Middletown transcript., 1907-11-16

The ladies 81 Forest Presbyterian
Church have posted bills Tor Pro-
gressivs Supper" u b held ID die
middle room Of the Opera House. bniIding
next Thursday. November 2lat. The
Progressive feature. ID D novel one, and
il said to make lots Of real fun, as we'll
Is affording most excellent and cheap
meal supper will be served from s SO
TO 1890 o'clock, the tickets being only
Is cents.
A special corn institute has been ar-
ranged 70 be held In the auditorium of
The Court House, Dover. December I0th,
l1th and 18th. The State Board Of Agri-
culture and The Delaware Experiment
Station at Newark are at the head Of the
movement. For the best county exhibit.
the Board has decided to award valuable
prizes As Sussex is now in the lead in
the raising Of this produst, the prizes are
offered in order TO create rivalry between
the three counties.
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Mr. Daniel W. Stevens, for several
years salesman In the store Of William
Brockson. has decided to make change
and engage in the life insurance business.
He will take up the duties heretofore per.
formed 50 successfully by Mr.. Joshua Q.
Grassland as local agent for the Mesropol.
itan Life Insurance Company, who has
been promoted to Assistant Snperinten-
dent by the company. Mr.. Grassland
will establish his office In the second
story Of The TRANscRIpr building.
Mrs. B. F. Wilds, OF Smyrna, has
opened an up-to-date restaurant and con-
iectionerY store in the Comegys Building,
on West Main street, adjoining the Globe
Clothing Store, and invites our readers to
call. Mrs. Wilds will make specially of
homemade candies. and will also handle
Lowney's and other first class makes.
Oysters will be served in all styles. and
meals can be had at any hour during the
day or evening. Middletown has been
without restaurant Of this kind for sew
eral years, and our people will nndoubt-
Q lily extend to Mrs. Wilds liberal share
OF their patronage.
After the use for long years OF pump
kin centrepiece on the table on Thanks
giving day hostesses will have a sight
of relief to have something suggested
which is quite as characteristic in color as
the pumpkin. and farmore artistic. This
is great bunch of yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS set off and relieved by large sprays
of dead, brown oak leaves. The combi-
nation is really lovely, and most suitable
to autumn, and to pretty dinner table,
II the first course is grape fruit, this can
be arranged before the family and guests
sit down, and the yellow will still further
emphasize that Of the flowers.
On last Tuesday afternoon the New
Century Club was delightfully."- entertained
with lecture on Alaska by Rev. F.
II. Moore. DR.. Moore's lectures are
always entertaining and instructive, and
this one was no exception. Delightful
music was rendered, duet by Misses
Hutchin and Foard, solos by Mrs. ]. A.
johnson and Miss Blanche EIiason. The
members of the Odessa Monday Club
were guests of the Century Club, some OF
those from 0lessa being Mrs. Bracket,
Mrs. w. v. Woods, Mrs. John W. Wat
kins. Mrs. Joseph Enos, Mrs. G. Coppage,
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Davis. Mrs. Mailley, Mrs.
Il. Vandegrift, Mrs. George Whittock,
Mrs. Carrie Appleton, Mrs. Lee Sparks,
Mrs. D. w. Corbit, Mrs. William West
and Miss Enos.