Middletown transcript., 1899-07-15
Some GOOD wheat Yields have been =


~ ported here. Messrs s. F. Shallcross an
= son garnered 1900 bushels from 15o acre
average 26s. Mr.. j. G. Corbit's farms ave
l. aged 26 and 81 bushels to the acre. Nj
oi Stephen Boyer got 26Oo from 90 acres, q
n n average.
"a Rev. s. J. Corbin will have the follow
is ing help in his village camp at Trinity a
g; s; NJ. E. Church now in progress: Ta-morro'
le Rev. Zoar w. Nickel, of Seaford. and ID
q T. H. Henderson, of PhiIadelphia, Tuesda
& July 18th, Rev. M. H Horsey, Thursday
" July 2oth, Rev. O. d. Robinson, M. D.
!. presiding elder.
b AT congregational meeting Mt TIN
Pencader Presbyterian Church, at Glasgow
t Del Sunday, Rev. DR.. vallaDdigham pre-
: siding, vote on minister was taken ano
: Rev. Thomas G. Potter, of Philadelphia
was elected to become pastor. Mr.. Potter
I is a member of the Philadelphia Presbytery
: but not at present time stationed at any
: charge.
The report of the weather bureau for
, June shows that the mean temperature, IS
: degrees, was one degree hotter than the
mean temperature for this month for %
years. There was a good deal of cool
weather during the latter part ofthe month,
and only eight days with temperature of
80 degrees or over, but, nevertheless, the
record shows it hotter than the average.
! An exchange says: The Diamond State
Telephone Company, which is owned by
parties in Dover, is greatly improving its
service. The old line between Dover and
Georgetown will be replaced by the latest
metallic system which enables persons to
use the same wire in opposite directions at
the same time without any inconvenience.
The line was opened last week to Rehoboth
and will be extended to Wilmington before
fall.
-Lewes, Georgetown and Seaford papers
have taken up the question of protection |
from fire and it may be expected that those |
towns will take some prompt action in the |
direction of selfpreservation. What hap
pened at Laurel may happen to any town |
on the peninsula at any time. Yesterday
AuOEnAuB I4uCCco AAA0 AnA w dpPCoL ~
Salisbury and Pocomoke City for their
engines, threatening fire having started
in that town.
The following officers of Damon Lodge,
No. II, Knights of Pythias were installed
on Wednesday evening last by district
Deputy Commander Samuel Parsons, of
Dover: Chancellor Commander, George W.
Price; Vice Chancellor, John s. Ash; Mast
er of Work. Joseph A. Suydam; Prelate.
William B. Hates; Keeper of Records and
Seal, Joseph C. Jolls; Master of Finance,
Garrett Ellis; Master of Exchecquer, Lemuel
Lee; Master at Arms, George M. Diekerson;
Inside Guard, Joseph Geary: Outside Guard;
W. s. Letherbury; Trustee, W. s. Lether-
bury.
-Four revenue stamps to the value of
$3.50 were placed on deed filed in the !
Office of Recorder of Deeds Delaware
Clark on Monday. One was for $500 and
bore the picture of Alexander Hamilton;
two for 800 each bearing the picture of :
Chief Justice Marshall. and one for $50 j
with the picture Of Columbia. The deed
which necessitated so much revenue con-
Veyed the property of the Delaware Iron :
Company of New Castle to the National :
Tube Company of New Jersey. The prop :,
,rty was valued at $3.50. 900, of which $780,
he National Tube Company. Io
The drought that had prevailed for two
months was broken last week by good G.
aims. The rains that fell on Thursday II
leavy, while in others very light. or none g
It all,-but that which came Saturday N
vening, was general and broke the drought. O
t was glorious rain. It's benefits are un. II
old. Sunday the brisk wind dried off the d,
Vheat in the shock and farmers lost no IA
ime in threshing and stacking. The plows a
n the fallow fields have been busy this Il
Teek. That was fine rain. The weather 81
DO has been pleasant; the sun has been 81
'arm through the day while the evenings is
re delightfully."- cool.
Deputy State Councillor J. s. Anthony, re
Stars and Stripes Council, No. 26, Jr. o. ve
I. A. M, of Smyrna, came to Middletown M
n Monday evening last and installed the CT
blowing officers of Middletown Council: TO
unior Past Councillor, Harry Lightcap; Ce
ouncillor, William J. Wright; Vice Coun- Cc
illor, Thomas S. FouracEe; Recording Sec R
atary, Harry Fl. Hall; Assistant Recording Gi
ecretary, Minos Banning: Financial Secre-
Try, James II. Burrows. Treasurer, E. s.
ones; Warden, Frank Suydam; Conductor,
dgar johnson; Inside Sentinel, Ernest
,hnson; Outside Sentinel. Joseph A. Suy- "
am; Trustee, Harry Fitzpatrick; Chaplain, nv
lillian B.. Hates. On the same evening th
veral candidates were initiated and a WI
umber of propositions for membership on
ere received. te