Middletown transcript., 1874-06-13
Minor Topics.


tie, was killed on the railroad last Saturday,
while playing about the cars.
The mosquitoes were so thick, in the early
part of this week, that it almost seemed as if
Middletown had changed places with Dover or
Seaford..
Bishop Lee delivered an address on the with
drawal Of Bishep Cummins from the P. L.
church, before the conference, in session at Sea-
ford, last week. We will publish it next week.
The game of base ball played between Ga
lena (Md.) nine and Middletown nine at the
former place on Monday last resulted in victo-
ry for the Marylanders by score of 40 for them
to 3s for the Delawareans.
Proof. Wood, Of the Middetown Academy,
gave his usual picnic TO the students of that in
stitution last Wednesday. No doubt they had
good time, notwithstanding they got caught in
the rain in the evening.
DR.. Robt. Morris delivered an address, similar
to the one he gave us in the Presby terian church
at Newark, last Sunday night, to a crowded
Eouse composed of the congregations Of the Pres
byterian and NJ. E. churches.
school took place yesterday. As the day was
pleasant one and the affair was under the man
agement of Mr. d. l.. Dunung, superintendent,
and his thoroughly competent corps OF lady as
sistants well bet they had tip-top time. Hope
so anyhow.
DR.. Morris, whose previous lectures here, were
received SO favorably by our people will address
the congregations Of the Presby yterian and Metho-
dists churches of Odessa in the morning and af-
ternoon Of Sunday the 2lst inst and oft the Forest
Presbyterian church of Middletown on the even
ing of the same day. Subject at Middletown,
'!The seven churches of Asia"
A young man from Odessa is anxious to bet
that Middletowu cannot raise nine persons TO
beat their club playing ball. His wager is S25.
Now shall it be said that our boy" are afraid
to accept this bet? He, probably, does not
know that Mddlctown has always beaten Odessa
severely, and never thought it much to do,
either. l..
| We would call the attention Of our readers to
the advertisement of Messrs. R. NJ. W. T.
| johnson, the entcrprising shoe merchants Of
Smyrna. These gentlemen deserve the encour-
ment of the community in the enterprise in
which they have embarked and the citizens of
this vicinity may find it greatly to their advan-
tage to examine their stock and encourage home
industry by buying near home as possible.
Odessa Items.
| From Odessa CorrcspondcntI
Boating and sailing are now in season
The lawns are nicely decorated with choice
floral gems Of beauty.
Rev. Mr. Shepherd preached to the E. con-
gregatoh Sabbath morning and evening.
The schools will soon close and thus offer a
a fine lime u 10 The children for pic-ncs and eX-
cursions.
The corn and wheat look well in our neigh.
borhood and promise !, fair yield, especially o
the latter.
The Buell. family will give one of their popu.
lar entertainments in our town Monday mex
(the l5th insl.)
Rev. Mr.. Hough, the presiding elder of the NJ
+. Church, will preach in the H. u. church o
this town on Sabbath next.
The nurserymen are shipping their gooscberrie
quite hrislly this week. This will increase oul
financial circulation considerably.
leo cream and other summer refreshment
, have had good run for several days past caus
ing little stir among the people.
Base ball is still all the rage" When th
youngsters can't play nqainss other clubs the
divide and play against their own townsmen
The storm of Monday eve caused considerabl
havock among the trees and berry bushes, break
ing off small trees and also creating quite an in
, crease of water in the streams.
The peach prospect is the general subject o
discussion. and wide difference of opinio
: seems 10 prevail among the growers, but the,
| aeW be a "pan crop {" unless they continue TO .ta
g Of.