Middletown transcript., 1886-03-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
The sun rises tomorrow Saturday
at6.17 and sets at 6.03.
Read the article on the electric ligh
to be found on our editorial page.
- Theodore Kumple, of this place, viii
open a butcher shop in Chester mex
~ week
Rev R H Adams, the new pastor o
the Methodist church, will occupy thu
pulpit next Sunday
- Rev Adam Stengle will occupy The
pulpit of his new charge in Wilmington
this coming Sunday
Jones factiously says that his LEM
began away back last Christmas. He len
man five dollars, and it's lent yeti
- Mr.. William Taylor is removing the
old dwelling next to the academy on
Broad street, and will erect q new house
on the site.
e w Tatman disposed OF the balance
of his goods at auction on Wednesday
night and the store is now being cleaned
and painted for the new firm of Tatman
& Pennington
That sweet harbinger of spring, the
hand organ, Is lit to pick. We are sorry
to say the frost was not strong enough to
kill it and the crop promises to be as large
as ever this year.
A fair sized audience greeted Mrs
Julia Lore McGrew, the returned mis-
sionary from India at the M. E. Church
on Wednesday evening She gave an in
teresting address
Mayor Roades who was injured 50
severely few days since by being thrown
from his carriage, is still confined to the
house; his condition is not much improv-
ed.-Sunday Star.
= The funeral ofthe Rev. William d.
Mackey; who died at Newark on Thurs
day last, took place on Monday. The
burial was made in the Cemetery of White
Clay Creek Church.
- The young ladies Guild OF st Anne's
solicits plain sewing and fancy work to
occupy the willing hands of the ladies
The proceeds of the work ofthe Guild for
the church and benevolent fund
~ Rev Adam Stengle's former congre-
CATION and his many other friends in all |
congregations here, regret his leaving |
Middletown, but send with him their best
wishes and prayers to his new field
Mr. John T Hayes lost a valuable
farm dog one night recently, which was
shot by chicken thieves Hearing the
report Mr. Hayes appeared on the scene
and the rascaIs left without any chicken 8
= List of unclaimed letters in the post
Office at Middletown, Del, for the week |
ending March 9th: Mrs Julia Clarkson,
John Egans, Mrs. Yeita Hooper, Mrs.
Sarah Marshal and Mrs. Curtis 8. Wains-
wright.
= The ladies OF the Methodist church
have set the parsonage in order for the
new preacher, and have added a new
brussels carpet on the parlor and an in
grain carpet on the dining room to the in
terror decorations
= The latter part of last week DR. w F
Kennedy performed quite painful sur
gical operation upon ] Thomas Budd of
this place Since the operation Mr. Budd
has convalesced quite rapidly and expects
to be out again in few days
The recently appointed Boardof Health
consisting Of Dr. e. e. 6hamberfaine,
VIM. FL Houston, Jas. r. Hoffecker, Jas.
M. Cox and Richard Clayton, will meet
at the Office of Geo. w. Ingram on Monday
evening March, 18th, at 7 o'clock, for the
purpose of organizing.
O.. |
sense as other folks. No sooner had the
preachers arrived at a certain home in
Elkton on Wednesday last than the
chickens in the yard set up tremendous
growing which sounded very much like
dying swan song.-Cecil Wing.
William J. Maxwell, of Wilmington
has been given probationary appoint
ment as inspector of the post Office de-
partment. The probationary period
lasts six months, during which time the
salary of the position is at the rate of ST.
200 per annum and "a per day for travel
ling expenses, when engaged in active
employment. After the term of proba-
tion expires the salary Is sl6OOand "a per
day for expenses.
= The prospect for an appropriation for
the much needed canal, extending from
Lewes to Chincoteague, is much brighter.
The delegations from Maryland, Della
ware and Virginia are exerting themsei-
yes to convince the members of the COM
mittee of its great benefit, and their sug-
gustions are meeting with unexpected ap-
proval. We trust no effort on the part
of the few Sussex county citizens, who
are endeayoring to secure an appropria-
tion for digging out Indian River, an i'm
practicable undertaking, will tend to de-
feat their efforts.-Breakwater Light.