Middletown transcript., 1896-01-18
Local News.
Glasgow is to have a Creamery.

Local News.
Glasgow is to have Creamery.
The Levy Court is considering i'm
provements to the st. Augustine Causeway
the work to cost 1000
Remember that ]. f. McWhorter has
a full line of carriage and agricultural
Implements on hand.
The State Sunday School Convention
will be held in Milford, March 5th and 9th.
Arrangements are already being made for 9
large attendance.
Th Board of Education of Wilmington
has honored the memory of the late Jos.
Pyle by naming the school building No
25 the Joseph Pyle School.
The Superior Court DEGREES thatJ Ed
ward Addicks pay the costs in the recent
divorce case of his wife, amounting to ST.
$50, the same to be paid within 60 days.
Harry T. Price, City editor of the Will
mington Morning Net0s and Miss Ella @.
Stewart, Of Milford were married on We'd
nesday afternoon, at the home of the bride.
The Kings Daughters will give an en-
tertainment in the st. Anne's Parish House
on Tuesday evening Jan. 2lst where a
pleasing little drama will be rendered, also
a play in pantomime. Admission Is cts.
Cold, dry and dusty! clouds of dust fill
the air, blind the eyes and choke the
breath of those who are out these windy
days, and every passing vehicle is followed
by densefog. 1t does not require much
of stir to raise the dust either.
The TRANSCRIPT has had half-dozen
calls for the issue of December IA, contain
ing Prof. Hynson's poem, which we were
not able to fill because there are no extra
copies in the office. That was good issue
in many respects and it has been called for
often.
The new steamer, Hampton Roads, was
launched Tuesday at the yards of the
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company in Will
mington. The Hampton Roads is building
for the Old Dominion Steamship Company.
The steamer was christened by Miss Elsie
Moore: daughter of Postmaster Enoch
Moore.
New Castle has had an unprecedented
amount of death and distress this week,
six funerals having taken place since Mon
day, that of Wm. Sutton, Mrs. Joseph
Bishop Mrs. Mary Downey. Miss Annie
Merwardt and John B. Taylor, the latter
having died from exposure Henry L..
Churchman, well known resident of the
neighborhood is also dead.
The cold dry weather is hard on the
wheat. the roots..of which are badly exposed
and the farmers are prdphesying evil of the
present crop, unless copious rains soon fol-
low. The winter drought, following the
long dry autumn season is seriously affect
ing the springs and the water in the wells
more scarce in this county than has been
known for years.
Mrs. Ella p Cochran has issued cards
of invitation to the marriage Of her daugh-
ter Mary to Mr.. Howard A. Pool, on We'd
nesday, January Goth, in the Presbyterian
Church of this town. The prospective bride
is the granddaughter of Ex-Governor John
P. Cochran and Captain Samuel Penning-
ton, and is one of Middletown's most popu-
laryoung ladies. The wedding will be a
brilliant social event.
We are experiencing remarkable spell
of weather. It is very dry, so dry that
some people are being inconvenienced for
water. The.theremometer stands around
the freezing point and it is just cold enough
to be healthful. The ice ponds are the great
centres of attraction and there are more
skaters in Delaware to-day than ever before
in its history, MIddletown in Silver Lake
has one of the finest our and people, young
and old ::are enjoying it.
We have received from G. A. Snow &
Co.. Solicitors of United States and Foreign
patents. of Washington, D. c. a pamphlet
recently published and copyrighted by
them, entitled: IA summary Of foreign
patent laws with information and advice
about foreign patents, giving the cost OF
same in various countries" The pamphlet
is concise, well written, and contains, in
plain statement, much that will be of in
terest to inventors, patentees and manufac-
turers. A copy will be sent free to anyone
addressing C. A. Snow & Co., Patent Law
yers, Washington. D. C.
The county assessments or the year
have been made by the assessors and the
lists have been, or will be soon, posted in
the usual public places for inspection. Every
man interested should examine the lists te
see that he is properlyiassessed. Those who
have moved into new districts, those who
voted on age at the last election and thost
who will be over twenty two on the 3rd
day of November next, should be certain
that they are properly assessed. and with
their correct names, 1t will save trouble
rssS,d ANNOYANCE in the future. 1t is easy (
make mistakes, so easy that it is doubtfn
vhether one business man in this town
could give the correct names OF the othel
business men here whom he has known fol
vears. 40 do not trust to the well-meant In
tant;ons of the assessors but see that yor
ore correctly assessed, and take glance a
the list on your neighbor's account at th'
.a,,e time. All should be assessed and pay
taxes. and vote. The lists for st. Georges
Hundred are now posted with the follow
inc Appeal days: Port Penn, Jan. 22nd
odessa, Jan. 2srd; Middletown Hotel, Jan
24th: and National Hotel, Jan. 18th, from
z 10 !. m. to p. m.