Middletown transcript., 1909-09-18

Mr.. George D. Kelley ID authorized 4
receive consultations for the silver seF
vice Tor the Battlaship Delaware. TIL
time u short, and all combinations should
BE- made al she earliest possible date.
Mr. William Brockaon hns soId bill
property % south Broad Street where u
nov resides, 10 MI. John B. oIeaveK
Thisds one 81 The most desirable houses
insown, having aII modern improvements.
AIR. and NM: Cleavsr win occupy tLeiI
new home in the early Spring.
Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey,
with few counties in Virginia, pack 70
per cent. of The canned tomatoes Of The
United States, according to report made
by Bradstreet. Last seasons pack. the
report goes on to say, vas about lS,OOO..
600 cases, 90 it will be readily seen that
this industry Is an important ons.
Last Sunday evening as George Temple
man and his mother, Of Pivot Bridge,
we're driving in the Second district their
team was run into and the carriage de-
moIished by horse driven by Mr. sartin.
Mrs. Templeman was caught in the topot
the splintered buggy and was badly
bruised but not seriously injured and Mr..
Templeman escaped with bruises.
Mr.. J. Moody RothweIl celebrated his
18th birthday on Sunday last. The happy
event was spent quietly at bis home on
Cas- street BY family dinner, which was
q pleasant gathering. The occasion was
also celebrated as marking bis 4Sth we'd
ding anniversary. Mr.. Rothwell is en-.
ioying excellent health and is one Of
MiddIetown's prominent retired farmers
and highly respected citizens.
The Rev. John Lindsay Of Wilmington,
Who has been preaching 10 the Port Penn
Presbyterian Church during the summer
months, preached his farewell sermon on
last Sunday. Mr.. Lindsay is 3 theologi.
cal student, and left Port Penn on Mon
day, to go to college. During bis stay in
Port Penn he made many friends who
gave him reception. on Friday evening
in the lecture room Of the church.
Our public schools opened last Monday
with an able crops Of seachers. Parents
should see that children are in school at
she start for il means much to them. I'll
they are late in entering they are handi.
capped during the whole school term.
The Principal invites the parents to visit
the school at any time. Il would en-
able the parent TO get better idea Of
what is being done by the teachers.
The national government has apprOpri.
ated SIG. 694 for the use of the Organized
Militia Of Delaware, to be spent for sup.
plies during the ensuing year as follows:
Ammunition $3,2l5; supplies, So, 1873;
arms, equipment and camp purposes,
81, So2: for promotion Of rife practice,
s., 1874. In connection with rife practice
the government only recently purchased
she Banks farm below New Castle, at a
cost Of 81, 600, the farm to be used as q
rife range.
Mr. William West, farmer living near
Odessa, met with quite an accident 1On
East Main street Tuesday morning. Mr..
West was coming to she tomato cannery
with g large load Of tomatoes, and when
in front Of the NJ. E. Parsonage, his horses
were frightened by au automobile and
boltsd, upsetting the wagon AID throwing
Mr.. West out. Fortunately, be was not
seriously hurt, but one Of his ankles was
sprained. The owner Of the automobile
had stopped bis machine tefore the acci.
dent occurred, and took the injured man
10 the Office Of DR.. G. A. Richie, and
later to his home near Odessa. When
questioned as TO the cause of the mishap,
Mr.. West stated that the gentleman in
the automobile was not in fault, but
claimed the accident was due to bis bOraes
boiling.