Middletown transcript., 1897-01-23
MIDDLETowN. DEL. JAN. as, 49,
Local News.

Miss Annie ]. Cannon, formerly o
Dover, lately of Harvard University. il
lecturing on her travels and observations
in Spain.
Small 2 lbs. chickens and under wanted
by Green Bros, Odessa, Del
The M. E. Preachers Association o
Wilmington, opposes the Introduction o
military drill in the public schools and has
asked the Board of Education to vot'
against it.
Remember that J. f.. McWhorter ha'
full line of carriage and agricultural
Implements on hand
George Washington Ingram has sold
this week Cedar Island, Accomac Co, va
to H. Weekly, of New York. The island
has 280O acres, is on the ocean side, and is
said to afford excellent fishing and hunt
ing.
Through the efforts of the New Cen
tury Club census is to be taken, in Viii
mington, of the children between seven
and fourteen who are out of school. Al
effort is being made to get compulsory
education bill passed by the legislature now
in session.
Its folly, to lose your poultry when the
use of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar
anteed to you for 25 cents.
Rev. A. s. Mowbray, pastor of the Elk
ton Methodist Episcopal Church, who re-
Gently accepted call to become pastor of
Mt. Salem Methodist Episcopal Church,
Wilmington, has decided to remain as pas
tor of Elkton church, provided the official
board of the Mt Salem church will release
him.
IF you want blankets to put your
horses in condition for the sale, we have
them and will sell them to you in large lots
at quantity prices. Wholesale & Retail.
J.C. PARKER.
If ever there was company of happy
boys in Middletown, twas on Tuesday
night when Mrs. Jno. r. Dawson enter
tanned her Sunday School Class and few
of their friends with an oyster supper at
her home on North Broad Street. Chicken
salad, oysters, ice-cream and cake were
served in abundance.
PROFESSIONAL CARD.-Dr. w. e. Barnard
Surgeon Dentist. Office same location. op
posite The post Office. All operations per
tanning to dentistry guaranteed. Odontun
der and Gas for painless extracting.
-''Spell ferment, and give its definition,
requested the school-teacher. "F-e-r-m-e-n-t
ferment, to work." responded the diminu
tive maiden. Now place it in sentence
80 that may be sure you understand it
meaning" said the teacher. I'm the sum
mer would rather play out of doors thai
ferment in the schoolhouse," returned th'
small scholar, with such decided franknes
and unconscious humor that the teache
found it hard to suppress smile.
FoR REEr.-House and stable, recently
occupied by J. B. Goff, on Main street
Possession given at once. Also house or
Cass street, now occupied by Henry De
Valinger. Hot and cold water. Apply x
g. e. HUKILL.
mers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., at thu
Office of the Company in Wilmington, thu
following managers were, elected to serv'
three years: William H. Swift, Wilson T
Cayender, William II. Boyce, Manlovt
Hayes and Andrew s. Eliason. Policy
holders of the company were paid their pre-
: miums The company's net gains for the
year had been $16,s66 81.
The principal of the Odessa Public
Schools announces the names of the fol-
lowing pupils as most deserving of COM
mendation for department and progress in
studies for the last month: First Depart
ment-Mary Townsend, Clarence Aspril
Emma Eccles. intermediate Department
Helen Davis. Robert Douglas, Helen Town.
send. Primary Department-Mary Aspril,
Reba Burgess. Stella Amens.
The chimney of one of the houses on
Anderson street, known as yellow Row, !"
took fire Sunday evening and the Hose
Company was called out to extinguish the
fame. Fortunately there had been raj n
during the afternoon, else the adjoining
houses would most likely have taken firt
also, as the sparks few in all directions
Beside bursting the chimney and burning
the roof slightly, there was no serious dam
age. The house was occupied by colored
family named White, and one of the wo
men was so terrified by the fire that she
tainted dead away, and lay in state o.
death like stupor all night, and for day.
afterward was very i'll.
The Board Of Health, of Wilmington
has brought suit against the Board of Edu
cation Of that city for over one thousan'
dollars, the amount of bill contrated TO
building sewer for the schools. over
year ago. The Board of Education refuses
to build the sewer, and the Board Of Healt
built. it for them, deeming the sanitar
conditions hurtful to the children. An
now the Board Of Health want their none
and the School Board refuse to pay the bill
City Solicitor Harman represents the Healt
Board.
"A large company of ladies assembled
Mrs. G. w. w. Naudains beautiful parloi
last Saturday afternoon to hear Miss Mar
g, Hay. of Indiana. who had been all th
week al Dover in the interest of the equs
Suffrage movement, which was the them
of her afternoons address. The fact tn,
constitutional Convention is in session
the state which is to draft new Constitr
ton, makes this an anspicious time for th
women to urge their claim, and they al
making special effort to have in that in
strument a clause making women eligibl
TO vote. Miss Hay explained the situatio
and told of the advantages women woul
gain by the ballot, her mission here bein
to organize "Good Government Club" {
the Equal Suffrage Societies are called !
this county. There were but few of th
ladies present ready to join club hoV
ever, buta committee was appointed to al
range another meeting, Mrs. Marion E
Price being chairman and Mrs. Sue NJ
Whofter, Secretary. Mrs. Cranston, of Ney
port, the Susan B. Anthony Of the NOV
ment Delaware. was present. and prom
ised 70 come again. and with 50 valial
and worthy champion the cause will n,
Ta.-.t,,.- t1,asr $40 IN &aun Mr.