Middletown transcript., 1901-11-09

Nas chosen out Of 1our applicants
being given the preference because I wa'
Goldey graduate, 2 writes Chas. Truitf
Get the free catalogue Of Goldey College
Wilmington. See adv this paper.
Bethesda EpWorth League meets II
| the lecture rocu Of the NJ. E. Church
every Sunday evening at 6.45 o'clock
Everybody is invited to attend. The
topic for tomorrow evening is esoul
National Bondage" Hab. 1:lS-I7; Amos
Gle. Temperance Meeting. Mrs.
Emma Grassland, leader.
At Bethesda M. E. Church, Rev. L. e.
Barrett, the pastor, will preach tomorrow
morning and evening. Morning subject:
News from Headquarters. Evening
subject: .srhe Kind Of Men Needed. .
Sunday School. 2PM. All are cordially
invited to attend these services.
An Autumnal Social win be held at
the home of Mrs. James L. Warren, on
Crawford street, Tuesday evening, No
vember 10Th, for the benefit Of chari-
table cause and the Cushion Fund of the
Presbyterian Church. Refreshments will
be served. Chicken salad, biscuit and
coffee, ice cream, frozen cherries, frozen
custard and cake. Music furnished BY
the Middletown Orchestra
Mr.. Henry K. Armstrong who has
been at the Polyclinic Hospital, Philadel-
phia, for the past three weeks, suffering
from fractured skull, returned to his
home Thursday much improved Mr..
Armstrongs speedy recovery after the
operation was performed at the above
named hospital, is indeed gratifying to
the people of this community, as it was
feared his injuries would prove fatal.
The Delaware Branch of the Woman's
Auxiliary win hold its annual meeting
in st. Anne's Church, Middleiown, next
Thursday, November 14th. The opeuing1
service viii be at 9. 45 A. N. There viii
be addresses by the Rev. Il. M. Bartlett,
formerly of Delaware, now a missionary
in the State of Washington, and the
Rt. Rev. Frederick Rogers Graves, D. D.,
Missionary Bishop of Shanghai, China
ALI are cordially invited.
The people of our town were greatly
startled at ga o'clock yesterday morning
by the blowing Of the fire whistle, and in
. short while the business portion of the
town was deserted. The fire was at the
residence of Mr.. John Dunn on Lake
street, and was quickly extinguished by
the Volunteer Hose Company without
serious damage. A slight imperfection
in the chimney caused the sheathing in
the kitchen to ignite, but Mrs. Dunn
quickly discovered the flames and give
the alarm.
The management of the Middletown
Basket Ball Association feel much en-
couraged for the prospect of basket ball |
in this town. Several games have been |
arranged for with out of town clubs; the |
first being next Thursday evening with |
the strong Wilmington team. Games |
win also be arranged with the West End |
Reading Room team, 1st Regiment N. G.
D. team, also of Wilmington; Co H., N.
G. D. team, of New Castle; and the
Dover basket ball team. There is also
movement on foot to form State League
with New Castle, Newark, Middletown,
Smyrna, Dover, Milford, Harrington,
Georgetown, Seaford and Lewes on the
circuit. A meeting will be called in the
near future to complete arrangements.
Basket ball is q good clean game void of
roughness and is the coming national
game. The management propose to give
It fair trial in Middletown, and there is
no reason why it should not please the
people.