Middletown transcript., 1888-11-01
PENINSULA PaRAGRaPHs.

NFeEy dpplASAuon iuk AiSSnsc W SSA h4uoA
in Sussex county was granted at the late
term of court.
John T. Jakes Of Wyoming has completed
an air-tight store-house for sweet potatoes,
having capacity of over 10000 baskets.
The same confidence men who swindled
James q. Guest of Brandywiue hundred last
week tried to work their game upon man
in Christiana village, but failed.
IT Is Nor BEST to always believe every
thing person tells you, but when you hear
that the best blood purifier is Sulphur Bit
ters, you can believe it, for they cured me
of severe case of blood poisoning .-REv.
A. FArRcHnD, NEW York CRY.
In the Kent county court at Dover on Sat
urday the applications of the Lowery BROTH
ers at Milford and James Satterfeld at Har-
rington were both refused. All others were
granted.
Mr.. J. 7. Decorse sends us sweet potato
this week of the yellow variety, solid and
sound, which weighed pounds and 7
ounces Kent News.
"Men like trees begin to grow old at the
top" Avoid the first appearance of grow
ing old by keeping the hair in a vigorous
and healthful condition by the use of War
ner's Log Cabin Hair Tonic. Sold by all
druggists.
Elihu Jefferson, living near Smyrna, re-
Gently received treasury warrant for $46..
SO in payment for ninety bushels of oats TAX
en- by Federal soldiers in 1862, en- their way
down the Peninsula to expel Confederates
from Accomac and Northampton counties,
Virginia.
Prof E. D. Tarr, who for the past 80 years
has been a faithful school teacher in this
State and in whose behalf efforts have been
made by his friends to procure him home
in the institution in Baltimore for old men,
will leave for his new home on Wednesday
next, as the necessary amount has been rails
ed to secure the place for him. So rests the
faithful laborer from his toilet and cares
Delawarean.
LADIES WHo BLoAT.-What great num-
Der there are how uncomfortable it makes
them; it is almost impossible for those
afflicted to enjoy life. Tn my priva te
practice have always found Sulphur Bitters
to be the best remedy. All who are thus
troubled should use it. MRs. DR. CHHDs,
Boston.
Mrs. Elizabeth Humphreys, wife of Cap
tain Thomas Humphreys, of Milford died Fri
day evening at $50 O'Clock after anillness of
only few days The deceased was in the
10th year of her age, and well beloved in
this community She leaves husband and
seven grown children.-Milford News.
The body of Mrs. Ellen A. Shaw, resi-
den. of Milford, was found hanging from q
beam in her smoke house early on Saturday
morning of last week. She had committed
suicide by hanging herself around the neck
by means of rope. The discovery was
made by son of the dead woman. The
body was cut down at once but life had been
extinct for several hours. Mrs. Shaw was a
native of Pennsylvania and was aged about
46 years. Domestic troubles are supposed
to have been the cause of the crime.
God gives every bird its food but does not
throw it ia the nest. There is food for re-
Election in the thought that Warn er's Log
Cabin Sarsaparilla will purify the blood,
thus ensuring good health. with which may
come all blessings. ST. for 100 doses, of all
druggists.
The last Sunday and Monday of Novem-
ber has been definitely fixed for holding the
centennial of Methodism on the upper PENN
sui at Newark. The services will of course
be held in the NJ. e. Church and on Sunday
morning, November 25th, the Rev. ]. Hep
burn Hargis will preach, while the Rev.
Jacob Todd of Wilmington will speak in the
evening. Mond ay will be devoted to the
reading of historical papers and general
view of the centuries work. The Preach
er's Association of Wilmington has accepted
an invitation to be present, also many of the
former pastors of the Newark church. The
Rev. W. L. S. Murray, the presiding elder,
will lso deliver an address upon Methodism
OF to-day.
Skin diseases cannot be successfully treat
ed by external applications. The proper
way to cure such complaints is to purify the
blood with Ayers sarsapar lila. Under the
zitalizing influences Of this medicine all the
functions of the body are brought into heal
| Il thy aettieH.
Thomas Baldes had Singular experience
recently. He was on Miles river catching
oysters, when suddenly a large namber OF
patridges began falling on the water about
him, SO he of course began to secure taam,
and soon had the lockers of his canoe we'll
filed with the savory birds. On reaching
the shore, the patridges, although exhau sted
whan mt in the locker. had regained their