Middletown transcript., 1897-06-05
Local News.

Read carefully the circulars of instruc
ton issued BY the Light and Water Com
mission this week
Remember that ]. f. McWhorter hal
full line Of carriage and agriculture
Implements on haAd
Bishop Monaghan confirmed class
OF 10s at ST. Paufs Romen Catholic Church
in Wilmington, on Sunday.
It's folly. to lose your poultry when the
use Of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar
anteed to you fer 25 cents,
did yon spell at the Spelling Bee, Ep
worth League, Friday night2 Read ths
story on the first page and moralize.
--FoR SALE CHEAP, five drawer Singer
Sewing Machine as good as new-nevel
been used. sold for want ofuse. Apply al
this Office.
.sThe.'fire laddies" had good social
time, the first consideration, and nice at
tendance at their Festival this week. Every
one enjoyed it. They cleared between $780,.
90 ali.i $40 oO. dollars.
We-have special bargain in Bicycles;
and many in the harness line. If you are
thinking Of either come see us at once, we
are sure that we can interest you.
J.C. Parker.
When you were shivering around the
fire the first ofthe week reading of parties
freezing TO death, in the North West did
you expectto see the thermometer boil up
to85 Q?
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.
Before buying a farm implement of
any kind consult Geo. H. Mcintyre of
Warwick who is agent for the celebrated
Osborn zooch who will furnish them at the
lowest possible price. Also repairs for same.
-Gordy, the murderer now in George
town jail awaiting execution onFriday June
IL, has offered to sell mis- confession to the
newspapers. His poor broken-hearted
mother took final leave ofhim on Tuesday.
$40 per month salary. A few energetic
ladies and gentlemen wanted to canvass
Shure salary guaranteed. Call or address,
w. E. GERMAN, Delmar. Del. Box 153.
-Itwas jolly party that went to the
Strawberry Festival at Armstrong; Chapel
Thursday and last evenings, and it was jol-
" party gathered there. The Sunday
school treasury was increased-the school
is growing.
Mrs. Fannie Lockwood has ''Children's
Day" hats, to supply all wants. They are
pretty, cheap and in great variety.
Smyrna is to have Fourth Of July
celebration. 1t has been nine years since
there was public observance of the day
there. and four years since Middletown
kept the day in the old fashioned patriotic
way. with speeches, parades and general
demonstration.
Remember the school election this af-
ternoon at o'clock There are three Com
missioners to be elected. One for two years |
in place of Mr.. Daniel L. Dunning who has |
moved away, and two for the full term of
three years
The sale of the Mrs. Martha Clayton
property in Middletown will take place at
the Middletown Hotel this afternoon. The
estate consists of some valuable property,
dwelling houses and stores including the
corner block of South Broad and East
Main streets.
The Children's Day exercise in the NJ.
E. Church tomorrow will be very interest
ing. The Primary Department will rem
der their program in the morning and the
Adult School as usual will have the even
ing service Everyone is welcome.
DIR. C. N. Thomas, who has recently
spent two months in the interior of Cuba,
came to town yesterday TO arrange for lee
lure. Arrangements were made for Tues
lay evening. Y. NJ. C. A. Rooms. admission
.5 cents. President Harter of Delaware
College speaks highly of DR.. Thomas lee
Iure
"A runaway horse hitched to q carriage
With lady and child in it, caused good
lenl of excitement in town on Monday
afternoon. Tt was Mr.. Vineyards team,
rom Warwick, and the young lady who
was driving, Miss Elsie Vineyard, proved
herself valiant horsewoman.
The following postmasters have been
appointed for Delaware: Glasgow. L. 7.
Harris, vice L. v. Kirk. resigned; Hockes-
lin, R. B. Chambers. vice J. J. Crudon, re-
moved; st. Georges, d. B. Stewart, vice A.
Y. Sutton, removed; Stanton. ]. W. Mitch
III, vice J. F. Dennis, resigned.
DIR. John w. Dickinson brought to the
TRANSCRIPT Office this week sample of
wheat grown on the Hamburg farm near
Sew Castle, owned BY Mr.. Mrrtin Cleaver
and farmed by Robert Whittock formerly
IL Middletown. The stalks measure 5
eet and inches in height. and the field Of
IS0 acres will average a height Of five feet
tits beardless variety with big full heads /
IS well as heavy straw. and DR.. Dickin-
ION says it is one of prettiest sights he ever
ooked upon. He predictsa yield Of near
10 bushels to the acre.
III there ever was an association or or
yanization that deserves the hearty patron
lge ofthe public it is the Diamond State
Band. The "boyso for the past two years
lave been ready to respond to every call,
hey have been generous toward the people
With their music, and it is doubtful If there
5 better in the State, and they should be
,iven the most liberal patronage fn their
Festival In the Town Hall on Wednesday
md Thursday evenings, june 9th. and 10th.
--The oldest inhabitant and General OBJ
eryation agree that May this year was the
.oldest in the memory Of man. And yet
he records state differently. The mean tenn
,erature being one degree above the aver
ice for 26 years, which has been 62, but s
degrees lower than the average Of last May
which was exception ally warm. 1t is SO
easy to forget the weather from year tos
year. 4
-LeGore's combination Of lime is no
building or magnesia lime. Il is manu-
featured exclusively for the growth ofcrops
md the general improvement of soils By {
.xperfmenting, farmers win find Il to have