Middletown transcript., 1896-07-04
MIDDLEToWN. DEL, JULY 4, 1851
Local News.


County Surveyor Johns, of Warwick
invites attention to his card in this issue.
Always in season, Hopkins Steamed
Hominy (Hulled CORN. Elegant lunch ii
Milk. OF. can 10c.
Remember that J. F. McWhorter ha
a full line of carriage and agriculture
Implements on haad
Its folly, to lose your poultry when the
use of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar
anteed to you for % cents.
-All the public schools in the State are
closed now and teachers and pupils are
enjoying the long vacation.
The Methodist Episcopal Deaconess Home
in Wilmington has been opened and Miss
f.. Watkins is the deaconess in charge.
Mrs Hannah Riddle, widow of the late
James Riddle, died at Kentmere, the home
of her son-in-law VIM. NJ. Field, near Will
mington, on Monday, aged 81 years.
-Leafy June is gone. 1t was cold, wet
month with clever sprinkle of charming
days scattered through it, Tuesday, the last
day, being as perfect as day in June
could be.
PROFESSIONAL CARD.-Dr. w. E. Barnard
Surgeon Dentist. office same location. op-
posite .he post office. All operations per-
tanning to dentistry guaranteed. Odontun-
der aud Gas for painless extracting.
New Castles Board of Education has
elected Miss Clara NJ. Kast of Mechanics
burg. Pa, to be assistant principal; Miss
Kate Shellenberger of MiddIetown, Pa. to
teach the eighth grade and Miss Anna NJ.
Rebu of Middle Springs Pa, to teach the
sixth grade.
The salaries of the post masters at George
town, Laurel. Milford, New Castle, Seaford,
Cambridge, Elkton, Port Deposit Rising
Sun, Md. Princess Anne and Snow Hill
have each been increased 500 year on
account of increased business. The salary
of the Easton (Md) postmaster was re-
duced $780,
There were thirty-three candidates for
teachers certificates examined here on Sat-
urday. Prof. Wilkinson of Delaware CITY
conducted tire examination, not Supt.
Smith who held an examination in Will
mington ON that day. He had also class
in Newark, all taking the same examine
tion from the same forms.
Miss Amelia Tandegrift of Odessa, Rev
erends o. A. Gillingham of Port Penn, G
o. Bosserman of Harrisburg, DIR. William.
]. Rowan of Baltimore and Rev. s. c. Was
son of Aberdeen Nd. have been guests at
''hcuse party at "Rosdand," thelhome of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Vandegrift, during the
past week. And although the weather was
inclement the time was pleasantly passed
in.driving parties, receptions etc.
The NJ. P. Church at Warwick is ar
ranging for pleasant assemblage of the
people at that town on the afternoon of
July 23rd. "A match game of base ball at
8 o'clock aColumbian Flag Drill at o'clock,
and fire works in the evening. will be the
leading attractions. if the supper and re-
freshment tables are not counted as con-
TESTING attractions. Maryland hospitality
will be extended.
We are pleased 10 note that Prof. Ed
mund Bryan has recently been elected
Superintendent of the public schools at
Danville, H., with salary Of $500. Prof.
Bryan is the oldest son of the late Rev. J
e. Bryan, of the Wilmington Conference
and is the son-in-law of DR.. T. Z. Martin
dale. He is graduate of Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore and for several wears
past has been Superintendent of the public |
schools at Litchfield, III.
There was an election in Middle,own
last Saturday. A very important election.
Due notice Of it was given and a special ef-
fort made to arouse the. men to their inn
portant duty. and the interest manifested
was powerful. Seven men, tell it not in Gath.
the whole of seven men showed enough
interest in the management of the public
school affairs to cast vote for two men,
bers of the school Board, which resulted in
the reelection cf the two whose terms had |
expired.
-Wm. II. Edwards. of near State Road, |
son Of Joseph Edwards near town, was
sreturning from Wilmington where he had
been attending market on Saturday, and
upon reaching the causeway beyond
The Market Street bridge. one of his
wheels broke down which frightened the
horses SO that they ran away. Mr.. Edwards
was thrown out Of the wagon and was
badly cut and bruised. He was taken to |
the Delaware hospital where his injuries
received attention, and as soon as be was
able was taken to his home where he is
recovering from his misfortune. The wagon
was demolished, but the horses were not
hurt.