Middletown transcript., 1895-11-02
Local News.

and have put in fire plugs opposite the
Talbot.
Remember that J. F. McWhorter has q
full line of carriages and agricultural i'm
plements on hand.
The Light and Water Commission
have extended the water mains at the ex-
tremities of North and South Broad streets
Mr.. Howard Pool is having his beauti-
full country-seat, near cDonough, painted,
papered and otherwise improved inside
and out.
Twenty thousand baskets of pears, of
the Keiffer variety, is the estimated size Of
Mr.. T. P. Hanson's crop at Rising Sun. the
largest ever raised on the peninsula.
Register of Wills Cooch has granted
letters of administration upon the estate
of William C. Webb, late of st. Georges
Hundred, to Mr.. Henry Cleaver, of Port
Penn.
MIR. w. E. Evans has recently added a
number of Improvements to the Noxen-
town Mill, the latest of which is coat of
paint, and now the old mill is almost al
new again,
The long drawn out Addicks divorce
suit is drawing to a close. Mrs. Addicks
it is believed will close he case next week
and the commissioners report will be
made to the Court this MONTH
Miss Hodge has opened select school
for little people; several juveniles from the
country as well as the town have already
entered and others. are to follow. The
school rooms are at the Rectory.
1t is getting to be quite the thing
graduate ard get a position through the
recommendation of that fine school. Col
dey's Wilmington, (Del.,) Commercial and
Short Hand College. Get a Catalogue.
The will of the late Tobias B. Merritt
bequeathed all his property to his wife,
Mary A. Merritt. The estate consists prin-
cipally of real estate in Wilmington, and in
Kent county, Md, value at $5O,O0O
Oyster and poultry suppers are the
principle diversions in rural districts at
present and the many Aids. Societies,
Unions, etc. in the various churches and
Associations are making special effort in
that line of entertainment.
The following is the Roll of Honor for
Brown Cottage School for October, the pu-
pills having attained an average of 90 per
cent: Alberta Cochran, Louise Cochran,
Nettie Bender, Elwood Paddy, Grover
Bender, Clarence Donovan.
Lawyer NJ. B. Burris has taken possess
ion of his new offices in the Baynrd Build
ing at Ninth and Market streets, Whining
ton. He will still continue his practice in
Middletown, however, and will be in his
Office here after o'clock pm.
Madame Rumor is such busy body
that when young bachelor gentleman
begins to add to his surroundings she at
once begins to ''fix the date,".. and, if all
she says be true the wedding BELLS will ring
frierrily on till several mese~lliddIetownt
maids.are matrons. sG,saiu ST.
--Cards' of invitation haYeS,besn issue d
10 the marriage Of. Miss 5Jeanette Mills,
oldest daughter of H. N. Mills, of CLAYTON,
to John Barclay, chief clerk in the Della
ware r. r office at that place, the we'd
ding to be celebrated on Tuesday Nov
ember IL.
A Halloween surprise party of the old
fashioned kind was given at Mrs. Clarence
Scott,s by number of her friends. There
were about thirty present and various
tricks and spells we're tried, one young lady
proving herself an adeptat "bobbing" for
apples. Speaking of Halloween tricks,
certain lady whose bIessedness is still of the
single variety, informs us, Though not in
dolorous tones. that she has walked down
the cellar backward she's peeled many a
rosy apple and the peeling. thrown upon
the floor, has formed many an initial letter;
She's named fully peck. maybe bushel
of chestnuts and roasted them before the
fire, in fact, she's tried the whole list of
,.spells, J, on many Hallow'eens, and now
in the sunny afternoon of life, she says her
one comfort Is "aIl things come to those
who wall. 2