Middletown transcript., 1884-02-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

The Rev. H. Tullige will preach at
st. Anne's Church on Sunday next.
There was decided change for the
better in February weather yesterday.
= There ought to be fifty dwelling
houses built in Middletown during 1884.
~ The Knights Of Pythias advertised
their bazar well and reaped satisfactory
harvest of cash.
- There will be 90 days and 659 kinds
of weather in this month. And fourth
Of it is yet to come.
- A good many Middletown folks will
attend the NJ. E. Conference to begin at
Wilmington on March 5th.
- Harry Hill, who clerked for a time
for Benjamin Benson in Middletown, has
accepted a position with M. L. Hard
castle.
= There is at the Middletown post-office
petition asking the Governor to reprieve
young List, but it has as yet been signed
by but few persons.
The Rev. T. E. Martindale filled at
Middletown and Odessa on Sunday the
last appointments of his fourth year as
Presiding Elder of Easton District.
"A number of Middletown folks went
to Elkton on Monday evening to hear the
cantata of "Queen Esther" They were so
well entertained that they do not regret
the long ride through the mud.
: Middletown folks who intend to hear
Daniel Dougherty on "Oratory," at
Smyrna, next Thursday evening, may
have seats reserved by writing to F. S.
Phelps, at Smyrna, manager of the course.
= At the public sale of the property
Of the late William Polk, Jr., near Middle
town, on February 14th, horses brought
from S145.OO to S1S5.OO, colts from $3.50 to
$4,000, mul es S26O.OO and $4,000 the pair,
and cows from S47.OO to $500.
= But little is said here about peaches,
and the Philadelphia and New York papers
have not yet been heard from. There
will probably be some uneasiness among
growers until the Philadelphia and New
York papers report the crop as being
safe.
- Middletown's amateur fishermen are
striving just now to bring the long-nosed
pike in out of the wet, and are having
varied success. OF a recent evening there
were fourteen seines set in Silver Lake.
Jones, Crouch and Johnson generally
have high boat
- In the quarterly conference of the
Middletown NJ. z. Church, held on Satur-
day, Henry Clayton was elected lay dele
gate to the lay conference to meet in the
Asbury NJ. E. Church at Wilmington
during the session Of the annual con
ference.
J. Preston Dunning, of Dover,
formerly OF Middletown, was one Of those
examined on Saturday tor the West Point
Cadetship appointment. He stood third
on the list, and his was one of the three
names sent to Congressman Lore by the
committee Of examination.
= According to the annual statement Of
the Commissioners of Middletown,
printed on another page, the. town has
balance in the hands of the Treasurer, in
Guiding taxes not collected, amounting to
SI.26933. The Town has no bonded debt.
The tax rate last year was forty cents on
the 500.
- Philadelphia butchers are buying
great many fat cattle from Peninsular
farmers. If this thing continues, and the
farmers don't turn their attention more
to stock raising, we suppose that in time
Bland dollar will hardly cover the beef
steak you can buy for that amount. But
we'll have a herring crop once year,
Providence permitting.
: It may not be generally known that
one of the prominent candidates for the
Republican nomination for sheriff of New
Castle county writes poetry. But as he is
pretty good man in every other respect
this should not stand in the way of his
nomination. If we were a member OF
that party we would vote for him with
out regard to his museful inclinations.
: The "D'Esta Brothers Humpty
Dumpty Troupe" gave performance
before about 100 persons at the Town Hall
on Monday evening. The pantomine was
run to Middletown music. When the
curtain dropped at the end of the last
scene the spectators kept their seats until
some one announced that the show was
over. This announcement appeared to be
received with general feeling Of joy.
- The Town election will be held on
March Sd. Two Commissioners, an AS
SCISSOR, a Treasurer and an Alderman Will
be elected. Colonel Joseph Hanson and
i. Z. Stuart ere the retiring Comnls,
sioners. 1t is not likely that the "watei
uuestionr will enter into the contest this
time. If "alI things come to him (ol
tbat) which waits" +" Middletown VIII nave
water and fire engine, too, some day.
r. A. Brice, Of the firm of j. r
Hendrickson & Co., was in MlddietoWr
on Monday and sold for J. K. Williams
10 a Philadelphia butcher, twenty-foul
head of fat cattle, weighing 1850 pounds
The price obtained was 6A cents The
cattle were shipped to Philadelphia OF
Monday. Mr.. Brice has also sold for w
II Dnshane two head Of cattle weighing
3,427 pounds, and for s. I. Rothwell fou
head weighing 4,S8O pounds.
Notice TO burglars: Don't blow thu
door off our fire proof. It is an ornamen
taI fire proof and cost us S85. There Il
nothing in it but a trade dollar and
twenty-five cent bit with hole in it. L
yop Ana Il locked turn the knob of tht
combination around twice to the right anC
stop at the figure 70, then turn once to th
left aud stop at the figure 50. # you can
get it open, come to our house and call u
10. For gracious sake, don't blow it oper
and tear things up and leave an unpleas
ant odor OF gunpowder in the sanctum.
At the regular meeting Of the Mutua
loan Association of Middletown, held oil
TUESDAY evening, money was sold a
mar. Nominations tor officers, to fill va
cancies that will occur at the March annua
,neeting. were made. The second serie
Of stock of this association will soon ez
nire. There is but few shares in tina
series. Nearly the full number of share
allowed by the charter of the association
are out. and, therefore, no shares of th
sacond series will be- offered for sale
There are many inquiries for stock, an
II the association could issue it, it coul
-ot,of,lv sell two or three hundred shares