Middletown transcript., 1896-02-08
Local News.


The annual session of the Wilmington
Conference OF the NJ. E. Church will con
vene at Dover, March is, Bishop B. c
Warren presiding.
It is a humiliating consideration for thu
most popular man that, allowing him cir
Gle of acquaintance of some 10000 indi
viduals, there still remains in the world
abont /, ,445, ,92O 900 who do not know ol
care pin about him.
AT a negro wedding when the clergy
man read the word" love, honor and obey,
the bridegroom interrupted him and said,
Tread that again, sah read it once mo- sos
the lady kin ketch de full solemnity OBJ de
meaning. Use been married befo'."
The moon during the month of February
will be in her last quarter on the 5th, new
on the 18th. in her first quarter on the 2lst
and full on the 2Sth. On the 18th of the
month an annual solar and on the 18th a
partial lunar eclipse will take place.
business man, when at your e e e,
On some good papers you should c c,
And this advice if you eyyy:
Go straight away and advert 1 1 l.
You'll find the project of some u u
Do not delay-there's no ex qqq.
Be wise at once, prolong your a.
silent business soon k k.
An exchange says: Every man in busi
ness, or who has property to devise, should
at the commencement of the new year
make out and place on file for the conven-
ience and information of those who are to
succeed him, detailed statement of his
assets and liabilities.
Who weeps with you when you ares sad,
and laughs with you when you are glad?
The editor. Who has to do both kind and
wise, and never (hardly ever) lies, and
when he does, creates surprise? The editor.
Who owns heart as we'll as cheek, is pos
sessed of spirit proud yet meek. and lives
on 40 cents week? The editor.-Ex.
On Tuesday, Feb. 18th, the State Council
of Delaware, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, will convene
in Middletown. Twenty-Five different Coun-
ellis will be represented with some seventy
five delegates. General /. T. Parker is at
the head of the organization in Delaware,
and he has done much during the year to
advance the order. The Mechanics will be
most welcome to Middletown.
Mr.. Booth is very enterprising sort of
man but no one expected that he would
: bed oysters on our streets, yet he did that
thing in small way on Wednesday and in
y, Sc fce s,, oly
1t all happened by the breaking of pair
of names, the frightening pair of horses,
and the sudden landing of a pair of men
on the sidewalk. A little a damage to the
wagon-that is all.
The Sussex Countian" has completed
the printing of the journals of the Senate
and House for the last session of the Gen.
eral Assem- bly, of this State. The two vol
umes contain over 5000 pages. The work
consumed four months time and covered
more than ton ofpaper, and the item of
most interest to the taxpayers is that they
cost $500 90, $4,000 for the Senate Jour-
nal and $1SOO.00 for the House.
Drink, and the gang drinks with you;
swear off, and you go it alone; for the bar
room bum who drinks your rum has a
quenchless thirst of his own. Feast and
your friends are many; fast and they cut
you dead; they'll not get mad if you treat
them bad, so long as their stomach is fed.
Steal. if you get mlliun, for then you can
furnish ball; it's the great big thief that
gets out on leave, while the little one goes
tojail.
"A bashful young man of q neighbor-
ing town, while attending recent revival
service, was approached by an earnest
young lady, who said to him: "My dear
friend, it would fill my heart with joy to
lead you to the altar" The young fellow
replied in confusion: II appreciate the
honor you wish to confer upon me very
much, but being engaged to two girls al
ready it will be impossible for me to ac-
commodate you"
1t is stated upon excellent authority
that tn work Of building the Elkton and
Middletown branch road will be begun as
soon as the change of line is completed
north of Elkton Md. The road was begun in
1894 and built through Elkton south short
distance to the Elk river. where the work
ceased. Branches were built to connect with
a number of factories. Some 100000 has
been expended for the right of way .-Er-
change.
Bishop Leighton Coleman is one of the
forty-nine bishops who have signed the Pc
-
asking him to take some action toward bet
tering the condition of the Armenians.
The same petition will also be sent to the
Archbishop Of ofCanterbury. the Czar of Rus
sia, as head of the Greek Church; the En-
peror of Austria as a representative of
Roman Church and the Emperor of Ger
many, as the head ofthe Lutheran Church
--Middletown Council, No. q Jr. O. U. A
NJ. has just paid to the heirs of their late
fellow member and brother. William s..
Moor, 't1ie sum of two hundred and fifty
dollars death benefits. This is the amount
of insurance carried by every member and
Is at a cost Of only S1.65 year. The cost
is a mere trifle compared with the social
tneinsurance feature. AssuredIy the objects
of the Junior Order with its other advan-
tagcs should win to it many friends.
Gov. Watson has announced that he
will appoint Calvin ". Crossan, Of Chris
tiana hundred, as Register of Wills to sue
ceed Mr.. Cooch whose term expires June
!. 1895. There were four other candidates;
Senator John Pyle, L. Irving Handy, T. l.,
J Baldwin, and VIM. F. Smally, Jr. Mr..
Crossan is personal friend of the COVER
nor's and he will make most e fficient and
acceptable officer. He was elected TO the
State Senate in 1886, and has been trustee
of the poor for three years past. bekag pres-
ent chairman Of the Board.