Middletown transcript., 1896-01-18

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The young friends of Miss Belle Dagel
gave her pleasant surprise on Thursday
evening in the way of a party. about twenty
of her young associates being present. Th'
evening was pleasantly spent in playing af
ter games which refreshments were saved.
The Delaware Steam Marble Work
at Wilmington, will be sold to close the
estate of the late Thomas Davidson. Per
sons desiring to purchase marble or granite
goods ofthe best quality and at the lowest
prices. should call at the Works or write
for particulars.
Onion socials are becoming popular in
some of our sister towns. Six young ladies
stand in row. one of them bites piece oi
onion, and the gentlemen pay 10 cents
apiece to guess who bit it. The correct
guessers kiss the other five girls, while the
unsuccessful.kiss the one that bit the onion.
There are no blanks in this lottery.
The following from the Chesterto wn
Transcript will be of interest to the many
friends of MIR. Stats, in this section. Our
townsman, Mr.. C. Stats, has been waited
on by prominent Republican citizens to &C
cept the place of J. P. for Fairlee, of course
subject to appointment of his excellency
Gov. Lowndes. He.is every way qualified
for the position. We hope he will accept.
Mr.. John Swartz celebrated the 3Sth
anniversary of his birthday on Wednesday
evening by entertaining number of his
brethren and friends of the Jr. o. U. A. M.
of which order he is a prominent member.
It was very pleasant party and much en-
joyed by all present. and as testimony Of
their regard the "boys" presented Mr.. and
Mrs. Swartz with several handsome pieces
ofsilverware for the tea-table.
The Newark Ledger" says: We have
discovered the real reason why Newark
does not boom. All booming towns are
marrying towns as well; but one conclusion
can therefore be drawn. If we want to
grow; if we want to be active and booming
our marriageable men must be up and do
ing. Of how much good is bachelor to a
community2 Why none. He is what
might be called a non-producer. He exists
off the town but does not build homes.
Julian Taylor, youngest son of Middle
towns popular citizen. William Taylor,
had narrow escape from drowning on
Monday, while skating at Silver Lake. on
thin ice, newly made, the ice cutters hav-
ing gathered the first freeze. He was res
cued by John Stewart, who with great
presence of mind pulled him out and
helped him ashore. Julian and several
other small boys were off to themselves.
and had it not been that John Stewart saw
him go in, he would doubtless have
drowned as the other boys were too small
and too scared to give him any assistance.
The children of Mr.. William Taylor
planned surprise dinner party for his
forty-sixth birthday anniversary on We'd
nesday, Presiding Elder Smith, Pastor
Wood, and few other frien ds joining the
family and relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. Tay-
lor around their hospitable board. 1t was
one of those pleasant occasions where par
Elephants are made to feel at home, as are
all the social gatherings in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor. His friends wish for
him many such anniversary occasions and
that the gathering around the bountiful
table may never grow less.
The Misses Mollie and Annie Wilson
gave Character tea on Thursday evening
at their home on Vest Main street in honor
Of their cousins, Misses May and BurdeIla
Davis, and Miss Bessie Davis, of Milford.
In character tea each guest is named
after some prominent person. known to all
the company except the labelled party.
Then by series of routine questions and
conversation, appropriate to the assigned
character, each participant is to guess the
character he or she represents. There are
lots and whole fields of fun in it. Besides
the Misses Wilson and the Misses Davis
there were present Miss Jennie Frame, DR..
@. A. Richie, Messrs. w e Lockwood, EN-.
Vaughan, George F. Wilson, and McKen-
dree Downham.
Prof. Stamey had very unpleasant ex-
perience on Monday night and the "what
might have been" almost gives one the
horrors. Before retiring he went to the
cellar as usual to see that the furnace was
all right. There is deep cistre in the eel
lar, covered over with boards and sand. Not
knowing such death trap was on the
premises, he unwittingly stepped upon it
and broke through, the boards having de-
cayed with age, The light which was
safety lamp, went out, and the Professor
found himself in the cavernous depths of a
great hole with horror of great darkness
about him, alone in the large empty build
ing, out of reach or hearing Of any friend
or neighbor. At first he thought he must
remain in the well all night, or until the
janitor should come to attend the.furnace,
but being man of more than ordinary
physical training and dexterity he managed
how. he hardly knows, to reach the top after
near an hour spent in the lower regions
He is fortunate to haye escaped so we'll.
Had he carried an ordinary lamp, it would
doubtless have exploded and the terrible
consequences can only be imagined.
Il have received no TRANLcRrrr this
week; be good en- ough to mail me one,"
request received this week and sample
of several such received in the past. We
are sorry to have any appreciative sub
scrlber to miss copy of the paper, since
to many it is like weekly letter from the
home folks, but when the paper goes astray
we are very glad to replace it. Last Sat
urday morning we should have received
more than a dozen exchanges, weekly
papers from the south of Middletown, and
but one came. Some came in the evening
mail, others on Monday morning, and
part of them not at all. That fault was in
the mails on the railroad, the postal mes
sengers. 1t frequently happens that the
Wilmington papers do not reach US in the
evening. going south to be returned the