Middletown transcript., 1898-12-10
The Bazaar this afternoon and even

The Bazaar this afternoon and even.
ing.
-IrlnkeIere is rushed with work f0r the
holidays. Leave your orders early.
Mr.. Merritt N. WiIlitt has taken out
letters of administration upon the estate oi
his father. the late Horatio N Willis.
-Mollie the 16 year old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Mcguire, died on Thursday
evening after a lingering illness. Funeral
services Sunday afternoon at one o'clock;
interment at Forest Cemetery.
For Candy, Nuts and Fruit, the best
and cheapest, go to ON. Matthews,
Great reduction in prices for Trimmed
Hats at Mrs. A. NJ. McEee's during Christ
mas holidays. A fine or!mentand styles
up to date. Now is the time for bargains.
Call aud examine our stock and be con-
WINGED as to quality.
Nothing makes or mars a woman's
beauty equal to her hat or bonnet. What
suits one does not another. Go then Whe'e
yon will be advised and see at the same
time the stylish trimmed hats and other
new goods at MIS-. B atoms, received for
the Holidays.
NO storm in ecentyears has caused such
widespread disaster 10 shipping as mat
which swept the coast week ego and left
n its wake the largest list of derel'cts ever
known in shipping circles. According to
the latest estimate, made by government
experts, 317 persons lost their lives between
the Delaware Breakwaier and the coast OF
Maine, and 571 vessels were lost. The
marine underwriters claim that their loses
will amount TO over 100000.
1t is estimated that three-fourths of the
ministers in the Wilmington District
of the Wilmington NJ, E. Conference
will be changed at the Con-
ference which will be held in Cambridge,
Nd, SAYS The Every Evening of Thursday.
Many conjec,unes and assignments" of
pastors are made by the repocte,, one Of
them putting Eev. I. L. Wood. Ph. D.,
pastor of the Middletown NJ. E. Church, at
st. Paul's. Wilmington. 1t is presumed
there will be change here since Mr.. Wood
is serving his fourth year and the congrega-
ton has never favored the long term. They
are believers in the shorter itenerary.
Beginning with the early summer the
painter brush has been busy inMiddletown
and the improvements from paint and the
artists hand have added 10 our general
attractiveness. The Vincent Brothers, of
Philadelphia, Joseph and John, have been
large contractors. and they have given gen.
eral satisfaction. With them are VIM. l.
Collins and II. d. Jellison, of Harrington,
and ]. w. Parrot, of Philadelphia. They
have painted the residence of Mrs. Henry
Clayton, Mrs. Mary Biggs, Mr.. G. E. HUI
kill, MIR. s. G. Eiggs, Mr.. VIM. Taylor, Mr..
Jesse L. Shepherd, Mrs. Ann Shepherd,
Mr.. Nathaniel Williams and Mr.. Hukill,s
house occupied by Mr.. Julian Cochran.
They have also done much inside painting
and granting of rooms and halls. Nor have
the Middleiown painters been idle. Messrs
King and Matthews have painted the Mid
dletown Hotel, REYNOLDS Building, the res
licences of J. R, Hofecker and VIM. Wood
A. r. Fitzpatrick painted the store and
residence of Paul Weber, the baker, and
work men from HoWell's Carriage shops
painted the residence of Mr.. Howell.
Manning and Williams, of Smyrna are
painting the Cavander residence for Mrs.
Whit;ock on South Broad, and Harry IN
gram has the contract for painting the
handsome new house being built by MIR
VIM. Brockson, corner South Broad and
Green streets. Clinton Lynch and helpers,
OF Warwick, are painting the buildings op-
posite the National Hotel owned by Mr..
Hukill. And there are others not in mind
just at this moment. Our city cousins will
like US the more next summer for our
bright looks and prolong their visits and
visitations.