Middletown transcript., 1891-05-21
FORREST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
We can beat them all in Wal
Brushes g. E. HUKILL.
The Quickstep !" base ball club
of this place will play a Smyrna nine
tomorrow afternoon at Smyrna.
80 1t is stated that the wheat
harvest will be much earlier this year
than usual, owing to the warm
weather of the past month or so.
= Martin B. Burris of this town,
having recently passed a satisfactory
examination has been admitted to
practice law in the courts of this State.
Workmen have for the past few
days been digging the cellar for the
4house to be erected by Mrs. Massey.
The foundations for the new building
will be laid in few days.
w. ". Hawke, who played with
the Middletown base ball club last
season, pitched for the Elkton team
In game against the Bay View Club
on Saturday. Elkton won by score
of to /.
- Hereafter no advertisements of
any kind will be allowed to deface
the electric light poles in town; and
all those that were on the poles have
been removed, upon the instructions
of the Town Commissioners.
- Divine worship was held in
Forest Presbyterian Church on Mon
day evening by Jonathan E. Rhoads
and Joseph s. Elkinton, ministers of
the Society of Friends. The meet
ing was well attended.
Mr.. J. B. Maxwell's switchback
railway at Woodland Beach will
probably be completed by the latter
part of this month. 1t will be
similar to the one at Augustine Pier,
and the pavilion will be a triie
larger.
= The Ladies' Mite Society of the
Methodist Church, gave sociable at
the parsonage last Friday evening.
About seventy-five persons were
present and many were doubtless
kept away by the stormy weather.
Refreshments were served during the
evening.
Under the new ruling of the
Post-ofice Department every news
paper mailed by an individual mot a
publisher from publishing office is
charged with one cent postage per
copy, regardless of weight; and
every periodical not a newspaper,
one cent for two ounces or less, and
two cents beyond two ounces.
- Mrs. Ellis, of the New Jersey
W. C. z. u. will lecture in the M. E.
Church at st. Georges this evening
and in the church at Odessa to-
morrow evening. We would also
again remind our readers of the fact
that she will speak at the Opera
House in Middletown Sunday even-
ing, at o'clock.
"A contest of speed between three
well-known trotters took place on Mr..
Thomas w. McCracken's track near
Summit Bridge, one afternoon last
week. The contestants were M.
Kumpls's Gilt Edge" DR.. Fl. D.
Barnes g Bone Dust and Ulie
Padley's-. "Gold Dust" carried off
the honors and the purse. The best
time was 3.22.
= The election here on Tuesday
passed off very quietly and although
a fair vote was polled, but little en-
thusiasm was shown. The hotels were
closed and the day was as quiet as is
generally the custom. OF the 2s1
votes cast in this hundred, but one Of
them was against a Convention. In
East st. Georges there were two
votes against and in Appoquinimink
not a single one. The complete re-
turns will be found in another
column.
- Mrs. Ellis, Corresponding Secre-
tarv of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union of New Jersey, will
lecture in the Opera House Sunday
evening at 6 o'clock. The Presbyter-
ian church bell will be rung about a
quarter of an hour previous. All are
cordially invited to be present. Good
singing, and music by the Middletown
orchestra. A collection will be taken
up. Mrs. Ellis is well-known in Mid
dletown, having lectured here several
times before and always to large
audiences. AS temperance lecturer
she is hard to surpass and we would
advise every one to hear her on Sun
day evening.
At an adjourned citizens meet
ing held in the McWhorter's Hall last
Friday evening, the Board of Trade
was permanently organized and the
following officers elected: President,
s. M. Reynolds Vice-President, DIR.
Is. Vallandigham; Recording Sec
retary, G. J. Freeman Correspond
ing Secretary, J. Thomas Budd;
Directors, Henry Clayton, e. r. Coch-
ran, e. B. Rice, Nathanial Williams
and g. d. Kelley. A committee ap-
pointed at a previous meeting was
Instructed to prepare the constitution
and bylaws to govern the Board,
and at a meeting to be held at the
same place tomorrow, Friday even
ing, the committee viii report.