Middletown transcript., 1897-04-10

attractive this week. her millinery an
dresses making q pretty showing.
Our Townsend letter reaches US las
week too late for publication, and thi'
week it has not come at all. Can anybody
tell us whya
The Pennsyl yania Railroad Compan.
makes an important announcement y
travellers with bicycles in this weeks issue
of the TRANSCRIPT.
-Ex-County Treasurer James Starting
aged 20 years, a well-known farmer, living
near Dover died Thursday Of paralysis. HI
was at one time ajax collector.
Mr.. VS.. Letherbury has moved hi
hardware store to his new quarters lately
vacated by J. B. Messick, and is finely fitted
up in every thing the trade furnishes. His
store is a beauty.
Milton is to have q newspaper to be
called "The Milton Times" Henry Wilkin-
son, having purchased the printing outfit Of
the Queen Anne's Advocate at Centreville,
will be the editor and proprietor.
Wesley Warren, whe for many years
has carried the mail between Smyrna and
Clayton. died in Smyrna Thursday. Be
fore the Smyrna branch railroad was built
Mr.. Warren was stage driver between the
two towns. For many years he was con.
ductor on the Smyrna branch line.
Just received car load of the celebrated
Milburn Wagons; sizes one, two, and four
horse. including the renowned Hollow
Steel Axle, with Saryen patent wheel.
Light, strong. and durable, and beauty,
all of which we sell very low. Write for
Catalogue and prices to GEO. w. BAKER,
Dover Delaware.
The Young Ladies Auxiliary to the Y.
M. G. A. has completed its organization by
electing the following officers: President
Miss Wilheimina Beasten; Vice Presidents,
Mrs. A. M. Brown and Miss Dora Culbert-
son. Secretary, Miss Daisy Naudain. Fri
day night has been selected as the regular
meeting.
The term Of Register in Chancery and
Clerk of the Orphans Court, Colin Fergu-
son, will expire May 81, when Gov. Tun-
nell will be called upon to appoint his sue
cess for term of four years. Mr.. Fergu-
son is a candidate for re-appointment. but
there are others, among whom are Alfred
P. Crockett, of Appoquinimink, Eben
Frazer, af White Clay Greek, Thomas We'll
din, of Brandywine and John F. Callahan,
Of Wilmington.
Another week and Easter will be upon
us. If anybody supposes that the feminine
fraction is taking no interest in things ma
terial these last Lenten days visit to any
one of the many local dressmakers will
prove the contrary, the new gowns for
Easter" being the all absorbing theme, and
the dressmakers are SO busy that, no mat
ter how bare ones wardrobe or how dire
the need, it is not possible to get even the
plainest frock made until after the Easter
rush is over, Madame Grundy having long
ago decreed that every up-to-date woman
should haYe something new for Easter
The Board of Trustees Of the Middle
town Academy met in special session on
Tuesday to consider the matter of helping
the Board Of Education pay the bill of 5000
and over for repairs on the heaters that
was burnt out last winter. After consider
ing the question at length. the bill was "re-
spectively returned"to the Board of Educa-
ton with refusal to assist in its payment,
the action of the trustees being unanimous.
They say the Board of Education has no
claim upon them; they put the heaters in
for them, but refuse to give any further aid,
the trustees taking liberal minded view that
since they don't have to they wont, and the
Board of Education has the bill to pay
without any assistance from the trustees.
The hens are certainly in sympathy
with the keepers of Lent, judging from the
way they are laying eggs, for eggs we're
never so plentiful and cheap as now. Some
farmers are complaining that their hens
won't sit, and do nothing but lay, lay, lay.
But the hens have doubtless heard about
the incubators, and are convinced Of the
skin and feathers to hatch out little
brood when there is machine that turns
them out by the hundred, as pretty and
fluffy as any clucking mothers darlings.
The new hen like the new woman don't
believe in being "tied down." and in spite
of the old fashioned farmers protest, she
cackles merrily on. Man Is not the only
reasoning bi-ped.
Mrs. Boardley and Mrs. Whittock ar
ranged a reception for Rev. I. L. Wood in
the lecture room Of the M. e. Church Tues
day evening, the object being to welcome
the pastor upon his return to this charge.
As the invitations were somewhat limited
there were very few members of the church
and congregation present, but pastor Wood
is just as warmly welcome to the four hun
dred or more of his people who were not
present. Mr.. J. G. Parker was the only
one of the Official brethren on hand.
and he was forthwith made master of cere-
monies, coming to the rescue very oppor-
tumely and made neat little address of
welcome TO which Mr.. Wood made fitting
reply. It was a very informal gathering g,
but none The less enjoyable, the commitsee
in charge being much gratefed at the sue
cess of their undertaking in the giving pas
tor reception.
1t is much easier to make charge to
than to prove it, as wasshown in the muni-
cipal Court. Squire Ferguson's ofice-on
Monday, when the famous Gilpin-Hukill
case was brought to.trial, Mr.. Hukill being
charged with criminal trespass, In painting
sign upon his own store building, at the
west end of the Town Hall, which ad-
Joins the Academy property, of which
DR.. T. 81. Gilpin is the custodian The old
Curved roof house. relic Of ages past, is
part of tbs said property, and the esthetic
tastes of the custodian were grieyousIy Of
Tended perhaps with the size or the color of
Mr.. Hukilps sign. and had the painter, Mr..
Schrietz, arrested. The case attracted
great q deal of attention. Lawyer Burris
represented the defendant, and the plaintiff
was non-suited, not being able to prove his
case. It is said however that he win take
an appeal and carry thesuit to the Superior
Court. But the sign win be painted, and