Middletown transcript., 1892-01-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

JIOOLAL AT q dlIGOs
Leap year parties are becomin
the fad in this and the two lowe
counties.
Some of our young ladies vii
give leap year dance in McWhorter'
Hall tomorrow evening.
-Stetson's Uncle Toms Cabin Co
appeared at the Opera House Monda.
night to very small audience.
Isaac G. Fouracre of Wilmington
a former resident of Middletown, ha
just been granted a pension of 81
q month.
The Young Mems Social Clut
will give another OF their enjoyable
dances in the Opera House on Thurs
day evening, the 2sth inst.
DIR. Vaughan is making extensive
improvements in his drug store. The
Office is being remodelled and fitted
up in a very comfortable manner!
= Charles Lynch, second son oi
Mrs. Fl. r. Mas, is recovering from
an. attack of scarlet fever at the
home of his mother at Philadelphia
e. A. Perkins, formerly interested
in the Eagle Creamery here, sold two
car loads of cattle at Kennedyville,
Md, during the past week. Mr.. Per
kins' family now resides near Utica,
NY.
DIR. E. F. Nowland, the vaccine
physician for West st. Georges Hun
dred, is visiting the public schools
for the purpose of examining the
vaccination of the pupils.
- william NJ. Rosin, aged IA years,
died of paralysis at his home on East
Main street at o'clock Tuesday even
ing. The deceased leaves a widow,
three sons and one daughter to mourn
his loss.
A slight change was made in the
Delaware railroad timetable on Mon
day. The most important was the
taking off Of the first train north,
arriving here shortly after 2 O'Clock
in the morning. The other changes
were unimportant.
"A number of the Wilmington
Court House officials will petition the
Delaware Railroad Company to place
a train on the road which leaves that
CITY between and 6 O'Clock in the
evening. They close their offices at
O'Clock and cannot now leave the
city before o'clock.
The young ladies of the Young
Women's Christian Temperance
Union are preparing to hold "Milk
Maids Convention" to be given on
the night of February 22d. Miss
Winnie Lynch will sing her famous
song, "Polly, the COWS are in the
corn"
The 'sPenny Cleaners of the
Presbyterian Church gave the can
tata OF "The Gypsies Festival in
McWhorter's Hall, Friday evening, to
. crowded house. The entertain
ment was quite lengthy, and was
seemingly much enjoyed by those
present. Coffee and cake were served
after it was over, and ths net receipts
amounted to about $40.
The Elkton Appeal has the fol
lowing item a slick tengeed s#in,
dler is abroad among the farmers OF
the peninsula selling them twenty
Eve nound cans of coffee at ridicu'
lously small sum. When the farmer
oets his can he finds instead OF coffee
he has some nicely Drowned navy
beans with a little coffee essence
poured over them. "
The Secretary of the State BOARD
of Health has written to the Schoo
commissioners of every district In
the county calling their attention 70
the fact, that by law they are com
nelled to see that every child attend
inc a free school, is either yaccinateo
Or kent out Of school. The epistlei
sent to some Of the schools OF thl'
vicinitv have created quite stir. IL
one case the parents declare that they
will keep the children at home ratne'
than have them vaccinated.
Merritt N. Willis sold his stocf
and implements yesterday at pubic
,anction. Owing to the cold, preceo
ad bv snow and generally disagree
able weather the attendance wa
rather slim. Implements sold moder
ately well but prices realized 10
horses and cattle were low. Tnls De
inc the first sale of the season ther'
was a disposition to defer buying
until a correct idea OF the selinS
nrice of stock can be gained at future
sales. Those who bought yesterda!
certainly secured bargains.
The pavemsnts in several pace
on Broad and Main streets, are cover
cd with ice and while in such condl
tion are not only dangerous to 100
messengers, but show either thougn'
Iesspess or extreme carelessnes on tn
mart Of the persons whose propert
+bey border. 1t is very little troubl
n sprinkle the icy pavement VIII
ashes or saw dust, either answers 70
nnrnose. and the expense is certaini
not 4 thing to be considered by an
one. II the pavement In 'front.' 9
your property is slippery and danger
GUS to travellers take means to max
II safe,and every person who passe
WIN thank you for Il -.