Middletown transcript., 1881-09-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

for comets.
- DIR. S. P. Roberts, formerly with F. C.
West, has taken charge Of s. B. Ginn's
drug store. w. A. CHM has returned to
Camden, n. J.
= The firm of J. T. Gears & Co. has been
dissolved by mutual consent, D. w. Eli
ason Withdrawing. The business will be
continued by J. T. and G. P. Gears.
- The young men are going on with
their arrangements for the grand hop
in Town Hall during Fair week. The
date will probably be September 2lst.
There is every indication that Middle
town is going to have rousing big Fair
this year. The secretary is receiving an
unusual number of inquiries in regard to
space for exhibits.
- The " Clio" continues to make regu-
lar trips between Odessa and Philadelphia
and is carrying good freights. Her Sep
tember schedule will be found i'll our
advertising columns.
= Miss Ella Tilghman returned to
Middletown yesterday from Georgetown,
d. c., where she has been spending the
summer. Her school will open on
Wednesday the 14th inst.
= Middletown people are putting in the
winters supply of coal. There is report
of an advance at the mines. Coal gener-
ally advances about this season of the
year. 1t is a way coal has.
- The TRANSCRIPT is not afraid to ven
II hot in loco than three
wears Niddletown will be one Of the most
extensive fruit, vegetable and poultry
canning centres on the Peninsula.
= The daily temperature for the week
ending to-day, as made by Mr.. e. Tatman,
at u o'clock M, is as follows: Saturday,
so; Sunday, "a; Monday, 81; Tuesday,
90; Wednesday, 90; Thursday, So;
Friday, s6.
Rev. w. L. S. Murray on Tuesday
evening received notice of the death Of his
father and left on Wednesday morning
for Selbyville, the residence of the de-
ceased. He will return to Middletown
tomorrow.
Miss Tilghman will organize her
school one week earlier this season in
order to avoid the excitement incident to
fair week. Miss Emma Kemble, well
known to many of our people, will have
charge Of the music class
The drought continues and the old say
ing that " All signs fail in dry weather
holds GOOD. There were indications OF
rain several times this week, but nothing
S,,x - IF has hnnn
five weeks since we have had rain enough
to lay the dust.
The Diamond State COrnet Band,
recently re-organized and now in excel
lent condition, has been engaged to fur-
nisb music at the Peninsular Fair. This
engagement insures good music to soothe
the savage as well as the civilized breast
at our annual jollification.
List of letters remaining in the post
office at Middletown, DEL, for the week
ending September Sd, 1881: Martha Guy,
James Henry, Mrs. Sallie Jackson, Miss
Addie NJ. Lewis, Saul L. Todd, Miss Sue
Tavlor. Persons calling for the above
letters will please say that they are ad-
vertised. d. L. Dunning, P. M.
-R.H. Eliason has erected neat iron
fence in front of his new dwelling on
Main street. This style Of fence costs but
little more than neat wooden fence, Is
far more tasteful and, in point Of durabit
itv. there is, of course, no comparison
We hope the iron fence will grow more in
favor in Middletown.
A farm in Blackbird hundred, the
property of Mrs. Rachael Wilson deceased,
was sold at trustees sale, at the National
Hotel, in Middletown on Wednesday
The tract contains two hundred acres o
upland and ninety acres Of marsh. DIR
William Daniels, OF Smyrna, was the
purchaser, at S5,5O5. VIM. r. Rothwel
was the auctioneer.
The fall term at Middletown Acad
emy will begin on Monday next. Tit
scholars will doubtless appear in goodly
numbers, bright and healthy after thei
long and pleasant vacation. Though thu
schoolroom may seem little irksome a
first. this feeling will wear away in a da1
or two. and all will settle down to tn
pleasant task of achieving knowledge by
tbe aid Of careful and competent instruc
tors.
A Zoo excursion from the Q. A. ant
Kent road went over the Delaware rall
road on wednesday, and whizzed by tn
Middletown station at the rate OF aDou
forty miles an hour. AS it came through
lust ahead of the evening train south an'
as it is very unusual thing for trains t.
pass Niddletown without stopping, two car
riages, the drivers Of which were no
thinking of an extra train, barely go
across the track in time to escape it.
Town Commissioners r. H. Eliason
w. H. Moore and Joseph Hanson, aC
companied by r. A. Cochran and JOIN
Morrison, went down to Town Point, Md.
Yesterday to look at Mr.. Filters wind
mill for pumping water. Unlike Dol
Quixote, they did not want to engage il
combat with it: they only wanted to Sc
how it looked and worked. They wer
well pleased, we learn, and propose t
erect a machine on the same plan
furnish town water. The work is to b
commenced at once, as the Commissioner
hope to have the water ready before fai
week.
A special train carrying number {
Pennsylvania Railroad officials went dow
the Delaware road on Tuesday an
returned wednesday night. By this trai
and officials, new books were furnishes
and the Pennsylvania SYSTEM OF uOIF
things introduced at all the stations. Or
important change is that in relation to Il
collection of freight bills. Hereafter a
charges on freight must be paid before
is removed from the depot. By the o.
system, freight bills were collects
weekly, and Agent Jones says he nev
Ioat ! dollar in this way at Middletown.