Middletown transcript., 1895-06-15
Rev. Adam Stengle. who has been al

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: Master Lloyd Bragdon got over 80 p
: cent. in his school studies the past year al
Tuesday be got goat The goat has g
horns and a suit of new harness from Pa
ker's. Lloyd and the goat are very muc
attached to the new wagon, and the turl
out is the envy of every boy in tow
Ninety per cent in school got the who
outfit.
The W. C. T. U. of New Castle took II
bouquets to the"shut ins' of the New Cast
Jail on Sunday. Flower Mission Day. Fac
bouquet was accompanied by text of scril
ture, and the recipients expressed muc
gratitude and appreciation of the kindly n
membrance. There is more oftbe reform
atory element in such kindly acts than i
all the pillories and whipping posts in th
State.
"A letter from Representative Jolls, VIII
is in Georgia, to friend here, says th
peach crop there is over estimated. Tha
instead of 250O cars, as estimated, there wi
not be more than half that number, an
some say not over 1000. Fort Valley an
Marshallville haye two-thirds of the crop
Mr.. Jolls finds the Georgia farmers like tn
growers in Delaware; they will not co
operate for their own interests.
| The Commencement exercises of tn
Odessa Public School will be held in th,
Opera House, on Tuesday evening Jun'
18th. The program will consist of al
address to the graduates by Hon. J. S
Willis, vocal and instrumental music and
essays by the eight graduates: Jos. Cook
Eccles. George Clark Gibson, Henry
Scott Townsend, Jos. West Brown, William
Keegan, William Scott Townsend, Louise
VanDyke, and Matte Townsend.
DIR. Josephine NJ. R. White and Miss
Mary D. Sissan are the first women in Will
mington to run for public Office. They
were on the ticket last Saturday for place
in the Board of Education and though they
made good run, were defeated by their
masculine opponents, There are at least
1000 thousand women in Wilmington who
have the constitutional right to vote on
educational questions, but last Saturdays
returns show that very few of them voted
Cards of invitation have been issued to
wedding of Miss Emma Mauldin Wilson
of Georgetown, Md. to R. Thomas Cochran
Jr., of New York, Wednesday evening, June
26, in Westminster Presbyterian church,
Georgetown. Both parties are well known
in this community, Miss Wilson having
been frequent and very popular visitor
to Middletown. and the prospective bride
groom, who is native of this neighbor.
hood, and very exemplary young man, is
held in highest esteem by all who know
him.
-"If you will furnish me the man will
provide the outlay for the wedding and
everything necessary for first-class af-
fair" said one of Middletown's numerous
fair daughters to TRANSCRIPT reporter on
Tuesday evening. 1.-THE man, of course he
must be the proper kind, is all that is
necessary for wedding at our house, y and
likes to see the procession keep moving.
Here is a golden opportunity for some
lonely bachelor. No charge for informa-
ton.
In the long list of graduates at the
University of Pennsylvania this year, are
the following Delawareans: George e.
Wells, in law; Edgar Heisler. Lawrence
and Henry Conrad Fritz, in science Henry
W. Bryan, Walter Barret. Clarkson Taylor,
Emory Marvil and Herman Bessey, in
medicine. At Swarthmore the Delaware
graduates were Miss Francis Whitney
Cheairs and Roland Grubb Kent At
Princeton, Henry Comfy and William G..
Spruance. Jr., and at Harvard, Leroy Har-
vey and Victor s. Thomas.
Mr.. John Alexander, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday in town, the guest of Mrs
Willis, mother-in-law of J. C. Parker, whom
he regards as his benefactor, she having
taken him when but eight years old. from
the Children's Home and reared him to
manhood. Twenty five years had passed
since he went out into the world from her
home, and during that time, knew nothing
of her whereabouts. until last week by ac-
cident he learned of her residence in Mid
dletown, and Immediately came to see her.
He is plumber by trade, and is prosper
GUS and successful in his business. Natur-
ally Mrs. Willis was pleased to see, him,
and his evident appreciation of the "good
raising he had received from her, was
very gratifying.
Rev. James Graham, lecturer for the
R. W. Grand Ledge, I. o. of G. T. of the
World, has been in Middletown this week
and will return the first of the week for the
purpose of organizing lodge. He has
been in the State four months in this work
and has during that time reorganized State
Capital Lodge, No. ]. of Dover. which kept
up its organization for 26 years. He found
in the State, two Lodges in working order,
one "Fairview" at Union Church, near New
ark, and one at Smyrna. He has instituted
lodges as follows: Christiana, Wilmington,
Cheswold, Lebanon, Georgetown, Lewes,
Milford, FELTON,, Harmony" near FELTON,,
and Seaford. There will be meeting held
in Forest Presbyterian Church Monday
evening at 8 o'clock for the purpose of or
ganizing lodge in this town
The Epworth Literary Meeting in the
M. E. lecture room, Thursday evening, wa.
very enjoyable occasion, the program be-
ing as pleasing as it was instructive. There
were essays on John and Charles Wesley,
by Mrs. M. L. Cox and Miss Addie Hazard
and fine dissertation on the social and
moral status of the early church, read by
Miss Lottie Jones. There were also var
ious musical selections, vocal and instru-
mental, and very satisf, ctory report of
the recent Epworth Convention, at st. Mi,
chels by Miss Susie Parker, given in her
own pleasing way. The program closed
with recitation by Miss Julia Stats, who
gave Whitcomb Ritey's Old Aunt Mary.s''
in delightfully."- charming style. One fea-
ture not on the program, was spelling bee
in which number participated, but all
being such good spoilers, the spelling