Middletown transcript., 1897-02-27
MIDDLETowN. DEL. FEB. 81, 1897
Local News.

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the General Assembly is busy separating
couples who are sorry they married.
Every body uses Bragdon's Poultry Rem
dy, it cures rs cents.
1t is noticeable fact that the woman
who never had any children knows most
about the way they should be brought up.
Small lbs. chickens and under wanted
by Green Bros, Odessa, Del
The Board Of Education of Wilmington
recommends the passage of compulsory
education law by the State Legislature. The
board also asks the Legislature to appro-
pirate annually $15O00O for the public
schools.
Remember that J. r. McWhorter has
q full line of carriage and agricultural
Implements on hand ..,..
Mr.. James Hofecker is improving the
Echenhofer property which he has recently
bought, haying painted and otherwise
added to the former meat shop which be
has rented to Mr.. Thos. johnson, who will
keep a tobacco store and news stand there.
FoR SALE.-4S shares of the capital stock
of the Citizens National Bank of Middle
town. Inquire at this Office.
Miss Eleanor DUPONT, eldest daughter
of Francis G. DUPONT, was married on Wed
nesday in st. Johns Episcopal Church in
Wilmington to Mr.. Robson Lea Parrot, of
Germantown, the wedding being one of the
most beautiful that city has ever witnessed.
Its folly, to lose your poultry when the
use of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar
anteed to you for 25 cents.
Mrs. Chas. L stengle, wife of the pastor
of Armory M. E. Church at Dover, died at
her home on Wednesday after long i'll
ness. Mr.. Stengle was formerly o resident
of Middletown, his father Rev. A. Stengle
having been the pastor of Bethesda M. E.
Church.
IF you want blankets to put your
horses in condition for the sale, we have
them and will sell them to you in large lots
at quantity prices. Wholesale & Retail.
J.C. PARKER.
The "Sons of Delaware" in recent debate
in Philadelphia decided that the whipping
post should not be abolished in this state,
never the less fifth" daughter" Delaware
ever get chance at it the whipping post
will doubtless go, with few other relics
of bygone day.
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.
Thunder. lightning and rain. rain, rain
rain, made Monday night memorable. the
pyrotechnic display firing of Heavens Ar
tillery-doubtless being In honor of "The
Father of his Country" whose birthday
was not otherwise celebrated here except
by the schools and Banks. and the unfurl-
ing of Old Glory from the business various
places, Veteran Stanger's being among them
FoR RRNT.-House and Stable, recently
occupied by ]. B.. Goff, on Main street
Possession given at one. Also house OF
Cass street, now occupied by Henry De
Yalinger. Hot and Cold water. Apply tc
G.. Z. HUKrLL.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Robe rts gave Q
large family dining at their home
near Smyrna on Tuesday. Feb. % on the
occasion of the fifteenth anniversary oi
their marriage. There were covers fol
eighteen and the guests Of honor were the
bride and groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward D.
Hearne, Mrs. Roberts being her oldest sis
ter.
Application has been made to Governor
Tu nneIl for the pardon Of Daniel Brown
and John J. Swan, the ex-keepers Of the
Farnhurst Asylum, who were convicted Of
the murder of Leon Piza, the Italian. who
died from the kicking and cutting he got
from the brutal attendants. The terms oi
the keepers win expire March II and theil
! friends are seeking to have them pardoned
In order to prevent them from being dis
franchised.
New Castle has had considerable ex
citement this week. The war between thu
Delaware Railroad and the Wilmington
New Castle Electric Railway Company i
on again. On Wednesday night agents Of
the Delaware Railroad cut the electric
wires strung across their track at all th.
crossings. The wires cut were light wires
The company had been given permission Il
put them up by the City Council. so tina
the town could be lighted by electricity.
--All signs point to our early spring. =
8 quawking wild geese with their familiar
s'gong" gong" have been seen and lheard
winging their way northward; crocuse
drafFodiIs and hyacinths are peeping up
through the ground and further down th'
state are already in bloom, and the sky
takes on q vernal cast now and then and
the birds are tuning mp, 50 that the evid-
ences are strong In favor Of an early Spring
which everybody win welcome