Middletown transcript., 1881-04-15
1he Sfliddletorun Transtript
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

backward spring. ~
- Can it be possible that anyone has
stolen Gentle Spring?
= Middletown has escaped the afiiiction
Of circus, this spring.
-E. R.. Cochran is shipping large guam
titles of nursery stock.
- The merchants are still busy with
invoices of spring stock.
- The st. Anne's Sunday School will
meet for the summer at $50 a. N.
- Mrs. jackson Bryant, Of Salem, N. j.,
is5Hisitine friends in Middletown. =
ings, etc. BY the way, Improvements are
many on Railroad avenue, this season.
g. f. Hukill is building large
warehouse for heavy hardware, mould
a new lamp 'tshines for all'' at the
corner of Anderson and Catharine treets.
- Col. Hanson and Lord and Polk will
not get into their new offices until next
week.
4-J.W. Makens has Just completed two
handsome signs for Col. Hanson's new
office. s-..5s.
The manufacturers Of agricultural
machinery are busy and have many orders
ahead.
- The Mutual Minstrels, a" after several
months practice. decided to go to pieces
and went.
= Carpenter Lingo raised the frame Of
Harry Riley's new house on Green street,
today.
VII. Moore Il Co make their usual
nriro announcement of new and sea-
sonable goods.
l. V. Aspr1 & Son received to-day
another car load ofthe Champion cord
binding harYestera
Let us hope Easter will be a good day
Tor spring bonnets. yennor is silent on
5 this important point.
- Several communications from cores
.pondents are unavoidably crowded out OF
our columns this week.
A few shad have appeared in the local
market and have been selling az sixty to
seventy-fve. cents a pair.
A, G. Cox has so far recovered from
his recent attack Of pneumonia as 70 ne
able to sit up in his room.
- The regular monthly meeting OF
flp Mutual Loan AsSOCitlliNPA "A4A '+~
on Tuesday evening next.
- We shall not be entirely certain about
the arrival Of spring until Johnson hangs
out his early grindstones.
Competition in the milk business is
lively. and Middletown now gets milk
little earlier in the morning than usual.
Our readers will please observe that
we insert marriage and death notices free,
but charge five cents per line for obituaries
Robert A. Cochren is now able to sit
m il his room, and hopes Soon to be
about, looking after his many improve
ments. atECW on
Heintz's slaughter house pel,g Monday
night, and emigrated hence Jake x eS offers sT
reward for its return.
The past winter has been<ah hnusu-
ally severe one on cows. Some OF the
ponnds of butter brought to Middletown
market scarcely weigh fourteen ounces:
Mr.. Levi Hall, father Of J. R. Hell,
cashier of the Citizens National Bank, is
verv i'll. He is nearly ninety years OF age,
hut until recently has been quite active
Mr.. sewell Leatlferberry, who has been
in south Bend, Indiana, for the past year
and-a-halt arrived, at Middletown, this
weelvg ON a visit TO his old home.sTFss
i5era sIbserii II ttiil1t5 - - s.e4aef Of
F,H. Clothier, who recently Lost, 5by fire
nearly everythinghe had, have been made
IN this vicinity. and in Cecil county, Nd.
The article "NihiIism,' prepared by
Rev. w, C. Alexander, and read by him
at A recent meeting Of Irving LYceum, Q
Niddletown. appears on our first page
this week. -...
Eugene Davis, who has been a favor
ue as First Assistant Post Master Genera
of NTiddletown, has resigned his position
and engaged with Col. Hanson as book
keeper and salesman.
The assessment list of the town Q
Jiddletown, for the year 1881, IS noN
banninc at the hotel Of Samuel Peacock
where it will remain for twenty days
Monday, May 9th, will be appeal day.
Middietown merchants, 'tradesmel
aud mechanics all seem to be busy an
nrospering at present. Trade isexcellen
IA iii our workmen are employed, wit
rood prospects for the summer season.
PIrnal u. Lynch, the. new coliectc
~ this hundred, has given bond and
ready for business. Messrs. NJ E'Walke
Alexander Maxwell, Thomas McGrackeI
and George Echenhoffer are his suretle
The annual catalogue of the T. A.
u Association is being prepared for q
,,ripter. Three thousand copies will |
issuad. 4 limited number of advertis
r,onts viii be inserted. Application f
snace should be made at once.
The boat load Of stone for the fouhd
,;o, If Mr.. r. A. Cochran's new buildin
Co,tb of the Citizens National Bank, Ina
go saverai mishaps, reached the landir
~ Odessa. and the stones are now beir
I,anIad u the site Of the proposed buildin
Foard. & Comegys have taken u
o,,.,,f for the sale of D. M. Osborne
self-binding harvesters, mowers and rea
frg machines. They now have a Sc
I,is,dar on exhibition, and have taxi
..dors for eight or ten of these machine
Ttg Errha iuiaIor7 entertainment to be be
.i..ad ros5dence Of ALBERT Pennington,
NJ ovarinr Of the last Friday in apr
II "a IN aid of the NJ. e. Mite Soeiet
The programme will be similar to that
Ill u iate entertainment at the M E. p
80 7,be annual meeting Of the W. G.
= wilI he held in the Presbyterian Chur
ws5nesday, April 10th, at three o'clo
srbe election Of officers wifi be he
+ + me same time and place. 4 large
tendance is earnestly desired by the !'. +
ecutive Committee. ..s "a -,
Union. Gospel Temperance Ne
inc will be held in the n: E. Church ll''h n ne
Sunday g afternoon at $50 o'clock: .sJ r.
" q. Alexander, Of Forest Presbyteri
church, will deliver an address st s. rev. . y \
Murray and others viii assist The pu
4 cordially invited. h
Esster services at St. Anne's.
-. provar Sermon and He