Middletown transcript., 1878-05-04
Local Affairs.
rbe OystR is not in May

their advertisements.
Commission merchants are hunting up fruit
shipments in this section.
Wool buyers make known their wants in
this issue Of the TRANsCRIPT.
Call and see Harry Eliason's present. He
charges nothing for the exhibition.
Is it not time for some early vegetables to
appear in our market? Let US have pease.
Mr.. VIM. Houston, near Mount Pleasant,
has recently remodled and painted his dwell
ing.
Locals are very scarce in this immediate sec
ton. Lut it will soon be time to kill lightning
rod agents.
Court Of Oyer and Terminer at New Castle
on Monday That is not ex,ctly the kind of
court-ing we like.
The causeway at Odessa is being covered
with oyster shells 1t the expense Of the county.
This will be a great Improvement.
We learn that the steamer which is being
built for Mr.. G. Watkins, Of Odessa, will be
ready for her trial trip early in June
The time is now here when the city cousin
is beginning to look wistfully in the direction
of the home Of The country ditto.
DR.. Brewer and Son, of the Chesapeake
Record, paid the TRANSCRIPT a friendly call,
Tuesday last. We regret being absent at the
time.
R. A. Cochran, who is all aglow with en-
terprise, has improved the rear Of the Middle
town hotel by having new fence erected be-
tween it and the street.
Ferguson i Co. have recently opened new
Pharmacy in our pretty neighboring town,
Odessa, and she can now boast Of as many
drug stores as Middletown.
Twenty numbers of Stoddarts Musical Ii
brary for sale at the post-ofice, at 10 cents
number. Each number contains three instru-
mental or vocal selections.
We have received the first number Of the
new Wilmington paper, the Sunday Globe. 1t
is an eight page paper, six columns to the
page and a credit TO its projectors.
About O'Clock, Saturday evening last, a
fruit can was observed to be making rapid
headway up Broad Street. There was brin-
die dog attached to it owner unknown.
Strawberries will soon be here and repose
sweetly upon the uttermost pinnacle Of plate
of ice cream If you are impatient you can get
them now-from the city at dollar a quart.
Wheat is heading in this vicinity. Early
during this week we saw some stocks from q
field of Mr.. F. c. Fenimore which were out
in full head This certainly portends an early
harvest.
Letters Testamentary have been taken ont
by n. Willis upon the estate OF the late
Thomas Schee Merritt, and by Joseph ana
Samuel Roberts upon the estate of the late
Anna Maria Roberts.
A number of Pennsylvania gentlemen have
been in town this week looking around the
neiohborhood in search of farms. We under
stand they found properties to suit them and
will probably purchase.
Peterson's Magazine for May is splendid
number. The story on our first page, "Eutn
ie,s Tramp" from the pen Of Carlotta Perry
will be found exceedingly interesting as a love
story Peterson, as usual, is full Of charming
sketches, poetry and fashion plates.
r T. Smith, who lately discontinued the
Jewelry and watch repairing business mere
was in town this week and informed us ina
he contemplates engaging in business in Smyr
na Mr. Smith, it is said, is good WORK
man, and we wish him success wherever n
goes.
The boat belonging to the PennsylVanl
fsbetmen wEo recently had hearing befor
,souire Naudain for violation OF the Hsfiiat
laws of this State has been given over 10 III
owners. but the pound nets are still retalne
awaiting caiment, who, considering IN
penalty of their ownership, is not lkeiy
come forward.
JR. Hall, Esq, Of the Citizens Nations
Rank. has been appointed an agent ior tne a
rnerican Steamship Company Of Phlladelphi'
and for eRed Star Line of New York. Any
nm readers who intend to visit the Paris lntel
,otional Exposition, this summer, can secui
.a..oo u and purchase tickets Of Mr.. Hall.
THURSDAY afternoon, three young men
,,.,,to.o,,,r--a hardware dealer, q music ma
- f,rrner-went on frog shooting expo
a.aaa,d NET with mishaps too wonderful
- The hardware man had an adVehtul
after 4 wild goose which he did not se'' =
tbe music mau got mired. They re'urheu
tamn Il tbe evening weary and muddy p
tbe bappy possessors of eleven frogs.
j III columns Of the Record th'
.,,o annual meeting of the stockholders Vi ~ u
RK Railroad was held in Centrevill
Wednesday, May lst, when Hon. B, I. Bigg
r;ddletown. was reelected President a.
Dohor+ y Craven, Treasurer, with the foliow'r
j directors: Jacob Tome, JOSEF
Prinpburst, T. Morris Perot, b. l. biggsI =
ar5 Tarkips. William Crawford and gag,
,,:acl,Iev special train was run over u
hin.H il accommodation of the stockhoi
ors and others interested
correspondent in the Chesapeake .'''O
..rs tn take to heart recent squlo IN
i~,ns IN which Ticktown was ALLUDED u
-osnectiye city. The correspondent
-,.;nr m the wrong tree" for the llc
town to which We alluded is not the liIn.t' h,t
: ~ minds eye Of the correspondent w
~ .t - suburban village far down the rem
III ~ exact location Of which we r.
s'Ta.torn SUI, Shore to the Snow Hill AssSs"9
Though living in small town ~psns l 10 % i
no steam pump, the local editor mas NJ ,r =
ousy in bis heart sor the prosperity tbo ~ tir
1 tarDrising neighbor; rather, he has ,,n the XII
terpils,IS r,nliaas toward her people individna
an5 nss' collectively. % In the future we hope "s
tern Shore WIN nY'