Middletown transcript., 1883-03-09
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAR. Q, 1883.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
- Two pieces of town real estate will be
offered at public sale on tomorrow.
- The Clio made special trip to Mary
land waters this week with cargo of
Lord & Polk's fertilizers.
- Harry Davis has been admitted to the
firm of S. NJ. Reynolds & Co., the connec-
ton dating from February first.
Virgins should offer liberal reward
for his big storm. Perhaps some envious
rival weather sharp has stolen it.
= The new board of Commissioners has
ordered a street lamp to be put up at the
corner of Broad and Cochran streets.
L. P. Mcdowell has again gone West
to buy mules and horses for his Peninsular
patrons. He expects to return home next
week.
- Biggs, Clayton & Co. are making
contracts for tomatoes for the season Of
1888. Their pack will be very heavy if the
crop is good.
- There will be no preaching either in
the morning or evening at the NJ. p.
Church on Sunday. Glass meeting will
be held at nine O'Clock in the morning and
Sunday school at two in the afternoon, as
usual.
The air was very fresh, cool and
bracing yesterday morning, and the mer-
curry registered twelve degrees above zero.
There has been no prettier morning this
winter for an early " constitutional down
to st. Anne's and back.
"A list of letters remaining in the post
office at Middletown, DEL, for the week
ending March 1st, 1888: Robbie T. Cain,
Miss Jennie Grassland, Isaac Richards.
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say they are advertised.
"A special meeting of the stockholders
Of the Peninsular Agricultural and Pomo-
logical Association will be held on to-
morrow afternoon at two o'clock. A spe-
cial meeting Of the Board Of Managers will
follow tho stockholders meeting.
Damon Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
has changed its time of meeting from Mon
day evening to Wednesday evening
This change will give the Knights the op-
portunity of attending the meetings Of
Irving Lyceum without neglecting their
lodge.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Davis, on
Saturday last, was attended by large
number of relatives and friends. The
services in the NJ. F. Church were con-
Quoted by the Revs. Murray and Martin
dale. The interment was in the cemetery
adjoining the church.
Those who want shares in the eleventh
series of Mutual Loan stock should not
forget that the books for the sale Of this
stock will be opened at the office of the
secretary on next Wednesday morning at
nine o'clock. Last spring a great many
who came to get stock found it all gone.
"A diamond necklace just completed
by Bailey, Banks & Biddle, of Philadel-
phia,c SIS, 900. 1t is composed of thirty
five diamonds, exactly matched in purity
and cut, and having large brilliant Of
great beauty superbly mounted as pen
dant. 1t has probably been ordered by
some country editor for little surprise
to his wife.
= The telephone company represented
by Mr.. Westbrook wants to run line
from Wilmington down the State. 1t will
put up the line if enough patrons can be
secured in the towns through which it
would pass. The charge to subscribers
will be $3.50 per month or S54.O0 per
year. A central Office in each town, where
the line could be used by the public, at
small charge, would be its most valuable
feature.
= Fruit growers express the belief that
the outlook for the peach crop is encou-
raging. They say that the past winter has
been very favorable to fruit trees and that
they appear in good condition. Ofcourse it
will be many weeks before we can say
that the peach crop of lower New Castle
county is out of danger, but we shall look
on the bright side Of the question until the
last, The TRANSCRIPT has made it rule
not to kill the Delaware peach crop be-
fore the trees bloom.
Richard Clayton, agent for the
mMound City Feed Mill, reports the trial
of the mill at r. L. Naudain's farm as hav-
ing been very satisfactory to all those who
were present. The corn used was OF the
big cob variety, and was damp, but the
mill ground eighteen to twenty bushels
per hour. Itwas exhibited grinding both
coarse and fine, and also corn and cob.
Mr.. Clayton has made arrangements with
Mr.. Naudain to exhibit its capacity for
grinding to any one desiring to see it in
operation.
IS. NJ. Reynolds & Co. have rented
the store house on Broad street, now occu-
pied by W. H. Johnson, and will open IN
T. on or before March 25th, line OF
stoves and tinware. They have secured
she services of Lewis w. Roberts, who
has long been engaged in the tin and
stove business in Middletown. Harry
Davis. the new member of the firm, Will
nave charge Of this new department
This firm is one of the most enterprlsing
on the Peninsula, and their various "de-
partments" cover many lines Of trade