Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
Local News.
FoR sALE-2 double heaters cheap.

IF YOU 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.
Prof. Ford, at the Opera House or
Monday night, as Uncle Pete will tell you
what he thinks about the war with Spain.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of Forest Presbyterian Church
meets every Sunday evening at 6.4t
o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended
to everybody.
Every business man-no matter il
what capacity-should use printeds sta
tionery, such as note heads, envelopes, bill
heads, statements, etc. It costs but trift
in advance of the plain paper. Let US dt
your printing.
Trinklere is now ready to take photo
craps for the holiday trade. Call early a
this is his busy season.
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 wagor
made?" If SO, buy the Milburn. Do yor
want to double the profits from your cows
If SO, buy the American Separator. Tht
above are for sale by
J. f. MoWHoRTER & Son
The general committee Of church ex
tensions of the Methodist Episcopal
Church has requested the Wilmington
Conference to raise $4,000 for church ex
tension.
-FoR SALE-Cheap, for cash about five
cords of well-seasoned oak wood, cut IN
about sixteen inch lengths-apply to
WIN. r. REYNOLDS, ]. P.
The annual dinner of the Sons of Della
ware of Philadelphia, will be given on
December 7.h at the Hotel Walton. Among
the speakers already announced are George
+. Fisher and George Alfred Townsend
the journalist and author, who is wei
known under the synonym Of "Gath. :
The souvenir menu card is to be especially
attractive. It will contain pictures of his
torical interest relating to the State oi
Delaware.
The meteoric showersof which mention
was made last week, are expected to ap-
pear on the following dates The first
shower on November 13, IA and Is. The
second shower on the 27 and %. As the
consultations in which these showers
occur rise late, it is probable the shooting
stars will not be visible before midnight
A De laware City sneak thief stole $500
and valuable iewelry from the dwelling Q
William Bigger, and officers have been
notified to look for Private Elbetsen, oi
Battery L, stationed at Fort Delaware, who
was engaged to marry Miss Annie Bigger
to whom the stolen valuables belong. -Ex
"A fifty year old citizen declares tina
the first subject he heard discussed whel
he arrived at the age of reason, was "harc
times,n and he further declares that the
same subject continues to be discussed
Ex.
Rev. Thomas E. Terry Of Harrington
has been invited by the official board Of
the Elkton Methodist Church to become
their pastor for the next conference year
Rev. A. S. Mowbrey who has been the pas
there for several years. has received ant
accepted call from the official board Q
the Tome Memorial Chnrch at Por
Deposit.
"A. d. Poole, President of the Ga me A:
sociation, calls the attention of every man
in the State, to the fact that the open sea.
son for shooting quail and rabbits com
mences November Is and closes December
81. Any one shooting either quail O
rabbits before the 18th inst, is liable tc
be arrested and fined. Several parties
have been arrested in the lower partlof th
State and they are now sorry they did no
wait week or two longer before going o.
agunning excursion.
j. Frank Brinkerhoff, Of Philadelphia,
specialist in lenses for the eye will again be
in Middletown at Mrs. Massey's jewelr,
store, on Tuesday, November Is, to exam
inc your eyes to determine if you will b
benefited by wearing glasses.
The ladies Of the Ollesa NJ. E. Churcl
will give musical on Thanksgiving Nigh
with fine program A Glee Club will b
present, and Miss Maize Townsend 0
Camden. Del, one of the best contralt
singers in the State, will sing, All invited
Rev. Francis III. Moore, D. D., ex
changes pulpits tomorrow with Rev. L. A
Oates. Of Delaware City, who will preacl
in Forest Presbyterian Church both morn
ing and evening.
Mr.. James A. Evans, prominent cit
zen of Georgetown, Del, was stricken will
paralysis on Tuesday from which he died
aged 58 years. He was large land owne
and gave employment to many men; WI
marked as an upright man, fair in all b
dealings Christian in the fullest sense,
member of the NJ. Z. Church Republica
because he believed in its partys principle
seeking no Office nor favor. A good ma
has been lost to that community. M
Evans was the maternal uncle of d.
Horace and Mr.. Edward NJ. Vaughan &
this town,
Hear Prof Ford's song on Dewe
Hobson and Sampson on Monday mig
at the Opera House. His Hold De
Philippines" brought down the house
Washington, D. c., one night last wee
Ifyou miss his entertainment you will r
gret it.
The ladies of the Mite Society of t
NJ. e. Church are arranging beautiful pr
gram for the annual Thanksgiving ente
tainment to be given in the Opera Hous
Thursday evening, Nov. "a. One of Il
chief attractions will be Tom Thun
Wedding, followed by grand concert,
Old Folks Concert. Miss Marian Shephe
will lead the choruses and also sing sever
solos. The singers will wear costumes
We olden times and the singers win inclu
number Of old favorites with charact'
pieces and male choruses. The public
promised musical treat. The concert W