Middletown transcript., 1895-08-31
Local News.

MIR. F. Blome has opened a grocery
and proyifion store ou East Main street
adjoining his residence.
Monday, September I'd. is Labor Day
which is now national holiday in this
State. The banks will be closed to business
The Middletown Public Schools will
open on Monday, September 9th. The
new principal, Prof. stamey, is expected to
arrive on Monday the I'd.
The Delaware Iron Works at New Cas-
tie are now employing the largest number
of men in the history of the establishment,
1926 names are on the roll
j. G. Parker yesterday received the first
shipment of bicycles. to be followed by
Others, of all grades and makes, to suit the
taste and the pocket book.
Harry Morgan, la brakeman on the
Delaware road, had his leg broken on Tues
day at Greenwood, and was taken to the
Delaware Hospital in Wilmington.
Miss Julia Stats has been appointed
teacher of the school at stump's Corner,
few miles from Townsend, and will
begin her work at pedagoging, September
9th.
The will of the late Father Bradford
gives $3.50 to st. Peters Orphanage in Will
mington, and s., 900 or the balance Of his
estate, to the Catholic Male Protectory at
Delaware City.
-Lost-A watch guard with gold trim
mings, on Saturday evening, August, 10.
between Middletown and Odessa. Suitable
reward will be paid for the return of the
some at this Office.
Rev. T. E. Martindale. pastor of the M e.
Church at Milford, preached at. the Ocean
Grove Camp Meeting on Tuesday and his
sermon has been much commented upon
as a mastery effort.
Miss Susie Parker and Miss Daisy Nau-
dain are two Middletown girls who will 60
away to school this fall, and will enter the
Lutherville Seminary near Baltimore
which opens September 18.
Business practice from the start is the
splendid new departure at Goldey Will
mington (Del.) Commercial and Short hand
College. If looking for good place to at
tend school, send for it's catalogue.
-WANTEp:-I desire to place the agency
with some good party for the Barnes Bicy-
-cles the coming wheels of '96. Those desir-
ing same please communicate with, Elliott
Bros, 1918 Market st., Wilmington, Del.
The rain. the beautiful rain that came
on Tuesday, was very welcome, reviving
all nature, laying the dust and cooling the
air. and doing vast amount Of good to
vegetation. But the cry is for more of it,
Mrs. A. E. Shepherd, who is one of our
local experts at foroculture, has some very
, majestic dahlias this season, one stalk lifts
it's stately head nine feet high; and some Of
the b,looms adorn the TRANSCRIPT sanctum.
The, delaware Villa" at Ocean Grove,
will close. its third year next week, when
the propri 'etors are expected to return home
This has he en- the most successful season
of this ponu lar house under its present
The large ste we barn and outbuildings
on the farm of Ma ,xwell B. Ocheltree near
Mermaid were dest. -oyed by fire early We'd
nesday morning bu rning 800 bushels Of
wheat, 400 bushels of oats and 90 tons OF
hay and threshing m 'achine.
"Brother can't come to dinner to-day"
said pretty little five We ar old on Thurs
day; "he's got too much circus and pea
nuts" From appearances me would think
there were older persons who had too
much circus and something el 'se.
There was copious rain. neal muddy
rain, out on the "Manor" Thursday evening.
from the cloud that only gave M idd.' .'etown
a spinkle. 1t was the first rain in that
section for many weeks, and did an i'm
mense amount of good to all vegetation>
DIR. W. F. Kennedy has taken suite
of rooms at Miss NJ. A. Roberts on East
Main Street, where he is fitting mp his
office, preparatory to resuming practice
here. Mrs. Kennedy and Dorothy have
not vet arrived in town. but are expected
soon.
The East End is having still more inn
nrovements. DIR. I. s. Vallandigham is
making extensive repairs to his residence,
IN the way of new weatherboarding, new.
window frames. and other Improvements
that. when complete viii make one OF
ssiddIetown's oldest houses quite like
new. one.