Middletown transcript., 1882-01-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

b0us Lar ILllS WluICI'
= Money sold at par at the regular
monthly meeting Of the Mutual Loan AS
sociation Tuesday evening.
= Prof. Ford's class in voice culture has
made such progress as to greatly please its
instructor, and the pupils, we believe, are
delighted with the work.
- We like to get ahead Of our PENN
sular contemporaries, therefore we take
this opportunity to announce that the
peach crop of '82 is still safe.
A special meeting of the Board of
Managers of the P. A. & P. Association
will be held at the associations Office to-
morrow afternoon at two o'clock.
= Miss Lulie Clay Bigbee, who last fall
amused a small audience here with read
ings, is announced to read tonight at
Lehmann's Hall, Baltimore.
- We have had great variety Of wealth
er during the present week. Most every
body, except the ice men, must have been
able to select some to suit them.
j. E. Hendrickson & Co., Philadel-
phia commission merchants, we'll and
favorably known to our Peninsula people,
have new card in this issue ofthe TRAN
SCRIPT.
- Our ice cream manufacturers have
recently been filling some goodly orders
from towns down the Peninsula. Middle
town ice cream, by the way, has a great
and growing reputation.
The committee on Conference en-
tertainment had at its first meeting secured
homes for about three-tourths of the
ministers expected, leaving about fifty
unprovided for. Odessa people have gen
erously offered to help.
- Joseph w. Gary, who can take a joke
as well as the next man, and who likes a
trip into the country after game better
than the next man, knows where some
mighty fine black-head ducks grow,
judging from a sample pair received at
this office.
Alex. Maxwell went down on the
Sassafras river this week and secured
thirty-three diamond-back terrapins, the
total weight Of which is 3O6 pounds. This
is considered a remarkably fine lot of ter
rapins, and Alex. will serve them up on
next wednesday evening"
Prof. Ford's class in voice culture
will not meet on next Thursday evening,
as the professors entertainment in Will
mington will prevent his coming on that
evening. Monday evening, 3Oth inst, at
$50 O'Clock, was agreed upon last evening
by the class as the time of its next meet
ing.
Rev. E. L. Hubbard, agent Of Con-
ference Academy, who has preached sew
,eral times in Middletown NJ. E. Church
with much pleasure to his congregation,
preached at Union NJ. E. Church, Will
1nington, on Sunday last, and secured its
apportionment of about S45 for the Acad-
emy.
- Mr.. Samuel Peacock, proprietor Of
the Middletown Hotel, entertained a
number of his friends with an inviting
dinner this afternoon. All the delicacies
of the season, which delight the disciples
of Epicures, were spread upon his boards,
and of course full justice was done to them
by the guests.
= The following is a list of letters re-
manning in the post-office at Middletown,
Del, for the week ending January 21st,
1882: G. Carlton, Mrs. Cordelia Hall,
Miss Eliza Jones, Dennis Maloney, George
w. Nokes, Jacob Tosh. Persons calling
for the above letters will please say that
they are advertised. d. L. Dunning, P. NJ.
James It. Shallcross, near Odessa,
built small cannery on his farm last sea
son and packed tomatoes, corn, and some
small fruits, nearly all of which he has
disposed of at a remunerative price. Be
ing encouraged by his success, he will
this year greatly enlarge his cannery and
his facilities for vegetable and fruit pack.
ing.
F. G. West has removed his stock OF
drugs from the Town Hall to the S. R.
Stephens building, which has been neatly
fitted up and arranged for the drug and
prescription business. J. G. Stuart, now
on Cochran square, will on March 25th
remove to the store vacated by Mr.. West
his growing business demanding larger
quarters.
The interesting revival meetings at
the NJ. E. Church will probably be con
tinued during next week. Much interes
has been taken in these services since they
began and the congregations have beer
quite large, particularly during the presen
week. The pastor being absent, Sunday
evening last, his pulpit was filled BY
Rev. Mr.. Layfield, Of Bethel circuit.
The party who was recently in Mid
dletown looking for location for an ex
tensive plaque factory was greatly pleased
with the town and surrounding neighbor
hood. and should he decide to come her
we are assured that our property holders
business men and all others who are IN
terested in the growth Of the town will b
ready to extend him generous welcome
= The ninth annual meeting OF tn
Stockholders of the Peninsular Agricultu
raj and Pathological Association Will b
held at the associations office, in Middle
town, on Saturday, 28th inst. at one o'clocR
The Secretary's and Treasurers report
will be submitted and a board OF mana
gers to serve for one year will be elected
Plans for canceling the associations hoa
ing debt will probably be discussed.
Miss e. s. Chadbourne, graduate
the Boston School Of Gratory, who hs
visited Middletown on two occasions, hs
an engagement to give readings IN WI
mington about the middle Of Februar!
We think the public would appreciate
and give the lady good house II OF
Tvceum would secure her for an evenln
while she is on the Peninsula. She mac
many friends here on the occasion Of hf
former visits.
Notwithstanding the frequent an
sudden changes of the weather during Il
present winter the general health
Middletown has been remarkably goo
There have been, Of course, NUMBER
cases of q colds' and other slight indisp
sitions incident to the season, but OF tho
serious maladies, such as pneumoni
tvphoid fever and diphtheria, which intii
many communities at this time OF tt
wear. we do not know that there has peg
a single case in Middletown, or its II