Middletown transcript., 1901-03-02
PENINSULA NOTES

Delmar.
DR.. Joseph w. Bastian has been ap
pointed port physician of Wilmington.
am not much of a mathematician
said the cigarette, but l can add to 8
| The letter carriers of Wilmington gave
a stag entertainment and supper on Satur
day night.
Robert G. Fraim, an attorney, is can.
didate for the office of Justice of the
Peace in Wilmington.
The Grand United Order of Odd Eel.
lows, of Wilmington, is considering the
erection of new building.
A membership contest at the Whining
ton Young Mems Christian Association
added fifty. three new members.
The Delaware State Sunday School
Association will hold its annual conven-
tion in Milford, April 25th and 26th.
Georgetown people are talking of a
water supply system, which is needed.
Last week the town had narrow escape
from fire.
There are three sorts of people in the
world nowadays; those that have the
grip, those that have had it, and those
that expect to have it.
A girl thinks that something is ter
rible secret if not more than eight or ten
others know it. Oh, these girls! What
funny things they are.
Fred H. Megaw, private secretary of
Horace w. Cause, president of the Har-
Ian & Hollingsworth Company, Whining.
ton, has been appointed Notary Public
for the company.
mans nervous troubles; I can subtract
from his physical energy; multiply his
aches and pains; divide his mental powers;
take interest from his work and discount
his chances of success.
Commander William A. Reilly, of the
Grand Army of the Republic, is asking
why so few flags were shown on the city
and Federal buildings in Wilmington on
Washington's Birthday.
Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Katherine Pie, the
youngest daughter of Mrs. Mary Pie, to
DR.. Nathan H. Steel, the marriage to take
place at Newark next fall.
If few more flowers were cast in the
pathway of people in life and fewer after
death many who become discouraged
might be raised to higher plane of liv-
ing and suicides would be less frequent.
The Rev. L. P. Karholsen, pastor of
Kingswood Methodist Episcopal Church,
spoke at the mems meeting in the Young
Mems Christian Association Building, |
Wilmington, Sunday afternoon. His SUBJ
ject was ga Fast Young Man,
Numerous petitions are being sent to
Congress from Milton, asking that the |
Broadkiln river be improved. It is now
SO shallow that many large vessels are
trading with other points instead of 60
ing to that town as formerly.
To heat room quickly, and save coal,
take firebrick about two inches thick, |
when the Goals are aglow and place it |
fiat on the top of the fire. When it be-
comes red hot it throws heat out into the |
room in way that fire without this
simple device will never do.
The fourteenth annual convention of |
the Delaware State Sunday School As
sociation will be held at Milford, Thurs
day and Friday, April 25 and 26. A fine
program of particular interest and value
to Sunday School workers, will be rem.
dered. Every Sunday School in Della
ware is entitled to representation. All
schools should prepare to send delegates.
Promoters of get rich quick schemes
are at work in several counties in Mary
land. Recently man with stock for
sale in erich gold and silver mine''
was on the road, also ''gold brick''
agent. Don't invest. If there was a
fair profit in the stock there are hundreds
of persons at home who would buy it,
without the expense and trouble of hir-
ing promoters to go on the road to sell
nothing for your cash or note.
Messrs. Jacob Beatrick and James O.
Dimmick, representatives of the Bethany
Beach Company, were in Georgetown
last week trying to organize company
for the purpose of running an electric
railway from Seaford to Bethany Beach.
Their plan is to run the line by way of
Georgetown and strike as many towns on
their way as possible. The line would
pay well from the start as the amount of
freight would be large to say nothing of
'he passenger traffic.
The Grand Lodge of Delaware An
'lent Order of United Workmen. at
is recent session in Smyrna, adopted
he classified plan of assessments. II
will go into effect for the present men,
'ers on July l and for new members {
March 1. This plan provides for the fol- i
owing rates per 81, 900: Ages Is to "a !
'ears, 65 cents; 25 to 90, 72 cents; 80 to a. 7
i cents; 80 to 80, "a cents; 40 to "A, 81. .13:
8 to 40, $1.44; so and over. 81 %
these figures include to IA cents for . t
guarantee fund Is
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