Middletown transcript., 1899-03-18

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Laura ]. Simmons, comely mulatto cir
i aged about sixteen years, was charged will
| being incorrigible. Agent Stout of the s
1P. G. C. said she came from Middletowr
on January I'd, and had been living hert
ever since People living in this city
| have made complaint against her. She was
| committed to the custody of the Society
for the prevention of Cruelty to Children
i Every Evening of March 18th.
The Milford News and Advertiser says
| We do not want to go on record as adYocat.
ing the ringing of curfew bell in Milford
as was done in the early days of our history,
but we do believe the town officer should be
clothed with power to arrest or send home
the young boys who habituate the streets
of the town, after stated hour at night
especially when they are making nuisances
of themselves, as many do.
Sidney A. Bennington, whose wife and
two young children died recently N Will
mington and were buried at Union M. E..
Church below here, was fined 500 in the
Municipal Court on Wednesday for failure
to provide for his family. There are three
other children. They were committed to
the custody of the Society for the Preven-
ton of Cruelty to Children. Bennington
deserted his family in August.
The Transactions of the Twelfth An.
nual Session OF the Peninsula Horticultural
Society,"" has been received. The book
consists of, $50 pages, and is complete re-
port of the proceedings of the last meeting
of the Society held at Smyrna, DEL on
January IL. IL, and 13. Owing to the many
practical papers which it contains, the
volume is well worthy of per usal. A copy
may be obtained free by addressing Wesley
Webb, secretary, Dover, Del.
1t is stated that Henry G. Morse, former
president of the Harlan and Hollingsworth
Company, of Wilmington, who has inter
ested Baltimore and Pittsburg capitalists in
a plan to build an immence shipyard, now
fayors the erecting of the works near Edge
moor, Just above the first named city.
Several men from Pittsburg, interested in
the project, inspected the river front at that
point. The channel is very deep there and
runs in close to the shore.
Horace Stats, son of Isaac R. Stats, a
well known resident ofnear Taylor's Bridge,
and Miss Lucy Lockerman, daughter of
VIM. Lockerman. Of near Green Spring,
were married at the Nj. E. parsonage in
Clayton last Wednesday evening by Rev.
O. W. DeVinish. After the ceremony the
happy young couple drove to the residence
of Joseph Stephenson, uncle of the groom,
near Green Spring, where reception was
held, and Mr.. and Mrs. Stats received the
congratulations of their many friends and
acquaintances in that neighborhood. The
next morning they took the train for Valley
Forge, Pa, where the groom is employed.
j. II. Preston & Co., of Hartford county,
Md, will operate a cannery the coming
season near Princess Ann, Md. s. M. Rey-
nolds, of Middletown, Delaware, represents
Preston & Co. and made proposition that
if the farmers would guarantee to plant 200
acres or more and erect building to cost
at least 81 900, Preston & Co. would put IN
the necessary plant and operate the same
and would pay the stockholders rent for
the building, each farmer to take S. worth
of stock for every acre cultivated, Pres
ton & Co. agreeing to pay S6 per ton for
all tomatoes grown for them. The neces-
sary 200 acres were quickly taken and the
accepted.
A man who has been accustomed TO
spending twenty cents day foolishly found
that by saving the same he could buy from
the grocer the following bill of goods in5one
year: Three barrels of flower, 100 pounds
of granulated sugar, 25 pounds Of corn
starch, 125 pounds of maccaroni 6Opounds
white beans. 6 pounds of ground pepper, l |
dozen scrub brushes, so pounds of soda, 20 |
pounds of roasted coffee, 25 cans tomatoes,
"a cans of mackerel, so pounds best raisins,
dozen packages herbs, 40 pounds oatmeal,
20 pounds rice, barrel crackers, 100 pounds |
hominy, 1S pounds mincemeat, dozen |
brooms, IL bottles machine oil, 20 pounds |
OoIong tea, "a cans green peas, 20 pounds
dried apples, 25 pounds prunes, 40 pounds
laundry starch, 26 pounds table salt, 25 |
pounds of lard, IL bottles maple syrup, 100 |
bars soap, gallons chow-chow, / ream
note paper, 500 envelopes and newspapers |
for one year. 4