Middletown transcript., 1894-09-01
LITTLE LOCALS.

-'Let others choose their love, Sep
n tember pleases me-"
Sweet potatoes are quite plentiful in th,
!, local market. They are of good size ant
fair prce-50 cents per basket.
t 1t is time the hops were pulled, in &c
cordance with the old rule that Septembel
: wind must never blow on good hops.
The tomato cannery has not been run.
ming on full time more than one day this
week, but full run is expected for next
week.
The Middletown schools will open on
Monday, September 10th, with the same
cords of teachers that did such good work
last year.
Mr.. John Hayes, of Red Lion, shipped
1000 quarts of Strawberries this year. from
one acre of ground and cleared $780, But
that should not lead one to plant their
whole farm in berries.
Visible signs of life at the Presby terian
Manse yesterday gave the welcome evidence
that its occupants haye returned after an
absence of month Rev. F. Fl. Moore will
occupy his pulpit tomorrow.
The party at Turkey Point Beach have
returned home after two weeks enjoy
ment of camp life. Misses Lynch, Miss
| McWhorter. Misses Lofand, Miss Matte
Davis, John Davis and several other made
the party.
With the return of September days the
preachers and teachers are returning to
their various places. We welcome them
home again, and hope they come back to
US with increased mental and physical
vigor from their summers outing.
George Goldsborough, the boy who was
arrested for threatenings against Mr.. Bepja-
man Armstrong, was finally lodged in Jail
yesterdsy Constable Reed being sick, A.
2. Holten was deputized to land the cul-
prit in Jail and he did it.
"What do you do with your corn?" he said
To the hardworksd farmer man.
"We eat what We can," the toiler replied,
And what we can't eat we can"
The sounding Of the fire alarm at about
6o'coek p. M, is signal for the electric
lights to come on. So when you hear it
just touch your button and It's done
Forest Presbyterian Sunday School
pic-nicked at Augustine Park on Thursday.
There were several large wagon loads of
happy looking children and young folks, |
besides large number who went in private |
teams and all had good time. There were
several thousand visitors at the Park that
day
Our friend who borrowed our Century |
Magazine for the month Of August, will |
oblige US greatly by returning it to this |
office. We are always glad to have ouf
friends read our many exchanges, maga-
zines, periodicals ETC.. but please don't carry
hem away, especially before we have
chance to read them ourselves.
Our Town Fathers are making a good
record for street Improvements. Besides
filling in the streets with gravel and rails
ing the road-bed, they are widening and
deepening the drainage tunnels, and i'm
proving the crossing very materially. The
narrow diagonal crossing that leads to
the TRANSCRIPT is now wide enough for
two, so we no longer have to cross single file.
Little Houston Naudain of Baltimore is
quite horseman and during his recent
visit with his mother at her fathers Will
lam Housten's it was daily occurance to
tho 1iff1o fol- |
'Modock" to the delight and amusement of
the other occupants ofthe well filled coach.
And when his grandma and great grand
mother were of the number he took special
pride in showing how well he could drive.
We shall miss the bright little fellow with
happy face and flowing curls, for he has
gone back home again.