Middletown transcript., 1892-08-25
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


= George v. Peverley advertises
limited quantity of the best oak lap
wood, for sale in this issue.
i BY an understanding among the
local dealers the price of sugar in
creased one cent a pound last week.
"A watermelon weighing forty y-five
pounds attracted considerable atten-
tion in front of Rice's store this week.
Charles Griffith will dispose OF his
stock and farming implements on the
CHM farm, on the road leading from
Sassafras to Warwick, Thursday,
September 1st.
Henry Clayton, ESQ.,, who is now
at Clifton Springs, N. Y, for his
health. is much improved, having
received great benefit from his visit
to that place.
- Geo. w. Ingram sold this week
for M. N. Willis, a fal M of one hun
dred and fifty acres to Geo. W. Scott,
Philadelphia. He also sold for Geo.
M. D. Hart, to Mrs. Ears, OF Camden,
a small farm near Townsend, N. j.
The last private dance of the
season will be given at Augustine
Pier next Monday evening, by the
Young men of Middletown. A large
number of visitors from the neigh
boring towns are expected to partici-
pate.
The weather. bureau indications
point to light showers for the next
two days followed by a hot wave.
The showers would be gladly well
coined, but we will excuse the
humidity.
There will be racing at the Kirk
wood kite track on Saturday after
noon, September Sd, commencing at
10 o'clock sharp. The events will be
as follows: 800 class, purse $3.50 !;
2:45 class, purse $3.50; 2:34 class, purse
$3.50; $3.50 class, purse 500.
= Mr.. G. E. Jacobs, late with Queen
81 Co. the well-known oculists OF
Philadelphia, will be at Mrs. Massey's
ewelry store this evening and to-
morrow to examine the eyes OF all
who may call. No charge is made
for the examination.
= Thursday last was one Of the
biggest" days in the history OF
Augustine Pier. Several Sunday
=.
school excursions, and vast number
of visitors, went to make up one OF
the largest crowds that ever gathered
at the resort. Good order prevailed,
and no disturbances were reported.
Willie Carly the ten-year-old son
of Thomas Carty, while playing in
the woods with some companions last
Thursday afternoon, on the occasion
of the Methodist Sunday-sehool pic
mic. fell and suffered a severe sprain
of the right foot. He was brought to
Middletown and given prompt medi-
cal attention.
List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post office, which can be
had by saying they are advertised:
Miss Rachel Blacksan, Miss Sarah
Hoggins, Mrs Samuel Robinson, J.
Fl. Cahoon, Miss Marie Hughs, Arthur
Williams, Miss Name Dare, VIM.
McFarlan, Miss Add Warnids, Fad
Harris, Hiram Powell
VIM. T. Lane left Worton on
Tuesday for Kirkwood Kite Track,
Kirkwood, Del, with Sanborn and
Edgar Dudley, belonging to Alday
Clements Grover s., belonging to
W. Stevens two pacing mares by
Bolton, belonging to Harry Newman,
of Queen Anne's. Mr.. Lane has taken
these horses to Kirkwood to prepare
them for the fall races.-Kent News.
The excessively dry weather OF
the past two months will, it is feared,
result in serious injury to the corn
crop of this neighborhood. In talk
ing with quite number OF farmers
we learn that the outlook is about
the same all over the hundred. There
seems to be an abundance of stalk
but the ear is small and frequently
has very little corn on it. This is
attributed solely to the drouth.
= Randolph Gary, a son of Joseph
Gary, fell from threshing machine
on which he was riding a few days
ago, and one wheel of the machine
passed over his right foot, crushing
it badly. DIR. Vaughan rendered
medical assistance. One toe was
amputated, another was sewed on
where nature intended it should be,
and seven stitches were taken to close
the wound in the foot.