Life Goes On

While men were suffering, fighting, and dying on the fields of battle, life in Middletown in many ways continued as it always had. The price of labor and certain goods may have been inflated by the war, but houses were still sold and bought, traveling entertainers came to town, and the annual agricultural fair was held. Some of the entertainments were to raise funds for the war relief effort, but for those not worrying about a loved one in the military, life continued.