Middletown transcript., 1882-02-03
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 3, 1882.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

= The Sacrament of the LORDS supper
will be administered at the M. E. Church
on Sunday morning, at 1870 o'clock.
= The Middletown orchestra furnished
the music for pleasant social hop at Viii
sons Point, Md, on Tuesday evening.
= Eugene Davis, Col. Hanson's chief
clerk during the past year, has joined the
ever-growing army Of Philadelphia drum
mers.
- The snow is disappearing rapidly and
the sleighing will end with to-day until
a new supply of snow falls. This after
noon there are indications Of rain.
- Efforts are being made to secure Miss
E. S. ChadbouTne, the popular and pleas
ing Boston elocutionist, for an evening of
select readings, about the middle of March.
Several members of our Masonic Fra
ternity visited the New Castle Lodge, on
the occasion of some extra heavy work,
wednesday evening, and had an agreeable
time.
= The Middletown orchestra, which has
been favored with many engagements this
season, will play at the evening social of
the Torbert Guards, at Milford, next We'd
nesday evening.
- Dwellings offered for rent in Middle
town this season have, with few excep-
tions, been soon taken. There is consid-
erable inquiry for dwellings from laboring
people of other sections.
~ The little folks have made the most
of and thoroughly enjoyed the snow since
it came. Older persons can hardly appre-
ciate the measure Of enjoyment that sled
and a snow brings to rosy childhood.
H. G. Riley has begun the grain, flour
and feed business in the building recently
occupied by G. H. McWhorter, opposite
the National Hotel. His business card
appears in this issue Of the TRANSCRIPT.
j. Preston Dunning, son Of D. L.
Dunning, has decided to devote himself
to law, and will soon leave us for Dover
to pursue his studies under the direction
of Hon. n. B. Smithers. He passed a
highly creditable initiatory examination
on Friday last.
: The meetings of Prof. Ford's class in
voice culture will hereafter be held on
Friday evening instead Of Thursday even
ing. The improvement of the class has
been rapid, and Mr.. Ford is much pleased
with and speaks highly abroad of his
Middletown class.
- The annual town election will be held
on Monday, March 9th. Two Commis-
sioners, a treasurer, an assessor and an al
derman will be elected. Three Commits
sioners-Messrs. Eliason, Moore and
Foard-hold over until '83. Messrs. Han
son and Buckle are the retiring members.
- Mrs. Mary L. STAN, wife of L. K.
STAN, of Chestertown, and daughter OF the
late K. w. Lockwood, died at her home,
on Saturday. Her remains were inferred
at st. Francis Church, Cecil county, Md,
on Monday. The deceased had many
friends in Middletown, where she resided
previous to her marriage.
- Middletown can probably produce the
champion checker players OF the Peninsu-
Ia. Those who love the game have sittings
nearly every evening through the week,
and their friends will match them, for en-
durance at least, against the champions Of
any other Peninsular town. The TRAN
SCRIPT will hold the stakes.
~ Biggs, Clayton & Co. will this season
contract for about one hundred acres of
tomatoes for their cannery, at eight dollars
per ton. The price is higher than is being
promised down the State, but our new
canning firm propose to take tomatoes
only Of the best quality. They will pack
only one variety,-the " Paragon"
= The evening mail train, Tuesday,
was nearly an hour late. 1t seems that
some of the cars of the Delaware train, in
cluding the mail and baggage cars, got
mixed with another train at the company's
new depot, Philadelphia, and the Del
aware train was thus detained at Will
mington while the missing cars were
hunted up.
= The local editor is entirely at ease
about his peach crop Of next season. His
trees have made heavy growth Of new
wood, and look as though they intended
to flourish and be fruitful in the sweet by
and by. His orchard, however, is not very
extensive and will not materially affect
the market whether it bears full or light
crop. 1t consists of two trees.
we are pleased to learn that the
Lodge Of Ancient Order of United Work
men, recently organized in Middletown, is
rapidly growing IN membership. Many OF
our leading business men are joining it.
A gentleman who joined the Order April,
1881, living at Havre-de-Grace, Nd, was
recently killed in a railroad collision, and
his beneft-S2, ,OOO-was Immediately paid
his heirs.
The following is list ofletters remain
ing in the post-ofice at Middletown, Del,
for the week ending Feb. 4th, 1882: Mrs.
Annie NJ. Brown, Miss Mary /. Cooper,
Miss Annie Freeney, John Moffitt, Miss
Lenora Pryor, Thos. Pierce, j. F. Ste
phens, Kater Sykes, Henry Stanley, Chas
Adolph Scheon. Persons calling for the
above letters will please say that they are
advertised. D. L. Dunning, ?. NJ.
W.T.. Clothier, son of J. L. Clothier
residing near town, died near Chester
town, Nd, on Saturday last, of typhoid
fever. The body was brought here fol
irterment on Monday. The deceased was
% wears of age. He had had an attack O.
typhoid early in the winter, from which
he recovered, and his death was caused
nv a relapse. This is the second son Mr.
CIothier has lost within few months
They had both but recently reached thei
majority, and we're young men OF indus
trious habits and were well thought OF IL
our community.
We see that canvass is about to b.
made for another Peninsular directory
let ms hope it will be directory other
wise than in name. The last "Peninsula
directory" that came to our notice was
bumbug; and subscribers and advertiser
were alike deceived in it. A canvasse
cannot make useful directory of the Pen
insula by stopping off few hours at eac
town along the railroad and asking tn
postmaster for list Of the farmers an
business men of the community, and de
nendinp for further information upo
Some old directory made up in the sam
sway.