Middletown transcript., 1888-10-18
Odessa Notes.


- Mr.. James Keegan spent Sunday in
Elkton.
- The steamer Ella dis charged cargo
of coal yesterday for Mr.. Watkins.
- Steamer Vega discharged two car
goes of coal for Lord & Polk this week.
- Hog killing time will soon be here
but Alonzo Swan is provided with a new
patent scalder.
Miss Lydia Davis who for the past
summer has been at Ocean Grove, is
spening a week in town.
- We understand two new houses will
be erected here soon. One on Main
street and one on High street.
- The Cantwell Club is nicely fixed
again in their old quarters in the Town
Hall. They are a jovial party.
On Tuesday ev ening meeting of st.
Georges hundred Democrats was held at
Odessa Hotel for th g purpose of electing
Hundred Committee.
The Sons of Veterans are growing
strong in members. They hope the vet
erans' sons from Middletown and sur
roundings will join in.
- Mrs. James Hume was to start on a
three months visit to Scotland this week,
but in consequence of Mr.. Hume being
indisposed she did not start.
1t is sincerely hoped that the Till
Family will stop for night in Odessa on
their Peninsular trip. We have heard
them and we put them along side of the
Kempa Family.
- Samuel s. Sanford's Ministries gave
ene ct ef their excellent performances in
the Town Hall on Friday evening to
large house. Every one got more fun for
their money than they expected and will
look forward to the time when Sanford
will pay the Russian named town another
visit with fun.
- Even if John Wanamaker has been
instrumental in reducing the Tariff on
ribbons the fellow who would face matri-
mony now with -four at SS barrel, lard
IA cents pound and meats away up there
must have heart of steel. We prefer
to 20 it bachelor little longer at these
prices until the Mills bill says -four is
down to its old price.
Il believe Cupid has torn down the
wall from around Odessa entirely for on
next Wednesday, October oath, Odessa's
loss will be Bridgeton, New jerseys, gain
in the possession of handsome young
lady. On that day Mr.. Fred Burgess will
claim Miss Mary J. Vandyke as his life
partner. Too bad boys,-to see our young
ladies give you all the shake. We feel
tor you but we can't cry.
Whilst we believe it would be
breach OF newspaper etiquette for the
Editor OF THE TRANSCRIPT to supply us
with Well Wisher's name we thank our
cousin correspondent for his friendly
offer. No matter how we differ in our
ideas about the railroad it is clear that we
are both anxious to see Odessa and Mid
dIetown connected by steam traffic. We
are glad to see tie pluck OF a Well Wisher
in keeping time. And as to ourselves
we wish right here to say that while he
will not take a backward step we will
never recede line in our effort to have
the Odessa and Middletown Narrow
Gauge Railway a thing OF the near fu-
ture in old st. Georges Hundrd. But
should power overcome us we will take
retreat but legitimately with the wound
of the conqueror's arrow in our breast
We are but working man and our in
f1uence can not be brought to hear very
strongly on our citizens to subscribe.
Again our time is limited and we have
no famil y connections nor friends here.
The proposed newspaper is spoken of as
a champion for the road. We cannot see
that 1T will be. The Editor will be Mr..
Charles H. Sentman who was formerly
connected with religious publication in
Wilmington. Now then, the Morning
News and the Georgetown Democrat tells
us that the Odessa Republican will appear
October 21st, Sunday if you please. From
this we may surmise that the sermons of
our divinis to their congregations en- Sum
day morning will be in print in the after
noon so that those who can't or don't at
tend can take the full grit of the sermons
in and profit thereby. But paper or no
paper let us have the railroad first.
Well Wisher, get your real estate owners
to subscribe first and then we will try our
hand on the single share men at 500. Do
not drive too hard at Us. We give you the
credit who ever you are, aud in years to
come when we look at the new hat we
wear, on the first trip on the road will
saw, "When this old hat was new"