Middletown transcript., 1896-11-14

Another lot of new and pretty milli
merry goods this week at Mrs. A. NJ. Nc
KEGS, birds, flowers, feathers and hand
some hats and bonnets trimmed and un
trimmed.
The Christian Endeavor Social at Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Metten's, near town. was
postponed on account of the weather. from
Thursday until last evening when a de
lightful evening was spent by the young
folks who in band-wagon loads. were con
veyed to the commodious home of their
hosts, far-famed for their graceful and gen
erous hospitality. The Social" was very
great social success.
Mrs. Henry Appleton is critically i'll at
her home on West Main street. having suf-
fered stroke of paralysis on Wednesday
evening. Her daughters, Mrs. Alonza
Whittock. of Odessa and Miss Belle Apple
ton, ofNew York, were summoned immed-
lately and kind neishbors and friends are
untiring in their effort to restore her, but
she remains in a semi-comatose state, and
very little hope is given for her recovery.
The observance of the week of prayer
at the rooms of the Y.M. C. A. has been
with marked success. The leaders of the
meetings have been the three Pastors,
Messrs. Wood, Moore, andWilkie, DIR. C. A.
Ritchie and ]. Fletcher Deakyne, the Pres
ident of the Association. A. valuable ad-
dition to the library this week has been the
gift by DR.. Martin W. Barr of set of
Thackeray's works. 10 volumes, and a set
of SCOTS, 12 volumes.
1t has been suggested by number of
the residents of Middletown that it would
be well to have the drinking water used
from local wells, analysed, for comparison
with the water from the deep wells or
town water, and if the people are
once convinced that they are using i'm
pure water it would not be long before the
local wells were all closed and all the in
habitant patronizing the water supplied
by the town, which has been tested by
chemical analysis and found absolutely
pure. Impure drinking water is held &C
countable for large proportion of typhoid
fever. diphtheria and other ills that nan is
heir to, and while Middletown is fairly
healthy place, there is very prevalent be-
lief that our drinking water is bad In
town where there is no sewerage system,
the wells are necessarily effected by surface
drainage and often the most careful and
cleanly people are the greatest sufferers
from some one else's carelessness. The diff
ference in the cost Of town water and keep
ing well and pump in repair is said to be |
very little by those who have tried both. |
but there is very small proportion of res
idents who use town water except as pave
wash.
1t was very sick looking cat, and |
everybody who saw it said SO. Its fur was |
dingy and unkept and its sides were gaunt |
and hollow, and it was undoubtedly reg
ular tramp cat. that had perhaps seen bet
ter days, for it was remarkably intelligent,
as the following story will prove. As it
weakly through town one;pleas-
ant Indian summer afternoon recently, it
paused in front Of Main street drug store
whose friendly door stood open, and after
'niff1ng the air for brief moment, it
walked in, and, after wandering through
the store from end to end, with an air of
power that comes only with
it sat down in front of the
lrawer labelled "Catnip," and in unmis-
akable gestures, requested the drug clerk
o "fill prescription" SO to speak. The
lruggist obeyed the mute appeal. and gave
he cat the catnip, which it took with eager
md almost greedy readiness. and walked
tut amid the EXPLANATIONS Of the druggist.
physician and learned men of science all
# whom declared they had never before
een such an exhibition of feline instinct.
few days later the cutreturned, and in
he same manner aforesaid, asked for more
;atnip which the druggist again gave in
instituted measure. The cat has not re-
urned, third time, but it doubtless will
Vhen being fully restored to health, it will
oftly pur its gratitude to our yonug drug
list and physician, and will henceforth
bide in his presence. keeping the rats and
nice from his dwelling evermore, as it is q
emarkably sensible and intelligent cat.