Middletown transcript., 1901-03-30
Tomorrow i Palm sunday.

| Burning Brush is now in order wit
our farmers.
Ali kinds of Garden Seeds at DI
| VA1INGER's.
Easter music is being arranged by th
church choirs.
The rains the past week have interfel
red with farm work.
Seed Pototoes Of sill kinds-chcapes i
town, at DEVALINGER's.
900 Pots of Hyacinths in bloom at tn
Middletown Greenhouses for Easter
On and after April 1st, will be at M
Greenhouse every evening until 8 o'clocl
P. NE. J. STEELE, Florist.
WANTED.-A competent man to carr
on farm or work as head hand. Apply 0
address, JOHN T. ELLIS, Townsend, Del
For SALE, 900 Grape Vines, tw,
years old, good strong roots, go cents pc
dozen; $4.O0 per 1OO-E. J. STEELE
| MlddletoWn, Del.
Rev. L. E. Barrett D. D., the new pas
tor Of Bethesda NJ. E. Church, will ar
rive in town this evening, and fill the pull
pit both morning and evening Sunday.
Extensive Improvements are bein.
made to the NJ. E. Parsonage. Durin!
the past week new bath tub has beer
put in and many other needed improve
ments have been made.
Rev. w. F. Corkran, D. D., Presiding
Elder of the Easton district of Whining
ton M. E. Conference, has been appointed
delegate to the Ecumenical Conference
which meets in London.
I have just received an Easter supply
of Flowers and will be pleased to have
the public call and see them. Will alsc
have supply Of Cut Flowers.-E. J
STEELE, Florist, Lock Box 20, Middle
town, Del.
A Word TO THE WIsE.-Persons who
have an Easter Lily in bloom in theil
house on Easter Day as an old saying
'Will have money in their house all the
year" You can get them at STEELE's
Middletown, Del.
Unclaimed Letters. The following list
of letters remain unclaimed in the post
office for the week ending March 21st
Ladies. Miss Annie Belle, Miss Middle
ton, Mary Pierce, Millie A. Sampson
Gentlemen. - Barney Brooks, James
Bucher, Norman S. Reese.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor of Forest Presbyterian
Church, meets every Sunday evening al
6.45 O'Clock. A cordial invitation is ex.
tended to everybody. The topic for next
Sunday evening is "Love of Souls. "
Rom. 10:1. Monthly Conservation Ser.
vice.
The lecture room of Pencader Presby.
terian Church at Glasgow will shortly be
remodeled by the trustees The ladies Of
the church cleared S67.65 at the Chaus-
cite social, and this amount will be de-
voted to repairs. On Tuesday evening,
April g. musicale and luncheon will be
given.
Bethesda Epworth League meets in
the lecture room Of the NJ. E. Church
every Sunday evening at 6.45 O'Clock.
Everybody is invited to attend The
topic for next Sunday evening is 'Iove
of Souls" Rom. 10:l. Alternate Mis-
sionary Topic: Carey and his Colleagues.
Leader, Miss Mollie Wilson.
The seventeen-year locuSts are slated
for this year, according to Thomas M.
Shakespeare, of Chester, Pa. Mr.. Shakes
peare was born in 1916 in Mill Creek
hundred, Del, and the locusts have ap-
peared six times to his recollection-in
1916, 1888, 1850, 1867, 1884 and the pres
ent year.
Miss Lillian Scott will have her Mil
linery Opening to-day, in her new and
cozy store room on East Main street op-
posite the Peoples National Bank. Her
stock includes the latest creations of the
milliner's art, and being an expert artist
and studying the demands of the femi-
nine tastes, it places Miss Scott in posi-
ton to produce many exclusive designs
for the season. She invites the ladies to
call and inspect her new stock
Invitations for the Easter dance toAbe
given in the Opera House, on the even
ing Of April 18th, were sent out last even
ing. The committee wish it generally
understood that no invitations were sent
in town. The patronesses are: Mrs.
George Janvier, Mrs. J. G. Sites, Mrs. R.
L. Naudain, Mrs. H. B. Mcdowell, Mrs
M. N. Willis, Mrs. H. A. Pool, Mrs. w.
B. Biggs, Mrs. ]. G. Taylor, Mrs. W. R.
Reynolds, Mrs. J. T. Shallcross, Jr.
Rev. E. W. Caswell for the past two
years pastor of Bethesda Methodist Epis-
copal Church was transferred from the
Wilmington Conference to the New York
Conference East at its session held in
Grace Church Wilmington last week.
DR.. Caswell will receive his appoint
ment when that body meets on April
10th. His son, Rev. L. II. Caswell is a
member of the same conference, and it
was the desire of DIR. Caswell to be trans
ferred. Dr. Caswell has made many
friends while in our town who wish him
success in the New York Conference.
A pretty wedding was solemized in
Clayton, Wednesday Afternoon at 2 o'clock,
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. R. s.
Hawkins, when their daughter, Miss
Emma, was married to Mr.. Harry r.
Hearn, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Hearn. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. w. 0. DeVenisb, the bride and
groom standing beneath an arch of white
ribbon erected in one corner of the par
lor. The wedding march was played BY
Miss Lottie Hawkins. Later reception