Middletown transcript., 1886-02-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
at 8.3S and sets at $40.
- The weather has been good and the
roads are improving.
"A serpent's fang IL little thing, but
death il its yictory.-[ Josh Billings.
Mo man can be thoroughly pure
christian without the aid of soap.-TChi-
cago Ledger.
Armstrong & Sparks hauled up the
stars and stripes in honor of Washington g
birthday OIL Monday.
- The marriage of Miss Laura Biggar
formerly of Delaware City took place at
Manitoba on the evening of February
7th.
- The sale of Macomb Clayton, on
Tuesday was largely attended and the
property for the most part brought fair
prices.
u DR.. Hammond says: "In another
Thousand years. we will all be bald.''
Well, in another thousand years we won't
care If we are.-[ Puck.
1t is said that few drops of acetic
ether administered in water to persons
rendered insensible from breathing il
Illuminating gas. will revive them..
- DR.. Shortli dge, Fish Commissioner
for Delaware, deposited 15O,O0O white
fish in Druinmond's g Pond, near Middle
town, on Thursday, the 25th inst.
= List of letters remaining in the post
office at Middletown, for the week end
ing February %: Mrs. Fannie Bardley,
Geo. w. Clarke. Miss Mary Ann Melcon.
- The ladies of st. Joseph's Catholic
Church are making preparations for a
church. The date will be announced
later.
- A taste of March weather In Febru-
ary to-day. And this is the kind of
weather when you cannot be too careful
OF your health. There are heaps of
danger in these sudden changes from
heat to cold.
An exchange says the reason why so
many old maids are teachers is said to be
because of the fact that the school narms
are, as aruIe sensible women, and no sem
sible woman will give up G forty dollar
situation for a thirty dollar man.
Rev. james r. Carroll, OF Leipsic,
was kicked in the side and hip by his
horse recently and hurt severely. The
horse had turned his blanket in the sta
BILE, and Mr.. Carroll was trying to fix it
when the animal got frightened and kick
ed him.-Peninsula Methodist. REV.
Mr.. Carroll is father OF DIR. Carroll of this
place.
The election for delegates represent
ing the employees of the railroad, to attend
q meeting of the railroad officials at Phila-
delphia in reference to the proposed bene-
ficial organization, was held on Wednes-
day. There were four boxes for the bal
lots, representing the four divisions OF
the road. The elections will not be finish-
ed until to-day (Friday).
= The papers buried the peach crop of
'S6 and wrote its obituary a few weeks
ago, and are now as diligently en-
gagged resurrecting it again, on paper.
We add our mite this week toward the
of one OF our most i'm.
portant staplesand pray no other serious
thing may happen to our beloved fruit
from now until they are safe in the
baskets.
= The service this afternoon at st.
Anne's church was favored with the at
tendance of the Rt. Rev. Bishop Little, of
Utah, who gave an effective address on
missionary work in Utah and elsewhere.
The Rev. IT. g. Littell, of Wilmington,
and j. 9. Kerr, of Georgetown, Delaware,
were also in the Chancel. The service
was conducted by the Rector Rev. ].
Beers.
A fireman on freight going north
on Friday night last saw the headlight of
the engine on the siding at the gravel pit,
and thinking there was about to be
another collision slit OUT from the train
without further ado. His comrades
stopped and picked him up. He was not
so pretty as he was before, and his clothes
were torn, but he knew more. He was
not seriously hurt.
- At the annual meeting of the Methc-
dist Episcopal Sunday School Board on
last Wednesday evening the following
officers were elected to serve one year
A. g. Cox, Superintendent; w. J. Fl.
Lingo, Assistant Superintendent; j. M.
Cox, Treasurer; G. e. Hukill, Secretary :
Massey and Harry Jones, LII
brarians: Mrs. Thomas Massey, Superin-
tendent Primary Department DIR. J. G.
Carroll, Chorister.
- The auctions at e. w. Tatman's store
will continue for about another week
when the store will be closed and painted
and thoroughly renovated. About April
1st the store will be opened and business
by Mr.. E. w. Tatman and Mr..
VIM. C. Pennington, under the firm style
Of Tatnan & Pennington. The goodsat
these auctions have sold very low, and
many more articles may be expected to be
sold cheap during the coming auction
nights.
= The banks were closed on Monday
because it was " Burthington's Washday' |
md Cashier Crouch, of the Citizens,
whiled the hours away In the possession |
VI cheerful countenance and rake, and |
cleared up the gutter in front of his resi-
lence and our Office in very neat man
Ter. The report that this piece of indus
ry on his part proceeded from desire to
make his election sure" as town father
gain is indignantly denied. We prefer
o believe that he did the. work from
purely philanthropic motives.
- DR.. Blacks book, the subject OF