Middletown transcript., 1869-11-27

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MISS OLIVE LOGAN IN MrDDLETowN.-We have
been requested to announce that Miss OLIVE Lo-
GAN has been engaged to lecture in Middletown
| on Thursday evening, the 18th Of December for
| the benefit Of the Public School at this place.
| Due announcement Of the subject of the lecture
| terms of admission, &c. viii be made hereafter.
Miss Logan recently lectured in Wilmington and
in Elkton She is described by a contemporary
as of prepossessing personal appearance. She
was atiired in q handsome dress Of black velvet
with an overskirt of black silk, and the latest
style Of Grecian bend. Her hair was becoming
| ly arranged, and her hand was delicately small
and shapely withal. Her manner was theatrical
| Throughout and her attitudes, were more the re-
suit Of practiced poses than that of natural and
unaffected grace. Her delivery was excusably
good, rather demonstrative; and her accent, pro-
nunciation and enuncation were given in that
clear, sharp and ringing tone, which the stage
| teaches, as is not taught elsewhere. The lecture
was generally we'll received, and barring the Wo-
man Suffrage topic, was well worth the time and
money expended upon it.
ITIsERArINa SHARpERs.-People love to be hum
bugged. Any gassy, brassy vender of lotions
and notions who comes along, singing song,
and uttering the most ridiculous nonsense, will
have crowd Of attentive listeners, and the crowd
| will buy his worthless compounds, represented to
perform marvellous cures, and he will pocket
their stamps and laugh in his sleeve at their gull
to be passed to fine and imprison such fellows as
swindlers, il II would not be deemed an infringe
ment of the right of the people to be humbugged.
The immense business done by Rockhili Will
son, enables them to say to gentlemen who live
out of town, well those resident in the city,
that they sell clothes cheaper and better than
any other house. Clothes for every occasion, oi
every material made in the choicest styles, and al
the lowest prices, at the Great Brown. Hall Of
Rockhill & Wilson, COB and COS Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia. f.... ,H, ,f.
Mrs. Hannah Fenimore, who resides in Della
ware City, is said to be the Oldest person in thi:
State. On the IL tn day of next December shs
will be l0s years old. Mrs Fennimore is a ma
tive of Germany, but came to this country wher
| in her eighth year-just seven years before indie
pendence was declared. The old lady is said to
be remarkably active for one Of her years, and il
frequently seen on the street. making visits among
her neighbors.
Robert G. Fraim, late Register of Wills for thi
county has been appointed General Travelling
Agent of the Delaware Mutual Life Insurance Co
for this State in place of George +. Turner. Mr.
Fraim is an energetic competent man aud we con
gratulate both him and the company on the ap
pointment.
DR.. Andrew B. Mitchell, formerly of Elkton
but lately Of st. Michaels, Md. has removed witt
his entire stock of drugs, &C. to Wilmington, Del
corner of Fourth and Madison streets. DR.. Mitch
ell has associated with him, William Willis, Esq
who will shortly with his family remove to tina
city. 81 -s.
The Del. Rail Road Company was presented L
the Grand Jury, on Tuesday last, for keeping
nuisance, consisting of several mud holes or ponds
at the Middetowp Depot. The matter was com
promised, E. Q. Sewell, Esq. Superintendent
agreeing to have them filed up within tw
months. 10 .H d
The shivering evenings of our changeable eli
mate remind folks that they need something com
Portable to wear. For comfort, elegance dura
bility, economy, there is nothing to wear like tn
fine, substantial garments of Rockhill & Wilson
6O3 and COS Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Some chickens which died Of the prevailing ep
idemic, recently, were opened aud examined. Til
liver was nearly, of a white color, while the gal
was much enlarged. These appearances are com
mon to all the poultry affected by the prevailn
disease.
CALL AccEPrED.-The Rev John W. Brown
formerly rector of st. AIMS Church, Middletown
at present rector of Trinity Protestant Episcopa
Church. Catherine st. above Second st. Philade
phia, has accepted call from Detroit, Michigan
to take effect January lGt
Trimmed with silk or with velvet; quilted @
plain; ornamented with elaborate scanned stitch
ing, or otherwise, there are no outer garments S
neat and SO satisfactory, as the elegant overcoa
COS Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
: Mrs. Abigail Frary, of Bridgeton, N. j. die
f on Wednesday last at Odessa, at the residenc
of her grand daughter, Mrs. George. She onl
came 10 Odessa on Saturday last.
= The p. W. 4 B. Railroad Company have sol
. the locomotive "Thomas Clayton" to the Kel
d County Railroad Company, to be used for cor
e strnction purposes.
The protracted meeting in the NJ. E. Churcl
! of this town, was brought to close on Frida
# evening of last week.
+ Sanford opera troupe exhibited al the Tow
b Hall on Thursday evening, before large aud
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