Middletown transcript., 1883-03-30
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAR. 80, 1888
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

sleighs on Saturday morning, but they
went home early.
There will be preaching on Sunday
afternoon at 2.90 o'clock, at Armstrong
Chapel, by Rev. w. G. Alexander.
Alexander Maxwell, proprietor Of the
National Hotel, handsomely entertained {
number of his friends last evening.
- Rev. Robert L. Goldsborough, for
mer rector, will conduct the services at St
Anne's Church on Sunday morning.
-Abbey's Comedy Company intend to
return to Middletown early in April and
again present the play Of "Hazel Kirke. :"
The Irving Lyceum will probably
give musical and literary entertainment
in the Lyceum Hall about the middle of
April.
- The dwelling-house and Office of S.
NJ. Reynolds, on South Broad street, have
been frightened by Wilson, the painter,
this week.
- The regular monthly meeting of
Union Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ, will be
held on next Tuesday evening, at the
usual hour.
IS. L. Clary will offer his farm, near
Townsend, at public sale on Saturday,
April 7th. 1t is advertised in another
column of the TRANSCRIPT.
The Odessa Dramatic Association have
in rehearsal the stirring drama, "Our
Boys" which they will present in the
Odessa Hall at an early date.
= The annual meeting of the Rochester
Mutual Relief Association will be held at
the office OF J. NJ. Cox & Bro. on Monday
evening next at seven o'clock.
The Middletown painters have begun
to use their brushes early this season, and
number Of homes in our town have been
frightened with tasteful colors.
We notice that the Peninsula mail
service continues to improve. A Cecil
county exchange reached us yesterday
after being only four weeks on the way.
A movement is on foot to start an
other bank in Middletown, as will be seen
by call for a meeting to consider the
project, printed in our advertising col
umns.
Several weeks ago we printed little
poem which stated that "gentle spring
was lingering far in the sunny South"
The reader will notice that she hasn't got
here yet.
IS. NJ. Reynolds & Co. have moved
their stock of stoves and tin ware into the
store lately occupied by w. H. Johnson.
Mr.. Harry Davis has charge Of the de-
partment.
= The public meeting of the Irving Ly-
ceum, to be held on Monday evening
next, promises to be one Of the most inter
esting of the season. A large attendance
is hoped for.
A Middletown grocer had call this
week from a colored girl for "vaccinated
apples" The grocer was puzzled for a
while but finally learned that she wanted
evaporated apples.
March will take his hat and say good
bye tomorrow and we shall be glad to
shut the door after him. We shall not
think of March with yearning glow Of
regret. He had very cold feet.
Since Benjamin Benson discontinued
business, the store known as Lockwood's
Corner has been closed. This has long
been considered one of the most desirable
business stands in Mlddletown.
The post-office was closed on We'd
nesday afternoon from two to five o'clock,
and Postmaster Dunning hung out a
crape-draped flag, out of respect to the
memory of Postmaster General Howe.
-Vestryinen of st. Anne's P. E. Church
were elected on Monday as follows: Fl. N.
Willis, H. A. Nowland, VIM. R. Coch-
ran, J. J. Lockwood, E. R. Cochran, NJ. N.
Willis, W. A. Comegys, Joseph Hanson,
Isaac Gibbs.
1t would have been an extremely
dangerous venture for poet to have
brought poem on "gentle spring" to this
Office on Saturday morning last. We
should have killed him on the spot with
the snow shovel.
A large attendance is expected at the
spring meeting of the Presbytery Of New
Castle, to be held at Forest Presbyterian
Church, April II, IS and 10. Arrange
ments are being made to entertain the
clergymen and others.
The R. T. Lockwood farm, near Mid
dletown, purchased last week at public
sale by Mrs. Lydia G. Allston, was sur
veved this week by NJ. B. Burris and by
him found to contain 172 acres. Former
SURVEYS made about 160 acres of it.
An election for two school commits
sioners to serve this district three years
will be held at the Academy on Saturday,
April 7th, between the hours of two and
three P. M. Friends Of popular education
should always take an interest in the
school election.
- Prof. s. T. Ford, the elocutionist,
well known to Middletown people, read
to appreciative audiences at Cecilton, Nd,
on Monday and Tuesday evenings for the
benefit OF the Cecilton Library Associa-
ton. During next week he will read at
Galena, Kennedyville, and Locust Grove.
"A list of letters remaining in the post
office at Middletown, Del, for the week
ending March 22d, 1888: Charles Frey
land, Miss Mary Coolies, Joseph B. Green,
Messrs. E. E. Jefferson & Co., John john
son. Mary Hester Gale, George Miller,
Mrs. Christiana Meaford, Millwood Raley,
Edward Dredden. Persons calling for
the above letters will please say they are
advertised.
The examinations of the Public
Schools of Middletown will be held at the
Academy during next week as follows:
Department No. 2, April I'd; Department
No. A, April Sd Department No. z, April
4th; Department No. 1, April 5th and 9th
The teachers will be glad to have at these
examinations, which are always very IN
teresting, goodly attendance of parents
and others who are interested in popular
education.
r. i. Naudain, one Of our progress
sive farmers, has bought of Theodore +.
Shotwell, Bucyrus, Ohio, fine thorough
bred Jersey calf, Earl of Conestoga, reg
istered number 1920, for which he paid a
handsome price. The dam of the calf is
vaniah, 6597, with record of l5 pounds
915 ounces of butter per week, and who In
seven consecutive days gave 216H pounds