Middletown transcript., 1895-02-02
LITTLE LOCALS.

Don't forget the encampment of Del
ware G. A. R. will visit Middletown nel
Thursday.
The Euchre Club met with Mr.. Reet
Parker last night, and spent very pleasar
evening in social pastimes.
We should, by all means have Tribl
shoes now that we have Trilby feet. Ther
is a bonanza for some enterprising shoe
maker who will make shoe to fit th
foot" etc.
The following is the way the lullaby
sung now in Kansas:
Rockaby, baby, your mamma has gone.
She's out at a caucus and will be till dawn.
She wore papa's trousers, and in them looked
queer.
So hushaby, baby, your papa here.-Ex
Every paper on the peninsula will dubt
less announce the fact that this is "ground
hog day." When his majesty comes forth
to view the land, it is not his substance SC
much as his shadow that is the dread oil
the prognosticator.
1t seems hardly possible, but neverthe.
less it is true, that every fifty-fifth person
you meet wears W. L. Douglas Shoes. Did
you ever realize what an immense ueder-
taking it is to supply one article Of wearing
apparel to over one Million people.
A new literary circle has been formed
in town, the first meeting being on Tuesday
evening at Miss Bessie Boyer's.-"Holmes"
was the subject OF discussion, and one of
the ladies gave charming essay on the
Autocrat so dear to of US all.
John w. Redgrave OF near Middletown
was married yesterday to Miss Alzada Fra
zier of Dover. The ceremoney was per-
formed at the of the brides parents, after
which reception was given for the double
nuptuals of Frazier-Staats, and Redgrave-
Frazier
Mr.. Samuel R. Warren. the benedict
typo of the TRANSCRIPT, has the title
Pater Fdmilias now. 1t is a girl, and
weighs nine pounds. and though it only
arrived on Wednesday, we are reliably in
formed that it has already begun to take
notice.
The Junior Auxiliary of st. AIMS
church will give Mother Goose entertain
ment in the Sunday School Building on
Thursday evening at 7 80 o'clock. AdmisS-
ion 1Octs. The program pr"mi,es to he
interesting to grown folks as children and
w % hnno fhor WI he n M
The Young Ladies' Mission Band of
Forest Presbyterian Church will give an
attractive and pleasing entertainment at
Prof. Tharp's home OH Friday ever ing
Feb. Sth at Z 30 o'clock. Admission ten
cents. A supper consisting of Chicke n |
salad, biscuit. coffee. Ice-cream and cake
will be served after the entertainment.
Miss Carinne Cochrad enterta ned The |
Gard Club at the Nationl Hotel on II urs-
day evening. Those present were: Miss es
Bessie Boyer, Jodie Biggs and Lucy Coch- |
ran Nr. and Mrs. w. P Biggs, DR.. and Mrs.
Mcdowell. DR.. and Mrs. Gilpin, Mr. and
Mrs. ]. P. Cochran, Jr., DR.. Vaughan.
Mr.. Mendrnhall, Mr.. Alex. Corbit, Mr..
Percy Baily.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Gary of Chester
Pa, have issued invitations bidding their
friends to the celebration of the twenty
fifth anniversary of their marriage OH Feb.
9th, which fact causes some folks to remark
how swift the years have passed away since
Harry and 1 were children" Mr.. Gaery
spent his boyhood in and near Middletown.
DIR. Parkhurst will pay his respects to
clubs and club-life in his articles in the next
issue af The Ladies' Home Journal. "I
consider the club" writes the great re-
former, ito be one of the cleverest devices
of the devil to prevent homes being made
and to sterilize and undermine them when
they are made"
The Boston bachelor may learn to bake
beans Harvard is preparing for the enevit-
able, and has introduced cooking in the
University curriculum! We may now hope
for new era in The science of culinery art,
and the Harvard student who makes the
discovery ofhow TO cook food that will pre-
vent dyspepsia among men. high as the
heavens his name we'll shout!
Sweet bells,-sleigh bells-were all in
tune this week, and merrily they jingIed
from morn till night. Everybody who
owned sleigh and some who didn't, was
out In force;our streets have been veritable
Such driving and racing were
ever seen here, and for the sake of
the horses we are glad the snow is fast dis
appearing. The inhuman treatment of and
horses the reckless driving on our public
streets have called forth expressions of GEN.
sure upon our town authorities for permit
ting it. but when the town fathers them
selves break the laws there is little room
to hope for anything better from our reck.
less youths.