Middletown transcript., 1899-09-02

Ice Cream Soda SC. glass at Jones.
Free samples of coffee at Armstrong;
For RENr-Good house, central.
WIN. R. REYNOLDS.
Mr.. Henry DeValinger has sold his pal
of grey horses to city baker.
-FoR sALE-Farm mortgages, $1,000 tt
$4,000. WIN. R. REYNOLDS
For sALE-store property; easy terms
Main St. central. VIM. R. REYNOLDS.
DIR. w. E. BARNARD, SURGEON DENTIST
Office Southeast corner of Main and Scott
streets.
Preaching in Bethesda M. E. Church
tomorrow, morning and evening, by the
pastor.
: Copies made from Tin Types or any
other pictures of any description at Trink-
lere's Studio.
The Department OF Delaware will have
400 men in line in the Veterans parade at
Philadelphia next week.
Armstrong, the grocerymaT, guaran-
tees to pay more money for eggs than any
other house in Middletown.
-Messrs. George w. Price, Andrew R.
Fitzpatrick, Robert L. johnson and H. h.
Hall will assist the Dover Band in the
music at Dover Fair next week.
The best coffee for the least money at
Armstrong's. Try his 12c. Santos Blend.
Mocco and Java 22c.-can't be beat.
Before placing your order for Coal con-
suit James L. Warren who is selling the
best Lehigh Valley at lowest market prices.
On Thursdays excursion 10 tickets
were sold from Middletown to Rehoboth
and 40 to Ocean City. There were dozen
passengers on passes, for the latter resort
chiefly.
A drama or cantata will be given in the
Town Hall about November Sd by the
Junior Christian Endeavor of Forest Pres.
byterian Church
l-Ebenezer Watts. of New Castle, while
cunning for blackbirds Saturday stepped
into hole in the marshes near that city and
was nearly suffocated by mud when rescued.
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.
A shelf on which was about 600 pounds
of candy in the store of Paul Weber broke
on Saturday evening last throwing the
candy upon large show case. Fortunately
the case was not broken.
Joseph Voght, farmer near Newark
set fire to hornets nest in his barn Satur-
day. He succeeded in burning the hornets
out, and pile of ashes tells just where
onc-half of his barn stood.
The game ofbaseball between Delaware
City soldier boys and the local club will be
called at o'clock. The game at Delaware
City ON Wednesday was lost by the Mid
dletown club, score II to 12.
-One of Middletown's best judges Of
good things for the table purchased one
pound of Armstrong; coffee this week be-
fore supper-after supper she returned and
purchased IL pounds more. Ask about it.
A man stopping his paper, wrote to
the editor: sI think folks ottent to spend
ther mummy for payper, mi daddy diddent
and everybody sed he was the intelligentest
man in the country and had the smartest
family Of boiz that ever dugged taters."
"A horse was stolen from the farm of
William Bently, near Henry Clay, last Fri
day night, and Frank G. Pearce, a neighbor,
had valuable COW stolen from his pasture
field the same night. No clue to either the
stolen animals or the thieves has yet been
found.
Divine Service will be held in the
Forest Presbyterian Church of Middletown
on Sunday next, morning and evening, at
the usual hours. The sacrament of the
Communion will be administered at the
morning service. Rev J. L. Vallandigham,
D. d. officiating. The Sabbath School will
also be open in the morning.
Next week will be gala week in Will
mington. In addition to the convention of
the National Association of Municipal
Electricians, and its accompanying attrac-
tions, the General Chapter OF the Knights
of st. John and Malta will be in session
there. The city will be filled with visitors
from all sections Of the couptry and Canada.
-.Alvino's Fun Makers. who are giving
nightly performances at the Opera House,
lisa standard company of well-known artists.
The program rendered by them Thursday
night was well attended and appreciated as
they gave a very satisfactory performance.
A big double bill is announced for tonight
and also children's matinee this afternoon
A telegram received from Grand Island,
Nebraska. on Friday last conveyed the sad
intelligence that Mrs. J. w. West, eldest
daughter of Mr.. R. D. Ratledge, living near
town, and half-sister Of Mrs. w. G. Brown
Of ofMiddietowD, was almost instantly killed
In runaway accident. No further par
ticulars have been learned of the sad event.
The Jewish New Year will begin next
Monday evening at sunset and last until
Wednesday evening at sunset. The New
Year will be followed by the ten Pentecostal
feast days which are known as Yom Kip
pur. The stores of Messrs. Jos. Berkman
and 8. Barstan will be closed Monday even
ing and Tuesday, the holiday. Mr.. Bur-
stan will spend the day with his daughter
In New York.
Georgia and Florida newspapers have
recently been telling of many hinge water
melons raised In those States this season.
But melon raised by Mr.. W. R. Manning,
who resides near Valdosta. Ga. seems to
be winner Itwas weighed in that town
last week and lacked but one-quarter Of a
pound Of weighing $50 pounds. Mr.. Man
ming has raised about twenty melons this
season that weighed over 100 pounds each.
The lso-pound melon sold Ia Ysldosta for 90.