Middletown transcript., 1897-10-09

store in Milford. Possession given Jan.
1898. Address John w. Jump, Milford, Del
Mrs. Bottome who presides over the
Kings Daughters column in the Woman's
Home Journal win speak in the NJ. e,
Church on Sunday, October nth.
Squire VIM. R. Reynolds has rented
the Board Of Trade room In what is known
as the TRAnsoRrPr building next the Citi-
zens Bank where he has nicely fitted-up
Office.
The sons of Mrs. Walker had erected
this week over her grave very handsome
monument which for years will mark the
affection Of dutiful sons to most faithful
mother.
| Prof. Wesley Webb is making tour
of the State looking for the San Jose scale
on fruit trees. He has found them in some
twenty places. He was in Middietewn on
Thursday.
4 Unless a woman has attractive head
dressing she cannot make herself admir-
able. For stylish hats and bonnets, just
the kind your friends will admire, go to
Mrs. Fannie Lockwood. Prices are right
Commissioners Of Pensions Evans has
appointed DR.. E. G. Shortledge, Whining
! ton; DIR. John W. Dewitt, st. Georges; DIR.
w. F. Davis, Dover. apension board to sit
at Newark: The appointees are all 'lold
soldiers"
The Ereodelphian Society of Townsend
will hold an Oyster Supper. on Wednesday
evening. October 18th 81 (so written-Ed.) J
at the home Of Mrs. d. P. Hutchison. IF
the weather bsinclement, next fair night.
Come one, come alli
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Coleman will
preach special sermon to the members of
Union Lodge, No. s, A. f. & A. NJ, to-mor-
row evening. in st. Anne's P. e. Church.
All are cordially invited especially the fra
ternity. Meet at the Lodge Room at 6.45
Bishop Coleman is himself thirty
third degree Mason.
Gen. Samuel A. Macallister, member
of the New Castle County Bar, has been ap-
pointed Consul to Barbados, West Indies.
Mr.. Macallister has an excellent army re-
cord having arisen from the ranks to lieu
tenancy and his Republicanism merits this
recognition. It is good appointment
No one has as yet identified the body
ofthe colored man found along the rail-
road near Armstrong; Corner Wednesday
morning. His head was crushed and there
were other bruises on his body. He was
dressed as laborer and aged about 40.
having several dollars in his pocket. Evi-
IDENTIFY it is case of stealing a ride on a
train and accidental death.
The 91st Annual Communication of the
Grand Lodge of Delaware. A. F. & A. NJ,
was held in Wilmington on Wednesday and
Thursday. Messrs. A. G: Cox. William
Brockson, Joseph 9. Jolls, Walter s.
Letherbury, W. w. Black, w. G. L. Car
nagy and J. q. Hastings attended the ses-
sions, and Mr.. Letherbury was elected
Grand Junior Deacon.
The announcement is made of the ap-
pointment of John Cannon Short of Nanti-
coke hundred, Sussex county, as United
States Marshall for Delaware. This is in
every way good appointment. Mr.. Short
has been faithful, working Republican
for years, and he is in everyiIway qualified
for the office. II is said that Mr.. James 81.
Clark will be his deputy.
Peter O'Neil. who for years was an en-
gineer on the Delaware railroad, was
stricken with paralysis on the load near
Townsend on Saturday morning last. He
was found by Isaac Caulk and taken to the
residence of Patrick O'Neil but death came
before the house was reached. Having left
railroading some years ago he was engaged
in farming near Clayton and on Saturday
was driving to Warwick on business. He
had many friends who mourn his sudden
death.
Burglars got into the house of Mr..
George F. Brady, near town. on Sunday
night last, through the window. They
thoroughly ransacked the first floor throw
ing out the contents of drawers, &c. There
was missed only an overcoat,a pair of shoes.
kodak. a banjo. pair of scissors and gold
and silver thimble. Valuable silYerware
was left uudisturbed. Mis-. F. B. Watkins
had left her valuable silver with her par
ents during her absence in the summer and
this was ilI the open bureaus.
1t has been several years 81 ncei Middle
town has been visited by circus travelling
with its own teams through the country.
Sig. Sautelle gave the people that treat on
Tuesday, and to see his 100 horses was
worth a visit to town. The trained ponies,
the monkey performer on horseback
amused the old as well as the young. The
bare back riding of both ladies and gentle
men was fine, and indeed the performers
are all first class in their spscialties, and
the managers are gentlemen. The tent was
crowded at night
Hog cholera has been prevalent in
some sections. Here are two remedies re-
commended by an exchange which if not
needed now should be put in the
Farmers Scrapbook: No. Ia pound Arse
mic, pound Cape Alloes, ounces Black
Anthony, 2 ounces Blue Vitriol, Ground
together and well mixed, and give one tea
spoonful for each hog twice day in slops.
Miss one day after the first, then give every
day until cured. For fattening give one
teaspoonful once week. No. 2-Feed the
hogs three times day with roasted corn,
either shelled or on the ear. 1t does not
matter if the corn is burnt little. This
preventative came from the west. It was
discovered after large barn filled with
corn had been burned. Hog cholera was
quite prevalent in the neighborhood and it
was noticed that the swine thatate the corn
seemed to be proof against cholera.
Theodore Roosevelt in October Century
has most interesting article on police
heroism. The matter he gives is based upon
practical information which came under
his notice during the time he served as
President Of the New York Police Board
which was from May '95 10 May '97.
He speaks of the hard fight he and his
supporters had in endeavoring to institute
reform, by stampingout dishonesty which
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