Middletown transcript., 1898-09-03
Nothing curdles the milk of human
kindness like indifference.

kindness like indifference.
Every man has grievance and he1
tell you all about it on the least provoca
| ton.
| The average woman spends half he
time worrying about the church, ,.the othe
half about the men.
The usual services will be held in tn,
M. e. Church tomorrow, morning ant
evening, the pastor having returned from
his vacation will fill the pulpit.
For the past four days the thermometel
has been in the 90s.
Though much has been printed there
is nothing new this week in the Dunning-
Deane poisoning case, save the Californis
grand jury is investigating
School opens Monday, September 18th
The trustees of the poor OF New Castle
county met at Farnhurst Wednesday. Rou-
tine business principally was transacted.
Superintendent Mccoy reported the total
number of inmates to be 1877, of whom %
are colored. Various committees reported
and the payroll was passed.
The Atlantic Conference of the Seventh
Day Advsntists is holding q camp-meeting
at the Longwood Grove in the suburbs OF
Wilmington. More than one hundred
tents are occupied, and persons are present
from New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware, Maryland, and other
States. The total membership of the con-
ference is 1881.
Mrs. Michael Carlotti wife of one of
the two Italians now in New Castle jail on
charge of making spurious coin and pass
ing counterfeit money, is said to be in dis
tressed circumstances. As the United
States detectives now have enough evidence
against Juissippi Specialla and Michael
Carlotti, the woman will not be held as q
witness, and fund is being subscribed in
Dover to send her to New York.
Edgar Webb, of Blackbird, is missing.
He left his home on Tuesday and has not
been seen since. He bought ticket for
Wilmington. The lad is but 13 years old.
Since Middletown had the encamp-
ment Of the First Delaware and was the
patriotic Mecca of the State for months it
need not be surprising if it begins taking on
city airs. Mr.. J.W. Fox with company of
ladies and gentlemen is located at tie
National Hotel forming and rehearsing a
theatre troope to be known as the. Fox Stock
Company.
Mrs. A. M. Brown arranged basket
picnic at the boat house Tuesday evening
and supper of hot fried chicken with more
ect. than the large company table would
hold with Uncle Sewel's best coffee, nee
tar for not the gods but hungary picnicers.
Among the guests were Mrs. Taylor, Miss
Taylor, the Misses Anderson, Miss Buckle,
Miss Reynolds. Mr.. Brown. Mr.. Taylor,
Mr.. Clark, Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Downhan.
The regular Sunday services Of the
Forest Presbyterian Church will be re-
sumed on tomorrow, September 4th. The
Rev. A. w. Williams, of Philadelphia, will
preach at both the morning and evening
services. The pastor, Rev. T. H. Moore
expects to oficiate on Sunday, septemb er
l1th. The Lords Supper will be admin
stered at the morning service and the
Preparatory service will be held on Satur-
lay. September, 10th, at three O'Clock,
?. M. The session will meet Immediately |
after the Preparatory Service, and also on
sunday morning. September 11th, at 1915
o'clock to receive those desiring to unite |
with the Church, either upon confession of
aith or upon presentation of certificate.
The city of Chicago, it is said, spends
nc. 600, 900 annuity for drink. This amounts
n three years to the entire money value of
he property destroyed in the great fire of
81. The license system, futher, quarters
lpon the city 10000 saloon-keepers and
heir assistants. Truly, as said DIR. Hen
on in recent temperance speech, if such
In army were quartered upon them by
oreign foe the people would rise in their
night and free themselves from the tyranny
# such high-handed proceedings. But be-
'ause the oppressor is of their own house
1old and in large measure of their own Great
ng, they have grown accustomed to their
bondage, and except for the protest of few
whose efforts for freedom are denounced as
anatical, the people of this rumridden city
accept the legalized saloon and its results as
necessary evils"-Union Signal.
The American Monthly Review of Re.
7iews for September presents the usual
imely features that we have come to expect
rom this magazine. The various events
with the end of the war with
'pain are fully discussed by the editor,
While the Porto Rican campaign, from
tart to finish, is described by John A.
'hurch, formerly of the Army and NAVY
Journal. The cost of the war and the fin
ncial provisions for meeting it are ably
ummed up by Charlses A. .Conant, an exper-
enced financial writer. Henry Macfarland,
Washington journalist, contributes a
haracter sketch Of William r. Day, the
ecretary of State, which is of special in
crest at this time because of Judge Days
appointment as leading member of the
american peace commission. Charles
owe, the English biographer of Bismarck,
nd W. 7. Stead furnish a rich fund Of
necdotes regarding the late ex-chancellor !,
side from many other illustrations. nu-
lerous cartoons apropos Of the war are re-
reduced from home and foreign journals.
KENT COUNTY.