacob S. Cochran, Mrs w
p. Mfln and Mrs. Frank Pennington,
acted as patronesscs. Messrs. Clarence
CLAYTON Victor c. Reynolds and John G.
Kelley were the young men in charge.
Since the fight on Saturday, June 2S
the negroes in this vicinity have been
heard making their threats as TO what
would occur some night and what they
would do when Frank Duncan scame
TO town again On Saturday night
although a great many negroes arrived
i'm town TO spend Whitsunday and Mon
day. the streets aud corners were less
crowded than they have been for quite
number of years past, owing to the fact
that Frank Duncan. William Short and
William Solaway have been appointed
special officers for Saturday nights.
james Turner colored, while employed
on farm in this vicinity, came to town
one evening about a year ago, and, get
| ting too much bad whiskey aboard, be-
came quite boisterous and upon being
told 20 keep quiet by Town Baillf Grad
dock got In his wagon, and after cursing
/ the officer drove home Fearing arrest
should he return TO town, he left in a
few days for Philadelphia. Upon
/ his return to town he was ar
rested and taken before the magis-
/ trate. and, not having the money
TO pay his fine was allowed 20 60 free ON
his promise TO send the money TO him
In few days or be arrested when he
again came TO town. He failed to send
the money for his fine. and consequently,
upon his arrival ON the .i6 train Satur-
day evening he was arrested and placed
in the lookup, where he was kept for
about four hours, until he consented 60
pay the necessary S4 90 for his fine. when
he was allowed his liberty, much de.
pressed in spirits.
The negroes gave festival i'm Ham.
town, ON the outskirts of this town ON
Saturday evening II was largely at
tended both by visitors and negroes in
this neighborhood They also gave
"seven-hundred-do rally" at theii
church ON Sunday, the object of which
was TO collect sufficient money TO lqui
date it's indebtedness.
Alexander Metten, Elmer Egee an,
William A. Cochran, have announce,
themselves as candidates for nomination
on the Democratic ticket for Office o
assessor
The opening address of the MiddletOwi
Academy commencement exercises i'm th
. ]
/ by H. c. Conrad Esq, Of Wilmington
High mass, followed by the benedic
= tion Of the Blessed Sacrement, which wa
held at 10 o'clock a. m yesterday in st
e Josephs Catholic Church was quit
e largely attended
Harry Moore and daughter q
- Philadelphia were the guests Of Rev
Frank Moore the past week-John A
Al Reynolds, Jr., who has been spending tn
n past week with his father left to-day fc
b Ohio.-Miss Corrinne Cochran and Mis-
9 Stella Cochran who have been ]
NJ New York for the past three weeks. rU
ID turned home on Thursday last-Mis
Pussie Price of Downngs Richmon
county, Va, is the guest of her fathe
4, Albert Price of Warwick. Md.-Mi
,s Viola Ennis, who has been visiting
M Philadelphia for some time past. r,
turned home last Week.-Mrs. Bess
H. Reynolds, who is visiting in Philade
or phia. is expected home tomorrow
a DR. Harry l.. Clayton having been not
n. fed of his appointment as practicif
he physician at the Medico Chirurgical Co
lege Philadelphia, left town the latti
or part of the week 10 accept his new po,
or tion Miss Clara Vaughan of Miito
Sussex county, was the guest Of IA
,r. brother, DR. Horace Vaughan during q
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