Middletown transcript., 1899-10-14
Local News.


Reynolds & Copps store, and twill cove
the entire Pennington property.
Mr.. Harry Jones and Mr.. Frank Brad
leyhave formed partnership to continu
the present business at Mr.. Jones' stand.
Before placing your order for Coal con
suit James L. Warren who is selling th
best Lehigh Valley at lowest market prices
DIR. w. F. Kennedy having purchased
lot from Mr.. J. S. Crouch adjoining th'
store of Mr.. c. B. Satterfeld, is erecting ar
office thereon.
800 pots of chrysanthemums and car
nations, also fine lot of Hyaeinths anc
other bulbs for sale by z. J. STEELE, Florist
Middletown, Del.
The Epworth League Monthly Literary
and Musicale last evening was more elabo-
rate in program than usual and very
pleasant affair.
The strik ing weavers of the Delaware
Cotton Company returned to work this
week, the company having granted an ad
vance of two cents per cut in wages.
Bricks FOR SALE.-I have for sale g
Kiln of Hard Red and Arch Bricks, suitable
for paving and building purposes.
n. J. WILLIAMS, Middletown.
The Wilmington authorities are look
ing for George J. H. Fisher, bondsman for
John Smith, charged with voting illegally
at the last city election. Smith il missing.
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. .
The Woman's Missionary Society of
Pencader Presbyterian Church, Glasgow
will celebrate its Seventieth Anniversary
tomorrow, morning at 10 and afternoon
<at 2.30.
Mr.. G. E. Hukill is building two
story warehouse in the rear of the Midle-
town Hardware House at the Opera House.
1t is 18x40 and Messrs. z. T. Bradley and
son are doing the work.
y. G. Parker & Son Co. is one of the in
corporated concerns at Dover this week.
This is the Diamond State Harness Factory
which has grown from small plant to a
$75, 1000 corporation, the organization to be
effected to-day.
-Chestnuts and walnuts afeabundant this
season and this gives rise to the prophecy
that severe winter will follow and that
the creator is therefor providing rich har-
vest for the defenceless little squirrels and
wood and burrowing animals.
The Tenth Annual convention of the
Del, G. e. Union will be held in Forest
Presbyterian Church on Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday, Oct. 25, 26, and 27. "1hree
members of the Methodist Congregation
have concented to entertain delegates"
-Errata-The Townsend letter last week
in the excellent notice of Mrs. Hills death
stated that her husband, Mr.. Vincent O.
HillSis deceased The TRANSCRIPT is happy
to report Mr.. Hill alive and well. Rev
Chas. A. Hill oficiated at the funeral and
interment was at Smyrna.
-R v. f. n. Moore, D. D., in his lecture
upon Italy on Tuesday evening for the bene-
fit of the Forest Church improvement
Fund, pleasantly lead his auditors past the
Azores, through and over Gibralter
around Naples, and Rome and Vienna
dwelling for 98 minutes in these delightful
European cities. There was good audienct
proceeds, $3.50.
-ReY. w. w. Shaw, of Port Deposit
was elected moderator of the New Castle
Presbytery, at the semi-annual session
held last week. The following grants wer
made to churches: Oliyet, Wilmington
$400;s sEastlake, Wilmington, $500; Gilbert
coIored, Wilmington, $500; Drawers
Odessa, $500; st. Georges, $500; Pencader
$500; Perryville, $3.50; Chesapeake City, $100
Westminster, $500; Grace and Wharton
$500; Harrington and FELTON,, $3.50; Bridge
vile and Pennington, $3.50.
The propose New Castle and Delawar
City trolley line will probably be abandon
ed. The trouble appears to be the securing
of land along the route. The greater po-
tion Of the right of way had been secured
as the directors thought, but now many Q
the owners desire to be paid for the land
The action of the New Castle City Counci
in demanding that the company light th
street over which the lines would run an,
keep in shape sixty feet Of roadbed has ais
proven stumbling block to the propose
line.
Sheriff Wharton went to the Binghar
House Clayton, Tuesday morning, and close
mp the place on the suit of the Hartmann
Fehrenback Brewing Co., of Wilmington
The entire contents of the hotel were inclut
cd in the levy, together with Mr.. Jone
new threshing machinery, with which l
has engagements throughout Kent count,
Hardly had the Sheriff completed the, sci
ure than ]. Frank Biggs Esq, of Middl
town, appeared with J. Warner Brockso
and John P. McIntyre, to whom Propriete
FIstcher Jones had sold the hotel and Il,
tures Monday. They wanted the goo
and claimed priority Of sale. To the Cha
ccllor at Doverthe brewing company pro
ed that the levy had been placed in Il
sherffns hands few minutes before Il
sale between Jones and Messrs. McInty
and BrocksOn, and the Sheriff viii prob
bly sell.