Middletown transcript., 1881-05-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

ANAA'N7 ~ - t-Ap3 HeAfO ESeAoAASN7s
- A. Mosquito has arrived with his
family and presented his bill.
- The spring run of book agents has
been much above the average, this season.
- Business Uen who planted spring adj
vertisements early are reaping good har-
vest.
- MiddIetOwn manufactures much more
ice cream than any other town on the Pen
insula.
= The depot has presented an unusu-
ally lively scene about train time since
the opening of court.
= Messrs. Town Commissioners, are we
to have the streets sprinkled this season
Ii so, please proceed.
~ The merchants all had big trade on
Saturday, and are selling goods about as
fast as they can unpack them.
- Prof. North's vocal class is receiving
careful instruction, and all its members,
we learn, are improving rapidly.
- Regular meeting Of the Mutual Loan
Association, Tuesday evening. A large
amount of money will be offered for sale.
Wool buyers have commenced oper-
ations. We learn that the opening price
for good article is from eighteen to TWEEN
ty cents.
= 1t is the opinion of the TRANSCRIPT
that the large sign of Messrs. Cox IL Bro,
would look much better on their factory
than in its present position.
A statement of the condition of the
Citizens National Bank of Middletown is
published this week. The item of indi-
vidual deposits looks healthy,
At the last meeting Of Irving Lyceum
Miss s. L. Downs and Mr.. w. e. Wright
were elected as members of the Executive
Committee for the term of two months.
Fast driving on Main street, partieu-
larly on Sunday evenings, has become a
nuisance, and ought to be suppressed be-
fore some one is run over and crippled.
A brick block from w. H. Moore &
Co.'S new store to Capt. Samuel Pening-
toms gate would help the appearance Of
that section of Main street wonderfully.
: The Executive Committee of Irving
Lyceum are requested to meet at the resi-
dence of Rev. w. G. Alexander, on Satur-
day afternoon, 14th inst, at 2.30 o'clock.
- In the next issue Of the TRANSCRIPT
we shall be able to state definitely whether
or not the Irving Lyceum will give their
next public entertainment in the Town
Hall.
- There are still few pages of adver-
tising space open in the annual catalogue
of the p. A. & p. Association, which may
be secured by early application to the
Secretary.
A young man, former resident OF
NTiddletown, now engaged in farming,
near Warwick, says planting corn in this
kind of weather is not near so easy as gath
ering arbutus.
- The agricultural implement men are
lust as busy as bees, and it now appears
that almost every farmer in this section
will have selfbinding harvester before
grain is in head.
- Jos. 7. Stiles, formerly of Middle
town, is now with the Philadelphia COM
mission firm Of Struthers & Wood, 338 n.
Del. avenue. The firms card will be
found in our advertising columns.
- DIR. G. G. Chamberlaine, of this town,
has been re-appOinted member OF the
State Board of Health, to act for four years.
His associates are DIR. VIM. Marshall, Oi
Milford, and DIR. Fowler, of Laurel.
R. b. Wilson's horse broke away
anchored against tree and walked out o
the shafts, Thursday afternoon. The dam
ape was slight, and the accident occurred
in a handy place for repairs-directly in
front of Cox Il Bros carriage shops.
Two long whistles and two short ones
i'm rapid succession, is the signal for cross
ing, recently adopted on the Delaware Rail
road. Formerly the signal was one long
whistle, but sometimes it was omitted.
= Mr.. Kilvington's dancing class closeC
the season with social hop i'm Town Hall
on Tuesday evening. About twenty
couples participated and enjoyed them
selves in the merry gyrations Of the popu
lar dances until about one a. IN.
The committee who have IN charg
the details of the ball in the Town Hall
next Wednesday evening, have issuet
four hundred invitations, and the affair i
expected to be a very grand and pleasure
able social event. Prof. Webster, of vii
,nington, will be floor manager.
A row of thrifty shade trees on bot
sides of the public roads leading to Mid
dIetown, for a distance of say one-hal
mile beyond the town limits, would adj
greatly to the appearance Of our alread
pretty town. The expense would be light
and, in 4 few years, the effect would b
strikingly beautiful.
= Makens has done some very prett
granting on the front doors of the bank
He makes a knot as natural as life. b
the way, hasn't it often struck you as
little singular that men will take eXtrem
care to get door entirely free of knot:
and then pay man five dollars day
paint artificial knots on it?
The Pennsylvania Railroad Con
pany's system of announcing the name
of stopping places when leaving the prC
yiOus station, and of giving succession {
sounds Of the steam whistle at crossing
RECENTLY adopted on the Phila., Whining
ton and Bait, and Delaware Railroads,
universally voted good thing.
A hook, supporting a chandelier, col
tanning two lamps, in Rice's ice cream pa
lor. gave way, on Monday night, and I'll
whole came down with crash upon t
BILE. Both lamps were full of oil, bI
owing to the presence of mind of Mr.
Rice. in promptly extinguishing the burr
ing wicks, fire was prevented.
W Summer weather bounced upon us a
at once. according to Mr.. Vennor's pr
pramme. The week opened hot, and COZ
finued to grow more 80. The record of Il
thermometer at Tatman's Corner, at Of
o'clock. p. NJ, is as follows: Monday, 81
Tuesday. SO; wednesday, 81 Thursda
a5; Friday, 90. That will do for May.
Sterling Peacock, formerly of Mi
dIetown. recently lost sum of money
the burglary of safe in his boardin
bouse. in Colorado. He had deposited
nOcket book in the safe for greater securit
but Colorado thieves care little for safes {
made of sheet-iron and filled with mu
and sold by enterprising safe-agen
throughout the country.
Following is the list of letters rsmainiI
in the postoffice, at MiddletOWn, for Il
week ending, May 14th, 1881; Furmi
Garretson, Ellen Gibbs, Sally NJ. Josep
Molly johnson, William Matthews, Alo
"a Newlin, Caroline Rolenson, g.
ShOckley, J. w. Wilson. Persons calliI
Tor the above will please say they are a
yertised. d. l.. Dunning, P. NJ.
-. r. Hoffecler, Esq, residing ne
NiddIetown, writes to the Morning NeI
that he has in his possession deed to ol
of his farms, dated 1861. He also has
copy and plot of survey dated 1925. u
former was written upon parchment
PhiIip Calvert, secretary to Lord Bal
more, Mr.. Hoffecker also has deeds
another farm which are very old.
Rev. w. w. Reese will be INSTALL
pastor of Westminster Presbyteri
Church, Georgetown, Nd, on Thursdi
evening, 10th inst, at 1880 o'clock, by
committee OF the Presbytery OF Nc
Castle. Rev. w. G. Alexander, of Mi
diefown, to preside and preach the g
.Sv, Paw w " T.oIlderbouQh, of OdI