Middletown transcript., 1905-12-09
Remember you can save money buying

Remember you can save money buying
Shoes here. Mrs. q. w. Peterson.
We have received the Pocket Diary and
Memorandum Book for 1906 of G. A.
Snow & Co., Patent LAWYERS, Of Wasll-
! ington, d. c. This firm will send it to
! any subscriber Of THE TRANSCRIPT for two
! cents postage 1t is diary with pages
| for menuranda and cssh accounts /; the
censlis Of states and cities calendars for
1906-07 distances by miles and time to
cities of the world and business laws and
court decisions for inventors and pat
entees.
E. +. Tyre OF Sl3 yandever avenue,
Wilmington, freight brakeman IN the
Delaware railroad, attempted to board an
engine on the division at the railroad
| station in this town and his foot slipped
from the icy step, on Saturday. He was
thrown upon his head with great force
| and sustained cash and severe bruises.
Five stitches were used to close one cut.
He was taken to Wilmington and re-
moved to his home in cab.
THE TRANSCRIPT will be glad to receive
items Of interest from its readers. If you
are going visiting, or if some one Is visit
ing you. if you entertain your friends or
your friends entertain yun, if you have
ideas looking toward the advancement of
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penings that occur. We want this paper
to help in the advancement Of our town
and we exert every effnrt in that drec-
ton.
Miss Mary Shallcross, the daughter of
Hon. James T. Shallcross, entertained a
party at bridge whist, at her beautiful
home near here, last Saturday afternoon.
The first prize, book, was awarded to
Mrs. Charles Jefferson. and the second
prize, beautiful centerpiece, was given
to Mrs. II. NJ. Schroeder The refreshments
consisted of oyster patties, chicken salad,
celery, hot rolls, coffee and assorted can
dies. Those present were: Mrs. Charles
Jefferson OF Delaware City; Mrs. Hugh
C. Browne of Wilmington; Mrs. Henry
Shredder of Lancaster Mrs Frank b.
Watkins, Mrs. William Davis and the
Misses Townsend OF Odessa; Mrs. James
T. Shalcross, Mrs. J. T. Shallcross, Jr..
Mrs. John c. Sites, Miss Grace Parvis,
Miss Dora Price, Misses Mary and Esther
Shallcross.
The young ladies who gave the minstrel
entertainment in October, have just spent
$50 for new books which they have pre-
sented to the Middletown Library with
the compliments Of "The Ladies Enter
tainment Co." The books are mostly
the newest books and are much appre-
ciated BY the members of the Library.
There are twenty-six books, as follows !:
"The Marriage of William Ashe, "by Mrs.
Humphrey Ward 'The House of Mirth,"
by Edith Wharton ''The Seats of the
Mighty" by Gilbert Parker; 'The Fair
Maid of Graystones," by Beulah NJ. Dix ; |
..Yolanda," by Charles Major "Hearts |
and Masks" by Harold McGrath The |
Deluge," by Phillips; Rose o the River"
by Kate Douglass Wiggin The DEBTOR"
by Mary E. Viking THE Gambler"
by Catliarine Cecil Thruston THE Con-
qnest of Canaan," by Booth Harrington /; |
"A Yellow Journalist, by Miriam Michel |
son The Social Secretary" by Phillips ; |
"The Travelling Thirds" by Gertrude |
Atherton 'Starvecrow Farm by Stan
ley J. Weyman 'The Carlvles," by Mis-. |
Burton Harrison "Mrs. Essington, by |
Esther and Lucia Chamberlaine "The
Fair Margaret" by Marian Crawford !;
''The Man of the Hour" by Harold Nc
Grath 1.-The House of Thousand Can
dies" by Merideth Nicholson "The
Wood fire in No. g." by Hopkinson |
Smith "The Resurrection Of Miss Gym
thia," by Florence Kingsley ''Nedra,"
by G. B. McCutcheon "The Reckoning"
by Robert Chambers "The Breath of
the Gods"