Middletown transcript., 1891-03-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
ID. l.. Dunning advertises his
dwelling house and store for sale in
this issue of THE TRANSCRIPT.
j. G. Stuart removed his stock OF
goods to Dover this morning. G. E.
Foulke, who expects to occupy the
room vacated by Mr.. Stuart will not
move before the first of the week.
- The recent sale of Delaware bred
horses in Philadelphia shows con-
clusively what can be done in the
State of Blue hen chicken" fame,
and the State Of "Blue Grass
will have to look to her laurels.
= List of unclaimed letters remain
ing at the post-ofice which can be
had by saying they are advertised
Miss Annie Bramble, Mr.. W. Beall,
Mr.. W. B. McCaleb, James Green, 2
Frank Hutton, Miss Ruth Truitt.
- Fashion is at work trying to i'm
prove the modern sleeve. The high
shoulder pieces have been pulled
down little, the ham-ike lines have
been removed and there is more
room at the elbows than formerly.
- Butter from the Chesapeake
creamery is sold in that town at As
cents per pound. Persons in Middle
town who pay 80 cents may console
themselves with the fact that things
are not so bad but that they might
be worse.
- The following pupils of room
No. A Of the Middletown Academy
are on the Roll of Honor for Feb
ruary: Jessie Culbertson, Mary
Brown, Carrie Clothier, Emma
Burchard, Alexander Walmsley, Ray
mond Wilson, Lee Corrie, Walter
Green, James Merritt, Bayard Wilson,
Colburn Clark, Myrtle Gary.
Julian Cochran, farmer who
has lived near town for several years
has moved into one of Mr.. g. E.
Hukill's houses on Cass street. There
seems to be a great many people
moving away from town, but there
are enough coming In to occupy all
the empty houses.
At a meeting held last Thursday
evening the following were elected
officers of the M. E. Sunday-school:
A. G. Cox, Superintendent M. B.
Burris, Assistant Superintendent;
G. E. Hukill, Secretary; William
Taylor, Treasurer I; Harry Jones,
Librarian; Mrs. Virginia Massey,
Superintendent of the Primary De-
partment; Mrs. ]. H. Emerson,
Organist.
- One of the two weeks old twins
in the New Castle county almshouse
atFarnhurst, has three feet and one
hand. The third foot is on the left
arm in place of hand. The children
belong toJ. W. Lawrence of near
Middletown, who was recently re-
ported destitute. Mr.. Lawrence has
come to the conclusion that he does
not like life at the almshouse and has
returned home again.
- During the latter part OF last
year the Board of Health gave notice
that no hog pens would be allowed
within the town limits after January
list, 1891, and further that the owner
of any who did not remove The nui
sance by that time would be deal
with according to law. This wa
really all the notice that was neces
sary to give, but the Board are leni
ent and give the last and final notic'
in to-day's paper. An inspection vii
be made April LIST, and all owners o
the above-named nuisances would d,
well to look after them before tina
date.
= In another column will be fount
an advertisement which is of interes
to every one interested in the sale 0
horses. What may be termed
"Horse Exchange has been OF
ganized in Middletown, the object Q
which is to bring together buyer
and sellers of horses. Many goo
horses are reared on this Peninsul
and many are sold every year t
home and foreign buyers. Durin
the last few months at least fift
horses have been sent from the in
mediate vicinity Of Middletown
Philadelphia and there exposed
public sale. Many of these horse
have brought good prices, but som
Of them have been returned at COZ
siderable cost to the owners. III
business can be better carried on q
home and certainly on safer basil
It is proposed by the gentlemen VIII
have undertaken to aid horse-sellel
as well as horse-buyers, to publis
and distribute catalogue Of horse
in which win be given a thoroug
description of each horse wit
pedigree, If any, and owners name
When q buyer makes known the fac
that he needs a horse described il
the catalogue he viii be placed i
communication with the owner
This is the plan to be followed, AM
It is thought that il. viii lead to goo'
results. If you have q horse OF an.
kind which you wish to sell, call o.
or address Reynolds Turf Exchange
Middletown Del.
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, after experimenting seyera