Middletown transcript., 1897-05-22
MIDDLETowN. DEL. MAY 20. 1897
Local News.

Every body uses Bragdon's Poultry Rem
edy, it cures: Is cents.
Strawberry festivals are all the go.
Remember that J. r. McWhorter ha.
a full line Of carriage and agriculture
Implements on hand
See ad. of fine Berkshire Pigs for sale
Its folly, to lose your poultry when the
use of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar
anteed to you for 25 cents.
The Light House Station at Port Penn
is undergoing extensive repairs.
-FoR SALE CHEAP, a five drawer Singer
Sewing Machine as good as new-neyer
been used, sold for want of use. Apply at
this Office.
The notice of the changes in the rail-
road time time table was received too late
for this week.
$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 1853.
My deeds must be my life. When am
dead my actions must speak for me.
STEPHEN GIRARD.
-Examina tions and getting prompted"
are the topics of interest among the school
children at present.
PROFESSIONAL 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.
The proposed new Constitution con-
tains about $1,000 words, as compared with
10000 in the present instrument.
~LeGore's combination of lime is no
building or magnesia lime. 1t is manu-
factured exclusively for the growth of crops
and the general improvement of soils. By
experimenting, farmers will find it to have
double the power of other lines. Now is the
time to lime all sod fields and bulk ahead
for the stubble and wheat fields. Nothing
equal to this lime for grass and wheat.
For full information, address,
J. w. LeGore, Woodsboro, Md.
The one hundred and forty-seventh an
niversary of the birthday OF Stephen Gil
rard was celebrated in Philadelphia on
Thursday.
THE OLD STAND UNDER NEW MANAGE
MEET. Having leased the Black k-Smith Shop
formerly occupied by Jno. T. Gears, on
East Main st.. and engaged Harry Riggs as
foreman, am prepared to do all kinds of
Black Smith Jobbing, and will make
speciality of Horse Shoeing in all its
branches. Satisfaction guaranteed at prices
to suit these 1897 times. All we ask is a
chance to please you. and we. will do the
rest. THEODORE KUMPEL, East Main Street,
Middletown. Delaware.
The Eighth Anniversary of the Ep-
worth League was celebrated with appro-
PIRATE and interesting exercises in the M. E.
Church, Sunday evening.
The tennis court on South Broad and
Green streets has been opened this week
and the ladies and gentlemen are enjoying
tennis these pleasant afternoons.
The Collector Of School Taxes gives an
important notice to delinquents which will
be found in this issue of the TRANSCRIPT
A word to the wise should be sufficient.
When 1 rise in the morning my only
effort is to labor so during the day that
when night comes I may be enabled to
sleep soundly.
STEPHEN GrRARD.
There were several visitors from Town
send observed in the M. E. Congregation
cation here Sunday morning and evening.
the church in our sister town being closed
while undergoing repairs.
-Middletown was quite well represented
at the Washington celebration in Philadel-
phia on Saturday, among the number beir g
Messrs. Purnell McWhorter. Norman
Crouch. aud Robert Johnson.
When death comes for me, he will find
me busy, unless Fam asleep in bed. If I
thought was going to die to morrow. ]
should plant tree. neverthless. to-day.
STEPHEN GIRARD.
Congressman Z. Irving Handy of this
State has been selected as one of the play
ers of the American House Chess team to
play team composed of members of the
English Parliament on the oath inst.
Sometimes you find man who gets
through the world without making enc
mics. but the world doesn't know he's here
till they read his death notice in the pa
per.
"a great many people claim that they
like. To- rise with the snns but they put in as
q saving clause that they would like the
sun to rise abont seven o'clock the year
round.
in the Superior court. of Wilmington,
Henry G. Conrad was appoin ted commits
sioner to take testimony in the case Of Mrs.
Sarah May White Cause, who Is suing her
husband, 81. Victor Cause, for divorce.
William p. Lodge. one Of the best
known farmers in Brandywine Hundred,
was stricken with apoplexy while he was
fseains his chickens Wednesday and died
in few hours. Mr.. Lodge was 70 years old
ana served one term as . member Of the
Levy Court.
Have you taken drive IN the country
lately? II Is just lovely at this season.
Wheat never looked better. never more
corn fields as clean as onion
beds with the corn ready for the cnltiva-
Tor: clover fields rich and rank; the hedges
neatly trimmed and attractive. You who
have conveyances can give no greater
..treap, 10 your less fortunate friends than
10 rivs tlsen seat III country drive.