Middletown transcript., 1897-01-16
MIDDLETowN. DEL. JAN. IS, 49,
Local News.

edy, it cures; 25 cents.
Small lbs chickens and under wanted
by Green Bros, Odessa, Del
Ills folly, to lose your poultry when the
use of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar
anteed To- you for Is cents.
-WANTED-White woman for general
housework. Must be good cook. Address
B, Box 1852, New Castle. Delaware.
IF there-is any person to whom you
feel dislike, that is the person of whom
you ought never to speak.
The frame dwelling house owned by Eu-
gene R. Pearce, at Cecilton, was sold at pub
lie sale Tuesday morning by R. C. Thack-
ery, ESQ. trustee, to Mrs. Ella Roberts for
1855.
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. T, stoops
New Castle. Del.
Remember that J. F. McWhorter has
full line of carriage and agricultural
Implements on hand
PROFESSIONAL CARD.-Dr. w. E. Barnard
Surgeon Dentist. Office same location, op-
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. Gof, on Main street.
Possession given at once. Also house on
Cass street, now occupied by Henry De-
Valinger. Hot and cold water. Apply 20
G. E. HgK1LL.
The marriage of Miss Helen Price of
Delaware City. to Mr.. VIM. Carpenter, of
Port Penn. will take place, in the Presby-
terian Church at Port Penn on Thursday at
2.30 P. M.
The planet Venus is.in conjunction with
the moon and can be seen plainly in broad
day light almost any clear day this month.
1t keeps close to the moon so is not diff
cult to find.
Miss Evelyn Kibler. teacher of the st.
Augustin Public School is having festi-
val and supper in the school, room, contin-
uing two evening, last night and tonight,
proceeds for the benefit Of the school.
There are three million unmarried men
in tine United States alone, yet from the
way some girls make dead set for one
single masculine individual you would
think that there wasn't another one in the
whole world.
Mrs. R. L. Price gave teaparty last
evening in honor of her sister, Miss Ella
Hurn on the occasion of her birthday.
Those present were: Mrs. Rice, Mr.and Mrs.
Harry Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Price,
Mr.. andMrs. Frank West, and Mr.. Frank
Bradley.
Mrs. J. sB. Bratton will go into the
millinery business in the spring, having
rented of Miss Martha A. Roberts the rooms
now used as the Office ofDr. W. F. Ken
nedy. Miss Maggie Echenhofer will be Mrs.
Bratton's milliner.
AT recent high school examination
one of the written questions was: What is
the leading industry of America9" One of
the youths wrote as his answer: ''The man.
ufacture Of laws" And, strangely enough,
this rising young statesman was repri-
manded for "levity."
The widow of William T. Dougherty, the
Wilmington fireman who was killed in
crossing accident in that city a few weeks
ago, has entered suit for damages against
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. John Biggs, Esq, is her attorney.
The officers of Union Lodge, No i'6 A.
o. U. w. were installed on Tuesday even
ing after which the members and installing
officers enjoyed an oyster supper at the res
taurant Of Mr.. Harry Jones where were
served some of the finest bivalves that were
ever brought to Middletown.
George W. Ingram, conveyancer, sold
this week the farm Of Mr.. A. Ennis, in
Thoroug ihffars Neck, below BiiaelsbiEd to
James McCollum. of Indiana County Pa. $50
acres for $2800 cash. Also the l II acre farm
of Miss Finn. Of Elsmere, situated in
'Thoroughfare Neck, to VIM. Downey, of
Middletown for S1100.
Miss Mary G. Haye, of Indiana, will be
in town to-day and will give an interest
ing talk to the ladies of the town and COM
munity in the parlors of Mrs. g. w. W.
Naudain at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon.
Miss Haye is said TO be very accomplished
and fluent speaker, and will, no doubt,
entertain her hearers with bright dis
cussion Of topics in which all American
women are interested. The ladies are cor
daily invited to hear her.
Mr.. VIM. o. Shallcross had-a painful
accident last week. He was experimenting
the shipping of some cattle at the Whining
ton station and fell into sewer distance
of twenty feet or over, and was badly hurt,
seriously iniuring his back, but there were
no bones broken. the published reports of
fractured hip to the contrary notwith-
standing. He is at his home in Trenton. N.
Land according to q statement from his
father-in-law, Mr.. Richard Cochran, near
town, is doing very well.
Mr.. William Wharton, of Wilmington
started ON Saturday for Los Angeles, Cal.
having been summoned there because OF
the critical illness of his wife, nee Miss
MolIis Banthram, formerly Of Middletown.
Mrs. Wharton, accompanied by her parents,
went to California several months ago, her
brother Mr. John Banthram, having settled
at Los Angeles some years ago. Her health
seemed very much improved for q time,
hut recent dispatches give little hope of her
restoration. Mrs. Wharton and her par.
ss.ls haze many friends here who sympa-
tllsEe with them in their affiiction.
Mr.. r. L. vanDusen. of Philadelphia,
who went tovenezuela last September in the
interests of the Welsbach Light Co., has re-
turned home, and was in Middletown this
week. a guest at Mr.. J. @. Parker's. Though
on business bent Mr.. Van Dusen found
much Of interest in the people and country
of the Triangular continent" his head
quarters being at Caracas, the capt city
of Veuezuela. The killing of tiger y Is eyi-
IDENTIFY his most thrilling experiences In the
topics. he had business also In the West
Indies: Trinidad being the principal place
visited. He embarked for home on New Years
Day. and landed in New York last Sunday.
after a very pleasant voyage. The change
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