Middletown transcript., 1888-09-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

John P. Hudson of Smyrna, was in
town on Tuesday.
Mr.. w. A. Hyland OF Galena, was in
town on Tuesday.
Miss Sue Paris of Philadelphia, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Eliza Stephens.
A. M. Brown Of Philadelphia, was in
town on Wednesday.
The Volunteers went out with their
Hose Carriage on Monday, for little ex-
ercise.
Collections haYe been taken up In the
p. e. Church for the benefit of the yell
low-fever sufferers OF Jacksonville.
IS. q. Shallcross Jr., has an apple
orchard near Smiths mill, that is worth
looking at, the quantity and quality OF
the fruit Is something exceptional.
Mr.. e. r. Cochran. OF the Cochran
Park Stock Farm, has quite string OF
thoroughbred horses entered for pre-
miums at the Dover Fair this week.
= Mrs. j. w. Jolls wishes to say that II
the person or persons who stole her avn
ing last week will be kind enough to re-
turn they may have the string it was
hung up by.
Farmers are now busy with their
corn cutting, the corn In many places ID
badly tangled and causes much delay Ia
handling, and the fodder Of course, suf-
fers in quality.
Mr.. e. L. Mif1in of near Mod
lost valuable horse this morning by
being caught in some quick sand in q
meadow on his farm from which all
efforts to extricate 1t was fruitless.
The Lord q Polk Chemical Com
pany informs rs, that they have just
closed a contract to furnish southern
parties with fifteen hundred ton lot OF
Phosphate for the November delivery.
We note very interesting article in
the American C1ttivator, Boston, on the
peaches and Peach Culture, the initials,
J.F. s., suggest that It was penned by
Jacob T. Shallcsoss, formerly of near Nc
Donough Del.
FoUND.-A pocketbook containing q
silver quarter of dollar. The owner can
obtain the same by calling at THE TRAN
SCRIPT Office, and identifying the pro-
perty. We always thought we were
honest-now we know it.
= The Sign Painter has been round
and wormed out of us some OF the cash
we keep to pay the Railroad and Ex.
press Companies with. Some OF our fei-
low townsmen have also succumed to the
weakness as will be observed by glance
- c<ora frnv,fa -H=4fta
The tire OF a coal car on freight
running south, broke last Friday morn
ing near Frogtown crossing. The train
men did not notice the break until they
had run nearly mile. It was necessary
to send for the wrecking train before
they could proceed further.
= List of unclaimed letters at the Post
Office Middletown, for the week ending
September 10th Mr.. Hicks, (2), Robert
Cough, Samuel Griffith, Alfred "a. Caulk,
Miss r. J. Cooper, Daniel Ruth.
Persons calling for the above letters Will
please say they are advertised.
The promiscuous use Of italics by
some of our exchanges forcibly remind
one Of drunken man in narrow lane.
Picking up paper we read the announce
ment that the i" The Noon Is Full"
We take it that the compositor who set
that line was not unlike the moon.
AT the regular meeting Of Good
Samaritan Lodge, No. 8, I. o. o. F., on
Thursday evening last, the following
visitors were present: JIM. Whitford,
q. M; of the State OF Delaware, E. M.
Fowler, D. M. O.; OF Smyrnv, Geo. M.
Stephanson and Fred Knots Of Morning
Star Lodge, No. 8. Of Smyrna.
Rumor has it, that our section has
again been disgraced, by having been
selected as the ground for a prize fight.
All we know is that the particular spot
was near Warwick, and that the mill did
not come off, an exceptional case Of
right Vs might, where the former came
out ahead.
- DR.. w. T. Kennedy Of this place.
wss married to Miss Rose Evans on Men,
day last at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Evans in Washington d. @. The cere-
mony was private. The bride and
groom returned home on Tuesday after
noon, and will reside on Crawford Street
near Broad.
A Parochial Mission, under the aus
picies Of the Parochial Mission Society of
New York, will be held in st. Anne's
Church for one week commencing Nov.
10th. The Rev. w. F. Watkins d. D.,
ofPhiladelphia, will conduct the Mission
and hold services at times to be hereafter
announced, which services the public are
urgently entreated to attend.
The Republicans Of ct. GeorgeslH Hun
dred held mass meeting In the Town
Hall last Friday evening. The meeting
was under the auspicies Of the Young
Mems Republican Club Of this place.
Col. Geo. v. Massey Of Dover, and Rev.
y. 8. Willis of Milford, delivered ad
dresses to large audience,
On Thursday, Octo ber 4th, at the
Cecil County Fair the noted balloonists.
Professors Hunt and Price will make
balloon ascension and at the height Of
5000 feet, will leap from their balloon.
On Friday October 9th, an Athletic con-
test will be given by the Warren Club,
Of Wilmington, DEL, the Schuylkill
Navy, of Philadelphia, and the New
York Athletic Climb.
= Middletown has so many convenien-
cies for man, that 1t seems unnecessary to
recommend more, but we would very
much like to see public watering place
tor horses. Many animals are driven In
town from their homes many miles dis
tant and after several hours stay start
back without quenching their thirst, this
should not be. It would take but q
small outlay from each owner to provide
a drinking trough, and the dement's
would be incalculable.
NextSunday will be a day OF unusual
s->.e=esk - The NJ z Church. The rite
of baptism will be administered In the
morning after an appropriate sermon.
An old time class meeting will be held
In the Sunday School room at 9. 15 led by
one Of the lay members. The Sunday
RchooI will begin its prepa rations for