Middletown transcript., 1908-09-12

| Ills Will D6 RTeaI Cu6sbuub y6h
judging from the present outlook. Th
trees are full and it takes but an earl
frost to open attempting crop OF chestnuts
Chestnut blossoms appeared in grea
abundance early in the summer, and nos
the burrs are visible in the trees in grea
clusters. Frost's first work on this pen
insula is to touch these chestnut burrs
causing them to burst open and then tn
chestnut will be ready to gather.
Miss Gertrude McCrone gave delight
full strawride Friday night of last weel
to Spa Spring, where dancing was par
ticipated in. Among those present were
Miss Elinor Spicknall, Baltimore, Md.
Messrs. Fred Hoover and Durney Oldham
Cecilton, Md; Misses Mary and Prudence
Lewis, Lenora Davis, Hattie Cullen, Edna
Vail, Gertrude, Louise and Francis Nc.
Crone, and Messrs. John Gill, Woodall
Cochran, Elmer Price, Ephriam Jolls,
Rossiter McCrone and Wallace Daniels.
The members of the Middletown Driv.
ing Park Association will give trotting
matinee at their track near town ON next
Thursday, September 18th. Five races
and an exhibition by Barnett B. Jr., will
afford pleasing afternoons program to
all lovers of the sport. The farmers race
to road carts is to be feature and, no
doubt, will bring out some good road
horses. Tt should not be forgotten that
records made here will be no bar, as the
track is National Association track, and
there will be no pulling.
Our High School opened Tuesday un-
der the most favorable auspices. The at
tendance was as large as could be expected
and is increasing every day. Already
several from different parts of the county
have enrolled their names and joined the
band of Neutrality-suspicious. and still others
have signifed their intention of doing so
in the near future. The only change in
the instructors is that Miss Hester Wiley,
graduate of the West Chester State
Normal School, succeeds Miss Mary Max
we'll who resignedIthe position of assistant
principal. A pleasing feature to the
pupils this year is the ''Steinway" piano,
which was purchased during the vacation
months. This will add melody in the
hearts of all, and make better and more
studious pupils, and impart to them an
acquisition to one of the greatest pleasures
in life.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the NJ. E. Church held their
annual Mite Box opening on Wednesday
evening at the home of the president, Mrs.
Alfred G. Cox, on Green street. An in
teresting program, including singing, re-
sponsive reading and reeitations, was
given. After the entertainment the guests
were invited to the dining room, where
they we're served bountifully. The mem
bers and friends present were Rev. and
Mrs. G. P. Jones, Rev. W. H. Hutchin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel ]. Brockson, Mrs.
Caminade, Mrs. J. H. Petherbridge, Mr.. |
and Mrs. A. G. Cox, Mrs. B. T. Bigga, |
Mrs. H. V. Parvis, Mrs. Ann Shepherd, |
Mrs. Jesse L. Shepherd, Mrs. Wilhelmina |
Price, Mrs. G. A. Hoffecker, Mrs. ]. R. |
Brown, Mrs. H. H. Hall, Mrs. ]. E. CHM,
Mrs. E. G. Alice, Mrs. George Alice,
Misses Anna and Louisa Cox, Emma Mer-
ritt, Ida Cleaver, Lucy Ford, Mary Ad-
kins, Emily Alice, Dora Price, Ruth Gill
espie, Catherine Edwards, Miss Brad
shaw and John Hoffecker.