Middletown transcript., 1896-10-03
Local News.


edy, it cures; 25 cents.
Good pictures taken on cloudy day:
J. H. Powell, Main and Scott streets.
always in season, Hopkins Steamed
Hominy (Hulled Corn). Elegant lunch il
Milk. OF. can 10c.
WANrED.-100 pairs Of common Pigeons
Must be old birds. Will buy small focks
Apply at this Office.
1.-The woman who marries the man o
her choice frequently has occasion to won
der at her poor taste.
Remember that J. f. McWhorter hal
full line of carriage and argricultura
Implements on hand
1t has been announced that on and aftel
October Is, the Pennsylvania r. R. will
carry bicycles, free.
Its folly. to lose your poultry when the
use of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar
anteed to you for 25 cents.
The farmers are busy seeding wheat,
the recent rains having started the drills
rollers and harrows all q going.
Rev. C. F. Thomas, of Baltimore, is
spoken of as the most probable successor Of
Bishop Curtis, who has resigned the Bish-
ops Office of the R. C. Diocese of Delaware
j C. Parker has just received lot of
genuine $75 Bicycles that can be bought
for $40 cash, usual guarantee. Come and
S, them.
-Ninety-four new American citizens in
Wilmington, having taken the oath of al
legiance, were given naturalization papers
on Monday.
Letters of administration have been
granted Thos. Edgar and John NJ. Clayton,
upon the estate of their father, the late
Thomas Clayton.
Hon. John II. Hoffecker, Hon. J.. s. Will
lis and ]. Edward Addicks, Esqr., are ad-
vertised to address mass meeting in the
Opera House, Thursday evening, Oct. sth.
Beware how you subscribe to ISLANDERS.
There is nothing which lays one open to
the imputation of being an unreliable per-
son so soon as readiness to believe Others
unreliable.
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.
Mrs. Mary T. Dreka, wife of Augustus
Dreka and mother of Louis H. Dreka, died
at her home lat Sassafras last Saturday,
aged 72 years. The funeral was ON We'd
nesday at st. Francis XAVIER R. G. Church.
They say ito get on in the world" go
to "Goldey's," the famous Wilmington
Oel) Commercial and Shorthand College.
A position and business success for both
sexes qui ckly assured by its short courses
The w. CT. U. of Wilmington, on
Wednesday celebrated the paying off Of a
thousand dollar mortgage which clears
their property, located on Eighth West
street, from all encumbrance. A public re-
ception was given in honor of the event.
A recent decision of a Louden County
Court, Md. is that it is not decent for ser
want girl to 60 about with a dress fastened
with pins and is coed grounds for dis
missal.
Mr.. T. Wallace Connolly representing
/. Hamburger & Sons, 2l0 Market street
Wilmington, will be at the Middletown
Hotel on Monday and Tuesday next, max
ing his semi-annual call upon his custo.
mers here.
The Trustees of the Poor at their meet
ing Wednesday awarded the contract for
building morgue to Hubert Cassidy, at
cost Of $605.33 which was the lowest Of
eight bids. 1t will be frame structure
18x20 feet
The law for the prote ction of game in
this state makes it unlawful to kill rabbits
before November 18th or after December
31st and partridge, quail or pheasants be-
fore December 1. or after December 31st.
twenty-five skilled mechanics, from
New Castle Iron Works sailed for Russia
last Saturday to attend to the machinery
sent there for the Russian American Pipe
Co. They will be gone six months.
There will be joint meeting of the
Board of Education and the teachers this |
evening at the Office of Mr.. A. G. Cox, the |
object being to review the months work
and more fully acquaint the Board with |
the methods and aims of the various de- |
partments.
"A strong southeasterly wind prevailed
on Tuesday, and finally "blew up" a rain; |
the storm continued through the night |
with all the fury of hurricane, and the |
next day nature just tried herself in fur
nishing the freshest. .fairest day of the year,
as mild as May with here and there CLEAN |
of gold and faint touch of autumn in the |
air.
Mrs. VIM Taylor exhibited a few pro.
ducts of culinary art at the Delaware State
Fair last week and was awarded several |
first and second premiums; among the list |
were: Pound cake, Caramel cake, and Pre-
served cherries. She also received prem
iums on fancy needle work. Miss Mabelle |
Taylor's Jumbles took the premium and |
also some of her doilies and embroidered |
center pieces.
Rev. Alfred Smith, D. D., Presiding |
Elder of Easton District, preached a fine |
sermon in the NJ e. Church Sunday morn
ing, to large congregation, his theme be-
ing Freedom from sin through the Blood |
of Jesus. DIR. Smith was at his best both |
and spiritually, and his sermon
came as special message and great up
lift to the people. He also preached at old |
Union in the afternoon and at Odessa in
the evening. He is serving his sixth yea
in the Eldership, his term expiring next |
March.
-Four men, William r. alias "Bonnie"
Harris. William Duncan, alias Larry the |
Yorker" Thomas Gibbons. alias "Cleve-
land Jimmy and John Smith, known as
Cleveland Joe," escaped from New Castle |
Jail last Saturday night. After hot chase
and hard battle, the first two men were
captured and returned to the Jail, The
other two men are still at liberty and off
GERS are searching the country for them in
every direction. Sheriff Gillis has offered |
reward of $50 for the capture of each of |