Middletown transcript., 1878-03-30
Local Affairs.

Trade in garden seeds was not 50 lively,
Monday last
HIP. Baker Esq Of Odessa died suddenly
of apoplexy, Wednesday last.
A polar wave swept BY Sunday night last
and knocked the mercury down to 200.
Rev. DR.. Patton will preach at the chapel,
Armstrong; Corner, tomorrow afternoon at
80 O'Clock
Winter did not 'linger in the lap spring
but it sat down in the lap Of spring mighty
sudden, Sunday night last.
J.C. Wilson has lately constructed bath
rooms in the rear Of his barber shop where you
can have it ''hot or cold.
Hereafter the hour Of holding evening ser
vice in the various churches Of this town viii
be I. 30 o clock instead Of seven, as heretofore.
RIB Merritt, our new merchant will in
few days, open out in the store room formerly
occupied by Reynolds 4 Co as Il clothing store
A band Of rowing Gypsies, with l9 horses
and six wagons, passed through town on Fri
day. Some of their horses were very fine
looking animals.
Two Uncle Tom troops are billed for the
Town Hall within one week Of each other.
Sam Saniord's company will appear on the
aigbts If April sth and 9th.
G. F. TART special correspondent Of the N
Y HsraJd, was il town on Saturday and Sun
day last lie interviewed Gov. Cochran in
regard to his course in the Chambers-Collins
hanging
Col. Clayton has planted shade trees in front
of his property on Broad Street, south of Main.
The Colonel believes in improvement and we
should like to see other property holders in
Middletown follow his example.
Members of Union Lodge. No. 5, A. f. 8 A.
NJ will meet in the Lodge room, to-day,
Saturday. at l2 80 o clock, for the purpose Of
attending the funeral of Bro H. P. Baker.
Members Of the fraternity are cordially invited
to attend
WIN. w Wilson drove out this week with
the nobbiest express team ever seen on the Pen
insnla south Of Wilmington. The set Of double
harnsss were particularly attractive in appear
ancc and were manufactured by 4. Il. Russell
Of this town.
number Of small bridges on the road
leading from St Augustine to Town Point,
Nd are in very bad condition. Cecil County
sells her roads out to the lowest bidder" and
some OF these days one of these Lowest bid
der" will have a horse to pay for
Paint your houses, fellow citizens. Paint
will not only improve the appearance Of the
town but will preserve your property, insure
you letter rents, keep your wives in good
humor put your neighbors in the notion oi
following your example, and make you feel
happy that you have done something toward
the onward march of improvement in Middle
town
Public examination of the Middletown
schools will be held in the Academy on Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Of
April I'd, Sd, 4th and 5th, as follows: Miss
R A. Maxwelrs department, April I'd. Mrs.
A. s. Wright's department April Sd. Mr..
A. S. Wrights department, April 4th and
5th. The exercises will be interspersed with
Music. Declamations and Select Reading. Par
ents, friends and the public are cordially in
Yited'
Last week we stated that the National Hotel
was about to change proprietors and the state
ment was correct, Mr. Maxwell having dis
posed oft to Mr.. W. II. Anthony, who, for
some months has been conducting it for Mr..
NJ. This hotel is one of the finest on the Pen
insula, and, as the new proprietor since be
has been in charge for Mr.. Maxwell, has dem
onstrated to the satisfaction Of our people that
he knows show to keep hotel we have no
doubt but It will continue to be q popular
plac. for the weary traveller to stop and re-
fresh himself.
Squire Naudain had a knotty case Tuesday
night last John Wilson, (col. accused Mary
Wilson, his wife, Of being too much married,
while Mary said her marriage with the afore-
said John Wilson was null and void because
he had had his lawful allotment of wives when
he married her; but John affirmed that the
woman he bad welded previously to his nup-
tials with Mary, possessed living husband
or two and he therefore considered that mar
riage unlawful. The case is held under ad'
visem