Middletown transcript., 1878-09-28
lur BaIlimore letter is crowded out.

A thunder shower, Thursday evening, wa
followed by real Autumn weather Frida,
morning, and fires wee kindled generally.
A. H. Russell will ornament his depart
ment at the Fair with mammoth Buffal,
head.
Sarah A. Atherley has sold piece of land
situate in Blackbird hundred and containing
1866 acres, to Philadelphia party. Term
private.
Everybody and his wife are preparing fo
the fair and even butter and eggs are feeling
its near approach and taking an upward ten
dency already.
Mr., Horning, the artist, is now at the corner
Of Broad and Lake streets with his travelling
studio and will take your picture in superior
manner and at a reasonable price.
Onr genial friend, Dr.. c. P Gilpn, ha:
opened an office and commenced the practice
Of dentistry at Galena, Nd. Charlie is master
of the profession which he has chosen, and
we wish him success and plenty Of it.
Those who intend to compete for premiums
at the Fair and have not already notified the
Secretary Of the Association, should send in
their entries as early as possible, in order to
avoid the rush which always occurs on the
opening day
Tuesday next on ''little election" will be
held. Road Commissioners, Inspectors and
Assessors, will be voted for. As tour
friends, the enemy" have named no ticket in
St. Georges Hsndred, our little election will
be a little one-sided affair.
Among the exhibits from this vicinity dis
played at the Dover Fair were 80 Berkshire
hogs belonging 10 Mr.. R. L. Naudain; a
number of Southdown sheep belonging TO S.
F. Shalcross, and 1877 exhibits of canned
fruit displayed by Mrs. Thomas Cochran.
Harry Russell, the enterprising harness
manufacturer and dealer, of Middletown,
speaks to the public through new advertise
ment this week He has just returned from
Philadelphia with large and superior invoice
of goods in his line and will have splendid
exhibit at the Fair.
Samuel Townsend, Esq, has produced the
champion big apples this season, three of
which are on exhibition at this Office They
are Of the pippin variety, one of them weigh
ing twenty and the others nineteen ounces
each. As the local editor hasn't eaten them
yet they can be seen during the Fair week
at the TRANsCRIPT Office.
The Sunday Times is after the "Grant Rem
edy Manufacturing Co., F." Of Worcester, Mass,
because they 90 not pay their advertising
contracts. Newspapers have been swindled
by such parties long enough, and it is time to
say Amen We propose, in the future, TO
publish under the head Of "Frauds," the
name of every individual or company that re-
fuses 10 fulfill his or their contracts.
The season is now here when the average
father Of the family will begin to skirmish
with the stovepipe, and, as be stands on a
chair vainly endeavoring TO push the big end
Of joint into the little end Of another, his
better-half will stard quietly by with the
stamp of patience on her brow and a little
smut on her nose, and tell him if she was in
his place she would be little careful of the
kind Of language she used before1he children
The much talked of base ball game be-
tween the i'Mutuals" of Odessa. and the
''Bolinglys" Of Queenstown, was played at
Odessa, Saturday last, resulting in a victory
for the latter club. Score Is to 10. Seven
innings only were played. Several members
Of the Mutual Club were absent, as is usually
the case when "tight game" is to be played
On our first page this week we conclude
Senator Bayard's Newport address, the publi-
cation of which we commenced four weeks
ago. This address has recently been published
in pamphlet form, the proceeds from the sale
of which are to be donated to mission purposes
connected with the Newport NJ. E. Church,
and copies may be had in any quantity of
Messrs. James & Webb, Wilmington, Del We
acknowledge the receipt of copy of the pam
phlet. w !
Our merchants have all made great prepa-
rations for the rush of trade that will be upon
them during the Fair week There probably
never was a larger or finer display of goods in
any country town than can be found in Mid
dletown mercan tile establishments at the pres
ent time. Reynolds Co, W. H. Moore &
"a. Chas. Tatman and G. W. W. Naudain,
laid in heavy invoices of merchandise during
last week and the early part of this week, and
NIL. Hardcastle has just returned from Phil
adelphia with a new stock.
The popular magazines will be furnished
with the TRANSCRIPT at the following low
rates Harper's S. rs; Scribner's, SIS 25 :;
Lippincotts, SIS 25; Peterson's Ladies' Mag
azipe. So so, and St. Nicholas, S4 40. Terms
cash in advance, invariably. Those who
have been taking Scribner's and St. Nicholas
IN connection with the TRANSCRIPT, and whose
subscriptions expired with the October num-
her will please notify US Immediately if they
rvisb 70 renew. Quite number Of such have
sYnired. and as a new volume of Scribner's
commences with the November number, which
i issned about the middle Of October, this is
tbe hest time to subscribe for this popular
publication. t-
The new buildings now being erected in
Middletoyn are rapidly approaching compile
,ion Tue dwelling being erected for Mr.. j..
p Foard. on Main street, is now enclosed and
uiI indeed be one Of the handsomest struc-
tn.os in opr town. The work on Mr.. Tat
,non,s new dwelling is far enough advanced
ashow thai IL architectural beauty it will
~, he behind the many other eOmmOdious
dY' dwellings that have been erected here this
season Mr.. DrummOnd's new cottage on
Green street is nearly completed aid has re-
Gently been enclosed with neat ana hand
some fence A new cottage has been com
mepced on Broad street, south q Green, iOr
which Mr.. DOdd is the contractor ana we
learn that many more Improvement 2, 'ne
Same hind viii be commenced in AladletoWn
earIv n tbe Spring. More good pull buildings ~
have been erected here this season 'u1h uu-
rino anv nreyious year.