Middletown transcript., 1899-07-01
MIDDLErowN. DEL. JULY |, 1883.
Local News.

ice Cream Soda SC. glass at Jones.
For Fourth of July fireworks go
Jones.
Cheapest line of Fire Works to
found at ]. H. Burrows's.
Vincent Brothers are doing the pain
ing on Forest Presbyterian Church.
DIR. W. E. BARNARD, SURGEON DENTS
Office Southeast corner Of Main and SEQ
streets.
Rev. F. H. Moore. D. D., will preac
at the Armstrong Chapel, 2.3O Sunda
afternoon.
The local market now furnishes ne'
potatoes, peas, string beans, raspberries an
cucumbers.
Copies made from Tin Types or an,
other pictures of any description at Trink
lere's Studio.
Tuesday will be the glorious Fourth
Already the small boys are practicing will
fireworks of the noisy variety.
The LATEST man in the world has beer
heard from. He lives in West Virgins
and he wants a place as clerk in stor'
that does not advertise.
The latest thing in butter making il
the Wheeler Gravity Cream Separator
Price from 81 to S11.OO. For sale by
j. F. McWHoRTER & Son.
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.
DO you like ice cream? Do you make
your own ice cream? fnot, the TRANSCRIPT
is advertising a book of instructions given
away under certain conditions. See ad in
another column.
NAMED and honest men
of good appearance as agents for the In
dustrial Accident Insurance Company of
the United States. Apply to G. Schirmer,
Sec'y, Dover, Del.
Mr.. G. F. Crockett has built new pavi-
lion at Chesapeake City, music every after
noon and Tuesday and Friday evenings.
Ericsson steamers run daily excursions.
Best of order. Public invited.
John A. Derrickson, an aged man of
Bladkbird hundred, who assisted in carry
ing the mails from Deakyneville to Town
send, had a slight stroke OF paralysis Mon
day He was formerly farmer.
There was no storm on Sunday but the
good, gently. 1t was of thousands Of dollars
of benefit The clouds promised rain on
Wednesday night and some sections had
fine rains but Middetown was slighted.
Harvest time has come again remind
ing of the years as they come and go, and it
may be called the farmers anniversary"
when the table is spread with lamb and
peas, spring chicken, etc and all sorts of
deIicacies that makes one forget his tolls of
the day.
Judge Spruance has appointed s. NJ.
Steward cashier of the National Bank of
Wilmington and Brandywine, and Leoni-
das Darlington, of the Citizens Bank of
MiddIetown, auditors to examine the ac-
counts of the road commissioners of New
Castle county.
On Tuesday nightlast Oscar Daniels, of
Mt Pleasant, was fined $40 and costs by
Squire Reynolds on a charge of disorderly
conduct at that place on Saturday night
last. The Squire says he is determined to
stop so much lawlessness at Mt. Pleasant if
II is in his power to do so.
When the season is very dry, as has
been the case this summer, it will be an ad-
vantage to water plants, if it is possible to
do so. If you cannot water large plot
every day, then small spot or few special
plants should be watered. There are times
when action like this may save the crop.
If you are looking for solid dividend
paying investment in one of the most pro
fitable industries in the country, step in or
send in, and subscribe to the stock of J.
Stein and Co., incorporated, at the Phila-
del iphia Bourse, Philadelphia, Pa, or Dover,
Del. The stock is already largely subscrib-
ed for and may close at any time.
Zion AM. E. Church will run an excur-
sion to Chester and Penn's Grove on Tues
day next by the Steamer Clio. The boat
will leave Odessa at 7.30 and will arrive at
Chester about 1890; leaving the latter place
at P. NJ. for the trip home. The rate
from Odessa is rs cents and from Port
Penn, 6Oc. but will not stop at Delaware
City and New Castle.
-Postmasters are directed to open all
letters upon which postage has not been
paid, to ascertain the name of the writer.
To avoid this no one should fail to have
their names and address printed on one
corner of all envelopes used for mailing
letters. The TRANSCRIPT" office affords
everyone an opportunity to have this done
at very trifling expense.
"A cherry tree belonging to VIM. D.
Bird, of Brandywine Hundred, is one OF
the greatest bearers in the state. In 1897,
there were picked from it 43 baskets full
In 1893, Al baskets full, and this year the
Weld has been 4s baskets thus far. and il
is expected that there will yet be some sil
or eight baskets more. For several years i
has Yielded $50 worth of cherries, annually
Jacob r. Frantz, of New Rochelle, whit
describes himself as a doctor, says the New
York Herald, at present having no patient
and icing wholly unoccupied, has filed
petition in bankruptcy, with liabilitie
s98OO1 and no assets. OF the iiabilitie
$24,S75 are secured by stock Of the WI
mington iDel.) Dental Manufacturing Com
pany, s9,056 unsecured on notes and S64
470 accommodation paper of the Whining
ton Dental Manufacturing Company. whicl
he indorsed The liabilities are chiefly t
banks and trust companies in Wilmington
Philadelphis, Lancaster. West Chester an
coatesyilIe, Pa