Middletown transcript., 1896-07-11
MIDDLETOWN, DEL. JULY ii 1890
Local News.

Every body uses Bragdon's Poultry Rem
edy, it cures; % cents.
Always in season, Hopkins Steamed
Hominy (Hulled Corn). Elegant lunch in
Milk. OF. can 10c.
Remember that J. F.. McWhorter ha:
full line of carriage and agricultural
Implements on hand
Nothing is more dangerous than an
imprudent friend. Better it is to have to
do with prudent enemy.
Its folly. to lose your poultry when the
use of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar.
anteed to you for 25 cents.
Miss Ada Foard gave card party last
night which was enjoyed by anumbe of oul
society ladies and gentlemen.
The Wandering Minstrel. with harp
and violin, arrived in town yesterday and
the music loving public was treated to a
number of very enjoyable street concerts.
Sweet peas are now in their glory,
and their chief glory after being sweet is
that the more you pick them the more
there be.
Mr.. Leslie Schreitz's residence on
Crawford street has been improved with a
new summer coat of pretty light paint, of a
yellowish hue.
Mary E. Davis of Smyrna. Annie
Booth of Wilmington and Annie E. Pierce
of Townsend haye been granted original
widows pensions.
The Epworth League picnic at Sts
Augustine next Tuesday bids fair to be the
event of the season, with some of the
Juveniles, at least.
Peach baskets have sold at $50 per
1000 in Milfotd, but have advanced to 33;
with prospects of another advance. They
are now selling at Dover at $37.
Miss CorneIia Shaw and Mr.. Gea y
Whitlock, both of Middletown. were mar
ried in Townsend on Wednesday evening,
Rev. J.. b. Roberts was the officiating
clergyman.
-Caterpillars are abundant and very
fuzzy. and when one gets on o woman's
neck no wonder she squirms and screams,
it's the fuzz and not the worm she minds,
of course
PROFESSIONAL CARD.-Dr. w. E. Barnard
Surgeon Dentist. office same location. op-
posite .he post office. All operations per-
tanning 10 dentistry guaranteed. Odontun-
der and Gas for painless extracting.
Mrs. John Spicer. who several weeks
age was removed from her mothers, Mrs.
Louisa Davis.in town. to her home at the
Brick Mill. is very critically i'll, the change
to the country not benefitting her at all.
There are frequent inquiries about our
shirt factory by outside parties. There are
no doubts about the factory being run by
some one. A Mr.. Fussell, of PhiIadelph;a,
has been inspecting the plant this week.
The valuation of real and personal pro-
perry per capita in the United States in 1890
was $l0.36. The valuation of real and
personal property per capita in Delaware
in 1890 was $i0.43. Delaware had only
50 % per capita in 1880.
The Junior Auxiliary of st. Anne's
Parish, win hold Lawn Fete on the
church grounds next Thursday evening,
from seven to ten. All are invited to
come and have good time. Ice cream,
cake and lemonade will be for sale.
The exploding of a big firecracker in
hitching post in front of Mr.. Kates res
turant, on the Fourth, shattered the post
and scattered the pieces broad cast, one of
which struck Mr.. Kates, who was sitting
opposite, and caused a wound on the face.
Miss Sallie Heaten, of Philadelphia,
sister Of Miss Martha Heaton of Middle
town, died on Monday, after long illness.
On Wednesday the remains were taken to
Princess Anne, Md. for interment, beside
her parents the late Rev. A. C. Heaton and
wife.
The public school children have adopt |
ed The following State flowers for their re-
spectiye commonwealths: Alabama, Ne
braska and Oregon, the golden rod; Colo
RADIO, the columbine; Delaware, the peach
blossom; Idaho, The syringa; Iowa and |
New York, the rose; Maine, the pine cone
and tassel; Minnesota, the cyripodium or
moccasin flower; Montana, the bitter root; |
North Dakota, the wild rose; Utah, the
lego lily. and Vermont, the red clover In
addition, Rhode Island and Wisconsin
have adopted State tree. the maple having
been selected by both.
The threshing of wheat has been much |
interrupted-by rain, and there is danger
that grain will be threshed in adamp con-
dition. Farmers and threshmeu get in too
much Of hurry after showers Of rain and
sometimes start up when the straw is damp.
thus making the grain damp and tough.
This always hurts the price, and as grain
Is now ruinously low in price, there is no
margin left for depreciation on account
Of bad condition. Farmers should refuse
to allow their grain to be threshed until
he straw Is perfectly dry and in good con-
dition.