Middletown transcript., 1878-06-01
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE ', 1878.
Local Affairs.

Monday.
Tie merchants Jay this has been an "off
week for business (
The Democratic Executive Committee met
Yesterday, in Wilmington.
The entertainment season is about over now,
but its almost time we had circus.
Wilson, the to5acconist, has elevated his
sebig indian on bran new pole.
II i now time for the city cousin to arrive
with seven children and three trunks.
4 pleasant thunder shower On Thursday
evening laid The dust and cooled the air.
A lightning-rod agent passed through town
On Monday Look out for more Of the same
kind.
Our well-known florist, Mr. B. F Lippincott,
took wagon load Of plants to Chesapeake
City this week
Charles Beaston Esq, Prothonatory Of the
Conrt for New Castle county, was in Middle
town on Tuesday.
There was avery fair delegation from Mid
detown to the Democratic meeting, at New
Castle, Saturday last.
Mr. John King will accept our thanks Tor
box Of mammoth strawberries. John raises
the finest berries We have yet seen in town.
Cox 4 Bro have in their sales room some Of
the neatest and best carriages ever manutac-~
tured Oh the Peninsula
Candidates for the offices Of Sheriff and Cor
oner have only one more week Of sunshine in
which to make their political hay.
The Peninsula Agricultural and Pomologi-
cal Association will have their Annual Cata-
lorue and Schedule Of Premiums out in few
weeks
Rev. Dr.. Patton will preach at the chapel at
Armstrong;, on Sabbath afternoon, at q
o'clock, and the Lords Supper will be admin
istered
CO Zee George Tngram's new rustic portico.
George has been quite industrious Of late, ana
Is making number Of Improvements about
his property on Broad street.
Farmers are getting ready to harvest. Not
withstanding their fears ofa few weeks ago,
the prospect now is for very large yield o.
wheat
SIN. REYNOLDS & Co. now make hand
some display Of flags all nations within
ana without their stores The Paris Exposition
is open, you know
Four bakers in Middletown; wheat down
81 l6 per bushel; and vet there is n9asaange
n the former size Of a seven cent loarof bread
We raise our voice for reform
a Delaware man has purchased the lot a
Murphey's Mill, Nd, on which the store-hous
was burned Inst winter, and i erecting ne'
building for mercantile purposes.
Rice 4 Go, are manufacturing ice-cream @
an extensive scale Those dealers in neighoor
inc towns W ho purchase their cream at whole
I'LL sbonld communicate with this firm.
lob It il shid, was very patient man; b.
an individut in this town j Of the opnio
that job neVer tried to raise anything ne
door to a man who kept chickens.
W. learn that Hubbard & Bro, who recen
IL purchased the Delmarvia building for u
nurpose Of converting it into phosphate "a
tory. will commence the necessary alteranol
and additions at an early day
ali our merchants have recently stock
tbeir stores With new, cheap and extensive
sortments ofgoods, and there is no necessl
of ] purchaser going further than Middleton
for anything-not even credit.
We call tIa-sttentiaa-of shippers q proda
j tbaasfs IF Messrs. Hilliard b Leary, Co
ssion Merchants Of New York oify, w.
vI1 be found il another column 10y oa'
prepared 70 ~ az A'uuS
On commissi2H
--;calflral implement dealers are
~ ,ts -s NV, and if farmer comes
Wlde a"sr -ns!t III d reaping machine, he IS
to~n i t.kan in charge, and bears re
medlaNa - ! Middletown merchant
uVe XIII" Il Philadelphia drummers.
iounuSe correspondents are not writ
Oaf III, u late. High Bridge, "
very Fegln ", pitv who has heretofore been
ChesaPsaA,i N Ia let Us hear from him
Puns'd 1 I'D " arc forced to infer tha1 .he e..
w. Wess, Iock-up Of the city On the 'ailAl n'E
III 800. lived an occupant
M rs aot much to note in the way
Wsna'v 4bis week except that Moor
inproSsr a!l " .tarsis being roofedi MT. p
70 s- III n.s Green street is receiving tne
sons Nh, o.n,aes and Mr. John v. Hayes =
ishing t0a'lss. stsaet IS finished and being
on Broaa oat fence The addition to
closed win r. e lt.a,,s dwelling, on Main St
koper' fnished and neatly paih'eu'
= also T. visitation to the Parish o.
Bishop s;s town, was very pleasant
Anne's y r;v4 persons we're confirmed,
profitable ,,.a. sermon By the Bishop.
4 very exec Eas.as If st. Peters, SIM
Rev. Mr. ssv n5 assisted in the readlr
was preaug Six persons nave Deeh
evening praay .,,o nresent diocese year.
frmed darlHs Hsssntion Of the Diocese mee
Annual Y I'm. Monday. June 9TH, at ? I
New Casfe snd Il, n. Willetts are dele
BenJ. MI Nh parish.
from 'n' Il. Who are looking for
City healthy town in which 70
pleasant Y am y should see Middlet
the 'heats 'e advantages as a summt
which haS FA' "a ~ other inland towns
treat not prs; sa;ence Of travelling faci
have such Fon.e.- ~. i philadelphia after
+bat we CAP sIars rs : n that city, and !
fast spend nou.s III We are but sho
Lome in time III ',onar "A. of excellent wa
lance from nun,Il ~ cbiIls and no misqu
nIaces We naTe IN ne delicacies which Ian
Pnd we have a'i II Tf ! few Of the over-h
water produce. aver-crowded city
over-workea az le,,,o mere and spend
,yill Just CONG .Lg,oii uom n Billy Anthony,
with Alez A,.a aso i fat, happy and healthy
even EYER .Hlsrsri tnelI ri / will not cost much