Middletown transcript., 1891-02-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.

Town Notes.
Mr.. Isaac Davis, of near Fields.
boro. viii shortly move to town,
which place he left year or two ago
10 engage In farming.
For REET.-A good sized com
Portable dwelling house on East
Main Street. Possession given March
25th. g. w. w. NAUDAIN.
TT will do the best know" was
the answer a Laurel bride recently
gave the minister, when ask IL she
would love, honor and obey her
husband.
= Rev. Alfred Smith preached a
sermon to non-church goers in the
Methodist Church last Sunday even
ing. The building was filed and the
sermon was a very able one.
Special services will be held in the
Presbyterian Church every evening
next week, excepting Saturday even
inc, at Y o'clock. Preparatory
services on Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
- The weather bureau is contem-
plating new departure In the mat
ter Of furnishing information to the
public, and will arrange for system
of signals to warn farmers of the ap-
proach OF storms and the likelihood
OF changes In temperature.
- All persons having bills against
the town are requested to hand the
same In before o'clock on Tuesday
evening next, as the Commissioners
meet shortly after that hour to make
out the annual town statement.
- James T. Shallcross has q mon
strosity in the shape Of hog that
has lately been killed. The animal
weighed 655 pounds and measured
six and one-half feet in length and
seven feet around the body. 1t was
only two years old and was certainly
curiosity.
= We are indebted to Hon. John B.
Pennington, our Representative in
Congress, for q large map Of the
United States-the latest edition OF
photographer. tt is valuable as
indicating our national progress up
I'd 1890, and has place in our
sanctum.
= No company could bring better
recommendation to any town than
those which the Schubert Quartette
bring with them to Middletown.
They expect and deserve q crowded
house tomorrow evening, and from
what we hear we think they will not
be disappointed.
- Edward Demby, whose escape
from jail was noted In these columns
last week, has not yet been captured
and he probably viii not be soon.
After his escape he boarded south
bound train, and it is very likely that
he is at Norfolk as it known that he
has relatives there.
- George w. Ingram has sold for
Mrs. Levi G.. Clark of Madison, Wis
consin, the farm Of 332 acres, border
ing on the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal, to DIR. J. G. Mccoy for $4,000
cash. This farm adjoins the stock
farm OF DR.. Mccoy, and is q very
valuable property. The two farms
include over 1000 acres and is prob
ably as fine land as can be found in
this country.
- The following well-known play
ers have signed with the Clayton
baseball club for the coming season !:
Raymond Deakyne, A. G. Sheldrake,
WIN. Fleming, Charles Wharton, 8.
Pennewell, Elmer Horsey, Clarence
Raymond, Lou Levi, John E. Phil
lips, Jr., and several others. There
is some talk Of securing the services
OF Hawke, who played with Middle
town last season.
The real estate sale which takes
place here Tuesday, February 81,
when Geo. w. Polk, Administrator,
win sell the property Of the late VIII
liam Polk, win be the largest offering
OF real estate which has taken place
for many years In this section. This
Is all valuable property and ought to
bring out many bidders. As an op-
portunity for investment this Is far
above the average.
w. q. Letherbury the hardware
merchant, is now advertising a. full
line OF hardware, consisting Of cutlery,
stoves, roofing, paints, yarnishes,
lamps, agate ware, &C., which he
agrees to sell at very moderate prices,
quality considered. His stock is Of
the best quality and business is on
the increase. In his advertisement
In another column many useful
articles are mentioned.
- About twenty persons attended
q progressive tiddledy-winks" party
given by Miss Bessie Reynolds, at the
residence of her father, on Friday
evening last. The time was very
pleasantly spent with the popular
game. Miss May Holten won the
ladies' first prize and Mr.. Clynn J.
Perkins the gentleman's first prize,
the latter winning 10 games out Of
the 80 played. The BOBBY prizes
were given out also, but as we under
stand that it was an "off" night for
the respective winners, we refrain
from mentioning any names. Re-
freshments were served during the
evening, and the guests departed
about - o'clock.