Middletown transcript., 1899-06-03
Local News.
Wheat harvest is nearly here.

Wheat harvest is nearly. here.
Anniversary atOldDrawyers tomorrow
Lady wants position as clerk. Appl
at this Office.
The warm days Of the past week re
mind us that summer is here.
Notes, bonds warrants, in fact all kind
of legal blanks at this Office.
The Delaware Railroad issues its sum
mer time table beginning to-day.
The small boy now hies himself to th'
near ponds for an afternoons amusement
For the best Dried Beef, Hams, and al
CANNED Meats. go to WI. CoNNELLEE's.
White Leghorn Eggs so cents per set
ting. WM. R. REYNOLDS.
-Did-you notice the Memorial window
of Reynolds&Copp? 1t was very appropri-
ate.
DIR. w. E. BARNARD, SURGEON DENTIST.
Office Southeast corner of Main and Scott
streets.
Fresh Prunes &c. h., lbs., for 25 cts,
Red Seal Laundry Soap.-the best, at Mrs
Matthews.
Copies made from Tin Types or any
other pictures of any description at Trink.
lere's Studio.
Shirts, 10c; Cuffs, &c; Collars, &C. All
work guaranteed TO be the best.-Lee Sing,
North Broad Street.
William Donahoe, of Wilmington, was
killed by Buffalo Bills show train at Chester
on Sunday morning last.
For the freshest Crackers, Cakes, Oat
Meal, and all Cereals, go to
W. T. CoNNELLEE's.
There is some talk of game of base
ball between picked nine and nine from
the hose company. Can't it be arranged?
Don It forget the entertaining and in
structive Bethesda Epworth League. Meet
ings every Sunday evening at 6.45 o'clock.
If you are going to marry, you need
nicely gotten-up invitation. Call at the
TRANSCRIPT and get our prices and see
samples
The cool weather prevalent last week
Acame to sudden termination on Sunday
last and fans and iced drinks were much |
i'm demand.
The latest thing in butter making is |
the Wheeler Gravity Cream Separator. |
Price from 81 to $11.00. For sale by
]. F. MCWHoRTER G. Son.
Tf ro,, ora r,o;,c. ,,,t &c to,,,v, for a., o,t |
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.
Many of the friends of Col. E. 7. Coop
er have signed petitions to President Nc
Kinley for his release from Trenton Peni- |
tentiary. Cooper's term would expire in |
August.
AGENTS WANTED To take orders for |
my specialties in Roses, Shrubs, Fruit and |
Ornamental Stock. have few specialties |
that sell at sight. Write for terms. G. L.
Yates, Rochester, N. Y.
The faithful employe of Messrs. w. T.
Evans & Son, at the Noxentown Mills, Ben
White, has returned from Philadelphia
hospital much improved from an operation
for strain. He has been with Mr.. Evans
30 years.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
of Miss Bessie Maud Allen, of Wilmington,
to William j. Hoffman, editor of the New
Castle News, to take place Wednesday
evening, June 14th, in st. Andrews Church,
Wilmington.
MIR. F. Fl. Burgess has returned from
Boston and New York with new orders for
work in the shirt factory here. Mr.. Bur-
CESS states that the rumored shut down of
the factory is mistake and he has orders
to run nearly all summer.
The following pupils are on the Roll of
Honor for the month of May, Brown Cot
tage School: BERTHE Cochran, Louise Coch-
ran, Grover Bender, James Lockwood,
Pierce Donovan, Nelson Sparks, Norman
Sparks, Willie Clendaniels.
-Aparty of young folks spent very
pleasant day at Cool Springs near Odessa
on Decoration Day. Everything passed off
smoothly until two of the young people
missed their hold and fell overheard, escape
ing with an unexpected and early spring
bath.
Now that strawberries can be had in
our local markets for very low price,
would It not benefit the grower to pick only
the best berries2 There is always a market
for first-class stock. but second class is apt
to become a drudge and loss to both
storekeeper and the grower.
The Pennington building at the corner
of Broad and Main streets. occupied by
Middletown's new dry goods store, is being
improved by the addition Of two bulk win
ows. This will make great improvement
to the property and give the tenants more
room in which TO display their wares.
The Dover Index of Thursday last says:
Farmers in Kent County say that the com.
ing wheat crop which will be harvested
in few weeks will be poor one. 1t will
be better than last years crop but the yield
viii be only about three-quarters of crop,
The straw is very light and the ravages Of
the Hessian Fly have damaged growing
wheat very much. This is very unfor-
tunate thing, calamity, in fact. Las
year farmers did not realize enough to pay
phosphate bills and it now looks as if th,
occurance would be repeated"