Middletown transcript., 1900-03-17

DIR. ". E. BARNARD, Surgeon Del
tist, office Southeast corner Of Mai
and Scott streets.
DIR. J. M. r. White, of Wilmington
will be at the residence of Mrs. Margs
ret Clayton every Thursday.
For choice beef call at the new stan
of John Armstrong next to Parker
Harness store. His prices are reason
able, an1 meat tender.
THREE HOURS LATE.-Owing to
slight freight wreck near Saulsbur!
Md, the 1920 north bound train las
Wednesday morning was about thre
hours late.
HALF HoLIDAY.-OWing to th
burial of Mrs. Lydia B. Vandyke, wifi
of Manager Vandyke of the shirt fac
tory, that place was closed last Mon
day afternoon.
WERE ENTERTAINED.-T Ladies
Mite Society of the M. E. Church wer
entertained at the residence of Mr.. ant
Mrs. L. e. Scott last evening. A
pleasant Time was had by all present.
Boy WANTED.-A good boy abou
Is years of age is wanted at this ofict
to learn the printing business. ONLY
those with a fair education need apply
This is a good chance for the right boy
MAKING MONEY. - Gladstone said
that "nothing except the mint can
make money without ADVERTISING -
He might truthfulIy say ''tbat adver
tising is the mint for wide-awake bust
ness men,"
w. Lock wood.
PENSION INCREAsED.-Col. John
Wainwright, of Wilmington, has Sc
cured an increase cf pension for Mr..
Thomas E. Hurn, of tt is town, late Co.
/, 5.h Del. Vol. and Co. B, 9th Del.
Vol. of ten dollars a month from Dec.
IA, 1898.
Tories FOR To MoRRow.-The Y.
P. S. c. E. of the Presbyterian Church
and the Epworth League of the Meth
odist Church will meet in their respec-
tive churches tomorrow evening at
$50 O'Clock. Toe subject for both
these meetings will be: "Ye Must Be
Born Again."
NEW SToRE.-Mr. Walter MoDro, of
Blackbird, has opened wall paper and
paint store in the store-room formerly
occupied by Mrs. 0. M. Matthews.
Mr.. Matthews has done considerable
work in this town already and will now
be better prepared than ever to accom-
modate his patrons.
MRS. WALKER BUR1ED.-The re-
mains of Mrs. Suzan B. Walker were
brought down from Wilmington on the
noon train and inferred in Forest
Cemetery last Saturday. George W.
W. Naudain, DR.. TIL. Gilpin, Charles
P. Cochran, Samuel N. Reynolds.
Thomas E. Hurn and Charles N.
Howell acted as pail bearers.
USED ABUsIv E LANGUAeE.-Last
Sunday evening John E. Cammomile
used abusive language and also acted in
q disoIderly manner toward Rochester
Gibbs. On Monday the latter had q
warrant issued for the arrest of the
former and during the tlial held that
afternoon it transpired that owing
TO some circumstances, Gibbs was
partly TO blame for the trouble, and
Squire William r. Reynolds dismissed
Cammomile on payment of the costs
to about 81. 90.
CORRECTIONAL MiddIetown corr
reported to Every Evening
that the Farmers Association here op-
posed the employment of any laborers
here by the railroad. This is not cor.
'ect. It opposed the engagement Of
The farm hands already contracted with
he farmers. Further Mr.. M. N. Viii.
its is not a member Of the committee,
put Messrs. W. r. Cochran and Geo.
DEATH OF MRS. CUMMINs.-Mrs.
Esther Cummins, the widow of Will.
lam Polk Cummins and sister of Mr..
Nathaniel J. Williams of this town,
lied in Philadelphia on Monday, March
9th, from the effects Of a surgical
operation the Saturday previous. She
had been at Atlantic City for her
health and her death was q great sur
Prise. Mr.. Cummins died FIVE years
lgo and since then her mother and q
ew months since her father, Hon.
James Williams, leaving only Mr.. N.
J. Williams as the representative
If the family. Those who best knew
Mrs. Cummins speak in the highest de-
yree of her excellent qualities Of heart
Ind life.
HORSE GOT TIRED.-Last Sunday
afternoon two young men from
Smyrna drove to this town and visited
friends on Lake street, hitching their
horse in front of the house at which
hey called. About O'Clock that
'vening during the snow storm the
horse In some way became unhitched
md stated to walk home. When be
cached the corner of Broad and Main
treets several boys standing on that
corner caught him and took him to the |
Hotel stables, so that its
'wner might recover the team. When |
he two young men got ready to return |
lome and saw that their horse had
disappeared they thought someone had
lrove off with 1t, and, after hunting |
around for it for while. they took the
midnight train for Smyrna. intending |
o return the next day to see about the |
cam. One Of them came up an the
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