Middletown transcript., 1882-02-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes,

with snow storms at the first end of it.
Anniversary exercises of Forest Sun
day School this evening at seven o'clock.
Prof Ford s class in voice culture will
meet as usual, for practice, on Monday
evening at half past six.
Middletown has had less than her
usual share of amusements during the
season now drawing to close.
Sunday was bad day for church go
ing, but splendid day for those who
want an excuse for staying at home.
There have been few houses offered
for rent in Middletown this season, and
nearly all that were offered were soon
taken.
A number of our citizens favor call
for a meeting to be held at the Agricultural
room, Saturday, March 4th, at P. NJ, to
nominate town ticket.
- Cox & Brother have improved wing
of their carriage factory with a new roof,
and their Office has been neatly papered
and otherwise frightened.
Plant your spring advertisements
early if you would reap cash, as one of the
ancient philosophers used to remark to
his son, who was in the mercantile line.
- Saturdays cold wave came according
to announcement of the Signal Bureau.
and the fall Of temperature from Friday
morning to Saturday morning was 80 de-
grees.
The Rev. Cyrus Huntington, /, ,ofDover,
will preach in Forest Presbyterian Churc,
next Sabbath morning and evening, ex-
changing with the pastor, who will preach
in Dover.
- Thieves broke into D. W. Shockley's
barn on Monday night and carried away :
few small articles, including bunch o.
keys belonging to inside doors of the
building.
Sunday afternoon all the scholars and
teachers Of the NJ. E. Sunday School are
requested especially to be present, as il
will close the Missionary collection for the
year in the S. S.
= The proprietor of the Townsend
House, Townsend, gave party on the
evening of the I'D inst, which was at
tended by several of our young men, who
enjoyed themselves immensely.
- Preparations for Conference have al.
ready affected the butter and egg market
and there is no knowing what we may
have to pay for these culinary indispensi-
bles before the end Of the session.
- The following is the record of the
temperature, at A. NJ, for the week end.
ing to-day, as made by Mr.. f. w. Tat
man: Saturday, %; Sunday, 80; Mon
day, SO; Tuesday, AZ; Wednesday, 26;
Thursday, 26; Friday, "a.
A correspondent has communication
in another column, entitled, "That Whale
of Jonah's.' Seems to US that it was
rather the Whales Jonah, or at least the
whale probably thought so when he took
Jonah in out of the inclement weather and
sloppy walking.
- z. B. Rice will manufacture ice cream
by steam power during the coming season.
he having purchased a two-horse power
portable engine for the purpose. 1t viii
be put into his building in a few days
MiddIetown ice cream has won an enviablt
reputation over much Of the Peninsula.
luG N1IuulGJOWli OIClIOSIId 10 uulOi-
tunate. 1t has had breakdown, run
away, or some other sort of an accident
while returning from nearly every party
at which it has played this season. For
tunately the bass fiddle has come through
all the catastrophes without any fractured
limbs.
= First Assistant Postmaster General
Hatton, who used to run newspaper
himself, and consequently knows some
thing about how some things work, has
issued an order that it will be considered
fit cause for removal if a postmaster de-
livers a subscribers newspaper to a non
subscriber, allows him to read it and put
it back in the box.
At the regular meeting Of the Mutual
Loan Association, Tuesday evening, S7OC
were sold at par. Officers to be elected al
the regular meeting in March were nomi-
mated. The Managers decided to issue
one hundred shares Of tenth series stock,
due notice ofthe time of fopening the books
for the sale of which will be given through
the columns of the TRANSCRIPT.
George w. Ingram, real estate agent
went to West Virginia, Tuesday, to con
clude the sale Of tract of land in Braxton
county, containing about $4,000 acres
The land belongs to the Davis and BudG
heirs, of Maryland and Delaware. 1t was
purchased by the late Judge Isaac Davis
of Smyrna, about forty years ago. One
dollar an acre is the price at which ingram
effected the sale. Much of the land is said
to be covered with fine timber, and t.
cover bed of coal. New York capitalists
are the purchasers.
= Frank L. Tatlnan, living near Mid
dletown, engaged in the canning business
at his home, IN a small way, last season.
and was very successful. He packed to-
Tnatoes, and corn and tomatoes mixed
about 1000 cans Of each brand. The most
of his goods were placed on sale in Mid
dletown with g. Tatman, Jr.) and are
much praised by those who have
used them. His brand Of corn and toma-
toes has gained an excellent local reputa-
ton. Mr.. Tatlnan expects to add to his
facilities and pack vegetables on larger
scale during the coming season. There
are several of these home canning estab-
lishments in the vicinity of Middletown,
and it is surprising that there are not more
of them.
= The importance of covering Main
street with shells is plain to everybody
who has had to travel it in carriage during
this winter. Its condition has been sucf
as to excite general comment from country
people who come to town to shop, and wh'
naturally suppose that a town of the i'm
portance and enterprise of Middletown
ont Of debt and with balance in tht
treasury, would look more to the condi
ton Of her streets. Church hill sand viii
never keep Main street passably good II
winter and spring. 1t will have to b'
shelIed first or last, and now is a gooc
time to begin. A part of the work coult
be done the coming spring and it could b'
finished in the fall. 1t can be done with
ont increasing the taxes over the rate o
xxaaw 7 is n the interest O