Middletown transcript., 1896-01-25

Il Edwin A. Reed, Deputy Recorder OF
Deeds has been appointed notary public by
Gov. Watson to succeed the late Thorn as
Griffin.
The lock ON the Chesapeake & Della
ware Canal at st. Georges will be closed in
a few days for repairs. Freight sent by
the Ericsson line of steamer will be trans
ferred from one steamer to another across
the lock. The repairs may occupy week
or two.
The Volunteer Hose Company of Mid
dletown will give its ninth Annual at
its house on Tuesday evening, January 2Sth.
| The editor of the TRANscRIPT acknowledges
an invitation to sit down, at $780," and he
learned when boy to obey orders with
open eyes, and ears and mouth-upon &C.
casion.
On Monday the Delaware Construction
Company will begin the W ork of building
for the Federal Governmen the stone dyke
at Listons Point, below Port Penn. Four
lights will be put in service and 500 tons of
stone will be used daily. The. cost Of the
dyke will be $12S,00O and the contract calls
for the completion of the, work within
seven months.
The grand officers visited Damon
Lodge, No. IL. knights of Pythias on We'd
nesday evening and installed the following
officers: W. s. sLetherbury, G. {; J. I.
Baily, V. c.; + A. Suydam, M. of w.; j. c.
Jolls, X. of R. and S; Garrett Ellis. M. of F.
L. B. Lee, NJ. of E. Harry Lightcap, Pre- |
late; G. N. Dickson. M. at A.; T. M. Swartz,
O. G. and G. w. Price, I. G. A banquet
was served after adjournment in the parlor
at the Hose House.
Joseph Freeman, a farmer living few
miles from Wilmington, was instantly
killed by the cars on Sunday afternoon.
He was driving home in a close carriage,
having been to take his daughters who had
spent the day with him, to Wilmington,
where they live, and it is supposed he did
not see the approaching train until it was
upon him. The track crossed the road a
few yards from his home The horses es-
capped uninjured.
The Legislative Committee consisting of
Senators Records and Harrington, and
Jolls, Morgan and Fleming,
met in Dover on Tuesday to audit the
claims of the clerks of General Assembly,
the Auditors accounts and such claims as
come before them. Senator
Records was made chairman, Joseph c.
Jolls, of Middletown, clerk, and John:
of Concord, seargant at arms
The committee was in session three days
and adjourned over until next Tuesday to
some unfinished business.
The farmers and fruit growers of this
community will have an opportunity on
Tuesday next to hear a lecture on Fruit
and Nut Culture by one of the best in
formed men in the country on those spec
ialties. Prof Van Deman will lecture in
the town hall, Odessa, on the 28th inst. at
1:30 P. M. upon these interesting subjects.
For years Prof VanDeman was connected
with the Agricultural Department. Wash
ington, being the chief of the Division of
Pomology, and he is conversant with the
subjects. He has travelled extensively ard
will answer any inquiries as to the suit
ability of different varieties of fruit and
nuts to our soil and climate He should {
have large audience. The meeting will be
under the Institute management.
On Saturday last the pay roll at the 4.
shirt factory was $3,7l5.2I This is BIZ r
weekly payment and at that rate aggrega-
es nearly hundred thousand dollars a I
year.. The work has been gradually ilr-
,reasing at the factory and the demand is
always for more employees. Those already 7
Employed are becoming more expert and
he output of the factory and the pay roll !
ire gradually growing larger. The benefit. y
# the factory to the town cannot be over =
1t is admirably managed and
10 better Investment was ever made in
Iiddletown. The town needs all enter Ii
rise that will employ as many men, or
vice as many would be better, and every
venue of business would feel the beneficial II
esults, as it now feels the benefits from c.
he one factory that We have. Its pay roll a
asst year footed up the snug sum, of $685. II
O755. This is over an average Of thous- IL
nd dollars week, the greater part of this
money being spent in our midst. Why not
ouble for the men of the town? 81