Middletown transcript., 1910-05-28

Onufch Will hold etraWD berry festival IN
their church yard, Wednesday and Thurs.
day evenings, June 1st and ID, for the
benefit Of the church.
The Annual Convention of the Diocese
OF Delaware will meet in ST. Philips
Episcopal Church, Laurel, on Tuesday,
June 1st. The delegates from St. Anns's
Church are Frederick Brady and Jefferson
B. Foard.
1t is announced another weekly paper
will make its appearance in Elkton, Nd,
the first Of next month, to be known as
''The Cecil Countian," with Alan Frics.
editor and publisher. TIE politics will be
independent.
The Children Day services of the Forest
Presbyterian Sunday School will be held
on tomorrow Sunday evening, beginning
at 7.30 O'Clock. The services will be very
attractive and cordial invitation is ex.
tended to all.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
of letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending April 18th
Mrs. Dora Carter, Miss Edna Chairs, Mrs.
Sarah Washington, Miss Nellie White,
Rev. Willard Jaggard.
The delegates from St. Anne's Parish
to the annual meeting of the Woman's
State Auxiliary,to to be held in ST. Andrews
Church, Wilmington, to-day are, Miss
Alice Wood and Mrs. @. B. Green. Miss
Emory, president of the State Auxiliaries,
will preside.
The Matinee EuChre was entertained by |
Mrs. G. ]. Freeman Wednesday afternoon.
The first prize was won by Miss May
Holten, the second by Miss Frances John
son, the consolation by Miss Lizzie Price,
and the guests prize was won by Miss Dora |
Price. Refreshments were served.
The local option advocates of New Gas.
tie county, have secured Congressman
Richard Pearson Hobsen, of Alabama, of
Merrimac fame, to address a series of
Sunday afternoon local option mass meet
ings to be held in rural New Castle county
during May and June. The first meeting
will be held in New Castle May 29th.
If you are interested in Pic-nics, Ex-
cursions, Festivals or anything of that
sort and want very delicious frozen food
without paying she price Of high.grade
Ice Cream, try "Frost" which is being
manufactured by MiddIetown Farms, Inc.
They will furnish you with saucers and
souvenir spoons free of charge.
PREPARE FOR WINTERS COM.
FORT by giving your orders now for
WILBUR's CELEBRATED HIGH.
GRADE LEHIGH COAL. ALWAYS
IN STOCK. Satisfaction guaranteed.
FREE FROM DIRT. Cord Wood sawed
to fit your stove. Phone 5.
JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
Any subscriber Of THE TRANSCRIPT
failing to receive the paper regularly each
week will confer favor by notifying us
at once. Your paper is mailed every
Friday evening and failure to get it may
be due to fault in the address. Unless
you complain we will not know that you
have cause for complaint.
According to the current issue Of the
Government Crop Reporter on May l, the
condition of crops in Delaware was as fol-
lows: Winter wheat, SO per cent, with
llS.00O acres to be harvested; rye, SO
per cent; meadows, go per cent; spring
pasture, SO per cent. spring plowing, 80
per cent; spring planting, 45 per cent;
hay, 2 per cent.
A Rummage Sale for the benefit OF
Union Hospital Of Cecil County, Md, will
be held by the ladies Of "MiddIe Neck"
and Warwick, in Merritt's Hall, on June
9th, from 10 o'clock A. NJ, to 10 O'Clock !
P. NJ. Ice cream and cake will be on
sale. Contributions of any kind are So
licited, and may be left ct the home Of :
Miss Blanche Wright, in Warwick. d
The total eclipse OF the moon was visi-
BILE Monday night throughout this sec. '
tion, The moon was totally obscured q {
few minutes after IL o'clock, which lasted
until 2.l4 A. NJ. The eclipse, OF course,
was blamed on HalIey's Comet, as il is the !
center of attraction 10 the ETHEREAL regions,
but in reality the shadow was cast by the
earth passing between the sun and moon. '
Miss Ada Lockwood gave reception at
The residence OF her sister.in-IaW, Mrs.
George Lockwood, one afternoon last =
week, to the members of the Matinee
Euchre Club. Her guests spent pleas.
1reable afternoon in card playing and v
general social interchange OF fun and con. s
Refreshments of cake and ice
cream, etc., added toothsome feature to
l right enjoyable occasion.