Middletown transcript., 1896-04-04
MIDDLETOWN, DEL, APR. A, 1895
Local News.

Hicks has had the hardihood to proph-
esy unpleasant weather for Easter.
Try can Of Hopkins Steamed HON.
my (Hulled Corn). 1t is delicious. Full qt
I0c.
For SALE-2OO bushels of choice Early
Rose Potatoes for seed. George H. McIntire
Warwick, Md. .
Mr.. J. B. Foard is offering to sell be-
low cost the Bissell Chilled Polw, equal to
the best, for cash.
Remember that ]. f. McWhorter has
a full line of carriage and agricultural
Implements on hand.
There is an unusual amount of sickness
in town, and great many persons are
housed with colds and the grip.
The New Castle County Convention OF
the W. G. T. U, will meet in Mt. Salem M.
E. Church, Wilmington, April %.
Joseph W. Brooks. of Pencader Hun
dred, is a candidate for the Republican
nomination for County Controller.
Charles Emalds, colored man sup
posed to be over 100 years old, died at the
Almshouse at Farnhurst on Tuesday.
S.R. Warren would be pleased to esti-
mate at rock-bottom prices your spring
painting. Best references from work done.
Samuel Collins, of Bear Station, aged
26 years, was OPT rated upon for appen-
~ ofo
Wilmington;
The chirp of the early spring chicken
is very plaintive sound, and it was wise
little chick that remained in the shell while
March was showing off.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Brown, of Newark,
have issued cards of invitation to the mar
riage of their daughter, Ida, to Mr.. John
Johnson on Thursday evening. April 9.
Cards of invitation have been issued to
the marriage of Rev T. SDowden Thomas,
editor of the Peninsula Methodist, to DIR.
Susan F. Platt, on Tuesday, April Z. at,
Ocean Grove. NJ.
Samuel Hewitt, well-to-do farmer, OF
near Kimbleville, attempted suicide by
hanging, on Tuesday, but was discovered
by his hired man who cut him down and
succeeded in reviving him.
Miss C. s. Burnett, of Ohio. Nationa
Organizer for the W. G. T., U. will give a
public address in Middletown on Tuesday
evening, April 81. She is highly commeted
as a lecturer and instructor.
A daring burglary was committed in
Wilmington on Tuesday night. The home
of Antrim Marrilow on and Tatnall SITS
was entered, the inmates chloroformed and
an attempt made to fire the building.
Mr.. Henry Talbot stepped on banana
skin Thursday morning, on Prettyman''
corner, and fell. causing severe bruises ant
sprain that have quite disabled him for I
while. A banana skin on the pavement i
another instance of matter out of place
Mr.. Theophilis Jones who moved 10 tow
last year from Mr.. J. r. Hoffecker's farm
has gone to farming again on the William
Shallcross farm near McDonough, wher'
he moved this week, Mr.. Shallcross having
decided to remain at the old Homestead
with his father, the venerable Sereck Shall
cross.
Having had six Demorest Silver Media
Contests Smyrna is to have Gold Media
contest oniApril 13. the contestants being tn
six winners of Silver Medals. They are;
Misses Maia FAIRIES, Edith Beck, Margare
Robinson, Hilda Wells. Leila and May Rey
nolds.
ANDREW E. Sauborn. a bachelor bar
rister of the New Castle bar, is soon to wee
His marriage to Miss Isabella Alston Del
rickson, of Wilmington, is announced t
take place on April 10th. Mr. Sauborn
a former resident of this community wher
he has many friends.
The D eIaware Hospital in Wilmingto
is the recipient Of a munificient donation &
5000 from Mrs. Lomotte dupont, for th
endowment of bed in the children s wart
and for the treatment of children in th
hospital. The gift is a memorial to Mis-
SOPHIE dupont, who died last year.
The last that has been heard here fror
the dupont election case is that the Dem
ocratic Senators are trying to talk it
death. Senator George after speakin
three and half no urs, asked'to have tn
matter 20 over as he "had something mol
to say on this very interesting subject"
Mrs. Geo. n. Raymond. Of Smyrna
Del. has been appointed organizing Reger
of the Daughters Of the Revolution for th
state Of Delaware. All who think they ar
lineaf descendants from an ancestor VIII
participated in the Revolutionary war &c
and would like to become member wi
communicate with her.