Middletown transcript., 1898-03-05
-ro-morro ! will be Missionary day il

- w nat Is pronatDle oaooathf Is the
Christen Endeavor topic at 6.45 tomorrow
evening.
Public Sales have been reported vel
attended and sales good .Auctioneer Hutch
ison sold for R. Waters horses for $44 Il
to s102, so head of mules S227. so and $3.50 /
pair; average for cows $3.50
-FoR SALE.-A fine farm of "a acres. II
acres woodland, nice dwelling, good gran
ary and stables, orchard and vineyard, not
far from water and rail facilities. Terms
easy at private sale. Inquire at TRANSCRIPT
| Office
Advantages of LeGore's Combination
of Lime above others are, it acts quicker
asts longer, takes less per acre. For State
analysis and scientific test. testimonials,
prices, &c. address, ]. w. LeGore, Woods.
boro, Md.
MIR, Joseph c. Parker yesterday ex-
changed his residence on Cochran street
adjoining the rectory, for the Mif1in prop
erty on South Broad Street, paying the diff
ference in values. By the exchange Mr.
Parker secures much larger residence, one
of the finest in town in fact and a more de-
sirable location.
will be administered in the Forest Presby-
terian Church on tomorrow morning The
Preparatory Service will be held this after
noon at three o'clock. The session will
meet Immediately after the service this
afternoon and also on tomorrow morning
at 10.15 O'Clock, to receive those desiring to
unite with the Church. The collection at
tomorrow mornings service will be for
the Sessional Fund.
i'm one of the rooms of our public
schools recently the little folks were gather
ed around their teacher and the map of Cuba
discussing the situation and the probabili-
lies of war. The question arose about
going to war;" and would the men have
to go2 IF there should be war they must"
was the answer. "But must my papa ?"
inquired pair Of earnest eyes. "Yes."
But my papa could not co. urged the
little one. Yes, if he were drafted why
not2" "Oh my papa just could not 60"
continued the fair daughter, my papa
no! no | he is too much afraid" War is
not discussed in that home any more-not
the Cuban war.
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.
The programme of yesterdays work at
The New Century Club Will be postponed
until Friday of next week. because of the
weather; Quo Vadis and current events will
be the order Of exercise, and the next week
the following program:
The programme for the New Century
Club next Friday March 11th will be a
a sketch of Louisa NJ Alcotts life-by
Mrs. Kennedy; Her best Known writings
tnd her reputation as a writer Miss Ethel
irady; selection to be read from one of
rer works-Miss Pharo; Her literary friends
I'D ;s,ocia es-Mrs. Boardley.
The Lenten season, which began last
We'd esday, meets 81 many requirements
fhumsn nature Ply ical. mental, moral
md social-ihat there is small cause for
wonder that it should command respect
without rigid regard for denominatioHal
hounds. Whether or not Americans eat to
much, as many doctors say, il is certain
that there are few who cannot put tempor
ary restraint upon their appetites in the
spring of the year with advantage Of their
health. But it would be a mistake to as
sumo that Lent concerns itself chiefly with
the stomach. Its larger appeal is to the
moral nature, to avoid passion. misj udg
ment of our neighbors and the like; and
the country has rarely had letter occasion
TO brush up on these homely virtues.
PROFESSIONAL CARD.-Dr. W. E. Barnard
Surgeon Dentist, Office same location, op
posite the post Office. ALI operations per-
tanning to dentistry guaranteed. Odontun-
der and Gas for painless extracting.
The thirtieth session of the Wilmington
Annual Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, will be held this year at
Lewes Del. The session will begin Wednes-
day, March 23rd. Bishop John P. Newman
will preside The conference includes all
the churches of the denomination on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland and in the
State of Delaware The conference is di-
vided into the following districts: Dover,
Easton, Salisbury and Wilmington. The
statistics, as given at the last meeting of
the conference were as follows: Member
ship, 37,O93' local preachers, 118; Sunday
Schools, 391; officers and teachers, 6.140;
scholars, 34,546; number of churches, 800;
value of church property, 81 ,57S 800; num-