Middletown transcript., 1881-04-01
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL /, 1881.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.


- The "Clio" is carrying good freighti
for Middletown merchants.
- The TRANscRIPT's engine and new
press will be put in in May.
- Josh Billings delivered his Z" Proba
bilities Of Life" at Cecilton, Thursday
night.
= Regular meeting Of Irving Lyceum
Monday evening at the Academy, at eight
o'clock.
- Emerson, the upholsterer, has engaged
in laying carpets, and is being kept busy
at present.
The School examinations at the Aca-
denny have been well attended, notwith-
standing the bad weather.
- Mr.. Isaac Jones, Jr., is still confined
to his house, but his health is rapidly i'm
proving, and he hopes to get out at an
early day.
= Col. Hates has moved to his new
quarters, on East Main street, where he is
all settled down, and the voice of his oys-
ter knife is heard once again in the land.
- The "Josh Billings Association, Of
Middletown," under whose auspices the
humorist lectured here this week, talk
about starting a National Bank with the
net proceeds of the entertainment.
Mr.. J. r. Hoffecker narrowly escaped
broken leg, last week. He was pulling
out peach trees with team when one left
the ground suddenly, swung around with
much force and struck him near the knee.
He was badly famed for several days.
M. L. Hardcastle, the merchant, sells
snuff. Recently he opened a case and
found therein an order for fine office
clock, which now hangs in his store. It is
worth something to see him standing in
front of his new time-piece, admiring it.
The ladies Of the NJ. e. Mite Society
will have parlor entertainment at the
Parsonage tonight, to which all are in
vited. Fifteen cents will see you safe
through, unless you are married, or want
TO be, in which case it will cost you thirty
cents.
= r. H. Eliason's building, recently oc-
cupied by NJ. Cummings, was moved this
week and will soon be on a new founda-
tion. f. B. Rice will occupy it as an ice
cream saloon and confectionery. Mr.. Ella
some new dwelling will be commenced
at once.
Vennor has published his weather
bill-of-fare for April. Sharp frosts are an
nounced for the beginning, with snow
fall on the 4th or 5th, to be followed by
pretty fair weather about the 18th. An as
sortment of thunder storms will be ready
from the oath to the 3Oth. =
= Mr.. R. A. Cochran, whose indisposi-
ton we noticed last week, is confined to
his bed with the pneumonia. His condi-
ton was considered very critical, on Satur-
day last, but we are glad to state that he is
growing better, and that his physician is
hopeful of his early recovery.
= Messrs. L. V. Aspril d Son, OF Odes-
sa, recently received a car load Of "Cham-
pion" self-binding harvesting machines
cord Understand have already delivered
the most of them to our farmers. The
firm expect another car load Of the same
machines in fuw days. Eight EEiss binders
are carried in one car.
- Alex. Maxwell is always successful
sportsman. On Monday he drove down
10 Town Point and in a few hours returned
with seventeen pairs Of fine wild-ducks.
And his guests eat Of them and pronounc-
ed them good. A joint resolution was
unanimously adopted that Alexander, as
n duclzist, is success.
- The annual school election for two
members of the Board of Education will
take place at the Academy tomorrow at
two O'Clock p. m. Messrs. J. r. Hall and
D. L. Dunnfng are the retiring members,
and they have given such general salts
faction that they will be asked to NIL the
office for another term.
W. w. Wilson has sold his small
draws and wagons to Thos. II. Rothwell'
who will hereafter carry the mails to and
from the depot and deliver the express
Wilson will not hereafter haul in the
town, but will continue to run his Dig
dray between NTiddletown and the
"CIio's" wharf at Odessa.
w Charles Fl. vandeford, Esq, formerly
editor of the TRANSCRIPT, and now one OF
the editors and publishers OF the west
minister Md, Democratic AdUocdte, was
IN Middletown from Friday until Monday
visiting his old friends. He says he still
feels deep interest in the success OF the
.TRANscRIPr-and Middletown.
- George T. Parvis, who is charged with,
passing forged note ofs5OO, at Easton, Md,
was arrested here few days ago, and Ia
ken to Clayton on the cars. While at the
depot at Clayton he escaped and hid in the
loft of a stable, and, when the constable
had about given up the search, he got into
a friends carriage and drove away. He
was pursued and recaptured, and is now
in jail.
IA number Of people were sent on
% FOOLS errands' to-day. Some were ear
rvinr packages around town, and others
,,,ara hunting somebody "who wanted to
zee them on urgent business" Several
were "soldn before they remembered that
Il was the first day Of April, but they all
took it good naturedly. The local editor
ESCAPED. He has been vaccinated against
this April fool business.
Vennor said March would go out like
a lamb. They must have pretty wild sort
If lambs in Canada, or else Vennor made
a moor guess that time. The country is
gradually losing faith in Vennor, on ac-
count of his "wild y guessing,7 He, may
be tolerably good on appointing a snow
storm. but when it comes down toa good
snuare rain We are betting on alSunday
school excursion every time.
AT nearly every entertainment at the
-, orox,,d of disorderly boys congre-
.,ate in the corridors and on the steps, and
make more noise than dog fight in tin
shop. to the annoyance Of everybody in
the building. The managers of the Hall
Company should protect those who rent
the hall, as we'll as those who go to it to be
entertained, from such an annoyance, and
if the nuisance is not suppressed the
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entertainment is given.
Mr.. M. 7. Jug, Of Back Creek, was