Middletown transcript., 1896-06-06

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Milk. Qt can 10c.
Remember that J. F. McWhorter ha
full line Of carriage and argricultura
Implements on hand.
PROFESSIONAL CARD.-Dr. w. E. Barnart
Surgeon Dentist. Office same location, op-
! posite the post Office. All operations per
tanning to dentistry guaranteed. 0don
under and Gas for painless extracting.
AT meeting of the Board of Education
on Friday evening.it was proposed that thu
Public School Commencement wind ur
with a ball. But the proposition did moi
find favor with the Board which has moi
yet come to regard ball as an instrument
of education. Our School Board evidently
is not educated up(') to the standard Of
some of our local bellies and beaux whose
highest ambition is to be on the ball room
roll-ofhonor. ''Tis pity tis true. and pity
tis. tis true" that-tbere are such old fogies
in the School Boardl
| Mature has been very lavish with her
| gifts this week. The weather, the sweet
June weather is perfect, and our bonny
little State was never seen to better ad-
vantage. with level roads and green hedges,
broad fields Of waving grain and grazing
herds, air laden with clover bloom and
roses and vocal with the wild birds song.
Just to live amid such scenes is an unadul-
terated pleasure, and the days grow long
on purpose to give us chance to enjoy the
exhilarating beauty of nature when dull
tasks are over.
The New Castle NJ. E. Church cele-
brated its seventy-fifth ann iversary this
week, beginning on Sunday and continuing
through the week. Rev. J. B. Mann, pastor
of the church in 1916. and now stationed
at Duncannon. Pa, Rev. w. J. Paxon,
stationed at New Castle in 1867, now pas
tor of the first Church. Reading. Pa, Rev.
T. E. Martindale D. D. of Milford, who
preceded the present pastor, Rev. v. s.
Collins, Rev. w. L. s. Murray. Rev. L. E.
Barrett, and other distinguished mininters
laymen and. women participated in the SER
vices, and the celebration was notable |
means Of grace to all in attendance.
Decoration Day was more largely Oh
served at old Bethel this year than ever be- |
fore. Not only the soldiers graves. but all
who sleep in that sacred place were COW
cred with flowers and the cemetery was
thronged with the surviving friends who
came from far and near on their annual
pilgrimage to the silent city of the dead.
The social features of these reunions are
notable, the most tender and sacred ties of
kinship and friendship are strength ened
and each year marks an increase in the
of public interest in keep
ng the day and the place in loving mem
Dry.
The Episcopal Diocese of Delaware
net in annual convention at New Castle on
Wednesday. Bishop Coleman presided and
n his address gave brief resume of the
work of the Diocese during the past year.
There have been 205 combinations in the
'arious parishes and the Bishop has de-
ivered 1856 sermons and addresses, whish
However have not all been within the
'ounds of the Diocese. The Bishop recon-
aended that the coming Constitutional
in this State be urged to have
he laws SO amended that the power of
ranting divorce be restricted to the Courts. 6
he prison system in the State was also &
ondemned. The convention will meet at
lover next year. The delegates in atten- '
ance from st. Anne's Parish were Mr.. ]. B. I
oard and Mr.. Stephen Boyer.