Middletown transcript., 1898-07-23
The Middletown banks have declared
their semi. annual dividend,

their semi dividend.
4 The TRANSCRIPT has a piece of petrified
wood, part of an old sleeper, taken yes
terday from the track near the tank at the
| station.
Those who desire to spend Sunday at
Rehoboth, can 60 down more comfortably
than formerly. Beginning with to-day o
special fast train will be run from Whining
ton, arriving at Rehoboth in time for sup
per. Heretofore the last train down was an
accommodation and landed its passengers
at the beach late in the evening.
Two extra mail route agents, Messrs.
Draper of the Clayton-Chestertow route,
and Stanford Of Philadelphia, have been
appointed to the Philadelphia-Cr -Crisfield-
| Pocomoke City route and within
short time the people will be accommodated
| with late afternoon south-bound mail.
The remains Of Miss Marie Handy,
sister of Congressman Levin Irving Handy,
passed through Middletown last Thursday
on the Old Point Express. The lady died
at Scoharie, N. Y, Tuesday, and interment
was made at Princess Anne, Md. She
taught school most acceptably at Blackis-
tons few years since.
The trouble in the Head of Christiana
Church has been partly bridged by return
ing TO the pastorate the Rev. James I. Val
| landigham, D. D., who was the pastor for
u,lIa srh he Ru
| the trouble between the two factions has
been righted and that within a month
everything will be going on as nicely as
when he was pastor before.
The carriages Of Messrs. r. L. Nandsin
| and C. Malcolm Cochran collided out st.
Anne's lane Wednesday night about 10
O'Clock, with the loss Of one wheel to Mr..
Nandain and fonr to Mr.. Cochran. It was
very dark impossible even to see the road.
Mr.. Nandsin was going south towards home
and Mr. Cochran was coming towards town.
The brother of Mrs. Finn, wife Of
Sheriff Finn of this county was killed on
Thursday evening at Darlington. p, W. &
B. R. R., in attempting to cross the tracks.
Mr. James w. Collins was known as the
Tomato King" and was accompanied in
the fatal drive by Frank Jones, livery
man Of Havre de Grace, who was also in
stantly killed.
The ladies of Salem NJ P. Church will
hold festival at Thomas Corner, near
Salem Church on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings. July 28th, 18th and
Both. The ladies propose to make it most
enjoyable occasion. Ice cream, cake,
lemonade, fruits and confectioneries will be
served in abundance. All are invited to
come and enjoy pleasant evening and
help in good cause.
Mr.. George F. Brady met with loss on
Sunday evening last in the burning of his
large barn, 50x50 feet, and other outbuild-
ings, 400 bushels of wheat, and large lots of
hay, on his farm at 'The Rocks" on the
river The loss was between 5000 and
$1,000, with insurance of 81 800 in the |
Odessa Company. The origin Of the fire is |
mystery. The reflection was SO plain in |
Middletown between 10 and IL o'clock that
many thought it not over two miles dis |
tant when it was at least, seven.
son July 1st of next year the last /
bond Of the Indebtedness on the school
building will be paid off. The beautiful in
stitution which occupies such a command
ing view on South street will then be in our
complete possession. Our citizens will have
been sixteen years in paying off the in
debtedness, but then it is public school
building second to none in the State, and
one which our citizens can take pride in for
years to come" Is this said of Middletown?I
No; it is what the Times says Of the
Smyrna school building. We wish every
citizen of Middletown could read the report
of the good work of the Smyrna
schools-a really first class school-perhaps
it would open blind eyes
The weather this week has been a re-
cord breaker as regards heat. The humi-
dity was the most uncomfortable part Of it,
and as consequence the people have felt
little like doing anything but rest Mon
day and Tuesday were especially hot, and
it was not until thunder guest came up
and cooled the parched earth, that relief
was given. The rain came in torrents and
was welcomed gladly by the farmers, who
before this had reason to be blue and
over the long and continuous
drought which prevailed. Everything Eas
parching up under the hot sun and it
looked as if most everything would be a
failure. The rain was very timely one.
The season is at hand when thunder
storms are numerous and lightning can be
expected to play its pranks. The amonnt of
loss Of life or property by lightning is small
compared with other cause of accident in
this age, but there are enough victims of ,
this terrible force to make it universally
feared. There are well known safeguards
however, against the lightning stroke that
can be reasonably used by all during the
prevalence of such disturbances. Sitting in ,
draughts Of damp air, taking shelter under ,
trees and otherwise getting into paths gen. !
orally taken by the electric fluid, are temp :
tations to the fates. If reasonable precau
tions were taken, and known laws Of attrae-
tiqn Of electricity observed, it is probable
that there would be many less fatalities of |;
the kind to chronicle
The people of Middletown are to have Q
Q delightful surprise, A real frst-class +
house is to be built in town. For more i
than a twelve months MiddletoWn's me- Q
chanics have been busy but it has been in
repairing and remodelling-there have been
no new houses of any considerable dimen-
sions erected for several years. It is there
fore with much satisfaction that announce 4
ment is made that Mr.. William :Brockson b
will build himself residence, most pro- y
baby on the east side Of South Broad street \
between Green and Cochran streets This b
is beautiful location and Mr.. and Mrs ! Z
Rroekson are to be congratulated upon b
securing it, Mr.. Brockson is a leading V
Of town and this indication Of q
home-like satisfaction in his business is {,
most gratifying. Now for more houses.