Middletown transcript., 1888-11-01
Town Notes.

The old shed back of the hotel OF
Armstrong & Sparks has been torn
down.
There will be preaching next Sun
day afternoon at o'clock at Armstrong; g
Chapel, by ReY. w. g. Alexander.
- The Middletown Creamery paid out
about $500 to the farmers of this section
for milk for the month of September
alone.
The house recently used by Col.
Joseph Hanson for an Office is being
overhauled and will be fixed up for q
dwelling.
j. G. Stuart has about 200 pairs OF
eyeglasses for sale at II price, bought at
forced sale. All sizes, go see them, N.
e. Cor. Broad and Main.
The Eagle creamery paid S1.00 per
hundred pound for milk for the
month OF September. A new cement floor
will be put in at the creamery this week.
= The Sheriff sale of the Smyrna
House, in Smyrna, was set aside by the
Court last week. The property was
purchased by John M. Ford, OF
Dover.
- Steamer Clio will leave Odessa for
Philadelphia Tuesday, November 9Th, at
IL M, and returning leave Philadel-
phia, Wednesday 7th, at p. m.
The young men who have charge OF
the Middletown Opera House deserve
credit for the very efficient manner in
which they keep order during perfor-
nances.
The Rev. James Conway of Port
Deposit, Md, preached in the Presby-
terian Church last Sunday evening to
large and interested audience.
: Miss May Biggs gave bean party to
number OF her friends Monday even
ing. There were about As ladies and
gentlemen present and very pleasant
evening was spent.
VIM. Price is repainting his resi-
dence on South Broad street and adding
second story to his bay window, and we
hear has other in Improvements in con-
temptation.
A regular meeting of the Young
Mems Republican Club will be held in
their room on Monday evening, Nov. 9Th.
All the members are requested to be pre-
sent as important business will be tram
sacted.
= Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Rice are going
to New York about November Goth, to
purchase their Christmas novelties. Mr..
Rice says the young folks can send along
their letters now and he will get what
they write for.
- List of unclaimed letters at the Post
Office Middletown, for the week ending
October rs Lizzie Tiller, Inay Ross,
Katie Libson, John B. Crockett, (2),
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say they are advertised.
- The new paper for Odessa will make
its appearance tomorrow, Friday. The
name has been. changed to the Odessa
Herald The type is all new and the
citizens of Odessa will very soon have
what they have wanted so long-a news
paper.
= The Till family gave one of their
pleasing entertainments in the Middle
JOWu ODOId 11OuS03 4hOAuny OFOh h6s
There was large audience present and
the entertainment was grand success.
Too much cannot be said of this musical
Company.
An exchange tells of schoolma'm
who has introduced q novel system Of
spelling in her school. When one Of the
girls misses word the boy who spells 1t
correctly is permitted to kiss the girl.
The boys are improving, but it is feared
the girls will soon forget how to spell
their own names.
A large Democratic meeting will be
held in the Middletown Opera House to-
morrow, (Friday) evening. William
G. Tyson of Odessa, and George Chance
of Philadelphia, will deliver addresses
upon the issues of the day. Everyone is
invited and everyone should attend.
The Citizens Cornet Band will furnish
music.
- There will be an adjourned meeting
OF the Presbytery Of New Castle held In
West Church, Wilmington, Del, on
Monday, November 18th, at 2 O'Clock.
1t is OF the utmost Importance that this
meeting be largely attended, as the
special object for which it Is held is to
consider and act upon the matter of
Presbyterial Missionary.
Mr.. George Echenhofer prevented
what might have proved serious acci-
dent Tuesday afternoon. He was driving
over st. Anne's crossing just after
freight had passed and looking after the
train he noticed heavy piece of timber
fall from one of the cars. 1t had fallen be-
tween the tracks and as he could not
handle it alone he came to MiddIetown
and reported to w. W. Black, freight
agent, who acted promptly and had the
obstruction removed before the next train
came along.
In order to get the news from
the different parts OF the country, on the
results of the election next Tuesday, the
president of the Republican Club OF Mid
dletown, made proposition to the Presi-
dent of the Democratic Club, that each
organization pay half the cost Of using
the telegraph. The Democrats wished
!. to amend this little and made counter
proposal, to the effect if Harrison was
elected, the Democrats pay the bill /; il
Cleveland, the Republicans to do like
wise. The Representative of the party
OF High and Moral Ideas refused, the
element of chance in the proposition
being foreign to his party's ideas OF the
ata~nal fitness of things.
The Democrats held big meeting
in the Middletown Opera House last
Thursday evening. Mr.. Harry Now
land presided. Senator Gray was first
introduced and held the attention of
the vast audience for nearly two hours.
he dwelt upon the tariff particularly and
also read abstracts from our present tariff
law. Hon. Chas. B. Lore made an ad-
dress which was enthusiastically re.
ceiyed. Governor Biggs made the clos
inc speech in his usual humorous and
entertaining manner. Applause was
frequent during the speeches. There
was big crowd OF people In town many
who had come distance Of fifteen and