Middletown transcript., 1901-04-20

at his home in Wilmington, Saturda,
a evening last, over one hundred student
: being present. Quite delightful even
ing was spent, vocal and instrumental
: music and games being the principle
features of the evening.
We are grateful to our friends fol
every item of news they favor us with.
That is the way we get the happenings,
our friends relate them to u.s. We are
very much like other people in this
respect at least-we must hear the news
before we become conversant with it and
can put it into print. Tell us the news.
| Mr.. George NJ. Wilson fagman at the
railroad crossing had rather an unpleas-
ant experience with crowd OF tramps
last Saturday evening Mr.. Wilson was
on duty when the tramps approached
him and after using considerable abusive
language were dispersed by the presence
of an officer who Mr. Wilson had sent for.
Rev. E. w. CasweH, D. D., former
pastor of Bethesda Methodist Episcopal
Church, is visiting friends in our town
this week, having just returned from the
New York East Conference, which closed
its session Wednesday Dr. Caswell was
appointed pastor Of Beekman Hill
Church, New York City, and will leave
for his new charge to-day.
On account of the rural free delivery
system in the two lower counties the fol-
lowing offices will be discontinued:
Adamsville, Andrewville, Blackiston,
Bowers, Brownville, Canterbury, Cowgirl,
Downs Chapel, Edwardsville, Florence,
Hazlettville, Hollandville, Lebanon Mas
ten, Pearson, Petersburg, Rising Sun,
Sandtown, Slaughter, Thompsonville and
Vernon.
Governor Hunn's refusal to sign the
Ewing bill legalizing live pigeon shooting
matches in this State is a commendable
act, and victory for the Law and Order
Society. The cruelties practiced at that !
time brought forth a storm of protest
from all quarters, and crystalized public /
sentiment. Governor HUM has done
signal service in the cause Of public mo-
rality
Mr.. Joseph Rhoades one of our young
and prosperous farmers, residing near
VoshelPs Mills, has two turkey hens that
Ire breaking all previous records as layers q
Every other day Mr.. Rhoades gets three
eggs, and if the farmers of this section V
are looking for productive fowls they S
would not make mistake in placing
heir orders for turkey hens fornext n
eason at an early date. V
Spring fever has arrived. It always
omes ahead of the calendar Generally o
is announced by advertisements telling letc
# remedies that will cure the tired feel
ng Occasionally blue-bird comes along -
o sound note, and, finally, under the oc
caves some one finds q snowdrop or a
toilet, and everybody begins to grow
Teary. This disease is largely mental q :"
nd the sovereign cure for it is work.
Messrs E. F. Brooks, General Super =
ltendent Of the P, w. B. Railroad =
nd Preston Lee, director of the Della -
are Railroad, were in town Wednesday.
hey were met at the depot by Mr.. D.
7. Corbit, of Odessa. We are informed 50
le object of their visit to our town was ua
} inspect the route which was recently
lrveyed for the extension of the Della
are City Electric Railway to this town. da
Misses Mary and Nellie Rothwell pleas -, ~
ntly entertained some friends Monday i,
light. Charles Houser, of Washington, -
Finished music, and the evening was
spent in various amusements. ui'
mong those present were: Mrs. Reese n
arker, Miss May Clayton, Miss Mary po
axwell, Miss Daisy Naudain, Miss Jean q
easton, Miss Lena Pleasanton, John sue
othwell, M. L. Rothwell, Harry Brady ye'
d Frank Lynch.
FOR SALE.-1000 bushels Northern ]
own Early Rose Potatoes, at 85c. Oh
r bushel. 500 bushels q Crown Jewep' anc
tatoes, at 85c. per bushel 700 bushels bra
rly Beauty of Hebron Potatoes, at of
:. per bushel. 100 bushels White chr
ion Sets, at $3.50 per bushel. 100 cIas
shells Yellow Onion Sets, at 1925 per are
shell. 800 bushels Cow Peas, at $1.5O N
SIZE per bushel. 1000 bushels West he
| grown Clover Seed, at Sc. 80 to 81. .0O bus
oushel' ). =. HOLLAND, ne
Milford, DEL ing
The Pleasanton-Rose case sent back hav
m Superior Court during the February and
m was retired before Magistrate vii the
m R. Reynolds Thursday afternoon. and
ssrs George n. Hazel, George Echen- in t
er and Thomas E. Hurn the referees. whe
er hearing the evidence rendered ther
dict in favor of the plaintiff for $500. mea
original demand being $500. George of 81
Townsend, Jr., represented the plain grail
while I. Bayard Heisel represented poin
defendant. The plaintiff will appeal aries
the case will probably come up for to III
lird hearing. into
he house on the Gilch farm naor then
Donough, was destroyed by fire Mon Al
night, and the tenant, Abram Dock. class
{, and his family, barely escaped with Char
r lives. All the contents of the ent q
Sc, and $40 that Mrs. Dockerty re- ton
ed Saturday from the sale of poultry and
put in a sewing machine drawer chief
burned. The outbuildings and years
k were saved. The house and ito it un
ents were not insured. Mr.. and Mrs. ming
kerry and their three children, aged terest
and years, respectively, had to
mile in the storm to obtain shell HIGE
which they found at the residence of
Commissioner Hiram Pleasanton. W.
'nors y IS Oeing made to raise fund ton
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