Middletown transcript., 1891-10-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
- Mr.. George Derrickson has a tire
full Of ripe peaches at his home nea
here. They are said to be very fine
and although out of season yer,
palatable.
- Rev. Alfred Smith of Smyrna de
livered temperance lecture in tn,
M. E. Church Monday evening. Their,
was large audience and the lecture
was much enjoyed.
- Mr.. William Brockson, the en-
terprising merchant of North Broat
street, has in his garden a plot o
strawberry plants now bearing thei
second crop for this year.
MIR. w. G.. Lockwood has disposed
of building which he formerly uset
for the purpose of raising chickens
and it is being moved to the western
part of the town where it will be con
verted into dwelling.
= The chestnut crop this year is
said to be unprecedented. We do moi
mean the kind of chestnuts that are
found in the joke columns of the
daily papers, but the plain chestnut,
the gathering of which so pleases the
small boy and also affords pleasure
for the older folks.
There will be divine worship and
sermons in st. Anne's Church next
Sunday at the usual hours, and the
annual meeting of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Auxiliary will be held on
Thursday, October 8th, at 1890 A. M.
The public are invited to attend.
The monthly meeting of the
Trustees of the Poor was held at the
almshouse yesterday. Mr.. Nowland,
the chairman, and all the other mem
bers were present, but only routine
business engaged their attention.
Mr. A. P. Crockett has what
may be called calf. for she is not
old enough to be called a COW, which,
at the age of one year, one month
and twenty-four days gave birth to
calf which to all intents and purposes
is as good as the ordinary calf of
mature cow. This case is one of a
few on record.
= Mrs. Massey is having a new
pavement laid in front of her new
store and dwelling on Main street.
The changes effected in that part of
the town are decidedly for the better.
The new brick building is quite hand
some and as it takes the place of a
tumhle-down frame structure the i'm
provement is very noticeable.
= Clarence J. Palmer appeared at
the Opera House last Thursday even
ing in the sensational comedy.
" Falsely Accused" The audience
was small, but showed their appre-
citation by hearty applause. Among
the company are the celebrated
Wright sisters and their singing and
dancing delighted the audience.
The company is a good one.
- DR.. Mccoy, the owner of quite a
number Of remarkable horses, has
bought " Happy May,"a three-year-
old of great promise. She is a fine
young mare sired by Happy Rus
SELL" the sire of number of other
fast colts. Happy May !" won the
race in which she was entered at
Dover last week. The reported price |
is $500. She, with Fascination, Sadie
NJ, Red Cedar, Garrett, Fred P. and
a number of other good horses will
trot at the Middletown races in Octo-
Der.
Collector w. B. Biggs still has
about SO, 900 of the taxes of 1890 to
collect and he finds it pretty hard to
get. The tax uncollected is still in
the hands of the taxpayers and those
who have not paid number from two
hundred to two hundred and fifty
persons. Mr.. Biggs is now engaged
in sending out bills for this money
and proposes to extend the courtesy
of a personal letter to each man who
owes him tax money. After he has
lone so reasonable time will be al
owed for payment, probably ten days,
after which time he intends to take
measures to protect himself. Times
ire hard and money is hard to get but
axes and death are certain and con-
siderable time has been already been
given.
- The Middletown post-office has
more business during the
month Of September Of this year than
n any previous month of its exis-
;ence. The quarter just ended has
also been marked by a greater vol
lime of business than has been done
N any quarter since the institution
of the Office. This speaks well for
;he business interests of the town as
veil as for the good management of
ost-master Cox. Middletown has
lways been blessed with good and
'bliging post-masters, but none Of
hem have done better service than
he preset postmaster. The business
the office is transacted in a busi-
ess-like way aud the Office is kept in
ueh condition that public business
at all times pleasant. Political
usiness is not taken into considera-
on. The postal facilities are good !
nd the Office ID maintained in such
Ianner as alli other public offices
louId be.