Middletown transcript., 1891-02-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
- Rather than pack and move hi
goods to Dover, J. Q. Stuart has de
cided to offer them at cost.
The Middletown creamery pail
$1.0S per hundred pounds for milk te
its patrons for the month of January
There will be preaching in Arm
strong's Chapel next Sunday after
noon by Rev. F. Fl. Moore, at
O'Clock.
- The sacrament of the Lords
supper will be observed in Forest
Presbyterian Church on Sunday
morning.
= In the last few weeks Davis Bros.
of this place, have sold nearly 575
bushel of clover seed. A good many
seed, that.
u. G. Stuart will move his stock
of boots and shoes to Dover about
March 10th. Until that date he will
sell you goods at cost.
- Mr.. E. A. Perkins is now in
Central New York purchasing cattle.
He will return the latter part of this
week or the first of next and will
then offer the stock at private sale.
= The Harrington Boston Concert
Company who recently made stay
of two weeks in town and who are
doubtless remembered by our people,
are now in Cambridge, Md.
Mrs. L. A. Wilson who has resid-
ed in Middletown for several years
past removed to Philadelphia yester-
day. Mrs. Wilson and her family will
be very much missed by the people
here.
- While Mr.. Malcolm Cochran was
driving on Sunday last the front axle
of the carriage broke when near town
and precipitated the occupant out in
the road. The horses were stopped
and no further damage was done.
- Mrs. ). B. Roberts of this town
has Gala lilly which recently great
ly surprised its owner and numerous
others by producing three blooms in
side of a very few hours. This is
something very unusual and the
plant is quite a curiosity. Mrs.
Roberts values it highly.
= The Oliver w. Wren Company
will be at the Opera House oD Mon
day evening, March 9th, under the
auspices Of Damon Lodge, No. 10, X.
Of P. Of this town. The company
have played here before and give a
very creditable entertainment.
= The hundreth anniversary of the
death of John Wesley will be duly
commemorated at the M. E. Church
on Sunday night. A sermon appro-
pirate to the occasion win be preach
ed by the pastor. Regular commun-
ion service on Sunday morning.
- Mr.. Thomas Clayton, an enter
prising citizen Of Mt Pleasant, has
started creamery in that village.
Operations were commenced Monday
morning with quite satisfactory
quantity of milk for the first day.
Everything points to success A resi-
dent near the creamery took
in part of the milk of his one
COW before any of the large producers
could get in. He will brag about this
when he is old and the creamery en-
larged.
A man who was afraid of the
thunder once crawled into a hollow
log as a place of safety during
thunder storm. The thunder rolled,
the rain poured down in torrents and
the log began to swell till the poor
fellow was wedged so tight he could
not get out. Then he began to re-
view his past life, suddenly he re-
membered that he hadn't paid his
subscription and he felt
SO small that he was able to back
right out.
- The handsome iron steamer, Col
umbia, which has achieved a reputa-
tion second to none as safe and
pleasant carrier of up-river excursions
will, during the coming season, make
daily trips from Philadelphia to
Augustine Pier. Mr.. Lord, the pro-
prietor of this popular resort, has
attained q wide reputation as an
agreeable host and will do everything
possible to make his visitors happy
and comfortable. He has made his
place the most attractive of any of
the numerous places on the river. 1t
is convenient to the people of Middle
town and neighboring towns who
always find awaiting them cordial
welcome and entertainment equal to
the best.
- On Saturday evening last ''pro-
tiddledy-winks' party was
given at the home Of Miss May Holten
on Cass street, in honor of her brother
who came home from Philadelphia
the same evening. The gentlemen's
prize was won by Mr.. Clynn J. Per-
kins who is making quite a record of
late in playing the game, and Miss
Bessie Reynolds won the ladies' first
prize. Refreshments were served
about II O'Clock. Those present were
Ehe Misses May Holten, Lena
Allie Mckee, Sallie .
Mary Cochran, Bessie Rey- '
lolds, Ethel Parvis, Martha Heaton 7
md Messrs C. J. Perkins, J. G. Kelley,
". K. Lockwood, John A. Eliason, .
Jurtis Holten, w. H. Moore, Jr., G. F. Z
Perkins and Mr.. Lynch. T