Middletown transcript., 1884-02-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes

The Operetta of liking Alfred'' will
not be given by the Irving Lyceum before
the third ofMarch.
IF Vennor claims to have any super
vision over the weather of this February,
shoot him on the spot.
II 1t is probable that the poor, despised
trade dollar will be out and going about
in its old-fashioned style pretty soon.
All through this changeable winter
there has been but little sickness, save
mumps and measles, in Middletown.
The Rev. H. Tullige preached at st.
Anne'sP P. E. Church last Sunday and will
preach again at the same church next Sun
day.
The anniversary services Of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society will be
held at the M. E. Church on Sunday
evening, February oath.
- The regular monthly meeting of the
Mutual Loan Association will be held on
next Tuesday evening. The February
receipts will be offered to borrowers.
We see by an Arizona paper that
Ben. M. Crawford, formerly of Middle
prospering in that progressive and lively
town.
- This is the season of public sales and
pneumonia. Those who attend the former
should protect themselves well with cloth
ing in order to prevent an acquaintance
with the latter.
1t is said there is not dwelling
house for rent in Middletown. A number
of inquiries for houses have been made at
the TRANSCRIPT Office during the past
three or four days.
- George w. Ingram, real estate agent,
has sold the A. T. Bradley property, con-
sisting Of lot, dwelling and store house,
situated opposite to the National Hotel, to
G.. E. Hukill, for $1,000.
q. The knights of Pythias have decorated
the Town Hall for their bazar with much
taste, and the arrangements for the plea
sure of visitors have been spoken of in
terms of highest praise.
~ Theodore H. Armstrong has sold only
the blacksmithing and wheelwrighting
branches of his business to Mr.. Oldtield.
He will continue the sale Of carriages and
agricultural implements.
The "D' Esta Bros. Humpty Dumpty
and Speciality Company" is billed to
appear at Middletown Hall on Monday
evening next. The manager promises a
very pleasing performance.
= The Sunday before her arrest Mary
Frances Johnson, the naughty, high-toned
huckleberry-hued habilliment-hooker Of
Hampton, appeared at church arrayed in
Miss Crooks S1S5 velvet dress.
The "oldest inhabitant" doesn't hesi-
tate to say that he never saw deeper mud
than he has driven through this February.
And the "oldest inhabtant" is reliable
person that a newspaper may always
depend upon.
- If some reader of the TRANSCRIPT
could write poem on the public roads,
and do justice to them in their present
condition, we would gladly give place to
it. Walt Whitman is probably the only
person in America who could do it.
IS. M. Reynolds & Co. have sold their
interest in their stove, heater and tin
ware department to Harry Davis, who has
had the management of the department
since it was opened. Mr.. Davis will con-
tinue the business at the old stand on
Broad street.
Mrs. l.. B. Lee returned home on
Monday from visit Of several months to
relatives in Michigan. She got into the
flooded country in the Ohio valley and
was delayed about five days by the high
water at GAINESVILLE, Barnesville, and Bell
air. She was delighted with the West and
Western folks, but wouldn't like to locate
in a river town.
The Rev. Mr.. Alexander, pastor o.
Forest Presbyterian Church, and the Rev
MA. Brownson, Of the Central Presby
terian Church, Wilmington, exchanged
pulpits on Sunday. Mr.. Alexander
preached to a large congregation in th'
morning, addressed the Sunday School il
the afternoon and preached at Rodney
chapel in the evening. Mr.. Brownsor
had also large congregation at Fores
Church.
1t is expected that the directors
the Peoples National Bank OF Middle
town will consider the matter OF buyini
house, at their meeting tomorrow. seV
eral propositions from real estate owner
will be submitted. The present banking
bouse has been rented for the year ending
March 25th, 1885, but it is probable that tn
bank will build itself permanent nom
during the coming summer. And II
not likely that it will be very far iron
Cochran Square.
The sound of the fish horn IS near
again in Middletown. The round-shoulc
cred nike is now in market The pix
would be fairly good fish if his bone
were made on different plan. His Tram
work is very complex, and pike bone
the throat is not calculated to fill perso
fulI Of ioy. We prefer the graceful an
dociIe herring for brain food. There is
GOOD deal of frame work in him, too' ol
a person will feel less melancholy VII
HIS system full of herring bones than !
will with the same number of pike bon'
working through between his ribs.
in our last issue we said, while IN
If of gloomy abstraction, that Profess'
WYATT would produce the cantata
onaeu Esther at Elkton about the midd
Of January. AS long as we don't get mo-
than month or five weeks out Of the wa
when we have occasion to refer to dates
tbis column our readers need not fear f
us. 1t is way we have. Dates seem
hang loosely upon the pegs ofour memor
We frequently give our note and forget
about the date it falls due, until the bar
reminds us. A whole month slips
from beneath us occasionally and we fo
ret it. We presume our readers will n
criticise us harshly as long as we can ke
within a couple of months of dates '
refer t2.