Middletown transcript., 1902-03-01
SAssAEHAs ITEMS

on Tuesday
MONDAYS warm sun had marked effect
on the hugh saoH piles.
We are pleased to learn Jacob p Shall
cross has returned home.
Walter sehriper, Of Warwick, visited
sassafras friends On Wednesday.
! Ford Caulk on Wednesday called the
sale Of Samuel DuhameIl at Earleyiile.
Mrs. Belle Caulk and Mrs. Townsend
were the guests of Mrs Phenies Jones on
Monday
| Mr.. w. Baxter, Of KennedyviEe, is
being entertained by Mr.. Harry Shep-
pard near town.
/ Miss Lucie Pearce, of Cecilton, has
been the guest Of Miss Alice Dreka for
the past ten days,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tarbutton and dau-
/ ghter, were entertaided by Mr. and Mrs
Louis Dreka on Thursday5iast.
| We feel glad to learn Mr.. Frank Syl-
vester is much improved He has been
quite sick for the past few days.
/ Louis Dreka and Earl Davis, of Sassa-
fras attended the Valentine masquerade
that was held at Massey's last week.
The Mite Society under the auspices
of the NJ. e. Church were entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. Fredrick Robertson,
near town, on Thursday evening.
Owing to the bad condition Of the
county roads the institution Of Red
Mems lodge at Gecilton, BY Mattahoon
Tribe, Of Elkton, has been postponed.
The Colonial Supper that was post
poned because. Of the stormy weather,
took place Wednesday evening at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sheppard
near town.
While visiting at the home Of DR.. S.
E. Ford at North East Tuesday Of this
week. Miss Lizzie Wright, Of Chester
town, Nd, died very suddenly from
heart trouble.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Griffith visited
Mr.. George Lockwood near Warwick, on
Thursday last, and we are pleased to
learn be is improving. He has been very
l-sick for some time.
The fifty-frst anniversary celebration
of Kent Lodge, No. "a, I.O. o. F.,
which was to have taken place in their
hall at Galena on last Wednesday even
ing, has been postponed.
Our popular teacher Of the pubic
school here was quite sick on Monday
and unable to teach school. She was so
much improved on Tuesday that she was
able to resume her duties.
Last week Mr.1H. P. Shipper, Of Ches-
tertown, received horse by express
from New York-a very fine animal.
The charge was s42. The herse was
brought down in a regular baggage car
and is valued at many hundred dollars.
Miss Susie Taylor, frst-assistant, Of
Galena school, has resigned, to take efecs
on March 1st. Miss Anna w. Smith,
second nd-assistant has been appointed to
Miss Taylor's place. Miss Smiths place
as yet has not been filled.
Farmers have just begun to get out
into the world again. After being housed
up since the heavy snow storm. Inci-
dentaIly they appear to be about the
only people who have not been incon-5
venienced by the snow Well stocked
larders tided them over. We have had
neither butcher or baker in our town for
two weeks until Tuesday.
Our public roads.are in very danger
Gus conditions, large snow drifts and large
washes and have to drive the great
est distance over fields. Our farmers all
come to the creamery in two horse farm
wagons and our mill dam is nearly over
flowing, the rush Of water is terrible. The
heavy freshet has caused the water to
rise SO high that it is nearly in the mill.
The chief society event Of last week
was the elaborate dinner given Saturday
(Washington's Birthday by Mrs. Will
liam I. Lockwood and two daughters,
Misses Elizabeth and Agness. at their
hospitable home near Warwick, in honor
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert S. Griffith, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Griffith and two daugh-
tiers, Messrs. E. w. Stats and Mr.. Viii
liam G. Lockwood, of Middletown. A
most delightful day was spent by all.
10 dwellers in the city, the harm done
to the trees by last weeks strange storm
was apparent enough, but only to coun-
try people did the cruelty Of the thing
strike home. In the country it was al
most impossible to sleep or Friday night,
limbs Of trees, over weighted with ice
were breaking every where with such
loud reports that it would have been easy
to imagine battle was in progress. All
night long these cracking noises kept up,
and in the morning the sight was beau
tiful and pitiful. Every tree seemed to
be- made Of glass or silver, and almost
every one was bowed as though in grief
over the pile Of its own branches that
lay strewn at its foot Indeed several
here never went to bed, the noise was SO
appalling they seemed afraid to venture
mn stairs