Middletown transcript., 1899-03-11
Local News.

To. morrow will be the anniversary
the great blizzard of 1888.
Remember that ]. F. McWhorter q Son
have a full line of carriages and agricultural
Implements on hand
GOV. Tunnel on Monday reappointeo
Jacob G. Lewis to be collector OF oyster
revenue.
--latest style wedding invitations printed
expeditiously and cheaply at the TRAN
SCRIPT Office.
Try a Quaker Bath Cabinet. Price
$500, Cabinet delivered to you. Send order
to F. C. West, Agent, Middletown, Del.
Don It forget the entertaining and in
structive Bethesda Epworth League. Meet
ings every Sunday evening at $40 O'CLOCK
COPIES made from Tin Types or any
other pictures of any description at Trink-
lere's Studio.
Bravery may be cultivated. Showing
spirit of courage in the minor affairs OF
life trains US to be strong in the great crisis.
Shirts, 1Oc; Cuffs, 4c; Collars. &c. All
work guaranteed to be the best.-Lee Sing
North Broad Street.
All forms of Scrofula, sores, boils, pimp-
les and eruptions. are quickly and perman-
emily cured by Hoods sarsaparilla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spicer returned last Sat-
urday after a pleasant wedding trip, and
gave a reception to their many friends
Monday evening from P. NJ. to IL P. M.
If you are going out of town for an out
ing leave your address at The Transcript
Office and the paper will follow you. 1t is
the only way to keep posted on town
affairs.
There will be special meeting of the
"King's Daughters" on Monday evening,
March 18th at Miss Louise REYNOLDS home
on North Broad street. A full attendance
is desired.
The Pennsylvania Railroad spent
about 81 900, 900 to clear it lines OF snow
For three or four days they had thousands
of men at work shoyeling snow off the
roads at an expense of 50 day. each.
DO you want the "best farm wagon
made?" If SO, buy the Milburn. Do you
want to double the profits from your cows2
If so, buy the American Separator. The
above are for sale by
J. F. MoWHoRTEn & Son
Messrs. q. w. W. Nandain, Chas. H.
Howell and David 1. Allen were elected
town commissioners. The others officers
elected were: &c. Jolls, assessor; L. Oar.
lington, treasurer; w. r. Reynolds, alder
man.
The Y. P. s. C. met Wednesday even
ing at Mrs. William Richards. About 10
o'clock after the business meeting the men,
bers were invited to the dining room where
refreshments of ice cream and cake were
served, which was very much enjoyed by
all the members.
"A literary entertainment and soeia
was held in the lecture room of the NJ Ell
Church last evening, by the Bethesda Ep-
worth League. A pleasing program had
been prepared by the literary committee
and carried out, much credit is due them.
These entertainments are immensely enjoy
ed by all. Let them be more frequent.
1t was sad funeral coTtage, mother
and twin infants, which on Monday moved
from our depot to Union Church. Mrs.
Bennington, having been deserted by her
husband, with four children other than
the twins, fought the bitter and disap-
pointing life's battle and yielded her life,
aged about 81, on Friday last. She was a
sister of Mrs. James H. Downey of Mid
dIetown.
Miss Eleanor G. Walton, of Whining
ton, whose reputation as a brilliant writer
is fast becoming national, isjust now filling
the vacancy in the journalistic field caused
by the sad and untimely death of 'Bab," F"
which was the nom de plume Of Mrs. NAL
lon, who once resided in Elkton. In this
line Miss Walton is doing some excellent
work. She writes under the pen name of
"Portia."
AN exchange truthful lily says woman's
character is like q postage stamp, one
black mark ruins it. Mans like treasury
note, no matter how many stains it will
pass at par. When a woman falls from
4 grace her character is generally ruined for
ever. On the other hand, man may
straighten up and be received into society
again. All of which is too true, but being
true doesnIt nnake II ri0ht
The Delaware Press Association held
meeting in Dover on Monday and elected
the following delegates to the National
Convention to be held in Portland, Oregon,
July 4. s and 8: George Carter, of Will
mington Evening Journal;' W. F. Metten
Wilmington Every Evening"" r. G.
Houston, 'sussex Republican," George
town; E. L. Haynes. Wilmington Morning
News" Senator Farlow, Milford Herald.
A Jury has been ordered for the Dove
bank cases by Judge Bradford. The frs
trial will be that of w. E. Cotter, o
Philadelphia, which begins March 9th.
Is not thought Senator Kenney will be re
tried. In addition to the Kenney case, tn
following. together with the amount
named in the indictments are on th
docket: ]. Frank Alice, sS,6O4.l5; J. Z
McGonigal, $253262; William E. Cottel
sl,il4s2; Amos Cole. sal %; Charles 3
Butler. slss.2i; Harry +. Ford, sll5.