Middletown transcript., 1897-08-14


second week OF September.
/ III was chosen out Of i've applicants "a
q position in Philadelphia, because was
graduate of GoldeY tWil. Del.). CONNER
cial and Shorthand College adv. in thi
paper and send for free catalogue.
/ -Safe-e May kiss you. Miss Tenspot9
asked young Mr.. Higgins. :. Have yol
ever kissed a girl before2' asked the youn
woman. Never !" asseverated the youn
man. Then you may kiss me. draw
the line at men who kiss and tell Life.
The contractors. B. F. Starr & Co.
Baltimore. on Thursday completed tn,
work of putting ii set of new head gate
at Silver Lake on Drummond's Mill OF
which they have been employed the past
five and half weeks. The mill is ownet
by Riggs Brothers, Baltimore, and the worl
cost a Thousand dollars.
No bone needed for wheat, if you ust
LeGore's Combination of Lime 200 lbs. O
good 8. c. Rock and this lime will answer
as well as the best of bone. I.egore's Com.
bination of lime will last times as long a:
bone, and improve the land much better
this combination of lime will resnrrect and
supply all that bone furnishes, can furnish
any amount on short notice and easy terms.
The Middletown Base Ball Club lost a
game at Odessa last Saturday, ii to 10.
They did worse on the home grounds on
Monday losing to the Chesapeake City boys
"a to 6. But they won at Augustine Piers on
Thursday over the De aware City Club,
score Is 10 6. they appear happy. 1t is the
third time this season.
In some way the impression has gotten
out that genial and generous bachelor in
town is in need of housekeeper. sweet
and dutiful keeper of the house. and last
evening he received the tender of the ser
vices of dozen or more in the way of a
surprise. 1t is said he scarcely knows
whether he wishes most .'mother" would
come home or that he could get up courage
to take them at their word-one Of them.
About 800 grangers aud others assem-
bled at Arnold Naudain's s grove near STAN
ton on Thursday to do honor to Consul
John G. Higgins who sails to-day for bis
post of duty. 1t was the compliment of
friends and neighbors to an honored friend.
Everybody admires Mr.. Higgins. save a few
selfish partisans. Such greetings as the pic
mic on Thursday is wormwood to the editor
of the Smyrna Times" the controversy
between the TRANSCRIPT and ''Times" hav-
ing begun over an article in that paper ''re-
fiecting" on Mr.. Higgins.
The Reading races opened on Thursday.
dr. w. B. Biggs drove MAY in the 800
class winning first heat in 2.374. In the
second there was collision and Mr.. Biggs
was dragged about 40 feet but regained his
seat and come in second. MAY" took
second money standing 1884 in the sew
eraI heats. Best time 2.244 in fourth heat.
]. II Manlove,s Rocket trotted in the
"a class but was out classed. Time for
the ,hree straight heats was 2.2l4 won by
"Kodak" # Bridgeton.
They came. they saw, they conquer
ed" may be said of the Sunday-school
nirnics at The Piers OH Wednesday and
c'iursday. TIE davs were perfect and the
saiitiren had good time pleasant ride
inwh with all the fun possible and ice
cream and cake in abundance The Forest
school went on Wednesday about hun
dred strong. and the Methodist school
on Thursday which grew immensely when
cream was served but there was enough for
all A number went to Tolchester and
Ocean City. the cars being crowded when
they left Middletown Thursday.
"A certain Georgia literary society in the
Billville district, being asked to meme the
best ten poems in the English language.
sent in the following list:
''Ponkin's Good Enough for Me-
when the Green Is On the Melon"
'"The Old Red Hills of Georgia"
HCandy Pullin' Time"
'.Me an Betsy Jane"
"Pullard's Leetle GAL"
''When Nancy Went to Meetin."
'Log-rollin' Bill"
"Susan at the Ball."
Love and 'Tater Pone."
The secretary of the society sent word |
that '.all these poems was wrote by home |
folks "-AtIanta Constitution.
A distressing accident occurred about |
eleven o'clock lest night at Woodland Beach |
A number of young people from Middle
town have been occupying one Of the cot
tages at the beach aud have been having a
good time in general. The party is COM
posed of FIVE ladies and three gentlemen. /
Every evening after the ladies have gone TO
their rooms i, had Eeen the custom of the
gentlemen to amuse themselves by playing |
all sorts of pranks upon the ladies. Last
night after the ladies had retired. one of the
gentlemen climbed upon the back shed to
fix device on one of the windows of the
second story. The ladies were on the look
out as they suspicioned something and just
as be reached the top of the shed one of
them opened the window aud lhTeW a
bucket of water upon the prank-player
He was, surprised and lost his balance,
falling heavily to the ground. When picked
up in an unconscious condition it was found
he had broken one of his limbs. When this
fact became known three OF the ladies
tainted. Help was summoned and John
Perry kindly drove 10 Smyrna and secured
the services of Dr.. Dwight who set the
broken limb. The party, which has been
staying at the beach for week or more.
have made many friends there and was to
have broken up to-day. We could not learn
the injured mans name.-Glayton Call of
Wednesday. The unfortunate gentleman
Mr.. Alfred Tatman If this town. He is at
the Beach. under the care of his sisters and
doing as well as can be expected He hopes
TO be able to be moved home in two weeks
from the accident
KENT COUNTY.
There is man In Dover who has pair
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