Middletown transcript., 1880-02-07
Local Affairs.
Town Notes.
Coal dealers look more happy.

Town election notices are up
Assessor Gray had lively sitting Of i On
Monday.
The regular spring run Of agents, Pedlars,
ETC., his appeared.
The health Of The people Of Mddletown
seems TO be excellent.
Sereral dogs gave up The shoston Saturday
nigh last. Poison.
Til. Mutual Minslrels have given up an ap-
1neanucs At Odessa.
There Mil probably he few amusements in
the hall duging Lent.
Several Prospective land buyers have been
in this vicinity recently.
II isslid new stove and tin-ware store
Will lie opened 10 town March lst.
Extra services are being held al the N. +.
Church. and the attendance is large:
Many buildings that we're advertised in the
TRANscRIPr have already been rented
Postmaster Dunning has enforced better or
der among the boys that visit The post office.
The military company drilled on Tuesday
evening in the hail. but did not elect officers.
Prices MiddleloWn Orchestra will play for
the Milford Minstrels At Milford, on February
Gath.
With all the rigoH recent ''eold
wave The men who aEesstill ais
consulate.
TIE expectancy and anxiety fae vent to 81.
Valentines s day will soon be noticeable AZ the
post Office.
Lent begins on Wednesday next, but every
body who has an almanac il probably aware
Of that fact already.
The dwellings on Lake street, offered hy A.
G. Cox, as agent, at public sale, on Saturday
last, were Withdrawn.
Next week VIII be week 81 public sales,
there being one in this vicinity on every day
Of the week except Saturday.
The Town Commissioners have decided upon
tile removal Of some u the mud from the streets
when the next ''thaw' comes.
Some Of our property holders were little
slow about removing the snow ftom the SIDE
walks This should not be so
We notice that people are net half so par
ticular about the tone Of Il dinner bell as they
are about that Of a church bell
On Tuesday next the Catholic festival will
be open from 10 Il. m. 10 8 p M, and an ex-
cellent lunch will be provided at small cost
ThslBoard Of Managers Of The P. A. 4
Association is having The catalogue Of the
Seventh Annual Fair prepared for early pub
ication.
The ladies Of the Catholic Church will pre-
pare an excellent supper 1T the hall, Monday
and Tuesday evenings. There will be no ad
mission fee.
The peach crop is yet safe, We suppose, a
no wel-regulated peach bud would want (
swell il the face OF such weather as ''Proba
bililics' sent Us this week.
The great promptuess with which mail-car
rier Smith delivers the pouches at the pos
Office, Of late. is 4 sutject Of universal remark
We like 10 praise 4 prompt man.
Any ofour readers who have not alread
receivrS-a copy Of Senator Bayard's abl
speech On lbe legal tender question can obtai
pamphlet copies by calling At the TRANscRP
office
The mercury at Mr.. Tatman's store regis
tered I3degrees above zero, Oh Monday morn
inp-bv far the coolest weather Of the season
Tins fir. MONDAY night brought furiou
wind storm, with snow-something On q
order Of The western blizzard
Jno. w. Banihrum and James Townsend
Two Of, sIree south Benders," came hume thi
week. They report the Middletown boy
nav ii South Bend, healthy, and at worl
tbouph Wages are very TO- this winter. Man
South BEND people are going west in Y
spring, MfBinlhrum says, from which
nfer. thar South Bend is not \ Utopia 2ft
all
for spire fQr ihe fFas D. Church, ~hic
will probably be built Sdring the comiI
spring or summer The plan Is for steep
IL feet square at the base and s6 feet big
and to contain an open belfry about go fe
from lhe ground. It is also proposed TO pla
town clock ia the steeple, which will stri
the fesg on the bell.