Middletown transcript., 1892-05-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Edwin r. Cochran, Jr., attorney
at-law, has his card in to-day's paper
Rev. DIR. Marks, of Wilmington
will preach in Port Penn Pres byterial
Church next Sunday.
The Eagle creamery paid its pa
irons 95 cents per hundred pounds fol
milk last month.
- The Sunday school services OF st
Anne's Church will be held at 9.15 A
NJ. until further notice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward CHM were
given serenade by q calathumpiar
band on Monday evening.
The pavement on Scott street, in
front of DIR. T. n. Gilpin's residences
has been taken up and re-laid.
A barbed wire fence has slightly
injured two horses for Lewis Fenni
more, of near town, within the past
few days.
Thomas Cavender gives notice
that school taxes in united Districts
Nos. go and "a will be collected by
law if not paid by June 4th.
For the first time in several years
during the month of May the stoves
in the Delaware railroad cars have to
be ushered into services.
Bishop Coleman is announced to
be at st. Anne's Church next Sunday
morning at half-past ten, to preach
and administer the rite of Confirms
tion.
-Rt. Rev. Bishop Curtis of Will
mington, preached to large audiences
in st. Joseph's Catholic Church,
Middletown, last Sunday morning
and evening. !
Wallace Beasten, 14-year-old
lad, added another to his long list Of
accidents last week by falling from a
seven-foot elevation and striking his
head on some sharp projectile. DR..
Vaughan dressed his injuries.
Several newspaper representa-
tives and number of gentlemen from
a distance have been invited to visit
DIR. j. G. McCoy's farm near Kirkwood
tomorrow, and view the new kite
shaped track and his blooded stock.
- Garrett 8. Mofit, residing on
the farm of James Culbertson, near
this place, captured German carp
in a gill net in Noxentown mill pond
a few days ago which weighed %
pounds. 1t was the largest fish ever
caught in these waters. :,
= Mr.. C. 8. Haskell of Philadelphia,
was in Middletown Monday and met
the organ committee in Forest Pres
byterian Church. The contract for
the organ was signed and the new
instrument is to be ready in the
church on the 10th Of October next.
z. T. Roberts of Middletown, who
has been employed In building j. B.
Maxwell's switchback railway at
Staten Island, N. T., had his right
arm dislocated few days ago by
falling from twenty-foot scaffold to
the ground. He is now at his home
here nursing his injuries.
= Rev. Albert E. sKeigwin, a son OF
Rev. A. E. Keigwin OF Wilmington,
and young man well-known here,
was selected by DR.. ParkhIlrst Of New
York, as detective to visit the slums
of the city, and appear as witness
at the trial against the police author
titles of that metropolis. Mr.. Keigwin
was in town on Friday.
DR.. 81. L. Clayton one day last
week successfully removed from the
small finger Of the right hand Of
Edgar Ellison, of near Chesapeake
City, fbrous tuner, caused by the
lodgment Of part Of gun cap in the
member about two years ago. The
operation was performed without
pain to the patient and was very
successful one.
The plans for the Delaware State
building at Chicago, can now be seen
at the store of G.. E. Hukill. They
were prepared by Architect Rice, Of
wilmington and If carried out, as no
doubt they will be, win make q build
ing that will be credit to the state,
and Of which our people may Mell
feel proud.
James Messick, the new occupant
of room No. /, in the Opera House
building, is busy arranging his stock
on the counters, and getting ready |
for business. The bulk of his goods
were shipped from New York several
days ago, but were lost on the way, |
and their arrival here delayed. The |
new store will be lighted by electric
ity, and will be open for business in
a few days.
AN entertainment was given by |
the colored elite of Hamtown, in their |
church at that place, last Thursday |
evening. The program consisted of
solos, DUETS, pantomimes. etc., and
the female participants were attired
in white dresses, with gloves and
shoes to match. Red and green colored
lights were burned at frequent inter-
walls and the display, as described by |
one Of the participants, was "modern
and antique The entertainment
beoan at $50 and continued until 2
A M. and netted the church about |
ss5. Quite number of white people
attended the show.