Middletown transcript., 1905-03-11
CHESAPEAKE CITY

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Elkton.
Mrs. James s. Hopper spent Friday il
Wilmington.
Mrs. Dorsey Dunlap, is visiting friend
i'll New York.
Mr.. Harper Hazel is spending some
time in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Polk Steele visited
Wilmington this week.
Baliff yanBuskirk is quite III Of pneu
nionia at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cavot. Beaston left ol
Tuesday for Baltimore Co.
Miss May Rowe, Of Galena, has beer
visiting Mrs. Charles Reed.
Miss Louise Queck has been spending
some time in Philadelphia.
Mr.. u. Palmer BonIden has been spend
ing several days in~Philadelphia.
Mr.. G. Oldham Massey, OF Philadel
pllia. visited friends here last week.
Rev. F. E. Williams. OF Lewes, Del.
was visitor here one day this week.
Miss Minnie Reed is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Edwin Glares, at Marietta, Pa
Miss Reba Karsner, Of Baltimore
visited her uncle, DR.. William Karsner
last week.
Miss KohleRberg, OF Camden, N. j., is
spending sometime with Miss Anna
Diefendorf.
Miss NJ. E. Ferguson and Mr.. Noble
Ferguson, OF Cecilton, visited their sister
Mrs. Bryon Bouchelle, last week.
Report saws that there are one hun.
dred and fifty cases OF grippe In the town,
several cases of which are quite severe.
On Monday lastsIsaac Reed, OF this
place, was taken to the Jefferson Hospi.
tai, Philadelphia, for treatment for blood
poison caused by a fall on the ice and
hurting his elbow.
Miss Myrtle Cohee daughter OF Stephen
Cohee, OF Poole's Island, formerly OF
this town, was married in Baltimore last
Monday evening to Mr.. Herman Huber,
Jr., OF the United Coast Survey
The Chesapeake Poultry Farm is in
full operation, and Proprietor Frederick
Beiswanger is always glad to show the
plant to visitors and his stock is well
worth seeing, even if you do not desire
to purchase.
This has been a hard winter Oh the
birds, some of our citizen feed them
daily, even the buzzard are hungry.
Several attacked dressed turkey, that
was hanging on the porch at the home Of
Mr.. T. N. Lorraine one day recently.
The young married peoples club gave a
dinner last Saturday evening. at the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Manloye,
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Clayton, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Rees, Mr..
and Mrs. Bennett Steele, Mr.. and Mrs
Byron Bouchelle, Mr. and Mrs. Caleb
Newbold Price.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Loveless enter
tanned a number of their young friend:
last Tuesday evening Among them
were Misses Clara Hudson, Jennie Biddle,
Edna Benson, Dora Morgan, Emma Pen
sci, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fillingame,
Messrs. Isaac Payne, Her and Miller
Lumm, Brooks Allen, Thomas johnson,
John Krastel and Nathan Carter.
The question Of fire engine was again
discussed on Wednesday at the High
School. The question was Resolved,
that the Town Commissioners of Chesa-
peake City should purchase a Chemical
Fire engine" Warren Barwick support
ed the affirmative side and Nathan Car
ter and Clayton Ellison, the negative.
The affirmative side received the deci-
sion.
The farce comedy "Mrs. Wigs OF the
Cabbage Patch," given by the ladies of
the Presbyterian Church, was quite a
success. The characters were taken by
the following: "Mrs. Wiggs," Mrs.
Charles L. Reed; "Europena" Miss Mary
Carpenter; "Asia," Miss Gladys Banks;
Australia Mary Barwick; Egypt"
Harriet Pierce; India," Elizabeth Rhodes;
Jimmie" Master Byron Rhoades;
Billie" John Hopper; miss Lucy
Alcott, Miss Johnson, Robert Redding
and Hugh Caldwell; "Miss Hazy," Miss
Beiswanger; "Chris Hazy," Vaughan
Rhoades; "Aunt Chole," Miss Queck;
"Pete," Master John Banks; "Waiter."
Nelson Cooling. Mr.. Harry Bouchelle,
leader Of the orchestra was not able to be
present owing to a severe attack Of the
grippe.