Middletown transcript., 1895-11-30

| The TRANSCRIPT has new carrier, no
yet fully acquainted with the delivery O.
the town papers. Notice of failure to re
ceive paper will be appreciated and correc
ted at once. Papers will be served between
7and o'clock every Saturday morning
and just at such place as patrons desire. In.
form the carrier or the office just where
you want your paper left.
An exchange observes that woman
| will doubtless think the man who writes
her emancipation proclamation greater
than Abraham Lincoln" Go to! The new
woman would no more allow the old man
to write her emancipation proclamation
than she would submit to be hugged by a
bear. When that proclamation is written,
it must be by person of the feminine gen.
der.
Luck is ever waiting for something to
turn up; labor. wit keen eyes and strong
will, will turn up something. Luck lies in
bed and wishes the postman would bring
him the news of legacy; labor turnes out
at o'clock and with busy pen and ring
ing hammer lays the foundation of COM
petence. Luck whines; labor whistles.
Luck relies on chance; labor on character.
Evangelist Houston closed his two
weeks engagement here with the morning
service at Forest Presbyterian Church last
Sunday and the afternoon service at ARM
strongs. There were twenty-eight acces-
sions to the church, twenty-five by profess
sion of faith and three by letter. This is
not what Mr.. Houston hoped for nor as
great as Mr.. Moore would like to see, but
it a very gratifying result. On last Friday
evening the thank-offering collection for
Mr.. Houston was taken, amounting to
nearly $75.
Recently persons travelling on railroad
trains have noticed the section hands busy
at work raking and burning leaves and
wondered why the railroad company should
spend so much money for such a purpose.
One reason is that spark from locomo-
tive is liable to set fire to the dry leaves and
the flames spread to the buildings or to
woods and cause damage. Another rea-
son is that leaves over track will cause
the wheels of train to slide almost as
surely and as quickly as if grease was ON
the track.
The TRANSCRIPT printed this week for
patron Copy of Letter written by Our
Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ"
with Letter to Christ by King Agbarus"
and '"Our Saviour's Answer" There is
nothing sacrilegious in this. for while most
people would doubt its authenticity there
are those who believel in it and it contains
good advice, profitable, if followed. alike
to believer and unbeliever. Many persons
would not be without copy of the "letter."
having the superstition that 1t possesses
charm to Danish harm and evil. The claim
is made that the manuscript was found
sixty-five years after the cruciixion of
Christ under stone, eighty -four miles from
Iconium.
Thanksgiving was spent in Middletown
according to the tastes of the people.
The schools and banks were closed, some
of the stores all day and others after II
o'clock. The cyclist was in evidence, it
being beautiful day for first lessons. and
others who stand by the equine traveller.
took gallop into the country. Not few
with dog and gun gave the rabbit cause for
thankfulness that the day comes but once
year. The band boys gave concert in
front of the hall in the afternoon, after TAX
ing short turn around town. But the
chief attraction was the and drama festival
at the Opera House which was filled early
in the evening, and it was along towards
midnight when the last participant in the
festival had departed.
The Crescent is the latest club organi-
cation in town and the membership is as
follows: W. s. Letherbury, president; Geo.
W. Price, vice-president; Joseph C. Jolls,
secretary; J. A. Suydam. treasurer; Harry
Lightcap, s. of A.; and George N. Dickin-
son, John T. Bailey, Lemuel B. Lee, J. B.
Maxwell, and William Francis. The pur-
pose of the organization is to bring to the
town succession of first class entertain |
ments, certainly most desirable object. If
the efforts of the club are appreciated, the |
organization may become permanent and
be enlarged. As their initial entertain |
ment they have engaged the "Amphion |
Ladies Mandoline and Vocal Quartet" OF
Boston. for Christmas night at very heavy |
expense. The Quartet comes with the |
highest recommendation. The ladies are:
Miss Lavinia A. Sutcliffe, guitar and 1st
soprano; Miss Juliet L. Underhill, Mando-
lin and I'd soprano; Miss Isabella F. Mum
dell, Mandolin and 1st Alto; Miss NJ.
Louise Mundell, mandola and I'd alto.