Middletown transcript., 1881-06-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

: Decoration day was not observed to
anv great extent in Middletown.
"A lady's shawl, found near Middle
town, is advertised in another column.
The Delaware City ice wagon runs
regularly to supply our ice cream manu-
f;acturers.
The greater part of this week has been
diseouraging to white vests and straw
berry festivals.
= Bishop Warren, Of the M. E. Church,
was in town on Monday, making call at
the NJ. E. parsonage.
= Strawberries are plentiful in the local
market, and are now selling at three boxes
for twenty-five cents.
As will be seen by notice of the Clerk
OF the Peace, in our advertising columns,
State licenses are now ripe.
Our readers will find on our fourth
page cut and entertaining description Of
John Wanamaker's Grand Depot.
j. Harry Petherbridge, formerly of
NIiddletown, has accepted a position in the
retail drug house of Baton & Smith, Will
mington.
Rev. W. L. S. Murray, of the NJ. p.
Church, will attend the Sunday School
Convention at Toronto, c. W., commen-
cling June 22d.
After our bountiful crop of ice, last
winter, ice cream measures don't seem to
be any larger than they were last summer.
Perhaps tin is high.
= The Middletown brass band will fur
nish the music for the Sunday school eX-
cursion from Georgetown, Nd, to Anna
polls on Friday of next week.
A deal of painting is being done in
Middletown this season. Col. Billy Hates,
who is always bound.to be in the fashion,
has lust painted the front Of his establish
ment a pea green.
- On Sunday morning week, June 18th,
Rev. Mr.. Alexander, of Forest Church,
will repeat his sermon to young men, for
which there has been general request on
the part of his friends.
- If you want to have some fun, and
hear some good music, and benefit wor-
thy institution quarters worth, go to the
Irving Lyceum's entertainment in the
Hall next Friday evening.
Rev. w. L. S. Murray, of the NJ. Z.
Church, took the Revised New Testament
for the subject of his discourse on Sunday
morning last, confining his remarks main
~ to the Book Of Matthew.
john Luby, reported to have died of
oE 10
still alive, it seems, and in fair way to
recover. His son-in-law, Mr.. Hoffecker,
died of that disease this week.
"A drove OF Texas horses, numbering
about one hundred, passed through town
yesterday, and are now being pastured on
the farm of E. r. Cochran. They belong
to ]. w. Spruance, of Smyrna.
- John Campbell, who did the plaster
ing work and moulding on the new dwell
ing of w. P. Biggs and, during his short
sojourn here, made many warm friends,
died in Wilmington of smallpox on Mon
day. He was an excellent workman.
~ The University Jubilee Singers, Of
New Orleans, are advertised to give a con-
cert in Middletown Hall, on Friday even
ing, June 18th, in aid Of the NJ. f. Church.
This company gave an entertainment here
last year that was heartily enjoyed by
those who attended.
Congress Hall, the favorite of Middle
town people who recreate at Ocean City,
Nd, will open for guests on Saturday Of
next week. The building has been 50
much enlarged and improved that you
will hardly know it this season, and the
cars will put you down within few feet
Of the portico.
: The finest strawberries we have seen
this season were two new varieties from
the nursery Of Polk & Hyatt, Odessa
"Cumberland Triumph" and "BrOckett''
Seeding" they are called, and, after eat
ing quart Of them, a man would want tC
give all his common market berries, if hi
had any, to the poor.
- Following is a list Of letters remain
ing in the post office at Middletown, Del.
for the week ending June 4th, 1881: Johr
Ball, George T. Blake, Morgan Rider
George Washington Thomas, Miss Saral
j.. Thomas, George Wright. Persons call
ing for the above letters will please 50,
that they are advertised. D. L. Dunning
P. NJ.
We learn from the Times that the fol
lowing ladies and gentlemen Of Middle
town spent last Sunday in Smyrna: w
p. Biggs and wife, Mrs. w. L. S. Murray
puests of Mr.. Bewley; Miss Addie Hai
zard, Miss Lou Downs, NJ. b. and Mis-
NIolIie Burris, DIR. Frank Kennedy, Wal
ter and Miss Lizzie Leatherbury, guests {
Rev. Mr.. Martindale.
Those of our people who enjoyed til
play by the Odessa Dramatic Association
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Of thi
week, were greatly pleased with it, an
the manner in which it was rendered. Til
Association is hereby invited to come owe
and give us g Comrades" in Middleton
Hall at all early day. If somebody wi
guarantee good weather, the TRANsCR1P
will guarantee good house.
Notwithstanding the leaky weathe
the ladies of Forest Presbyterian Churc
had a verv successful festival in the lowe
room Of the Town Hall on Thursday ever
ing. There were good things in abunt
ance. and the room was bright with prett
girls and flowers, the former ready to giy
Kind attention to all visitors. The Mi
dletown orchestra enlivened the occasio
with music. The room was jammed wit
people for two hours or more, and a
seemed to enjoy eating for the benefit Of
worthy cause. Quite handsome SUI
was realized.
At the last session OF the LegislatuI
n law was passed authorizing the establish
ment of board of health in any corp
rate city or town in the State by its author
ties. The Commissioners have the al
tbority to create this board, which ms
number from three to seven citizens, OF
of whom must be practicing physician
Tt would have authority to investigate ar
bouse. outbuilding or premises, private
nublic. and abate any nuisance considers
detrimental to the public health or cor
fort. The authority extends to one mi
bevond the limits of the town. Our cor
,,1issioners ought to consider the advis
,,,,,N;nfinu a hoard of heal