Middletown transcript., 1888-10-18
PENINSULA PARAGRAPHS.

Lankford Brothers, publishers of th'
WicOmico News, announce the sale of tha
paper to Marion and Harry Brewington.
John F. Whitford of Wilmington, grand
master of the Delaware l. o. o. F., will
visit Crystal Fount Lodge of Milford this
evening.
Hitch Mosley, a colored man living near
Milton, has lost FIVE children within twelve
days of diphtheria, and has two others sick
with the disease.
The farm of the late Joseph Owens, situa-
ted about two miles from Milford and COM
prising l1s acres, has been sold to John
W. Kirby for $4,s25.
Fire on the farm of John H. Rodney, four
miles below New Castle, last week destroyed
so tons ofhay and 80 tons ofstraw, causing
a loss of several thousand dollars. The
cause is not known.
Samuel G.. Fisher of Glendale has filed
his contract for pine piling for Spreckeps
sugar refinery and is now about to close an
other contract for $4,000, which will keep
him busy another year.
The cantata of "Queen Esther" was pre-
sented to good audiences at Snow Hill on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
nights of last week, under the direction of
Professor Wyatt. Local singers made up
the cast.
Between disease and the many cheap pre-
parations which are palmed off under the
name of blood purifiers, take your chances
with disease, until you can procure Ayers
Sarsaparilla-the only reliable blood puri-
fer. Sold by all druggists and dealers in
medicine.
Paynter Frame, the champion watermelon
raiser of Delaware, has SO far saved 200
pounds of seed, with about 1000 melons yet
to hear from. He sells seed for 81 so per
pound, and allows his neighbors the freedom
of his patch tor the return of the seed.
Melons of his raising have been kept until
Christmas, and in one instance as late as the
second day of March.
Every wife and mother in the country
should know the great value of Ayers Sar-
saparilla, as blood purifier. 1t gives tone,
health and strength, to the vital organs,
coTrects all Irregularities, and expeIs i'm
purities from the system. Young and old
use it. Price ST..
The CsntrsUills Record states that General
William McKenney of Queen Anne's county,
one of the most extensive farmers in the
county, recently offered 10000 bushels of
wheat for "a cents per bushel, but gradually
advanced his price to 81 .O5, at which figure,
for November sdelivery, local spectator,
David Smith, purchased $1,000 bushels.
Mr.. Smith sold to Philadelphia firm at IL
cents per bushel advance, pocketing 81 $50.
The Kent county fair near Chestertown
closed on Friday evening after very un-
successful week, owing to the bad weather,
and it is doubtful if the association will
clear expenses. On Friday the 2.24 class
was won by Billy Keedon, owned by F. M.
Ogden, Philadelphia. The free .for-all class
had four starters and was taken by Maggie
E, a Baltimore horse.
PERsoNAL.-A young lady of seventeen
summers, highly educated, refined, and of
appearance, desires to form
the acquaintance of some nice young man,
whom she would advice, if troubled with
dyspepsia, to use that great blood purifier,
Sulphur Bitters.
Emmanuel NJ. E. Church, Cris6eld, F. G.
AacSorley, pastor, will be dedicated on Sun
lay, November 4. DR.. McGregor of Brook
yn, N. z :, and the Rev. W. W. W. Wilson
If Easton, Md, will conduct the services.
The church has been recently enlarged and
'epaired, with the addition of steeple. 1t
is now one of the handsomest church edifces
On the eninsula.-Crisfeld Leader.
PooR BUT HONEST. Charlie Sullivan is a
,oor but Honest Irish lad, who, while walk
ng down Washington street, found wal
ct containing checks and money to the value
If several hundred dollars. Although al
most destitute, he returned it to its owners,
dessrs. A. P. Ordway & Co., proprietors of
sulphur Bitters, who gave him liberal re-
yard, and also gave him six bottles of Sui
'hur Bitters for his mother, who has been
erEihhll lle sufferer NTH rheumatism, aaa #he
eturned many blessings after being cured
" their use.-Weekly World.
At meeting of the board of directors of
he Milford Base Ball Club the treasurer's
were audited, and resolutions were
'assed to organize what shall be known as
he Milford Athletic Association, which shall
'e regularly constituted joint stock com
ANY. Three hundred shares of stock at ST. |
yer share are to be issued, about one-half of |
which have already been taken Milford
Jews.