Middletown transcript., 1903-04-18

Workmen are engaged LAY setting ou
the shade trees along the path leading tc
Forest the Cemetery.
The Easter dance given in the Opers
House last evening, was one Of the
incest and largest attended dances eyel
given by the young men of Middletown.
Albert's Orchestra OF Wilmington, fur.
nished excellent music, and many new
faces we're noticed among the participants.
The ladies of the Primary department
of Bethesda NJ. E. Sabbath. School had
made all arrangements for Musical and
Colonial Tea in the Opera House on
Tuesday evening last, as was announced
in our last issue, but owing to the death
of the Rev. C. F. Sheppard, the Norma
Glee Club and the Wesley Quartet, of
Dover were unable to keep their engage
ment, and the ladies were compelled to
postpone the entertainment indefinitely.
The Colonial Tea was held Thursday
evening, and the gross receipts amounted
to more than $1,000
The lady friends OF Mrs. Marcellous
Jones rendered her a pleasant birthday
surprise at her home OH South Broad
street last evening. The occasion was q
very pleasant one. Vocal and instru-
mental music added much to the pleas.
ure Of the evening. At late hour re-
freshments were served and greatly en-
jeyed. Those present were: Rev. and
Mrs. C. T. Wyatt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.
Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Parker, Mrs.
Willis, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Price, MIR.
and Mrs. Harry Jones, Mrs. Sarah Gill,
Mrs. Finn, Mrs. ]. B. Messick, Misses
Lou and Anna Cox, Miss Eliza r. Hurn
Mrs. Margaret Darlington, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. HI. Moore and Miss Anna Freeman.
Easter was generally observed on SUM-
day last by our churches of all religious
denominations. The weather conditions
were rather disappointing and while it
was not go rainy and disagreeable, it was
enough to dampen the ardor Of the fairer
sex. The general appearance OF the con-
gregation was lacking noticeably in that
festiveness and gaiety which is produced
by the milliners' and dressmakers' arts,
and which requires only suns hiny
weather OH Easter Sundays to call it FORTH
The weather, however, did not effect the
and the hour for morning SER
vice found our churches well filed. In
fact the skies were kinder than the
weather man predicted, and between |
the light showers, there was enough time
for the usual Easter promenade.
About 12.45 O'Clock Friday morning |
some reckless man or boy while shooting
a revolver ON East Main street, turned |
the weapon in the direction of the house |
Of Mrs. Anna Taylor and sent bullet |
crashing through the weatherboarding.
The ball passed through both weather.
boarding and plaster, and its force was
not checked until it came in contact |
with the iron bed stead on which Mr.. |
Edward Collins was sleeping. The ball
struck the side railing and it is very for
tunate for Mr.. Collins that the stead was
iron, as the bullets course was in direct
line with his head, but was turned when
it came in contact with the iron railing.
Mr.. Collins found the ball lying near
the head Of his bed Friday morning. 1t
is fact that too many of our men and
young boys are carrying concealed deadly
weapons; which practice if allowed to
may result in serious accident,
and then some man or boy will find him.
self in trouble.