Middletown transcript., 1896-10-31

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admitted to the bar of Delaware and W.
practise his profession in Wilmington.
The DuPonts of Wilmington have
horseless family carriage with seating c
pacity for eight persons. The motive pow
| is electricity.
The Epworth League gave an cnte
tainment and reception in the lecture rool
of the M. E. Church last evening, whic
was enjoyed by all participants.
The fair and supper at the NJ. !
Church at Warwick begins next Tussaa
at o'clock and continuing every afternool
and evening during the week. To-morro,
is Home Missionary Day in the Sunda.
school.
Make your dollars go as far as possibl
and keep them going, if you have debts t,
pay. By paying your neighbor promptly
he will be able to pay his also, and thu
the same dollar will afford relief to man,
persons in short time. The nimble dolla
is the best.
"A new iron fence, pretty and substan.
tial, has replaced the shackling picket
fence in front of the sold curved roo
house" adjoining the Town Hall, and the
Trustees ssof the Academy to whom tht
property belongs, are greatly commended
for the improvement.
Stamp the ballot in the square enclos.
ing the Eagle; fold it so that the initials o.
the clerk on the back, will show, but SC
that no part of the ballot can be seen; hand
it to the inspector and see it deposited in
the ballot box. Then you will know that
you have voted the Republican ticket.
Trustees of the Poor held their quarter.
ly meeting at Farnhurst on Wednesday.
Supt. Mccoy reported 1893 white persons
and 80 colored in the institution. During
the quarter lis persons have been admitted
Al discharged, 9 died and born. The pay
roll amounted to $414.17 for the quarter.
For MONEY RENT.-A ten roomed house
carriage house, stable and granary, thirty
five (35) acres of choice land suitable for
trucking, grain or grass, situated on the
Levels within two miles of Middletown.
Apply to G. F. BRADY,
Middletown Del.
The diamond State Band has been
much in demand this week, having been
engaged to play at political meetings
almost every day, some days having two
,ngag ements. Good music attracts the
crowds even when the campaign orators
all to draw, and our band gives Republi-
,ans and Democrats alike the best Of good
music.
This is Flag Day." a proclamation
,aving been issued requesting everybody
Who believes in sound money, protection,
rood government and the preservation of
honor and integrity. to display
he stars and stripe from their homes and
places of business. Let the patriotic eiti-
ems of Middletown unfurl "old glory" to-
lay. Long may it wave!
The Christian Endeavor Society Of
Forest Presbyterian Church last Monday
vening elected the following officers for
he ensuing year. President, Mr.. Jos. A.
uydam; Vice President. Miss Susie Eli
on; Recording Secretary. Miss May Hol-
en-; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Lillian
'udd; Treasurer, Mrs. McCrone; Organist,
iiss Mary Maxwell.
The Homeopathic Training School, of
Wilmington, graduated class of four
urses this week, among whom are Miss
Anna ]. Short, of near Warwick. The
ther three are Miss Susan B. Slaughter,
liss Elsie Moore and Miss Jennie M Rutan
exercises were held in the New
century club building and DIR. Drusilla
!. Barlow made an address.
The dwelling Of Mr.. W. Fl. Voshell at
mith's Mill, near McDonough, caught fire
q Monday afternoon about o'clock from
defective flue and burned to the gIound. |
art of the furniture was removed. much |
it being damaged. Insurance in full
pom the furniture but only in part upon
lie dwelling. Besides the loss this is a |
reat inconvenience to Mr.. Voshell and his |
Imily, and their many friends sympathize |
18th them.
The Y..M. G. A. reception at the rooms
the Association on Cochran Square, |
uesday night was a very great social
lccess. There were over one hundred |
resent, and the hours from $50 to 1890 |
ere pleasan tly spent in music, song and |
lteresting discussion, followed by refresh
ents, of sandwiches, cake.and coffee SER
ID by committee of young ladies among
hom were Misses Helen and Daisy Nau-
ain, Mabelle Taylor, Lizzie Parker. May
often, Dora Culbertson and Helen Price.
isses Daisy Naudain and Mabelle Taylor
ng "Ben Bolt" and the presence of the
ir sex added much to the company's en-
yment throughout the evening.
Misses Louise Reynolds and Bernice
etten drove over to Delaware City one
" recently for an overnight visit with
cir friends, Misses Sadler. In the morn
g they discovered that their horse had
oxen out of the stable and as they sup
'sed, had gone home. Nothing daunted,
,wever the young ladies finished their
sit and il. due season started home with
borrowed horse, accompanied by Miss
dler When near st. Georges VIII at
ould they see in pasture field along the
ad- but their truant horse grazing as
'ppily as knee-deep-in-clover could make
m, and as much at home as if in his
yn field at Choptank. Miss Metten, who
something of a horsewoman and we'll
I'd well versed in equine vagaries was
on in the field also, and seizing Pegasus
7 the forelock, by dint of much eoaxing |
lcceede ed in leading him to roadside
lbin where the dusky inmates assisted her
improvising a halter. Then the real
g o. war began. The horse, being one of
lose perverse animals that can be driven
It not lead, was very pronounced in his
'eferance, while the ladies were equally
in their determination to have
i'm follow their leadings. But they wor-
ed along with him until within two miles
home the creature slipped the halter and