Middletown transcript., 1903-05-30
MIDDLErowE, DEL. NAY so. 1908.
Local News.

Full line of Fresh Groceries at T.. +.
INoRAM's.
Delicious lee Cream Soda, at
PEARsoN's PHARMACY.
Crab meat by the quart at JONES &
BRADLEY's.
100000 Sweet Potato Plants for sale.
f. ]. STEELE, Florist,
Middletown, Del.
DIR. w. E. BARNARD, Surgeon Dentist,
sffics Southeast corner OF Main and Scott
streets.
100000 Sweet Potato Plants now ready
to pull, at so per 1000. Apply to
CHARLES w. FLINTHAM,
Middletown, Del.
We have beautiful Lawns at 81, 5, z
and up to 25c the yard. Ribbons the lat
est for trimming.
MRs. G. W. PETERSON.
We have over 1900 corsets to show. A
full assortment of summer corsets.
Mrs. G. w. PETERSON.
If you want to get good position
next winter, enter Goldey College now.
Write for the catalogue.
We have the prettiest summer dress
goods ever shown in Lawn, Dimity, Mad
ras and Lace goods, very lowest Prices.
MRs. G. w. PETERSON.
To-day being Memorial day, both of
our banks will be closed. The directors
OF the Peoples National Bank held their
weekly meeting yesterday.
Washington Camp. No. 9, Patriotic
Sons of America, will hold strawberry
festival in the Middietown Opera House,
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, June
9th and 10th.
Beginning June I'd the Middletown
Public Library will be open OIL Tuesday
evenings, from to $50; Saturday after
moons, from 4 to 5; Saturday evenings,
from to $50.
In game OF base ball at Cecilton, Nd,
last Saturday afternoon between the Mid
dletown Jr. e, and the second team of that
town, Middletown defeated the Mary
landers by the score of 81 to 2. Johnson
and Byron were the battery for Middle
town.
Strawberries are being shipped in more
or less quantities from this point, but
owing to the drought the crop has not
turned out what was expected. The
rain of Saturday las freshened things
and given the farmers and fruit growers
more encouragement.
The drought which had continued for
fise-weeks was broken Saturday evening
BY a heavy shower 1t was welcomed by
the farmers generally who were becoming
anxious as to the outcome of their crops.
The parched earth still needs a soaking
rain before vegetation is satisfied.
Bethesda Epworth League meets in
the lecture room of the NJ. E. Church
every Sunday evening at 6.45 O'Clock.
Everybody is invited to attend. The
topic for tomorrow evening is: Mission
ary Meeting Work Among Heathen
Women" Leader, Miss Viola McWhor-
ter.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be administered in the Forest Pres
byterian Church on Sunday morning,
June fourteenth. Special attention is
called to the change of date and hour for
holding the Preparatory Service, which
will be on Friday evening, June twelfth,
at 7.30 o'clock.
Unclaimed Letters.-The following list
Of letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending May 9th:
Miss Elizabeth Clark, Miss EN-. Demby,
Miss Annie Ross, Miss Clara Spires, Mrs.
Jennie Sterling, Miss Mary White, R. L.
Amos, John J. Cook, W. M. Powell,
(two), Wilbur Reading, Edward Robbins.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Erdeavor of Forest Presbyterian
Church, meets every Sunday evening at
6.45 o'clock. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to everybody. The topic for to-
morrow evening is missions in the
Island World" lea. 42:lO-l7; 6O:S-9.
Leader, Mrs. Ella Pennington.
The many friends of Mr.. Minors Ban
ming will be glad to learn that he has
decided to return to Middletown. Mr..
Banning has purchased the grocery store
of Mr.. Adam Reed on East Main street,
and will open up with new stock Of
goods on Saturday, June 9th. He will
occupy the dwelling adjoining the store.
Rev. G. T. Wyatt, D. D., pastor of Be-
thesda M. E. Church, will preach to-
morrow morning at 1890 O'Clock, to the
Improved order OF Red Men. His theme
will be, "The religious customs of the
Indians and the lessons they teach"
Evening theme, "As was with Moses so
I will be with thee, will not fail thee
nor forsake thee.
Seneca Tribe, No. A, Improved Order
Of Red Men, will hold strawberry festi-
val in the Middletown Opera House, on
Thursday and Friday evenings, June 4th
and 9TH. Music will be furnished each
evening by the Middletown Orchestra,
and the committee will do all in its
power to make the occasion one of great
enjoyment to all who attend. Come out
and help the Red Men.
The District Stewards OF Easton Dis
trict met at the district parsonage in
Smyrna on Thursday. The meeting was
largely attended by delegates from all the
Churches OF the district. Mr.. Alfred G..
Cox, District Steward OF Bethesda M. E.
Church, was in attendance. After the
business was transacted, Presiding Elder
W. G. Koons dined the delegates at the
parsonage. About Is plates were spread.
V With summer just beginning there is
an unprecedented demand for anthracite
coal. Consumers want to avoid any pos.
sible danger of scarcity Of fuel when
the summer is gone aud the cold winds
are blowing. Retail coal dealers say that
never before in their experience hos