Middletown transcript., 1896-09-05

Preparations for autumn are making
themselves visible.
Every body uses Bragdon's Poultry Rem
edy, it cures; 25 cents.
IF you would avoid malaria don't sit
on the porch these cool nights.
Always in season, Hopkins Steamed
Hominy (Hulled Corn). Elegant lunch in
Milk. OF. can 10c.
Remember that J. f. McWhorter has
a full line of carriage and agricultural
Implements on haHd
Its folly, to lose your poultry when the
use of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar
anteed to you for 25 cents.
Mr.. Joseph Edwards, a farmer near
town, lost valuable horse on Tuesday
from being hooked by cow.
The summer girl has returned home
wearing coat of tan with spray of
feathery golden-rod stuck in her button
hole.
An exchange says that man who
hadn't time to read his paper and hence
ordered it stopped had time to walk mile
to borrow his neighbor's.
Mrs. VIM. Taylor and Mrs. J, W. Bar
nett and their families pic-nicked at the
Rocks on Wednesday and Thursday and
caught some famously big crabs.
There were several thousand colored
people in attendance at the Big Quarterly"
in Wilmington on Sunday. quite number
from Middletown being among them.
The oyster and the reed bird came in
together on Tuesday, the latter is very
plentiful and local sportsmen are rubbing
up their guns and making ready to bag
their game.
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. GIVE me CALL
J.W. Vansant.
Pay your taxes to-day so you can reg
lister Sept. 18th. or 10th, or 26th. If You
have paid your taxes then get registered
the first day of registration. Every voter
must register.
Mrs. Ellen Pilling, wife of ex State SEN
,ator John Pilling, died at her home in
Newark, on Sunday. Her funeral was on
Wednesday, interment at He'd of Chris
tiana Cemetery.
"Wednesday was the day set by Rev.
NJ Stutzke, of New York, for the world to
come to an end, but it didn't It's way
the world has of never coming to an end
atthe time appointed.
Work at the shirt factory is gradually
on the increase, this months orders about
doubling those of last month. The man.
agement desire the return of all their old
Middletown operators at once.
PROFESSIONAL CARD.-Dr. w. E. Barnard
Surgeon Dentist. office same location, op-
posite the post office. All operations per
tanning to dentistry guaranteed. Odontun-
der and Gas for painless extracting.
They say ITO get on in the world" 50
to "Goldey's," the famous Wilmington
(Del.) Commercial and Shorthand College.
A position and business success for both
sexes quickly assured by its short courses.
Work upon the proposed New Castle
and Wilmington electric railroad began
this week. with 20 men employed at plow-
ing up and grading the ground. It is said
that 800 men were on the spot wanting
work.
The handsome Pullman car .sIolanthe"
which will be used by Ii Hung Chang dur
ing his visit in this country, was built at
the Pullman shops in Wilmington and
< fitted out especially for the illustrious visi-
tor from the Orient
People who lose half the good things
of life through fear of appendicitis can
receive some comfort from the assurance
that berries or grapes eaten either with
bread or some other enveloping food are
free from dangerous proclivities as far as
that disease is concerned.
Mr.. Joshua Clayton, Jr.. is adding
many improvements to his home on Green
street previous to occupying it. Besides
having q new phtnfooni oaiu NV oau ooiu
water throughout the house, it is being re-
1papered handsomely and newly painted
inside and out. It was always pretty
place and with these improvements will be
one ofMiddletown's most attractive homes.
season having ended at Ocean
Grove, Mrs. r. L. Price will return home
next week, accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Helen, and Misses Dora and Jessie
culbertson. Mrs. Culbertson will remain in
philadelphia for short visit. The Della
ware villa asIusual was popular house.
and as the seashore season this year was
unusually dull, the ladies are % be con-
graduated upon having come out . little
ahead. !"