Middletown transcript., 1881-06-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Miss Fannie Reynolds has returned
home for the vacation.
= Our new buildings have been delayed
by the scarcity of bricks.
-"Billee Taylor" at the hall tO-mor-
row afternoon, at O'Clock.
Wheat harvest will be about ten days
later than it was last season.
The Spring trade holds on well, all
the merchants being busy still.
The oil painting man was around this
week seeking whom he might cheat.
The Texas ponies are gone, and we
presume that this community is happier.
: Cox & Bro. have just completed a
handsome cabriolet for Mrs. H. N. Willis.
= Col. Hanson has put up a four-ton
Fairbanks scale near the Woodall build
ing.
= Services will be held in Old st. Annes
Church on Sunday, 18th inst, at 1890
a. NJ.
The regular meeting Of the Mutual
Loan Association will be held on Tuesday
evening.
Morrison now has the foundation OF
the new brick block on Main street nearly
completed.
Middletown was largely represented
ut the dramatic entertainment at Odessa,
Tuesday evening.
= Harry Mobray caught with perch
hook, in the mill-pond, on Saturday, a
black bass weighing over pound.
Joe Parsons is taking vacation down
at Chestertown, visiting his old friends,
and fishing for Chester river crabs.
= If anybody has recently found stray
bunch of keys on the street, they can hear
of an owner at the TRANSCRIPT office.
A number of our public spirited citi-
zens have subscribed literally toward aid
ing the Irving Lyceum in the purchase Of
piano.
Assistant State Superintendent Car
penter examined fifteen applicants for
teachers certificates, at the Academy, on
Wednesday.
Rev. Mr.. Kaye, of Wilmington, will
exchange with Rev. Mr.. Lewis, Of St.
Anne's Church, ON Sunday next, morning
and evening.
The Jubilee Singers will hold forth
at the Town Hall this evening. a large
number of reserved-seat tickets have al
ready been sold
Mrs. Grubb will go to Ocean Grove,
Nj, on Tuesday, to open her cottages for
the season. j. III. Emerson will be chief
engineer in the clerks office.
Just before the eclipse took place,
Sunday morning, the moon went behind
cloud and hid, and those who had lost a
nights rest to see it were mad.
- The commencement of Bayard Insti-
tute will be pleasant event of next week.
The exercises will take place in Middle
town Hall on Wednesday evening.
The Town Commissioners will pro-
bably soon organize a Board of Health,
under the law providing for the creation OF
such boards, passed by the late Legisla-
tIIT6.
- We were misinformed in regard to
the vote on the water-works, it seems. 1t
was not quite unanimous, but three to
one, one member of the board being alb
sent.
The plans for the improvement OF
Forest Presbyterian Church are now in
the hands of the committee. If they are
adopted, the building will certainly be a
very handsome one.
-R Rev. w. G. Alexander will, on Sun
day evening next, 18th inst, preach the
sermon to young men which has been re-
ferred TO before in this column. The pub
lie is cordially invited.
= Nearly one hundred selfbinding har-
vesting machines have been sold i'll this
section this season, and the "new-fangled'
machine will soon be seen at work in al
most every wheat field.
An excursion from Georgetown, Nd
to Tolchester and Baltimore will be run
on July 4th, leaving the first named point
at o'clock in the morning. A stage will
probably be run from MiddletOwn to con
meet with the steamer.
The stables at the Middletown hotel
have been rooted with slate this week
We are glad to note that the day Of tarred
paper for roofing material, is gone by il
this section. Slate or iron are now almos
universally used here.
Messrs. NJ. L. Hardcastle, S. NJ. Reynolds
VIM. Wood, Frank L. Nowland and Jacol
Maxwell, Of this vicinity, attended the
commencement ball at Newark, a judge
of such delicate matters affirms that tht
handsomest lady at the ball resides soutf
of the canal.
William Green, Esq, who holds thu
controlling interest in the Middletowr
Library has kindly consented to turn thu
books over to the Irving Lyceum wher
that society has secured suitable room
as its permanent quarters. There are abou
600 volumes in this library, including
many standard works.
= Messrs. H. G. Riley and w. w. Can
non, under the firm name of Riley 4 Can
non have opened their new -four, feed anC
grain store, in the building recently occu
pied by T. E. Lindley. They are neatl,
fixed and are carrying full stock in thei
line. Their business card will be fount
in our advertising columns.
Woodland Beach," the favorite re
sort to which our people made severn
pleasaut excursions last summer, is nov
open, and Mr.. Millington is prepared +
make it pleasant for visitors. Some rain.
day next summer Wen get up Sunda,
school excursion, go down there and hav
more fun than well know what to d
with.
The ladies of Armstrong Chapel hell
a pleasant and successful festival on Tues
day and wednesday evenings of this week
which was attended by many of our pee
ple. The thanks Of the TRANSCRIPT ar
due these ladies for their kind remem
branee, and the local editor regrets tina
circumstances prevented him from beIni
present. =.
dwellings ought to be warming 10 thos
who Keep large sums Of money about th
house. Burglars always happen in wheI
tnav 4rt. tire iits.sss expected, and nnthin,
amuses them more than a lock on bureau
drawer. If YOU have any loose money