Middletown transcript., 1899-08-19
MIDDLEToWN. DEL, AUG. 10, 1899.
Local News.

Ice Cream Soda sc. glass at Jones.
A lady wants position as clerk. Appl.
at this Office.
DIR. W. E. BARNARD SURGEON DENTIST
Office Southeast corner Of Main and Scot
streets.
Copies made from Tin Types or any
other pictures of any description at Trink
lere's Studio.
He that is warm thinks all So" but
many people are always cold because CT
poor blood. They need Hoods Sarssparilla.
Mr.. Frank Davis. of Odessa, is tempor-
arily filling the position of teller at the
Citizens Bank. The directors will probably
elect next week.
All but ten New Castle county school
districts reported to State Auditor Lingo.
The delinquents will have to report to him
at his home near Millsboro.
1t is said that $4,000 acres of land on
the Peninsula are planted with tomatoes.
The Peninsula Gamers Association places
the yield of tomatoes at 405, 900 tons.
-FoR RENr-M house on Green st.
Possession given in two weeks. Good side
board for sale. Apply to
e. DR.. w. E. BARNARD.
Albert Constable, Jr., Joshua Clay ton,
Philip R. Bond and DR.. Stanley Steele have
been appointed committee to take charge
of the tournament at the Cecil county fair.
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? If not, the TRANSCRIPT
is advertising book of Instructions given
away under certain conditions. See ad. in
another column.
-WANTED. 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.
The COLCHESTER Fair next week is ex.
pected to attract large crowds. tits the 22d.
23d, oath and 25th. For pleasant trip by
Steamer Sassafras consult advt. in another
column. The prizes amount to $4,000.
The entertainment in the interest of the
New Century Club on Tuesday evening at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt N
Willis promises to be the most novel of the
season. All invited. Admission Is cents.
Count" Rocco Dianovitch, professed
Austrian nobleman, spent Sunday in town
having rested Saturday night under big
tree near town." He is visiting the jails of
the country and says he is writing book.
The cigarette fend got in his work in
Milford last week; a printer who has been
in the habit of smoking eight packages
day, collapsed, and but for prompt medical
aid would have died. Can boys see lesson
here for them?
The members of the Christian Endeav-
or Society enjoyed one of their delightful
sociables at the residence of Mr.. Harry
Ellison on Thursday evening. The straw
ride was an attraction to some of the
younger members.
There were 20 tickets sold from Middle
town to Rehob 9TH and "a to Ocean City on
the excursions on Thursday. The train
passed this station with ten well filed cars
and the crowd grew further down the road.
The day was very pleasant
Politics and the oyster! The succulent
bivalves disappearing from the Chesapeake
and its rivers, but the conflicting interests
of the oystermen who have votes prevent
legislation. A clipping on the first page
tells how the oyster is disappearing.
Governor Tunnel, who is a bachelor,
received showers of rice at the Dover depot
on Thursday intended for Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Milton Davidson who had been married at
noon that day. The governor seemed to
enjoy it and SO did the bride and groom.
Mrs. Mary C. Hawkins, wife of Thos.
F. Hawkins, conductor ON the Delaware
Railroad, died in Wilmington Thursday,
August 10th, after lingering illness. Con-
ductor Hawkins is one OF the Oldest and
best known men on the Delaware road.
1t is reported that the postmasters of
the Unit d States will be required by the
department to wear a uniform hereafter.
consisting of light blue trousers with red
braid running down the legs, white
blouse with gold shoulder straps and
skull cap with silver star in front.
The Sunday-school picnic of Bethesda
N. E. Church held at the Piers on Wednes-
day was success in every way. The atten-
dance was good, there was an abundance of
good things for the inner man, and the
TRANscRrPT's two young men who 60 to
Sunday-school say they had royal good
time.
-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 10 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 trifing expense.
The Delaware railroad company has
begun the work of laying the cement pave
ments around the MiddIetown station. A
large force of men are engaged in the work.
Heavy timbers held together by iron rods
every six feet form the frames for the
walks. These frames are eight inches
above the tracks. They are first filed with
cinders and these are beaten down five
inches. Next three inches of fine stone
and cement are placed upon the cinders
and beaten down. Then two inches of
very fine ground stone and cement make
the top dressing. It looks like pavement
that vii stand the wear Of years. One
has been laid around the new station
building at Greensborough, Nd, and this
Is the second on the Peninsula.