Middletown transcript., 1886-02-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
- 81. Valentines day falls upon Sun.
day next.
The ground hog went into his hole
again Tuesday of last week, and pulled
the hole in after him.
Twenty Shares of the stock of the
people's National Bank were sold this
week at sl10 per share.
The young gentlemen of Odessa have
arranged for social dance at Odessa Hall
on Tuesday, Feb. 18th.
"A very fine clock was chanced off at
Wilson's Cigar store on Saturday night
last and was won by Jas. U. G. Reynolds;
the lucky number being 65.
= Everybody who had horse that
could go at all had him out on the
road this week, and seemed willing to bet
any amount of money on his speed and
endurance.
-Pocomoke City, lighted by electricity,
now desires park, with shade trees and
babbling brooks, and cozy hooks, where
two, with souls as one, may rest.-[Wi-
comico Record.
Why not light our streets with
electricity and buy steam fire engine
this year7 Smaller towns upon the PEN
insula than Middletown are way ahead of
us in such matters.
THE TRANSCRIPT is way up in the
front rank and keeping step to the music
in all that goes to make up first class
family and local newspaper; and will
still continue TO lead the procession.
See here, you fowers-that- -bloom-in-
the-spring-tra-la young man, we have had
about enough of that sort of thing. Go
see the "Little Tycoon" and you won't
want any more comic opera for fort
night.
- Terrific floods are reported at all
points in consequence of the great rain of
yesterday; great loss of property is report
ed at various points and much suffering
among poor people. We have not learn
ed of any serious local damage.
= The three farms, late the property OF
VIM. Bennett, deceased, at st. Georges,
advertised for sale on Tuesday the ninth
were not sold. The bids were not con-
sidered high enough and 1t has been decid-
ed to dispose of the property at private
sale.
= List OF unclaimed letters in the post
office at Middletown, Del. for the week
ending Feb. 9th 1886: Frank Carly, Mrs.
Sarah Mohney, George Sweatman, Mary
Simmons, F. r. Smith. Persons calling
for the above letters must say they are
advertised.
- The quality of the paper upon which
THE TRANSCRIPT is printed this week
is not all that could be desired and not
what we have been in the habit of using
heretofore. We have ordered large sup
ply of the better kind and shall not run
short again very soon.
- The Cecil News lifts up its voice and
crieslustily I" for frost that will everlast-
ingly kill the [peach] prophets" We
have no objection to the News wish
being fulfilled, but it would not alter the
fact that good judges are of the opinion
that the peach crop of 's6 il" everlast-
ingly" hurt already.
&c. L. Eichrnann, sos Arch street,
presents his advertisement in another COL
umn. He has taken the business former
ly conducted by Eichmann & Meier which
firm is well and favorably known here.
We bespeak for him share of the patro-
mage Of our readers and can assure them
of good and generous treatment at his
hands.
- The Ladies of the M. e. Church at
Sassafras will proceed the supper on Tues
day evening the 10Th, by Howell's pleas
ing drama of "The Register" The lead
ing character will be taken by lady well
known in Middletown, who will be sure
to please. On Wednesday evening the
laughable Ballad of Mary Jane will be
illustrated in shadow pantomime. The
entertainment for Thursday to be an
nounced. Admission to entertainment
l0cts. Free admission to supper.
"A Maryland young man was in town
on Tuesday, putting his horse through
his choicest PAGES up and down Main
street. Some how the horses gait did not
altogether suit the young man, so he
stood up in his sleigh and cruelty lashed
the animal, The upshot of the whole al
fair was that the animal got one OF his
hind feet caught in the shafts and was
thrown to the ground, the driver was
thrown out. The sleigh was broken and
the horse cut about the legs. The driver |
was more fortunate and only hurt little.
- The following item went astray In
our copy drawer last week: On Monday |
Feb. LIST, George Jones and Joseph Bow
man of Warwick, were returning home |
from Middletown in Jones' team. The
horse became frightened near Harry |
Crocket's lane, became unmanagable and |
threw both gentlemen out. Mr.. Jones |
was seriously hurt about the face and one
hip. Mr.. Bowman was seriously hurt |
about the face and body. The injured
men were attended by DR.. Wright. The
horse ran nearly to the Maryland line and
was stopped by James Jackson. The wa
gon and harness were badly damaged.
Down in Jersey there is little paper |
published with which we were once in
tiInately connected. In looking over its
local column we find that out of thirty-six
items composing it, nineteen refer directly
or indirectly to the snow and cold wealth
er. We know that these are almost mex
haustable subjects and how Scott ever let
the seventeen other items creep in is more
than we can imagine. 1t takes a man OF
no mean ability to write nineteen items
on two subjects that are almost insepera-
Bile, and yet have no two OF them alike.
1t shows to what perfection the profession
may attain. 1t also shows to what an
aI alarming da0raa 9 ,vintar raso rts,, In that |