Middletown transcript., 1888-12-13

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We eaend our heatiest co9gratula-
tions toat sind Mrs. willard B. Biggs.
-unly about too more Yeeks e make
up your reading maEsF IA 1889. TAKE
advantage Of our offer
subscribers who change their resi-
denaashould notify us promptly 60 tnas
theyFill get their papers.
ALI our merchants an puI fortn
their best efforts to accomIno neir
patrons during the Holidays.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. F51k will
entertain their friends this evening at the
residence Of Mrs. s. E. Polk, Odessa, Del.
Il will furnish Coin Silver Spoons,
Forks, Napkin Rings &c. at Gil r1ces,
Weight and Quality guaranteed a Mas
ssys.
Rev. w. G. Alexander will preach
sermon to young men and boys in For
est Presbyterian church next Sunday
evening. subject show to succeed" All
are cordially invited.
The Sabbath Shool of the Presby-
tartan church are busily engaged rehears.
ing for a Cantata, which they expoct to
render in the Town Hall during the
Christmas Holidays.
The annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Citizens National Bank
for the election of nine directors to serve
for the ensuing year, will be held on
January Sth, between the hours of 10 and
ia. M.
: The shortest day in the year in this
section, will be Friday, the 2lst, the sun
ssfising at 7.19 a. m, and setting at 4.3s p.
ir1., making the length of the day nine
hours and nineteen minutes.
- Maryland man is credited with
having caught 100 quail recently by
spreading grain which had been soaked
lin whisky on the road. The birds ate
the grain and then became tipsy. That
fellow is more miserably mean tEan the
additionally mean man, who is said to be
SO mean that he would steal acorns from
blind hog.
AT meeting Of the Stockholders Of
the Odessa and Middletown N. @. r. R.,
the following organization was effected.
VIM. Taylor, President; w. r. Polk,
Secretary; Jos. L. Gibson, Treasurer;
Directors, Jno. G. Corbit, VIM. Polk.
w. n. Houston, VIM. Taylor, D.
w. Corbit, W, r. Polk, Jos. L. Gibson,
g. W. Polk, Victor Lord. A call was
issued for 10 per cent of the stock sub
scribed.
- The w. q. T. U. ale contemplating
having reading room for the benefit OF
the members ofthe organization. Such an
undertakings as this, we have no hesitat-
ion In saying, will be of much assistance
to our town in advancing the temper
ance among us. And while politically,
the party can't elect a president, yet there
ought to be enough patronage in our
midst to help the Ladies to a good read
ing room.
"A party of our local sportsmen, visit
ii Noxentown Pond on Monday last,
and had more than the proverbial "Fish-
eermens luck" since they captured a
Rock large enough to brag of for the en-
tire winter. The fish is said to have
measured S6 inches long and weighed 2l
pounds. II this is not good fish story
any contemporary may enlarge on it to
suit their own convenience. Odessa
Herald please copy.
= Boys Minstrel No. z. This we'll
known and popular aggregation, gave
one of their interesting as well as highly
amusing performances, last Friday even
ing in the Auditorium of Lyceum Hall,
before large and appreciative audience.
This troupe has, like the Odessa Her.
aid, come to stay, being organized on a
strictly cash basis financially, and a
severely moral one artistically considered.
We predict for No. long and sue
cessful season.
- Prof. Fl. j. Abbott gave an excell-
ent entertainment in the Opera House
on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Mas
ter Eddie, the Professors year old son
is a wonder in himself and is claimed to
be the youngest magician in the world.
One of the features Of the entertain
ment was the cremation act, in which a
young lady was cremated and restored to
life before the eyes of the audience.
= Once in a while we feel that local
notice of advertisers is duty owed to
our subscribers. Such an occasion comes
to as in calling attention to the advertise
ment Of G. w. Kennedy & Co., Pianos
and organs. This community needs to
be brought into direct and constant COM
munication with an establishment OF this
kind, for many reasons; chiefly because
we have nothing like it nearer than
Philadelphia or Baltimore. Persons with
mus5eAl instruments out of order are
subjected to the deceptions OF everytramp
who visits us calling himself "tuner,"
nd who gen orally accomplish more
harm than good. We put before our pa
irons this week, the card of reliable
house, and will simply request their in-
quiry and inspection OF what we feel to be
a benefit to them.
- The "St. Anne's Young Ladies
Guild" held Bazaar and Supper in the
Opera House last Thursday evening,
which was largely attended, and from
which they netted S125. The members OF
the Guild tender their most cordial thanks
to Mr.. Hendrickson, of Philadelphia, for
a vslpable present of fruit. To the Mid
dletown Orchestra for music which so &C
ceptably enlivened the proceedings of the
evening. TO Mr.. Alfred Chamberlain
and Mr.. W. G. Lockwood for their skill
and labor in fitting up the beautiful CEN
tral booth. To the Janitor for his assidu-
GUS attention, and to the public for their
liberal patronage. Every one appeared
to be pleased with the efforts of the Young
Ladies to give satisfaction, and they rich
ly deserved the success with which their
labors were crowned.
= Our citizens should avail themselves
dffhe opportunitv now offered of supply.