Middletown transcript., 1896-08-01
MIDDLETOWN. DEL, AUG. / :s9
Local News.

edy, it cures; 25 cents.
Always in season, Hopkins Steamed
Hominy (Hulled Corn). Elegant lunch in
Milk. OF. can 10c.
Remember that ]. F. McWhorter has
full line of carriage and agricultural
Implements on hand
It's folly, to lose your poultry when the
use of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar
anteed to you for 25 cents.
William Riggs. infant son of Harry and
Louise Riggs, died early Monday morning
and was buried on Tuesday afternoon.
Interment in the M. E. Cemetery.
The crops Of city cousins and Saratoga
trunks is rather short this year. and so.
cial quietude seems to reign hereabouts
But to be sure, August has only just come.
One Of the finest school catalogues is
sued in the world-and it will surprise you
is Goldey's. describing his famous Com
mercial and Shorthand College in Will
mington. Just write for it.
Frank Moore, the Single Tax advocate
who was arrested in Dover last week and
put in Jail there was threatened with ty-
phoid fever. The Sheriff notified the Cover
nor and procured his release.
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.
The barn on the farm of Wesley Bar
nari near Kennel Square. Pa, on Monday
night was struck by lightning and totally de
stroyed. together with its contents. The
loss is estimated at $500, covered by in
surance.
"A free use of palatable fruit is essential
in this hot season, but one must learn to
distinguish between really ripe and over
ripe fruit. Fruit in good condition never
hurts anyone; it may be arranged in so
many ways that a meal may be made of
one or two varieties, helped out by rolls of
fresh bread. Properly prepared vegetables
are quite as excellent as fruit.
-Postm aster Moore took day off on
Thursday, and emulating his ilustrious
chief. Mr.. Cleveland, went fishing at "The
Rocks" below Odessa. He was accompanied
by that other apostle of Isaak Walton, Mr..
Stephen Boyer and they enjoyed rare
days pleasure with the finny tribe. Ex-
Postmaster Cox was on deck at the post
office in Mr. Moore's absence.
n,:lI
weeks" said Cuppy. the Cleveland pitcher.
THAT it is impossible for any man to pitch
good ball and to keep his pivot foot tight
OH the ground. can do it If any man in
the League can, so the change will not hurt
ME any more than it does others. But the
rule is foolish. and before long they will be
glad to allow a pitcher to raise his foot as
high as a ballet dancer"
-Middletown had the air of des erted
village on Thursday All those who did
not go to Rehoboth or Ocean City went to
COLCHESTER, and the few who were left to
keep cool at home were not seen on the
streets The gentlemen ofleisure who usually
grace the sidewalks in groups were not in
their accustomed places and the locusts aud
rain crows sang their duett about the
weather to a very small audience.
MFR. and Mrs. Isaac Green entertained
the Diamond State Band at their home in
the country, near town. Wednesday ever
ing, in honor of their guest, Miss Tillie
Robertson. and very pleasant evening was
mutually enjoyed by the visitors and hosts.
Refreshments of ice-cream and cake were
served and the band rendered some of their
choicest selections. They reached home
Just time to escape the midnight DOWN
pour
Some notion of the enormous amount
of money invested in bicycle plants in
England may be CLEANED from the fact dur
ing the past three months the public has
been asked to subscribe no less than sixty
million dollars to assist in the manufacture
of wheels. No end of factories in which
tubes, tires and appliances are made haye
been converted into joint stock companies.
and the pages of the newspapers are blaz=
oned every day with offerings of shares in
similar enterprises,
Three times in five years has lightning
struck the residence of Mr.. James r. Hof.
fecker on South Broad street, and during
the heavy electric storm of Monday even
ing lis stable was struck. Both the dwell
ling and outbuildings have slate roof. ac-
counting for the absence of fire. Monday
evening the current struck the roof, fol-
lowed the stating in zig gag line for some
distance beneath and then broke out scat
tering the slate, and down to the second
floor and out just above the stall where
stood Mr.. Hofeckers favorite driving
horse. Mr.. Hofecker is at loss to explain
the special attraction around his premises
for the electricity.