Middletown transcript., 1895-11-30
Local News.

implements on haxd.
There was quite thunder storm with
The rain on Tuesday evening. The lig ht-
ening was quite vivid.
Among the family reunions on Thurs
day were those at Mr.. J. F. Brady's and
Mr.. William Taylor's.
Commissioner Cooper expects to make
returns in the Addicks divorce case to the
court soma time next weea.
-M1W. R. Cochran returned this week
fronfa hunting trip inNorthC Carolina where
1sfe had fine sport and the best of good luck.
-"Tell the people that Gillian writes
my ads.." says Mr.. Messick though do
not pay him $4,000" The breaches of
Promise" is interesting this week.
-Florie Adams. the thirteen year old
daughter of Mrs. A. s. Adams, whose ILL
ness was reported in the TRANSCRIPT two
weeks ago, is yet very sick. She has mala-
rial fever.
Possibly the largest turkey ever
brought to Middletown was on exhibition
at Reynolds store OH Wednesday: 1t
weighed alive 373 pounds and dressed 32l.
1t was grown by Miss Lizzie Caulk.
1t is getting to be quite the thing 10
graduate and get position through the
Recommendation of that fue school. Col
dey's Wilmington, Del.,) Commercial and
Short Hand College. Get Catalogue.
AS the TRANscIPr went to press last
evening the members of the Senior Ep-
worth League were enjoying their monthly
literary meeting, DR.. W. E. Barnard, presi-
dent. Mr.. William Wright read a paper
on "What to read and how"
Persons who are willing to take teach
ers to board during the Institute should
report to Superintendent Smith at the
Opera House on Tuesday morning. Teach
ers wanting homes with private families
should also call on Prof. Smith on their
arrival for information.
Several of the TRANSCRIPTS subscribers
have referred this week to the fact that
years..ago all the bodies were removed from
the old vault at Noxontown to the ceme-
terry at st. Anne's. The remains of Dun
can Beard, the old clock maker, are said to
lie in the cemetery at Old Drawers
Next year will be the last leap year of
the century and another will not occur
until 1904. The year 1900 will not be
leap year. The unusual occurrence is
due to the fact that the addition of one
day to each fourth year more than makes
up the presumed deficiency in the calen-
der year.
"A musicale W i'll be given next Monday
evening. Dec. I'd. at the residence of Mrs.
N. J. Williams, North Broad street, under
the auspices of he Young Ladies Guild of
st Anne Parish. An attractive programme
will be rendered. for which the small ad-
mission of 15 cents will be charged which
will include refreshmentt. Musicale begins
at 8 O. clock.
The success of the Drama on Thurs
day evening has reived the talk of q
Dramatic Club. The way to do a thing is
to do it. In fact there is talent here for twr
such associations and laudable rivalrywould
undoubtedly produce better work. The field
is open and working association, not 70
amusement only, would receive the endor-
sement and patronage of the people
The Diamond State Band rendered Mr.,
an d Mrs. Fred Brady serenade at their
new home on Monday evening and enjoyed
the hospitality of 'Acad ia" and its own
ers. The band also visited one of their
number, the first to leave the band, Mr..
Will vansant and after several pieces of
music, visited William Hates oyster saloon
with him.
Wright, of Norridgewalk, Maine. whose
illness was reported in the TRANSCRIPT two
weeks ago, will regret to hear of his death;
which occurred on Tuesday. He was well
and favorably known in this community
where he spent some of the best years of
his life in the public school work.
1t was quite merry party that went
up to Chesapeake City Tuesday evening tc
hear Evangelist Houston preach. There
were in the party. Misses Mary and Will
Beasten, Susie and Annie Ellison, Martha
Heaton, Viola Ennis, May Holten, Mrs.
Annie Pennington. Messrs. Harry Ellison,
Walter Beaston, Fred Echenhofer and w.
II. Fitzpatrick.
The Thanksgiving Festival by the La
dies Mite Society in the Opera House was
a success in every respect as fectivals have
a way of being under the Mite Society's
man agement. The door receipts for the
drama, .The Hick'ry Farm" at 10 and 20
cents admission were s34. 80, and the table
receipts were over 5000. The expenses
will be about $4,000, leaving the net pro.
ceeds-about $500.
r. DaT:dsca and family had
narro escape at Porters last Saturday
,,obt His double team was struck by the
evening express Just before 1t reached the
station the carriage was demolished, one
- The horses badly crippled and the three
occunants of the carriage were dumped be-
s,,sen the tracks, with slight bruises. 1t
- close call. DIR. r. B. Mckee, the
r.ilroad physician. went up on the 6: oe
tr,;n IN response to . telegram, to find Mr..
navidsou. his wife and daughter. fixed up
% continue their journey homeward.