Middletown transcript., 1895-03-30
Local News.
Monday will be ALI Fools day

Monday will be All Fools day
Uncle Toms Cabin at the Opera Hous
next Tuesday evening.
1t is reported that the Richardso. Ho-
tel, Dover, has been sold to Mr.. Cole, OF
Newark, for $35, 900.
Every church supplied with preacher
and every preacher a charge is one of the
unfailing rules of the itineracy.
MIR and Mrs. Clarence Pool will give Il
reception al their home near McDunough.
Oh Monday evening. which promises to be
brilliant social event.
The "Budd" house on Main street is to
BE- very generally repaired. improved AMI
renewed before it is occupied by its new
tenent, W. B. Biggs.
-Blaekbird's oldest resident, Mrs. Susan
Hill, is in quite feeble health. and the store
house vacated by Isaac Guessford is now
occupied by MIR Alfred Watson.
Thomas E. Hurn has been a continuous
resident of Middletown 70, SO years. Nom
day March 25 being the anniversary of his
The sound Of The fish horn ANNOUNCE,
the arr. val OF herring and perch in the 10
cal ma rkets. Shad are seeking city mar
ket> and are not available here as yet.
The Schubert Quartette will give one
of their inimitabie concerts in the Middle
town O.'era House on Tuesday, April 9th.
for the benefit of the Volunteer Hose Com
pany.
The genial face of Extra Conductor
Erne-t L Maddux has taken on happier
and more beaming smile since Wednesday
afternoon when Mrs. Lille Barron, of
Lewes. became Mrs. Maddux.
-Mr.and Mrs James Collins gave birth
day party to their son William, at Sunny
Lawn" last evening There were about so
of his young friends present. and the even
ing was very delightfully."- spent
The young friends of Miss Dora Gull
bertson gave her very pleasant surprise
party at her home. on Friday evening Of
last week. There were about 20 present
and the evening was very delightfully."-
spent.
The gardening season is on and q rake,
a spade, and hoe with a man to use them
are in demand. The air is full of smoke
from the burning debris Of last years crops
and every where are signs of the return of
spring.
DR.. F. L Springer, president of the
Poor Trustees, having removed from
White Clay Creek hundred to Christiana
hundred, resigned from the Board at the
meeting on Wednesday. G. ". Crossan
was elected president.
Union Lodge, No. 5, A. F. & NJ, have
some special work for their Regular Com
munication next Tuesday night, closing
with banquet at the National Hotel.
Invitations to members of neighboring
lodges have been issued.
The remains fMrs. Lydia Travis, Of
Wilmington. were brought to Middletown
Thursday morning for interment at Cecil
ton. She was a resident of Wilmington
and was 5S years old. Rev. J. B. Quigg
officiated at the funeral.
Prof Tharp gave the test words used
at the Teachers examination on Saturday,
to the pupils in his room on Monday, and
one pupil, Miss Emma Kibler, spelled every
one correctly, while several others failed
only on one or two words.
ALI sorts of weather prevailed this
week. Tuesday gave us variety from the
lamblike to the lion. The heavy gale in
the afternoon carried every thing before it
and the dark clouds that hung around
were suggestive of cyclone or hail storm.
The Jolls Bros. have been quite busy
this week taking in grain. The dry windy
weather has improved the roads SO that
travel is quite good, and several farmers
are making use of them by delivering their
grain,-corn selling for 4Octs. and wheat
60.
The Grand Castle of the Knights Of
the Golden Eagle meet in twelfth annual
session in Dover on Monday. There will be
a street parade and an address of welcome
by Mayor Reedy. Governor Marvil and
Secretary of State Smithers will also deliver
addresses.
Spring opening of fashionable millin-
cry ut Mrs. Barnetts' on Friday and
Saturday, April 5 and 6. All the new styles
in hats and bonnets will be displayed, and
great variety of spring novelties. Miss
Alice Rollins, an experienced city milliner
is in charge of the milliner's department.
The Gamers of the peninsula are con-
tracing with growers of tomatoes in most
places at $500 per ton. The farmers de-
INJURED but it is probable that most of
them will yield. The growers q. Salisbury
have refused, however, to take less than
5000. Farmers here are contracting at S.
25.