Middletown transcript., 1895-09-28
Local News.

Local News.
Football season for '95 opens today.
Have you seen Benny 7. Biggs and hi
new wheel, just out of the shop2
The cold wave came, but there was no
much of it, hardly enough to go around.
The Dover Fair will be held next week
The race entries may be found on our frs
page.
Miss Agnes Ubil, of Salem. n j. is thu
teacher of the public school near Angus
tine Pier.
-Ifyouwould make friends and keep
them, pray to be delivered from the gift Of
sarcasm.
The steamer, Major Reybold, is closing
her 43d. season of travel up and down the
Delaware
The State Convention of the Delaware
w. C. T. u. will be held in Milford, Octo-
ber I'd, 3d and 4th. \
There will be a reunion of the men,
bers of the Delaware Legislature at the
Dover Fair on Wednesday.
The annual hop given during the State
Fair will be held at the Hotel Richardson
in Dover Friday evening, October, 4th.
DO not forget that DR.. Hulburd is to
lecture in the Opera House on Tuesday
night October Sth. The lecture is free.
The number of October brides already
on the list is large enough to make old Hy-
men happy and Cupid dance with delight.
Rev. and Mrs. Beatie Wylie, of New
Castle, who are visiting in Ireland, expect
to start on their homeward trip next week.
Saturday last was the hottest day of The
year. and one of the three hottest days
since the establishment of the Weather
Bureau in 1870.
The betrothal of Miss Mary Cooper, of
Wyoming. to Mr.. Chas. H. Jolls, of this
town, has been announced, the nuptials to
be celebrated in December next.
Mrs. DeKeller Stamey will join her hus-
band to-day. coming from Harrisburg, Pa.
She was detained by sickness at the time
the professor began his school duties.
Miss Kitty Tritt has moved from her
former residence on East Main street next
door to Mr.. Kings on Anderson street
and is ready to serve her old patrons in
all kinds of plain sewing.
Thomas Scott, well known resident of
this county, died Wednesday at his resi-
dence on the Richard Cam farm. The
funeral took place yesterday at Bethel, M.
E. Church, near Pivot Bridge.
The Rev. James Morris, pastor of Trim
ity A. M. E. Church, has paid over s25o0O
on church indebtedness since he came here
last spring. This is remarkable showing.
About half of the money he raised among
friends at other points.
The following members have been ap-
pointed on the board Of bar examiners for
the New Castle County bar for the year
ending with the next spring term Senator
George Gray, Benjamin Nields, E. G. Brad |
ford, H. H. Ward and John Biggs.
The word Moss" connected with an |
entertainment has always been a guaran-
tee as to its quality. As the TRANSCRIPT
went to press last evening the Moss Novelty |
Company was giving the opening enter
tainment in the Opera House for this sea-
son.
The word madam" may be used in /
addressing an unmarried woman. Webster
defines the word as courteous form Of |
address given to a woman, especially an ell
derly or married woman; much used IN the
address at the beginning of letter to
woman"
Justin Joseph Pie, prominent citizen
of Newark, died on Monday, at his home
near that place. He owned and farmed
the old Whitely place. He was man of
considerable means, and an influential
member of the Catholic church.-He was
GA years old.
Miss Lizzie Priest, q public school
teacher, of Claymont, while riding a bicy-
Gle last Saturday, ran too close upon
horse's heels and the animal gave her
hard kick, cutting her face and fracturing
her skull. She lay unconscious for hours
and her condition is very critical.
DIR. r. B. Mckee has purchased the
Chandler cottage at Rehoboth. and is hav-
ing it.moved OH Rehoboth Avenue only
five blocks from the beach. 1t is q very
desifS5feeight room cottage, and as prop
erty there Asteadily increasing in value,
the doctor is well pleased with his invest
ment.
The NJ. E, Sunday s chool is arrang-
ing for an evenings entertainment by Prof.
and Mrs. DeKeller Stamey to be given
some time next month in the Opera House,
at such popular prices that every one may
have an opportunity to hear the new prin-
cipal Of our schools and his talented wife.
The tomato crop has been very much
hurt by the torrid heat Of the past two
weeks. and not only ripened too fast but
burned to blister, and made unfit to mar
ket, and for this reason the canneries are
closing earlier than usual, some having al
ready closed. and others running only a
few days in q week.
Miss May aolten gave a charming lit
lie party at her home on Cass street Thurs
day evening, in honor of several of Mary
lands fair daughters visiting in the neigh
borhood, Miss Berry, Miss Otto and Miss
Marie Lockwood. There were about a
dozen couples present. and the evening was
spent in dance and song, followed by re-
-Our fellow townsman. William Taylor,
has just cause for libel against
The World for the miserable picture labeled
Is his in Wednesdays paper. Mr.. Taylor
4 among those who are after the Tammany
ring, the investigation showing that an
,ward for piling to The contractors with