Middletown transcript., 1899-12-23

VAUGHAN's Pharmacy.
Orders now booked for cut flowers
Christmas at MiddletoWn Green-House
There was almost total eclipse of th
moon on Saturday night aud it was watch
ed by many persons. At 6.45 o'clock tn
moon was family dimmed and by 9 o'clocl
all but small portion Of it was obscured
The eclipse ended at 1907. The night wa
perfect one, the part Of the moon visibl
being very brilliant.
Toys of all kinds, Handsome tree trim
mings, Fruits, Choice Candies, Lowney
specially at Jones & Bradleys.
The Christmas Dance of the Jun
ior Social Club comes of Tuesday
Dec. 26.h
For beautiful Christmas present 60 Il
VAUaHAN's Pharmacy.
| Wanted at Armstrong; 1000 dozer
eggs, Highest market prices.
We have an immence line of fine Soap:
VAUaHAN's PHARMACY.
DR.. J. M. r. White, of Whining
ton, will be at the residence Of Mrs.
Margaret Clayton every Thursday.
We have the largest and handsomts
line of Holiday goods we ever exhibited
for inspection. VAUeHAN's PHARMACY.
About 5000 pounds Of geese were
shipped from FELTON, on Wednesday last in
addition to 10000 pounds OF dressed tur-
keys.
-DR. w. E. BARNARD, SURGEON DENTIST
Office Southeast corner Of Main and Scott
streets.
The Farmers Institute ofKent elected
the following officers for the coming year:
President, John Heyd: vice president, J. j.
Rosa; secretary. Wesley Webb; treasurer,
George W. Killen; Executive Committee
Gamaliel, Garrison. James G. Robinson,
r. NJ. Cooper, James P. Aaron, II. D.
Learned, Pennell Emerson, Riley Melvin,
]. M. Eisenbrey and B. F. B. WoodalI
Come in and look at our Photograph
Albums with music boxes attached
VAUGHAN's Pharmacy.
-Ex-Representrtive Hardy has Ie-
ceived letter from Col. Wm.J. Bryan
stating be will be In Delaware in JAN
usry and will make two speeches In the
State.
Come and see the wonderful "What is
it." at Jones & Bradleys.
Beginning with Jan. 1st, 1900, J. c. Par
ker & Son Co., will do strictly cash busi-
ness in their Retail Department.
Bran by the ton at Evans & Sons
Store.
The Forest Presbyterian Church will
give special prominence to the Christmss
music on to morrow, Sunday, at both ser
vices and the Rev. F. H. Moore will preach |
appropriate sermons, morning and evening.
The Armstrong Chapel Sunday School Fes- |
tival will be held on Thursday evening, |
December % hand the Christmas Festi
val of the Forest Sunday School will be |
held on Friday evening December Goth.
Use no othor Extract, or Sachet but |
Alfred Wrights and You will be satisfied
VAUGHAN's PHARMACY.
-SALESMEN. = High-rated factory ap-
points on uncovered ground. Free sam
pies. Several earn to $25 weekly. Some
with us many years. Corporation P. 0.
1871, New York.
A wire cable on the supension bridge /
which crosses the Brandywine River at the
works of the Brandywine Granite Conn.,
pany, near Wilmington broke Monday and
over score of men, three horses and carts
lid into the water Is feet below. Patrick
Thornton, of Rising Sun, was seriously |
hurt. his head being injured, and Frank
Frisco Louis Coffee and Peter Stratchi
were injured. but not seriously. One horse
was drowned. The men seved themselves
BY clingiHg to the dangling wires of the
bridge.
William B. Sharp d Co.'S big stores |
Of Wilmington, put on holiday attire. |
The decorations consist of evergreen, holly, |
palms, and ferns, interviewer with hand |
kerchiefs, doylies and silks, with a display |
Of napkins, towels. table linen, kid gloves
Irish point shanis and scarfs |
and aprons. which make |
pleasing effect and certainly makes one |
feel as if Christmas was near at hand |
rhe window at the corner represents a
country house gate construction of hand |
zerchiefs, with holly and palms together
with the colored electric lights makes a
beautiful appearance. Throughout the |
tore the decorations are colonial in effect
with wlaitc columns running to the ceilings |
with evergreens draped grace
ully around the different rooms, making |
rery pretty design.
The cancellations of revenue stamps
by merely writing on them is no longer
sufficient. Ths change was made last
Friday and it will be well to read the
following and keep out of an alteration
with the government; ''In sll cases
ahere documentary stamps of the de-
domination Of Ten cents or any larger |
shall be used for den0ting |
any tax imposed ty the act Of June Is.
1893, the person using or affixing the |
'ame shall in addition to writing or
stamping thereon with ink the initials
)f lis Name and the date when affixed
nutiIate said stamps by cutting three
,arallel incisions lengthwise thro ugh
he stamo, beginning not more than
,ne-quarLer OF an inch from one end
hereof, and extending to within one
quarter of an inch Of the other end.
Where such stamps are cancelled by
;utiing or perforating in any manner
authorized by existing regulations as
aforesaid the mutilation herein pro.