Middletown transcript., 1898-04-09

Every body uses Bragdon's Poultry Rer
edy, it cures; 25 cents.
The Road Commissioners have pub
lished their annual report.
"A church wedding in june and cit,
bride in new home in May.
| Much wheat is going to market. Mid
dletown is shipping as much as five ca
loads day.
Regular monthly meeting of the Y
M. G. A. on Friday evening, April 18th
Every member is urged to attend.
The floral offerings at the churches to
morrow will be very pretty, an additiona
attraction to the services of the day.
Miss May Henry, of Philadelphia, Pa.
has accepted the position of trimmer il
Mrs. A. NJ. McKee's millinery store. thi,
town.
The Epworth Lea que meets every Sun
| day evening in the lecture room of. the NJ
Church at 6-45 sharp. Supjeckfor to NOR.
row evening is Easter Thanksgiving and
the Reasons for it," To be led by Mr. Harry
DeValinger.
Forks, Shovels, Spades, Axes, Rope
Traces, Chain Traces. Hames, Curry Combs,
! Horse Brushes, Farm Bells. Grindstones
and all other kinds of Hardware, Tin Ware
and Wooden Ware suited to the season at
way down prices, at
MIDDLETowN HARDWARE HOUSE.
Mrs. Fannie Lock wood had her OPEN
ing Thursday, and some of the pretttest
hats of the season are shown in her win
dow. Before purchasing your spring hat
call on her.
Yesterday was very pretty day, the sun
being bright, the air was cool. The streets
were alive with vehicles and the stores
crowded with purchasers. 1t was a Good
Friday in truth and fact.
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Mr.. George w. Howard, blacksmith for
F. L. Gates. on East Main street, is con-
sidered by the public to be one of the best
horse shoers in the State, and for several
years has been shoeing the noted trotting
horses in this part of the country.
The services of the Philadelphia Elec-
trical Division. composed of practical elec-
tricians, organized to serve the government
if needed. have been accepted by Major
Raymond q. S. A., and the electricians are
on waiting orders, to assist in laying sub
marine mines in Delaware Bay.
The Presbytery of New Castle will hold
its spring meeting in the Presbyterian
Church at Dover on Tuesday, April 10Th
A rev moderator will be selected to sue
ceed the Rev. John McEmcyle of Elkton.
The Rev W. F. Lewis will probably be
elected to the place.
AT a meeting of the Young Mems
Social Club, Tuesday evening the following
officers were elected for one year: Presi-
dent, Howard A. Pool; Treasurer, William
G. Lockwood; Secretary, DR.. John C Sites.
1t was decided to have the Clubs Easter
dance en- Friday evening, April 18th.
Hon. E. B. Rggin, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, was in Middle
town on Monday. prospecting for the es-
tablishment of a Tribe of Red Men here.
Mr.. Speaker is big chief in the councils
of the tribes of the State and the National
Council Fires. He called at the wigwam Of
ye editor with short big injun talk.
Easter Sunday will be observed. in the
Forest Presbyterian Church. Special Easter
music will be rendered by the choir at both
services, and the subject of the Rev. F. H.
Moore's sermon in the morning will be
Death Vanquished." The evening SUBJ
jecl will be Heaven Opened to Believers"
All are cordially invited to attend these
services.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Monro, Blackbird. on Friday evening,
April 1st. called upon them to the number
of thirty or more. and taking advantage of
the new floors of the large rooms of the
addition Mr.. Munro has made to his resi-
dence they INDUCED in a dance and |
social coed time. Mr.. Munro has been
doing some graining and other painting |
in town this week.
The Maryland Annual Conference of |
the NJ. P. Church began its 10th session in |
Baltimore on Wednesday, Rev. A. D.
Melvin being reelected president. This |
Conference has 100 ministerial members, II |
probationary members. 10 applicants for |
admission to the itineracy and 127 laymen |
representing as many charges. Nearly the |
full membership answered at the roll call,
which was followed by the calling of the
roll of deceased members.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin calls
attention to the strange fact that April |
seems to be peculiarly a war month in
American history. The war of Indepen-
dence was opened in the skirmishes at Lex
ington on the 18th of April, 1775. The war
with Mexico was begun on the banks
of the Rio Grande in April, in the collision
between Taylor and Ampudia. The war
of the Union began with the siege of Sum
ter on the 14th of April. 1861, and ended
with the fall of Richmond in April, 1865.
The peach crop outlook for the Peninsula
is very discouraging to fruit growers. One
week ago prospects for a large crop were
never better. The trees were loaded with
blossoms and had one-half of them escaped
the blight, the crop then wonld have been
large. The rain Saturday night, ice and
frost Sunday night, and rain and snow
Tuesday morning, is said to have almost