Middletown transcript., 1907-12-07
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Local News

- Up-so-date dental work at
WIYB moderate cost. DR.. johnson,
Middletown.
Country Lard Wanted. Will pay tue
highest cash prices.
ARMsTRoNa's MEAT MARKET.
- Wide-awake and no pain
QfndD either in extracting or filling
teeth. DIR. johnson.
DR.. M. B. Burstan, Eye Specialist. con-
snltation free Of charge. East Main St.,
Middletown.
HORSE sHOEING.-Plain 75c cash
Satisfaction guaranteed.
- Gold Crowns, Bridges and
uHD Patchwork made in my own lab
ratory. DR.. johnson.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
Of letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending Nov. 2sth
Mrs. Martha Hall, John Byrd.
FOR SALE. - Thoroughly modern
house at Odessa, seven rooms and bath,
hot and cold water. Possession at any
time. GEORGE L. TOWNSEND. JR.,
Odessa, Del
FOR SALE.-20 rose comb Rhode
Island Red cockerels and 40 pnllets,
April and May hatched. This is an ex-
ceptionally fine lot of young fowls, and
the cockerels will weigh from7 to s lbs.
Will sell at reasonable prices.
G. P. COCHRAN,
Middletowu, Del.
The Junior Auxiliary Of the st. Anne's
Episcopal Church will hold their annual
bazaar in the Parish building Saturday
afternoon, December 7Lh, from 2 to 6
O'Clock. Fancy articles suitable for Christ
mas gifts, homemade candy and cake for
sale.
The following pupils OF Blackbird Pub
bic Scnool are on roll OF honor for the
month Of November: Emma Carey, Ger
tie Timmona, Blanche Carey, Ruth Rey
nolds, Fred Heinold, Phyllis Fortner anti
George Prophet. Miss Emily Alice,
teacher.
The iftieth anniversary OF Christ Epis-.
copal Church, Delaware City, will be Oh,
served on December 18th, and Arch
deacon George G. Hall of St. john
Church, Wilmington, will have charge .
the services. Other clergymen also vii
participate. AIl.day services will be held
beginning at 1920 in the morning with
sermon and celebration of Holy Com
munion. After luncheon there will be
brief memorial address, to be followed BY
! addresses in the evening by several
speakers.
Helpful special services were held 10
Che Forest Presbyterian Church on We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday evenings OF
Ellis week. The preachers were the Rev.
r. Z. Hallett. of Odessa, the Rev. Joseph
B. Turner, If Dover, and the Rev. A. N
Mlliison, OF Philadelphia. The Sacra-
ment Of the Lords Supper will be admin
istered on tomorrow Sunday morning
and the Session will meet at 10. l5 O'Clock
to receive those desiring to unite with the
Church.
The snow storm which arrived on Tues
day and covered the earth in this section
to depth OF four inches was an unwel.
come visitor to a large number OF our
farmers who have great quantity of
their corn crop in the fields, and should
the snow of Tuesday be followed by
others during the next few days, much of
the corn crop Of 1907 will not be husked
until the early spring. 1t is to be hoped
that the winter weather Of the past few
days will not last and that we may yet
have few weeks Of goud weather.
Miss Elizabeth J. Hopkins was given a
variety shower on Monday evening by
number Of her friends. Among those
present were: Mrs. E. G. Alice, Mrs. J.
Z. CHM, Mrs. L. F. Schreitz, Mrs. j. 2
. Grassland, Mrs. e. 8. Jones, Mrs. Joseph
L. Parsons, Mrs. Harry II. Hall, Mrs.
George Pinder. Mr.. and Mrs. G. 8. Hop
kins, Misses Edna Scott, Maude Smith,
Hattie Cullen, Elizabeth Holten, Lulu
Vineyard, Jeanette Schreitz, Mary L.
Adkins, Lillian Walker, Ada Roberts,
Bertha Jones Of this town, and Mrs.
Albert Z. Massey of Dover.
The Misses Lockwood entertained the
Matinee Euchre at their home on Cass
street Wednesday. Those present were:
Mrs. Duyal Gibbs, Mrs. a. M. Chamber
laine, Mrs. w. B. Biggs, Mrs II. B. Nc
T. Dowell, Mrs. George Janvier, Miss Eliza.
beth Lindley, Miss Ada Lockwood, Mrs.
Frank ]. Pennington. Mrs. J. 6. Bragdon,
Mra Jacob S. Cochran, Mrs. Staveley,
Mrs. w. T. Connellee, Miss Martha
Cochran, Miss Justine Peverly, Miss
Bessie Morton, Mrs. Dorsey w. Lewis,
Mrs. j.. Allen johnson, Mrs. Richard
Lockwood, Miss Lizzie Price, Miss Agnes
Clark and the Misses Marie and julia
Lockwood. Miss Lizzie Price won the
frat prize; Mrs w. I. Connellee, second
prize, and Miss Ada Lockwood, the Rues,
prize. Chicken croquettes, peas, finger
rolls, olives, stuffed dates and coffee were
served.
Frances, tile three-year old daughter d
Mr.. and Mrs John Armstrong lad mar
row escape from being seriously burned
just before the noon hour on Wednesday,
While playing in the sitting room with
her older sister, her clothing was ignited
and her face and body were badly burned
Fortunately her mother was in the adioin
ing room and the little tot's cries attracted
her attention, and she lost no time il
tearing the child's clothing from her bodj
and smokhered the flames. A few mort