Middletown transcript., 1896-05-23
I local News.

Take your mowers and reapers to v
G. Buck early for repairs.
"a lodge of the Junior Order Americs
Mechanics win be organized in smyrr
next week.
Always in season, Hopkins Steame
Hominy tHulled Corn). Elegant lunch i
Milk. ct. can l0c.
Remember that ]. F. McWhorter hs
full line Of carriage and argriculturs
Implements on hand.
The ladies of the Odessa NJ. E. Churcl
hold Strawberry Festival, .wednesda.
and Thursday evening nextl
Magnolias are in bloom and their frag
rance combined with the perfume of th,
wild grape makes the air delicious and
soothing in the localities where they are
found.
LIT is said that man who won't buy q
newspaper because he can borrow one has
invented a machine by which he can cook
:. his dinner with the smoke of his neighbors
chimney
The Historical Society OF Delaware
2 wishes to secure copies Of the works of ma
tive authors. DR.. Horace Burr has prom
ised to the society an engraving of Gusta-
vus Adolphus.
PROVISIONAL CARD.-Dr. w e. Barnard
Surgeon Dentist, Office same location, op-
posite the post Office. All operations per-
tanning to dentistry guaranteed. Odon-
nder and Gas for painless extracting.
There will be an all-day Union Service
at Old Drawyer's Church on Sunday, May,
3lst. The congregations ofst. Georges Del
aware City, Port Penn Odessa and Middle
town unite in the service. DR.. Vallandig-
ham will preach in the morning and the
several pastors will make addresses in the
afternoon.
MIR. NJ ichael Gremminger was in town
yesterday to procure q tombstones which
Col John Andrews Post, G. A. R., have
gotten through Uncle Sam" for the graves
of their soldier dead. They have in addi-
ton procured 10 tombstones which they
will put up at Delaware City and in that
neighborhood.
-Itis impossible to count trillion. Here
isl, ,000, ,0O0, ,000, ,000--a one and twelve
ciphers. Had Adam counted continuously
from his creation to the present day, he
would not have reached that number, for
it would take him 9.512 years. At the rate
of 200 minute, there could be counted
1890 an hour, 2ss 900 day and los, 100, 900 |
q year.
"A trying spell of weather for young
turkies this week" says the farmers wife, |
and the woman who is able to preserve her |
flock, her temper and her health, trail |
ing through the wet grass after the idiotic |
bipeds that never have sense enough to 60 |
in out of the rain. deserves richer reward |
than she will get, even if she strikes the
Thanksgiving market at its best.
Cyclones, tornadoes, forest fires and
similar casualties are among the weeks
in several states, while Della
ware is quietly enjoying the plain. old
Blackberry Storm" The much
needed rain is doing world of good to
growing crops which had begun to suffer
from the lack of it, and the farmers are
having something TO be thankful for.
Should the United States Govern
nent recognize the belligerent rights Of
Juba?n is the question for discussion at the
social Meeting of the Y. M. C. A. on Mon
lay evening Mr.. A. G. Cox and Rev. /. L.
Wood. will affirm and Messrs. Jos. A. Suy- Z
lam andS 8. A. Pitt will deny. Prof. DeKeller
'tamey will recite and there will be attrac-
i've music. All ladies and gentlemen are
invited. II
Mrs, Edgell, of Wilmington, was on
.er way TO- Little Greek to see sick daugh- !
er last Tuesday morning. In Wilmington
he missed the regular train and boarded 6
be "Addicks special" When she arrived
a Dover she discovered that her pocket
ook, which contained $t7 in money. had
cen stolen. At Dover John B. Wharton
ad his pocket picked of $4,000 and William d
'ieming lost $500.
The friends at Bethel Church will OBJ b
erve after their usual custom Decoration
,ay which is Saturday next, May 3Oth. To g
ecorate the graves of the fallen soldiers,
neither they died on the field of battle in a
be days that tried mems souls or have
nce answered the last roll call. has been
le custom at this beautiful city of the
cad for years. All friends are invited and
onations Of flowers will be appreciated.
Some men have wives and others lhayei
ives and helpers. Mrs. Paul Weber be- 8
,ngs to the latter class. About O'Clock 1
thursday morning she entered the bakery
find 1t on fire, and instead of running cl
way she began to put out the FIRE and TO III
Ill for help. Five minutes more and the
hole building would have been in flames &.
1t by the efforts Of Mr.. and Mrs. Weber "
e ire was put out at q loss Of about $685.
III You have no baby You are not in it., tb
e Baby Show in the Middletowp Opera Cl
ouss, June 4th. There are valuable prizes
: flie finest baby between one and two ].
'ass, between three months and one year.
I tmins, for heaviest baby for age, for =
,uneest and oldest mothers. Five ''old !,
Ichelorn judges, the most prominent men =, -
the State; whole Brass Band all day :,
ID acres and lots of fun. For particulars =.
dress George W. Ingram. =
The egg throwing last Saturday night Z,
some youths at the Single Tax orator Is
sgFsceful to the town. but the men who :.
ged It are more to blame than the boys. :.
le Single Tax speakers in their general =,
pse Of everybody and everything not -
resing with them deserve little sympa- =,
y and they really appear to seek noto- - =
IT. Of any kind to get public attention. -
{ the credit Of the town demands that - u
der shah be maintained.
Saturday next May 3oth, will be Dec iec
ation Day. The members of Major John i.
pes Post will decorate as usual the 81,
enty graves Of their fallen comrades and il
. two graves of the Confederate soldiers ca,
the three cemeteries here. Those having ! IA,
wers TO contribute are requested to leave di.