Middletown transcript., 1895-06-15
Local News.

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-The::strawberry season is nearly ovel
The crop, as whole, was good, and fairl.
profitable.
The pupils and friends of Miss BESSIE
Anderson's school enjoyed their annua
picnic yesterday.
New Castle expects to have the fines
Fourth of July display this year ever wit
messed in the State.
Will make low price on Peach Basket
In carload lots. Address James A Evans
Georgetown, Delaware.
Rev. VIM. K. Galloway, the well-knowr
evangelist, is holding meetings in thu
Brandywine M. E. Church.
The pupils of Patterson school pic
nicked on Saturday last at the home of Mr.
George Vandyke. 1t was voted success.
The tank house at the depot has been
removed this week to put in second and
larger tank. The house will not be re.
built
Its boy and an eleven FOUNDER al
that" said Mr.. W. S. Lewis on Thursday
morning with happy smile for all in.
quirers.
The Shad season closes. to-day. The
business was not profitable this year, al.
though the catch was large one, the prices
were low.
The story Of the Downfall of Con,
stantinople," on our first page, was written
by young lady reader and admirer Of the
TRANSCRIPT.
-"Bob White' is heard giving the sig.
nal of approaching harvest and, the
whetting ofa scythe is the anticipated
sound to follow.
Rev. L. E. Barrett, Presiding Elder d
Wilmington District, has received the hon.
orary title of Doctor of Divinity, conferred
by Mt. Union College.
-WANTED-Man and wife to live on
gentleman's place in town. Man as gard
ener also care of horse; wife to do cooking.
Address "C' this Office.
The members of W. c. T. U. observed
Flower Mission day on Monday, and sent
floral offerings, silent messengers of peace,
to the aged and shut ins" of the town.
Miss Blanche Wright. entertained a
few friends at her home in Warwick, Tues
day evening. among whom were number
of the Middletown ladies and gentleman.
Francis N. Buck has been appointed
United States bank examiner in place of
George W. Stone, resigned. Mr.. Bnck is a
Democrat but not politician. He is said
to be an expert accountant.
Twenty three young women received
the degree of Bachelor of Arts at the
Woman's College, Baltimore. on Tuesday,
and one of the number is Delaware girl,
Miss Mary Louise Field, of Wilmington.
The matrimonial market in this section
has had boom. Two weddings in one
day, this week, another, near by, soon to
follow, and ere the harvest moon wakes
and wanes, there will be another church
wedding in town.
The wheat Is already taking a golden
hue and harvest will be on in less than two
weeks. The field upon field of waving
grain beginning to ripen. makes beautiful
scene along the highways, and delights the
eye Of every beholder.
An all day meeting for Scientific Temp
erance instruction will be held in Whining
ton on Friday, June 21st. Prizes will be
given for essays on the subject. As this is
the first meeting of the kind, the friends
are cordially invited to be present.
The tax duplicate for town taxes is in
the hands Of the Town Treasurer, Mr.. Le-
onidas Darlington, and all persons paying
their taxes by June 29th will be allowed
rebate Of S per cent. PAYMENT can be made
to Mr.. Darlington at the Citizens National
Bank.
The report of the Sunday Breakfast
Association. Of Wilmington, for the past
six months, states that 991 men have been
breakfasted and 1912 given their suppers
during that period. There have been 191
meetings held and 600 men have signed the
pledge.
WI. Steele, the wealty stock owner, Of
Chicago, and his retinue who have been at
the Maple Valley Stock Farm, near Kirk
wood for some time. left for Boston on
Wednesday, taking with them ten fine
trotting horses, They expect to begin their
circuit of races at the Hub"
Philip Ambold, of Atlantic City, for
merly saloon keeper in Wilmington, shot
himself in Riyerview Cemetery, Wednes-
day, while visiting his wifes grave and
died Thusrday morning. Reverses and the
death of wife and children brought him to
despair, and he resolved to end his life.
The TRANSCRIPT was among the Shut
ins' to be remembered with beautiful
bouquet on Flower Mission Day. Thanks
to the w. C. T. U. The ladies have seen
us "shut-in" with those unpaid subscrip-
tions, making out bills again. hence the
flowers. Their sympathy is fully appre.
ciated.
Miss Jodie Biggs gave card party at her
home on Cass street, Thursday evening in
honor of her guests Misses Colbourn.
There were forty quests present, and the
hostess. assisted by Miss Hester Jones,
entertained her friends in her usual easy
and graceful manner, and the evening was
delightfully."- spent.
There is a current but erroneous be-
lief that twenty years of continuous and
undisputed possession gives a title to
real estate. st. Georges hundred, in
New Castle county has had the Clerk of the
Peace of that county for twenty years, and
now claims it for all time to come.-Mil.
ford Neps and Advertiser.
Mrs. A. g, Cox entertained the mem.
bers of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society, of which she is President, at her
home on Green Street, Friday evening of
last week. After pleasant social hour re-
freshments, consisting of creams, straw
berries and cake, were served. There were
about twenty present. among whom were
several of the husbands of the members,
who were not slow to express their satis-
faction at having married into the Mis-
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