Middletown transcript., 1888-12-13
: Masterd Howard Ford i nome.

- Mssterd Howard Ford is home.
- Captain Kill'em was in town few
days this week.
- Mr.. J. N. w arren spent Wednesday
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. James Filon is paying a short
visit to his mother.
Mr. H. w. Bigger spent Monday and
Tuesday in Philadelphia and Pottsville.
= Mr.. VIM. T. Vail has accepted the
position Of agent and foreman TOR the
farms of Mr.. A. Colburn.
= Mesrs =. Thomas Price and Vinton
B. Asher left on cunning trip. They
expect to return on Friday.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Reybold oi
Wilmington, Del, spent Sunday with
Mr.. Theodore Clark.
- The fair recently held in the parlor
ofthe Robinson House, by ladies Of Christ
church netted fifty two dollars.
= Mrs. DR.. F. s. Dunlap, who has been
spending few weeks at Locust Grove,
Md, returned home on Monday.
= Mr.. Wilson, of Delaware City ac-
commodation train has Joined the tenor
force of the NJ. E. church choir.
- Captain T. s. Vankirk has recovered
from bis recent illness and has taken
charge of his steamer, Commonwealth,
again.
- Miss Emma Mulligan who has been
visiting her sister Mrs. Shaffer, in Chesa-
peake City for several months past, has
returned home.
- Mr.. VIM. j. Wingate has purchased
the property of Mrs. Jane Bigger, situated
on Hamilton street, and will remove
there in the spring.
- DIR. Hill of Baltimore was in town on
Tuesday arranging with the Won Culin
Incubator Co, to f1t up a large poultry
farm in the suburbs of Baltimore.
A Citizens meeting was held on
Thursday night, in Eagles Hall, to
consider the question OF removed OF the
fire engine house to more central loca-
ton.
- Two OF the officers of the Engineer
department visited Fort Delaware and
the Delaware Battery last week, and re-
port that work will begin on both places
in the spring.
- The steamer, Samuel M. FELTON,,
which has been purchased by the Toll
chester Steamboat Company, passed here
on Wednesday morning, bound for
R.Iti,nora This ranOves an old river
mark from the Delaware.
= Mr.. Freddie Morris, who has been
operator under Mr.. Asher at the
Delaware City depot, had charge Of the
Eddystone station last week in the alb
sence ofthe agent at that place.
A person has only to take a walk
down Clinton street to be reminded that
Christmas is near at hand, as our merch-
ants are all making a handsome display
of Christmas goods this season. Several
Of the windows are tastefully decorated
and attract much attention.
- The M. E. Sunday School will hold
their regular Christian anniversary in the
church on the evening of the 2Sth. A very
programme is promised, which
will consist of music, recitations and the
of gifts from their Christmas
tree. Admission Is cents children, 10
cents.
- The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius,
built by Cramp & Son OF Philadelphia,
passed here on Saturday morning on her
way down the bay, where she was to
make trial trip over a measured mile
course on slack water. She was moving
at the rate OF twenty miles an hour when
passing this point.
- The NJ. E. Choir sociable at the
home of Miss Cora Bigger, on Friday
evening was a most enjoyable affair.
The parlors were filled with young people
bent upon having good time and they
did. Music, games and elocution, fanked
by royal set out, made the time pass
quickly and pleasantly, and the party
adjourned at IL o'clock in the best of
good humor, to meet at the house of Mr..
Joseph Andeson, on Friday evening
naxt