Middletown transcript., 1902-04-12
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sAssAPRAs ITEMS

Wheat and grass is looking unasuall,
fine this spring in this vicinity.
Arbutus has been gathered by seyera
here; the beautiful trailing flower.
County Commissioner William Dayi
and wife were in Sassafras Monday.
Mrs. John F. Ernest visited her mother
Mrs. I. GunkeI, Of Warwick on Saturday
Miss Alice Dreka is being entertained
by Miss Ethel Lofand at McDonoueh
Del.
Brose Brice and Fletcher Caulk visited
the fishing shores for the day on Sunda,
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Dreka and son
Louis, left on Wednesday for Philadel
phia.
The Delaware College Mask and Wig
Club has returned from q tour OF the
State.
Miss Emma Johns left on Saturday fol
a few weeks visit to her sister in Phila-
delphia.
On Tuesday we were visited by very
heavy down pour Of rain and heavy
wind storm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shepherd returned
home on Wednesday evening from Caro-
line County.
Miss Bessie Gunkel, of Warwick, yisi-
ted her sister, Mrs. John F. Ernest on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shepherd left on
for Caroline County to visit
her father there.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Griffith Cliff, Of Mas
seys, visited his mother, Mrs. r. w
Stats last Sunday.
The failure Of the promised ''clear and
warmer" weather is great disappoint-
nent to our farmers.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Crockett were en-.
ertained for dinner by her mother, Mrs.
Caroline Johns, on Sunday.
Mrs Margaret Clayton and company,
II Middletown, were the guests of Mrs
Caroline Johns on Thursday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Phemies Jones enter
aimed Mr.. and Mrs. Robert s. Griffith
ior dinner on Easter Sunday.
They do say We are to have wedding
'oon at Warwick. Rumor says it is one
If our brightest young ladies.
The "Calander Fair" held at Chester
own last week under the auspices Of the
n. E. Church was grand success.
Rev. Mr.. Prettyman, of Galena M. E.
Church, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tames Davis for dinner on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fl. spry enter
aimed her brother, Mr.. Charles Clark, OF
oond's Neck, for dinner on Thursday.
Mrs. James Clothier and daughter Miss
Iilda, in company with Mrs. Rachel
visited Middletown on Monday.
Messrs. Alice and Fleetwood, of Caro-
inc County, were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Shepherd, Of near town, last week.
Mr.. John Veasy Price, former resi-
lent Of Sassafras, moved here last week
rom Smyrna, where he has been living
or some years.
Justice P. F. Price died very suddenly
t Galena on Friday. He was devoted
member Of the Catholic Church and an
EXCELLENT citizen.
DR.. and Mrs. E. N. Jeter entertained
or dinner on Saturday last Mrs. Virginia
'ohnston, Mrs. Thersia Shallcross and
dasten Shallcross.
Miss Blanche johnson, Of near Massey,
las returned to her school at Notre Dame,
Baltimore. Her father, Stonewall john
on is much better.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sylvester and two
hildren visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
!. Burris, of near Kennedyyille from
'aturday until Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Prettyman, Of the NJ. E.
Jhurch, of Galena, preached an eloquent
ermon in the NJ. E. Church to large
last Sunday.
The gloomy weather OF the past week
With its almost total absence of sunshine
Ioes not indicate an early spring, and yet
here is one infallible sigh, spring is really
lere.
We feel sad indeed to learn of the i'll
less of Capt. w. c. Eliason, president Of
he COLCHESTER Steamboat Company, who
5 lying critically i'll at his home in Balti-
more.
Rev. Mr.. Sherwood, one OF our former
eachers here, who has been in the
for the past two years of the M.
p Church, was ordained last week. His
mother lives in Chestertown.
Miss Reese, one of our bright young
Kent County teachers, has been very
lick for some time, and is still quite sick.
;he teaches at Spry's Gate School. We
,ore for her speedy recovery.
Miss Fannie Eliason, OF near Glasgow,
>eI., has been visiting her relatives, Mrs.
Anthony johnson, Mrs. Stonewall John
on and Mr.. William Lusby, Of near
for the past week.
The masquerade party at Mr.. E. Rey-
r,lls' at Townsend on Monday evening
at, was well represented by Sassafras.
IIe~srs. Earl Davis, Louis Dreka, Bayard
md Edgar Jones were in attendance.
Our people were very much displeased
" not receiving The Cecil County Neacs
ast week, not one patron Of the paper
ereived their paper, much to their re-
ret, and several times this has happened.
Nearly all the farmers Of Kent and
ell Counties have closed contract with
he Gamers to grow tomatoes for the COM
ng season at IS per ton, and they think
should be $40, for wager are % much !
'igher.