Middletown transcript., 1905-12-16

AT the DaZaaf fielQ last SATURDAY ~ fii6
Sunday School room, by the Junior Aux
iliary of St. Anne's Episcopal Church,
about $55 we're taken III. The auxiliary
holds bazaar each year jnst before
Christmas, and sells many beautiful fancy
articles, as we'll as candies and cakes.
The ladies Of the Primary Department
OF Bethesda M. E. Sunday School are ar
rarging for a Christmas entertainment
and treat to the children, to be given III
the Church OH Friday evening, December
Goth. They will have Christmas tree
well loaded with good and pretty things
and Old Santa Claus will positively be
present. Ever, BODY is invited 10 come,
see and hear the little folks.
WANTED.-By Chicago wholesale and
mail order house, assistant manager man
or womm,) for this county and adjoining
territory. Salary 500 and exprenses paid
weekly; expense money advanced. Work
pleasant; position permanent. No in
YES tment or experience required. Write
at once for full particulars and enclose
self-addressed envelope. COOPER & Go.
1872 Lake Street, Chicago, III.
The young men Of Middletown have is
sued invitations to New Years Dance
to be given in the Middletown Opera
House, Monday evening, January 1st.
The young men who are arranging the
affair will do all in their power to make
this dance one of the most enjo, able ever
given in this town. The committee of ar
rangements follows: Joseph P. Comeg, s,
Harry S. Brady, DR.. E NJ. Vaughan,
Elias M. Shallcross, James Z. Woodall,
Jr., Charles H. Crawford, Fred s. Crouch,
Julian Fl. Foard, George /. Lockwood.
The merchants of Middetown have
made careful and ample preparations for,
the holiday trade. 1t is the duty of the
people of Middletown and vicinity to
patronize them as much as they can. It
will also aid the merchants if the country
folks would come to town in the forenoon.
The best shopping hours are from $40 to
noon. Consult the large array Of holiday
advertisements in The TRANSCRIPT. They
represent the reliable merchants Of Mid
dletown only and the publisher has no
hesitancy in recommending them. !,
Two colored boys entered the drug
store OF Mr.. George F. Lee on Wednesday
afternoon and while the clerk was en-
gagged in the laboratory they filled their
spockets with several boxes Of Lowney'
chocolates, fancy bottles Of perfumery
and numerous other expensive articles.
Elijah Fowler who is employed in Mr.
Lees store discovered bottle in one Of
the boys pockets and proceeded to relieve
him of his plnnder, while the other boy
escaped, but will doubtless be appre-
hended in short time, as Mr.. Lee has
learned his name and the officers are
working on the case.
The Century Club held one Of its usual
interesting meetings on Tuesday. In the
absence of the president, Mrs. John c.
Sites, the second yice-presldent presided.
Mrs. C. B. Green read very interesting
paper on "The subject of a Picture, and
its makeup" Mrs. G. A. Hoffecker read
a magazine article on ''The Life Of Joan
Of Are; - Miss Ethel Brady read paper
on Edward Ill to Edict OF Nantes" and
Miss L, dia Cochran gave instrumental
music. There will be no meeting next
Tuesday afternoon, but in the evening
the Rev. Joseph Brown Turner Of Dover,
will lecture before the Club on 'The
Modern Novel" A silver offering will
be taken. After the lecture tea will be
given, when it is desired that all the
ladies shall meet Mr.. Turner.