Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01
PERSONALITIES
little Lines About Men and Women
and What They Are Doing.

Mrs. L: Darlington is visiting frien
in Alexandria. Va.
Mr.. VIM. Taylor and Mr.. w. ]. Barnt
are in New York city.
Mr.. William Vanzant, Of Wilmingto
spent Sunday in town.
Miss Belle Appleton is visited this wee
Mrs. NIB. Smithers, in Dover.
c-Mr. w. O. Shakespear spent Sunda
at Mr.. James Collins, near town.
4 Miss Viola Hinsley, of Dover. is on
visit to her father at Mrs. D. I. Aliens.
Misses Janvier, Of Wilmington, al
guests of their cousin, Mrs. Geo. .Janvier.
Mrs. Joseph Mendenhall. of Whining
ton. was the guest of friends in town thi
week.
~-Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Browne. of Wi
mington, spent several days in town thi
week.
Miss Hester Jones. who has been visi
ing friends in Camden, N. j.. is expecte
home to-day.
Miss Lizzie Murphy, of Philadelphia
lis the guest of her sister, Mrs. Mary Hal
at the Manse.
Mr.. Lloyd Chamberlaine, Of the Co
lonial National Bank. N. Y, is visiting hi
father, DR.. G. G. Chamberlaine.
| Miss Elizabeth Parker, accom- panie'
by Mr.. vanDusen, of Philadelphia, spen
/ Sunday with her parents in town
Mrs. o. s. Haddaway of East Provi
dence, R. l. is visiting at her fathers, Mr.
]. F. McWhorter on North Broad street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l. Reynolds, of
Philadelphia, were in town this week in
attendance at the Pool-Cochran wedding
Miss Clara Moor returned to the Wo-
mans College, in Philadelphia. on We'd
nesday, where she has resumed her studies
in medicine.
Mr. Abram Vandegrift formerly edi-
tor of the TRANSCRIPT paid our sanctum a
visit on Monday, on his return from trip
to Ocean City, Maryland.
Mrs. Levin s. Dali, nee Miss Sadie
Wright, of Cambridge, Md. and Miss Flor
ence Duncan, of Wilmington are guests at
Mrs. Ella Cochran's this week.
Mrs. Carrie r. Farrell, and Mrs. VIM.
Pennington. of Smyrna attended the we'd
ding on Wednesday and we're guests of
their sister, Mrs. Alex. Metten.
The many friends of Miss Hodge will
be pleased to know that she is recovering
from her recent severe illness, caused by a
bone felon, and is able to be about again.
Mrs, C. N. Dodd, who has been spend
ing the winter in Philadelphia. returned
home this week. The remainder of the
family are still in the city, where Mr.. Dodd
has work at carpentering.
Miss Lucie Cochran and Miss Florence
Duncan, accompanied by Messrs Warren
Cochran and Sidney Hall spent Thursday
evening in Philadelphia and witnessed
the performance of Trilby.
Father" Davis, of Still Pond, Md, ac-
companied by his son Harry, spent several
days with Middletown friends this week.
Though the frosts of 81 winters have
touched the "good grey head" he is still
active in both body and mind, and was
able to attend the revival services in the
M. E.. Church here OH Monday evening,
where his presence was felt as benediction.
State Finances.
The Legislative Committee to audit the
accounts of the clerks, etc., completed
their work on Tuesday. They appropriated
$50O.00 to each of the clerks for superinten-
ding the printing of their journals; $800.O0
to State Treasurer Atkins for negotiating
the sale Of the $35, 5000 State Bonds for
Farnhurst; and 5000 90 to Secretaryof State
Whiteman for compiling and indexing the
laws.
The condition of the General Fund
showed:
Balance in the Treasury Dec,
3lst. 1884 ..................$ 7.O3l 76
Receipts during the year. ....... 167, ,726 Is
Total ..................... .$174, ,767 81
.................$1 .$187, ,119 Is
Deficiency in the General Fund. 1851 2l
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .$174, 767 94
General Fund borrowed of
SchoolFund. d................$ 10000 90
Deficiency in General Fund.-. IL, ,351 81
Balance. ...................$ 7,648 70
SCHOOL FUND.
Balance in the Treasury Dec.
31st, 1894 ...............$ 49, 7O1 O8
Receipts urding the year,. 124,076 %
Total ...................... .$163.777 81
.Sl27,759 98
Balance belonging to the School
Fund Qess $40 100000 ...... 36,017 33
Total ....... ............... .$163,777 81