Middletown transcript., 1897-03-13


Robert Young. IS years old, bound boy
from the Northern Home, Philadelphia
while driving pair Of oxen to large land
roller on the farm of Charles Warrington
near Lewes, one day this week, fell of ant
was caught under the roller and killed
The oxen stopped with the roller on hii
body. This is by no means an uncommon
accident and driving oxen to large land
roller is proven unsafe work for small
boy.
"A very fine dramatic entertainment
followed by an oyster supper, will be given
at Sassafras, Md. by the members of the
M. P. Church Of that place next Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday evening. Three
popular one act dramas will be rendered by
some of the best local talent of the neigh
borhood, and the program from the first
entree to the last exit promises much en-
joyment. Admittance 10 and 15 cents.
Merchant Messick will begin moving
his goods to his new quarters ON Cochran
Square Monday. A corps of work-men
and women have been busy for weeks rem
ovating, painting and cleaning the store
rooms which are now all ready for their
new occupants whose coming will be wei
coined by many well wishers who will re-
joice to see this old and well known busi-
ness stand once more the scene of activity.
Burglars entered the house of Mr..
r. f. ouA a. Ersd - foyk1k
Of last week, effecting an entrance through
kitchen window. When Mr.. Hall awoke
in the morning he found the floor of his
bed room strewn with burnt matches. the
bureau drawers and closets, ransacked and
the pockets Of his trousers. lying across
a chair, rihed of nearly eight dollars, but
nothing besides the money was missed. It
was very bold and daring act, similar to
several others committed here this winter
and the people are very much stirred up
over it, not few having armed themselves
for self-protection should the outlaws give
them call.
Another Delawarean heard from! Mr..
Thos. J. Jones, eldest son of the late Major
John Jones, is Senator in the California
legislature, having been elected on the Re-
publican ticket at the last election. He is
a native of this community, but lived in
Philadelphia until about seven years ago
when he went to California because of fail
ing health, and engaged in the sugar re-
fning industry, having taken beet ranch
Z, rrkv 30 cVInr NJ in
business and politics, is very gratifying to
his many friends here. His daughter, Miss
Phoebe Jones, who is also well known here,
is his secretary. Mr.. Jones is brother of
the late John A. Jones and also Of Mrs. d.
L. Dunning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Purnell ]. Lynch, of near
Mt. Pleasant, have passed the golden era
of wedIock, and their daughters, in COM
memoration of the event, arranged Gold
en- Wedding celebration as a pleasant sur
prise on Thursday. The hours were from
two till seven p. m. and the more than half
an hundred guests spent very delightful
afternoon with the bride and groom of fifty
years ago. Mr.. John Hudson, of Smyrna,
whose varied and inexhaustable resources
are equal to all occasions. was the bard of the
hour and read humorous original poem
which was much appreciated. Dinner, con-
sisting of roast turkey. chicken salad, to-
matoes, lettuce. rolls, biscuit, cake, coffee
and ice-cream, was served and the free-est
of farmhouse hospitality prevailed. Among
those present were: Mrs. Kate Wood, Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Fitzpatrick. ofPhiladelphia;
DIR. Davis, of Dover; Mr.. and M. Alfred
Hudson, Miss Sue Hudson, and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hudson, OF Smyrna; Mr.. Cur
tis Clark, of Wilmington; Mrs. A Lof-
land, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. McWhorter, and
family, Rev. F. II. Moore. Ar. and Mrs.
VIII Houston, Mr.and Mrs James Warren,
Mrs. jamie Warren, r...Thos. Cochran,Sr
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith, Mr.. and Mrs Ella
son, Mr. and Mrs s. Davis and family, and
many other nearby neighbors and friends.