Middletown transcript., 1888-11-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
Mrs. VIC. Alexander and children
are visiting in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
A phrenologist says the reasoning
mower of the hen is dwarfed because she
does not cackle late.
Mr.. s. Pennington is erecting store
bouse and shed on the site OF the old
house which was torn down recently.
The attention of the town authori-
ties is respectfully called to the bad con :
dition of portion of North Broad street.
Rev. W. G. Alexander preached
special sermon to the order of Good Sa.
maritan Lodge, No. 8, 1. o. o. F., last
sunday evening.
- There are about dozen applicants
for the post office but as only one can get
Tit is very evident that some one will be
disappointed.
Next Thursday being Thanksgiving
THE TRANSCRIPT will be issued one day
earlier than usual in order to give our
employees a holiday.
- Mr.. Merritt Lingo formerly of Mid
dletown, but who for the past few years
has been IN California, has returned to
his home in Wilmington.
- Mr.. Erwin +. Smith has nearly COM
pleted his report on peach yellows for
the Department of Agriculture. It will
be issued about January 1st, 1889.
- At st. Joseph's Catholic Church,
Middletown, Del, next Sunday, 25th
inst, the holy sacrifice of Mass will begin
at O'Clock sharp, and in Bohemia at IL.
-Housekeepers see to it that your cell
lars are cleaRed and purified, and your
yards cleaned up for the winter. Ty-
phoid and other fevers may thus be
avoided.
- Ground was broken for the Hose
Company's house yesterdayand the work
will be rapidly pushed. It will in
all probability be completed by January
9th, 1889.
= Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Rice are at New
York buying Christmas goods. Their
display this season will be as large and
attractive as ever. Go see them when
they arrive.
The Young Ladies Guild of st. |
Annes Protestant Episcopal Church will /
hold Bazar and Supper in the Town
Hall on Thursday, Dec. 9th. Doors open
at 5 o'clock. Christmas presents spe-
cialty.
= The Volunteer Hose Company will
give another one of their pleasing enter
tainments in the Opera House on Christ
mas night. The titla of the play is sour
Boys'' and the entertainment will no
doubt be a success.
= The largest turnip of the season, at
least 50 far as we have heard, has been
on exhibition at THE TRANSCRIPT Office
the past week. 1t weighs six pounds and
was left at our Office by an old subscriber
who resides short distance from town.
- List of unclaimed letters at the Post
Office, Middletown, DEL, for the week
ending Nov. 18th Elizabeth Cain, Will
liam Wanamaker, Mrs. Jeanette Will
son. Persons calling for the above let
ters will please say they are advertised.
- On Wednesday Of last week work.
men began the preliminary work in the
of the new iron draw bridg Q
over the Appoquinimink river, at Fenl-
more, about three miles from this place.
The contract has been awarded to Will
liam Wilson for $2.750.-odessa Herald. {
The Odessa Herald says: The Wat
kins Packing Company shipped 1900
cases of tomatoes and catsup to New York
ind elsewhere this week. Sample cases
Of their fine Ruby catsup have also been
shipped to the leading wholesale grocers
Of Wilmington.
- Dockstader & Thomas minstrels
rave very good entertainment in the
opera House last Friday evening. Owing i,
o the very unfavorable weather there
vas onlya fair audience present. The
,ntertain ment was first-class and the
audience were very appreciative.
There are two pleasing entertain
nents to be given in Odessa hall next
thursday and Friday evenings. On
evening "The Seven Ages OF a
dan' from Shakespeare will be enacted S
nd Oh Friday evening the beautiful
)peretta The Forest Jubilee Band"
Till be given by strong chor us. Music 4
y the Odessa social orchestra. t
= Services in st. Annes church next |
unday will be as follows:-At 1870 a.
a., Morning Prayer, Litany and Ser 4
non. At $50 p. M. Evening Prayer. 9
It 700 p. M, peoples service with q
ermon on " Popular Objects to Follow v
hrist." The Mission Hymnal will be o
sed. The public are cordially invited 9
} attend. There will also be Divine Ser Il
ice on Thanksgi wing Day at 1880 a. m. b
A poultry shipper says dressed
oultry should not be packed for trans
ortation until entirely cold. It then : :
hould be laid in clean straw, breast
own, keeping wings and legs close to : :.
be body. See that there is no discolora- =
ION of the blood on the skin. IF the y y
eads are removed pull up the skin of the :.
eek and tie over the severed portion :,
nth bit OF strong thread or twine.
The post-office depart ment is soon to
ave H0W Stylo Vi Pos1ai CoruS' IL 10
cry much like double cardiof the pres {
ut pattern. The back fold is split dag !
nally and opens out like four pointed n
ar. The four corners are fold ed and h
lined in the centre when the card is q
lady for mailing with piece Of gummed d
aper. The card weighs less than half an Il
lnce, and will contain no more writing Il
ian the present card, the only advantage is
eing greater privacy. O
Rev. r. 81. Adams OF this place is r
ooken of as the successor of the Rev. j. n
!. Bryan pastor of Asbury Church, Will IL
lington. The quarterlyconference picked CT
ut three ministers from whom to select al
n. Bryan IS successor. They are the
ev. Mr.. Adams and the Revs. W. j.