Middletown transcript., 1886-03-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
: The only safe hen is dead one.
- The sun rises tomorrow Saturday
at 5.54 and sets at 6.18.
"A mild snow storm broke in upon
our summer dream on Tuesday.
Mr.. Geo. W. Stephens has erected
an office in the rear of his store on Mair
street.
The scissors grinder man was in town
this week. Another sign Of returning
spring.
Sunday was thus far the warmest
day OF the year. The thermometer rang.
ed from 600 to 700.
Those who moved to new quarters
yesterday have our heartfelt sympathy.
We have been there ourselves.
The "deadly schooner" which so
many men help over the bar, has been
the death of good many of them.
- Mr.. W. P. Miffiin has gone to house.
keeping on Green street in the dwelling
formerly occupied by Mrs. Kanely.
When you rise in the morning, form
a resolution to make the day happy one
to fellow creature.-Sidney Smith.
ats just pie," is the latest female
agony to express ecstacy.-DentonU Union.
"Pi," to the printer means anything but
ecstacy.
= The people of Rev. Adam Stengle's
new charge, he Union M. e. Church,
Wilmington, rendered him reception
last evening.
Mr.. Jacob Shallcross has removed
from his farm in Maryland and occupies
the house recently vacated by Mr.. Fox
on Green street.
= List of unclaimed letters in the Mid
dletown post-office for the week ending
March 20: Mr.. Lcates, Mrs. Sophia Mil
Ter, Mary Simons.
- Mr.. Cyrus Tatman moved to town
on Monday. He will occupy the house
on Broad street lately occupied by Chas.
Tatman, deceased.
Il will not be as those who spend the |
day in complaining of headache, and the
night in drinking the wine that gives the
headache.-Goethe.
A Maryland paper speaks OF "Mr.
Cochran of fMiddletown!' "Mr. Cochran, Of
Middletown" is good many, Which one
of him do you mean, brotherf
- Time-cards for Steamer Clio have
been issued. The timetable also appears
in another column. Time-cards can be
had at THE TRANSCRIPT Office.
Postmaster Dunning sent in his resig-
nation as postmaster here to the postal au-
thorities on Saturday. Recent domestic
Affections caused him to take this step.
Pen, ink and paper and brains are
the only things requisite to literary sue
cess; and almost anybody can get the
pen, ink and paper.-Somerville Journal.
Subscribers to THE TRANSCRIPT
wishing the addresses of their papers
changed will please give their present ad-
lress as well as the one to which they
wish the paper sent.
Mr.. W. 8. Lednum has taken the
Joseph Roberts house on Broad street
md removed his family thither. He has
accepted position with 8. M. Reynolds
& Co. of this place.
Tatman & Pennington are busily en-
yaged In getting their store ready and ar
.anging their new stock. They will open
Up with an entirely new line in every de-
partment about April LIST.
- Mr.. John T. Hayes removed his
amily to his new farm near Bear Station
Mr.. Hayes many friends here
while regretting his removal wish him
III success in his new location
= Carpenters are busy placing shelves
md counters in the storeroom on Main
treet, lately occupied by J. F. McWhor-
or. The store is rented TO Fox, the dry
,oods merchant, who will remove there.
- The Board Of Directors Of the Town
Hall company organized Tuesday even-
ng. The following officers were elected
!. M. Cox, president; Samuel Penning-
on, secretary ]. B. Deakyne, treasurer.
- You can't judge mans character by
he umbrella he carries.-Erchange.
That's so. For very often the umbrella
belongs to another man.-EGston Inde-
PENDENT. Our parasol has gone visiting,
,ut our character remains at home.
- The men in the morocco factories in
who struck on Tuesday, re-
urned to work yesterday. 1t is reported
hat the questions involved in the strike
ire not all settled and there may be an
,ther strike on Saturday.
- Mrs. w. @. Alexander left here for
Atlantic City on Monday. She was ac-
by Miss Fannie Shepherd.
Everyone rejoices in her continued i'm
and hopes to see her return
'ery much better because Of her sojourn
oy the sea.
= Morning News correspondent says:
". Irving Walker, a clerk employed at
he North East works of the Mccullough
ron Company, while attempting to get
,ut of his boat in the rear Of the office, re-
,ently fell overheard and was rescued by
Harry Hitchcock.
THE TRANSCRIPT Office was never
n better shape to do fine printing than at
present The proprietors have recently ad-
led two hundred dollars worth ofnew ma
erial and are constantly improving their
,lant. Give us call, look at our samples
lHu S0b ouE pTlC6Ss
- The attention of our readers is called
o the card of Geo. G. Newman in this is
ue. Mr.. Newman promises to show his
'atrons the largest stock of his kind OF
'oods in Philadelphia, and we can say
hat his house has good reputation for
eliability and reasonable prices.
On Monday night somebody with a
aste for chickens relieved Mr.. Charles
anderson of all he had, and on the fol-
owing evening treated Mr.. w. P. Biggs
a the same manner. There are perhaps
wo morals to this sad tale of depreciation.
,ock the hennery before the hens are
tolen. or else eat your hens before some
ody else does. Il