Middletown transcript., 1895-03-09
ODESSA. NOTES.

Miss Emma Wilson is visiting Mrs. F. j.
Pennington. near town.
Mr.. W. H. Curtis, of Newark, was the
guest of Mr.. D. W. Corbit on Sunday.
Mrs. Laura De Witt of Philadelphia was
entertained by Mrs. w. L. Van Dardyke
on Tuesday.
Mrs. w. N. Hamilton is spending several
weeks with her many friends and relatives
of Odessa and vicinity.
Misses Anna and Florence Atkins have
returned to Philadelphia after an extended
visit with DR.. and Mrs. H. L. Clayton.
Miss Anna Gibson, who has for some
time been the guest of Miss Helen Duire,
of Philadelphia, returned home on Mon
day.
Mr.. Jonathan K. Williams. whose serious
illness was recently mentioned in these
columns. has almost completely recovered
and hopes to be about in few days.
Owing to the impossible condition of the
public highway between this town and St.
| Georges, Rev. R. A. Davidson was unable
to fill the Presbyterian pulpit on Sunday
afternoon.
The numerous friends of Miss Mary
Pennington will be glad to learn that at
this writing her condition is slightly i'm
proved and hopes are entertained of her
ultimate recovery.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Education on Wednesday night.
The regular business was transacted and
remarks were made and considered relative
to the Commencement exercises to be held
in June.
st. Paul's NJ. E. Sabbath School Mission
ary Anniversary will take place on Tuesday
evening next. March 18th. The address of
the evening will be by Rev. s. ]. Shoomkoff
a native Bulgarian. On Wednesday even
ing, March 18th. Mr.. Shoonkoff will give a
stereoptican lecture on Bulgaria" for the |
benefit of the church.
Misses Lidie, Anna and Lou C. Baker, |
removed to Philadelphia a few days since |
where they will reside with their sister. |
The Misses Baker will be sadly missed by |
their numerous friends, and the vacancies |
caused in the church and Sunday School |
where they were always interested and |
active workers, will De difficult to fill.
AT the regular meeting of the Maple
Grove Debating Society on Friday afternoon
the question, Resolved That the Works of |
Nature are Superior to Those of Art" was
ably discussed by Messrs. Joseph Eccles
and VIM. Townsend for the affirmative,
and VIM. Keegan and Jos. Brown for the
negative. The decision was given in favor
of the affirmative.
A petition, signed by the leading citizens
of Odessa has been forwarded to the Legis-
lature, regarding the passage of an act to
prohibit the wholesale slaughter of fish in
the Appoquinimnk Creek by any other
than bona-fide resident of st. Georges or
Appoquinimink Hundred. The passage of
such measure would cause universal
rejoicing among our patrons of rhe deep"
and is certainly entitled to consideration
as q few winters like the present, with the
waters literally infested with 'foreign
fishermen" would suffice to capture every
member of the finny tribe.
Much comment and indignation have
been caused among the Creamery" men
of Odessa by the knowledge that several
firms of Wilmington have been flooding
the markets with an inferior quality butter
bearing the the stamp Odessa" Com
plants have been received from customers
that the butter was of an inferior quality 8
and investigation brought to light the in
above referred to. At recent
meeting of the Directors 1t was ordered
that the persons responsible for the fraudu.
lent prictices should be prosecuted and
that the facts be given to the Company's I
Counsel, William S. Hilles of Wilmington,