Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29

amount than their claim, then collect th
balance due on them in money. He wa
sentenced 10 be imprisoned five years ant
pay q fine of $1,000
ID. D. G. NJ. Harry G. CLARK, of ST
Georges, visited Good Samaritan Lodge
No. 8, /. o. 10. f., on Thursday evening
| the 9th inst, and installed the following
officers: N. G., William Brockson; v. q.
John E. Ginn r. S., w. E. Dixon; R. s.
to N. G.. William Francis; Warden, W. J.
Cullen; Guardian, S. J. Brockson. After
the lodge had closed. The members and
guests were entertained at Kates restaur-
ant where oysters, ETC., were served.
Noah Empson, colored, accidently shot
his cousin, Willie Empson, also colored, in
the hip on Saturday night last on North
Broad Street. 1t is claimed that Empson
was given the revolver, to carry TO shop
for repairs and did not know it was loaded
DR.. Vaughan was summoned and probed,
for The ball, but Without success. The
wound does not promise to be fatal one.
Empson Immediately after the shooting
made his escape to paris unknown, but
afterward gave himself up and is under
surveillance.
1t was Tuesday, April 26th, a year ago,
that the Delaware Stale Militia went into
camp at Camp Tunnel near this town.
The pleasant weather at present. the bud.
ding of the shade trees, the blooming of the
fruit orchards, do not suggest the rain and
hail and snow storm of the second day of
the encampment, a year ago yesterday, 2Sth,
bringing such discomfort to ourboys, coming
as they had from warm comfortable homes.
The memory Of those days is something to
talk about to 1scali with pleasure in the
bright sunshine Of to-day.
AT the meeting of the New Castle Pres
bytery, which was held in Wilmington last
week. Rev. John McElmoyle, of Elkton,
was elec ed one of The commissioners Of the
General Assembly. Stated Clerk n H.
Millers report showed The total number of
communicants in The presbytery 10 be
6,508, and the number of Sunday School
members to be 6,7lS. There are 100 elders
and "A deacons. The collections for the
past six months lave been: For home mis-
sions, $5,o46 foreign missions, 81 $685. educa-
ton, $50; Sunday School work, $914;
church erection, S40l; relief, 1851; Freed
men. 372; synodical aid, $500; college aid
$685. General Assembly, SSH; congregation
al, $47, ,4O7; miscellaneous, $2,476.
On Monday morning plowman for
Mr. G. Malcom Cochran released mare
from The pillow to go 10 water on the r.
Alvin Cochran farm where he was at work.
After drinking the animal turned towards
the pasture and on being approached start
ed 10 run. Jumping on horse the "hand"
started 10 catch her when she began to run,
taking the road 10 St. Anne's Church, |
thence to Middletown turning towards the |
railroad where freight train happened at |
The time 10 be across the track. She turned |
NJ the platform, passed the station and |
aking the railroad track fell into a culvert |
at Frogtown. The mare was valuable |
one having cost Mr.. Cochran $3.50 few |
years ago. She was badly cut up, one leg
especially so.
The failure of Miss Jessie Ackerman, |
the temperance lecturer. TO appear at the
Opera House on Wednesday evening was
very disappointing; TO the ladies of the W.
Q. I. q. as well as 10 the audience the dis
was real The fame of the
lecturer has created a desire 10 hear her.
There had been more engagements made in
the State for Miss Alderman than she
could fill, owing to some local Unions !
writing the agent and others direct to the
lecturer. The meeting in the Opera House
was success, however. The three pastors
of the town made brief addresses and
Master Rossiter McCrone recited the Grafton
for which he received the prize of $1,000 |
last week at Newark at the County w. G. |
7. .. The singing by the voluntary choir,
singers fIom all the church choirs of the /
town, was declared 10 fully repay all who
The annual statement Of the Town
Of Middletown has been published. The
report shows the town to be in about |
the same position as one year ago. The |
assets of the town are $49,546.16, while |
the liabilities are $3S,200, leaving a bal |
ance of $11, ,346 16. The total receips of |
the water plants shows So, ,354.79 and The |
expenses including operating $1,48944 in.
cidental expenses, $13S09; repairs, 2697; |
improvement, S2105.95; tools and fixtures, |
$i35.31; material, SILL making a total |
Of SS967.28, leaving de ficiency at this |
date Of sl14S14. with uncollected rents Of |
$l7576. Receipts for light amounted to |
$4079 80, and expenses of operating, re-
pairs, improvements etc, amount to |
$3953.52, leaving a balance of Sl439. 40. |
Thus the lights are sustaining both light |
and water plant and at this date have on
hand $291.3
Mrs. Letitia Louisa Goldsborough, who |
was well known in this town, died at her |
home in Philadelphia, on Sunday last, and |
her remains were brought here for inter- |
ment on the afternoon train Wednesday. |
Interment was made in The family lot in |
Old st. Anne's CemetTy near town, under |
supervision of J. H. Emerson, Rev. W. J. |
Wilkie read the beautiful, impressive cere-
mony Of the Episcopal Church at the grave.
Mrs. Goldsborough was the daughter of
Richard and Mary Lockwood, and was born
on the Meadows Farm, near Warwick, on
October 10, 1888. Her girlhood was spent
under parental care, and duiing December,
1860, she was married to Alexander NJ.
Goldsborough. Since that time and up to
the time Of her death she Ind made PhiIa-
delphia her home. Mrs. Goldsborough
was confirmed as member of theEpiscopal
Church in early life and has been a con
sistent member thereof She leaves three
children. Mrs. William Sutton, Mrs. Geo.
d. Firmin and A. Miller Goldsborough OF
Philadelphia; two sisters, Mrs. Z. A. Price
and Mrs. Margaretta Clayton; and three
brothers, William K. Lockwood, of Cecil
County, JohnJ Lockwood, of Kent County,
Nd, and Richard I. Lockwood, Of Talbot
County, Nd, to mourn her loss