Middletown transcript., 1880-03-06
Local Affairs.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
church wedding is an exciting affair to
the female mind
COL Hates broke the ice cream famine for
day or two, this week
Two or three Of our young men, we learn,
will be off for Leadville shortly,
The fish wagon and the Italian band have
arrived. Spring is near at hand.
Barr & Co.'s foundry and machiae shop
has commenced spring operations
The statement Of the finances or the town
of Middlstown is published this week.
There was an enjoyable dance in Reynolds
Hall Thursday evening. Sixteen couples
participated.
We have not space to notice new advertise
merits in detail this week. But everybody
reads the new advertisements.
A band Of gypsies, accompanied by large
number of dogs, passed through town Sun
day evening, going northward.
The railroad company will put new tank
in The house at the depot, from which the en-
gines take their liquid refreshments.
Mr.. Wm II johnson has rented the vacant
store on Broad street, opposite the bank, and
will shortly open it as a hardware establish
ment.
Isaac Jones, Jr., has already purchased the
prospective fruit of three peach orchards from
W. P. Biggs Isaac is an early bird after
peaches.
Mr. B. F. Lippincott has a curiosity in the
shape of a ripe tomato, grown in his green
house. II commenced to ripen about three
weeks ago.
Our cashier, after two hours sitting at
the "l3, Is, "A" puzzle concludes that it
can't be DONE and SO do the rest of those who
have tried it,
A pair Of glasses, found on Broad street,
few days since, have been left at the TRAN
SCRIPT office, which the owner can have by
calling for them.
Mr.. E. r. Cochran is actively at work in
his nursery now, filling orders for fruit and
ornamental trees The business promises 10
be unusually brisk this spring.
J.C. Wilson, formerly Of Chesapeake City,
and for two years past a "toLsorial artist
here, has gone away, and there are grave ru-
mors connected with his departure.
Mr.. W J H Lingo is making extensive
improvements upon his dwelling, opposite the
National Hotel We hope this improvement
fever will be general with US this spring.
Butter continues to be scarce. In fact, some
body must be forming corner in butter
Every day We see empty plates flying from
store to store and then going home empty.
Mr. Henry Davis has been elected by the NJ /.
Church of this town as delegate to the
Law Electoral Conference which meets in Do
yer, March 10th. Mr.. A. G. Cox is the alter
nate.
Mr.. & Mrs. J. F. Pennington have the best
wishes and hearty congratulations OF the
TRANSCRIPT, as well as the sincere thanks OF
the local editor and printers for splendid
cake.
The revival meetings at the VI. E. Church
will probably close on Sunday evening.
Since the commencement Of the meetings there
have been 81 conversions and 10 accessions
10 The church.
The horses attached to R. b. Wilson's farm
wagon ran away from Col. lanson's coal
shed. Friday, making lively time up Green
street where with the front wheels only, they
hung up to tree.
We learn with pleasure that Miss Gertie
Bunnell intends to give readings here at an
early day. She has an enviable reputation
as a reader and will, without doubt, be
greeted by large audience.
One hundred shares of Mutual Loan stock
we're sold last Tuesday morning in less than
one hour after the books were opened. Mor'
was wanted, but only hundred shares were
ordered to be issued by the directors.
An electric clock, giving the correct time
from Washington, every day at IL m, is the
latest thing at the depot Now we can gel
our weather report in the morning and Sc
our watches by Washington time al noon
Verify, the world ''do move"
Several communications are unavoidably
crowded out this week, while others have hai
10 be somewhat condensed. We like to favo
correspondents with space, and yet it is i'm
nOgslDle
ceive. Whatever you have TO write, friends
.sboil it down" Cut off the introduction and
preface, and condense it in the middle
The colored Sunday School will have a
entertainment in the vacant store room unde
The Town Hall this Saturday evening, con
sistinp of vocal music, recihtions and an ad
dress by The pastor Of the scolorcd church
The entertainment is held for the purpose {
raising money to aid the S. School and wi
doubtless he well attended.
Al entertainment will be given at th
Odessa Town Hall on the evenings of Marcel
I6th and nth inst, for the benefit Of the Pres
byterian Church of that town. On the hrs
evening the Baker family, vocalists and IN
strumental musicians, of Philadelphia, wi
assist other talent, and, on the second ever
ing a number of vocalists from Princeto
College will sing. Supper will be served eac
evening in the basement of the hall.
Those il search of place in which
start A fruit and vegetable canning esta'
lsbmeut should not pass this town by. v
have TWO vacant buildings very suitable II
ibe business, and our property holders a.
disposed to encourage an establishment OF Il
t;nd P,ber Of these buildings could prob
bly he rented or purchased on the most Te'
son.h1. terms. a. the owners are gentleme
who appreciate the advantages the town WouI
derive from properly conducted cannery.
County.
r,o o.nbons, Court viii meet on Monda