Middletown transcript., 1906-05-19

corn was up, and some of our farmers
will be compelled to replant entire fields.
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mis-statement.
firing squad OF Company D lst Della
ware Infantry will come to Middletown,
May 30th, probably in command Of Lieu
tenant Mills and Sergeant Samuel Saun-
ders, who will fire the usual military sa-
lutte at the graves OF Sergeants Wallace NJ.
Holten and Frank D. Suydam in Forest
Cemetery, they having been members Of
the First Delaware Regiment in the Span
ish-Amercan War.
The Adoption Degree Team of Seneca
Tribe, No. "A, Imp. Order of Red Men, of
this town, visited Appoqninimink Tribe
No. "a, of Odessa, Tuesday evening, May
18th and adopted two pale faces into the
order. They were accompanied by a
large delegation from No. A and per-
formed their work in highly creditable
manner. After which corn and venison
| (refreshments) were served.
Caterpillars are making their appear
ance on the trees and prompt efforts for
their determination should be made. |
Otherwise their rayage will be damaging |
to the trees during the present season.
1t is said that an excellent way to get rid |
of the pests is to saturate corn cobs with |
coal oil and burn them with their nests.
But this must be done without delay to
be made effective.
Messrs. ]. F. McWhorter & Son have
secured the contract to erect several miles
OF American Wire Fence for the Philadel-
phia & Northern Railway Company.
Mr.. ]. F. McWhorter with a force of
workmen has been engaged during the
present week in stretching some of the
wire near Mauch Chunk, Pa, and during
the next few weeks they will complete the
contract, which is the largest one ever re-
ceived by the local firm.
Members of the Masonic fraternity in
Delaware and all but two of the lodges
have raised fund OF about 81 500, which
it is to be sent to the Grand Lodge of Cali
fornia for the relief of tile members of the
order and their families who suffered as a
result of the recent earthquake. Grand
Master Handy, Of the Grand Lodge Of
Delaware, has notified the Grand Master
Of California Of the local contribution and
directed that the local fund be drawn up-
on to the extent of 81 ZOO.
Mr.. Frank Long has purchased an auto
mobile, and is running his machine be-
tween Middietown and Odessa in opposi-
ton to the trolley. Mr.. Long is a young
man who for some years ran hack be-
tween the two towns before the trolley
road was built and was forced to give it
up by the trolley but thinks he can give
better service-more certainty in reaching
the end of the ronte-by an automobile
over the macadam road Tie fare is 10
cents each way, the same as by the trolley,
and no doubt the novelty Of ride in an
automobile will induce many to patronize
his venture.
At a meeting of tile Trustees of Forest
Presbyterian Church on Tuesday even
ing communication was received from
Mrs Frances G. Comegys, in which she
expressed desire to place clock in the
tower OF the Church, as memorial to her
parents. Her request was most cordially
received, and was promptly and favora-
bly, acted upon, and Mrs Comegys will
proceed Immediately TO arrange for the
execution of her long cherished purpose
The trustees of the Church in taking
this action fully realized that the gener-
GUS donor in erecting this memorial was
not only manifesting her love for her
parents and her affection for the Church
with which she was identified, but that
she was also revealing how near and dear ,
to her heart was her native town of
Middletown. The details have not been
fully completed, but Mrs. Comegys pur-
poses to contract for clock with four
dials that will strike the hours.
The Town Commissioners requested us
to state for the information OF owners of |
dogs that the town authorities have re-
cieved the tags to be used in order to pro-
tect their CANNES from the rigid enforce
ment of the ''Dog Ordinance" The tags I
can be had at Office of Alderman A. G.
Cox, where registry is kept of each
number worn by the dog, and if any
animal is found on our streets without a
tag they will be caught and impounded
for the period of "a hours, after which, if {
not claimed and taken away and fee of
$l.0O, paid the dog will be killed. Own
ers of pets or valuable dogs had better at {
tend to them,as the Town Commissioners
are determined TO rigidly enforce the
law in each and every case. They I
have gone TO the trouble and expense
of securing proper place to keep the an
imals and after being taken up they can
be secured on the payment Of $1.OO. i
/ The installation of the new officers of
the Century Club was pleasant feature
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