Middletown transcript., 1886-09-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.


Town Notes.
The earthquake must have misse
connections somewhere yesterday.
A good soaking rain is what th
farmers need for their wheat ground.
- The sun rises tomorrow (Friday) Q
$50 and sets at 5.42; moon sets s.A after
noon.
= Mr.. Harry Armstrong residing
near Armstrong; Corner lost 9 yer.
valuable mule last week Of lung fever.
The board of health does not seem b
be in town but number Of decided odor
are. Providence smiles ON Middletown
= Why In q well-displayed advertise
ment in THE TRANSCRIPT like beauti
full ladyf Because 1t attracts peoples
attention.
- There will be meeting Of the Demo
cratic club of this hundred tomorrow
evening. It il desired that there be Z
full attendance. a
Summer sat down in the lap OF aut-
umn awful hard Monday and Tuesday but
antumn seemed TO catch his breath again
on Wednesday.
Tomatoes have been going to the
cannery this week as plentifully a. did
peaches to the evaporators and the station
the weeks before.
The following named we're delegates
to the Temperance Reform convention on
Saturday last: George r. Wilson. Walter
8. Leatherbury, Edward B. Rice.
= The fall time card for the Steamer
Clio is out. The table for the month Of
October appears in another column. The
cards can be had at TIE TRANSCRIPT
office.
- Mr.. John Howell, who has been Wis
iting his people here, started ON the re-
turn trip to his southern home In Jackson
vile, Florida, via N. Y, p. d N. R. r., ON
Tuesday evening.
- The tickets are all made and the
peaches are all picked. It now remains
to elect Biggs for governor and divide mp
the peach money. Then we will be all
ready for Thanksgiving turkey.
: The good men do does not always
die with them. DR.. Barr's Cough mix
ture is still the most reliable remedy to-
be found. Prepared only by ]. G.. Car
roll. 25 cents bottle.
- Remember you are mot safe from the
Ills arising from Malaria till q heavy
frost kills the rank growth OF vegetation
about your premises. Use Kennedy,s
Chill Breaker rs preventive and you
will have no chills.
- Mr.. Thomas Cochran's horse became
frightened at the locomotive on Wednes-
day morning and ran away. His SON and
a colored woman were In the carriage at
the time, but were not hurt. The wagon
was slightly broken.
A number Of Middletown young peo-
pie attended the annual Elktcn ball last
evening. The former reputation Of these
gatherings for good taste in the manage
ment Of details and the consequent en-.
joyment Of guests was fully sustained.
The Temperance Reformers have nonli-
mated the following ticket for st. Georges
hundred: Assessor, Martin B. Burris;
Road Commissioners, Joshua Clayton, ,Jr.,
Thomas p. Riley; Inspectors, William
W. Walker, east; Thos. e. Hurn, west.
- The band received its new wagon
and rode In IL to the Temperance Har-
vest Home to-day. Il is handsome We
hicle done up in blue and red and gold
with handsome decorations on the panels.
IT has seven seats and will accommodate
Q. persons.
= Messrs. Wanamaker & Brown, Of |
Philadelphia, are about to open branch
stores in Pittsburg and Chicago, and MIR,
Robert Griffith, SON Of Mr.. Robert Grit
fifth, of Sassafras has been selected to take
charge Of the one at Pittsburg. This is in
deed an good fortune and we congratulate |
Mr. Griffith.
= List Of unclaimed letters In the post
office at Middletown, DEL, for the week |
ending Sept. %: w. G. Knots, Julious
Black, George Barnes, George Dannells,
Mrs. Francis Heavelo, Mrs. James Lof.
land, Mrs. Martha Preston, Mrs. Mary |
Jane Potter, Miss Julia Raisen, Miss Liz
zie Ranther, John r.. Wright.
Mr.. J. L. Lattomus, Of Townsend, |
met with an accident on Monday after-
noon, at the corner Of Main and North |
Broad streets. His horse was frightened
1t some object and turning very short |
overturned the carriage. The animal did
not get away however, and BY assistance
he owner soon had the vehicle right aide |
,p again. The wagon was only slightly
damaged.
--At o recent meeting Of the unions
he following delegates were elected TO
be State convention to be held ct VIII
nington, next week, October 9th: From
he w. c. T. o.; Mrs. Eliza Anderson.
drs. Lydia A. Price, Mrs. X. b. Rice,
drs. Annie Griflth, Mrs. v. L. Culbert-
on. From the q Us" Mrs. Mary F.
3uker, Miss Addie Hazard, Miss. Jennie
Wright, Mrs. Sylvia Burris, Miss Mary
Anderson.