Middletown transcript., 1897-01-09
ODESSA NOTES.
Skating has come and gone.

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Revival services have begun at the NJ. E.
Church.
The children are happy that school days
have arrived again.
The Presbyterian Church has closed its
doors for the winter.
Mrs. Geo. W. Davis has been the guest of
friends in Sudtersyille, Md.
A number of ice houses were filled dur
| ing the recent cold weather.
The young ladies of Odessa are talking
Of giving "German"in the near future.
Mr.. George Green was in Philadelphia,
for several days during the present week.
The teachers of the several departments
of the Public Schools returned on Monday.
R. D. Hoffecker, Jr., of the Smyrna
Times" has been the guest of Geo. L. Town
send, Jr.
The New Castle Co. Natl Bank hasre-
elected all the former directors to serve for
the ensuing year.
Miss Louise VanDyke has resumed her
| studies in Philadelphia after spending
| Christmas holidays at home.
J. Cookman Bryan. of Washington, D. c.
and VIM. Bryan, of Philadelphia. have re-
turned to their respective homes.
David L. Morgan has rented of Geo. l..
Townsend the Baker property on Main
street and will take possession on March
25th.
The Steamer Clio has discontinued her
regular trips between Odessa and Philadel-
phia, owing to the heavy ice that has
blocked the creek.
Jno. w. Mccoy Jr., has returned from
Philadelphia where he spent the month of
Dec. in looking after the interests of Mr..
Wanamaker We mean business and not
political interests.
The regular annual meeting of the
Odessa Creamery Co. for the purpose Of
electing directors to serve for the ensusng
year, will be held at the creamery building
at p. m. on Tuesday next,
We hope our readers will pardon the alb
sence of Odessa notes in the TRANSCRIPT for
the past few weeks. During the Christmas
Holidays the social tide has been flowing
so swiftly that it has been impossible to do
Justice to all, in accounts of the parties and
social gatherings that have enliVened the
town. We did not wish to show partiality
and for this reason have been forced to
keep out Of print.
The report is current here that one of
Middletown's most prominent citizens is
seriously contemplating removal to Odessa.
We congratulate him on his good taste and
better judgment and will be glad to see him.
Apropos, of this idea it might be well to
call the attention of people wishing to
spend their days in quiet retirement. in
close communion with natu re as she is and
ought to be, to the fact that Odessa has
not an equal OH the Peninsula from q
standpoint of natural advantages. 1t is
certainly an ideal town for residence. Rents
are ow, society congenial. natural drain
age unexcelled, located at it is nifty feet
above tide water, boating and fishing all
that could 3e desired and in fact every ad-
vantage that could enter into the require
ments of an ideal country life. The town
is incorporated. but so economically gov
erned that taxes are probably lower than
in any other town i'm the state where equal
advantages obtain. The neighborhood Of
fers inducements too for persons wishing
to engage in agriculture. The land is
highly improved, of fine natural quality
and the produce has easy access to the
Philadelphia markets by steamboat here.
Add to this the canning establishments.
and the Creamery Co. making home mar
ket for the staple articles of farm produce
and you have haven of rest where trials
cease and troubles are no more and an
abode where even the NEUROLOGICAL Pan"
might we'll have longed to rule.