Middletown transcript., 1900-02-24

Il FAILED TO APPEAR.-FOr SOM
unknown reason the minstrel show ad
vertised to appear at the Opera House
last evening, failed to appear.
RAISE EvERYTHING.-The farmers
OF this county ought to make special
point to raise large crop OF every
thing suitable for man or beast this
: year, as there will be q great demand
D for 1t this summer and fall.
OFFICERS INSTALLED. - Dist rici
Deputy Supreme Archon William H..
: Gallagher, of Wilmington, last even
ing installed the newly election officers
, Of Welcome Couclave. Heptasophs, of
this town. A good time was had by
all present.
SERVICES AT ST. ANNE's.-There
will be services at st. Anne's Church
on Ash Wednesday, February 28th, at
10 O'Clock. A. M, and 7.30 O'Clock, p.
M. Rev. W. ]. Wilkie. the rector, will
preach In the morning and Bishop
Leighton Coleman in the evening.
MEETING OF ToMAToE GROWERS =
A convention of farmers and tomato
growers win be held in the old TRAN
SCRIPT Building, MidG letOwn, on Tues
day. Feb. 9th, at 2 P. M, to decide
upon uniform price for tomatoes grown
for canneries. All are invited.
OFFICERS INsTALLED-Willam Fl.
Gallagher, District Deputy Supreme
Archon |. o. H., of District No 10, on
Wednesday evening, February IA, in
stalled the following officers of Odessa
Conclave, No. 267, of Odessa, DEL: Jos. |
G. Brown, ArchoD; Joseph Fl. Enos,
Prelate; j. T. Deakyne, Secretary; L.
V.Aspril, Jr., Treasurer; G. W. Davis,
Financier; g. L. Townsend, Jr., Sen
tinel.
SHOULDER BLADE BRoK
uel Guess, colored man of this town,
while returning from Warwick last
Monday evening in sleigh, run up on
snow bank just across the railroad
aud upset the sleigh. The result was
that Mr.. Guess was thrown out and
broke his right shoulder blade. The
blade has been reset and Samuel is now
doing well.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS. The follow
ing is the list of unclaimed letters re-
naming ut the Middletown pOstofice
for the week ending February 18th.
Ladies-Mrs. Lizzie Moore, Misa Mary
Williams. Gentlemen - Jacob Brod'
sky, Oscar Daniels. Joseph Dannenbery,
NJ. E. Harrington. All persons apply
ing for same will say they were adver-
tised.
SPECIAL JURoRs.-nobert Whit
lock, Isaac J. Woods, Joshua Clayton,
Jr., James W. Warren. M. N. Willis,
have been drawn as special jurors from
st. Georges Hundred in the case of Will
helmina Hoffman VS.. Wilmington City
Railway Company. The case will CON-
mence next Tuesday at the Court
House In Wilmington. James W.
Warren has also been selected as
special juror from st. Georges hundred
in the case Of Hicks vs. Brsndywine
Granite Co.
NEW CENTURY CLUB. Owing 10
the inclement weather the attendance
at the meeting of the New Century
Club last Monday was rather meague.
In answer to loll.call quotations came
up scattering. A sketch Of the life OF
Abraham, Lincoln" was given by
Miss Annie Derrickson, after which a
clipping on "Thomss Holiness" one of {
the first founders of Philadelphia, was {
given by Mrs. NJ. N. Willis at next
Mondays M citing flames Russell
Lowell" )" by Miss Lucy Cochran; IRE,
construction Period" by Miss Mary 2.
Cochran; SOLVER Wendell Holiness"
by Miss Marion Cochran; and Current
events aud quotations from Lowell and !
Holmes, will be the prog am. 4
HIcK'RY FARM.-"Hickr'y Farm"
always interesting among the old
dramas, will be rendered at the Opera
House, Monday evening, February
26th, for the benefit of the Guild, St.
AnDe's Episcopal Church. Tickets,
25 cents with reserved seat If pur.
chased early. The cast is as follows: |
Ezekiel Fortune, G. R. Townsend, Jr. (
Urigh Skinner, Joseph A. Suydam;
Gilbert Darkwood, J. B. MAXWELL;
Jack Nelson, Harry Howell; Detective
Rankin, W. r. Reynolds; Jessie For
tune, Mrs. w. E. Barnard; Mrs. Pris-
ella Dodge, Miss Ada Cochran; Law
renee McKeegan, W. Fl. Brady. The
ladies win serve supper from 5 to Z and
alsa after The entertainment.
WORK ORDERED DoNE.-A special
meeting of the Volunteer Hose Com
pany was held on Thursday evening, to
determine the question of covering the
walls and ceilings OF the second story
rooms with steel plates. This has been
under consideration for some months,
aud 1t was finally decided TO 60 ahead
with the work. The contract for the
work was awarded to the Penn Metal
Ceiling Co., Of Philadelphia, for $l81.
When the rooms ere fixed up and decor
ated, they will be as handsome ss any
In the state. Friends of the Company
have expressed wish that when the