Middletown transcript., 1909-11-06

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will have a special sale Of pictures and
dishes, all new goods at real bargain
prices. g. v. PETERSON,
Mrs. AdeIia Green entertained the
members of her Sunday School class Of
Forest Sunday School at her home on.
Casa street on Monday evening. The
class thoroughly enjoyed the evening,
and wished that Halloween would come
oitener than once year.
Saturday was Tag day for the Brother
hood Of Bethesda M. E. Church, in aid
Of the building fund Of the church for re-
pairs now going on, and the fund was in
creased some $35 by the little folks tagging
all who were willing to contribute to-
wards the improvements. Some Of the
children we're very successful, little Miss
Mary West getting s.. so and Ruth Giles
pie carried off second honor by securing
$4.92.
"A large masquerade Halloween party
was given by Miss Justine Peverley
at her home on Saturday evening. Some
fifty or more young people were present,
nearly all of them masked, and a most
enjoyable time was spent. The characters
represented we're many, some OF them
really elaborate and pretty, while the ma
iority OF them were madeup more Of the
grotesque and created no end Of fun. Re.
freshments were served to all in abun-
dance.
Halloween falling this year on Sun
day, the event was celebrated in Middle
town on Monday night. From the time
that darkness set in until late at night,
our streets were the scene Of much frolic.
Many j)ined the parade Of mummers and
some of tEem were grotesquely dressed.
While in a few cases some informal Hal
lowe'eu parties were held, the tendency
was to join the street parade which kept
up incessantly until nearly midnight.
The next morning number Of doorsteps
and gates were missing but on the whole
the work of vandalism was not to be COM
pared with former years.
At the beginning of the cold weather
months, summing up of the work done
by the farmers and planters of Delaware
shows that five staple crops have tremen-
dously increased This will, of course,
offset the heavy losses from the failure OF
wheat and peaches The big crops of the
year are as follows: Berries, 1885, 539
quarts, as compared with Is. 1926, ,83l last
year. Tomatoes, 623, 766 baskets this
year; last year, 265,OS6. Grapes, (pounds)
1854. 435 this year; last year, 563, ,225.
Potatoes (barres), lSO,9 ,999 this year; last
year, lI7,792. Cantaloupes Carriers,
258, ,982 this year; last year, 1927.
While crossing the race bridge at Rees'
Mill, about 10 o'clock last Saturday morn
ing with traction engine, the structure
suddenly gave way, and the hind wheels
of the machine dropped down distance
of about eight feet. The engine is the
property Of Mr.. Harry Spicer, and his
brother was running it at the time the
accident occurred and how he escaped be-
ing seriously injured is a mystery to all
who viewed the engine after il had fallen
in the bridge. County Commissioners
Dayett and Thompson were notified, and
they came down Saturday afternoon and
Inoked the situation over, and on Tues
lay the Commissioners awarded the con
tract to raise the machine to Blackbird
hundred parties, their bid being $l25,
and the contractors completed their task
early Friday morning.
At business meeting of the Young
Peoples Society OF Christian Endeavor Of
Forest Presbyterian Church, held last
Monday, the following officers and com
mittees were named to serve for the com
ing six months: President, Miss Susie
Ellison Vice-President, Miss Mary B.
Nowland; Recording Secretary, Mrs. G.
A. Hoffecker; Corresponding Secretary,
Miss Mary Rothwell; Treasurer, Miss
Maude Deakyne Organist, Mrs. 5. e.
Lewis Assistant 0rganist, Miss Nellie
Rothwell. Committees Lookout-Mr.
J. Fletcher Deakyne, Miss Annie Ellison,
Miss Mary RothweIl, Mrs. Julia Cam.
Prayer Meeting: Miss Mary Rothwell
Mrs. G. A. Hofecker, Mrs. S. E. Lewis,
Miss Annie Ellison, Miss Bernice Mettsn.
Social: Miss Mary Nowland, Mrs. @. A.
Hoffeeker, Miss Maude DeakYne, Miss
May Holten, Mr.. John j. Hoffecker, Jr.
Sunday School: Mr.. Fletcher Deakyne,
Miss May HoIten, Mr., g. D. Kelley, MIR.
William Armstrong. Missionary: Miss
Myrtle Houston, Mrs. F. H. Moore, Mrs.
George Derrickson, Miss Nellie Rothwell.
ENJ0YARIE HALLOWEEN SOCIAL,