Middletown transcript., 1892-05-26
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at vaughan's Drug Store.
The Young Ladies' Mission Band
| will meet Mt the residence OF the
Misses Anderson this evening at 7.St
o'clock.
Jacob B. Maxwell, who has been
very ill at Rochester, N. Y, is much
improved. and will shortly return to
his home here.
Miss e. Josie Stanger, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles N. Stanger,
viii celebrate her eighteenth birthday
on Monday evening next.
- Monday, May 8Oth, being a legal
holiday the banks will be closed.
All notes and checks falling due on
that day must be paid on Saturday,
May 2sth.
The sacrament Of the Lords Sup
per will be administered in Forest
Presbyterian Church on Sunday morn.
ing, June 9TH. Preparatory services
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
- List Of unclaimed letters remain
ing In the post-office, which can be
had by saying they are advertised
Miss Annie G.. Black, Miss M. M. Brad
ley, Miss Ella Black, Miss Amy Hoop
er, Miss Martha Jones, Charles a.
Ross, Miss Mary Sanders, Charles
Waters.
= Harry R. Wilson, a local musician
mourns the loss of violin, with case
and everything complete, valued at
about $50. The instrument was
stolen from his fathers store late
Saturday night, while a crowd OF
colored people were in the place, but
was not missed until two days after
ward.
The commencement exercises of
the Middletown Academy viii be held
at the Opera House on Friday even
ing, June Gath, and Prof. Tharp is
now perfecting arrangements that
will make the exercises a success.
The musical part Of the program viii
be of high order and rare treat Is
promised for those who attend.
An entirely new system OF num-
bering trains went into effect with
the new schedule of the Delaware
division of the P. w. & B. railroad,
which took effect on Monday, May %.
All Delaware trains are numbered be-
tween 80 and 80 inclusive, and even
running north and the odd
running south. There is no
change in the time.
}. r. Mcclellan, representing
Thos. J. Collins, Haddonfield, N. j.,
is in town, with the purpose Of estab-
fishing circulating library. The
project will be discussed at q meeting
In Mcwhorter's Hall this evening, and
rs the conditions under which it is to
be operated are very reasonable, there
Is little doubt of its being blished.
These conditions will be explained by
Mr.. Mcclellan at the meeting this
evening.
A base ball game is about to be
between the single men and
he married men Of the town, the con-
est to come OF at an early date.
With the base ball talent to be found
IN both sides there is no doubt of the
game being very interesting and ex-
'iting. The fair young ladies of the
own have promised to be on hand to
the single men, and the
wives of the benedicts will console
heir favorites in their defeat that
), if they get defeated. /.
"A fight between a rooster and q
'uinea who chanced to meet in an
pen lot near the depot few even
ng ago, afforded some good amuse-
nent to several who witnessed it.
he rooster got decidedly the worst
t the encounter and retreated under
small bridge, only to be attacked
gain by his little antagonist each
ime he re-appeared. The fun lasted
Or half an hour, and the defeated
hicken now runs whenever his vic
orious enemy appears.
The large duck egg which we
lentioned as measuring seven inches
a circumference, and which was left
t this Office by a Mr.. Higgins, of
'andyke's Station, few weeks ago,
las brought forth two small duck
lngs. after being placed under hen
he usual time. They were dead
vhen Matched. Another and similar
ase comes from Centreville, Md,
Vhere single egg Matched out two !.
ucks. This is the more remarkable
y the fact that each duck had four
sgs. Both lived but a short time.
'uch cases are very few, and faf
,etWeen.