Middletown transcript., 1897-01-09
Local News.


1.-THE NeW Era welcomes she to Mid
! dletown'
Every body uses Bragdon's Poultry Rem
edy, it cures; rs cents.
Small Q lbs. chickens and under wanted
by Green Bros, Odessa, Del
DIR. Mckee lost valuable horse si1
years old, from cholic, last Saturday.
Il will pay one cent piece for allburnet
out incandescent electric lamps: Joseph c
Jolls.
It's folly, to lose your poultry when thu
use Of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar
anteed to you for 25 cents:
AT a special meeting Of the School
Board on Thursday evening Mr.. James T..
McCrone was appointed janitor.
-WAErED-White woman for general
housework. Must be good cook. Address
B. Box 1852, New Castle, Delaware.
"A years subscription to the Youths
Companion is a recent donation to the Z.
NC. A, friend in Chester, Pa being the
doner.
IF you want blankets to put your
horses in condition for the sale, we have
them and will sell them to you in large lots
at quantity prices. Wholesale & Retail.
&c. PARKER.
Grand Chancellor Hanson. X. of P, OF
New Castle has appointed Mr.. Joseph A.
Suydam of this town, Deputy Grand Chan
cellor for the lodges here and at Dover and
FELTON,.
Mrs. Sallie Grassland, Mr.. James K.
Orrell and Mr.. and Mrs. William Richards
attended the funeral,of Mrs. Susan Richards
at Smyrna on Sunday. IShe was in her S6th
year.
For Sale-2O Horse Power Engine and
Boiler all complete with brass fittings; also
large iron feed mill for sale for want OF use;
Bargain at $125.OO. Address J. 7. stoops
New Castle, Del.
PROFESSIONAL CARD.-Dr. w. E. Barnard
Surgeon Dentist. Office same location. OPP
posite .he post office. All operations per
tanning TO dentistry guaranteed. Odontun-
der and Gas for painless extracting.
FoR RENr.-House and stable, recently
occupied by j. B. Golf, on Main street.
Possession given at once. Also house on
Cass street, now occupied by Henry De-
VaIinger. Hot and cold water. Apply 20
G. e. HUKILL.
The new Levy Court of this county was
sworn in at Wilmington on Tuesday. The
Court is composed of three Democrats and
and two Republicans, William A. Scott, OF
Townsend, was elected chairman.
The members of Union Lodge No. 4. A.
F. & A. M. have received an invitation to
banquet from Harmony Lodge of Smyrna
for Jan. 2lst which has been accepted, about
Is members having expressed desire to at
tend. The fraternal feeling between Union
and Harmony is'Yery cordial.
Maud-What do you do when q man
persists in asking for dance and you
don't care to dance with him? Marie-Teil
him my card is full. Maud-But suppos-
ing it isn't and he still persistsf Marie
Then insist that it is and let him see that
it isn't
The stock of groceries, horses, wagons.
etc, of the Quigley and Mullen firm in
Wilmington. were sold by Sheriff Finn on
Monday to Harry Emmons, Attorney fol
$17,5O0; the appraised value being $4,000
tits said the firm will soon resume bust
ness. ~
Cards have been issued TO the marriage
of Miss Alma v. Bouchelle. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bouchelle, of Chesa-
peake City, to Mr.. Chas. Green. of Balh
more. on january fourteenth, at five
O'Clock in the Church of the Good Shep-
herd in Chesapeake.
The remains of Miss Helena Murray were
brought to Middletown on the morning
train Tuesday, and taken to st. Francis
Xavier R. G. Chu ch at Bohemia, where
high mass was held. She was the niece
of Mr. Thomas Murray of this town, and
died at the residence of her brother-in-law,
John Donaboe in Wilmington, age 2T years.
Mrs. Mary Gam, widow of the late
Joseph Gam, died on Sunday in her 68th
year and was buried on Wednesday at st.
Georges cemetery. Funeral from he's late
residence at Port Penn. She was the
mother of Messrs. John and James Gam, Of
the Pier House. with whom she resided.
-Pay your little bills. if you have any,
and the big ones too, if you can. It is
quite as annoying to dun as it is to be dun
ned, especially when it is many times re-
peated and large portion ofthe profits is
consumed in stamps and stationary urging
the payment of small bills. Begin the new
year well Eand pay your small creditors;
Pay the printer.
Five thousand dollars damage was
awarded Mrs. Sidney Ewing for asprained
ankle in.the Superior Court on Thursday.
She claimed 5000 for injuries received by
stepping into abroken gutter-plate on Ninth
street in Wilmington. The case was tried
before at this term but the jury failing to
agree, new trial was asked for. VIM. 81.
Hilles and Lilburn Chanler were the at.
torneys forthe plaintiff.
On Christmas Eve the fires in tha
heater at the Academy were drawn and tn.
water left OF, the schools having closed and
Prof. Stamey who lives in the building
having left to spend the Holidays will
friends elsewhere. Last week, desiring 4
have some cleaning done, the janitor
Richard Kale, was instructed to start NJ
the fire. He says be went to the Academy
at o'clock in the morning; filled TN
boiler half full of water, and built the fire
when he returned about 8 o'clock with al
assistant to clean up, the rooms were full o
speculiar oder, and the janitor claims Il
have examined the fires and to have found
the magazine fallen down. He turned sGt
the water to put out the fire. An examina
zion was made and four Of the large heav.
sections Of the heater were found cracked
an expert from the city was sent for, new
parts Of the boiler were ordered from
Chicago, two men have been at work thi
week putting the parts together. The COS
nav reach 500. The janitor claims II va
a accident but members Of the Schoo
BOARD think it was careIessness in building
: fire with an empty boiler. Coal stove
have been running in the rooms this week
s some departments the warmth has no
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