Middletown transcript., 1897-01-09

full line Of carriage and agricultural
Implements on haRd
James D. Shields. a colored man in the
/ employ of Recorder, james T. Shallcross,
was badly wounded by the accidental dis
charge ofa gun on Wednesday, and it's
feared his arm will have to be amputated
He was taken to the hospital at Farm
hurst for treatment.
Mr.. Cyrus P. Gears. Of this town, hay
| ing bought out Armstrong and Sparks,
ofthe Smyrna House. has moved to
that place and assumed the man
agement of that hostlery. Mr.. Gears is
very well and favorably known here,
where he has lived all his life and for years
was the village blacksmith. His old friends
regret his going away. Mr.. II. Devalinger
will occupy the former residence OF Mr.
Gears on Green street.
Rudolph w. Fouracre, of North East, EN-
ployed as night operator at Newark, was
run over and killed by the cars at North
East station Sunday morning. He was re-
turning home after his nights work and IN
| jumping from the train fell backward on
the slippery platform and was terribly
mangled, both legs being cut off by the
cars. He was "a years old. and cousin OF
Thos. 8. Fouracre of this town.
Madame LIE Compile, well known res
ident of Wilmington, formerly teacher
Of French and German in the Wesleyan
College and lately at the Friends School
and the new Century Club, Of that city,
died on Sunday, from injuries received by
falling on the steps at the entrance Of Grace
N. E. Church, Sunday before Christmas;
when she fractured her hip. She was Of
German parentage, her early life was spent
in Prussia, she married Frenchman and
lived in this country. She was very in
teresting and highly accomplished lady.
Mr.. VIM. R. Cochran, oldest son of ex-
Gov, John P. Cochran. will discon tinue
farming in the spring and will move to
town, occupying his residence on Main
street. now in the tenure of Mr.. W. B.
Biggs. Jno. P. Cochran, Jr., will succeed
his father on the farm and Mr.. Voshell,
who has for several years farmed the Geo.
II. Houston farm near Jamison's Corner
will take the place where the Road Com
missioner now resides.
The nnual election OF officers of the
Volunteer Hose Company was held on the
evening of Jan. lst, viz: Pres, VIM. Taylor;
First v. Pres. J. A. suydam;Second V. Pres.
E. s. Jones; Secr'y, &C. Jolls. Treas, M.
Kumpel. Jr.; Foreman J. C. Jolls; list Asst,
s. H. Riggs; End Asst, G. M. Stanger; Pipe
man, J. r. Brown. The Tenth Annual Re
union and Banquet, always occasion OF
great pleasure, will be held on Thursday
evening, Jan %.
Miss Sallie Jolls entertained the men,
bers of the NJ. E. Sunday School Orchestra
and few other friends at her home on
Railroad Avenue on Friday night of last
week. Music, song and recrtations were
the recreations of the early hours Of the
evening, followed later by an elegant re-
past The menu consisted of:
Roast Pig Roast Duck
Cranberry Sauce,
Salads Biscuit.
Cake, Ices, Coffee,
Nuts, Raisins
Fruits.
IF man wants to get acquainted with
human nature, let him edit a newspaper
for short time. He knows nothing of the
ups and downs of life until he has served
in that capacity. He may have preached,
conducted bank, sold goods, traded
horses, practiesd law, sawed wood. or OPP
Grated popcorn factory. but he needs
few months experience as editor-in.chief
Of a country newspaper to complete his
knowledge of the eccentricities Of human
nature lex.
Stanton, in the upper part of this
county, came near having lynching
Thursday afternoon. an infuriated mob
having captured Frank Thomas, a colored
man in the employ ofMr. Irvine Ball, a
well known farmer of that neighborhood,
whose wife he had fefonusly assaulted on
the night previous. There were several
hundred men in the posse, and they had the
rope already about the mans neck when
the st ate Detectives, McVey and Witzell,
appeared and rescued the prisoner taking
him to the police station in Wilmington.