Middletown transcript., 1896-11-28

Every BODY uses Bragdon's POULTRY Rem
edy, it cures; 25 cents.
"A slight earthquake shock was felt il
Wilmington last Friday afternoon.
Amanda Smith, the colored evangelist
is conducting meetings in Wilmington.
always in season, Hopkins Steamed
Hominy (Hulled CORN. Elegant lunch in
Milk. OF. can 10c.
Remember that J. F. McWhorter has
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.
j. C. Parker has just received a lot of
genuine $75 Bicycles that can be bought
for $40 cash, usual guarantee. Come and
see them.
-Ex-Fish Commissioner James A. Multi.
gan. of Delaware City, has come out as q
candidate for the Office of recorder of deeds.
The position becomes vacant in 1898.
The NJ e. Sunday school of this town
40 AOA o 6Aoho ShAAosAAoo aSos
and festival for the school to be given dur.
ing the holidays
FARM WANrED-to work on thirds or to
oversee by one of the best farmers in the
county. Highest recommendations. Ad-
dress, Farmer, care Transcript, Middletown
Delaware.
Mr. w. J. Wilson is improving his resi-
dence on South Broad Street with the ad-
dition of a varanda extending the length OF
the house at the front and side.
PROVISIONAL CARD.-Dr. w. e. Barnard
Surgeon Dentist, office same location. op
posite The post Office. All operations per-
tanning to dentistry guaranteed. Odontun-
der aud Gas for painless extracting.
Secretary of the State Board of Health
E. B. Frazier, has completed tour of in
spection of the jails, hospitals and aims
houses Of the three counties. He reports
them in good condition.
= Many rejoice that they ever heard of
"Goldey's," that well-known Wilmington
.(Del.) Commercial and Shorthand College.
Its short, practical courses soonfitted these
young people for good positions.
Cards have been issued to the marriage
of Miss Elizabeth T. Willis, daughter Of
Hon Jonathan s. Willis, to VIM H. Nc
Callum, of Philadelphia, on Wednesday
December I'd at noon, in the Avenue M. Z.
Church at Milford.
There WINS a very good attendance At
the Union Thanksgiving service in the Pres
byterian Church, and the sermon by Rev. .
L. Wood. was very able and eloquent, spec
tally appropriate to the occasion.
Mrs. A. M. Mckee has the prettiest,
da:ntiest infant caps i'm the m srket. She
keeps full stock of millinery goods. get
ting new styles every week, and is ready
at all times to. accommodate customers. A
new lot of winter goods just in today.
Mr.. Harry Jones on or about Decembe r
1st will take charge of the restaurant at
the store so long known as Rice's restau-
rant, and lately occupied by Mr.. George
Booth. Mr.. Booth will make sale and
move to Philadelphia.
Misses Louise Reynolds, Mabelle Der
rickson, Lucie Cochran and Daisy Naudain
and Messrs. William Metten w r. Reynolds
and ReeceParker attended the. Delaware City
ball Wednesday night, which, they say. was
the finest they ever attended in that
place.
Sheriff Finn has announced the fol-
lowing appointments: Peirce Gould, day
I'll Wsllsap, s. ol,or of tho
stone pile; John Hance and Charles Bow
ers, night wardens; HarryiGillis, James P.
Ratledge and George L. Townsend, deputy
sheriffs..
Annie E. Wiley, of Townsend. Dell,
widow of the late Garrett I. Wiley has
been granted pension of $500 a month
commencing Auguet 10Th, 1895. Mr.. Wiley
served in Co. I. 9Th Regiment, Maryland
Infantry and the pension was secured
through Col. John Wainwright.
The annual report of Supt. Harlan. Of
the public schools of Wilmington, shows
lO,162 scholars in attendance. There are 81
white schools, with 217 teachers. and 4
colored schools, with % colored teachers
and 1881 pupils. The salaries of teachers
range from $500 to $1,000 year. The total
value of school property is 1857 ,Sl7.
Sunday evening Homer Pennington
and George Moreland, Of Wilmington. tired
and weary from cycling trip down the
State, entered our depot to await the night
train north. They went to sleep. Two or
three colored men entered and made In
ouiry about the train. Pennington awoke
and missed an 5000 watch. But one colored
man was then in the depot and he was ac-
cused of the theft. He denied the charge,
emptied his pockets and opened his grip
which had two pistols therein to prove his
innocence. No arrests have been made.