Middletown transcript., 1898-08-20


edy, it cures 25 cents.
It's folly, to lose your poultry when the
use of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar.
anteed to you for 25 cents.
IS. Burstan has rented the store now
occupied by Joseph G. Jolls, and will oc
cupy the same as soon as vacated.
Remember that J. F. McWhorter & Son
have full line of carriages and agricultural
Implements on hand
IF you are too busy to have your pho
tograph taken now, why not make an en-
gagsment with Trinkelere.
The Seventh Day Adventists are ar
ranging for the annual camp meeting.
which is to be held in Longwood Grove,
near Wilmington, on August 2sth.
The agreement to close the stores in
Dover at o'clock in the evening went into
effect on Monday.
We think this month is the time to
put in your coal. And will be pleased to
take your orders till Goth Aug. at 90 per
2240 lbs, delivered on your side walk.
strictly high grade coal, this loaO price
! means cash. G. E. RUK1LL.
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 fol. painless extracting.
: The only service at the Presbyterian
Church is the Christian Endeavor service
to which all are invited.
Regular service in M. E. Church to-
morrow.
IF you are going out of town for an out
ing leave your address at The Tran scipt
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
Smyrna and Dover close their stores at
7.30p. m. except on Saturday, when the
hour is 10 p. m. This ought to be general
rule. The employees are thus able to render
better service and in the long run all con-
cerned are bettered.
DO you want the 'best farm wagon
NADER" If so, buy the Milburn. Do you
want the best grain drill on earth2 If SO
buy the Bickford & Hoffman. Do you
want to double the profits from your cows2
If SO, buy the American Separator. The
above are for sale by
J. F. McWHoRTER & Son.
The summer of 1898 will go down into
history conspicuous for foreign war and
an almost unprecedented hot spell.
The Single Takers will call State Con-
vention to be held in Dover, Sept. 3rd, to
nominate a complete ticket for the fall
elections.
Presiding Elder C. s. Baker has ap-
pointed Rev. J. W. Prettyman pastor of
Leipsic charge for the remainder of this
Conference year.
We cannot do evil to others without
doing evil to ourselves.
ANY man can make at least one WON
an happy for life. All he has to do is to re-
main a bachelor.
"A wolf may lose his teeth but never his
inclination. So it is with an evil human
being.
Some naughty editor has said that |
courting girl is like starting newspaper
1t starts out a weekly, then becomes BIZ |
weekly, then merges into daily. and if it |
has any enterprise, comes out with an ex-
ra about once year.
How near the National Hotel came to |
fire last Sunday night will never be
known. About 10 O. clock peculiar oder |
and smoke were detected in the house. |
The trouble was finally located in the bar
room which had been closed since Saturday |
nigh. The electric wires were out of order.
There was short circuit, the wire had burned |
in two and the ceiling was scorched.
Had the trouble occurred little later the
wood work would have caught and no one
could tell the results. A gentleman present |
says the wiring Of the hotel by the electric
people is miserable, there is no insulator on
Tue hist uOOT.
MIR. R. W. Cochran brought some In
dian peaches to the Office Thursday received
from his son and son-in-law, large dealers
in New York in fruits, Messers. R. E. Han.
son q Co. The peaches were good size and
were well preserved considering they were
three days from Indiana to New York and
one day extra here. but they lack the flavor
Of the Delaware peach, the luscious peach
Of this peninsula.
Under the primary election laws it
seems that delegates to party convent ons
must be reported to recognized authorities.
Several prominent Republicans called at
the Transcripts Office yesterday to protest
that Committeeman Jolls should have
named ticket to the State Convention
with himself as q delegate without the
lsal CONSULTATION. The ticket Is: Delegates
Boyd Cleayer, Daniel W. Corbit, Joshua
Clayton, Jr., Joseph G. Jolls. Joseph A.
5uydam; Alternates VIM. McMullin,
George L. Towsend, McKendree Downham
Joseph Q. Parker, and Alfred G Coz. /