Middletown transcript., 1916-04-29
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NFARRY pOINTC
THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

II CCS III O1OSSOul.
Arbutus in bloom.
Give Us all the news.
House and town cleaning.
Timber up the lawn mower.
Wheat fields growing beautiful.
Mrs. D. W. Stevens entertained the
U. r. c. Sewing Circle, at her home OF
Wednesday evening.
Now is the time to swat the fly, fol
one dead fly now is worth several billion
next fail, as the fly is prolific breeder
If every property owner and renter
gets actively into the clean up cam.
paigh, what pretty town this will be
Apri! showers are in season and in
reason, but March winds are little too
belated to be blowing in as if expected
and welcome.
A~butus, the first harbinger of spring
has made its appearance The sweet
scented flower is found in large quanti-
ties along large stream banks.
The Ladies Guild of st. Annes' Church
will hold rummage sale and bake in
the vacant room of Mr.. Henry D.
Howell, on West Main street, on today,
Saturday.
1t wouldn't be bad idea for the town
council to set apart the first week in
May as clean up week.. Other towns
have done it, why not Middletown :?
Surely there are many dirty spots in her
alleys
Every dollar you spend out of town
flys away with a value that rightfully
belongs to your community. Spend it
at home with your merchant where its
value stays with you and helps build up
your interests.
The Veeder cyclometers and odome-
ters arc the best made-strong, and al
ways register accurately on bike, auto
cycle or automobile They make both
the single and the trip cyclometer, etc.
All dealers sell them.
Everyone knows we are paying so
per cenc. more for our paper stock, yet
charging the same subscription price,
el.00 per year. If your subscription
s due, we will certainly appreciate your
early payment Of same.
Cove Foshell, who lives on a farm
near Delaware City, had his right foot |
amputated above the ankle, in the |
homeopathic Hospital, Wilmington, on |
Thursday last, after he had been taking |
treatment for some time.
Nathaniel Shockley, aged about Is |
'ears. of AIiddletown, accidentally shot
himself with revolver with which he
vas playing. The bullet passed through |
lis left hand. Young Shockley was
listing his sister. Mrs. John Moore, of
Newark.
Unclaimed Letters. The following
Ist of letters remain unclaimed in the
for the week ending April
9th: Mrs. E T. Drescan, Mrs. Annie
jowans, Mr. Mary c. Benson, Mrs.
emily Lord, Miss Lydia Laws, Miss
catherine L. Leede.
Persons trimming thorn hedges along
he public roads should remember that
o throw the trimming into the road is
n direct violation of the State laws,
nd, as there has been several COM
aints, those who violate this law are
able to prosecution.
Mrs. N. L. Beale entertained the
'500'' card club at her home, Wednes-
ay afternoon. The first prize was won
y Mrs. c. NJ. Cochran; second, Miss
osephine Cochran, and the guests
rizes were awarded to Mrs. Ida Lindley
nd Mrs. Frank Pool.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co., which
celebrated its 10th birthday last week,
arves a territory holding half the pop
lation of the United States. More ]
nan 1000 locomotives are working,
Is, 900 freight cars are employed and ,
700 passenger coaches. /
The wholesale price for sugar has
cen advanced to Z 1-5 cents a pound by
ANY refneries and to Z IA cents by
hers. The sugar brokers say the
arket is very strong at the advance :
nd all of them look for a further rise !,
thin the next 80 days. if not sooner.
The members of ''The Friends of Old r
have secured the Rev. q
eighton Eckard, D. D., of Philadel- Y
lia, to preach the sermon at the morn
g service at Old Drawers Church
! the first Sunday in June DR.. Eek ard
cached at Forest Presbyterian Church
lring Presbytery, a year ago and de- t
GIFTED his hearers. The speaker for T
e afternoon has not yet been secured. s
Miss Fanny Williams, who conducts a I
'ultry plant at her home, about three a
lies from town, Monday evening, e
airing a noise among some young .
ickens, went to investigate. On her Z
ay she tripped over bucket, and fell, t
eaking her right arm and collarbone \
ID dis.ocating her shoulder. DR.. D.
. Lewis was summoned and rendered \
edical aid, and later had her removed ~
a Philadelphia hospital, for an X-ray +
animation. n