Middletown transcript., 1902-10-25

Bethesda Epworth League meets In
the lecture room Of the M. E. Church
every Sunday evening at 6.45 o'clock.
Everybody is invited to attend. The
topic for tomorrow evening is: Treating
a Gracious Invitation Lightly" Matt.
22:l-l0 Leader. Miss Allie Mckee.
Messrs. Jos. C. JolIs and II. S. Beasten
attended the 34th, annual Convention OF
the Grand Lodge, X. of P. in Whining
ton Wednesday, Oct, 22d. They report
an interesting session. The next Con-
vention will be held in Dover the Sd
Thursday in October, 1903.
Unclaimed Letters.-The following list
of letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending October 10th:
Miss Ladie Dean, Charity King, Miss
Jennie Snallwood, Miss Ella Tilleo,
Harvey Anderson, John H. Lucas,
Howard Powell, James 7. Reed, Res
qualo Comanhacli Giuseppe.
Rev. J. R. Brown, pastor of Dales M.
E. Church, has secured for George john
son a scholarship in the Princess Anne,
Nd, Academy. George is bright boy
and the Rev. Brown received letter
from the Principal one day this week
stating that had the hoy arrived and be
was much pleased with his appearance.
Local coal dealers are expecting coal
from the mines soon but just now they are
unable to tell what the prices will be,
but they will be made as low as possible
as their is no desire to take advantage OF
those who are short Of coal. Only small
quantities will be sold to each customer
by the dealers, when the first consig-
ments are received.
The weather keeps warm and favorable
for the wheat, which on account Of the
wet weather, has been put in rather late.
Many farmers are done seeding and have
now turned their attention to corn husk-
ing. There are many and various judg-
ments as to our present crop of corn.
Some think we have as good a crop as
we have had for quite number of years.
while others think the yield will not be
even up to last year.
Friday next, October 31st, will be All
Souls Day, more commonly called Hal
low'een. which popular superstition has
given peculiar character, no other day
in the year has such strange and varied
customs attached to it, and the charms
and spells of that night SO big with proph-
esy to the Scottish peasantry, are relied
upon by the youths and maidens of our
own land. On this night disembodied
spirits witches, fairies and devils are
abroad, and the general belief is that the
latter takes the form of the small boy
whose pranks on that occasion are too
well and sadly known by the inhabitants
to need mentioning.
A slight fire at the Middletown Hotel
Wednesday morning caused considerable
excitement, and the blowing of the fire
whistle attracted large crowd. The fire
was in the cellar under the parlor, and
was the result Of one of the employees
emptying hot ashes into barrel whichig-
nited quickly, and a great cloud of
smoke was soon visible. Mr.. Mcintyre
who was sprinkling the street in front Of
his hotel at the time turned the
small stream on the flames and soon ex-
tinguished the blaze. The fire company
responded quickly, but fortunately on
their arrival the fire was out.
The we'll known manager, Z. D. New
ell, to whom the devotees of the theatre
for more than generation have been in
debted for real novelties in the amuse
ment line, comes to us again this season
with an attraction that is said to be the
most unique on the stage Of to-day. This
novelty is nothing more or less than
Mark E. Swans three act comedy en-
titled "Hooligan's Troubles" the theme
of which it is said was suggested by the
funny illustrations in one of the principal
New York, Chicago and San Francisco
journals. This show will be presented at
the Middletown Opera House, Thursday,
October Both.
Mems and Boys up-to-date footwear
in great quantities at the
GLOBE CLOTHING STORE