Middletown transcript., 1895-08-24
Local News.

Ing towns are now In OpeTatloH'
The Bridgeton Fair will be held mex
week, August 9th, 28th, and 10Th.
Rev. Alfred Smith will speak at thu
annual Harvest Home of Hilles W. G. T. U
in Brandywine Park this afternoon.
Rev. E. T. Walker, a noted evangelis
of Indiana, is conducting all day service!
in the First Presbyterian church in Will
mington.
Conservation meeting of the Christian
Endeavor will be held tomorrow evening
6.45; subject -Conquering difficulties, with
Christs help.
Rev. John DuHamel preached at St.
Anne's P. E. Church last Sunday during
the absence of the rector, Mr.. Wilkie who
was at Rehoboth.
The stackyard on the Maryland farm
of R. W. Cochran of this town, was struck
by lightning on Friday night, and 1000
bushels of oats were consumed.
John L. Halloway, of Wilmington, a
brakeman on the Delaware railroad, was
struck and killed by train on Monday. 1t
is supposed he fell asleep on the track.
William g. Grimes, well-known mu-
sician of New Castle, died on Sunday after
noon, after brief illness Of typhoid fever.
He had been married only few months:
Make your arrangements for the Cecil
County Fair at Elkton, September 10th,
11th. 18th and 18th. The management
promise the best display ever given there.
Crosby & Hill of Wilmington will open
a large dry goods store in Philadelphia.
next month, on sth and Filbert streets, but
will still continue their business in Will
mington.
Rev. Elmer Jones. of Cecilton, will fill
the pulpit at the M. E. Church tomorrow,
Rev. Day Cantwell of Elkton. who was an
nounced to preach, being unable to fill the
appointment.
-Lost-A watch guard with gold trim
mings, on Saturday evening, August, 10.
between Middletown and Odessa. Suitable
reward will be paid for the return of the
some at this Office.
"A recent letter from Ocean Grove gives
the gratifying information that the Della
ware Villa is filled to oyerfowing, and the
greatest rush of visitors evsr.known before
are thronging the Celestial City,"
Business practice from the start is the
splendid new departure at Goldey Will
mington (Del.) Commercial and Short hand
College. If looking for good place to at
tend school, send for it's catalogue.
Gen. Richard R. Kenney, of Dover,
who with his family is summering on the
Continent, has been retained as counsel
for New York man in suit brought by a
German baron, for supposed insult.
-WANTED:-I desire to place the agency
with some good party for the Barnes Biey-
cles the coming wheels of '96. Those desir-
ing same please communicate with, Elliott
Bros, 1918 Market St., Wilmington, Del.
-"Where did you get that pretty picture
frame ?" Mr.. D. L. Dunning made it. He
fits all kind of frames to any size pictures
and the beauty of it is, the work is as neat
as you get in the city and the price one
third. Try him.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Deakyne, residing
near Voshell Mills, are having q series of
Affections. Their little daughter Maud has
been i'll with typhoid fever for weeks, but
is now convalescent, when Mr.. Deakyne is
attacked with complication of malaria
troubles. and is quite ill.
Bishop and Mrs. Coleman are actively
interested in two of Wilmington's chari-
table institutions, st. Michals Day Nur-
sery and the Hospital for Babies, and on
Tuesday addressed the Levy Court in their
behalf, asking for an appropriation Of
$500. annually for each institution.
-Rev.T. E. Terry, pastor Of st. Paul's
M. E. hurch in Wilmington, has been
granted long leave of absence from pas
toral work on account of failing health.
He is now at Oxford, Md. where he will
spend while in quiet rest, in the hope of
being restored. His malady is heart trou-
BILE.
The travel on the Delaware R. R. last
Saturday was said to be the heaviest since
Christmas Ocean City and Rehoboth are
attracting an unusual number of visitors
this summer and the passenger traffic to
these points is very gratifying to those in
terested in the popularity of these penin-
sula resorts.
Herman Ackerman, little boy of Will
mington, ate penny pie last week, which
was sold cheap because it was stale. He
was taken violently ill and died the next
day. The authorities investigated the case
and coroners jury gave the verdict of
death from Cholera morbus, the cause of
course being unknown.
Seaside resorts appear to have boom
this season. Especially are the excursions
to Ocean City and Rehoboth very popular.
Last week over 14O0 people went down on
Thursday, chiefly to the former place.
This week 13 crowded cars came up from
Rehoboth Thursday evening. and build
ing lots there have taken boom.
-EXdCtly O,AoA uoohcto VI ptdCucS
have been shipped from this sta
tiop so far. Two car loads have been
the largest shipment any one day. Tues
day was the largest shipment on the
road this season and prices fell off some
Oh "Wednesday but they recovered Thurs
dag. The peach is king this season.
On Wednesday, August 2Sth, BobHunt-
ing's big railroad shows, circus, museum
and menagerie, will visit Middletown and
spread his enormous tent on Green Street.
The good standing of this show precedes
IL through the columns of all our exchanges
and it must be one of the very best circus
performances and altogether one of the
cleanest shows now travelling.
Conference Academy, Dover, Del. stu
dents prepared for business, for teaching,
and for college. During the past year stu
dents prepared at the Conference Academy
have been in attendance at Harvard, Yale,
Princeton, Dickinson, Wesleyan, Univer-
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