Middletown transcript., 1898-03-12
r..,:,.g,1y uses Braeaon,s Poultry Rsn !

4 seytal mornings the past week.
! burglars visited David & Price AM
Z Ook 4 Brady on Tuesday night raidint
! yhe safes which contained very little coin
: Jneither being locked, This is warning t
Il business men that rogues are around.
4 -FoR SALE.-A fine farm of "a acres, Il
acres woodland, nice dwelling, good gran
ary and stables, orchard and vineyard, no
far from water and rail facilities. Terml
easy atprivate sale. Inquire at TRAEscRIPl
Office.
j The Epworth League meets every Sun
day evening in the lecture room of the N
E. Church at GAS sharp. Subject for to
morrow is ''The Breadth of Gods Love-" tt
be led by Mr.. Charles Folks. All are wei
come.
Advantages of LeGore's Combination
Of Lime above others are, it acts quicker
asts longer. takes less per acre. For State
analysis and scientific test. testimonials,
prices, &c. address. J. w. LeGore, Woods
boro. Md.
4 Every farmer should grow cueumbers.
/ They are profitable as crop. and the Phil
adelphia Picking Company, whose adver-
| tisement in the TRANSCRIPT is ready to con-
tract for many acres of them. and pay cash
on delivery at the steamer in Odessa.
-FoR sALE-The Parker House on Coch-
ran street. two nice residences efs Cess
street; one fine property on North Broad
street; two nice ones on South Broad street;
also several farms near town. Apply to
GEORGE w. INGRAM
Rev. z. Irving Watkins who has served
the NJ. E. Churches at Odessa and at Cecil.
ton has been invited by the Methodists OF
New Castle to that pastorate. Mr.. Watkins
is one of the ablest pulpit orators of the
younger men ofthe Wilmington Conference
Have just received two carloads ferti-
lizsrs and fertilizer materials for early truck
and all spring crops, now stored in ware
house for quick delivery. Send in your
| orders. JESSE L. SHEPHERD
I SIN. REYNOLDS, Agt.
-Twigs of peach. apple. cherry, lilac or
the Towering current, cut off now and placed
in vase in a sunny window and given
plenty of water, will soon burst into bloom.
In the invalid room or nursery these cour-
iers of the spring will find special well
come.
Sabbath last was Missionary Day in the
M. E. Sunday-school when the full contri-
button for the year. $4,000, was raised and
provided for. The church outside the Sun
day-school contributes $4,000, making q
total of $4,000 to the cause of missions
from the congregation and school.
Forks, Shovels, Spades, Axes, Rope
Traces, Chain Traces. Hames. Curry Combs.
Horse Brushes, Farm Bells, Grindstones
and all other kinds of Hardware, Tin Ware
and Wooden Ware suited to the season at
:way down prices, "at
MIDDLETowN HARDWARE HOUSE.
"A Masquerade Luncheon" will be
given by the Y P s. c. E. of Forest Pres
byterian Church at the Academy on Tues
day evening next. An admission of 10cts.
will be charged emitting the purchater to
some article on the menu. A nominal sum
will be charged for other articles. Every
body welcome.
Mr.. Henry R. Higgins advertis es in
this issue the sale of his sixty head of
superb Jersey Cows on his farm near Della
ware City. For Michael Lambert" one of
the sires Of this herd. Congressman Sebley
Of Pennsylvania paid the magnificent sum
Of S12, 500 90 when six month calf. This
appears like small fortune to the average
farmer-and it is-but it illustrates the
value at which blooded stock is held. Read
the ad for description.
Rev. w. F. Corkran, presiding elder Of
Eastern District, filled the NJ. E. pulpit on
Sunday morning, the text being part of
the Lords Prayer-"Thy Kingdom come"
1t was thoughtful, logical, able discourse,
aptly illustrated. DR.. Corkran is one of the
leading members Of the Wilmington NJ Z.
Conference by reason of his natural ability
and unfailing activity, and he gives the
people an acceptable gospel-the doses may
be trife large at times; he talked over an
hour on Sunday morning.
The financial statement Of the town has
been issued by the Town Fathers for the
past year. The Town Commissioners have
had for expenditure $8,847.65 of which
81 .303.l4 was "notes discounted" The
bonded debt of the town is $34,0o0.o0; the
water plant has cost to date $29, 9,S79.26 and
the light plant $l2,172s5. The revenue Of
the water plant for the year is s2.19014,
operated at profit of $4,000; the revenue
of the light plant is 81 201.97. operated at a
profit of 81 ,166OS. The statement is inter-
esting to tax payers.
Mr.. G. E. Hukill has lost two Of his eff
fcient helpers in his business and the town
has lost the presence and society of two Of
its most prominent young men--Mr. J. G.
Kelley and Mr.. Harry Budd-because Of
wider and more promising business pros
poets elsewhere. Mr.. Budd goes to VIII
mington and Mr.. Kelley to Philadelphia;
they. sever their business relations with
Mr.. Hukill with many regrets. Their places
have been taken by Mr.. William Wright
Of Middletown and Mr.. Bassett Ferguson,
nephew Of Mrs. g. B. Satterfeld and the
late Squire Ferguson.
AT the town election on Monday there
were 81 votes cast. For commissioners
George @. Rowe received 80 votes and VIM.
z. Cochran % votes electing them for two
years. Votes were also cast for VIM. II.
johnson, g. w. w. Naudain and Alfred
Green. Mr.. Johnson received 27 votes or
within one of tying Mr.. Cochran. For AS
SCISSOR Jos. c. Jolls received AZ votes and A.
| Hushebeck l9. L. Darlington and w. r.
Reynolds were elected treasurer and alder
man without opposition. Messrs. G. w.
w. Naudain and W. S. Letherbury retire
from the Board after faithful service of
eight and nine years respectively.
1t may sound little startling. but is
said to be true, that more young men are
learning trades in the penitentiaries than
outside Of them. because the parents are
trying to make clerks, doctors. lawyers and
even preachers out of material intended for