Middletown transcript., 1897-08-21
Local News.


.sdy. 1t cures; 25 cents.
albert Ripple nearly cut hs-large toe
of his right foot with tin soap box on
Monday.
Remember that ]. r. McWhorter has
full line Of carriage and agricultural
Implements on hand
~. G. Bragdon is busy painting large
muslin sign for advertising purposes at the
county fairs next month.
-Workmen were engaged on Tuesday in
putting in some new rails at the railroad
station, the old ones being broken.
--YoUR CHAEcE.-We are determined to
sell our stock Of high grade bicycles, in
cluding Crescents, Elgins and Fentons at
once, for which repairs can be had at any
time. All at half cost. J. G. PARKER.
-W.B. Biggs sent eight horses from his
stables to Wilmington on Thursday TO pre-
pare them for the races next week.
It's folly, to lose your poultry when the
use of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar
anteed to you for 25 cents.
-Forgers have been operating In the up
per part of the county. It is thought they
belong to an organized gang Of crooks.
--FARMERs, LOOK TO Your INTEREST
Visit the Flour, Feed and Exchange Store Of
Evans & Son, next door to Parker's Harness
Store. Wholesale and retail. Flour, Meal
and Feed given in exchange for grain.
George w. Roberts, until recently editor
of the Dover Sentinel, is contemplating
starting new penny daily in Wilmington.
Advantages OF LeGores Combina ton
of Lime above others are, it acts quicker,
asts longer, takes less per acre. For State
analysis and scientific test. testimonials,
prices, &c, address, J. w. LeGore, Woods
boro, Md.
-Chauncery p. Holcomb. of New Castle,
has purchased the trotter Kenilworth, re-
cord I'll, for 81, 1000, from D. P. Potter, of
Texas.
PROVISIONAL CARD.-Dr. w. E. Barnard
Surgeon Dentist Office same location, op
posite the post Office. All operations per-
tanning to dentistry guaranteed. 0dontun-
der and Gas for painless extracting.
Daisy B., owned by Joseph Manlove,
Of the Middletown Hotel, took first money
in the 227 class at Reading on Friday of
last week.
Officer Dixon on Wednesday arrested
tramp in the town limits, and on promis-
ing to leave,he was escorted to the outskirts
and released.
-"I was chosen out of five applicants for
position in Philadelphia, because was a
graduate of Goldey (Wil. Del) CONNER
ciAl and Shorthand College adv. in this
paper and send for free catalogue.
-Colored camp meeting is in progress
near st. Georges, and teams filled with coll
ored people were all headed that way on
Sunday.
"A new fifteen inch trunk was placed in
the public road near Mr.. Fred Brady's on
Tuesday, by Road Commissioner J. P.
Cochran:
The Odessa base ball club defeated the
Bear Station team on Saturday by a score
Of 20 to is, at the latter place. Wallace
Holten assisted Odessa in winning the
victory.
"A new smoke stack is being erected at
the power house. II will have twelve foot
brick base and be of steel eighty feet high
and three feet in. diameter.
Good Samaritan Lodge. colored. held a
picnic Saturday near Hamtown. The Smy-
rna Rand was IN ak4andanna and naradod
through the town in the morning.
What has become of the numerous
bicyclists Of the town. 1t is very seldom
that any of them are met in The country,
though the roads have been in good con-
dition.
The annual big Quarterly" which is
held in Wilmington and is always attended
by great many colored people from this
vicinity. will take place on the last Sunday
in this month, August 18th.
e. G, Cooley, who it is stated is the
man that won the bicycle race at Townsend
recently under the name of Johnson. has
applied to the L. A. w. for admission to
the professional ranks.
Under the new constitution the mode
OF addressing the court in liquor licenses
has been changed. causing several of the
hotel men who had not noticed it to repub.
lish their applications:
--CoAL.-We believe this is the month to
buy coal, and we will be pleased to take
orders up to 25th of Aug, at $3.50 per 2240
lbs, delivered. Secure your coal before the
September advance. This price means cash.
g. e. HUKILL.
The Wilmington papers claim that the
number of tramps on the Peninsula is
much less than in previous years, but walk
along the railroad below here shows quite o
number of the lazy ''hoboes" taking life
easy.
Among the few farmers in this vicinity
who still haye peach orchards on the.r
farms is Mr.. F. J. Pennington, and this
year his trees are well laden with good
fruit. He is realizing $1.00 basket from
the most of them.
The Middletown Academy is receiving
new coat of paint at the hands of /. T.
Wilson. The interior of rooms Nos. and
work of all the rooms is being frightened
mp considerably.
We were the recipient this week of some
Missouri peaches. and while they were
large and had the same appearance as the
Delaware peach, in taste they were very In
ferior to 1t. They were brought to Mr.. Z.
w. Cochran from New York.
The dead body of Andrew Mackey, Of
Wilmington, was found on Saturday night
near George Farra's house, at the junction
of the Farnhurst and New Castle roads.
Early in the day the man who was then
drunk, applied at Mr.. Farra's house for
something to eat.
The thunder storm on Sunday evening
was very severe in this locality, the rain OF
times coming down in torrents. The cleo
trical clouds effects were beautiful and en-
joyed by many. Near SC. Georges the storm