Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08

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fell between them and while seriously hur
and compelled to suffer severe pain fo
some weeks or months, yet he has his life.
The celebration of Independence Day
began in Philadelphia at midnight wher
the Liberty bell in Old Independence Hal
struck 123 times, one for each year of the
nations life. Thousands of persons had
assembled in front of the historic building
and the tones of the bell we're accompanied
by the cheers of the crowd and the dis
charge of pistols and frecrackers.
The trial ofa doctors suit was published
in Connecticut newspaper some years ago,
in which witness was called for the pur-
pose of approving the correctness of the
doctors bill. The witness was asked by
the lawyer whether the doctor did not
make several visits after the patient was
out of danger? NO." replied the witness,
II considered the patient in danger so long
as the doctor continued his visits. ."-Sani-
tartan.
One of Caroline's most enterprising cit
liens, seeing an advertisement in Western
paper as to How to Raise Sugar Beets,
sent so two-cent stamps and received
postal card, Saying: "Take hold of the tops
and pull" One of the society boys in Mid
Odessa it was, told the story in company
few evenings since, saying, "How to GROW
sugar beets" and is yet cogitating over the
stupidity of his auditors who failed to see
the joke.
Farmers are now in the midst of their
wheat threshing operations, and reports
from every section of the county are to the
effect that the yield is highly satisfactory
and the grain the finest for years. Because
of the early summer drought the straw was
so short that the crop outlook was con-
sidered poor. Yields per acre on .fallow
ground in Kent county. Md, are running
as high as 40 bushels, while yields on corn
ground run as high as IS to 3S.-Ex.
The Fourth in Middletown was very
quiet. Three extra officers. Edward Wilson,
Harry Moore, and Edward Bailey, walked
the streets with clubs in hand but their
flung to the breeze generally, the result in
part of last years demonstrations, and
few fire crackers gave evidence ofpatriotic
sentiment. Many went out of town = to
the Piers, to Smyrna, to Warwick, to Will
In Hampton the colored people |
held patriotic assemblage with Odessa |
Band to furnish music. The church netted |
5000.
Indigestion brings on distress after
eating with heaviness and deadness of the |
stomach, sick headache, weary and tired |
feeling that is not relieved by rest. un-
healthy eruptions on the skin, constipa-
ion, loss of appetite, pains in tae sides and
pack, etc. These are but few of the symp-
:oms of indigestion and dyspepsia To |
nultitudes who thus suffer Mother Seigel's
Curative Syrup has proved help and
blessing. Price 60c. and 30c. a bottle. 1t |
will cost you nothing to try it. Sample
Tree. Address A. ]. White, No. 426, 1853
Duane St., New York.
The stockholders of the Elkton. and
Middletown Railroad of Cecil county met |
this week at Elkton and elected directors
for the ensuing year as follows:-Samuel
Rea, George Wood, Philadelphia; George
3. Wooley, H. H. Brady. Chesapeake City;
s. C. Rowland, Port Deposit; L. M. Haines
and c. B. Finley, Elkton. The last two |
named succeed John P. Green and George
v. Massey, resigned. At a subsequent |
meeting of the directors Samuel Rea was
chosen president and F. W. Schwarz |
secretary. This is railroad on paper |
only and has been such for some years.
-Centreville is so troubled with news |
paper thieves that the Centreyille "Record"
has announced thatit will have to discon- |
tinue its carrier service in town and send |
all its newspapers through the local post |
Office. This action is necessary, the paper
says, to protect itself and its customers from
people who take newspapers after they
have been left by the carriers. The Dover
ties who doesn't subscribe never steals a
paper. He just borrows his neighbor's.
This proves that the Doverite excels the
Centreyillian in both honesty and GALL
"Delawarean." For gall of newspaper bor-
rowers come to Middletown.
The Smyrna "Times" says of the Com
mencement there: "The music for that even
ing was furnished entirely by Watkins Or
chestra and it made good Shit" with the
audience. Mr.. Watkins gave an agreeable
surprise by adding three more pieces (from
Middletown) to his orchestra-a clarinet,
trombone and bass violin. This with the
piano and violin and two cornets made ex-
cellent music and enlivened the exercises
more than any Commencement ever given
in Smyrna. Every piece they played re-
ceiyed hearty applause from the apprecia-
tive audience" The gentlemen from Mid
dletown were Messrs. w. s. Letherbury. 4
George w. Price and Andrew R. Fitzpatrick.
Under q dispensation of the recent
Legislature the New Castle branch of the
Farmers Bank of Delaware was closed for
business on Saturday and that town is
without banking institution. A deposi-
tory of the National Bank of Wilmington
and Brandywine will be established in
New Castle in the near future. All the
effects of the closed bank were taken to
the Farmers Bank in Wilmington on Sat
urday. The clock that has reeled off the
hours for sixty years was wound up with
the institution and was preserved. The
banks capital stock was surrendered to the
principal bank at Dover. The state ments Of
the condition of the corporation of this
date show that af.er the payment to share
holders of one. fourth of the capital stock
and premium Of 30 per cent. thereon. as
provided by act of Assembly, and . liqui-
dation Of the New Castle branch, will leave
the bank with capital OF $500 900. and d
surplus Of $4,000 The shareholders of
the New Castle branch will be paid their
diyidends 1.-THE Wilmington bank.