Middletown transcript., 1892-09-08
FOREST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Dn;a II NoOra Pastor.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The last hop OF the season wa
given at Augustine Pier last Thursda.
evening and was the most successful
ever given there.
st. Anne's Sunday-school will
reopen next Sunday afternoon at
O, clock. clock All All teachers afd scholar
are requested to be present.
Avery pleasant dance was given a.
the home of Miss Mary Pleasanton or
last Thursday evening, at which
number of our young people were
present.
= Miss Mary Cochran gave q
watermelon party" at her home last
Friday evening. Every one present
enjoyed themselves, and the melons
they consumed.
-G. E, Jacobs, the specialist on
the eye, will be at Massey's jewellery
store on the evening of Friday, Sep
tember 90, and on Saturday, Septem-
ber "a.
WA. Gill, OF Townsend, formerly
with J. G. Bragdon the druggist, OF
this town, has accepted position in
the pharmacy Of e. P. Stevenson,
Wilmington.
Contractor Kennedy, who is en-
gagged in driving the new 10 inch well
at the pumping station, has reached
a depth of rs feet with his pipes. Yes
terday he struck a stratum of black
mari.
= Letters of administration were
granted to Virginia L. Culbertson and
Geo. w. Naudain, administrators on
the estate of the late James Culbert-
son, of this town.
Workmen have dug trench pre-
paratory to laying waterDipes to sup
ply water to the water motor to be
used to work the bellows in the new
organ which is to be placed in Forest
Presbyterian church in a few days.
-Courtland Crockett has sold his
trotting horse Wild Edge, $40, to
Charles s. Caffrey for $1,000. This is
the highest price that has been paid
for a. horse in this immediate neigh
borhood for some time.
The State Firemen's Association
will meet in Volunteer Hose Com
pany's house tonight to complete
arrangements for the annual parade
to be held in New Castle on Thurs
day, October 18th. After the busi-
ness session a collation. will be served
the visiting firemen by the local COM
pany.
- Every day number of would-be
candidates on the Democratic ticket
to be nominated next Saturday, are
seen in town earnestly working for
their individual success, whilst their
friends are assiduous in their atten-
tions to those qualified to vote at the
Democratic Primaries.
Miss Lulu Holmes Caulk and
Frank Bloomer, both formerly of this
town, were united in the bonds of
wedlock at the residence of Frank
Pearce on North Broad Street yester-
day afternoon at P. NJ, by the Rev.
N. M. Browne. They left on the 4.37
P. M. train for Philadelphia, where
they will reside,
Yesterday afternoon as boy was
driving horse belonging to William
Money, of Townsend, to this town
the horse broke through the plank
ing laid across ditch on South
Broad St., just beyond the town
limits. The harness was cut and the
horse extricated when it was found
that large piece Of flesh had been
torn from each knee, exposing the
bone. The horse was led home. for
treatment.
"A very pleasant little birthday
party was given in honor OF Miss
Sallie Cochran, at her residence, near
town, on Tuesday evening. Among
those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.A.M.
Brown, Misses Mary and Nellie Coch-
ran. Mable and Ethel Parvis, Lydia,
Lizzie, and Mary Cochran, Bessie
REYNOLDS, and Messrs. Schie Lock-
wood. Lindsey Cochran, Robert and
wilson Cochran, Alfred Tatman and
Douglas Cochran.
On Monday morning, Albert
Warren stopped in front of Dawson's
store, and as he was about to alight
from the wagon, the horse started for
ward suddenly, throwing him forcibly
to the ground spraining his wrist
quite badly. He has been peculiarly
unfortunate lately, having been bit
ten by dog the same morning and
several weeks since he cut his foot
with an axe. A boy that was with
him on Monday morning was also
thrown from the wagon, but escaped
unhurt.
= On Monday last as Louis Nau-
dain, son of Richard Naudain, was
engaged in milking, he was furiously |
attacked by bull that happened to
be in the yard. The bull knocked
him over and was about to gore him
when young Naudain caught him by
the horns and held on until the bull |
wrenched himself free and backed off
for another rush when the boy escap-
ed through nearby fence. He was
unhurt with the exception of a few
bruises upon his legs where the bull
had stamped on them.