Middletown transcript., 1896-12-19

| Oysters in quantity or cooked to your
taste at Jones'. On the half shell.
Because of Christmas falling on Fri
day the TRANSCRIPT will be issued a da.
earlier next week. Patrons win please re
member this and be governed accordingly
It's folly. to lose your poultry when tn
use of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is gual
anteed to you for 25 cents.
The Junior Auxiliary was very success
full with the bazaar held last Saturday af
ternoon and evening, netting thirty dollar'
of the more than forty dollars received.
we are we'll stocked in Soaps, such a
w. H. Browns Cold Cream and Glycerine
Jersey Cream, Palm Oil, Buttermilk, Cuti
cura ETC. Prices are pleasing.
VAuGHAN's PHARMACY.
The M. e. Church at Newark has {
new church organ which will be used fol
the first time at the Christmas service.
IF you want blankets to put youl
horses in condition for the sale, we have
them and will sell them to you in large lott
at quantity prices. Wholesale & Retail.
J.C. PARKER.
Rev. Vaughn s. Collins has been una
nimously invited by the New Castle Official
Board of the M. E. Church there to con
tinue his pastorate another year.
Get Minneapolis -four for the Chris
mas cookies, at Satterfeld's 1t is the best
-four in the market, and makes the sweet
est, whitest bread.
Mrs. Lottie Brockson, of Blackbird
gave very instructive lesson in Bible
study at the Epworth League meeting last
Friday evening.
Mrs. Rorer gave the first Of series oi
lectures in Wilmington Wednesday. JAN
uary and IL are the dates of her next two
lectures which will be given at the News
Century Club.
Having decided to discontinue busines
we are now selling out our entire stock of
millinery goods at greatly reduced prices;
an entire new stock of trimmed and un-
untrimmed hats and bonnets in velvet and
felt; also ribbons, flowers. feathers and or
naments. Bargains for buyers before Dec
25. MISSES EcHENHoFER.
"A "Y" was organized at New Castle
Monday evening by Miss May G.. Thomp-
son, of Delaware City, the district organ
izel of the Y. W. G. T. o. Miss Lucille
Martindale Yves made president Of the new
union.
Mrs. Massey has more pretty things
this week to which she wishes to call atten-
ton. Toilet, desk and work basket ap-
pointments; jewelry; table, mantle and side
board decorations in silver and cut glass;
large assortment ofpretty little things at
small cost.
-Rey. Henry Baker, D. D., ofSt Paul's
Church, Newark, N. J., has been invited to
the pastorate of Grace M. E. Church, Will
mington. and has accepted the invitation.
If the conferences agree he will enter upon
the duties of the charge about April 1.
Mrs. Fannie Lockwood has begun he 7
mid-winter sale Of millinery, at bargain
prices. Newest winter styles in trimmed
hats and bonnets. She also has fine as
sortment of stamped linen doilies, carvers
and center pieces with every color and
shade in embro idery silk.
Mrs. Chas. B. Prettyman. of Dover
died on Sunday. after an illness Of only a
few days Of typhoid fever. Her husband
is a well known shoe merchant of Dover
and a brother of Mr.. Edwin Prettyman, of
this town.
The large Wholesale Grocery Firm of
Quigley and Mullin of Wilmington failed
on Thursday for $4,000. 1t is claimed their
assets exceed their liabilities. The failure
involved Ex-Rep. George w. Gray who is
in the same business.
If you want flowers of any kind re-
member that Pennrock Company, Whining
town, can supply you at short notice. Mail
orders receive prompt attention and by
careful attention in packing, flowers may
be sent to any part of the Peninsula and
arrive at destination in good condition.
IF every farmer in Delaware would
read the article on the fourth page, "Find
out how you stand," aud then obserev its
directions there would be less complaint OF
"hard times" That which applies to the
farmer applies to other business men. It
pays to find out how you stand"
Mrs NJ. C. Barnett continues her cl os-
ing out sale Of dry good, trimmings and
millinery goods. The early corners are
come-agains which is proof of their salts
faction with the bargains advertised last
week. She offers dress Innings and trim
mings at great reduction this week. Also
fancy goods and notions.
Clarence Wright colored boy IA
years old. was fatally shot by the accidental
firing of a revolver in the hands of clerk
in Mr.. Salmon's store at Summit Bridge
one day last week and died Friday at a
Philadelphia hospital where he was taken
for treatment. His funeral was on Sunday.
his body having been brought to Summit
Bridge for burial.
MIR. William Unruh who has resided on
the Williams farm near the mill for some
years has decided to move to his own farm
near Bridgeville about New Years. One
who has livedby Mr.. Unruh and knows
the family well says. I'VE never expect to
have kinder neighbors than Mr.. Unruh's
family have been and the whole commun-
ity regrets to have him leave"
William M. Bell, executor of Ann E.
Bewley, deceased, offered at public sale last
Saturday two tracts of land situated in
Blackbird hundred No. 1. containing 1874
acres, situated on the road leading from
Blackbird to Taylor's Bridge, was purchas-
ed by William NJ. Bell for 5000. No. 2,
containing 1853 acres, situated on the road
leading from Taylor's Bridge to Fleming's
Landing. was purchased by James T. Stats.
tor $805.
The indications are for white
Christmas" Winter has made his ap.
pearance, and having wrapped the earth
in mantle Of snow, has set the pace of
Christmas shoppers to the merry tune of
sleighbells. There was a very heavy snow
fall Tuesday night, and snow-balling, sled
ding and sleighing have been the pleasant
diversions of the week. The air is clear
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