Middletown transcript., 1881-05-06
FRIDAY AFTERNooN, MAY 6, 1881.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

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green things have arrived.
C. E. Anderson's harness shop has
been enlarged by an addition in the rear.
The new ice cream saloon, with E. B.
Rice in charge, will be in blossom to-
morrow.
~ Shad are coming down in price in the
local market. Good big ones forty cents
pair, now.
- Miss Mary Pennington and Miss
Annie Rogers, of Philadelphia, are visiting
at the residence Of Alfred Pennington,
Esq.
Those who are called will have to go
to Wilmington to court, next Monday. 1t
is much pleasanter to stay at home and
court.
- Mr.. J. w. Mitchell, who keeps one
of Vennor's almanacs, came into town
Thursday morning with mid-winter
overcoat on.
- William Peacock, formerly cOmpos-
positor on the TRANSCRIPT, now OF Ph1la-
delphia, is rusticating at his old home for
Il few weeks.
= Mrs. Annie Grubb has leased the
HAYWARD Cottages, at Ocean Grove, n. j.,
tor the season Of 1881, and will open for
guests about June Goth.
- There were some reports of ice, Thurs
day morning, but the local editor didn't
get up early enough to see it and therefore
cant endorse said reports.
- According to the new law in relation
to school taxes a reduction of eight per
cent will be made on all such taxes paid
before the 10th inst. The levy for this dis
trict has not been made yet.
~ The spring trade is holding on well
with the tradespeople. All express them
NTH tho state of hI1SI-
ness, thus far, and say the cash account
is far ahead of that of last season.
~ The President of Irving Lyceum de-
sires the members of the Executive Com
mittee to meet at the Academy on Monday
evening next at seven O'Clock sharp. I'M
portant business will be considered.
~ The committee who have in charge
the arrangements for the grand ball in
Town Hall, on the 18th inst, are requested
to meet at Colonel Hanson's office on
Monday evening next at nine O'Clock.
- Some persons have been gathering
nosegays, and even digging up rosebushes,
i'll Forest Cemetery, and the committee,
in printed notices, has warned them
against future depredations of that sort.
- The NJ. f. Sunday school choir will
meet at the church ON Saturday evening
at 7:3O O'Clock, to practice new music for
Ddys 1hO OAACAA ~
with cOrnet and violin accompaniment.
Col. Hanson's new office is adorned
with two beautiful notices, handsomely
framed: "WELCoME," and "CA L L
AGAIN" They were made by fair hands,
and the Colonel prizes them very highly.
- Jackson Bryant, formerly proprietor
of the National Hotel in this town, and
recently of Salem, N. j., has purchased
the Davis House, at Bridgeton, n. j., for
S}J 900, and will soon take possession OF
the same.
= The foundation walls of Mr.. r. A.
Cochrans's new building, South Of the
Bank, are up, but further work will be
DELAYED until the New Castle brick makers
can supply the bricks, which, we learn,
will not be for a week or two.
- The Masonic Lodge of Delaware City
has bought brand new duplex, double
hack-action goat for the initiation of candi-
dates, and good many members Of Union
Lodge, No. 5, of Middletown, are going
over next Tuesday evening TO see it let
loose.
1t il said that the front door of Old
st. Anne's Church has been unlocked for
several weeks, and that tramps, or local
vagabonds, have been occupying it at
times, 1t is a shame that better care is
not taken of this grand old historical
building.
- Eight farms, aggregating over fifteen
hundred acres, and number of building
lots, situated in AppOquinimink hundred,
this county, estate of the late William
Wilson, will be offered at public sale at
the National Hotel, in this town, on the
18th of June.
The school assessment for 1881 is now
at the post office, for the inspection Of tax
.Ibles. The Board of Education Will sit at
the Academy on Tuesday next, 10th inst,
between the hours of two and four, p. m,
TO hear objections and make corrections
and additions.
~ Some of the young men are making
arrangements for grand ball, to be given
in Town Hall, on Wednesday evening, the
18th inst. 1t is to be the closing Jolllfl-
cation, in the dancing line, of the season,
and pains will be taken to make it a very
ENJOYABLE social event.
! Tracts Nos. 8, 5 and 6, of the J. J. Dur
ham property, in Blackbird hundred, in
all 2S acres, were sold at Sherit7s sale at
the hotel of Samuel Peacock, in Middle
town. on Tuesday. Tracts Nos. and )
brought 500 each, and tract No. 6, 500.
n. A. Collins was the purchaser.
The ground is clear for the new brick
block on Main street, West of the Middle
town hotel, and Morrison is digging
around preparatory to start. When that
block is up, Main street thereabouts Will
look as much improved as though it had
been turned inside out and whitewashed.
- The hop in the Town Hall, on Mon.
Slay evening was a very pleasant social
event. About twenty couples participated
in the eniOyments of the dance from nine
O'Clock until one. Prices Middletown
Orchestra furnished the music. The num-
Der of spectators in the gallery was large.
The annual catalogue, soon to be is.
sued by the Peninsular Agricultural and
Pomological Association, will offer about
$1,000 in premiums for exhibits at the next
annual fair to be held at Middletown, be
ginning Sept. 20. The premiums will be
unusually liberal in the ladies' depart
ment.
Jake Emerson and Josh Clayton, Jr.
have bought for New Castle and KEN
counties the patent right for anew-fanglec
wash-boiler that will do weeks washing
Sn some minutes, while the superinten
dent of the family washing has nothing Il
do in the world but sit back in a rocking
chair and look on.
Two young men borrowed lady:
carriage to go to Odessa, last Saturday
evening, and during the trip lost brand
new eight-dollar bonnet out of the carri
a0e. and have not found it yet. They
ride out with bonnet, unless there is {
Girl attached to it. The wind was blowing
in a westerly direction when the bonne
disappeared, and the young men have tel
eQraDhed to South Bend to know if {
brown paper parcel with creanl-colore6
feather sticking out of it was seen passing
over that city recently.
Captain William C. Eliason, Mana
Ger of Rochester Beach, writes us tina
9reat improvements have been made a
the Beach for the coming season. A largt
new hotel has been built on the bluff
with piazzas, walks, trees, flowers, etc.
around il Z; Eastman's Elevated Rail ROAD
and coasting Railways have been erected
and the fayorite Coney Island excursion
steamer GsNellie White has been pur
chased 10 run between Baltimore and tn
Beach. The Manager promises that TOl
chester for 1881 shall be second to no othe
excursion point as a summer resort. Man.
of our people have been there, and know
that the soft crabs are inimitable.
Congress Hall, Ocean City, was i'm
rnenseIv popular with MiddletOwn people
last summer. Everybody who went dow
there for plunge in the breakers and
sniR or fresh air, and stopped with Sebiy