Middletown transcript., 1900-02-10
Ght liddleialun Granstript
lDDLEToWN. DEL FEB. 10, 1900.
Local News.


II VIII soon be time for congressms
to send out garden seeds to their rur
constituents.
The neWslater mans best friens
are those who send in the news fro,
all over the county.
DR.. W. E. BARNARD, Surgeon Der
tist, Office Southeast corner Of Mai
and Scott streets.
Mrs. Joshua Clayton, Jr., Of tht
iowa, has bongbt the Mccoy farm,
Cecil county, Nd, for $40, 900,
For RENT.-One Stable and Cal
riage House on Scott street. Apply /
MRS. B. T. BIeGs. MiddIetown, Del
The South wind Of Saturday an
Sunday and the heavy rain storm o
Sunday night soon put stop to tn
fine skating on Silver Lake.
Frank Davidson and Company will
appear 10 the Middlstown Opera House
on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
evenings of next week, presenting "Olc
Farmer Hopkins" and other plays.
A GOOD SUM.-The Delaware Stats
Game Protective Association has re-
ceived over $1,000 already for restock-
ing the State with game. OF this sum
Niddlelo~n p has contributed S5S SO far.
EVENING EUcHRE PARTY. There
will be q meeting OF the Evening
Euchre Party next Monday night at
the rooms Of the New Century Club.
Several con- ests for prizes will take
place.
A HISTORIC GAVEL.-Corcner Van
dever has sent to Nebraska piece of
wood taken from Old Swedes Church,
Wilmington. He will have a gavel
made out of the same for to be used at
the Republican National Convention
to be held in Philadelphia this year.
MISSIONARY MEETINe.-The Won.
ems Home Missionary Society of the
Wilmington Conferences will hid its
annual meeting at Dover, on Thursday,
March 9Th. The members of this town
and other POINTS north will go to the
above place on special train.
VERY SUCCEssFUL.-The musical
aud literary entertainment held last
Tuesday evening bY the ladies Of the
New Century Club, was very successful
both socially and financially. "A large
,rowd was present and the rooms of the
Hub was packed to the doors. Over
b56 was taken in and the ladies are
we'll pleased with their success.
EPWoRTH LEAGUE MEETING. ~
The subject or the Epworth League
Meeting at Bethesda M. E. Church 10.
morrow evening will be: "Seek Tirs
he Kingdom IF God" William B
ka'es vii be ihs leader nf The meeting.
The same subject will also be ustd At
he meeting Of the Y. P. s. q. L. at
Forest Presbyterian Church. Bo'h |
meetings commence al 6.45 o'clock.
PURE FooD DELEGATES Cover
l0r Tunstll has appointed the follow
nR rs iett gates til tire tie FPtHirt tHifrtt Feed and
Drug Congress, which will m let at
Washington. March 4: Daniel Short,
4 Laurel; Colonel James Ross, of Sea-
ord; Hon. James Sllallcross, If Middle
OVID; John Heyd, of FELTON,; E. L.
lark and II. A. Richardson, Of Dover;
Y. B. DaDforlh, A. j. Hart ard John
?. Almond, Of Wilmington, and A. T.
Jeale, Of Newark.
COLLAR STUFFISG MACHINE. -
dessrs. J. c. Parker & Sons Company
ave just put in this week machine
or stuffing collars, having capacity
4 twenty dozen a day. The price Of
he machine Is 50, 500 and it does the
york of many men and does it
pooiher and better. This firm has
'een the largest manufacturers Of har'
less in the State for some time and
low they will manufacture more eel
ars than all other State factories put
ogether.
PASTOR RESIGNED. - The Rev.
Henry Baker, D. D., who for three
ears past has been pastor Of Grace M.
:. Church, Wilmington, has resigned.
dr. Baker desires the res gnation TO go
nto effect at next conference. He has
eceived two calls recently. one at Pitts
'urg. Pa, and the other at Albany, N.
z, but 1t Is not known where he will
%. The congregation of Grace Church
re loath to part with Mr.. Baker, who
s one of the best pastors the church
'ver had.
Fox HUNT.-Several citizens of
his town and others had fox hunt
with fox that was trapped
N Thursday at the mill dam by Will
lam Warren. The animal was let
oose on o field on the farm Of Juliu
JIeaver, near town, and, after giving il
! quarter of an hour start, the dogs
we're let lopse. The animal not liking
he surroundings in that neigbborhond
made bee line for his old home At lie
mill dam which it reached about 2
o'clock, and the chase was over. An
,ther effort will most likely be made
10 trap him again when another chase
will be held.
A, MUSICAL PEceIDY.-A musical
progidy. I've years old, is interesting
KeIt county just at present. She is
Kathleen Lord, the daughter of Charles
w. Lord, of Camden. Miss Lizzie
Lord, an aunt of little Kathleen. is
music teache' and. the little one has