Middletown transcript., 1896-03-07

S-Mf. frdnk ". JOilS HAS dccepteu III
agency for two very excellent works and h
win soon call upon the people of the tow
to show them.
Mr.. William DuShane. residing nea
Cecilton, had his residence destroyed onWet
nesday during the high winds, fire catch
ing from the chimney. The household
goods we're saved.
The fire department of Wilmington
was called upon early Friday morning to
render aid to the town of Snow Hill,
Md, where fire was raging. The town
was swept by fire in August, 1898.
A number of Miss Mabelle Derricksons
school mates and friends gave her a very
delightful surprise party at her home, :" Bo-
hemia Heights, last evening. There were
about twenty-five present and the evening
was one of very great pleasure.
There have been two runaways this
week. The horse of Mr.. Robinson, of
Cecilton, becoming frightened by the min
strels on Tuesday and damaging the car
riage somewhat before being caught. Ard
the team of Mr.. Davis starting on Thurs
day from Emerson's store and breaking up
the wagon by taking up against tree on
Green street.
The town election on Mon day resulted
in the reelection of Messrs. Naudain and
Leatherbury as councilmen, Mr.. Darling
ton as Treasurer, and Mr.. Ferguson as
alderman, Mr.. Joseph G. Jolls was elected
assessor. There was but one ticket. In
the statement last week the "bond redeem
ed" was for 100000 instead of $4,000 as
the misprint had it.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society
of Bethesda M. e. Church elected the fol-
lowing officers this week, to serve during
the coming Conference year. President,
Mrs. I. L. Wood Vice Presidents, Mrs. V.
L. Massey, Mrs. R. L, Price and Miss Fan
ME Staats Recording Secretary, Miss M.
F. Burris Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
Harry Jones; Treasurer, Mrs. Martha B.
Burris; Local Committee, Mrs. V. L. Massey,
Miss Emma Merritt, Miss Lou Cox, Miss
Anna Freeman and Mrs. Anna Griffith,
The High Tea, being as high as the
second story, given by the ladies of the
class in Sunday school who spell their
names with Mrs. profix, was success in
every way. The room was well arranged,
the tables were tastefully decorated, and
the bill of fare was excellent. Over $500
was netted for the Missionary cause, and
1--WE had nice social time getting it up
and enjoyed it," said the members of the
committee to a representative of the
TRANSCRIPT who looked in on Thursday
morning on the ladies who were feasting
on thegood things unsold.
The mastering in of the new military
company at Harrington by the National
Guard Of Delaware gives that organization
ten regularly organized and equipped COM
panies. In time of need the National
Guard should be able to place between 300
and 500 drilled men in the field. New Cas-
tie county has four companies, of which |
three are in Wilmington, and one in,New
Castle; Kent county has three, one each in |
Dover, Wyoming and Harrington; Suisse |
county has two, one each in Georgetown |
and Laurel. And the tenth is in Milford |
which is partially in Kent county and par
TALLY in Sussex. 1t is unit in its town
government but its school systems are dis
tinct.
-Middletown has no public library 1t
should have. Many of our neighboring
towns have libaries, credit to the people
of the community. One of the reasons why
the Yankee is supposed to be so shrewd at
making bargains, is because every New
England town and village has its Library
and the children acquire the taste for read
ing and the taste for proper books at the
age they should. In 1892 the Middletown
Circulating Library Association was formed
and with the additions since it numbers
fifty members. Many of these have'moved
away and some have since died. But few
new books have been added, There have
been 1856 volumes, many of them, possibly
the most of them, standard works. In the
absence of a Public Library this is better
than none but it is not free to the boys and
girls, the young men and the young wo-
men, who should be encouraged to read.
Where is the man or woman who during
life will establish a free Public Library and
thus leave an ever present and enduring
that shall stir the hearts and
minds of the people of this community. es-
pecially the young, to lives of greater USE
fulness and devotion to duty? Practical
along this line will be given a
place i'll the columns of the TRANSCRIPT.