Middletown transcript., 1897-09-11

man?" Psalms 7:34.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be administered in the Forest Presby-
4 terian Church on tomorrow, Sunday
morning. The Preparatory service will be
held this afternoon at three O'Clock. and the
session will meet Immediately after the
Preparatory service, and also on tomorrow
morning at 10.15 o'clock to receive those
desiring to unite with the church.
1t is our religious duty TO bring before
the minds of our readers once year the
fact that there is a Harvest Moon-the
September moon, the moon, that shineth
with more than usual glory and brilliancy.
1t is now with us. but not to stay alway-
make good use of while it stays all ye
wheel men and wheel wonderland ye who
do not wheel, take in its beauties and at
fractions from any stand point you please
| "A dog belonging to Mr. George Lucas,
farmer residing on the Levels, went mad
recently, and Mr., Lucas imprisoned him IN
the hog pen. The canine bit one OF the
hogs before he was thrown out and killed.
The hog has since shown unmistakable
signs of hydrophobia and has been killed.
| Mr.. Lucas is greatly worried oyer the
affair. and is afraid that the other eight
hogs that occupied the same pen may be
likewise affected.
"A reception was rendered DR.. F. H.
Moore at the Manse, on Thursday evening
by the young people of the Christian En-
deavor Society, in honor of his return from
Europe. The DR.. fully appreciated the
compliment and received all in his usual
cordial and hearty manner. There was a
good representation of the congregation
both young and old, and the evening was
most pleasantly spent. Refreshments of
cake and lemonade were served.
"A bottle was picked up at Lewes on
Monday containing message signed by
James D. Lang, stating that he was on
board the yacht, yirila, which was sinking.
The note was dated September 1st, and
asked the finder to notify Lang's wife at
No. 2O1 North Fifth street, Wilmington,
Del. Mrs. Elisabeth Lang of No. 2O1 East
Fifth street could throw no light on the
matter, and James Ian g, who was also
seen, could not solve the mystery.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
Of Miss Edith Mary Reynolds, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Reynolds of
this town, to Mr.. Daniel Paddock Barnard,
Jr., of Wilmington, Delaware. to take
place on September 22d, 1897, at o'clock,
in the Forest Presbyterian church, Middle
town, Delaware. Miss Edith is a very
charming and attractive young lady and
by her genial and pleasan. manner has
made many friends in this, her native
town, who regret to lose her and wish her
all the joy that accompanies bright and
happy union.
The special train on which John Wana-
maker rode from Philadelphia to Clayton to
join his Sunday School at Woodland Beach
on Monday made the 81 miles from Will
mington to Clayton in S4 minutes. The
entire 65 miles was made in GA minutes,
which included time consumed in chang
ing engines in Wilmington and also slow
running past several stations. Mr.. Wana-
maker was SO well pleased with the fast
run that he presented each of the train
men with $5 bill.
Mrs. Mary Rudolph. housekeeper for
Geo. w. Reed, farmer who resides near
Thomas Corner, about miles from Town
send. committed suicide by hanging, Fri
day morning of last week. Her body was
found in an clubhouse by Mrs. Powell, a |
neighbor. Through the ignorance of those |
around her the body was left hanging un-
til the arrival of Deputy coroner Chandler, |
late in the afternoon. No cause can be as |
signed for her suicide. The deceased leaves |
several children. She was As years old and |
was we'll liked and respected by all who
knew her. Funeral services were held in |
the Union M. E. Church Sunday afternoon. |
The young men of Middletown gave |
an interesting dance on Tuesday evening, |
in honor of Miss Mary Shallcross' guests
Prices Orchestra furnished music, and |
dancing was INDUCED in until midnight. |
Among those present were: Misses Mary |
Shallcross, Florence Jones. Sarah Jones, |
Miss Townsend, the Misses Knight, Miss /
Shallcross, Miss Clara Louise French, |
Misses Oldham, Neva Parvis, Mabel Parvis,
Helen Naudain. Daisy Naudain, Blanche
Cochran, Ada Cochran, AIDA Foard. Susie
Parker, Viola Ennis, May Holten, Ethel
Brady and Louise VanDyke. Messrs.
Pierce Cam, James Shallcross. Mr.. Banam,
Mr.. Jones, e. M. Vaughan, W. F. Metten,
II. G. Budd, Louis Naudain, W. Reece
Parker, DR.. J. C. Sites, Herman Cochran,
John Paryis, A. H. Reynolds, W. 4. Rey-
nolds, Galen Wright. Allen Mcdowell,
Fred Crouch, John G. Kelley, P R. Bailey,
and E. r. Cochran, Jr.
-Quste number of young people were
entertained by Misses Bessie and Patton
Cochran at "Peola" on Monday evening.
Among the guests were Miss Nellie Coch-
ran, New York, Misses Mary and Maggie
Mccoy, Odessa, Misses Jessie Culbertson,
Addie Cochran, Clara Willitts. BERTHE Coch-
ran, Mary Nowland, Adele Cochran, Louise
Mcdowell, Jennie Cochran, Edith Shall
cross, Martha Cochran, Mary Williams,
Josephine Cochran, Helen Brady, Louise
Cochran, Helen Cochran, Ethel Cochran
Mr.. Williams, Philadelphia, Mr.. William
Townsend, Odessa, Messrs Gus Nowland,
Dan Cochran, Elias shallcross, Lee Coch-
ran. Cuthbert Peverly, Richard Cochran,
Lucien Green, Julian Taylor, Herbert
Chamberlaine, Wallace Beaston, Harry
Brady, Eugene Mccoy, Roy Voshell, Jessie
Willitts, Mrs. Edmund Draper, Mrs. May
Draper Bailey, Messrs. Mcdowell. Willis,
J. s. Cochran, Douglass Cochran and VIM.
Shallcross.
-on Wednesday evening at the regular
Prayer meeting at the Presby terian Church,
Rev. F. Fl. Moore, D. d., the pastor who
has been abroad for the past two months,
gave talk on his travels DR.. Moore began
by relating some incidents of the voyage
on board the steamer Lain. The 4th Of
July was observed by them in mid-ocean
in very appropriate manner. A banquet
was rendered the passengers with a pa
triotic menu, and Mr., Moore was given the
honor of thanking the managers for this
observance Of the day. As Plymouth was
the first land sited he stopped here with
us, recalling many historical scenes and