Middletown transcript., 1896-08-22
MIDDLEToWN. DEL, AUG. % 1896
Local News.

edy, it cures; 25 cents.
There will be partial eclipse of the
moon tonight at about midnight.
always in season, Hopkins Steamed
Hominy (Hulled Corn). Elegant luEch in
Milk. OF. can 10c.
Remember that J. f. McWhorter has
a full line of carriage and agricultural
Implements on hand
Its folly, to lose your poultry when the
use of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar
anteed to you for 25 cents.
IA picnic at Silver Lake, given by
Mrs. Samuel Price and Miss Eliza Hurn
was pleasant diversion on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Collins made up
Grabbing party to "Fox Hole" for their
summer guests on Tuesday. and caught q
bushel of crabs
A number of young ladies and gentle
men from town spent Monday evening at
"Elm Grange" near McDonough, guests
of Miss Ada MiffIn.
-Messrs. Harry Budd, Louis Naudian
A. H. Reynolds and Mr.. Manloye attended
very delightful dancein Chesapeake City
Thursday evening.
One of the finest school catalogues is
sued in the world-and it will surprise you
lis Goldey's, describing his famous Com
mercial and Shorthand College in Will
mington. Just write for it.
Economy Meat Market is what the
name implies The best of meats at the low
est prices at the well-known Echenhofer
Shops, West Main street. GiYe me call.
J. w. Vansant.
PRoFEssfoNAL CARD.-Dr. W. E. Barnard
Surgeon Dentist. Office same location. op-
posite .he post Office. All operations per-
tanning to dentistry guaranteed. Odontun-
der and Gas for painless extracting.
William s. Hilles, Esqr., of Whining
ton, Mr.. George L. Townsend, Jr., of
Odessa, and other well-known tennis
players contested on the home grounds
yesterday afternoon with Middletown's s
best players
"A colored woman employed as cook in
the family of Mr.. James T. Shallcross, was
shot Sunday morning by The accidental
firing of an air rifle which colored man
was handling. The bullet entered her back
and inflicted painful and serious wound.
While Single Taxer Molius was talk
ing to few persons at his tent Saturday
night some one threw stone which struck
the little son of Theodore Whitlock under
the eye, emitting it badly. bad boys"
threw the stone.
The Ladies of Middletown and vicinity
will give grand leap year ball at Angus
tine Pier on Friday night next week. and
as the ladies never do anything BY halves it
goes without saying that it will be the most
brilliant and exquisite social function OF
sthe season.
Rev. C. E. Mccullough, Pastor of War
wick and Sassafras M. P. Churches, will
hold two weeks tent meeting in Prices
woods near Warwick, commencing Sab
bath, August 23d. Services all day on Sum
day and every evening during the week,
except Saturday evening. also services on
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 8 O.
clock. Rev. WI Neepier of Philadel
phia, win be present and will preach on
Sunday.
We believe that those who desire to
save money on COAL, will do well to place
their orders in time to have them filled
this month, as the price has already ad7
yanced once, and will most likely be ad-
yanced again 1st of September. Orders
must be in before the Goth to insure August
price viz: $3.50 cash per 2240 lbs, high
grade coal delivered on your sidewalk. or
shoyeled into your bin from cart.
G. E. HuKILL
Friday of last week Mrs. W. B. Tharp
left Baltimore to join her husband at Hem
derson, KY, their future home. At
o'clock Saturday morning her train was
running at about 60 miles an hour to make
up time, when rounding curve neal
Parkersburg, w. Va. the train ran into
another, a head-end collision. Several
were killed. Mrs. Tharp wrote friend
here that she escaped very fortunately with
slight bruise on the chin.
William Castelow, of Port Penn, has
been allowed a pension Of $500 a month,
commencing March 10th. 1896. He served
In Co. B.. 9th Regiment. Delaware Volunteer
infantry. A penson has also been allowed
10 Caroline E. Draper, of Delaware City, on
account of the military services of Joseph
Bayard, her former husband, now dead.
Her pension is $500 month from October
ION 1891 to March 22d. 1894, when it ends,
on account Of re-marriage. She was also
allowed the pension Of the said deceased
husband 5000 month from August 9th,
1890. to August 10th, 1891. These PEN
sions were secured through COL John