Middletown transcript., 1905-05-06

thatl Why you have certainly put your
arm right around me.n said Middle.
town girl to young man the other
night. 'sTIiat's true" said the young
man. well / can't permit it," said the
girl Il will give YOU just two hours to
take it aMIty. =
While pla. ing in the morris chair on
Tuesday afternoon, Frances, the two-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Bradley, met with the misfortune Of fall
ing to the floor and breaking her collar
bone. Dr. Pearson reduced the fracture,
and the little tot is doings nicely at this
writing, and will soon be out.
Opinions differ as to the extent of the
damage done by the recent frosts to peach
buds. Former Lieut.. Governor Cannon
Of Georgetown, takes hopeful view,
holding that the buds were not far ad-
vanced, while E. I. Townsend, of Mil.
ford, says the brightest prospect was for
but half crop and that but few peaches
will be gathered, barely enough for local
use.
The capitol prize offered by Mrs. G. w.
Peterson in her weekly ads. in THE TRAN
SCRIPT was drawn by Miss Mary Q. Pierce.
These prizes will be given the first of each
month, until further notice, and the
readers of The TRANSCRIPT will find it to
their interest to clip the coupons each
week and turn them in on the first OF
the month.
Cultivate the bet side OF your neigh
Dor and don't forget that he thinks you
need as much charity from him as he
needs from you. A man to large ex-
tent makes his neighbors, for take men as
they run, if treated kindly, generously,
Justly, they will nearly always make good
neighbors. There are exceptions, how
ever, and this sort it is best to let entirely
alone.
The New Castle County Bible Society
has elected the following officers Presi-
dent, Rev. X. j. Hammond vice presi-
dents, Revs. W. L. s.. Murray, D. d., C.
S. Stevens, D. d., G. T. Wyatt. D. d.,
and w. F. d. Lewis, D. D.; treasurer,
Walter L. Butler; corresponding secre-
tary, William S. Prickett ; depository
committee, Isaac S. Baird, G. w. Todd
and Rev. w. F. d. Lewis, D. ID. !
For the next 80 days we will sell woven
wire picket fencing at Sc per running
foot In orders for 500 feet or over 44c
per foot. This is No. fencing, every
picket is cedar and Of an inch thick.
Galvanized iron roofing, No. 26 gauge,
SIC per square foot. Wire or cut nails
50 25 per keg; also woven wire fencing,
barb wire and chicken netting at reduced
prices. J. f. McWHoRTER & Son.
Except at few fayorite points, the
growth Of grain and grass has been slow.
Wheat is promising, however, and under
seasonable conditions should produce a
good yield; that injured by cold is inn
proving. Oats show good stand and
color. Grasses are very backward, but
for the most part look fairly we'll. Glover
and spring grown grass are in good condi-
tor, and corn planting is becoming
general.
Miss Dora Price entertained large
company of her friends at her home on
South Broad street on Saturday evening,
i'll honor Of her guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
gar Yarnell, Of Philadelphia Music was
furnished by the Smyrna Orchestra and
the affair was one Of the most pleasant
social events Of the season. Among those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Var
nell, Harold Green, Joseph Comegys, Mr..
Findlev, Mr.. Brown and Lucian Green,
Of Philadelphia; Bassett Ferguson, Of
Syracuse. N. Y; DIR. R. A. Comegys, Of
Smyrna; W. A. Hyland, Jr., of Galena,
Md; James Woodall, of Georgetown,
Md; Elias Shallcross, Of Odessa; Mr.. and
Mrs. William A. Comegys, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Lindsey Cochran, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G.
Taylor, DIR. and Mrs. D. w. Lewis, DR..
and Mrs. J. G. Sites, Misses Marie Lock-
wood, May Holten, Agnes Cochran, Dora
Price, Julia Lockwood, Martha Heaton,
Patton Cochran, Clara Willis, Helen
Cochran, Eliza Green, Agnes Clark, Mary
Mary Nowland, Bessie Coch-
ran, Esther Shallcross, Susie Foard, JUS
tine Peverley, Mary Hutchin, Laura Will
Its, J. Frank Biggs, W. H. Brady, Harry
Brady, Julian Foard, George Kelley,
Harry Lockwood, Fred Crouch, George
Lockwood, Cuthbert Peverley, John R.
Crouch and Sidney Peverley.