Middletown transcript., 1896-09-26
Local News.

genuine $75 Bicycles that can be bougt
for $40 cash. usual guarantee. Come an
see them.
George w. Ingram has sold for Samue
McCauley the adams farm" near M
Donough TO Road -Commissione Voshel
for $500.
Pay your taxes and get registered o
you cannot vote. Get registered to-da.
as next Saturday other duties may call yor
away from home.
Mr., E. F. Bishop. who lives on tn
SELLERS" farm just north of town, lost i
valuable horse by lightning in the sever
electrical storm of Saturday night.
fall opening of the chestnu
burr-Q lit a chestnut2) Chinquepins toe
are ripe, and the young folks are not wait
ing for Jack Frost to find the way, to thu
forest
PROFESSIONAL CARD.-Dr. w. E. Barnard
Surgeon Dentist. office same location. op
posite .he post Office. ALI operations per
tanning to dentistry guaranteed. Odontun.
der and Gas for painless extracting.
They say ITO get on in the world" GO
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
"A real, neat, first class restaurant where
good meal can be gotten at short notice,
together with the service of oysters, etc. y
is the aim of Mr.. Stanger in opening up
room No. 2 in the Cochran Block, next door
to the Reynolds store.
The question was asked relative to a
certain party man, if he is not a pretty
solid politician. The answer was ''in
spots" He has cast-iron gall to begin
with and understand that the party has
given him the marble heart"
Four Washable Organdic Pictures for s5
cents by J. II. Powell, the photographer,
at his tent on the Comegys lot corner West
Main and Scott streets. Mr.. Powell was
here three years ago and guar antees salts
faction. Four pictures for IS cents.
Mr.. G. E. Hukill had painful mlshap
on Friday evening of last week, in Odessa,
his horse getting beyond control just as he
was about to enter his carriage. His shoul-
der and arm are the injured members,
which happily are about well again.
John Drayton Wainwright, son of Col.
John Wainwright. of Wilmington. has snc-
cessfully passed the necessary examina-
tions and entered the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis, Md, as naval
cadet. He was appointed by Hon.J. s.
Willis.
-Inspeaking of the use of profane Ian
guage, it never did any man any good. No
man is richer. happier or wiser for it. 1t
commends no one to society; it is disgust
ing to the refined. and abominable to the
good. People Of culture and refinement
never swear.
The past week brought quite change
in the weather. Last Saturday the ther-
mometer was in the nineties; severe cleo
trical storm in the evening brought
change of forty degrees by Sunday morn
ing. The temperature has been as low as
A degrees this week.
"A California tramp, in his prowlings,
found $40. 900 that had been hidden in a
clump of bushes by train robbers. Instead
of reporting the treasure trove to the au-
thories, he started in to spend it, and he
had to surrender it and bis liberty. Mean
while the train robbers are at large and the
legitimate owners of the property cannot
be found. Fate is nothing If not ironicaI. |
1T was in the quiet, Silly night. that is |
it would haye been still and quiet but for
the barking of the dogs on the plaza. They |
had a regular early hour assemblage and |
refused to be dispersed. Sleep was out Of the |
question. Something must be done. The
window is raised. aim is taken, bang! goes
the gun. 1t is effective. that is one of the |
large window lights in Reynolds corner
store yields 10 the fiattened bullet and the |
man with the gun pays the bill.
"A charming young girl who has re-
Gently returned from her summer Quit ng
was heard to give expression to her feel
ings as follows. 1T really doesn't pay to go
anywhere nowadays" she said. "for the
only companions these young married wo-
men leave for the girls are their husbands.
Now, / like a nice man, W neither he is mar
ried or not, but don't like to have the at
tion of any other kind, and the married |
women insist on appropriating all the
young men, so think the only thing for
us to do is to retire from the feldr'
The Ladies' Mite Society entertained |
the members and friends of the M. E. |
Church at Sociable Wednesday evening |
at 'Flowerdale." the spacious home Of Mr..
Henry Talbot, on NorthBroad street. There
were great many present and all spent a
pleasant evening. Jacob and Ruth" and |
"Old Miss McGinty" furnished merriment
by the wholesale; Miss Katie Vansant re-
sponded to the request for recitation and
gracefully rendered "Curfew Shall Not
Ring Tonight" and refreshments music
and more games filled the evenings pro-
gram.
-Reys. F. H. Moore and /. L. Wood and
Mr.. A. G. Cox represented Middletown at
the organization Of the Non-P Partisan Con- I
stitutional Prohibition Alliance of Della
ware at Dover on Thursday. Rey. Merritt
Hubbard was made President and Mr.. A.
G. Cox, Secretary The object is clause in
the New Constitution prohibiting the man
ufacture and sale ofintoxicating liquors in
the State. The candidates Of the different
parties will be called upon by circular let
ters to state their views on the question,
answer to be made before Oct. 5th when
another mass meeting win be held to pro-
mole the cause.
Here is cure for terrible disorder of
the mouth, commonly called scandal"
Take of good nature one ounce; of herb
called by the Indians mind your business
one ounce; mix these with little charity IS
for Others and two or three sprigs Of keep
your tongue between your teeth Applica-
tion: The symptoms are violent itching
Of the tongue and roof Of the mouth, which
invariably takes place while you are in
of q species of animals called pos-