Middletown transcript., 1900-02-17
If you want A GOOD FARM see
me.-WM. r. REYNOLDS.

" Severalof our citizens drove to Buck'l
y Bridge last Thursday night where they
attended festival given there by the
n Heptasophs Of that place.
~ FREIGHT House IMPRovED.-O Ow-
ing to its rotten condition the back
u part of The roof on the freight house is
's being replaced with new material. Sev-
J. eral other necessary Improvements are
being made on the building.
|. To LIGHT WITH ELECTRICITY
If Theodore WhitIOck will shortly CON-
- mence wiring the new Office to be ac-
= cupied by Justice of the Peace William
R. Reynolds, on South Broad street,
so that electric lights can be used.
# The building will be ready for occu-
. pancy March 25th.
JURY DIsAGREED.- The jury in 9
Q Superior Court in the case of Alexander
t | Maxwell vs. Charles DeValinger dis.
agreed on Wednesday, and it was dis
8 charged. Maxwell sought to recover
$400. the alleged balance on the sale Of
the National Hotel of this town.
4. The jury is said to have stood 8 to in
favor of the plaintiff.
DID You GET ONE?-Last Wednes.
Fday being st. Valentines Day the mails
were heavier than usual. It was anus
ing at recess time at the pu5lic school
to see some of the child en-rush OF the
post Office TOT see If their friends remem- |
bered them. Some OF them received |
real pretty ones but person could tell |
the ones that were either disappointed
or received comic one by their express
siOns on leaving the post office
| NEW MARBLE YARD.-Albert E.
Gard, stone-cutter of Wilmington, is
considering the idea of starting a mai
Bile yard in this town. Mr.. Card was
here during the past week and after
canvassing he town, thinks there are
bright prospects for place Of that
kind. The one story building oppo-
site the National Hotel, owned by
Mrs. w. A. Comegys, was the stand
selected by him if he comes here, which
may be about the first of April.
Town ELECTION.-Bil calling at
tention to the annual town election :
were posted around town yesterday.
The election will be held in the office J.
of Justice OF the Pc ce William r.
Reynolds, ON Monday, March 5.h. h
The polls will open o'clock and close
at A O'Clock, p. m. The election
is held fer the purpose of electing two il
Town Commissioners to serve for two e
years, Town Treasurer, Assessor and
an Alderman to serve for one year res s
pectively. Z
AT TIE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. n
The Sacrament of the Lords Sup' A
per will be administered in Forest
Presbyterian Church by the pastor, r.
Rev. F. II. Moore, on Sunday, March 81
4th. Next week there will be special
services held every evening except Sat. O
urday and on Saturday afternoon at u
2.30 O'Clock the pastor withhold young
peoples classes for religious instruction u y
conference and decision. The pas i
tor invites you all to attend these SER
vices. =,
JR. o. U. A. N. DELEaATEs.-s si
Messrs. Joseph Fl. Suydam, James er
Burrows and w. Edgar johnson will N
represent Middletown council, No. =. -
2, at the State convention of the Jr. o. IT
q. A. M, to be held at Lewes next ps
Tuesday. National Representative M
Merritt N. Willitts and Past State Com gr
mander Edward S. Jones will also at, Pl
tend the convention. The party will an
leave on the 5.1s p. m. train Monday. ~
The convention will last about two Is
days and much important business will
be trans cted during that time.
ADAM DAYETT DEAD.-The vener- dl,
able Adam Dayett, who in September
celebrated the sixty-eight anniversary Nj
Of his wedding, died on Wednesday at
the old Pencader home, aged 81 years. su
Mr.. Dayett cast bis first Presidential Of
vote in 1882 for the. Whig candidate
and bis last for President Mckinley. ~
He has held several positions Of trust.
His wife, who was Miss Eliza Hen ha
erickson, and three sons, j. T. Dayett, he
Nathan Dayett, John w. Dayett and
one daughter, Mrs. William T. Tull, ke
survive him. Mr.. Dayett has for over MI
seventy years been a faithful member \
of the M. E. Church. an
for
DEATH OF MRS. TAYLoR.-Mr. and be
Mrs. J. B. Messick were called to F.,
Dover this week by the death Of Mrs. gi,
Messick's mother, Mrs. Margaret A. w
Taylor, the widow of Mr.. William CIV
Taylor, who for years resided at Downs
Chapel. Mrs. Taylor was nost estim- N, M
able CHRISTIAN, enjoying the religion !" -
which she professed and sharing its
with others. -I9fher visits to or
her daughter here she, made many n
friends who will be grieved at her death. no
Mrs. Taylor died on Saturday and Ea
her funral was held Monday afternoon,
Rev. Alfred Smith, D. D., officiating. an
Interment was made in the old M. E. al
Cemetery. :"
The FRANK DAVIDSON Co.-The AT
three entertainments by the above COM in'
paDy at the Opera House the fist three
nights of this week were attended by ~
fair audiences. The rain and wind w w
storm the first two nights kept many ed
away, and there is no doubt but what th
the crowds would have been larger had TIL
the weather been more favorable. The an
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