Middletown transcript., 1900-03-17

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For the choicest beef in town go
John ArmstroDgts. He has just viii
you want. Also d full line Of grocerie
Remember bis new store.
New CLERK. Charles Reese, {
Wilmington, sudceads William DE-
: valinger as clerk IN the store OF Harr
Devalinger. Mr.. William Dsvalinge
| is now a travelling salesman for Chin
firm.
WILL PREACH, AT ELKToN.-ReE
William J. Wilkie. rector Of st. Anne
| P. E. Church, will preach the sermon
at the services to be held in Trinity ?
E. Church, Elktop, Nd, next Tuesda,
evening.
ONE YEAR LD.-The General Cor
poration law WAS in effect one year las
Saturday, it having been approved
March 10th, 1899. During the year
527 charters were issued. The State
tax thereon amounted to S75,7 $50.
COLLAR MAKERS. George Evans
and Charles MehEr, two collar max
ers employed by the Jos. G. Parker &
Son Co., have accepted other POSITIONS
and left MiddIetow,n for their new place
of employment la't Thursday morn
Ing.
MISSION CoLLECTIoN,--Ac collection
for the negro and indian missions
throughout the country was taken up
in St. Josephs Catholic Church last
Sunday. A simular collection was
taken up in every church Of that de-
nomination in the country.
Now Is THE TINE. Spring will
soon be here, and with its advent the
spring trade will begin. See that your
advertisements are in early, if you wish
to come in for share, as people are
becoming more aud more educated to
reading advertisements before making
purchaser.
BURIED AT ST. GEoR q qEs.-The
funeral of Lewis g. Justice, aged "a
years and who died near Chestertown
Md, took place last Sunday. Inter-
ment was made in tle cemetery at st.
Georges, and passed through Middle
town about ] O'Clock. It was a long
drive and several Of the people put
their horses up at the stables here rather
than risk driving them back without
rest.
AN APPEAL Isst The Board of
Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
Church have issued a stirring appeal to
the faithful of that creed to spend the
week beginning Ma Fch 25 and ending
April /. in abstinence and prayer. The
Bishops, in their aUpeal, declare that |
the cause of Methofism is in danger,
and that the week OF strict observance |
is necessary to stem the tide and arouse |
a proper religious sense of duty.
MOTHER NEqLEGTS SoN.-William |
Penn, colored, an inmate cf the county |
hospital at stFarnhurst, was in thelockr
up last Saturday under peculiar circum-
stances. The young man is in a critir
sal condition suffering from bowel
and has been at the hos
Dital since the first of the year. Ow,
ing to bis end beingi near he wanted to
;ee his mother, who lives in the county
near here, and Superintendent Mccoy
of the hospital, gave him enough
money to pay his fare home and back
10 that his wish could be gratified be-
'ore he died. After reaching herehe was
Unable to proceed any further and q
cam was sent after his mother, but
The refused to come to him, SO Squire
Reynolds took good care of him in
he lookup, and sent him back
% Fsrnhurst on the 6 o'clock train
hat evening. As be always has born
J good name while there it is presumr
d his parents did not want him home,
'eing afraid be might pass away there.
FARMERS MEETING. "A special
Meeting of the Fruit Growers Associa-
ion of New Castle county was held in
he rooms Of the Gentlemen's Club in |
he Lyceum Building on South Broad
treet last Tuesday afternoon. A fair
representation of farmers was present.
Che meeting was called to order by
chairman Merritt N. Willetts, after
Vhich Secretary Brady read the min
ties Of the previous meeting. 1t was
lecided to rent the meeting room for
ne year from the above named club
or the sum OF $500. A committee .
onsisting Of Messrs. Fred. Brady, !
Ieo. M.Lockwood aud DR.. Cecil Green
vas appointed to attend meeting held
q Dover on Thursday afternoon of the
ss socations of the three counties OF
be State, and to report their d1ings on
friday; after which much discussion
vas INDUCED in in regard to the scarcity
t farm labor. It seems that owing to
be extensive improvements contem-
lated by the Pennsylvania Railroad
company in this section, their agents
ave been engaging all the laborers they
an at larger salary than the farmers ,
an afford to pay, apd now the farmer
nds no one to assist iim in his work. {
committee consis ing of DR.. Cecil
treen and William r. Cochran
7as appointed to see the railroad Of
cials about the matter and try to [
induce them to hire only men from
he cities for their work. A motion {
Vas passed ordering 1000 circulars
rinted, setting forth the objects of
he association. Postal cards will also {
9 sent to members in the future G
otifying them Of meetings, At the