Middletown transcript., 1892-05-12
FORREST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
= Cash for eggs at Rice's.

Cash for eggs at Rice's.
Pure Paris Green at W. 8
Letherbury's.
One OF the gentleman you nee'
to study closely is the one who walkl
around under your own hat.
Miss Helen Naudain gave very
pleasant dance to a number Of he
friends at her home Saturday even
ing.
= Clerk of the Peace Biggs enter
tanned a number of friends at {
terrapin supper at the Nationa
Hotel Saturday evening.
- Prices orchestra will furnish
music for dance to be given by the
young people in McWhorter's Hall
tomorrow evening.
The young ladies of Galena will
give pink tea in the hall at that
place, commencing tonight and end
ing Saturday evening.
The regular meeting of the Cleve-
land Democratic Club will be held at
the club room in McWhorter's Hall,
Tuesday evening at o'clock.
= The property of Lewis Miller, de-
ceased, on Lake street, this town, was
sold at Sheriff's sale Saturday after
noon to Nathaniel Davis of Whining
ton, for $786.
Among the contracts recently
awarded at the Delaware State Hos
pital was one to the Middletown
Creamery Company to furnish them
with butter at "a cents per pound.
"A sociable was given at the home
OF the Misses Beasten near Mt. Pleas
ant last Friday evening. A number
from Middletown were present and q
very pleasant time was spent.
Levy Court Commissioner John
w. Jolls is candidate for Comptroll-
er of New Castle county on the
Republican ticket to sucseed Comp
troller Staats.
Wanamaker g. Brown of Phila-
delphia, will entertain the newspaper
fraternity at a banquet, at their store,
on Monday evening the 2Sd inst, at
7.30 o'clock.
= The world has small use for the
man with swelled head, and it
makes mighty little difference
whether it is puffed up with cham
pagne or self-couceit.
Mr.. Crawford, representing the
Pennsylvania Railroad, is making q
tour of the fruit district of this Penin-
sula, and reports as full crop Of
peaches in prospect as last season,
but extended over much larger area.
e. r. Cochran, Jr., Of Middletowns
and Allen Cunningham of Smyrna,
will be examined as to their qualifica-
tions for admission to the New Castle
County bar on Saturday next. The
examination has been twice post
poned.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Draw
yers' Presbyterian Church, Odessa,
will give a strawberry festival on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
May 25th and 26th. All are invited.
The Odessa orchestra will furnish
music.
The committee appointed to pur-
chase a new organ for the Presbyter-
ian church have examined one or two
instruments already and will, il
nothing unexpected happens, go to
Philadelphia tomorrow to look at
others. As soon as selection is made
the order will be given.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Trade of Middletown,
will be held in the third story room
of Store No. 4, Cochran Block, on
Friday evening, May 18th, at 8 O'clock.
A full attendance is requested, al an
election Of officers will be held to
serve for the ensuing year. Other
important business will also be trans
acted.
-W.R. Reynolds finished for DR..
J. C. Mccoy of Kirkwood, set OF
heavy harness to be used on his
{" Griffin Scraper y for scraping the
kite-shaped track. They are made OF
Hollinger leather, hand stitched
throughout, and handsomely finished.
The hame covering is Of patent
leather. with " Maple Valley Trotting
Association " in gilt letters.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted for meeting Of the Quaran-
tine Station Commission of Pennsyl-
vania, with representatives OF com
mercial and maritime bodies OF Phila-
delphia at the rooms of the Board OF
Trade, Drexel Building, next Friday
afternoon, at 2 o'clock. e. Z. Coch-
ran. J. Thomas Budd Of Middletown,
and DR.. Orr Of Lewes, will represent
Delaware at the meeting.
DIR. W. F. Kennedy, who disposed
Of his practice here some time ago to
DR.. 6. B. Constable, win leave Middle-
town next week for San Francisco
where he will locate permanently.
He viii make speciality of diseases
of the throat and eyes. We wish him
abundant success in his new field.
His family will remain here until fall
when they will join him in his West
ern home.