Middletown transcript., 1900-02-17

06V6ral CitilcnS VI W1EWlck enjoy
fox hunt in that vicinity yesterd
afternoon.
DIR. W. E. BARNARD, Surgeon De
tist, Office Southeast corner Of Ma
and Scott streets.
DIR. ]. G. Sites, Dentist, office, Pei
ington Building, opposite Messick
store. Painless extraction. Gas az
minislered and Ootunder used.
A CoLoRED MAN DEAD. - Phi
Rhodes, colored, aged 45 years, died .
pneumonia on Tuesday at " "Hamtown.
and was buried in Fore colored GENE
terry on Thursday by Undertaken j. II
Emerson.
To BE ORaANIzED.-The ladies' o
the Century Club pr pose 10 organic
IN Auxiliary for the Delaware Hos .,ita
and meeting for that purpose will b
held at their rooms next Wednesday a
3 O'clock, p. %.
BEING PAINTED. = Improvement
have b. en- commenced on the buildins
In which Messck's stores are located
The painters brush is now being ap
piled and other necessary improvements
are also contemplated.
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DR.. VAUeHN's ESTATE. RE sis, al
of Wills Crossan last Wednesday grant,
ed to Edward M. Vaughn letters testa.
mentary on the estate of the late DIR.
Horace NJ. Vaughn. The estate is
said to be valued at about $4,000.
A LARGE SHIPMENT.-Thursday's
shipment of calves from the Middle
town station was very large one.
There were about thirty calves besides
the speep and the calf pen was hardly
large enough to hold them. The ship
rnents have been large for several weeks
and is still on the increase.
CHANGE AMONG Farmers. Michael
Keegsn will remove to-day from the
Green farm near the edge of town to
Cochran farm near Murphy's mill.
Mr.. Clendaniel, who occupied the latter
farm moving to a farm near Kennedy
vile. DR.. Cecil Green will occupy the
farm vacated by Mr.. Keegan.
SCHOOL HoLIDAY.-In order to al
low the pupils attending the public
school in this town to attend the after.
noon session Of the all.day meeti g at
Bethesda M. E. Church Thursday, ohe
school authorities had the school dis
missed at 2o'clock. Most of the children |
attended the meeting and much good
was done thereby.
NARROW EsCAPE.-Lsst Tuesday |
while Frank L. Gates, of this
town, and Frank Reynolds, Of Odessa,
were at public sale near Newark, the
floor of the building In which the sale
was being held gave way precipitaring
the whole crowd to cellar nine feet
below. tt ere were several people in
Iured in the accident but the two above
named gentlemen escaped.
CHANGEABLE WEATHER.-During |
The past week this section has had
quite variety Of weather-rain, snow,
wind and sunshine. The week started in
with heavy rain and wind storm last
Ing two days after which the sun visit
ID Middletown Wednesday and Thurs.
lay. Friday We had a snow storm all
lay and from all appearances the week
will end as it began-with rain.
STOLE ToNAToEs-John Price, Sam
1el Bell, Benjamin White and Bsnja-
min Adams, ,colored youths between the
'ges of Is and 20 years, we're arrested
1t Townsend, on Wednesday by Con-
table Van Horn, charged with steal
ng three cases Of canned tomatoes
rom William Jenkins cannery. They
we're taken before Justice of the Peace
Bratton and committed to jail in default
If 5000 bail.
UNCLAIMED LETTERs.-The fol-
owing list Of letters for the week end
ing Feb. 8, remain in the post-offce OF
his town. Persons claiming the same
will please say they were advertised
ind give date of the lis. Miss II. L.
1reen, Miss Jane Henery, Mrs. LoIi !
Merrill, POSTAL card), Mrs. Elozzis
aedden, W. T. Leeves, Vincent Pratt,
David Sanders, POSTAL card returned
% writer), Conductor Elk. Station.
CASE DIsMIssED.-Sidney COsden, q
colored maa living at Bohemia Manar,
had warrant issued before Justice of
he Peace William r. Reynolds for the
arrest of Eugene King, also colored.
or stealing two traps. The affair
'ook place just this side of the Mary
and line. The trial was held last
Monday afternoon and after hearing
he evidence that was produced Squire
Reynolds deemed it insufficient to hold
The accused and he thereby dismissed
The case. ys 5-..a
GONE TO OHIo.-EvaDgelist II. G.
who for several weeks has
been assisting the pastor of Bethesda
u. E. Church in revival meetings, left
for bis home in Ohio. These
meetings have attracted unusual inter-
sst, not only among Bethesda's mem
bers but those of other churches and
he public. There have been day meet
ngs, three all-day services, as well as
the evening meetings. Rev. Alfred
Smith and Presiding Elder Cochran
assisted at the Thursday meetings this
week. Rev. E.W. CaswelI, the pastor,
win continue the services until further
notice.
The CENTURY CLUB.-Ths incle-