Middletown transcript., 1896-03-14
MIDDLETOWN, DEL, MAR. IA. 1896
Local News.

Remember that J. F. McWhorter has
full line of carriage and agricultural
Implements ON hand.
The names of Walter Green and Sybilll
Jones, Department No. 1, should have ap.
peared in the Roll of Honor, printed last
week:
Mrs. Grassland ON East Mainstreet gave
surprise party on Monday evening in
honor of son to a number of young friends
who enjoyed themselves.
PUBLIC SALE,-Mrs. H. Appleton will dis.
pose of her entire household goods on We'd
nesday afternoon, March 15. 1 o'clock P NJ
at her residence on Cass street.
Parties having rooms to rent suitable
for the use of the Y. NJ. @. A. should report
at once to the editor of the TRANSCRIPT,
stating dimensions of rooms and terms.
The Cecil Democrat ON Saturday stated
that Mr.. Edwin Prettyman has rented the
Maxwell Hotel in this town. This is a mis-
take. There is no Maxwell Hotel nor has
Mr.. Pre.tyman rented.
-Messrs. Bragdon & Co., neigbors to the
TRANSCRIPT, have presented the Aligators
recently exhibited at the Broad st. Phar-
macy to the Geological Society of Philadel-
phia at Paramount Park.
The second in their series of sociables
was given by the Christian Endeayor So
ciety last evening at the residence of Mrs.
G. w. w. Naudain, with progra m that
promised pleasure and profit.
-Middletown of forty years ago is des-
cribed on our first page to-day. 1t was
then noted for the win of its polite ians."
1t is probable those politicians are not ac-
tive now but the vim still remains-a some
thing in the air as it were.
Miss Ethel leaine Pitt gave very
pleasant Taffy Pulling at her home on Cass
street, in honor of Miss Mary Augusta Dun
ming. of Philadelphia, last week. Those
present were: Misses Anna Louise Rey-
nolds. Mabelle s. Derrickson, Maria Hep
bron Nowland, Helen Price. Mary Augusta
Dunning, Mary Maxwell, Dora L. Culbert-
son, Berenice Metten.-
In the death of Mr.. James Bradford,
which occurred at his home in Wilmington
last Saturday morning, New Castle county
lost a valued citizen. Because of i'll health
Mr.. Bradford has been out CT active busi-
ness for some years, he was rs years old.
He was prominent for years in business and
social circles, and leaves large number of
friends outside his immediate family to
mourn his death.
The electric lights will be cut off a t
11:30 Sunday night for the purpose of
making some repairs, and the young man
who is usually out beyond that hour
will have to be ex- cused by his sweet
heart little earlier or they will find the
parlor in darkness and the streets with
only the lights the aloriginee used to find
his pathway home. Lightsat the usual hour
again Monday evening.
Mrs. Samuel Pennington gave Sur
prise Party to her sister, Mrs. Anna Pen
nington, on Thursday evening, at her resi-
dence, corner Broad and Main streets.
There were present. the Misses Beasten,
Misses Mary Pleasanton. Martha G. Heaton,
and Mary Holten; Mr.. w. G. Lockwood,
Mr.. Walter Beaston, DR.. c. A. Richie, and
Mr.. Fitzpatrick. Refreshments of cream,
fruit and cake were served at II o'clock.
Mrs. Eliza Green gave an evening COM
pany in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
A. Poole at her residence on East Main
street, Thursday evening. Besides the
bride and groom there were present Mrs
Ella Cochran. Mrs T. H. Gilpin. Mr.. and
Mrs. Julian Cochran, DR.. and Mrs. I. s.
Vallandigham, Miss Jennie Lowber of
Newark, Misses Mary Poole, Edith Rey-
nolds Bessie Foard, Mabel Parvis, and
Edith Derrickson; DR.. j C. Sites, DR.. c. H.
Green, of Newark, Mr.. Frank R. Poole and
Mr.. VIM. Brady.
The NeW Era last week announced
that Mr.. Alex Maxwell. late proprietor of
the National Hotel, had purchased the
Merritt House, Wilmington. and Mr.. Ed
win Prettyman had rented the maxwell
house." meaning residence" One of the
Elkton papers made notice that Mr.. Pret-
lyman had rented the Maxwell Hotel" j"
there being no such. house, and the item
has started the rounds of the Peninsula
papers, Mr.. Prettyman being well known.
He has applications from house keepers,
&c, but proposes to continue in the shoe
business If the newspapers are just as will
Ling. Mr.. Maxwell has not concluded the
purchase of the Merritt Hotel. the delay
being now over an indemnity bond, from
Mrs. Merritt. Mr.. Prettyman will take MIR.
Maxwell's residences II be moves.