Middletown transcript., 1902-02-22
sAssArRAs ITEMS


Revival services are in progress at the
NJ. + Church at Galena.
Mrs. Laura Tuwnsend was the guest Of
Mrs. Harry Sheppard oH Tuesday.
They do say we are to have a wedding
ss,olA, one afnur fairest Young girls is to
leave ns
ali-s Ii sie LII "a esc r,a si:ter-
tanned Sc eral ironi 1slssairas on Nednes-
j day evening.
Miss Emn.a Johns is entertaining
guests from Wilmington at her beautiful
home near town.
The friends here of Mr.. John T. Will
son, Of Elkton, are extremely sorry to
learn Of his illness.
It is rumored that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will erect u depot at
Chestertown in the near future.
The extremely cold weather here has
made it difficult for the fish dealers TO
meet the Lenten demand for sea food.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Griffith and chill
dren were the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
w. Stats near town on Wednesday after
noon.
The Euchre Club was most beautifully
entertained by Mr.. Jacob T. Shalleross
last Tuesday evening at his hospitable
home near town.
Mrs. Laura Townsend returned home
last Friday from Still Pond. After spend
ing week there she went to attend the
funeral of relative.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rosin entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sylvester and two
children on Sunday to an elaborate din
ner given in their honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Griffith and two
daughters were entertained on Sunday by
her mother, Mrs. William R. Lockwood
and daughters, of Warwick, for dinner.
Many prominent residents of Kent
County will attend the celebration of the
quarter centennial of the John Hopkins
University, which will take place to-day.
The Chestertown markets are being
supplied with oysters during the reighn |
of the ice at $1.00 per gallon. The BIZ |
valves are cut out of the ice and are fine. |
Kent Lodge, No. "a, /. o. o. f., of Ca
lena, celebrated its fifty-frst anniversary
Wednesday evening. Mrs. A. Wilson
Cochran rendered come very fine music.
Mr.. J. A. Goldsborough, of Caroline
County, will deliver an address in Ches-
Eertown at the anniversary of the sMount
Vernon Society of Washington College,
today. 4
Miss Mamie Pearce entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Caulk, Miss Alice Dreka,
Messrs. Louis Dreka, Irven Spry and
Earle Davis, of Sassafras, on Tuesday
evening.
The members of the NJ. E. Church, of
Sassafras celebrated Washington's birth
lay, by a Colonial Supper given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sheppard
near town, last evening.
Miss May Toulson, of Mt. Pleasant,
vas entertained last Friday by her aunt,
Mrs. Frank Sylvester and visited her sis
er, Mrs. Royden Caulk on Saturday, and
eft on Sunday for her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sylvester enter
aimed at an elaborate dinner on Mon
lay evening. given in honor Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott Rosin, the bride and groom,
Who recently moved near town.
Messrs. Richard ID. Hynson, W. w.
Seek, Philip G. Wilmer and Lemuel
)unbrace sailed last week for Savannah.
hey will visit the Charleston Exposition
nd expect to be gone about ten days.
Mr.. ]. W. Hyland, Jr, of Galena,
Till leave on the 25th of this month foEf
,harlotte, N. G. With headquarters at :
;harlotte he will superintend block of 5
srritory for the Mccormick Machine
company. l.
Mrs. Caroline Johns received last week /
-om her son, William Arthur Johns, OF
ewis, Delaware, very fine present,
lrge fresh cod fish. The huge fish
Ieighing over 50 pounds. It was deli
ious We can testify to that.
During the heavy gale Sunday night
bout 80 vessels sought refuge in the har-
or at Rock Hall, and 15 of them went
shore in the harbor and all are frozen
D. There are many sunken ice cogged |
yster boats frozen up in the harbor, and
ON present appearance will continue to
Our oldest resident here does not re-
III February more severe than the pre- !
mt. -Chestertown has been without a a
oat since January 3lst The thermome- ;
II has ranged from to 20 degrees here :.
rer since, and with the ground already
,vered with snow. Tuesday we were vis-
ed with another heavy snow storm. a
showed hard all day. s
One of the worst wind and snow storms :,
lat has visited this section of the coun
y since the blizzard of 1899 commenced
ere Sunday evening 1t showed hard S
| Sunday night and Monday, and the p
ind was blowing q perfect gale, causing r,
savy snow drifts which has completely :.
it off all travel and we are in the midst :
regular blizzard. We did not receive
ly mail here from Monday until We'd r:
ssday evening at s o'clock. All the
aims have been blocked at Townsend,
elaware. There has been engines and
ow plows for several days clearing the ).
acks to Chestertown and Centreyiile,
ID no trains passed over the route from
onday until Wednesday. The pass en-
RS have been boarding at the Townsend
,tel. The majority of our country roads
g all blocked up, indeed Sassafras looks
plated from the whole world. Our mail
rrier has had very trying times, he
Duld stay all day at Colts waiting for :,
e mail. He should be congratulated '
r his perseverance. He was kindly cared al
r at Colts by Mr.. Mathews, and we fir
ouId feel glad indeed we have snch a
orthy man for he is an old gentleman
ID would go late and early ito try to
ing the mail"
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