Middletown transcript., 1895-03-30
-FousD a. W. Stephens, at E. o.

Found "a. W. Stephens, at e. o
Thompson 1888 Chestnut street, Philadel-
phia, where he oan give his friends better
stylesand cheaper clothes than evei
before. Call on him.
III the Methodist friends are disap.
pointed in the assignment of the preachers
by the TRANSCRIPT. on the first page, il
should be charged to the Wilmington dai-
| lies. In vain the TRANSCRIPT tried to re-
concile the appointment of one man to
two places, or two men to one place, and
the effort was given up.
| March winds and April suns my not
be good for the complexion, but they are
panaceas for many ills, and will put to rout
all the .blue devils" tnat ever attacked the
fortress of a weman's happiness. The la
dies of MiddIetown are believers in this
doctrine, as is evidenced by their number
on the streets these fine days.
Mayor Shortlidge has announced his
intention to appoint ex Sheriff William
Simmons as member of the Street and
Sewer Commission, Wilmington, to take
the place of J. Newlin Gawthrop whose
term has expired. Mr.. Gawthrop was the
only original commissioner remaining in
the Board. which was created in April 1887.
John C. Patterson, United States Dis
trict Attorney for Delaware under Presi-
dent Hayes, died at his home in Whining
ton on Saturday night last. aged 80 years.
He was of the Scotch-Irish stock, his fore
fathers having located near Wilmington in
1898. He studied law with the late Chief
Justice Gilpin, and was admitted to the
bar in 1874.
Tomorrow will he the last day of March
and the signs of spring weather have but
begun to put in their appearance. The
oldest inhabitant does not remember such |
a winter as that which closed its record |
officially" on Tuesday. Vegetation will |
be two weeks later than usual. but the |
city papers have not yet killed the peach |
crop and the fruit growers are prospectiveIy |
happy.
The Staten Island Terra Gotta and |
Lumber Company at Perth Amboy had to
shut down this week, though busy with |
work, because three hundred of its hands
refused to work longer until their wages are
paid. Thee e is over $4,000 due the men
Tor the past three months, the officials not
being able to make collection owing to the
lard times. MIR. J. Edward Addicks is
president of the company.
pillar of Fire. cantata, was rendered
~ local talent of Warwick assisted by Mrs.
r. L. Price of this town. on Thursday even
ng for the benefit of Warwick church. A
number of persons from Middletown were
present, among whom were: Mrs. William
Tayl"r, Mrs. T. II. Armstrong, Mrs. Mar
ha Vandvke. Misses Maybelle TAYLOR,
Dora Culbertson, Mr. W. J. Barnett, Gray
Taylor and Will Collins. 5.
The Mission Band Of Forest Presbv
eran church had quilting Bee" at Miss
lizzie Halls on Tuesday evening when
lumber of the young girls took their first :
essen in quilting. under the direction of
frs. Samuel PEN ington, r. Mary Hall,
frs. s. s. Holten and Lizzie Murphy The
uilt was OF patchwork, pieced by the Z
penny cleaner" and is to go in the an ,
ual box to be sent to the Home Mission
r: fields in the far west After the work {
la 'ue, ,refre >hnents were served Among a
hose present were; Mrs. A NJ. Brown q
1i>se Mar,ha Heatun Viola Ennis Bessie
-hderSon. Bessie Reynolds, May Iolten, I
iarv Pieasanton. and Mary Cochran I
The first of series of sociables man \
ged by the laiies of the St. Georg Is Pres d
'er,an Church, was given on Monday
veniDg at the residence of Mr.. Schultz, h
hich was attended by a number Of ladies !.
nd gentlemen from Middletown. Twenty +.
,llars was realized to be devoted to the ,
ew church organ fund for the ST. Georges
hurch. These sociables will be given n
very two weeks until money enough is p
Used for the purpose desired. Among $,
lose present from this neighborhood were: n
Iisses Mary Cochran, Bessie Reynolds,
dith Derrickson, May Holten, Mary Pool
larry Pleasanton. May Clayton, Howard q
ool, Grey Taylor. Reese Parker, Will Rey- y
olds, Louis Naudain, Frank Pool, Mr.. and =
[rs. Clarence Pool. Elwood and Burton !
1iliiams.