Middletown transcript., 1895-07-06
Local News.

market, retailing at 10 cts per quart.
House parties were much more enjoy
able than athletic sports on Thursday.
Rev. DR.. Vallandigham will preach a
the Forest Presbyterian church tomorrow
Auditor Lewis was in town on Tues
day settling with the clerks of the schools
The storms of Saturday and Sunday
was very destructive to poultry and young
birds
Will make low price on Peach Baskets
in carload lots. Address James A Evans
Georgetown, Delaware.
Delaware has 10 employees in the
Treasury Department a. Washington whose
salaries aggregate $25.647.
The Peninsula Press Association has
received an invitation to visit the Exposi-
tion at Atlanta, Ca in October.
July came with thunder, lightning and
rain, and thus far the midsummer month
has been busy with the shower bath.
The Delaware peach of "emeraid hue"
has made its appearance in the city mar
kets. the first being shipped from Milford.
-Holly-hocks are blooming in great
profusion, and in their majestic beauty
tower high over flowers OF more modest
mien.
Rev. A. W. Wayman, D. D., will preach
at the Village Camp, Lockwood street, Mid
dletown, tomorrow. All are invited to be
present.
Have you read the 'Moors of Delaware
by Judge Fisher, on the first page, and was
the Judges client, Levin Sockum, acquit-
ted or conyicted?
The Independence Day Celebration of
New Castle is rated as the finest in the his
tory of the town, and was a great success
barring the storm.
The game of base ball between Cecilton
and Middletown, played here last Saturday,
resulted in victory for the home team,
the score standing, Middletown 10, Cecil
ton, IS.
George s. Richards, who has sold his
bakery business to Joseph Smith, moved
his family from his late residence at the |
bakery to Mr.. Henry Fosters house, on |
Monday.
Rev. S. Beattie Wylie, pastor of the |
New Castle Presby Church, and Rev.
w. f. Lewis, of Wilmington, sailed for
Europe this week, for three months tour
on the other side.
Good early celery always finds ready
market at paying prices. We have TO offer
nice white Plume" plants now ready at
30 cts per 100 Sl.00 per 1000, Circulars free,
Slaymaker and Son. Dover, Del. If
Geo. s. Richards has been appointed
Sexton of the M. T.. Church to succeed
John r. Fitzpatrick who has served in that
capa city for the past 80 years. Mr.. Rich
ards entered upon his duties this week.
Mayor efferis, Wilmington's new ex-
ecutive, took the oath of Office last Satur-
day and ed the duties of the office
on Monday. City Treasurer Adams and
City Solicitor Harmon were also sworn in
on Monday.
John Bice. a drug clerk in Wilmington,
and son of Jacob G. Bice. a baggage master
on the Delaware railroad was drowned at
Cape May on Monday. while bathing in
the surf. Heart-failure was the cause of
the drowning He was 20 years of age.
--Rey.I. L: Wood, pastor of the NJ. +.
Church, will preach on "Methodism in
Middletown" tomorrow morning. All are
cordially invited. Rev. Dr. Charles T. Nor
gan, pastor of Spring Garden Baptist church
Philadelphia, will preach in the evening
Cards of invitation are out to the mar
riage OF Miss Viola Caldwell of Middletown
to Mr.. Oliver M. Matthews. of Chesiertown
on Wednesday July 10. at half past two O.
clock p. M. The ceremony will be perfor-
med in the NJ E. Church of this town by
Rev. 1. L. Wood
The Dover School Board could not af- {
ford to let Prof Carroll leave and increased
his salary to keep him. He resigned at
New Castle, and Prof. G. w. Andrews,
whom the Smyrna schools had selected, ,
was elected in his place. Mr.. Andrews goes
to New Castle aud Smyrna has to elect
another.
A sylvan sylvan party of six or more fair I
maids, bachelor maids" picnicked by {
Silver Lake on Tuesday afternoon, and !
spent few happy hours among their
favorite haunts. Ere night fall lonely |
mariner discovered their retreat, and row.
ing on the lake in the moonlight made the
days pleasure complete. ~
Joseph Pyle and Thomas H. II. Mes
senger, of Wilmington; David c. Rose, Jr..
of Newark Aubrey Vandever, of Clayton;
and John L. Thompson, of Georgetown,
will represent the Great Council of Della I
ware Red Men, at the Great Council of the
United States, 20 be held in Providence,
r. l., during September.
An Arkansas editor puts in thus: "You
may hive all the stars in nail key, hang
the ocean on nail to dry, put the key in :
gourd to soak, unbuckle the belly band of :
eternity and let out the sun and moon, but
never delude yourself with the idea that
Won can escape that place on the other side |