Middletown transcript., 1884-12-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

earnest tO-lnOrFOWs
- The license list oi New Castle county,
which is published annually, will appear
in the TRANSCRIPT next week. sf'
III. N. Willis has been granted letters
testainentafy upon the estate, of Miss
Anna Maria Boyer, late of Middletown.
The Citizens Band is likeIy.tO have a
big audience at its minstrel entertainment
on Christmas night. A good many re-
served seat tickets are already sold.
- The Board of. Education has advef-
tised for a teacher for the filth department,
which is to be opened at the Academy on
january 5th. The salary offered is $3.50
a quarter. ....+
- There was not, quorum at the
monthly meeting Of the Middletown
Mutual Loan Association on Tuesday
evening and the money in the treasury
was not offered.
- Tenants who are wanted to give pos
session of property on March 25th must be
notified on or before. December 24th'
Blank notices for this purpose may be had
at the TRANSCRIPT Office.
- The engine of the north-bound morn
ing express train blew out the packing OF
one Of its cylinders, Wednesday morning,
at MiddletOwn, but the train was delayed
only about twenty minutes.
: Many pretty. thing, has been, bought
this week and carried home and put away
in n'sone secret nook, to be takep out to
make the bright eyes of the little folks
dance for joy on Christinas morn.
- Letters addressed to the following
persons are advertised at the Middletown
post-ofice: William Huart, Mrs. Caroline
Lambert (2), ]. Pritchard, Mrs. Margaret
Redden, Mrs. Agnes Thomas, Matthew
Waly.
About one hundred seats have been
sold in advance for the MeigsUnderhill
entertainment, which occurs next Monday
night. DIR. ]. g. Carroll is selling the
reserved seats and has plan of the hall at
his drug store. $50 .5e1
= The Trustees of the Middletown
Academy at a meeting on Saturday last
elected Henry A. Nowland to the vacancy
in the board caused by the death ofJames
KaneIy. The Office is life tenure, and
Mr.. Nowland will make an excellent
Trustee.
= The Sunday school of Forest Preshy-
terian Church are preparing a Christmas
exercise to be rendered on Sunday even
ing, December 2Sth. It will consist Of
solos, quartets, choruses and responsive
readings, and will no doubt be very. pleas
ing and interesting.
~ The demand for. holiday goods has
thus far reached the expectations Of the
Middletown tradesfolks,i wlpo have all
been quite busy during the week. a rti-
.cTes Of moderate price are being generally
selected for . presents. Mr.. Dunning
reports a largely increased demand for
books over last season.,
The Town Commissioners are very
generous in favors to the residents Of South
Broad street. They have recently placed
a new lamp about half way between
Green and Cochran streets, and IN the
future the South Broad street folks should
have no difficulty in finding the way home
on the darkest Of nights.
We believe that the effort to organize
a Uhautauquan Society in Middleto~n
has failed. One of these excellent read
ing societies has been in very successful
operation in our neighbOring town OF
Townsend during the past six years, and
its present members are very much
pleased with its plan of self instruction
1t is said that several "sInuggled
cloth" peddlers and other swindlers are
working in Cecil county, Maryland, again
this season. Farmers should keep an
able-bodied bulldog with fine open
countenance and engaging manners to
meet these travelling swindlers at the gate
and interest them for ten or hfteen minu-
tes.
= Tie real estate Of the late R. II. Ella.
son. consisting of ofadwelling-house and lot
and two stores and lots on Main street and
a lot on Green street. will be offered al
public sale blythe attorney for the admin
Rtratrix at the Middletown Hotel to-mor
row at two O'Clock. The property IS adj
yertised in another column. The dwell
ing-house is a very pleasant one and the
stores are ROO0 DuSltlcoS StetiNos
- Middletown's building record tor th'
wear that is nearly closed is not long, bu
the buildings that have been put up are
among tile handsomest and most sub
stantial in the town. It is q matter o
satisfaction to those interested In tn
growth and solid improvement Of Middle
town to see that brick is rapidly seperced
inc wood as building material. Yer.
nearly all the buildings OF this year are Q
brick.
Among the selections of the Meig
Sisters Quartet next Monday evening a
MiddletOwn Hall will be "on the Sea,
nv Mendelssohn; Robin Adair, = b.
Federlein; "a Resting Place." ny Men
delssohn; and asleep Gentle Lady,
BY Bishop. Mr.. Underhill's selection
will include "Aiy Double" by r. E. Hale
"Fritz Catches Cold" "Sim's Littl
Girl" "a new Cure for StammeFillE
and other aeiightsome humorous an
pathetic sketches.
= The Watkins Packing Company, :
Odessa, is making very excellent mincec
meat this season, ,aRd where ever 1t ha
beeu offered for sale it has surpassed a
other brands in making warm friends.
has been introduced III 'Mlddlstown an
will be likely to sell we'll. Users wi
have no doubt about the carefnlness wit
which the components Of the watkir
Packing Company's minced--meat al
selected and handled. The plum puddin
made by this firm is also gaining n
tional reputation for its excsllence.
our issue for DecenbaF 9Th failed
reach some of our New Castle count.
Delaware, and Cecil county, Marylan
sul,scribens until the Monday followin
We have traced the matter up and kno
inst where the blame lies, and we. a
assured by the responsible official th
the mistake will not occur again. "
hone III will not, for If Il does, we sha
have 10 make it warm for somebod
Now that we have local evening ms
north, we shall endeavor to have the IRA
SCRIPT reach many more of our corln
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