Middletown transcript., 1905-05-20

Mr.. C. Malcolm Cochran was showing
,, fine stock of asparagus to bis friends
on Saturday evening. It measured 4
,. inches in circumference and was IA inches
long, and was cnt from the Beech Wood
Farm" near town.
We are indebted to Mr.. r. A. Cochran
for fine bunch OF asparagus, which was
left at our Office on Saturday OF last week.
Mr.. Cochran il one Of the veteran growers
OF asparagus in this community, and
takes great pride in its cultivation. The
bunch left at our Office contained 13
stalks, and weighed three pounds and
eight ounces.
The Delaware Workman, the official
organ OF the Grand Lodge of Delaware,
A. 0. U. w., which for seven years past
has been edited and published in Dover
by J. Milton Davidson, will hereafter be
published from New Castle, by Joseph
III. Martin. The Workman will be printed
by the job department of the Sunday Star
Of Wilmington.
If you will clip the coupons which will
appear in our ad. during the month of
May and bring them to our store be-
tween the lst and 9Th Of June, you will
receive a cash prize. If you purchase
$l.OO worth Of merchandise you will have
a chance of securing one of our cash
prizes, ranging from cents to $500
Mrs 6. w. PETERSON
This community was visited by one of
the heaviest rain storms last Sunday night
which we have had for several years.
Rain fell in sheets and it is estimated that
more water fell in the short time that it
rained than has been the case for many
a year. The storm was accompanied by
heavy thunder and lightning. The rain
was needed, as Vegetation was suffering
as result Of the drouth, and it will un-
doubtedly be the making of good straw
berry crop as well as great help to
wheat and corn.
The authorities at Washington have
issued some new regulations worth hav-
ing in mind in regard to persons taking
mail out OF the postoffice other than their
own. As all postmasters are liable to
make mistakes in getting mail matter in
wrong boxes, this new regulation requires
people to examine their mail before leav-
ing the Office and should they find piece
not addressed to them they must return
it at once or be liable to fine of 5000.
That it is the fault of the postmaster
makes no difference. The too common
practice OF opening such letters and then
writing on the envelope "opened by
mistake" and dropping them back into
the postofice won't 60 any longer.
A man stopped us on the street the
other day and said we did not publish
all the things that happened. We should
say we don't. In the first place, there's
somebody else depending on us for
living. II we published all that happened
We wonld soon be with the angels. In
order to please the people we must print
only the nice things said Of them and
leave the rest to gossip. Yes, it's fact,
we cont print all the news. II We did
wouldn't it make spicy reading? But
it would be for one day only. The next
day you would read our obituary, and
there would be a new face in heaven.
"All the news" is all right when it's
about the other fellow.
Did you ever count the words in a
column OF ordinary newspaper print ?
There are about two thousand words in q
column. Suppose You sit down and write
thousand words on some subject, and
then another thousand on another until
you have written eight or ten thousand.
Try it and see if it is right easy. Keep
that gait up for month. Then chase a
local item all over town, and after you
have gotten the facts all right, condense
them in few lines-an hours work that
can be read in few seconds. Do this
for dozen items that seem insignificant
after they are printed, but which you
know are important then have the items
criticised and inaccuracies pointed out
to you when it is too late to correct them.
Oh, yes, it is easy.
One Of the most interesting features OF
the closing exercises Of the Middletown
Grammar School, (colored) Wednesday
evening, May oath, will be the debate,
Resolved, the World is Growing Better"
Prof. ]. Tennyson Copper, Of Chicago,
ILL.,, skilled musician, is expected to be
present. DR.. w. G. Jason, President OF
Dover College; DR.. F. H. Moore, pastor
Of Forest Presbyterian Church, and Rev.
w. E. Waters, pastor of Dale's NJ. E.
Church, will judge the debate. Messrs.
j. B. Messick, s. M. Rosenberg, ]. B.
Foard, G. D. Kelley, J. H. Emerson,
Frederick Brady, s. Burstan, J. Berkman,
Nice & Cooke, George w. Ingram, DR.. G.
Burton Pearson and Geo. F. Lee have
contributed prizes to be presented to sew
eral deserving pupils.
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