Middletown transcript., 1892-10-20
FOREST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AFFAIRS.
The regular Sunday evening sci
vice in the Presbyterian Church vii
begin at 7 o'clock.
- Do not fail to hear Senator Ora.
and Mr.. Biggs tomorrow night.
= Miss Bessie Reynolds gave
dance to small number of friends g.
her home Saturday evening.
Tomorrow, Columbus Day, in
accordance with the proclamation OF
the President of the United States,
Divine Service will be held in st.
st. Anne's Church at 1890 A. NJ, to
which the public are cordially invited.
Rev. F. 81. Moore preached a
special sermon on the Columbus Gel
ebration at the evening services in
the Presbyterian Church on Sunday.
The sermou was especially interest
ing and instructive.
j. B. Foard will in a few days
erect a porch in front of his Office on
Railroad Avenue, and also have a set
of scales placed and convenient
driveway made on the north side OF
the building. The improvements
will make the place much more COM
Portable and convenient.
The Maple Trotting Association
will give two days race meeting on.
Friday and Saturday of this week on
the Great Kite Track at Kirkwood!
: The classes will be $50, 3 40, 2.s6 with
a colt and free for all race, in which
Gipsey Girl, 2.17t, and Rachael B.,
2.18a, have been entered.
Grover c., record 2. 40, and Flirt,
2.33, reduced their records on the
Kirkwood track to 2.34 and 2.314 re-
spectively on last Saturday. Miss
Eleanor, the handsome 2-year-old
filly, belonging to DR.. Mccoy, paced
half mile on the Kite Track in 1.094
on Friday.
- Remember the large stock of Dry
Goods, Notions, Hats and Caps, Boots,
Shoes, Clothing, Carpets, Oil cloths,
Curtains &C., of w. Fl. Moore & Co.,
must be closed out quickly. Do not
fail to take advantage of this chance
for getting great bargains.
w. II. MOORE s. Co.
-.Garitee, Son s. Allen, the enter
prising proprietors of Tower Hall
Clothing Bazaar, 51s Market street,
Philadelphia, have just arranged
their new fall stock of Clothing, and
are prepared to offer bargains. that
will surprise their customers. Before |
purchasing elsewhere, call and exam
inc their stock. 1t will repay you.
- The Republican First Voters
club of Wilmington, is expected to
arrive in town with brass band on
Saturday night and to attend the
Republican meeting here that even
ing. The importation scheme is
original with the Republicans.
"A number of the members of
Good Samaritan Lodge, I. 0. Q. F. Of
this town, visited Phoenix Encamp-
ment, of the same order, at st. Georges
on last Friday night to witness the
installation ceremonies, and speak in
the highest terms of the cordial recep-
tion they received, and the beauties
Of that branch of the Order.
The young ladies of Middletown
are making arrangements to tender
the young men a leap-year dance be-
fore very long. A committee has
been appointed to attend to the de-
tails, and good time is looked for,
as is usual on these occasions.
"A rousing Democratic Mass meet
ing will be held in this town, to-
morrow, Friday evening at 8 o'clock
u. s. Senator George Gray and Ex-
Attorney General John Biggs will be
present and deliver addresses.
= No member of the U. s. Senate
il more highly esteemed as man,
a. thoughtful and earnest speaker,
and an orator than our own Senator
Gray. Come and hear him tomorrow
night.
"A horse belong ing to Mr.. Bell,
tenant on the Burnham farm, near
Armstrong's Corner, was taken i'll
while in town here on Monday even
inc The animal was removed to the
ward of DIR. John Dickinson, where it
died in few hours.
The fair to be given by the Vol
unteer Hose Company, in the Opera
House next week, promises to be a
great affair, and the gallant fire lad
lies are working with vim and an
interest that augurs well for it's sue
less.
= Contractor Kennedy has reached
!, depth of 100 feet with the new drive
we'll at the pumping station. He has
struck stratum of tough clay and
,xpects to strike stratum Of water
bearing sand as soon as he has driven
the pipes through the clay.
- Registrar j. A. Cleaver who was
,rrested by O. s. Marshal Mahaffy on
wo charges of refusing to register
lualifed voters, was yesterday dis
harged by Judge Wales OF the y. s.
yireuit Court, the Federal Grand Jury
,aying ignored the bills on both
haroes Ont of total of fourteen 9
.harges against Registrars, true bills !
ave been returned in but three ]
,ases.