Middletown transcript., 1895-12-28
Local News.


The Public schools will open mex
Thursday.
There has been no clue to the robberie
of last week. 1t will be well to securely
fasten up the homes.
Remember that J. F. McWhorter ha
a full line Of carriage and argricultura
Implements on hand.
Keys to jewel case or work box wer'
picked up on Main street Christmas day
and can be had by calling at this Office.
u. Wilkins Coochhas an autograph lettel
orGeneral Burgoyne. which he will present
to the Delaware Historical Society. in
Wilmington.
The Delaware Iron Co. of New Castle
gave each of the Office employees, from the
Superintendent. to the Office boy, Chris.
mas present of $25
The hop to be given in the Opera
House next Monday evening, by the Young
Mems Social Club, will be brilliant affair.
Two hundred and fifty invitations have
been issued, and many of Delawares bellies
and beauties will be present.
Would it not be more profitable to our
farmers to feed their corn to good beef cat
tie instead of selling it at the prevailing
low prices? There is always demand for
fat beef cattle. We haye no doubt that our
farmers would find it to their advantage to
follow the suggestion made above.
The offer of twenty-five dollars to the
Sunday schools of Middletown made by
the TRANSCRIPT, still stands, having been
made in good faith. and any man or wo.
man will be welcome to the money who
will comply with the easy conditions.
Mr.. VIM. B. Hates won handsome $125
Windle bicycle which was disposed of by
chance by Mr. J, B. Maxwell on Tuesday.
There were 16O tickets sold, selected by lot
numbered from to 100 and paid for ac-
cording to number. Mr.. Hates held IA and
46, the latter drawing the prize which cost
him go cents.
There was large party of Christmas
merry-makers at Sunny Lawn" Mr..
William Taylor's beautiful country seat.
near town, on Wednesday, and the day
was celebrated in the most delightful way.
Those present were: Rev. and Mrs. 1. L.
Wood and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Taylor and family, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ].
Barnett and family, Mr.. and Mrs James
Collins and family, and Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Jones and son.
The fixed and movable festivals of 49,
96 are as follows: Epiphany. January 6;
Septuagesima Sunday, February 2; Shrove
su nday, February 10. First Sunday in
Lent, February %; ST. Patrick's day, March
IL; Palm Sunday, March 20; Good Friday,
April3; Easter Sunday, April S: Low Sun
day, April 12; Rogation Sunday, May 10
Ascension, Day May IA; Whit Sunday. May
81; Trinity Sunday. May 81; Corpus Christi
June 4; Michaemas Day, Sepember 20;
First Sunday in Advent, November 20;
Christm as Day 25.
In beginning the New Year no better
resolve can be made than to lay by som e
thing monthly for time of need, and no
safer nor more profitable way to invest
your savings than with the Farmers and
Merchants National Building and Loan
Association of Delaware-Home Office
Dover. Local branches established in all
the principal towns makes the mode of
payment convenient, and the personnel
of the board Of directors is guarantee of
wise investments.
The Levy Court appropriated this
week So, 500 additional to the Ferris Indus
trial Schoo !, making $4,000 in all for the
year. The gross expenses Of the School
for the year have been $l1,123.S4 and the
receipts from private sources Sc, ,456, IS,
leaving defecit Of "a, 667.O9. By COM
parison it was shown that it costs the
county $164,50 year for every prisoner
in Jail at New Castle. while in the Fer
ris School it costs s161 IL per boy. and the
boys are taught to work, given trade so
that they may become useful members OF
society when they leave the school,
-Four generations of Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard w. Cochran's family celebrated the
Christmas festival at their home on Green
street. on Wednesday. The venerable head
Of the family and his great-grand-daughter,
the wee lassie, Ruth Woods, together
with about twenty-five others of the chill
dren and grand children enjoyed the day
together. Telegraphic dispatches of greet
ing were received from the absent ones,
and many callers during the day added the
good cheer of friendship to family ties.
Old time hospitality prevailed. and as u.s.
sual the day was memorable for its pleas.
ant social pastimes.
?-1Yhe Christmas entertainment given by
81 fnSs Sunday school in the ParishtJ
House Thursday evening was very en-
joyable. A new version Of the old story
There was an old woman who lived in q
shoe"-was charmingly rendered, Miss
Hodge impersonating the old dame much
10 the delight of her audience, while her
numerous appendages gave pleasing variety
10 the program. Mr.. William Brady as
I'D Santa Claus, was jolly old Saint In
Iced, and his fine large Christmas tree
bearing . gift for every child was the grand
anals of the evening. The house was !
,rowded with visitors and many were nm
lbls 70 obtain entrances.