Middletown transcript., 1899-06-03

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= Church tomorrow morning.
For satatoga Chips, Germer. Shredded
at Biscuits and Gelatines, go to
ol W.T.. CoNNEILEE's.
y The sunday-school at Armstrong
" Chapel will give festival, Wednesday ane
s. Thursday evenings Of next week. Con-
st veyance to and from the Chapel.
Of Mrs. 7. H. Gilpin has sold her farm
y south of st. Anne's church to Mr.. Jones
. of Baltimore for $1,000. About fifteen
7 years ago Mrs. Gilpin's father, the late
h Governor Cochran, sold the gravel pit Oh
I each side of the railroad to the Delaware
!, Railroad for $S 600, forty acres at $4,000
= an acre.
"A Leslie Belleville, who for years lived
I with parents on what is now the DR.. Mccoy
t farm between St. Georges and Kirkwood
| was found dead at SCOTS Hotel, Philadel-
phia, one morning this week. An empty
bottle with evidences of drug was near
the bed. Interment was made at st. Georges
yesterday
Rev. j. H. Leightburn, formerly of the
Wilmington Conference, and well-known
) on this Peninsula, died last week in New
York. His remains were brought to Easton
Monday where interment was made. Rev,
Leightburn was preacher of considerable
force and ability. He was brother-in-law
of Rev. ]. S. Willis.
Pensions have recently been granted
/ nj roIlo Tohy, NY arris
Wilmington, late Co. D, 9TH Reg. N. Y.
| Heavy Artillery, s12 a month"; James
Trusty, Delaware City, late Co. D, Goth y.
s. Colored Troops, $50 month; Samuel /
Thomas, Mt. Pleasant, late Co. D, 45th Reg.
U. S. Colored Troops, IS month
Mr. Howard Dickson, who for four
teen years has been an employe of the
Diamond State Harness Shops and for
number ofyears its most efficient foreman
has because of impaired health given up
his position and will represent the firm as
salesman upon the road. Mr.. G. w. Gard
ner succeeds Mr.. Dickson as foreman.
Most persons, when moving lawn,
aim to cut the grass as close to the ground
as possible This is mistake. The grass
should be cut rather high, so as to leave
enough leaf surface to enable it to grow
again. When cropped often the grass is
consequently compelled to make greater
effort, and the shorter the grass the more
difficulty in its way.
The workmen who are repairing Forest
PEeshgt terian Church in tearing ont the |
library shelving found an old pulpit Bible
imprint of 1893, bearing the inscription &
purchased of Robert Maxwell by Elias
Naudain. 1898, for First Presbyterian t
Church in st. Georges Hundred, price 9 {
dollars" Mr.. G. W. W. Naudain has the /
valuable link connecting the last with the 8
present century.
The 22d Annual Catalogue of the Della
ware State Fair to be held at Dover, Sept.
5-S. has been issued. 1t is from the press of I
the Sentinel Printing Company and is t
highly creditable piece of work. The
Sentinel offers years subscription free for
the detection of typographical error in
the catalogue There is liberal list of
advertisers. Address the secretary, A. N
Brown, Dover, for copy.
The Levy Court elected the following
AK collectors on Monday afternoon last:
hundred, Northern district
John P, Donahoe; Southern district, Lewis "
Oickey; Brandywine W. E. Husbands; 1
George Mcintyre; White Clay
Creek, John w. Morrison; Pencader, J. B. L
IeFevre; New Castle, Patrick McGrory;
Red Lion, R. T. Cam; st. Georges, L. G. te
'cott; Appoquinimink. Edward Hart; NJ
George G. Rothwell.
AS usual Principal H. s. Goldey of the n,
Commercial & Shorthand Col
ege sends out one of the handsomest invi, =,
stions of Commencement days. 1t is up :.
o-date showing the relative size and shape
the Philippines, Cuba. Porto Rica and
be Hawaiian Islands. The 18th class will ID
raduate Thursday, June 9th, at 7.45 P. NJ,
rand Opera House. Ex-senator Anthony Ne
Tiggins will preside, and Ex-senator John an
Ingalls, and Mayor NAshbridge will de- J
yer the addresses. Wis
Grand Master Workman Frank P.
ackey and Grand Recorder Charles E. Su
IOOuss VI UlhlilSCOAi NlSlt6o OulOu
odge, No 6, A. o. U. w. on Tuesday night bo
ST. and rendered some valuable assistance.
n account of the rapid growth of Union :,
odge, and as a reward for service Master tn'
Workman ]. H. Emerson was given posi-
on as chairman of the Printing Committee ha
the Grand Lodge. Grand Recorder s.
Toods states that Delaware is almost sure
f the $1,000 prize, in view of the fact that toy
le membership has increased from 1850 to
yer 5000 members in this Jurisdiction. pb
rnion Lodge has doubled its membership. :,
Memorial Day in Middletown was OBJ col
erved in a quiet manner. Flags Of all
ICES and kinds were displayed from private tn,
ouses and places of business. Graves of
eparted soldiers were decorated in loving
lemory BY their living comrades, and the y. ~
emeteries near town were aglow with the -
right flowers of memory. The banks N'
vere closed as usual. In the afternoon the
unior team of Odessa drove over to cross Ir(
ats with the Junior team of this town and y
reak the monotony Of the day. The game VI
ras played on the field in the rear of Forest ia
,resbvtar;ap Church ond ros,,1tod 4, -, ed
Dry for the locals by score of IA to IL. az
his was a return game to one played at III
odessa on Saturday last which was defeat kn
or our boys by score of Z toe. TO
The 2Ooth anniversary of the founding - -
If Old Swedes Church, in Wilmington, :.
vas held on Sunday last with appropriate -
ervices. On account of the size of the
building entrance was gained by tickets.
services were held all day and class of 16
was confirmed at pm. byBishopC Coleman.
A picture of Rev. Magister Ericus Bjarck, on
'ector from 1897 to 1714. was presented by We
descendant of Sweden, through the Pusey III
EJones Co. A number Of other improves re
nents had been made by the societies of W
5he Church and private individuals, and gi
he church is practically the same now as II
when built. Would that Delaware had gi