Middletown transcript., 1895-05-18

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Rev T. Snowden Thomas. editor OF
the Peninsula Methodist, and daughter,
Miss Lizzie Thomas, will sail for Europe,
June 5th, on the steamer Berlin. Miss
Thomas is a delegate to the Worlds Temp
perance Convention that convenes in Lon
don next month.
Mrs. T. B. Hunter, of Summit Bridge
has built handsome new house at Ocean
Grove, NJ adjoining the New Philadel-
phia, which she will open to guests at the
beginning of the season. Edgar Ellison, of
near Mt. Pleasant, will be the clerk at the
new house this summer.
There are at least 80 residents of Della
ware who have found marriage a failure
The late General Assembly granted 46 di-
| vorces, and a dozen or more unqually
yoked together couples, seeking dissolu-
ton of their bonds, were left till the d.
vorce mill turns out another grist.
The cut-worm is making ravages on
the corn fields, and other young plants,
in this section and the farmers are blue on
that account. One man near Warwick set
out 100 tomato plants last Saturday, and
on Sunday there were only 25 standing. the
cut worm having paid his respects to the
| others.
On account of the cold weather, the
| Diamond State Band has postponed the
| Strawberry Festival and Lawn Fete, billed
| for this week, until May 29th and 30th.
The "boys" had three crates of strawberries
on their hands on Wednesday. but disposed
of them readily, and without loss, to the
| merchants in town.
| Fair weather christians found the fire.
side tempting place last Sunday morning.
and though a goodly number attended
church, there were many more who stayed
home. Strange, isn't it how little rain it
takes to keep people home from church,
who face the widest elements for business
or social engagements
A representative of the TRAN
SCRIPT called upon DIR. Constable
in reference to the misleading card
in the TRANSCRIPT of May H." The doc
tor said there is no explanation to make,
the public will have to take matters
as they find them, only there was no mis-
take on the part of the TRANSCRIPT, the
card appearing as it was written 1t is a
change of mind and of plans, that is ALL"
Mrs. M. e. Dagger who has been in bus
iness in Camden and formerly in wy
oming in this State. has purchased the
stock and this week took possession of the
store house and residence of Theodore
Kumpel, on Main street. Mrs. Dagger likes
Mlddletown as do all new corners, and the
TRANSCRIPT hopes she may like it more as
the weeks and months and years go by.
"A drop of 400 in the temperature last
Saturday night was an unlocked for change
in the weather. and made those people who
were complaining of the heat, change their
tune, as well as their clothes. Overcoats
and wraps have been brought out again,
the furnace heater started, and all thoughts |
of pic-nics and hammocks seem to have |
fled away.
The delegates from New Castle Presby |
terry to the General Assembly that convened
at Pittsburg this week, left for that city on |
Wednesday. The ministerial delegates are:
Rev. s. w. Reigart, D. D., from Salisbury,
Md; the Rev. s. M. Perry, from Chesapeake |
City, Md. eElders-T. A. Jacobs, from |
Georgetown, Nd, and J. P. Belville, from
Wilmington.
The Epworth League ofNew Castle M. E. |
church, is making elaborate preparations |
for the Epworth Convention that meets at |
that place May % and %. The pastor Rev.
Vaughan s, Collins is quite at home at en-
tertaining a Convention. and no man
in the conference is better able to make it |
a notable event. Over 400 delegates are
expected to attend,
Frank F"ncan, who was arrested in |
Wilmington one day this week, for brutally |
assaulting colored man because he re-
fused to drink with him, was arraigned in |
the police court on Wednesday, fined $50 |
and sentenced to three months imprison- |
ment. Duncan is well-known in Middle |
town. Only few years ago he was clothed |
with official honors by the town authorities, |
and was the assistant police. He is also |
remembered as one of the special constables |
at the last election.
The concert given by Grace Church
Orchestra in Pencader Presbyterian church
at Glasgow, Thursday evening, was very
fine. Mr.. Artemus Bartlett. we'll known
elocutionist and impersonator, gave NUM-
ber of choice selections which were much
enjoyed. Those who were present from
Middletown and vicinity were: Misses
Hattie Barnard, May Clayton, Mary Beas-
ten. Vinie and Anna Lynch, Messrs Lewis
Naudain, Clarence Clayton, Edward
Vaughan and John Rothwell.
Mothers meetings are quite common
even in Middletown, but Fathers meetings
have not yet arrived here. In this, as in
other things, the west takes the lead An
Illinois paper gives an account of
Fathers meeting of recent date, when the
dear paters rendered program, and furn-
ished and served refreshments, to the edif-
cation and delectation of the ladies who
were invited to be present. The new man
will evidently be the next attraction. The
new woman is getting little worn.
Ed Seagers, a colored boy, resident of
this town, and known to everyone here as
perfectly inoffensive fellow, was arrested
by the town bailiff on Tuesday and put in
the lock up, because he laughed out loud
on the streets. But whatever the offense
may have been. he should have been given
hearing before the squire at once, but in
stead of that he was kept in the cold damp
lock up nearly "a hou rs, and finally let
out by the same authority that put him in.
The arrest was unjusti6able and unlawful,
and the boys of the town, with whom Ed
is favorite, are much incensed against
the bailiff It is dangerous to be mirthful,
SO the boys say.
of the 313 members of the M. E. Church
of this town, only 80 are of the sterner sex.
If this proportion holds true of the other
churches Of the town, and of church men,
bership generally, does it mean that less
than 80 per cent of the Inhabitants of