Middletown transcript., 1883-03-16
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ANSOhiOVlNOS anu LAS HO poor T6ldLlOnS.
The week just coming to close wa
warm in the middle and cool at bot
ends.
The dealers in agricultural imple
ments are receiving big invoices of ne7
stock.
Il. P. Mcdowell & Son will receive
second drove of Western mules and horse
on Tuesday next.
r. T. Lockwood will offer his farm
and household goods at public sale ol
next Wednesday.
= Echenhofer & Long have purchased
in the West a second lot of mules ant
horses for this market.
= Good butter is very scarce in the loca
market and will continue t. be, we sup
pose, until grass grows.
- Simmons & Reynolds Minstrels are
billed to give performance at the Town
Hall on Friday evening, 23d instant.
- One hundred and twenty shares OF
the eleventh series of Middletown Mutual
Loan stock was sold on Tuesday morning.
A dangerous counterfeit of the STAN
dard silver dollar has appeared, but none
of them have reached the TRANSCRIPT
office.
The Irving Lyceum should celebrate
by appropriate exercises the centenary of
Washington Irving's birth, which occurs
on April third.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis disposed of his house
hold goods on last Saturday by public
sale. He has also sold his house at pri-
vate sale.
= Prof. Swift's new comet is said to be
raising a pretty good-sized tail, but it is
not long enough yet to be seen with the
naked eye.
- The managers of the Peninsular Agri-
cultural and Pathological Association will
hold a special meeting tomorrow after
noon at two o'clock.
- The north-bound train due at Middle
town at eleven A. NJ, was on Wednesday
delayed two hours near Harrington by the
giving out of the engine.
= The Forest Presbyterian folks are not
yet done with their Improvements to their
beautiful church. They expect to have it
newly cushioned before the meeting of the
Presbytery in April.
= The regular spring meeting Of the
New Castle Presbytery will be held in
Forest Church April 18th. Rev. Mr.. Alex
ander, pastor of Forest Church, is moder-
ator and will preside.
: Parvis & Biggs' phosphate factory, to
be built near the fair ground, will be be-
gun about the first of April. The firm has
already contracted with G. E. Hukill for
the building materials.
IS. NJ. Reynolds & Co. have tempo
rarily put their stock of stoves and tin
ware in the new Clayton store, next door
to the building they will occupy perma-
nently after W. H. Johnson's removal.
A more modern style Of school furni-
ture is badly needed in the room of the
Fourth department at the Academy. The
furniture now in use there could be made
Of value next winter to start the fires with.
= Residents of Green and South Broad
streets have petitioned the town Commits
sioners for acrossing on Broad at the inter-
section of Green, and the Commissioners
will no doubt favorably consider the re-
quest. The crossing is badly needed.
= Rev. Mr.. Murray will preach at his
new station, Asbury, Wilmington, on
Sunday next, though he will not remove
his family until next week. Rev. Mr..
Stengle, Middletown's new pastor, will
preach here on Sunday, both in the morn
ing and evening.
Sc oh Abo
new board Of Town Commissioners, and
that is when they decide to do thing
they stand not on the order Of their doing,
but do it at once. The new lamp at the
corner of Broad and Cochran streets is al
ready up and ready to let its light shine.
Washington Lodge, No. A. 0.
United Workmen, of Middletown, has
surrendered its charter, and will unite
with Wilmington Lodge, No. l. This
step was deemed advisable on account of
the reduced membership of the Middle
town lodge, owing in great measure to
removals.
A double lot and dwelling on East
Main street near Broad, part Of the estate
of the late Robert A. Cochran, was sold on
Saturday at public sale to Miss M. A. G.
Roberts for $3.50. The lot has frontage
of 66 feet on Main street and runs back TO
Anderson street, 240 feet The house is of
little value.
= The very interesting and impressive
meetings at Forest Presbyterian Church
were closed on Friday night last having
been continued two weeks. Rev. Mr..
Reese, of GaIena, preached on the closing
night. The services on Sunday, conducted
by the pastor, were largely attended. The
Sacrament of the Lord Supper was admin
istered, and twenty-seven new members
were received on profession of faith.
"A great many cattle from this neigh
borhood have gone into the hands of Phil
adelphia butchers during the past few
months. J. E. Hendrickson & Co. sold 8
head for w. H. Houston, Of Mt. Pleasant,
a few days ago at big prices. If present
prices of live stock, especially cattle, are
maintained big stock farm in New Castle
county, properly managed, ought to pay
almost as we'll as a little gold mine.