Middletown transcript., 1901-03-16
ODESSA NOTES

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Mr.. J. III. Emerson was an Odessa visi
tor AfHfonday.
DIR. D. A. Lewis is visiting his parents
in Baltimore
Mrs. Jack Stuart has returned to hei
home in Chester.
DIR. T. A. Enos, of Townsend, was ir
town on Wednesday.
Mrs. Harry Ward spent part of last
week in Philadelphia
The Rev. William O. Hurst was Viii.
mington visitor on Wednesday.
Mr.. George Knight moved his house.
hold goods to Delaware City on Monday.
Messrs. Joseph G. Brown and F. B.
Watkins spent Thursday in Wilmington.
Miss Sarah L. Fox who has been in
Ridley Park for sometime returned satur-
day.
Mrs. Frederick Kumpel, of St. Georges,
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Alfred
Stevens.
Miss Louise N Corbit has returned
home after having spent the winter with
her numerous friends.
Miss Sadie E. Lord, of Port Penn, is
in town nursing her father, Mr.. A. H.
Lord, who is i'll with pleurisy.
Superintendent Willard Smith, Of Del
aware City, visited the schools of Odessa
on Wednesday, and expressed himself
well pleased with the condition of them.
It is rumored that the Baker corn
cannery will not be operated this season,
we hope that the report is unfounded.
The sale of corn brings to the farmers of
the community considerable money at a
time when they will need it most, and
we hope that the plant will not remain
idle.
Mrs. Louise Corbit, widow of the late
Captain Corbit, who was stricken with
paralysis last Saturday, died Wednesday
at 2 o'clock, A. NJ, at the home of her
sister, Mrs. E. Tatnall Warner, of Will
mington. Her remains will be inferred
in the Corbit lot in the Friends burying
ground.
A great many of the friends of the
bridal couple were present at the we'd
ding of Miss Nellie Manlove, of Warwick,
to Edward Armstrong, of this town. The
bride and groom will settle upon the farm
near McDonough, owned by Johh G.
Armstrong, upon their return from the
wedding trip.
Mr.. Charles Workman has been nego-
tiating for the Droll farm of eighteen
acres on the Mill Lane leading from the
home of Sereck F. Shallcross to Middle
town. Mr.. Workman is very progressive
and expects to devote his time to the
raising of fruit, vegetables and thoroug-
bred chickens.
Mr.. George Norton Davis, principal of
the Odessa Schools, has been fortunate
enough to be appointed Deputy Clerk of
the Peace of Sussex County. Much to
his credit, Mr.. Davis has decided to con-
tinue as principal of the schools until the
end of the scholastic year. He does this
at a considerable financial sacrifice and
the School Board and others interested
in the schools appreciate this fact.
A Whist Club has been formed among
the young people of Odessa and McDon-
ough, and will meet every other Thurs
day night at the homes of the several
members. As check on extravaganza
and sleeplessness it has been unanimously
agreed by the ladies who furnish the re-
that the menu shall be limited |
to three numbers. The last meeting was
held at the home of Mrs. Clarence E. |
Pool, and the next will be at the home |
of Mrs. Boyd Cleaver.
Much interest is manifested in the pro-
bable return of Mr.. William O. Hurst to |
the pastorate of Odessa NJ. E. Church. |
He has received several calls from other |
towns, but nothing can be definitely |
known until the meeting of conference. |
It has been said that there are two things |
which Providence would hesitate to specu-
late upon. First: What the average |
woman is going to do next; and Second: |
What verdict jury is going to render.
To this should be added: What Metho-
dist Bishop and his advisers are going to
do with our minister.