Middletown transcript., 1882-01-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

o'clock.
Miss s. T.. Downs spent Sunday in
Middletown, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
P. Biggs.
The extra meetings at the NJ. 3.
Church continue with much interest and
large attendance.
The regular monthly meeting of the
w. c. T. U. will be held in Forest church
next Wednesday, Feb. l.
- The Middletown orchestra furnished
the music for very successful social hop
at Chestertown on Tuesday evening.
The conference committee have now
secured homes for nearly all the ministers
expected at the coming NJ. E. Conference.
= Jesse Lake, one of our Oldest citizens,
has been confined to his home for several
weeks by illness. We are glad to state
that he is reported as improving.
- Henry Clayton, Esq, of Mt. Pleasant,
will remove to NIiddletown on March
25th, and will reside for the present on
Cass street. He will dispose of his farm
stock at public sale on February Sth.
= Prof. Ford's class in elocution will
meet promptly at $50 O'Clock next Mon
day evening. Members should come in
time, so that the lesson will not extend
into the hours Of the Lyceum meeting.
: Five valuable farms, part of the estate
Of the late William Wilson, will be of
fered at Trustees sale, at the National
Hotel, Middletown, on Monday, February
18th. This real estate is fully described
in our advertising columns.
- The mocking bird belonging to Mrs.
Mary Sites, noticed in these columns
some months ago as being able to whistle
several bars of "Pinafore,'' died this
week. 1t was an unusually fine singer
and was priced highly by its owner.
= The parlor entertainment by the
Mission Band of Forest Church, at the
residence of Mr.. G. w. w. Naudain, this
evening, promises to be pleasant and
successful affair. Readings, recitations,
charades and tableaux will be given.
: No ice was secured here during the
cold snap Of the present week, it not being
thick enough on the pond to cut. Those
harvesting their supply from the canal
and the Bohemia river were more success
tul. A good supply was secured at St.
Georges, we learn.
: Those desiring to purchase fine stock
will have no difficulty in securing it this
season, as much will be offered at public
sale by several Of our largest farmers who
are about to discontinue agricultural pur-
suits. A glance at our advertising col
umns will tell the reader where this stock
may be found.
- The cold wave struck us last Sunday
evening, coming with big blow. Monday
was decidedly cold but Tuesday was the
most winterish day of the winter. Mr. E.
Tatnan furnishes us with the following
record of the mercury for the week, taken
at A. NJ: Sunday, "a; Monday, II
Tuesday, 81; Wednesday, Is; Thursday,
"a Friday, 46.
- The supper, fair and festival in aid of
st. Francis Church, which has been in
progress at Warwick since Monday even
ing, has been largely attended and sue
cessf1l. The supper served each evening
by the ladies is highly praised by those
who have attended. Many beautiful and
useful articles will be drawn for to-mor-
row, when the fair will close. We shall
announce the names of the lucky ones in
our next issue.
" Miss Lulie Clay Bigbee, who gave
readings here last fall, appeared at Leh-
mann's Hall, Baltimore, Friday evening
of last week and the papers of that city say
had "large and critical audience" The
Gazette, of that city, in noticing the read
er's rendition of Poe's Raven, says: " 1t
is safe to say that this difficult poem was
never more effectively read in this city,
and this alone is sufficient to stamp Miss
Bigbee as an artist of the highest order"
Those who heard Miss B. at Middletown
will be pleased to hear Of her great success
elsewhere.
~ The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Peninsular Agricultural Associa-
ton will be held in Middletown at one
o'clock tomorrow. A board of managers
will be elected to serve the ensuing year.
The report to be presented by the secre-
tary will show the receipts at the last
annual fair to have been as follows:
Ticket sales, S2,784.S3; track entrance fees,
n. .297. so; sales of privileges, S366.55; rent
of fair ground, $4,000; total, S4.548.SS.
The disbursements, including those for
repairs and new implements, will amount
to S., 1875.
= Miss Addie Houston, of Wilmington,
has formed a class of Middletown ladies
in decorative painting. The class now
numbers ten, but it will doubtless grow
when Miss Houston's beautiful work
comes to be more generally seen. Her
studio is at the residence OF James Cul-
bertson, and her hours of instruction from
1O.56 A. NJ, to 5. P. M. She has on exhl-
hilton many fine plaques and panel pic
+ures which she will be pleased to show
those who call on her. The press OF Will
,,inoton speaks in the highest terms OF
4be ladv,s success as a teacher of decorative
art.
Tfanv of our readers have solved the
g RibIe PUZZLE that appeared on the
fourth page of the TRANSCRIPT last week
4,oy will do us a favor by sending us the
answer for publication. Several persons
have asked us to publish the answer, put
7yo haven't got it. We published the
puzzle by request Of number Of our
friends who had for some time Deen Try
inc to work it out. AS it was COPIED from
o,,otbor publication we of course cannot
r~norantee that it is clear of typographical
errors we shall be glad to have correct
answer. We are not working out any
puzzles ourself this winter
A number Of our exchanges nave
published the following cure lor sii,Sli- Tar
pox. "sulphate of Zinc, one grain FOX
p1ovo e ldigitalis), one grain; water, half
toasnoontul. When thoroughly mixed
add four ounces of water. Dose for an
ADMIT. adu Ia, spoonful every hour. For child,
small smaller doses, according to age" The
Tomody is widely ndo5ssd by BY o the pFsss esss
Of ~ smallpox can be cured in three ' days 3,s
simply by the use of cream Of tartar 1 ulS- >