Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1910-03-12
March a5.h Win witness many tnOvings

Harry Hern was arrested by Chief
Stanley on Monday and charged with va.
grancy, and will spend 80 days at Green
bank.
If the present plans are carried out
South Broad Street will have two new
modern dwellings erected during the
spring.
Elias Pullman was arrested Saturday
evening for using profane and abusive
language in Lundy's store and paid fine
and costs amounting to $500.
In default of q fine of $500 for disor.
Derby conduct, Alonzo Williams, colored,
was committed to the workhouse on Mem
day, where he will spend 40 days.
Empson Ryan, WIN was arrested here
on January 2lst, by Chief Stanley for
carrying concealed deadly weapons, was
sentenced in the Court Of General Sessions
on Tuesday to serve three month"; in the
workhouse.
We now have on hand for sale 5000
good chestnut wire fence posts. Let US
have your order and we will reserve the
posts for you until you are ready to use
them. j. F. McWHoRTER & SoN.
Preston Brothers have offered the farm.
ers $3.50 per ton for tomatoes for this
seasons pack, but at this writing the
growers are not inclined to sign contracts
and there is possibility Of the local can
merry standing idle this year.
Middletown WAS visited by another
snow Thursday and while large fakes be-
gan falling at o'clock aud continued
throughout the day, the white mantle
which completely covered old mother
earth, was only two inches in depth, and
disappeared very rapidly Friday morning.
John L. Dixon, colored, was arrested
by Chief of Police Stanley on Saturday.
Drunk and disorderly conduct we're the
charges preferred against Dixon and
Squire Cox imposed 9 fine and costs
amounting to $500, which was paid and
John made hasty retreat for AppOquini-
mink Hundred.
"What has become of the fish wagons
that have been go numerous in our town
for many years" This question is FREE
quently heard on our streets this spring
and it isl noticeable fact that very few Of
these traders have thus far made their ap-
peara nee.
FOR RENTED room house, stable
and garden, with privilege of renting 5
acres of land. This property is known as
the Lockwood Farm" and adioins Mid
dletown. Excellent truck or chicken farm.
Apply to J. G. ASTON,
MiddIetoWn, Del.
The ladies OF the Middletown Public
Library wish the public to be on the qui
vive for window notices of Musicale to
he held at the residence of Mrs. M. B.
Burris. on Broad Street, probably on Fri
day evening next, in which foreign
musical and recitative talent of high
order will be enlisted. Even if ticket
buyers are unable to come, the ladies hope
all well wishers Of their praiseworthy and
public spirited enterprise will, pro bono
publico, Ego down into their jeans for
this trifing contribution to great public
good already so successfully inaugurated
by the ladies.
Rev. Vaughan s. Collins, pastor of Be-
thesda Methodist Episcopal Church, will
leave on Monday for Salisbury, Nd, the
seat OF Conference which conyenes on
Wednesday, March 10th. The Rev.
Collins has the financial affairs of Be-
tbesda Church in excellent shape and will
leave with all Of bis collections up-to-date.
Since coming to Middletown last April be
has repaired the church at an expense Of
more than s. 300, and the money for this
Improvement has been generously sub.
scribed by the members and friends Of
the Church, and the official board has ex.
tended him unanimous invitation TO re-
turn for another conference year.
An amusing incident occurred on Q
farm near SassafFas on last Sunday after.
noon. The sound of solling bell broke
upon the silence Of the quiet hours-at
least everything was quiet except where
the colored church was in session-aDd
the male residents of Sassafras chased Ia
the location of the tolIing bell. The con,
tinued ringing OF the bell caused the
colored church meeting to break up and
the worshippers hied themselves to an ad'
iacent farm from whence the alarming
sounds came aud to lend aid 10 the farmer
in averting whatever danger threatened
When the farm was reached 10 the cows
we're in the wheat The farmer was away
from home and the housewife did MOI
know how to get the cows out, so she rang
the bell vigorously. Would the meE
please help heEP They did !
TIE TRANSCRIPT has received from Mr.
R. NJ. McCrone, late Of this town, al
interesting post card showing o stree
sceDe in Tokyo, Japan. The picture i
handsomely down in coloTs, and clearl!
pottrays q scene which, with an Amer
can trolley car, No. 1Ol4, in the foreground
together with number OF buildings ate
the modern style, seems startlingly lik
one from our.own cities. But Nippones
featured woman sandal shod and toting
child pig a-back after the Indian fashion
stout-limbed jinrickisha man pulliD
his cart, and q figure suggesting an oil
: shinto priest in the background, PRESENT.
dispels the illusion. Mr.. MCCroDe 10 81
route to bis position under the o. s. Gov
eminent in the Philippines. He is a 90
= OF Mrs. I. r. McCEoDe Of our town an
lie very talented young man with o.
exceptionally promising future. For hi