Middletown transcript., 1903-02-28
FOR RENT or SALE. -One Lot on
Lake street. Apply to

MRs. B. 7. BrGos.
The melo drama, "Circumstantial Evi
dence,n will be the attraction at thu
Middletown Opera House on Wednesday
evening, March 4th. This compan,
lcomes highly recommended, and is undel
the personal management Of Mr.. Gul
| Sun. who has the reputation of alway,
giving you the best. Tickets on sale al
# w. S. Letherbury's.
/ The Young Peoples Society of Chris
| tian Endeavor of Forest Presbyterian
Church, meets every Sunday evening al
le.45 o'clock. A cordial invitation is ex.
tended to everybody. The topic for to-
| morrow is lessons from the Sermon on
| the Mount. What Christ teaches about
blessedness." Matt SLIP. Miss Ber-
/ enice Metten, leader.
Mr.. John Fortner has rented the meat
market on North Broad street formerly
conducted by Mr.. George N. Dickinson,
and is now conducting two meat stores
in our town. This is an old established
meat market, and Mr.. Fortner viii un-
doubtedly meet with the same success in
his North Broad street store that he has
attained at the old stand on Main street.
Deputy Supreme Archon, William A.
Gallaher, installed the following officers
OF Welcome Conclaye, No. 1885, Improved
Order Heptasophs. last Eight: Archon,
Edward s. Jones; Provost, p. L. Me-
Whorter; Secretary, J. Gaylord Bragdon;
Financier, Edward Reynolds; Treasurer,
Joseph G. Parker; Prelate, George D.
Kelley; Inspector, Gideon E. Hukill;
Warden, M. n. Willis; Sentinel, John
s. Crouch. After the installation the
members and guests were banqueted at
Kates' restaurant, and a most bountiful
menu was served.
Wednesday was the beginning OF Lent,
the season in the Christian world OF peni-
tence and seIf-denial. For the next forty
days society will be in sack cloth and
ashes. The women will wear their plain
est clothes and attend church services
regularly and their diversions will be Of
the miIdest nature-For those who make |
up the social Lwhirl, Lent is a season of
rest, and many 60 to fashionable resorts
to find it and incidentally to mingle with
their kind. Certain it is that gayeties are
practically suspended and church going |
will be in order for. forty days In
Catholic Church,s Wednesday morning
were blessed and distributed the ashes
which symbolic the prostration of peni-
tence and mark the opening of the Len
ten season of forty days to Easter Sum
day, in which Sundays are not included. |
The observance of Lent is becoming
more common among an increasing num-
ber of religious denominations although |
the matter Of fasting has lessened in this |
country owing to climatic, social and |
economical conditions and the bishops |
are allowed large latitude Of discretion
in enforcing the observance.
The town election to be held on Monday |
next, March I'd, will in all probability
be hotly contested one. The terms of
Messrs. ]. F. McWhorter and Charles H.
Howell expire and the vacancy caused
by the death OF the late G. w. w. Nau-
dain is also to be filed, making in all
three Commissioners to be elected, and
while Messrs. McWhorter and Howell
DO not care to be reelected, their friends
are insisting ON them remaining in the
fight. Msssrs. Joseph G. Jolls, William
J. Wilson, Harry L. Davis, L. Clarence
Scott and George F. Wilson are candi-
lates for Commissioners, and their friends
ire working hard for their election. For
Assessor we have only heard Of two can
lidates, Messrs Joseph A. Suydam and
Albert Price. While Mr.. Edward Rey-
holds has no opposition for Town Treas
lrer, and Squire Alfred G. Cox is the
,nly candidate for Alderman.
Notable snowstorms during the month
# February occurred in this section
within the last twenty years on February /
tn, 1882, a foot deep; February 14th,
SS5; February 26th, 1887; February
7th, 1898, and February 18th, 1899, the
ast being one ofthe greatest snowstorms
n the county's history. It began on
aturday afternoon, February l1th,
eaehing its height on Monday, February
Sth. Business was at q standstill, the 9
Dads were blocked and no mail reached
ere for nearly week.