Middletown transcript., 1881-03-25
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 25,. 1881
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

= rev. Y. n. Hill, Jr., preached az tht
NJ. E. Church last Sunday.
- Five or six new buildings will soon bt
under way in Middletown.
The Commissioners will soon select {
site for the proposed water works.
= The only original local eommunica
ton received this week is a butchers bill
- The peach trees look like they were
not going to be able to afford spring suit
= The new dwelling occupied by w. H
Johnson is receiving an additional coat o.
paint.
- Mr.. Z. r. Cochran expects brisk de.
mand for nursery stock, this season, and is
able to meet it.
Nearly one-third of the seats in the
hall have already been sold for the Josh
Billings lecture.
Robert A. Cochran, Esq, is confined
to his home with a severe cold. Mrs. Mary
b. Hanson is also quite ill.
= The bill amending the charter of Mid
dletown elsewhere noticed), passed the
Senate on Thursday.
= Saturday may have been good day
for sugar beets, but it was a terribly bad
day for a sugar beet meeting.
- The real estate Of The late Mary Arm
strong will be sold at Administrator sale
at the National Hotel, on April 9Th.
Vennor kept his last blizzard too near
the fire before he let it loose. AS biz
zard it was not a success, hereabouts.
= VIII Middletown have a change of
postmaster? is a question that everybody
can ask and nobody is able yet to answer.
a number Of the shop keepers have
changed base this week, but Col. Hates
still 'tholds the fort - in his old quarters.
= New spring goods are constantly ar
irving for the merchants, who have made
full preparations for heavy spring trade.
- Messrs. A. G. Cox and T. Z. Hurn re-
turned from Conference on Tuesday, both
looking like they had been well taken
care of.
This is the season to beautify your
premises with fruit and shade trees, and
your home nurseries can supply you with
excellent stock.
A number Of changes of residence
were made during the week, and we sup
pose the stove-pipe is all up and the trou-
BILE ended by this time. ~
Middletown has been extremely heal
thy during the winter, but it is not proba-
BILE that we shall entirely escape the rava-
ges Of the spring fever.
Don't miss an opportunity to invest
in tiiirty-fve cents worth of Josh Billings
philosophy, and laugh the cobwebs out OF
your liver, if you have any in It. F
- The store-room in the west end Of the
Town Hall is now unoeeupied. This is
one of the largest store-rooms in town, and
ought not to go long without an occupant.
= Polk & Lord, the Odessa phosphate
manufacturers, are making large quanti-
ties of fertilizer for spring crops. They
intend to further enlarge their works at an
early day.
- The remains Of Samuel B. Foard, ST.,
OF Elkton, whose death is elsewhere no
ticed in these columns, were inferred in
Forest cemetery on Tuesday. The funeral
was largely attended.
- William Lindsey, Esq, one of the
most solid citizens of Chesapeake City, was
in AIiddletown on Wednesday, and made
the TRANSCRIPT a friendly call. He re-
ports all quiet on the canal.
~ Rev. Mr.. Murray, at the close Of Con
ference, took voyage to New York, by
steamer OF the Old Dominion line, and has
not yet returned to his flock. He is ex
pected to return on Saturday.
He was quiet looking and mild man
nered man. He came in yesterday, say
ing: DO you believe new railroad viii
be-?'' The hour of his funeral has no
vet been announced by his friends.
= Railroad affairs are still leading topit
of conversation with our people, and mile'
and miles of rails have been laid durin:
the past two months, while great numbe
of new routes have been surveyed.
A bill supplementary to the charte
of the town of Middletown, intended II
give the commissioners authority to regu
late the promscuous driving of cattl
through the principal streets, was intro
duced in the Senate on Tuesday.
S. NJ. Reynolds and Frank L. Now
land, of the firm of S. NJ. Reynolds & Co.
are now in New York purchasing Sprinl
Clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods
which they will have ready for sale
about April 1st.
The exterior of the Citizens Nationa
Bank is to be repainted at an early day
John w. Meakens has contracted TO do tn
work. We're getting very partlcula
about our appearance, on South Broa'
street. Perhaps you have seen the TRANS
cRIPTs new sign
The usual spring run Of peddlers Q
stationery, combs, etc, has appeared, bu
We shall not feel entirely certain tina
snring is come until the melodiOus strain
Of the hand-organ fall tenderly upon on
ears. like the sound Of tin dinner-kettl
going through threshing machine.
Rev. Mr.. Alexander, of Forest Pres
bvterian Church, preached a sermon t
vounp men last Sunday morning, an
4bose who heard it speak Of it as an eS
ceedingly brilliant effort. A great nun
nor of reouests have been made for repe
+;tion of the sermon in the near future.
- You will get better seats and aVoI
some trouble by buying your tickets in ad
vance for Josh Billings lecture, Wednes
dav evening next, There is no extr
o,,9rge for reserved seats, and it is proba
hIa tbat more than half the seats in tn
halI VIII be taken before Wednesday.
Alex. Maxwell is building larg
doubIe Office on Railroad avenue, near tn
National Hotel. When finished, Messrs
Lord 4 Polk, phosphate manufactures
viii occupy one-haif the building, an
Col Joseph Hanson, commission mel
chant, the other half. Each firm will hav
"A general and private office in the build
ing.
lean Davis, First Assistant Postmas
ter-Seneral here, is one OF the most accom-
modating fellows in Middletown. W
have thoroughly tried his patience an
find that il will wash. If you want to tr
Mn inst 90 to him with letter, buy
sta,,,,Sand st.,, Five him dollar bill to change