Middletown transcript., 1895-09-14

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G. T. K. Bates, son of George III. Bates
shot himself through the heart at the resi-
dence of his uncle in Wilmington, yester
day, whether by accident or design is no
: known.
"A handsome monument has been re
r Gently erected in St.Annes Cemetery to tn
: memory of the late Nathaniel Williams
t 1t is of Barre Granite, and is one of tn,
most artistic designs and exquisitely fin
ished pieces of workmanship 10 be founi
in the cemetery. 1t is the work of David
son of the Delaware Steam Marble & Gran
{ ite Works, Wilmington.
If you would increase yonr happines:
and prolong your life, forget your neigh
: boris faults. Forget all the slander you
have ever heard. Forget the temptations
Forget the fault finding and give little
thought to the cause which provoked it
Forget the peculiarities of your friends and
only remember the good points which
make you fond of them.
In spite of the many fatal casualties
resulting from filling coal-oil lamps, and
gasoline stoves while burning, there are
others yet to be recorded. Mamie Town
sley, domestic in the employ of J. E.
Thomas, of Wilmington, was so badly
burned from gasoline explosion which
occurred while attempting to fill the tank
with the stove lighted, that she died from
the injuries.
MOT jelly glass in the town" was
the disheartening news q Middletown
housewife received one day this week, just
as her kettle of liquid sweet was ready to
be sealed. With sugar cheap and fruit
plentiful, there has been heavy run on
fruit jars and jelly glasses, and after a
peep into certain preserve closets not far
away, it is not surprising that the market
is drained of everything in the preserving
| line.
The members of the local W. C. T. o.
have arranged to have DR.. Merritt Hulburd
of Wilmington, give his famous lecture
America for Americans in the Middle
town Opera House, October s. The citizens
of the town are contributing to defray the
expenses, so the lecture will be given free
to all. Dr. Hurlburt is an orator and pa
triot, and the people of this community are
fortunate in having an opportunity of
hearing him.
In accordance of an act passed at the last
General Assembly a number of mechanical
amusements will require licenses for the
first time to be operated in this State. Sec
rotor,, of Cfofa Wb;fap,op hoe bod fba
licenses printed and will compel the pro-
prietors to take them out. The license is
as follows: Merry-go.round, S75; by and
tricycle. railway, $50; haunted swing, 500;
revolving swing $780, toboggan slide, S75;
switch back, s75; razzle dazzle, s25.
A woman who was pestered as many
people are, by other folks chickens scratch
ing up her flower bed and littering her
yard, hit on novel scheme for conveying
a gentle hint to her neighbors. She tied a
lot of small cards with strong thread to
big kernels of corn, and wrote on the
cards, "Please keep your chickens at home"
The chickens ate the corn and carried the the I
message to their owners in fashion that |
was startling and effective.
Miss Edna Cazier gave a reception at
her home near Kirkwood, Wednesday |
evening, in honor of her guests Misses |
Boulden and Miss Moore, of Philadelphia, |
and Miss Pyle, of Wilmington, and was an
other one of those charming affairs for /
which "Mt. Vernon Place. is noted. Music |
dancing and refreshments were the princi-
pal recreations, all of which were much en-
joyed. Those present from Middletown
were: Misses Viola Ennis, May Clayton.
Messrs. Louis Naudain, John Parvis, Fred
Crouch. Reese Parker, John Rothwell,
Ed. M. Vaughan and w. G. Lockwood.
when man or a firm has to curtail |
expense the first thing he jumps OH is the |
town newspaper-the organ that devotes
its time and energies to the upbuilding of
the town in which it is published. But |
when it comes to economizing they forget |
the free advertising it does for said town,
and the local paper gets it where the chick
en- got the axe-in the neck. Every busi-
ness should be represented in the local pa
per, if only by two or three inch adver-
tisement." NeaUs.
"A Preachers Association Of the Meth
odist Protestant Church was organized at
Greenwood last week. Rev. J. L. Straughn
was elected president and Rev. J. H. S.
Ewell secretary. The association will meet |
on the first Monday of each month and
will be composed of all preachers on the
Peninsula. The object Of the organization
is to promote fellowship and to forward
the interests of the NJ P. Church. The
next meeting will be held at Dover on Oc- |
tober 7th.
"A Delaware City friend submits the
following incident for the consideration Of
young men: 1t seems that the Importance
of wearing glasses is becoming greater every
day and never was this more plainly shown /
than by little incident that occurred Sun |
day evening, while one of the popular |
young men of this vicinity was out driv-
barn struck" instead of "moon struck |
and his query, "Is this barn?" as he passed |
the Zion NJ. E. Church created quite peal
of laughter amongh his friends.
Miss Elizabeth T. Lattimer, who died
in Wilmington last Saturday, leaves an es-
tate which is variously estimated at from
100000 to 100000. By her will, which
was admitted to probate this week, several
charitable institutions receive handsome
bequests, among them the Home for Friend
less Children, The Home for Aged Women,
The Provident Society and the Society for
Prevention of Cruelty to Children. A part
of her bequest to the Home for Aged Wo-
men is for entrance fees for deserving wo-
men whoare unable to pay;she also leaves a
fund to supply the institution with Christ
mas turkeys and other good things
School opened on Monday morning
with full corps of teachers. Prof. Stamey,
the new principal, arrived on Friday even
ing of last week, having been detained some
days by the illness of his wife, The first
week of school is always trying, and the