Middletown transcript., 1895-06-22
Local News.

The Post Masters salary at Dover, ha
been increased to 81, 400.
Twelve Brass Bands want to play a
New Castles Fourth ofJuly celebration.
Will make low price on Peach Basket
in carload lots. Address James A Evan
Georgetown, Delaware.
The County Herald published by tn
ate Chas. Sentman, at New Castle has re-
Gently suspended publication.
County Superintendent, Willard 7
Smith, was in town on Saturday to examin
teachers. There were fifteen examined.
Bananas and pineapples are plenti
full and cheap. 1t is said that Americans
eat eight million dozen ban anas yearly.
Rev. Robert Watt, of Wilmington, has
received the honorary title of d. D. from
Washington College at Chestertown, Nd.
The Presbyterian Sunday School o.
New Castle will give an excursion tc
Woodland Beach on Wednesday June 20.
The late lamented strawberry will soon
be succeeded by the huckleberry and dew.
berry, both of which are said to be very
plentiful this year.
w S. Moore and Walter Webb are the
possessors of two new wheels, bought this
week from w. Harmon Reynolds, the
Townsend Bicycle agent:
Francis H. Hoffecker Esq. of Whining
ton, was delegate to the National Conven-
ton of Republican Clubs, which met In
Cleveland O. this week.
-WANTED.-Man andI wife to live on
gentleman's place in town. Man as gard
ener also care of horse; wife to do cooking.
Address "C'' this Office.
"A Middletown gentleman said this
week II have not heard farmer complain
for month";" which is the best proof pos
sible that times are getting good again.
The pupils of Miss Annie Lynch's
school near Mt. Pleasant, had their annual
picnic in Lynch's woods yesterday. Misses
Mary and Will Beasten were among the
visitors
Presiding Elder Rev. Alfred Smith D..
d. will preach in the NJ. E. Church on Sum-
day, June Both at the evening service. on
the occasion of the first Quarterly meeting
Of the year.
PROF. D. B. Jones, of Georgetown, who
was in town on Monday, is an applicant
for the Principalship of the Middletown
Schools. Horace Smyth of Kennedyville is
also an applicant.
There are four kinds of lies. The first
is the lie ofexcessive Imagination. The Sec
ond, the lie Of egotism. The third, the lie
through fear of punishment and fourth
thejealous lie.-Ex.
MIR. James FL. Budd, of Middletown,
was toast master at the Glass Day exercises
ofLehigh University on Monday, and has
been highly complimented for his easy and
fluent address on that occasion.
Rev. James Graham spent q week in
Middletown endeavoring to organize a
Lodge of Good Templars, but was unsuc-
cessful in his effort. He may return in the
autumn however, and try again.
Benjamin R. Ustick, well-known cit
izen and old resident of New Castle died at
his home in that city Sunday evening, aged
70 years. He was at one time Register in
Chancery and Clerk Of the Orphans Court.
Cherries are ripe, and the boys and the
birds have lark" every day, but they
cannot compare with the "larks" some
folks remember when picking cherries
down the lane" was the greatest delight of
life in June.
Harry Johnson, Assistant freight agent
at Clayton, formerly of this town, is attend
ing the Supreme Council Of the Junior Or
der United American Mechanics, at Omaha,
Neb., this week. as one of the representa-
tives from Delaware.
jefferson B. Foard, Clerk of the Peace
resigned his position as Trustee of the Poor,
and on Tuesday, Alfred B. Crockett, ofnear
town, was appointed by the Levy Court to
succeed him as St Georges Hundreds repre-
sentative at Far nhurst.
George Carter, managing editor of the
EUemimg JournaIi and Miss Annie K.
Foard, of near Elkton, were married at
the BRIDES residence Wednesday evening,
Rev. V. S. Berghans, of Doylestown, Pa,
performing the ceremony.
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were
three ideal June days. There was an ex-
hilarating tone in the June air that keyed
ones spirits to the day, and made even
dull tasks delight. But the warmer days
that have followed are more in accord with
the season.
The forty-fve minutes evening services
of Forest Presbyterian Church are well at :
tended. The pastor, Rev. F. III. Moore will
occupy his pulpit for the next two Sun
days, and on July I'd expects to sail for
Europe on the North German Lloyd
Steamer "Havel."
The farmers are busy and evidently
in good heart. The best hay crop in years
is being cured this week, and to-day the
wheat harvest will begin; already the
reaper's song is heard in the land, and for
once both the yield and the price are
likely 10 give SallSlactlOn.
The public schools at Marshallton held
Commencement exercises on Friday even
ing of last week. Prof Franklin Brockson,
the principal, received very general COM
mendation for the excellent work done,
and has been invited by the Marshallton
School Board to return next year.
Pilgrims to Silver Lake have been mum
erous this week, and nearly every day has
witnessed party there. On Tuesday after
noon about fifteen young people enjoyed a
few hours on the banks of the silver stream
where supper was served in the most enjoy
able style, and thoroughly good time was
spent.
Whenever you hear man finding
fault with his local paper, open it up and
ten to one he hasn't an advertisement in it;
five to one he never gives it a job ofprinting
to do; three to one he does not take the pa
per; two to one that if he is subscriber he
is a delinauent; even odds that he never