Middletown transcript., 1892-10-20

Driving Park on Saturday, Oct0bel
GOTH, will consist of Colt race, 80
minute class, 1850 class, $50 class, ant
running race.
Quite a number of our citizens
are viewing the eclipse of the sur
this afternoon through the medium Of
smoked glass. Though the total OBJ
scuration is less than one fourth tht
surface Of the SUMS disc, the diminish.
ed force of the sunlight is quite
noticeable.
At the Republican mass meeting
in the Opera House, Saturday, Octo-
Der %, '92. the chairs in the centre of
the hall will be reserved for ladies
accompanied by escorts. The east
side, rear, for the Republican First
Voters club OF Wilmington, and the
west side, rear, for the Republican
Invincibles. After the meeting, re-
freshments will be served at the Vol
unteer Hose Company's House on
East Lake Street. All are invited.
J. Frank Brinkerhoff, the spec
ialist for the eye, will be at Massey's 8
jewelry store, on Saturday, the 22nd
inst, and will be pleased to meet any
persons requiring his professional
services.
- List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post office, which can be
had by saying they are advertised
Miss Marry L. Brisco, James Dawson.
William Kirstie, Mrs. Willmar Lock
man, Charley Turpin, Miss Ally Poor,
Amos s. Taylor, Mrs. Annie Tybout,
Joseph Warner,
= Owing to the impossibility of
DR.. J. Dewitt Miller being here on
Thursday, November Sd, to fill his
engagement in the Institute Lecture
Course, County Superintendent Fl. d.
Griffin has secured Eli Perkins to lee
ture in his stead Mr.. Perkins is one
of the wittiest and most humorous
lecturers that we have on the Ameri-
can platform.
- B etween six and seven o'clock |
last evening, as Allinson Collins, col
,red, was returning from attending
The Wilmington markets, he was shot
N the head by some person along the
,oad, between Drawyer's church and
Odessa. The entire charge of shot
rom the gun struck him on the left
ide of the head, just back of the
emple, and, had the shot not been a
.lancing one it would have killed him
The horse, frightened by
he discharge of the weapon, broke
nto run and prevented Collins from
iscovering who his assailant was.
10 motive can be assigned for the as
ault unless it was that of robbery.
80 Mrs. Mary Baker, widow of the
ate Henry Baker, died on Tuesday
vening at her residence, in Odessa.
"A delegation of Damon Lodge, K
f P, of this this town will go to Will
lington tomorrow to take part in
ne Columbus Day parade. They
ill join forces with one of the Will
lington Lodges = presumably the
est appearing one, for they would
eem out of place with any other.
- The road known as the Choptank
pad and the oldest public highway a
! Delaware, is being extensively i'm
roved by the road commissioners of
1e hundred. When completed it
ill be forty-five feet wide, and what
as once merely an old Indian path I
ill be made commencement for pub :
c travel. The road has never re. ,
eived proper attention, as it was but !
tile used, but during the past few e
ears it has grown more in favor with !
le travelling public until its improve
lent became an absolute necessity.
he widening process necessitates the q
urchase of several additional feet +
ON adjoining land owners, and /
hen the work is completed the .
ighway will be equal to some of the .
EST in the county.
. An interesting mechanical feat v
n be seen at the Delaware Railroad C
'idge over the Delaware and Chesa- g
,ake canal on next Sunday when the
,esent old structure will be entirely
moved and a new one placed in
,sition. For the past six months
rye force of carpenters and bridge c
ilders have been steadily at work
the new bridge, and,
Jon the completion of it last week
ey Immediately began work upon
e false trestling necessary to swing '
into position. AS soon as train No. !
passes over the bridge on Sunday a
orning, about sixty workmen will 7
gin to destroy the old bridge and as 7
on as it has been gotten out of the Il
", the new one will be swung into =
ace and attached to the approaches =
ID the turning machinery placed in L
,sition. 1t is the intention of the :
gineer in charge to have the i'm D
ense task completed by the time :
e midnight train is due. Necessar- II
!, there will be no trains passing :.
er the road that day. >, -