Middletown transcript., 1891-09-24

The managers of the trottins
course have arranged for their las
race to be held on Wednesday, Oct
Both.
Hiram Pleasanton's bay stallion
Fred P. trots in the 2.45. class al
Dover Fair to-day. Fred P. will make
things lively for some of the fast ones
Frank Jones, in "o1r Country
Cousin" made big hit at the Opera
House last Thursday evening and the
Company was one of the best that has
ever come to Middletown.
80 There will be no services in St
Anne's Church next Sunday, the rec.
tor being absent. The Sunday-school
will assemble as usual at 9.15 A. NJ.
= Postmaster A. G. Cox, in perser.
verence of his appointment by the
department has examined all the
offices in st. Georges hundred and
found them in first-class order.
Miss Mary Alice of Crawford
street is the agent at Middletown for
the firm of johnson & Willis, of
Philadelphia, dealers in ladies' and
children's tailor made coats and suits.
The new advertisement of the firm
appears in another column.
- The regular Sunday-school servi-
ces will be omitted at the Presbyter-
ian Church next Sunday morning,
and a new programme has been ar
ranged. Addresses will be made and
several musical selections will be rem
dered. Everyone is invited.
The following is the list of letters
remaining uncalled for in the Middle
town post-office the past week !:
Mrs. Henrietta Alexander, Miss Flor
ence Halfway, Miss E. Augerbaugh,
NJ. Jones, Miss Ella Jenkins, Mrs. s..
NJ. Bender, William Lockwood.
volunteer Hose Company have
just ordered handsome oxodized silver
badges, which they will have in time
to use at the big parade in Whining
ton on October 18th. The badges
are very neat and the firemen showed
good taste and judgement in their
selection.
Mr.. a. A. Nowland is now using
the coru cutting machine, an adver-
tisement of which may be found in our
columns and which has
been described in THE TRANSCRIPT
in a previous issue. The machine is
doing good work in Mr.. Nowland's
heavy corn and he is well pleased with
it. He thinks it will do the work well
and that it saves labor to a very great
extent.
- Hugh G. Browne, son of Rev.
N. III. Browne of the M. E. Church of
this town, was yesterday admitted to
practice at the bar of this county.
Mr. Brown is well-known all over the
State, is a graduate of Conference
and has since been IL most
faithful law student. He was ex-
by a committee consisting of
Messrs. Spruance, Nields, Gray and
Bradford and is said to have passed
an examination remarkably thorough.
Mr.. Browne enters at once upon the
practice of his profession and we pre-
dict for him bright future. Perse-
vering, industrious, polite and affable |
he deserves success.
- Mr.. w. P. Biggs has castor oil
bean plant growing in his garden
which has attracted much attention
Of late owing to it's unusual size. The
plant grew from a single bean put
into the ground some time in May
and the growth that it has made |
since that time is remarkable. 1t is |
fifteen feet high, the main stalk meas
lres IL inches around at the bottom
and 10 limbs growing out from it are
4 inches around at the largest part.
The leaves are one of its principal
features and the most Of them meas
lre half-yard across. The plant
also has 13 stems about the same
ength of the leaves.
The collector of county and poor
axes made by tax receiver John T.
)ickey in this hundred amount to
q, $50. These amounts were subject
% the rebate of five per cent. Depu-
y receiver Finke was here yesterday
md received about $500. The Re-
eiver will be at Middletown ON Fri
lay, October 23d to receive county,
,oor and road taxes for this hun
red. A rebate of three per cent.
will be allowed on all taxes paid be-
ore November first. After that date
nd before January first the full
mount will be required. After JAN
AIRY first the taxes due will be placed
n the hands of collectors of delin-
uent taxes and the names of all de-
will be published as requir-
by law Thus far st. Georges has
aid about one-half the total assess
lent and greater amount than any
ther rural hundred. Notices have
cen posted in the polling places of
he hundred stating the place and
ate for the next sitting of the Re-
eiver in this hundred.
- The Middletown and Odessa "a L
Dad is said to be assured and we
.ope it will materialize, but the build
rs will probably strike quite a num-
'er of snags before they get through.
,he route as surveyed is along the
'ublic road and objections are heard
n every side. Some Of the owners
f property abutting on the road
ave already employed counsel with
he intention of seeking an injunc-
ion to prevent the obstruction of the
highway and the consequent injury
o the property. The highway was
onstituted for the benefit of the
raveling public and in case this
highway is ever closed up the land
will revert to the original owners.
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