Middletown transcript., 1881-07-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

lot OF excursions.
R. H. Eliason moved into his new
dwelling on Thursday.
Joe Gary wants his meat-shop i'm
proved with Mansard roof.
Spring chickens are being laid in fol
the Zoo excursion, Tuesday.
N. Simmons is at work on the frames
for his new dwelling on Green street.
Lord & Polk have built substantial
sun-protector in front of their office.
- The plasterers are at work at Mr.. r. a
Cochran's new building on Broad street
= Our ice cream manufacturers used
nearly thousand gallons of cream in
June.
Phosphate agents are as active as g
family Of humble bees when they first &C
to housekeeping.
= The frame ofG. w. w. Naudain' large
addition to his store house is now up and
is being enclosed.
= Governor Cochran and H. r. Foster
went on a fishing excursion yesterday and
were quite successful.
= Watermelons have appeared in the
local market and it costs about sixty
cents to invest in one Of them.
A number of the Pennsylvania Rail
road officials went down to Ocean City on
a special train, Wednesday evening.
= Charles Burns, of this town, has pur-
chased of Alex. O'Neal farm of seventy
five acres situated near Sassafras, Md.
New wheat is being received by the
grain buyers at a lively rate. Tile price
offered to-day is sl.2O, and the tendency is
upward.
- The local market is well supplied
with green apples and the price is such as
to bring the cholera morbus within the
reach of all.
The 'sZoo'' excursion of the Odessa
and Middletown NJ. f. Sunday Schools
will leave Philadelphia on the return trip
at 5.l5 p. NJ.
= The First Regiment of Delaware
Militia will have an excursion to Rehoboth
on Friday next, 18th inst. The train will
leave Middletown at 7.53, a. M, and the
fare for the round trip will be S1.75.
= Some people say advertisements are
seldom read. Let those who think SO adj
vertise to pay five dollars piece for yell
low dogs delivered on their premises, just
for test case. We will insert the adver-
tisement without charge.
- Mrs. L. A. Peacock, OF this town, met
with painful accident on Sunday even
ing. While alighting from carriage her
dress caught, and the horse starting, she
was thrown violently to the ground, re-
ceiving several severe cuts and bruises.
= The g Clio'' is making semi-weekly
trips between Odessa and Philadelphia,
and is carrying good freights. Beginning
on Monday, August Sth, she will make
tri-weekly trips until August Goth, when
she will again resume her regular semi
weekly trips.
In Middletown we always give our
visitors the gilt-edged article of ice-cream.
Nidtletown Transcript. Ali yes. But
why do you give it away?-Syrac~se
Standard. Because we can't eat it all
ourselves. If you want to know any
thing more don't be afraid to ask.
Three travelling acrobats appeared in
Cochran square yesterday afternoon and
gave tumbling exhibition to a small
outdoor audience. With the mercury in
the nineties, this seems to be hard
way of making living. 1t is astonishing
how hard some people will work to avoid
legitimate labor.
= The regular monthly meeting of the
Mutual Loan Association was held on
Tuesday evening. A part Of the funds on
hand were sold at par. Desirable loans,
even at par, are now apparently hard to
make. But "par'' in Mutual Loan Ian
guage means six per cent. Stock loans
are now effected between boards.
"A few tramps have appeared, and
they are about the same old style of tramp
that we have been accustomed to for
wears. Like most of their class they are
not hunting for work. They are travel
ing for their health, and they are very
particular about the color Of the butter
You put on the bread you give them.
The drouth continues. Growing veg
etables are suffering and the pastures are
getting very scant. Without an early
rain the corn crop will certainly come
out short. A good old-fashioned three
davs' rain Just now would delight every
body, and it would take about that much
of it to clay the dust in Middletown.
The Ocean City excursion train, con
sisting Of six passenger cars, went down
the road yesterday morning, and returned
about nine p. m. Nearly twenty tickets
were sold at this point and the cars filled
up rapidly below. The third of these ex
cursions will be run on Thursday mex
and quite a large number expect to joir
it here.
Last week we stated that the come
had disappeared, but on Sunday night j
was quite brilliant. 1t seems we wert
mistaken, but as we are not running thi
comet it is no fault of ours if it goes int
its hole, stays awhile and then comes ou
again. But it may not have gone into it
hole. It may have only been hid behin'
the Town Hall cupola, and, if that's tn
case, the Town Hall cupola is responsible
for the error.
The Annual Catalogue and Premi
nm list of the p. A. & P. Association wa
DELAYED few days in the hands of tn
binder. but is now ready for distribution
and will be mailed as rapidly as possible
The Association this season offers heav.
preniuIns to exhibitors, and several ney
departments, notably one for fancy worl
nv children, have been added. There
Mt present every reason to believe tina
our annual fair this fall will be one of tn
finest exhibitions ever held here. It will
open on Tuesday, September 10th, an
continue three days.
The Steamer "Clydeh will go t
Cane Nav with big excursion on Wed
nesdav Of next week, 9th inst, and al
excursion train from Chestertown vii
connect with her at Bombay Hook. Gu
people will have an opportunity OF enjoy
ine this delightful trip without lon
drive. A passenger car will leave Mic
dl,atown at 6.45 a. M, connecting at Clay
ton with the train on the Kent count
road. Many of our people have taken
trim or two on the q Clyde" and know a
raadv what a splendid excursion steaine
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