Middletown transcript., 1898-12-10
Local News.

have . full line of carriages and agricultural
implements on hand
If you are going out of town for an out
ing leave your address at The Transcript
Office and the paper will follow you. It is
The only way to keep posted on town
affairs.
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.
Your choice nuts fresh and at the low
est prices for quality at DeValinger's-
Matthews keeps bread and cakes. Leave
your orders and be served
do you want the "best farm wagon
NADER" If so, buy the MiIburn. Do you
want to double the profits from your cows2
Z If so, buy the American Separator. The
above are for sale by
J. r. McWHoRrER & Son
For Sale-Set of harness used only 6
weeks. Sold cheap. Inquire at TRANSCRIPT
Office.
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.
For Sale.-A handsome house in Mid
dletown; other properties; your own terms.
W. R. Reynolds.
A car load Of "salt" just received at De-
Valingars-seling wonderfully low.
Why wait? Select your Christmas
presents while you have the pick. If it is
Jewelry or anything in her line, Mrs
Massey will not only sell first class article
but she will aid you to select. Why waltz
Go to Connellee's for Pure Candies from
cts. up; also Oranges, Apples, Grapes,
Raisins, Dates, Figs, Currents, Citrons,
Dates, Fresh Cakes and Crackers, Almonds.
Cream Nuts, Walnuts, ETC., all new goods.
Dressed Poultry of all kinds-lowest prices
for quality. w. I. CoNNELLEE.
For Sale-Extra large Buffalo Robe and
Spear Fire Place Heater. w. T.. Reynolds.
-Wa.son's Minstrels. which were at the
Opera House two weeks ago, have gone
stbusted". Thew refused 10 use the news
papers to advertise, relying on bill board
country fences, etc.
The Epworth League gives Musicale
next Friday evening. Sunday evening SER
vice at GAS.
Breakfast Food, Rolled Avena, Scotch
Oats, Germea, Fa,ina, Tapioca, Pear
Homiuy, Canned Goods of all kinds, new
stock. Parks Dry Eoast Cofees are the
best w. 7. CoNNELLEE.
Go 10 DeValinger's for your candies-the
cheapest for the money to be found.
The Y. NJ. C. A. rooms will be most
inviting this afternoon and evening, from
8 to 10 o'clock, the Junior Auxiliary have
q Bazaar 70 which you a e especially invited
Fancy articles for Chris mas presents and
other articles fo- immed'a e consumption.
John Honey, colored, was committed
to Jail on Saturday evening in default OF
$4,000 bail by Sori eEeynolds. 1t appears
that on Thanksgiving Day Samuel Lewis
at Drawers hea ing on side noise pocked
his head out of The door TO ihvesi gate
when Honey bIazed away at the shining
mark with his gun.
This week Cle:k of the Peace Jefferson
B. Foa d paid 10 State TIeasr 'er W. NJ
Ross the sum of $i8, ,18l. .55, which rep'e-
sents the license fees by him collected on
27S licenses issued from October 1st to
November S0ih, inclusive. Ghe following
are the principal items: Inns and tayerns,
S15,95O; special inns and taveFns, $3.50; retail
license TO sell liquor, S4O0; marriage
licenses, $24O; merchants yea ", Sl6O.63;
eating houses, $125.
-Messrs. Arinst oDg & Sparks, who
nearly four years ago sold out the Middle
town Hotel 10 lis present proprietors, have
leased hotel at Elk on and have opened
there. They went from here 10 Smyrna,
selling out there 10 NJ. G. P. Gea"s of this
town and thence occupied their own hotel
for two years past, temperance house in
Chestertown. Nc. c. F. Crockett has pur-
chased a hotel at Elkt0n also, "at the
bridge"
Mr.. ]. H. Eme son has put in this week
"the largest hot-air furnace in Middletown"
which will heat both his dwelling and
store.
An abundance Of CON Is now going TO
market, chiefly on the ear. Fiseen car
loads of co..; baYe been shipped 'om here
in one dav, some cas- containing thous-
and bushels. Mess.s. Shepherd and Rey-
nolds and CLERK of the Peace Foard, grain
dealers, are very busy these DAYS.
The personal properly Of the late Henry
A.. Nowland was sold on Wednesday and
brought good prices, the sale being largely
attended. Cows sold as high as $1,000 and
a 6-months Durham bull brought $50.50.
Horses brought from $4,000 down. The
sale amounted to nearly $500 and over
half wasin cash.
-Atthe Epworth League Sociable 10 be
held Friday evening, Dec. 10th, Mr.. Arm
strong and Miss Lena Staats will read es-
saws upon Methodism in America" There
will be a Flower Song and double male
quartette. The orchestra will be in atten-
dance and The "sociable' will follow the
musical and litera y.
The Sacrament Of the Lords Supper
will be administered in the Forest Presby-
terian Church on tomorrow, Sunday morn
ing. Preparatory service this afternoon at
three O'clock The session will meet i'm
mediately after the preparatory service an d
on tomorrow morning at 1o.15 O'Clock to
receive those desiring 10 unite with the
church.
The Imitation Buffalo Robes with Job
lots of Plush Robes and Horse Blankets at
y. C. Parker & Son.
The storm of Saturday and Sunday last
was not so severe as that of the week pre-
vious, not SO violent here as at many other
places but the high wind Sunday after
noon and evening brought down many
decayed limbs from trees along the street.
In many instances hese limbs were heavy
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