Middletown transcript., 1898-04-09
pELAwARE CRY.
Mrs. ]. /. UbiI is visiting in town.

Mrs J. /. UbiI is visiting in town.
Miss Annie Beck is visiting in Chester
Pa.
Miss Eta Beck spent Wednesday in viii
mington.
Mr.. James H. Clark was in Wilmington
this week.
Mr.. q. Pool. of McDonough, was in towr
on Tuesday.
Mrs John T. oheairs has returned from
Glassboro, N. ].
Mrs. Eliza ogle, of Wilmington, was ii
town on Saturday.
Mrs. s. K. Lofland, of McDonougIi, spent
Sunday with his parents.
The new grocery store at the old Carte
stand will open next week.
/ The Rectory improvement Society met
at Miss Hunters Monday evening.
Ward Swan has accepted position as
telegraph night operator at Newark, Del.
Rev. II. S. Thompson celebrated his
fortieth anniversary in the ministry, last
Sunday.
The Mite Society of the NJ. e. Church
met at Mrs. Anna Hemphill's on Thursday
afternoon.
A call has been given the Rev. A. ]. Van
derbogart, of Salisbury, Md, by the vestry
of Christ r. E. Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Emerson. of Lank-
ford, Nd, Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. johnson, of
Sassafras, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
John Warren.
The YnungPeople's Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian Church met after the pre-
paratory lecture in the lecture room on
Friday night.
The Mite Society of the Presbyterian
Church met on Tuesday evening at Mrs. J..
Thomas Prices and on Thursday evening
at Mrs. VIM. T. Wallis.
Mr.. Lester P. Wingate found a Jewel on
Monday belonging to one of the Knights
of the Golden Eagle which he will be glad
to restore to the owner.
Mr.. H. Hyland, of Chester, Pa, is in
town having accented a position on the
Delaware sloie battery. Work is being
rapidly pushed on the battery, a full force
is employed.
Dutch Neck road is considered danger
Gus owing to the nurerous holes that cam
not be avoided in driving. In some places
the hubs OF the wheels scrape on the ground
while the wheel is in the hole.
Alta meeting of the W. T. U. held at
Mrs. Clayton VonCulins Monday evening.
Mrs. Ella Pennington, Mrs. Thompson and
Miss NJ E. Janvier were elected delegates
to the convention to be held at Townsend.
April 2Sth.
The Literary Society of the Presbyterian
CHURCH will give an entertainment in As
sembly Hall on Friday, April 18th. Sup
per will be served in an adjoining room be-
fore the entertainment begins at 6 P. NJ,
and after it is concluded. 1t is for the
benefit of the Church.
The house and barn on the farm former
ly owned by Anthony Reybold were burned
to the ground recently. The house was
burned on Saturday night and the barn on
Monday night. 1t is said to have been the |
work of an incendiary. Mr.. L. Longland's |
farming implements were in the barn and |
were also burned.
On Easter Sunday at Christ Church cele-
bration of the Holy Communion at 6 a. m:
morning prayer .semon and celebration of |
the Holy Communion at 1890 a. m. Rev.
VIM. Francis Shero, of Lancaster, Pa, will |
oficiate on both occasions. The Sunday
School will hold their regular Easter SER
vice at 7.30 p. m. Mr.. Shero is headmaster
of Yeates Institute and his highly spoken
Of as fine preacher.
The eleventh annual convention of the
Delaware State Sunday School Association
will be held in Wesley M. e. Church in
Dover on April 28th and 2eth. The dele
gates from the Presbyterian School are Miss
Laura Frempt and Miss Amelia Aker-al-
Eernes Miss Katie Aiker and Miss M.
Price. Mr.. Geo. B. Money on Finance
Rev. L. A. Oates and Mr.. J.
rhos. Price.
Rev. and Mrs. H. s. Thompson were
surprised on Wednesday evening
upon returning from the prayer meeting to
ind the house brightly lighted and a num-
Der of friends assembled to welcome their
return. Appropriate selections by the Della
ware City orchestra members of the Y. M.
}. A. were rendered, games played and at
! later hour refreshments were served.
The M. E. Congregation heartily welcomed
Nr. Thompson's return as pastor for
mother year.
On Monday the Grand Castle Convention
If the Knights of Golden Eagle met here.
state convention all the lodges in the
tate were represented. Forming in line
It the station they paraded through the
own followed by the usual crowd drawn
" uniforms and brass bands. The officers
lected were Past Grand Chief, Chas. N.
lloyd; Grand Chief, Edward H. Miller:
irand Vice Chief Richard Hodgson: {
irand High Priest, William A. Law; Grand
faster of Records, Chas. Hudson; Grand
leeper of Exchequer, David P. Bevis; !.
irand Sir Herald. Robert Fulton; Grand :,
'irst Guard. Herman Schechinger; Grand !
econd Guard, A. s. Roberts; Supreme Re-
G. II. McAllister; Grand
'rustee, Thos. Hetherton.