Middletown transcript., 1895-03-23
MIDDLETOWN, DEL, MAR. %, 1s9
Local News.
Monday will be moving dayl

For seed potatoes consult the 'ads.'
-Parsonsburg, near Salisbury, was al
most entirely wiped out by fire Wednesday
night, loss$2o,OOO.
Capt. Thomas E. Heathers, formerly
proprietor of the Dorsey House. Milford.
was married on the 14th at Marydel to Mrs,
Mary Y. Gears, of Townsend.
If you want city goods and prices, and
canrot get them yourself, Mrs. Barnett will
do it for you. Read her advertisement in
another column, and give her call.
The district school teachers of New
Castle county have called a meeting for the
purpose of organizing Teachers Associa-
ton, to be held in Wilmington to-day.
The Mothers Meeting on Tuesday af-
ternoon at Temperance Headquarters was
lead by Mrs. Anna Heaton. The mex,
meeting will be held on Tuesday April 2.
Mr.. AL. Muehlberg had the misfortune to
receive kick in the face from frac-
tious horse on Monday. The injury while
painful is not serious, and he will soon be
all right again.
The marriage of Miss Emily Monroe to
Mr.. Charles Smith of New York, is an
nounced for April %. the ceremony to be
performed at the residence of the brides
mother near Blackbird
The good weather that prevailed dur
ing the past week was all incentive to
movers, and every one who could do so has
already taksn possession of their new homes
But there are many more TO follow.
Prof. Harrington. the popular vocal
chorus teacher who on a former occasion
was very successful with a singing class
here is contemplating returning to Middle
town with a view to getting up another
class.
-"Mush and Milk" parties are recen
fad. A certain nearby hostess, with pen
chant for primitive simplicity, served her
guests at an evening company with re-.
freshments from this wholesome if not
toothsome menu.
The many friends of Nrs.N.M. Browne
will be glad to know that she will continue
to reside in Middletown. Having engaged
a suite of rooms at Misses Anderson's very
pleasant home she will soon take up her
residence there.
The funeral Of Lewis E. Fenemore.
whose death was given in the TRANSCRIPT
of last week, took place on Monday in the
NJ E. church of this town. Rev F. F. Car
penLer, Of Townsend, officiated. The inter-
ment was at Forest Cemetery.
Frank Pierce moves from the Brady
farm near town and the Robert A. Coch-
ran home farm on the Levels" MIR. Ma
loney of Maryland follows Mr.. Pierce
Mr.. Tush, who leaves the Levels takes Mrs.
Paryis farm near Mt. Pleasant.
The NJ. E. Parsonage is being made
ready for its new occupants. The Ladies
Mite Society has charge of this department
of the church, and takes no little pride in
the fact that this charges has one of the
most convenient attractive and best fur
nished parsonages in the conference.
DO you expect to move on Modday?
Then send your new post-office address to
and the old also If you are subscriber to
the TRANSCRIPT. If you move from one
street to another or from one house to an
other in town. notify the Office and the
carrier will have no difficulty in finding
you.
The Middletown hotel will have new
propretors on Monday. Messrs. Armstrong
and Sparks who have kept this ancient
hosiery for the past 10 years, will be sue
ceeded by the Manlove Bros. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sparks have rented the William Lock wood
house on Green street where they will make
their home on leaving the hotel.
The friends of temperance are circula-
ting petition asking the General Assem-.
bly, to pass the Wilson Bill" measure
to regulate the liquor traffic. Besides many
other restrictions it provides that a major
ity of the voters in the school district must
sign petition fora license to sell liquor,
as was stated in March 9th issue of the
TRANSCRIPT.
The interior of the Opera House Audi
torium is being so much improved that its
former frequenters will hardly know it.
The unsightly and discolored walls and
ceilings are covered with pretty tints of
calcimine and fresco, the stage is to have
new scenery and the ticket box is to be
placed at the entrance on the first floor.
The work will probably be completed next
week.
At the annual meeting of the Middletown
Building and Loan Association on Tuesday
evening the following officers were elected /:
President, H. A. Nowland Vice-President,
G. E. Hukill; Secretary. A. G. Cox; Trea-
surer, Leonidas Darlington. Directors, T.
H. Gilpin Alfred Green, w. s. Letherbury
and J. B. Foard. The latter being elected
to fill the unexpired term of E. B. Rice.
Money sold at 20 cents premium
There is a movement on foot to have
the popular Romance ben Hur" given in
the Middletown Opera House, to be rem
dered by local talent trained by a profess
ional leader. The W. C. r. U. and the
local temperance organizations. The play
is fine production recently given in Will
ming and if our ladies succeed in having
it well rendered we hope their efforts will
be rewarded by large patronage.
MIR. William Fell, who is known to the
travelling pubic as one of the most thought
full mime hosts" that ever entertained on
this peninsula, was in town on Thursday
Mr.. Fell has a lniment which he
has been using for twenty yea rs
with the most successful results and he
has concluded to offer the people the bene.
fl OF his knowledge and experience. He
resides at Pennsgrove, N. j., where he has
a laboratory for the manufacture of his lin.
iment.
Mr.. Charles F. SIN ith, formerly pro.
prietor of Spring Mills at McDonough, and
now making his home with Mr.W H ,Yosh'
ell, present proprietor of the mills, has been
in failing health for some time. suffering
it is presumed from softening of the brain
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