Middletown transcript., 1881-07-08

- Y. II. Jones Is SnlpplnS sOlle Vi GIlo
finest raspberries we have seen this season.
There will be no services at st.
Anne's Church on Sunday next, the rec
tor being absent.
- Carpenter Lingo is this week putting
the Mansard roof on the new building
south of the bank.
= Samuel Price has gone to RehOboth
for the season. He will have charge OF
the skating rink at the Bright House.
Some arrangements that would give
us our Northern Morning Mail before
l1.3O o'clock would be acceptable to Mid
dletown people.
-J.B.C. w. Maxwell has gone to Ocean
City, where he will remain during the
season to assist Harry Goodwin I'M the busi-
ness office at Congress Hall.
A runaway OH Main street caused a
little excitement on Tuesday. Driver
was carrying little to much Fourth OF
July over. No damage but some broken
harness.
Following is a record Of the tenn
perature of the week, at u o'clock, M, as
made by Mr.. E. Tatman: Monday, go !;
Tuesday, $50; Wednesday, $50; Thurs
day. 80; Friday, $50.
A gentleman from Chester, Pa, was
here last week to secure a store in which
to open the drug business. We learn
that he leased the room in the Town Hall,
recently occupied by John Makens.
Rev. w. V. Louderbough, Of Odessa,
will preach in Forest Presbyterian church
next Sabbath morning, exchanging with
the pastor Rev. W. G. Alexander, who
will preach in Odessa Presbyterian church.
B. F. Kanely, son Of James Kanely,
of Appoquinimink hundred, died on
wednesday morning, after lingering
illness. The interment will take place
at old st. Anne'son Saturday at 10 o'clock.
The Citizens National Bank of Mid
dletown and the New Castle County Natl
nal Bank OF Odessa have each declared
dividend of four per cent, clear of taxes,
out Of their earnings for the past six
months.
= Silver Lake, Middletown's watering
place, is coming to be immensely popu-
lar. Bathing, fishing, rowing and sailing
are the recreations. Wagon loads Of
town people 60 down every pleasant
evening.
"A street sprinkler would have been
public blessing in Middletown this week.
The dust has been very annoying since
the showers ceased. Does anybody know
when the water-works are to be COM
menced?
= The comet is still visible, though
growing fainter every day. Astrono-
mers are yet unable to agree in regard to
the length of its tail or the time it is
making per day, and we are unable to
help them any.
The Town Commissioners have levied
a tax Of thirty cents on the 500 to meet
the expenses for the current year, an in
crease of five cents over the levy of last
wear. The appropriation for the town
water-works is included.
List of letters remaining in the post
office at Middletown, DEL, for the week
ending July 9th, 1881: James Huffing-
ton, Miss Jennie Hooper, Jerry Hull,
Thomas Smith. Persons calling for the
above letters will please say that they are
advertised. D. L. Dunning, P. NJ.
An excursion from Centreville, Nd,
10 the geological Garden, Philadelphia,
passed over the Delaware railroad on
wednesday. On the return trip the train
reached Middletown about seven o'clock
in the evening. Many of the party ex-
pressed themselves as having had pleas
ant time.
We are glad to learn that friend
George Wilson intends to join the Sum
day School excursion to the Geological
Garden, on the 26th inst. If it is cloudy
he will take his big umbrella along, and,
in ease of a shower, cordial invitation
will be given to the public to come in out
of the wet.
Since the erection Of town waterworks
has been fully decided upon by the conf
missioners, and an appropriation made for
that purpose, wouldn't it be well for the
works to be commenced now, rather than
u wait until the season of their usefulness
for this year is gone by? We shall not
,,aad TO have our streets sprinkled next
winter.
The posters announcing the grand
excursion to the Geological Garden, by the
M F. Sunday Schools of Middletown
and Odessa, will be out next week. Tues
dav. 26th instant is the day. Do not torgei
4 Int kill the fatted chicken and go along
For plenty Of fun and lots of good things
70 eat give us Methodist Sunday School
excursion every time.
the news of the attempted assassl
,,o+ion produced feeling Of deep regret u
NFiddletown, and some of our people wer'
firm in the belief that the deed was dlrec
4o5 hv Ustalwart'' agency. There ha
100, an eager thirst for the latest reports
artho Presidents condition since the frs
onnouncement Of the shooting, and ther'
-,,oro GLOOMY faces when the bulletins
wore unfavorable. Prayers for the Presl
dont,s speedy recovery, were offered IN al
tha churches on Sunday.
The Middletown (Del.) TRANSCRIPT
,talk to boys, says: "You are abou
a. s.o1t ont into the world, boys" HoV
else would they sttirI ouv ~ m
Webster, (Mass.) Times, II this = ~
tended for cOnundrum, we give It VI
80 - n Is meant for joke we will lay
80 20 "a nntil the weather gets cooler. w
have no inclination to try to reach 70
noipt of a Joke like that, when the mel
a,rv is in the nineties. Perhaps the Wea
tber is cooler up in Massachusetts
The thunder storm ofyesterday ever
ing, amounting only to . shower shower ner' Is
seems to have been very heavy % IN
north and east Of us. AT Mt Pleasan
there was quite heavy rain ana lhue
wind. while farther east the sVorlh wa
st;ll heavier. A gentleman VINO cam
down IN the evening train says the storl
was severe, withterrific thunder ana llgh
ming. north of the canal. bark IN poN
off Reedy point above Delaware oltl
was stuck by lightning and burned
We can heartily indorse the sen'
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