Middletown transcript., 1897-04-24
MIDDLETowN. DEL. APR. "A, 1897
Local News.

-hememD6F LQAE j /. +. mCN uOTtST uds
full lire of carriage and agriculture
Implements on haRd
"A $500 horse belonging to G. A Milling
ington.of Dover. fell into.a well and wa
killed this week.
Every Every keay nses Bragdnn,s Poultry Rem
edy, it cures: 25 cents.
For best lime, prompt shipment. low
prices and good terms, address, J. W. Le.
Gore, Woodsboro, Md.
Its folly, to lose your poultry when the
use of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar
anteed to you for 25 cents,
The TRANSCRIPT is family newspaper
and should have a place in every family
in the county. Subscribe now.
John Newell, the well-known Whining.
ton baseball player, has signed with Mana
ger Long. of Reading, Pa, for the coming
season.
-FoR SALE CHEAP, five drawer Singer
Sewing Machine as good as new-never
been used, sold for want of use. Apply at
this Office.
Mr.. VIM. E. Evans will soon open a
flour and feed store in the building former
ly occupied by w. T. Connellee as gro
cery store.
The Jackson & Sharp Company has re-
ceiYed an order from the Virginia Beach &
Southern Railroad Company for twelve pas
senger cars.
Ladies skirts lined all through with stiff
fening in bottom, made of good material,
for $1.OO at Geo. w. Peterson's, Broad and
Main Street.
-LeGore's Combination of Lime is the
cheapest because it is the best. The rock
used in its manufacture contains more ag-
ricultural value.
Mr. Charles Howell has been elected
Commissioner by the Town Council to fill
the vacancy caused by a tie at the
regular election in March.
The marriage of Rev. E. @. O.GiIlingham,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Port
Penn, to Miss Julia Cleaver. is announced
to take place on Thursday, April %.
The Roentgen rays have new sphere
of usefulness. By their aid chalk car be de.
tected in -four, brick dust in cayenne pep
per, sand in spices and many other familiar
E12histications.
MIR. John T. Gears, who has been a
wheelwright and blacksmith here for
many years. has moved to Mt. Pleasant
where he will carry on the same business.
If you want a good corn crop and at
the same time get permanent improver
for your soil, apply LeGore's Combination
of Lime. See agent, or address, J. W. Le-
Gore, Woodsboro, Md.
PRoFEssfoNAL 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 remains of John c. Powderly, of
Philadelphia, were brought to Mid die
town on the noon train Wednesday and
taken to st. Francis Xavier r C. Cemetery
for interment. He was q years old.
Under orders from the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, the newsboYs on the
Delaware Railroad trains are not allowed
to sell cigars, chewing gum or candy, but
only papers and magazines. The lads say
that their profits have. been split in two by
the order.
Farmers do you want big crop of to-
matoes? If SO, use our ammoniated Bone
Mixture. It has been tried several seasons
and always does the work. ALI grade Fer
tilizers in warehouse ready for prompt de-
livery. JESSE L. SHEPHERD,
s. M. REYNOLDS, Agt.
The freezing weather of this week
brings 10 mind the weather of a year ago
in contrast some of the warmest days of
the season being experienced at that time.
We were wearing shirt waists, and straw
hats year ago, and sitting on our porches
and tanning ourselves.
1.-THE Nations Curse and How to Re-
given in Forest Presbyterian Church Mon
day evening, May Sd at o'clock, by W. T.
Bundick, the noted temperance orator of
Virginia. The lecture is in the interest of
the W. c. T. U. and is free to ALL
Cards of invitation to the marriage of
Mr.. Horatio Gates Lloyd. of Philadelphia,
to Miss Mary Helen Wingate, Of Brooklyn,
have been received by severa of the Mid
frio nf fhn do
groom, who is a-native of this neigh bor-
hood. The wedding will take place on May
6, in Brooklyn.
The Young Mems Social Club has is
sued invitations to the closing ball of the
season to be given in the Opera House
April Both. No effort will be spared to
make it perfect success. Prices orchestra
will furnish the music. The patronesses are
Mrs. Geo. F. Brady, Mrs. ]. B. Foard. Mrs.
Julian Cochran and Mrs. W. F. Kennedy
There were two interesting cases tried
in Squire Ferguson's Office Tuesday night.
Miss Addie Hazard through her attorney
NJ B. Burris, brought suit against Thos.
Roberts for bill for professional services
rendered in the capacity of music teacher.
Lawyer T. Bayard Heisel represented
Mr.. Roberts but even his eloquence failed
to convince the jury that it was not just
and lawful claim, and the referees were
not long in giving their decision in Miss
Hazzard's favor. The otherwas a trespass
case which was also decided by referees.
LawyerBurris represented thelplaintif, Chss
H. Shubert who brought action against
Mr.. George Duncan for trespassing ON his
fishing grounds. The principle point was
the establishing of lines between the two
properties. The case was decided in favor
of Mr.. Shubert.
The Railroad Company has contracted
with the Light and Water Commission to
supply the company with water at the de-
pot. The tank house has not given salts
faction for some time. and the new arrange
ment will not only give the railroad COM
pany an abundant supply of good, pure
water but will benefit the town also as the
additio nal patronage win make the water
system of the town self sustaining. II
would be great benefit to thetown II all the
property owners would patronize the town
water. Now if the Railroad Company would