Middletown transcript., 1895-12-14
Local News.

The Middletown creamery will pay 70
milk according to test, beginning with thi
month.
The Shirt Factory has been running a
night all this week, 50 great is the rush
business there.
Walter Aiken, of Warwick, has rented
) the Blackbird hotel and will move Their
the first of the year.
The juvenile book agent is abroad il
the land, and they go about it as if they
meant business too.
Remember that J. F. McWhorter ha;
a full line of carriage and agriculture
Implements on hasd-
Thos. s. Lewis has been appointed street
Commissioner in Wilmington, to succeed
Francis McCloskey. resigned.
George. .Wolsey Symonds who wrote up
the Farnhurst matter for the Inquirer lee
tured in the Opera House last night.
The Christmas shopper is out in full
force and "please lay that aside for me" is o
very familiar phrase in the hearing of shop
keepers.
Letters to "Old Kris are the order OF
the day with the little people, and many a
sweet, confding missive has the jolly old
Saint received this week.
The first snow of the season fell Sun
day night, and the ground was white Mon
day morning, much to the delight Of the
small boy who made haste to get out his
sled and try the coasting.
The glossy, green leaves and bright, red
berries of the holly bough, make it popu-
lar Christmas green. 1t grows in profusion
on the peninsula, and large quantities are
being shipped to the city markets.
We have Landlords notices TO tenants,
ready printed in legal form at the TRAN
SCRIPT office. They only cost triae and
are much more convenient and accurate
than the old way of writing them.
1t is getting to be quite the thing to
graduate and get position through the
Recommendation of that fue school. Col
dey's Wilmington, Del.,) Commercial and
Short Hand College. Get Catalogue.
The Middletown gentlemen will give
their annual Holiday hop in the Opera
House during Christmas week, the COM
mittee having met last evening to fix the
date and to make the arrangements.
Some of the young people who took part
in "The Hick'ry Farm" are talking of play
ing that drama at Delaware City. The
people there will Fl nd it very interesting
play with good caste of characters.
The Levy Court this week drew an
order for the payment of thu nine hun
dred special constables appointed by the
Democrats at the last general election.
They will receive their cash on Monday
$500 Of the peoples money.
The large morocco factory on Liberty
street and Maryland Avenue, Wilmington.
owned by the Wilmington and Northern
railroad, was completely destroyed by fire
on Wednesday. This loss is estimated at
$4,000, covered by insurance.
Mr.. L. P: Mcdowell purchased last
week in Hagerstown full lot of Holstein
cows which he has added to his cream cry
herd. He paid $500 freight to Newark,
oyer $50 miles, and then drove them across
the country sooner than pay the excessive
rate of $40, 90 between Newark aud Middle
town.
The ladies of the M. E. Mite Society
desire to express through the columns of
the TRANSCRIPT their thanks to the young
ladies and gentlemen who took part in
the Thanksgiving entertainment. and who
SO willingly gave time and talent to make
the ent ertainment such grand success.
No more suitable Christmas or New
Years present can be given a boy or girl
than certificate of stock in the Farmers
and Merchants National Building and
Loan Association of Delaware-home
Office, Dover. 1t inspires a spirit of saw
ing. and i'll few years sum has accumu-
lated that may prove Of inestimable value.
The large stable on the CHM farm
about two miles from Warwick, was de-
stoyed by fire Saturday morning; ten head
Of horses, and large quantity of farming
implements were consumed. The stable
was insured The farm is tenanted by
Joseph Biggs and is one Of the most pro-
ductive along the head Of Sassafras. The
origin Of the fire is unknown. By heroic |
effort the house and barn were saved,
Mrs. E. B. Rice has sold her ice cream
and confectionery business to George |
Booth, Of Elkton, who will take charge Of |
the same on next Thursday. Mrs. Rice |
will sell her household goods at public |
sale next Wednesday, and expects to board |
this winter with Mrs. Samuel Price. Her |
many patrons regret her going out OF bust |
ness. Her successor is man of consider |
able experience in the trade, and very
fayorably spoken Of as citizen and a
business man by those who know him.
: 1t was long ago discovered that it is
''more blessed to give than to receive" and
the pleasure seems to increase as the years
70 by. There are more things than money
required for gift making;..t Thought and con-
sideration are necessary, and the art Of
graceful giving may well be cultivated. A
trifie, suited to ones needs or tastes, is o f.
ten more appreciated than expensive gifts
that suit neither ones tastes or surround
ing. Whatever the gift may be it is not its
expensiveness but the thoughtfulness of
the dontr that makes it of value to the |
recipient. In the next column are a few |
hints from our local merchants which can
but be of use to the Christmas shopper.
The annual Christmas box, sent by the |
the Junior Auxiliary of st. Anne's Parish, |
to mission field in North Carolina, was
shipped on Tuesday, and contains great
variety of things to make glad the hearts |
Of the destitute children of the poor fisher |
men at Beaufort. The children of the An
Hillary have been busy for months, making |
things for the Christmas box, and on every