Middletown transcript., 1902-03-22
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be sold at low figure. J. 9. GREEN.
Tomorrow afternoon at Bethesda NJ
z. Church, instead Of the usual sunda,
: School session. the Little Light Bearer
viii have charge Of the exercises Thl
mite boxes win be open, and the con
tents win Be given as an Easter offering
All are invited.
Il Owing to the absence Of the pastor
Rev. I. E. Barrett, who Is attending
Conference at Crisfeld, Md, the usual
preaching services will be omitted in
the M. E. Church tomorrow. Sunday
School and the Epworth League services
will be held as usual.
Jacob Gibbons and family will remove
to Flemming's Landing the first of next
week. Mr.. Gibbons win be bridgetender
: at the Landing in place Of Purnen T.
Jones, who was recently appointed by
the Levy Court to fill that position, but
who has since resigned.
The room over the post Office, which
has been rented for the Middletown
i Public Library, is being put in shape.
Shelves are being arranged, and the
books were removed Thursday. When
everything is Strengthened, it will make
| very comfortable and convenient IL
brary.
Miss Lillian Scott will have her Spring
Opening of Millinery to-day, SURPRISING
in extent anything Of the kind ever
| exhibited in her previous openings. In
addition her patrons may be sure of find
| ing everything new connected with the
miiliners' art. and all at exceedingly
moderate prices.
The New Castle County W. G. 7. u.
Convention will be held in this town on
Thursday, April oath. The local union
is expecting large delegation from diff
ferent unions of the county The Rev.
Anna Shaw, Of worldwide fame as 5
iW. G. 4. q. worker, will make the
address Of the evening
DR.. D. g. Brown, Eye Specialist, is
stopping at the Middlstown Hotel for
few days only. DR.. Brown is resident
of Wilmington, and comes here highly
recommended. He win be pleased to
give those who are in need OF bis services
free consultation or furnish them with
glasses at moderate prices.
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: Diff
culties in the Way Of Evangelizing the
World" Jonah 1:l-3; Matt. 23:37-SS; NAL
$3.50. Read Mott, Chap. III. Leader,
Miss Mary F. Lyman.
The Young Peoples Society Of Chris
tian Endeavor of the Forest Presbyterian
Church, meets every Sunday evening at
6,45 o'clock. A cordial invitation is
extended to everybody. The topic for
tomorrow evening is Missions: meet
ing in the interest of home missions,
"Our Own for Christ" Psa. S5I-1S.
Miss Helen Naudain, leader.
Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. o. o.
A. NJ, initiated two candidates into the
mysteries of the order last Monday night
and received four application cards. The
council has membership of seventy five,
and are working hard to reach the 100
mark. Financially the council is in a
fourishing condition, and with little
hard work by the members it could be
placed among the most prosperous in the
State.
Seldom did the wind blow harder than
it did Wednesday afternoon and evening.
The wind howled around the corners,
carrying with it great clouds Of dust in
all directions, and people on the streets
had their eyes and ears filed with dirt,
and then left them painting for q few
seconds until another gust struck them.
Windows ratified and signs cracked as if
they were ready to tumble down on the
heads Of the people on the streets, but
little damage was done.
Easter comes early this season. 1t falls ]
on Sunday, March 3Oth, one week from
tomorrow, and will fall on that date but j
twice more in this century, and already
there are preparations under way for the
Eastertide -the festival of the Resurrec-
ton. At present this preparation is COM
fined chiefly to choir directors and choirs.
Easter, one ofthe greatest musical festi-
vais of the Christian Church, and the I
of the Easter music requires /
a great deal Of work and patience. II
Mr.. John P. McIntye has placed an
order with M. Megary & Son, of VIII.
mington, for carpeting each Of the
22 rooms Of the Middletown Hotel.
Mr.. Mcintyre viii furnish each room Of
the hotel with new and modern furnish
ings during the next few months, and
make many other Improvements to this
well known house which will place it
among the best hotels on this Peninsula.
Steam heat and bath rooms will be two
Of the additions he proposes to make.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Mccoy gave an
evening company at their country home,
Pleasant Valley" near Odessa, in honor
of their daughter, Miss Mary, Thursday
evening. Dancing, games and other
amusements we're INDUCED in until late
hour, when the guests were invited TO
the dining room where asumptuous re-
past was served. Among those in at
tendance were: Misses Francis Aspril,
Beulah Naylor. Mary Townsend, Het-
tie Carpenter; Messrs. Lester Naylor,
Clarence Aspril and William Town.
send, Of Odessa; Misses Florence Gill,
Bessie Mccoy, Mary Maxwell, Clara
Willis, Bernice Metten and Nora ARM
strong; Messrs Norman Crouch, Abram
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