Middletown transcript., 1895-06-08

| EOh PAOPSASJ va ~-~
west corner Broad and Green streets, the
| residence of the late Charles Beasten. APP
ply on the premises after May 25th.
| June roses were never in more beauti-
full profusion, than now. Some OF the well
kept yards on North Broad Street have
been bowers of beauty for the past week.
There are climbing roses. tea roses and hy-
brids, and occasionally an "old fashioned
rose" of wondrous sweetness; they are
of all shades and colors, and of every size
and variety.
The duPonts have monopoly of the
| gun-powder business in America. OF the
thirty-two mills in this country they con-
| troll twenty eight. Their secret method OF
composition is an inherited knowledge
which has been transmitted through sew
eral generations, or since 1902, and they
guard their secret as their most sacred fam
| lily treasure.
The pu bile school commencement for
the class Of '95 will be held in the Opera
House next Friday night There are three
graduates. Miss Mary Maxwell. Miss
Sallie Jolls and Miss Hattie Barnard,
who is also the valedictorian of the class.
H c. Conrad, Esq. Wilmington, will de-
liver the annual address, and the occasion
| will be one of much interest and enjoy
ment.
The TRANSCRIPT acknowledges the receipt
of copy of "Normal Bible Studies for the
Sunday SCHOOL, from the author, Mrs.
Lottie I. Brockson, of Blackbird Del. 1t is
a valuable little work and indispensable to
every Sunday y-school teacher who will
take the time to examine tilt has GA pages
and sells for ten cents. A chart, 22x2S
inches. price $500, goes with the book for
review purposes.
AT the annual communication of
Union Lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A. NJ, held
Tuesday evening" the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year; W.. c.
L. Carnagy, w. M; William Brockson, Sr.
w.; w. S. Letherbury, Jr. w.; Jos. L. Glib
son, Treasurer; A. G. Cox, Secretary. Af
ter transacting the routine business and
comforting the Masters Degree, the men,
bers partook of refreshments with the mas
| ter-elect at Mrs. Rice's.
Miss Hattie Driver. native of this
community, died in Philadelphia last week
and was brought to Middletown for burial
in the family lot in st Anne's Cemetery on
Monday. She was daughter of the late
Joshua Driver. at one time wealthy and
| influential citizen Of this community. She
was 60 years of age. The funeral was
largely attended by relatives and friends
of the family, among whom were Senator
Gray and John Rodney.
AT the regular annual meeting of the
Middletown Improvement Company, held
on Tuesday, the following Board of Direct
ors was reelected: G.. W. W. Naudain. G..
E. Hukill, DR.. I. S. Vallandigham, John
W. Jolls and S. M. Reynolds. Ifsome fac
tory or enterprise employing men could be
brought to the town through the efforts Of
this corporation it would be blessing as
we'll as benefit to the town though it
should cost twice as much as the invest
ment in the shirt factory.
/ -OldT SdZGIS uLu tIlG ucdfSuS lull VI III
terest just now. Six plants appear in the
twilight sky as evening stars, Venus Mer-
curry, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus.
Venus. the Hesperus of the Ancients, is the
most brilliant star in the heavens, and is
seen low down at the western horizon just
after sunset and then, as it grows darker,
Jupiter, Mars and Mercury appear. Saturn
is found little north of the moon, and
Uranus is not seen with the naked eye. So
many evening stars visible at once is an
unusual occurance, well worthy of notice.
The Poet who sang OF rare June
Day" could not have had such day as
Sunday or Monday in mind. 1t was any
thing but rare; "well done" was nowhere
1t was literally scorched through and
through, and burnt to crisp. While suf-
fering the discomforts of such tempera-
ture, it is fiendish act for a would-be-
friend to ask the oft repeated question rs
it hot enough for you?" For the preserva-
ton of the public temper, there should be
restraint put upon such loquacity.
The name of Prof. W. B. Tharp ap-
pears among the applicants for the princi-
palship of the New Castle public schools
For the past seven years he has been prin-
cipal of the Middletown schools. and has
been faithful and jealous worker in the
cause of education, and tireless in his efforts
to help the young people of this community,
and his resignation is cause for very general
regret. He is seeking new field, simply
becauseo of the limitations as to salary, etc.
in his present position. Prot. Tharp is
polished gentleman and scholar, graduate
of Amherst, and is we'll fitted for his high
calling.
Milford has set good example, which
other peninsula towns would do well to fol-
low. All the merchants, both dry goods
and grocery, have agreed to close their
stores every evening but Saturdays, at 7.3O
o'clock. the agreement to stand until Octo-
Der /. 1t has been tried repeatedly to get
the Middletown merchants to make some
such agreement, but the best efforts have
failed thus far. If the stores were open
until one o'clock in the morning, somebody
would delay their buying until five min
utes before closing time, and if it were an
established rule for the stores to close at an
earlier hour, the people would soon become
accustomed to the new order. 1t seems
worth trying, anyhow.
-Chivalry toward men is suggested-by
crank" of course-as suitable study
for modern young women and girls. Boys
in all ages are taught Difference to the fair
sex, while they, in return manifest little
consideration for the rights of men, and
accept everything as their due, without
even so much as thank you. Now that
women are entering upon so many new
and broader fields, it were well for them to
begin to learn and recognize the rights of
the opposite SEX and some of the same sort
of chivalry they have been wont to receive
may very properly be bestowed upon the
sterner sex. The subject is at least, worthy
of the attention of the new woman, who is
already being called selfish and inconsider-