Middletown transcript., 1916-11-25
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

Hunters out.
Wintry weather.
Rabbit and quail.
Butter an ] eggs scarce.
The railroads of the United States
consumed 128,20O, 600 tons of coal last
year.
Christmas is coming fast, and it is
about time for the merchants to begin
their holiday advertising.
A supper will be held in the Masonic
Hall, by the Epworth League Of the
NJ. E. Church, at Chesapeake City, on
Nov. %. 20, 80.
It is said that infantiIe paralysis far
from beng new disease, was known
to the ancients. This gives it historic
setting, but does not make the disease
easier to cure.
At the Third Quarterly Conference of
the official board of Bethesda N. E..
Church held last Friday evening, Rev.
John W. Jones was unanimously invited
to return for another year.
The Smyrna Driving Park Associa-
tion will hold their. closing Matinee
Race at the Driving Park near Lake
Como on Thanksgiving Day, November
80. Four races will be contested.
List of Letters remaining unclaimed
in the Post-office for the week ending
Nov. 10Th, 1916: Miss Lettie brown, E.
Brown, Jimmie Bundle, George Slough,
Westly Johnson, Augustus Hollings-
worth.
The supper held last Thursday eve
ming by the Can and Wifi Class of Forest
Church proved decided success, $100
being cleared The members wish to
thank all who helped in any way with
the supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Maloney delight
fully entertained a few of their friends
at their home last Friday evening, in
honor of Mr.. hIaloney's nephew, Mr.
Joseph Msloney, of near Elkton, who
was recently married and who with his
bride was spending few days with
Nr. and Mrs. Maloney.
= The man who does not take his home
paper misses three-fourths of what is
going on in his home community. He
must either borrow the paper from his
neighbor and be considered tightwad
and nuisance, or he must be content
to learn little and know less. This paper
costs but one dollar year, and is worth
ten times that amount to any person
living in this county,
Since the new triple combination La
France Engine recently ordered by the
town of Smyrna arrived last Wednes-
day, MIR. W. w. Barnetson the engi-
neer has-been busy making daily dem
onstrations to the firemen and in
structing the regularly appointed
drivers, Chief Engineman Warner w.
Price and assistants Harry Turner,
Clement Sapp and Wallace Elterich,
how to operate and take care of the
machine.
John Heldmyer, Jr., Real Estate
Broker, North Broad street, has bought
the George R. johnson farm, 1-2 mile
of Christiana, nine miles of Whining
ton, containing 10 acres. He sold his
farm, (Maxwell farm near Middletown,
to Mrs George Janvier, containing lis
acres. Also has sold for Adra w. Smith,
of White Clay Greek hundred, his farm
to George w. Lumm, of Cecil county,
Md, containing 1O7 acres; purchase
price, $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l. Rhoades, of near
Armstrong, gave birthday party in
honor of their little son, Clitford's first
on Monday afternoon, Novem-
ber 20th. The guests were his little
friends, Louise Rhodes, of Wilmington,
Kenneth, Virginia and Frances Wright,
of Mt. Pleasant, also Mr.. and Mrs. ]. I.
Miss Nellie Rhoades and Mrs.
William Wright After refreshments
the little folks left for their homes,
wishing him many more happy birth
days.