Middletown transcript., 1896-06-06
The eNliddletolun Granstript
MIDDLETowN. DEL. JUNE s, 1895
Local News.
And now The daisv dots tbe l.a.

And now the daisy dots the lea.
The strawberry crop is ended already
the shortest season in years.
The Old Swedes Church, of Wilmin
ton celebrated its 197th anniversary
Sunday.
WANrED.-A good cook and laundress (,
family of two, in Middletown. Apply
this office.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Bordley cele
brated the 10Th anniversary of their mar
riage on Satu rday evening.
Governor W T. Watson has bee
elected director of the Delaware Railroa
to succeed the late Alexander johnson, o
Pennington.
President Cleveland has appointei
Gen. James A. Wilson, a member of tn
Board of Visitors OF the Military Academy
at West Point
Robert Lord, brakeman on No. 50, hat
his arm hurt at Mt. Pleasant ON Thursday
week in coupling cars being caught length
wise between the bumpers.
The Commencement Exercises of thu
Conference Academy, Dover, will be held
next week, the commencement proper be-
ing he'd Thursday evening next.
MIR. and Mrs. Alfred L. Hudson, ol
Smyrna, have issued invitations to the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Emma, to
Armstrong Culvert, of Utica, Ind June
10th.
The residence of DR.. w. E. Barnard,
on West Main Street is receiving ANEW coat
ofpretty light paint with becoming trim
mings which greatly improves its appear
ance.
The Middletown Improvement Com
pany elected the following directors on
Tuesday. s. NJ. Reynolds, DR.. T. s. Vallan-
digham, G. w. w. Naudain, John W. Jols
and G. E. Hukill.
The term of J. Wilkins Cooch as regis
ter of wills of this county, expired OH We'd
nesday and Calvan w. Crossan, his success
sor entered upon the duties of the office
with Taylor Bradford deputy.
Tuesday June 9 is Flower Mission Day
in the w. c. T. U. The Middletown Union
will observe the day as usual by sending
flowers to the aged, the sick and bereaved
and all the shut-ins that are known to the
local white ribboners.
"A Lawn Social for the benefit of St
Georges M. E. Sunday school will be held
on Mr.. John W. Carrow, Jr's. beautiful
lawn, Tuesday evening, June 9th. Straw
berries, ice cream, cake and other refresh
ments will be served in abundance.
-Thos. Cleayer, of Chesapeake City, has
been appointed Superintendent of the Della
ware and Chesapeake canal to succeed the
late ]. Fletcher Price. Mr.. Cleaver has been
in the empl oy of the canal company for |
number Of years in the collectors office.
Union Lodge No. 5, A. F. & A. M. at
their regular meeting on Tuesday evening
elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing year: w. M, VIM. Brockson; sr W.,
w. s. Letherbury. Jr w., Elwood F. Co.'S
den; Secretary, A. G. Cox; Treasurer, J. L.
Gibson.
William Guy the colored man who, it
is alleged, was accidentally shot by Rich
ard Stats while returning from a picnic
Whit Monday, died from his injuries Mon
day night of this week. Stats has been
arrested and will be held to answer for the
death of Guy.
Leonard G. Vandegrift, formerly q
well known citizen of this county and for,
years resident of Middletown, died on
Wednesday in Camden, N. J. at the resi-
dence of his son. He was 70 years old. His
remains will be brought to Old Drawers
to-day for intermest.
Invitations have been issued to the /,
wedding of Miss Clara Kirk Wilson, ,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Will
son, of Rising Sun TO Rev. William G.
Koons, pastor of Rising Sun NJ. e. Church, :
at the home Of the brides parents on
Wednesday, June 10th, at o'clock. /,
There are fifty persons in and around :
Middletown who should become regular
readers of the TRANSCRIPT upon whom a ,
gentleman well-known in the community
will call in few days to solicit subscrip-l /,
lions. Give him a trial order at least and
encourage him and your old established ;
paper.
Little Sam Pennington, Of Smyrna,
who with his mother is visiting his grand {
father. Capt s. Pennington. in town, was
riding gentle horse up and down the
street on Tuesday, when the horse sudden
" broke from walk to trot and threw |
tie little fellow off. bruising and hurting t
him very much, but with no serious re-
suits.
Five horses, belonging to Mr.. Frank
Padiey, a farmer near town, hitched to
road scraper were at work repairing "Cs- !
dar lanep road on Tuesday. The horses
took fright and started to run. throwing
the breech horses on the edge of the scraper
and cutting one of them very badly. Veter-
mary Surgeon Dickinson was called and
took % stitches in the horses flank to re-
duce the wound.
-"Do inventions improve the condition
of the laboring classes?" is the subject for
discussion in the Y. NJ. C. A. rooms on
Monday evening next. A full attendance
of the members only is requested. The .
affirmative of the question will be main
tanned by Dr's J. C. Sites and w. E. Bar
nard and ]. H. Emerson; while J. C. Kelley.
e. M. Vaughan and Fl. G.. Budd will sus-
tain the negative.
An exchange says: The bicycle is de-
creasing marriages. A million bicycles are !
now in use in this country. A young man t
now takes his wheel out for an airing in 8
stead Of his girl. OF course girls have the q
bikes, too. but bicycle sparkling strikes us /
as being mighty poor substitute for the d
old fashioned kind, the old walnut sofa. t
the cloth covered sofa. the spring seat ed .
sofa you hung on so well. The-sld style ]
buggy ride is good enough, that is. was /