Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Landreth garden seeds at s. NJ
Reynolds s. Co.'S.
-Plow lines and traces at 8. u
Reynolds & Cos.
An Easter hop will be given in
Chesapeake City, in the Masonic Hall
Tuesday, April 10Th.
Pure Ground Novia Scotia land
plaster by the bag or ton.
s. NJ. Reynolds & Co.
w. A. Comegys has received a
carload of Champion farm wagons.
Seven of them are already sold.
The main streets are about to be
improved-that is, if the weather
continues warm and clear, and the
sun dries up the mud as it should.
- Alex. Moody who has resided on
the Blackaway property during the
past year, has moved to the large
Bombay HcsiA lam OF Il. K. CochTan.
FOR SALE CHEAP-A 81 inch full
nickelled Expert Columbia bicycle, in
excellent condition. A rare chance to
secure bargain. Address, Box rs,
Middletown, Delaware.
- Harry s. Beasten, who for sew
eral years past has been in the en-
ploy of G. E. Hukill, will remove to
Philadelphia about April 1st. He
has taken position in that city with
a well-known lumber firm.
Rev. A. Rittenhouse, d. D., of
Philadelphia, will preach in the
Methodist Church of this town, next
Sunday morning and evening. Mr..
Rittenhouse is a fine preacher.
The next regular prayer service
of the Methodist Church will be held
this evening under the direction of
the pastor. This is the first service
of the Conference year and no doubt
there will be large attendance.
The fall of snow on Thursday
was one of the heaviest of the winter,
and afforded sleighing until Saturday
evening. The snow was general
one over nearly the whole country
and in the North the fall being very
heavy.
-Rt. Rev. DIR. Adams, bishop of
Easton, will administer the Apostolic
Rite of Confirmation in the Church of
the Good Shepherd, Chesapeake City,
on Wednesday March 3Oth, at 7.30 P.
NJ, and in st. Augustine Church, the
Manor, on Thursday March S1st, at
7.30 P. NJ.
= Special mid-lent services will be
held in st. Anne's Church tomorrow,
friday at 10 A. NJ. and $50 P. M,
when the Rev. 6. W. Dame OF
Smyrna, will preach. After the
morning sermon the Lords supper
will be administered. The public are
cordially invited to attend.
The drawing for the building lots
in the southern part of the town be-
tween Green and Cochran streets will
take place in G.. w. Ingram's Office,
Saturday evening. The lots are
fwenty-nine in number, with 'front.'
age of so feet and a depth of 100. 1t
is desired that all those who have
subscribed be present at the drawing.
AT present about seighty people
are employed in the shirt factory ana
the business is booming to such an
extent that it is very probable It VIII
he found necessary to erect an addi-
tion to the building. Some OF the
employees come from Smyrna, Clayton
Greenspring, Blackbird and Town
send. arriving on the 8 O'Clock A. M.
train and returning on the late even
ing trains. The work turned out is
very satisfactory and the hrm OF
Young, Smyth, Field y Co., nave
inst reason to be well pleased with
their Middletown plant.
At a meeting of the Board OF
Trade held on Friday evening COM
mittee was authorized to obtain an
act incorporating 'The Mlddietown
Imnroyement Company" The COM
mittee consists of N. J. Williams, DIR.
r & Vallandigham, G.. w. w. Nau-
dain. G.. E. Hukill and s. III. Reynolds
MB. Burris is counsel for the COM
mittee. The object of the Company
is to procure and encourage manuIac-
turing industries of all kinds ana 10
cater in every way to the best inter-
ests of the town. The committee was
authorized to fix the amount OF the
capital stock and secure the act OF IN
corporation on the part OF the SUD-
scribers.
Mr.. John r. Dawson a merchant
of this town, has received connoen-
tial letter from a green goods man
who proposes to furnish $4,000 for
$3.50. He signs himself "a Friend
and encloses newspaper clipping On
the death of an imaginary person the
source of whose wealth had always
been somewhat of mystery to his
many friends. Certain explicit direc-
tions were given as to how and Wnere
TO address the green goods man. 1t
IL needless to say that MI Dawson
did not feel the need of any OF the
goods. Several of these letters have
been received by a gentleman In
Odessa. The counterfeit money craze
saoms tn he prevalent all over the