Middletown transcript., 1898-09-24
Local News.
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Every body uses Bragdon's Poultry Rem
edy, it cures; Is cents.
Remember that J. F. McWhorter d Son
have full line of carriages and agricultural
Implements on hand
Go hear Miss Culbertson at the y. M
G. A. Rooms on Monday event ng. Admis'
sion 25 cents.
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.
If you are going out Of town for an out
ing leave your address at The Transcipt
office and the paper will follow you. It 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
DO you want the 'best farm wagon
nader" If SO, buy the Milburn. Do you
want the best grain drill on earth? If 50
buy the Bickford & Hoffman. 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 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 in
what capacity-shoul use printed sta
tionery, such as note heads, envelopes, bill
heads, statements, etc. It costs but tritie
in advance Of the plain paper. Let US do
your printing.
In New Castle County Court on Thurs
day noon George Stradley, of Townsend.
and Charles Welsh and Edward O'Neill.
soldiers of the First Delaware Regiment,
were sentenced to three months in Jail for
attacking Concetta Distefani, small Ital-
ian girl, near Townsend, last month. The
men were indicted for attempt felonious
assault, but the State accepted plea of
guilty to assault. The men were drunk at
the time, and the testimony showed that
they had seized the girl.
Miss Anne Virginia Culbertson will
give q novel entertainment on Monday
evening, Sept 26, at o'clock in the rooms
of the Y. NJ. G. a. for the benefit of that
association. She reads from her own
poems after the style of James Whitcomb
Riley, and in many dialects with Negro
songs, banjo accompaniment. Miss Gull
bertson comes from GAINESVILLE. Ohio, the
native city of DR.. Chas A. Ritchie who
knew we'll her father, an eminent physician
of that city. She is highly recommended
by people and press, and made many
friends the few days she spent in town.
The Washington POST says: "Her dialect
work is as full Of keen and homely humor
as James Whitcomb Riley's. Admission
rs cts.
Many horses in this vicinity are dying
with the blind staggers." When horse
is taken with this terrible disease it dies
within few days and seldom is cure eff
fected. The animal goes blind, runs into
fences, ETC., and then finally reels and falls
to the ground In helpless condition. It is
really inflammation e Tie brain. hnt i not
contagious. Various medicines are given
for the staggers but as they have proved
Of little nse, especially in this community,
Some of The horses that have died the past
week were valuable ones, several of them
being fine drivers. Among those who have
lost horses are the following farmers: Geor-
ge r. Jones, Ezekiel Slaughter, Henry Du-
lin, two; Matthew ". Ford, two; Theodore
Mannon, J. Fletcher Truax, William Nc
Matt. A number Of the above named far
mers have other horses that have the stag
gers that will probably die in few days.
Farmers should be careful not to allow
their horses to stand out Of night without
being heavily blanketed for the heavy dews
are conducive to the staggers.-Ex.
AT the sale (see notice in another
colnmn) advertised by Mrs. 8. e. Stewart
as Administrative of the late William Fl.
Stewart, will be offered one of the finest
and most carefully selected herds Of Hol-
stein -Friesian cattle ever raised in Kent
county. Mr.. Stewart was an enthusiast
over this strain Of cattle and devoted much
time and money to securing his herd of
handsome thoroughbred stock. A number
of the cows are fully registered while a
great number entitled to registry were not
registered simply because Mr.. Stewart post
poned it because of the general financial de-
preston, TO o more convenient season.
The Aagie strain is one of the finest in the
country and predominates the entire herd.
So proud was Mr.. Stewart of the beauty OF
his cattle that whenever opportunity offered
be had them photographed. The thor
oughbred HoIstein-F Friesian bull is one of
the finest animals in the county. This sale
will offer rare opportunity to dairy me to
secure fine stock at home -Chestertown
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