Middletown transcript., 1896-02-29
Local News.

M0uudy nadTcu LSut tuc IOMuSOunCiA Aooi
beween thehours of and P. M.
MIR. Thomas L. Scott was thrown OF
of his carriage by a fractions young hors
on Thursday and quite severely thoug
not seriously hurt.
Mrs. Alex. Maxwell gave terrapi
supper on Saturday evening to Rev. an
Mrs. /. L. wood, Rev. F. H. Moore, Mrs. J
B. Messick, Mrs. Ella Cochran and Mis-
Mary Merritt.
Uncle Toms Cabin Company had
very good house at the Opera House ol
Tuesday evening, and gave very, credita
BILE performance. Topsy was especial.
good.
The steamer, Major Reybold is at thu
Harlan and Hollingsworth ship yards fol
repairs. She is to have new wheels ano
smoke-stack and very general overhaul
ing.
Mr.. D. L. Dunning will sell at public
auction his entire stock of books station
cry, school supplies, leather goods, frames
etc. this-evening at o'clock. See Adyer
tisement.
The present season promises to be 6
good one for tomatoes on the Peninsula
According to trustworthy estimate the
holding of cans Of tomatoes numbers 112
600. At the same time last year the hold
ings numbered more than 700. 900 cans.
Mrs. ]. B. Messiek gave last week q
dinner in honor OF her pastor, Rev. 1. l..
wood with Mrs. wood; her class leader
Rev. ]. B. Roberts with Mrs. Roberts; her
Sunday school teacher. Miss Mary Merritt;
and lifelong friend, Mrs. Alex. Maxwell.
Prof Bishop. of Delaware College, ex-
hibited new forage plant at the Febru ary
meeting of the Creamery Association
of Eastern Pennsylvania, which recent
" closed at Cheltham. On the experiment
tai plots this plant had given promise of
great production and value. 1t yielded
nearly twice as much as corn, and was
eaten readily by stock.
Rev. F. Burgette Short, thetall preacher
of Wilmington, will lecture in the St.
Georges NJ. E. Church on Tuesday evening,
March Sd. His subject is, Wanted, Young
Men and Young Women" twenty-five
cents admission will be charged for the
benefit of the stewards. Mr.. Short is a
product of the great corn growing section
of "good old Sussex" and he always has
something to say.
Many a child goes astray, not because
there is want of prayer or virtue at home,
but because it lacks sunshine. A child
needs smiles as much as flowers need sun
beams. Children look little beyond the
present moment. If thing pleases they
are apt to seek it; if it displeases they are
apt to avoid it. If home is the place where
faces are sour, and words harsh and fault
finding are ever in the ascendants, they
will spend as many hours as possible else
where.
What Presidents have been inaugurated
or took the oath Of office on any day other
than March 4th? Not many, hence it is
a we'll known date and the ladies of the M.
e. Church who propose (this is proposing
year for the ladies' to give tea in the
large room above Mrs. NJ. G. Barnetts store
that evening may well call it High Tea.
All are invited to the following bill Of fare:
Ham and tongue, raw oysters, biscnit and
pickles, jellies, coffee and chocolate, cream
and cake.
William Hates was thrown from his
bicycle on Tuesday and it was feared for a
time that he was very seriously hurt. He
was riding at three minute rate coming
down Cox Street from Lake and at the cor
ner opposite Mr.. Suydam's his wheel be-
came obstrepeious and ran into the fence
giving Mr.. Hates tremendous fall throw
ing him clear across the road, where he
lay unconscious Mr.. James Hall and several |
women passing by ran TO his aid and carried |
him into Mr.. Suydam's house where restora-
tive were readily applied and medical aid |
but it was several hours before |
he was fully restored to consciousness, and |
felt like himself again.
Mr.. James H. Burnham had an ex
perience last Saturday that one of them |
satisfies man for life time. Because |
of the high winds the ice on Silver Lake |
froze very unevenly, the exposed places |
by the agitation of the water remaining |
open. Mr.. Burnham with Miss Sayle |
Cochran were little in advance of the
9TH bat fnA
to try the ice that looked smoother. Mr.. |
Burnham went forward and putting out
q foot TO test it, found himself in the |
water. He came up under the thin ice and |
broke through it. Finding himself sink
Ing second time he struck out to tread |
water, being an expert swimmer. Miss
Cochran called for assistance, and Mr..
Harry Aiken came and lying down extern
iied his hands to Mr.. Burnham. and Mr.. |
w. B. Biggs and Mr.. Will Pennington held
Mr.. Aiken while Mr.. Burnham with this
assistance gained the firm ice. That ended |
The skating on Silver Lake for the day.
-4On Sunday. March /. The Philadel-
phia Inquirer will issue with its Sunday |
adition the most expenive most elaborate |
souvenir ever given away any newsp aper. |
rhe Inquirer, recognizing the tremendous
demand on the part of its thousands of |
readers. has, at enormous expense, COM
pleted arragements for giving away the |
most beautiful and most complete theatre |
money can buy. 1t is called the fairy |
theatre. and is equipped with every con-
and every requisite necessary for
any play. This theatre is five
Limes as large as any other of the toy |
heatres and is equisitely designed and |
colored. This theatre will be
issued as. souvenir only on March 1, and
and at the same time time complete cast
Of characters. with lizards. rats. mice,
etc.. necessary in producing
will be given away. On this
theatre the figures are not inserted in Sits,
but stand alone, any may be moved about
1t the will Of the stage manager. Changes
Of costumes for the characters in the sever
al scenes will also be a new feature. This I
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