Middletown transcript., 1895-04-13
Local News.

These are fine mornings but with heavy
frosts and considerable ice.
The school house flag was at half mast
this week, on account of the death of Gov.
Marvil.
Are you having your house numbered
by the young men now doing the town."
Paragon" the French coach horse,
brought at public sale last Saturday $105,
Mr.. Maxwell was the purchaser.
Mr.. George Hazel, lately of Smyrna,
who has opened q new grocery store in the
Opera House building, is quite ill.
An Easter Bazaar will be open this eve
ming in the hall over Woods store. The
Loyal Temperance Legion is in charge.
Mr. J. B. Messick is having his store
ting back ground for the new spring goods.
The young ladies of the Presbyterian
church are arranging for a strawberry fesi-
val in McWhorter's tent as soon as that
delightful season arrives.
The Clayton Call knows good thing
when it sees it. 1t copies about a quarter
of a column from the TRANSCRIPT account
of the Masonic Banquet but forgot to give
credit.
Uncle Toms Cabin Combination is
having more trouble but the company is
as serene as philosophers. Two of the COM
pany have attached the car and outfit tor
wages.
fine Ladies' of the M MM e e. Sunday seheel
are planning to give the first Strawberry
Festival of the season, in the Middletown
Opera House early in May. An enter
tainment of pleasing and varied charac.
ter will precede the festival. The date and
rate of admission will be announced later.
Milford has a new paper, the third, the
first issue appearing April 5th the Milford
Herald. In its salutatory it does not de-
fine it's political views, but its editor. Chas.
G. Fisher, is the son of Hon. George P.
Fisher, and is Republican. Fieher Il Stew
ems are the publishers. The News and
Advertiser and the Chronicle are Repub-
lican.
The absence of Miss Burrs in Whining
ton with the Woman's Edition of Every
Evening which comes out to-day, prevents
a complete correction of the subscription
list, as she has charge of the Burris and
Brown matters, but next week that will be
attended TO- Glad to have all continue the
paper but all who cannot or will not should
IL <G9 10 hot off
The third of the very pleasant church
sociables was held on Thursday evening at
the residence of Mrs. J. Frank McWhorter.
The literary program consisted of a Duet by
Mrs. James Warren and Miss Estella Coch-
ran, a recitation by Master George Kelly,
duett by Mrs Will Green and Miss Daisy
Naudain, recitation by Master McCrone,
intersperced with the delightful orchestra
music of Mr.. and Mrs. ] B. Maxwell on
the violin and piano. The receipts were
S1S, and the electric lights are assured No
one overlooked the refreshments.
st. Johns Commandery, Mol knight
Templars, met Thursday night in Will
mington. The following officers were
elected: John Clark. Eminent Commander;
Thos B. Lewis, Generalisimo: Eugene
Massey, Captain General; ". Harrison,
Senior Warden; w. L. Crossan, Junior
Warden; Joseph H. Price, Recorder, and
A. Gilbert Robinson, Treasurer. There were
in attendance from Union Lodge, No. 5,
Rev. John B. Roberts, w. W. Black, Jr.,
nhn oil Ech n
and William Carnagy (Kirkwood.)
AT a meeting of the Senior Epworth
League, Thursday evening, the following
officers were elected: Miss Julia Stats,
President; Miss Ella FARRELL, first Vice
President; Miss Hattie Barnard, second
Vice President; Miss Clarisan Richards,
third Vice President; Miss Helen Price,
fourth Vice-President; Miss Susie Parker,
Secretary; Miss Dora Culbertson, Trea-
surer. These officers, with the pastor, form
the cabinet, and held a meeting at four
o'clock Friday afternoon to plan the work
of the league.
An observant member of the Kent county
bar, q Democrat, said recently that no
more pains-taking and capable man has
been in the General Assembly for years
than Mr.. John w. Jolls. This is compli.
ment which the citizens of Middletown
will be proud of, for Mr.. Jolls is deservedly
popular here as he is at Dover Recently
he introduced bill to repeal the law re-
curing the payment for the loss of sheep
killed by dogs, not that he so much de-
sires its repeal but to show the people how
the law operates. In 1891. '92 and '93 the
dog tax assessed in the county amounted
to IS, sol; it netted sl,5s6. There was paid
to assessors 81, 300 and to Clerk of ths
Peace s630-a loss to the people Of s344
In st. Georges hundred for that time 81 .o5l
was assessed and $s7 -35 collected at cos
of slss. What shall be done aboutit?
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