Middletown transcript., 1903-09-12

The Misses BERTHE and Louise Cochran,
of near town, gave a dance on Monday
evening in honor Of their guest, Miss
EverfIart, Of Eversoff, Pa, and we are
| informed that it was quite success.
Mr.. s. E. Lewis had his arm badly
scalded at the Middletown Farms Cream
cry last Sunday morning by escaping
steam, and although the injury was a
painful one, Mr.. Lewis was not COM
PEELED to give up work, and at this time
is improving slowly.
Mr.. John L. Byron met with painful
accident while at work at the wheel
wright shop of Mr.. John c. Green last
Friday afternoon. While using the cir
cuar saw, his thumb and index finger OF
the right hand come in contact with it,
and almost severed the end of the thumb.
DR.. C. A. Ritchie dressed the wound, and
the patient is improving, but it may be
several days before he will be able to
return to work.
After being in operation few weeks,
the Middletown & Odessa electric rail-
| way demonstrates the fact that electric
railways between the smaller towns are
paying investments. The expectations
| of the promoters have been more than
realized in the amount Of business given
the new road, and it seems to be mat
| ter of but short time before the num-
ber of cars must be increased. The pres
ent schedule allows cars to leave Middle
town on the hour and Odessa on the half
hour There have been numerous troll
ley parties over the line, and scarcely
week goes by that several hundred people
do not take the trip from one town to the
other, and often the people from the
country form large quota OF the passen-
gers.
Norman Gill has proved genius in
rigging on his bicycle seat for his dog,
| and they always go out together. 1t is
not an uncommon sight on the streets to
see the dog sedately perched on his seat
at the rear of the bicycle, and to see him
balance as the wheel careens in turning
| corners The extra seat is attached to
the rear forks, and is securely braced for
tie deg, which is ef medium size On
Wednesday, however, mishap occurred
that did not enter into the calculations of
Norman. While the pet canine was
perched on his seat stray dog made a
dash for him and pulled him into the
street. They fought furiously for awhile
and Norman's dog emerged victor from
the contest. Then he ran pell-meIl after
the bicycle, and hoped up on his roost
as if nothing had happened.
The large number of young people who
assembled at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. |
]. R. Brown OH Crawford street, Friday |
evening OF last week, in honor of the 2lst |
birthday of their son Elwood, spent |
most delightful evening. Aamong those
present were: Miss Emma B. Eccles, OF
Odessa; Misses Annie G. Ratledge and
Bessie Cats, of Wilmington; Miss Eva
Derringer, Of Plainfield, N. ]; Misses
Edith and Frances Mabrey, of Philadel- |
phia; Mr.. James ]. Brown, Jr., Of Town
send; Messrs. Walter H. Dance and II. |
Clifton Mabrey, of Philadelphia; Mr.. |
Walter Crumpton, of Mt. Pleasant, and |
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Harper Lyman, OF near
Sm, rna; Misses Edyth D. Wilson, Hattie |
R. Cullen, Daisye Scott, May Kumpel,
Dora Evans, Mary R. Brown and Mrs. ].
NJ. Foster, Messrs Charles Montgomery,
Harry II. Hall, Oscar T. Whitlock, Earle
Goldsborough, Arthur Evans, Elwood
Denny and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert D. Rat
ledge and son Robert, of Middletown.
Few circus aerialists, no matter how
daring, work without first minimizing
their danger by the erection of safety
net directly under them and ten or
dozen feet above the ground. More
fearless and death defying than all others,
the aerial performers with the great Sig.
Sautelle new big three-ring, 2S car rail-
road circus, menagerie, royal Roman hip
podrome and historical wild west, which
will exhibit at Middletown Tuesday after
noon and evening, September 18th. Use
neither net or life belts, depending en-
tirely upon their quick eye and firm
wrist. There are more amazing, stipend
GUS, terrifically startling and exceedingly |
sensational mid air champions with the
Sautelle circus than are to be found in
all others combined. The hair raising,
thrilling feats these conceded meteoric
kings and queens perform high above the
heads Of the fear gasping spectators are
such as few persons dare risk. The mem
hers OF one troupe particularly appear to
be without nerves or fear. They pass
and repass from bar to ban, from ring to
ring, and subsequently from bar to land
ing place with cleverness, certainty and
precision, showing the loftiest possible
training coupled with the most fearfully
astonishing skill and judgment.