Middletown transcript., 1898-10-29
Local News.

Every body uses Bragdon's Poultry Rem
edy, it cures: 25 cents.
Remember that J. F. McWhorter & Son
have a full line of carriages and agricultural
Implements on hand
-Ifyou are going out of town for an out
ing leave your address at The TRANSCRIPT
office and the paper will follow you. 1t is
the only way to keep posted on town
affairs.
-FoR SALE.-A fine farm of "a acres, Is
acres woodland, nice dwelling, good gran
ary and stables, orchard and vineyard, not
far from water and rail facilities. Terms
easy at private sale. Inquire TRANSCRIPT
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of Forest Presbyterian Church
meets every Sunday evening at 6.45
O'Clock. A cordial invitation is extended
to everybody.
Every business man-no matter i'll
what capacity-shoul use printed sta
tionsry, such as note heads, envelopes, bill
heads, statements, etc. 1t costs but triAe
in advance Of the plain paper. Let us do
your printing.
-Trinklere, the photographer has de
cided to close his studio on Wednesday and
Thursday of each week until further notice
as he is doing landscape work.
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.
DO you want the "best farm wagon
NADER" If so, buy the Milburn. Do you
want to double. the profits from your COWS?
If so, buy the American Separator. The
above are for sale by
J. F. .McWHoRTER & Son.
The Delaware Game Protective Associa'
ton has had printed the following imfor-
nation for sportsmen. 1t is unlawful to
shoot partridge, quail, pheasant or rabbit
except between the 18th day of November
and the 31st day of December. The
penalty for so doing is SIS for each bird
or animal killed out of season; to shoot
game on Sunday-the penalty for so doing
is $40 for each offense-to shoot partridges
grouse, quail, woodcock. rabbit or hare
while the ground is covered with snow.
Prof. Wesley Webb, state inspector,
yesterday visited the pear orchards of Mr..
Merritt N. Willis near town where year
ago were found a few of the San Jose scales,
introduced into the orchard by few
special trees set out for fertiling purposes.
Mr. Willis is determined to eradicate the
pest from his orchard.
The many friends of Mr.. G.. Morgan
Eldridge will regret to learn of his sudden
death of heart disease at his residence in
Philadelphia on Oct. Goth. He and his
brother own fine farm on the Sassafras
river of 800 acres between Galena and Fred
ertown and they were often in Middletown
and have many friends here.
DR.. Arthur T. Neale's official report OIL
the experiment of growing sugar cane in
last week. DIR. Neal reports that the sugar
from the cane grown will yield 8 200 pounds
Of the refined product to the acre, compared
with 2 800 pounds, the best results from
beets grown in California. The expert
claims that sugar cane can be grown more
profitably than corn and oats.
LIN every direction The painters brush
is being applied. On Cass Street Mrs. Mar.
garet Clayton, Mrs. Mary Biggs and Mr.. G,
e. Hukill have painted their residences
and the workmen are now Frightening up
the residence of Mr.. s. c. Biggs.
Chestnut hunting has been the favorite
pastime with the boys and girls, and other
persons too, for ten days or more past. An
exceedingly large quantity of the autumnal
nuts have been gathered, as there is an un-
dsally large crop this year, and according
to some prophets is an indication of a
severe winter.
The Grand Lodge, of Delaware, Knights
of Pythias, at its session in Wilmington this
week elected the following officers: Grand
Chancellor, R. Harry Williams, No. 16,
Marshallton; Grand e-Chancellor, Char
les II. Simmons, No. 2, Wilmington; Grand
Prelate, E. L. Beeson, No. 9. Grubb's Cor
ner; Grand Keeper Of Records and Seals,
Mark L. Garrett, No. 6, Wilmington; Grand
Master of Exchequer. Lemuel Marr, No. g.
Wilmington; Grand Master at Arms, Charlie:
L. Lippincott, No. /, Wilmington; Grand
Inner Guard. J. H. Carson, No. 10, Dover
Outer Guard, L. NJ. Whiteman, No. 5, New
ark; Supreme Represen tative, Thomas Null,
lin; Jr.. No. 4. Wilmington.
Astronomer, professional and amateur
are anticipating a wealth of interesting
phenomena with the coming Of November
Hundreds Of thousands of shooting stars
will be seen. Hundreds, thousands of these
wandering waits of the sky will flash into
BriIliaucy from radiant points high in thu
eastern heavens. and will sweep in brie
beauty horrizonward. to vanish, seemingly
gone out. but in fact to go on, in unseer
brilliancy. through their appointed orbits
until again with the passing years they
come 10 beautify November skies