Middletown transcript., 1897-08-28

The Elkton and home base ball clut
are booked for game here this afternoon
The Boyd's Corner bridge has been +,
paired and the road to Port Penn is no
open.
i MIR. ]. Allison Geaver has full tomat
patch, a pretty sight. something unusus
this season, the yield being short.
Last evening the young men of Mid
dletown and Delaware City Joined in the
last dance at the Piers for the season.
I'm two or three issues the impression
in some papers has been poor. With nev
rollers to-day that fault should be remedied
The great council fire of the Grea
Council of the United States. Imp'd o. R
M. will be kindled on Sept. 18th in Phila
deIphia. 1t is the Golden Jubilee of th,
| order.
Last week $1.05 was offered for whea
in Middletown but no one wanted to sell
Itwas $1.13 in the city but it began to dror
until s5 cents only was offered here. It i:
now $1.07 here and considerable is going to
market.
because of the better price for wheat
and the conviction among the people that
Mckinley prosperity has come to stay the
farmers have arranged for larger acreage
for seeding. The increase is estimated from
10 to 20 per cent. The turning of fallow has
been easy because of the abundant rains.
Jefferson B. Foard, Clerk of the Peace,
has purchased of the Equitable Guarantee
and Trust Co., of Wilmington, the Coch-
ran farm near Brown Cottage School
House" containing 416 acres, about $50
acres tiIlable land. The price asked was
1000 but it is said it was purchased for
something less than that figure.
The TRANSCRIPT invested three dollars in
postage stamps this week for "little bills''
for subscription. Reports have been made
from Kent county, from Sussex county,
from without the State, but not response
from beautiful and fertile New Castle. Is
the trouble in the air, the water, or th g
soil of this "the garden spot" and truly it
is that7
The Ocean City and Rehoboth Excur-
sions have grown in popularity. The one
on August IL took oyer 1000 people. the one
on Thursday ran in two sections and was
larger. There were 10 cars on one section.
The cars were crowded when they left Mid
dletown 20 tickets were sold to Rehoboth
and As to Ocean City. ut was grand day
and pleasant excursion" is the verdict.
But few evenings since there were
met two girls and three fellows" out
calling. One girl knew her youngm and
every body respected their sentiment but
the other two each wanted to accompany the
remaining fair maiden home and she was
afraid to start lest she should not get the
fright one." while her sister wanted a
monopoly of the beaux and desired to take
her home under her own wing. The situa-
ton was dramatic and amusing. Tableau.
-Rainl Rainl On Monday there was q
very heavy rain Middletown getting only
the eastern edge of the storm. Much dam
age was doue in Kent county and in Mary
land. many bridges being washed away.
Wednesday night it rained heavily here,
with loud thunded and sharp tightening.
The wheat stacks on the Drummond farm,
Middle Neck, Mr.. Spear tenant, we're un-
topped. The rains have delayed thrcsh-
ing.
[Contributedl
The Grand Circle. Brotherhood of the
Union, of Delaware has elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: P. C. W.,
J. R. Hall; G. C. W.. M. E. Hopkins, G.C.J.,
G. w. Kenney; G. G. F., L. H. Clifton;G. H.,
B. Knox; G. s. K, II. L. Moore; G. T., K.
M. M. Morgan;G. W. of D., John McNair;
g. W. of n, John Barr; G. T., @. H. How
ard, F. s. Dasey and K. A. Moore; G. o., G.
W. KenIey;. Representatives to Supreme
Circle, a. T. Sergeant and R. H. Ennis
The next annual session will be held at
Georgetown.
The TRANSCRIPT can stand caleb
James" tomfoolery if his friends (?) can,
but still the opinion is unshaken that
frank statement in the news columns is far
better than lecture. called editorial"
limiting at affairs and raising curiosity and
false rumors. 1t is evidently stupidity
rather than evil intent but stupidity hurts
when followed up. As to Spleen the
TRANSCRIPT has none. leaving it all to poor
'Caleb Jane" and the party who originated
1t.
"A Query: Has any one kept record of
fho a oy11o 10 0f tho koun ard x,;a;osf- Co. -
season which is nearing its close2-It seems
to us that our visitors have outnumbered
those Of most seasons, for while we recog-
nize among the number our usual visitors,
those who favor rs with their presence
each year and greet us with their bright
smiles and winning ways as of old-there
have been and are still with us others,
those who for the first time are partaking
of the hospitality for which we are pro-
verbal. And may we not add justly proud2
We hope to see them again next summer,
all the old and the new visitors.
AT the request of Walter Wyman, sup
ervising surgeon-general of the United
States Marine Hospital service at Washing
ton, D. c.. Secretary E. B. Frazer of the
State Board Of Health has forwarded to him
statistics concerning the deaths in Delaware
in 1895. From the report it is learned that
there were 1924 deaths in the State during
the year, which was at the rate of 14.34 to
the 900. Deaths from the following causes
were also reported:
New Castle Kent Sussex
county. county. county.
consumption .1S0 80 70
Typhoid fever ..25 10 10
So; #EE:::;;: $EE:!: s.; G.:
Some truths are so selfevident that they
seem scarcely worth repeating; but selfeyi-
dent and important truths are those most
often forgotten. "It is not what you make,
but what you save that adds to your wealth.
is one of these oft repeated and as quickly
forgotten truths. Such things are often
brought forcibly to mind by some homely
incident, and the writer noted the illus
tration on Monday. He saw standing in
an open field, where it had been left since