Middletown transcript., 1903-12-05


, were Miss Mary Williams. Miss Estbe
Shallcross, Miss Grace Parvis, Miss Mar,
; Nowland, Miss Townsend and Mis-,
Msilly, of Odessa.
Mr.. Harry c. Spicer was united in
marriage on Wednesday of this week ,c
Miss Fannie B. Crouch, both Of tbi:
town. The ceremony was performed bv
the Rev. c. T. Wyatt, D. D., and the
happy young couple left on north bound
train for short wedding tour. Both
MIR. and Mrs. Spicer have large circle
of friends who join The TRANSCRIPT in
extending congratulations. They will
reside in Middletown.
Diamonds and Hearts," the three.
act comedy drama to be presented in the
Middletown Opera House on Christmas
night by local talent promises to surpass
all previous efforts in this line. The books
and other literature for those who are to
take part have arrived, and the first re-
hearsal will be held on Monday evening
next. As stated in these columns last
week the proceeds of the entertainment
will be used to purchase piano for the
new reading rooms on North Broad street.
Middletown experienced a genuine
touch of winter weather Wednesday.
Snow began to fall soon after six o'clock
in the morning and the white flakes con-
tinued to descend all day and the greater
part of the night. Mercury stood around
81 degrees most Of the day, but the wind
was not cold, however, and the snow
on the streets and sidewalks did not get
very deep. melting in many places almost
as fast as it fell during the morning. In
the evening the flakes began to fall more
rapidly, and Thursday morning the first
sleigh ofthe season passed through town.
The Y. W. c. T. Q. reading room de-
voted to the use of the young men OF the
town will be dedicated Tuesday evening,
December Sth 1903. Services to be held
in NJ. E. Church. An enteresting pro-
gram will be given and the public are
cordially invited. After the dedication
the ladies will serve refreshments. Staff
Captain Kemp and his assistants have
volunteered their services providing they
can make arrangements to reach town BY
the above date, and as the Salvation |
Brigade made many friends during their |
recent visit to our town, large crowd |
will undoubtedly turn out to hear them |
on this occasion
Pretty suits for Misses, and dresses for
Children. Mrs. G. W. PETERSON.
Last Monday the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company put new schedule into
effect and trains until further notice will
leave Middletown as follows: North
3 %, 7.4S, 9.22, 1924 A. NJ; 1.55, Al?
and SIS P VI. South 1886, 82I. 9.19,
lbs A. NJ; 4 33, Al and 74S P. NJ
There has been decided change in the
afternoon trains going south. Train No.
81, the first afternoon train, has been
taken off and the express train No. 81,
leaves Broad Street Station, Philadelphia,
at 3 o'clock, twenty minutes earlier.
4 new train to be known as No. % has
been installed, which will leave Phila-
dephia at 4Ol p NJ and will be an ac-
all the way down.
The marshes were alive with trappers
on Tuesday, which was the opening Of
the season for muskrats. Although ex-
high tides have done much
damage to marshes the past summer, old
trappers assert that prospects are favor
able for good catch, and good prices are I
for fur. The trapper, in rub
Der boots, is wading the muddy marsh in
search of "leads' in which to set his
traps. His work must be accomplished 7
on low water in order to find the suba-
4ueous passages to and from the rat
houses, known as ''leads" which are |;
difficult to find by any one but those
wise in muskrat lore. Trapping is an art
hat can only be acquired by long ex-
Derience.
James G. Baker of Baker Bros. can :
aers Of sugar corn, Of Aberdeen, Md,
was iu town yesterday and held confer t
,nce in the Town Council rooms on South c
Broad street with the farmers relative to
he establishing of a corn cannery in :
Mr.. Baker thinks this is one :
If the most fertile regions of the State
herefoIe his reason for selecting this !.
lite. He said that if he could be guar t.
Inteed four or five hundred acres of corn 81
Ie could at once arrange matters for the
building of modern cannery. Quite a h
lumber Of the farmers thought this a =
'ood thing, in fact, nearly all those pre- p"
ent agreed to plant certain number
4 acres, and Mr.. Baker was assured of I
he acreage desired. The only obstacle tc
low in the way of the new enterprise is P
lie selection OF a site on which to erect
he buildings and no doubt this will be e
djusted in few days. The farmers are :,
ighly elated over the prospects Of new d
orn cannery, as those who have raised p
ngar corn in former years claim that 1t ?.
, more profitable than field corn. If the se &c
roject goes through, the contract price R
I'LL be 800 per ton. m
Seldom do concert-goers listen to ~
iore enjoyable program than that which Vi
'as furnished by The Philadelphia Quar- ca
,tte last Tuesday night at the Middle e.
,wn Opera House. 1t was the opening
ight Of the Star Course Entertainments,
nder the auspices of the Christian En-
eayor Society of Forest Presbyterian til
hnrch. The Quartette made favorable
IMPRESSION with the first selection and W
ED the undiminished interest of the au-
ience to the last selection on the pro- u'
ram. As the large audience dispersed
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