Middletown transcript., 1896-07-11


lar monthly meeting of the r. NJ.
the third Friday Of the month. Il Is in
portant That every member shall attend.
-One of The finest school catalogues is
I sued IN The worll--and 1t will surprise yol
/ rs Goldey's, describing his famous Com
mercial and Shorthand College in Wi.
mington. just write for 1t.
/ The Trustees of The Academy hav,
very generously relieved the School Boar
ef the rent of the new building which vii
not be used next year. thus reducing TIL
expenses making total reduction of $500
Vote at the primaries to-day. Send the
most level-headed Republicans in every
hundred to the Georgetown Convention on
Thursday next. There will be special
train and the fare will not be more than
excursion rate to Rehoboth the same day.
| See local notice.
Druggist Bragdon is great lover of
curious specimens in animated nature, and
his window from time to time, presents a
novel scene. This week the attraction was
ground hog, the gift Of Mr.. Rhoades of
Odessa. To make him feel at home Mr..
Bragdon gave him earth to burrow in and
rocks to climb over. but for all that the
hoggie is not happy and sighs for his ma
tive heath and the companionship of his
kind, and his owner contemplates sending
him to the Zoo.
The yield of wheat is said to be very
satisfactory. Mr.. Jas. A. Pearce. of Cecil
ton got 1850 bushels off IS acres, an average
of 23s bushels. The Chestertown "Tran-
script" Eeats that. 1t says: "The finest
yield of wheat SO far as reported is that of
Mr.. Louis Hayes, on the farm of Capt. An
drew Woodall, near Georgetown. Mr..
Hayes got yield of 33 bushels per acre off
fifteen acres, and from 100 acres threshed
34eo bushels, an average yield of over 26
bushel per acre."
The city visitor wanting to see the
charms of country life at its best should
visit the vicinity of Middletown just now.In
every direction there are fields of the most
verdant gro wing corn, acres dotted with the
golded wheat, vegetation is luxuriant ON all
sides, the neatly trimmed hedges are a
source of pleasure to everybody except the |
bicyclist. and the large farm houses and |
larger farm buildings indicate the fertility
Of the soil. Everything is at its best except |
The price of produce, and the city cousin
sees n o trouble over that, so that visit to
lhe country around Middletown just now
IS one of delight to the lover of nature. /
The will of Martha w. Biddle. widow
IF the late Tobias F. Biddle, who lived in
Back Creek Neck some years ago, has been
admitted to probate in the Orphans Court
If New Castle county. Mrs. Biddle died
several years ago in the Kirkbride Asylum,
eaving her estate to her grandnieces,
daughters of the late Charles Beaston. A
,aveat was filed to the will by Clara Coch-
an, another grandniece who would be en-
tiled to one-half the estate under the in
estate law, and who claims that the testa-
rix was not in sound mind when the will
vas made. Miss Cochran was formerly
esident of Middletown. also of Elkton,
where she lived with her grandmother,
drs. Mary Luni. The estate is valued at
8, 900.
Saturday was a muggy, threatening
ort of day. but who cares for the
Teather on the Glorious Fourth! The cele-
ration in Middletown was chiefly among
be juveniles whose patriotism found ex-
ression principally in frecrackers. There
'ere also some handsome pyrotechnics
iewed from the various residences in the
vening The event Of the day, however
'as the street parade by the Diamond L
tate Band and the Volunteer Hose Co.. on
,eir departure for and return from Dover,
he handsome appearance Of the band
boy 81 in their new suits was much COM
rented upon, their selection in. color, cut
nd combination is exquisite, and the gen.
al verdict is that they are the handsom- l
sst band suits seen on the march. The !
also made a fine appearance.