Middletown transcript., 1896-03-28
MIDDLETOWN, DEL, MAR. 20, 1896
Local News.

Try can OF Hopkins Steamed Hon
my (Hulled Corn). 1t is delicious. Full at
I0c.
'The Educated Horse Show" is expect
ed to be at the Town Hall, on Thursday
April End.
WANrED.-Girl for general. .housework
Must have good reference. Apply to Mrs
J. B. Messick.
DRESS MAKING.-Latest style and mos
reasonable prices. Mrs. Argo and sisters
East Lake street.
Remember that J. F. McWhorter ha.
a full line of carriage and agriculture
Implements on hand.
The heaviest snow storm of the season
was that of Monday, there was a fall Of
five or six inches, and number of sleighs
were out on Tuesday.
Two of Middletown's enterprising mil
liners ARE having their spring openings to-
day and their show windows are much ad
mired and justly so.
Why is it that person will suffer pain
all day and never send for the medical
man until that much imposed upon indi.
vidual has retired for the night
The ad. of Strawbridge & Clothier is pro
minent enough for all to see. No ads. are
read with greater care by the ladies than
those of Strawbridge & Clothier.
Bishop Henry w: w arren, who is not
only theologue but scientist as well,
gave lecture in Asbury NJ. E. Church Will
mington Wednesday night on "The Forces
in Sunbeam"
Mrs. Henrietta Caldwell has opened a
grocery and general provision store on
East Main Street in the house recently va
Gated by Mr.. Blome. Her advertisement
will be found in another column.
Mrs. E. L, Morgan, formerly house
keeper at the National Hotel, has improved
in health and has taken her old boarding
house. No. sos West 9Th st, Wilmington,
where she will be very glad to see old
friends or new ones.
AT the regular meeting of the Trustees
of the Poor on Wednesday the report
showed the population of the Almshouse
to be: Whites, 162 men, 65 women, and 6
children; Colored, Is men, IA women, and
children, grand total 274.
A local branch Of, The Farmers and mer
chants Loan Association Of Delaware" was
organized by Mr.. Boteler.the general agent.
yesterday: Mr.. George D. Kelley was made
president; Mr.. Edwin Prettyman, Secretary
and Mr.. Charles Ferris, Treasurer:
The papers transferring the Merit Hotel
Wilmington. to Mr.. Alex. Maxwell, have
finally been signed and Mr.. Maxwell is
packing up preparatory to take charge
there on Monday. Hosts of friends of the
family regret to have them leaye town.
Mr.. Edwin Prettyman will take the Max
well residence.
Miss Sallie Hyatt, who has been spending
the winter at Bohemia Heights" the home
of Mr.. George Derrickson, has moved into
town and is pleasantly domiciled on North
Broad Street in the house formerly occupied
by w. J. Wilson. who has moved to the
house adjoining his furniture store on South
Broad street, where Mrs. Vasey lived before
moving to Philadelphia.
The marriage of Mr.. Henry H. Col
clazer, managing editor of the Philadel phia
Record, to Miss Sallie Hazard. Of New
York City, is announced, the ceremony
being performed Feb. %. Mr.. Colclazer
who was a resident of Middletown when
boy, is well known here; his bride is very
estimable lady, originally of Chestertown,
Md but later a resident of Wilmington.
DR.. A. N. Raub President of the
Delaware College at Newark, ten
dered his resignation at the meeting of the
Board of Trustees oni M onday. the same to
take effect in September. He has been
connected with the institution for about
eight years, and his resignation was very
great surprise. About a year ago there
were charges of incompetency made by
some persons, but upon investigation DR.
Raub was sustained. Prof. NJ. H. Beck
with, of the agricultural station, also re.
signed, and George H. Powell, of Cornell,
DR.. Raub has not been named.
Wednesday was moving day In this
county especially in Middletown, where the
day was very generally observed by the
movers. The streets were thronged with
loaded teams of furniture, and men, women
and children were seen hurry along carry
ing their household treasures from the old
to the new home. The curtainless windows,
bare walls and floors that stare at one from
all sides are reminders of what some of the
guardians Of the hearthstone must go
through in the way of putting down car
pets hanging curtains and pictures and put
ting up stoves. The weather on Wednes.
day was fine, but the wheeling was very
bad.
Miss Hetty Dickey, who purports to be
the daughter of Charles H. Dickey. of
Stanton, has, according to the New Yor
newspaper reports, had some very unpleas-
ant experiences this week masquerading in
masculine attire in great Gothame town.
having assumed the attire of her brother
because she thought she could travel about
with greater safety as man. She left
her quiet country home onFIday last week
determining to see somethingof the world.
She soon found herself destitute and friend.
less. and after several days of hunger and
exposure, found her way to the Bellevue
hospital where she told the story of her
foolish adventure. Her parents were noti-
fed Of her whereabouts and Hetty is more
than willing to go back home again and be
"only girl"