Middletown transcript., 1899-10-07
MlpDLETowN, DEL, SEPT. 80, 189!
Local News.
D.. h,,cl Uheat Al Armstrong;.

Pure buckwheat at Armstrong s.
Try John Armstrong; pork chops.
Ron sALE-A set of fine parlor furniture
a bargain. Inquire at TRANSCRIPT ONCE
-DR W.E. BARNARD, SURGEON DENTIST
Office Southeast corner of Main ana oco''
streets.
Before placing your order for ooai con
suit James l.. Warren who Is selilhg 'ne
hest Lehigh Valley at lowest market price,
800 pots of chrysanthemums and car
nations also a fine lot of Hyacinths ana
other bulbs for sale by e. ]. STEELE flor's''
Middletown, Del.
There is a good farmer on the Manor
DeIavare side. whom his neighbors are
talking of for Road Commissioner on tne
Democratic ticket.
Farmers in this section are nearly
through their fall work of seeding wnea.
while in some places north of here Wneae
is showing through the ground.
-Rprcxs FOR sALE.-I have for sale
Kiln Of Hard Red and Arch Bricks, suitaOie
for paving and building purposes.
N. J. WILLIAMS, Middleto"n.
IF YOU are going out of town for an out
ing leave your address at The Transcript
Office and the paper will follow you. IL IS
the only way to keep posted on Town
affairs.
The REYNOLDS farm on the Levels re-
Gently advertised in the TRANSCRIPT ana
sold 10 DR.. H. Reynolds has been pur-
chased by Sewell Ford who was bidder al
the sale.
The Roll of Honor of the Woodland
School. District SO, for the month OF sep
tember is as follows: Sam Pennington
Macsie Eliason, Charlie Evans. Ida Arm
strong,
The reason why we sell so much sau-
sage and scrapple is because it is superior
t, all Others. Every Ingredient Is care
fully inspected before being used.
JoHN ARMsrR9NG's.
A pumkin weighing Oh pounds, and
measuring IS inches in circumference Is OH
exhibition in the Office of Davis Bros on
South Broad Street. It was grown Oy
Rowe Reigraves on Mrs Culbertson's iarm
in Maryland.
Attention is called to a 14O acre farm
on the road leading from Odessa to Thomas
Corner. This farm with improvements i
for sale by ]. R. T. Whitman, No. 1928 Park
Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. See advertise
ment for full particulars.
The new and enlarged soda fountain at
Bragdon's Drug Store is complete and is
marvel of beauty. Mr.. Bragdon IS an
artist, having done the artistic work HIM
self. He will open on Monday, having all
the hot ard cold sodas, coffee, chocolate &c. |
MIR. Michael Keegan. .Sr., will sow 235 |
aeres in wheat this fall-110 acres on the |
farm where he resides southeast of town
belonging to Mrs. Green and 125 on the
Cochran farm where he will move in March |
now in tenure of Mr.. Emanuel ClendaDiel. |
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company |
will put in a culvert under the bridge at
Frogtown crossing just north OF town. Ihe
present bridge structure will not be re-
moved but will be filed in and solid road
bed made. The culvert will be five feet in
diameter.
Pure buck wheat at Armstrong;.
An effolt is being made to have the NJ
tional Guards of Delaware make larger
showing. If they do not approximate 800
men at the official inspection soon to be
made, the annual appropriation of arms,
equipments and uniforms by the govern
ment will be curtailed.
While Mrs. Lizzie Redden, colored Of
Derrickson's corner, was eating supper on
Tuesday evening George Demby entered
the house and with revolver in hand drove |
her from the table. He demanded money |
but was frightened away. The officers have
located him but have not made the arrest.
The sad intelligence of the death of the |
wife of DIR. E. W. Caswell the new pastor
of Bethesda NJ e. Church, was conveyed by |
telegram to Mr.. A. G. Cox on Thursday,
saying: "Mrs. Caswell died yesterday,
buried Friday. be with you Saturday if
possible" Dr. Wood remains over to-mor-
row and will preach, both morning and
evening probably.
The dedication Of the Dales NJ. e.
chapel will be be held tomorrow, and there
will be services during the coming week.
On Sunday, Oct. 10Th, Rev. NJ. G. B. Mason
d. D., will give his interesting lecture on
the Redemption of Africa" Special,
music will also be rendered by Prof. Chew
and his choir Of Ezion Church. Rev. NJ. II.
Horsey Is the pastor in charge.
Forest Presbyterian Church should be
filled to overlooking on Tuesday evening
next for two reasons, the occasion being the
lecture upon his recent travels by the pas
tor, Rev. r. Fl. Moore, D. D. The reasons
for an overHowing house are that the pre-
ceeds will be devoted TO the recent improve
ments upon the church and that DR.. Moore
is close observer in his travels, always
bringing home interesting material for his
lectures. See ad. for particulars.
--Dr. J. G. Mccoy, of Kirkwood, who
bought the trotter Boralma last week for
$4,000. sold him Monday to Thomas W.
Lawson for $17 900. The day after DR.. Nc
Coy bought him, Boralma won at Louis-
vile, Ky. the Matron stake Of 5000, and
Tuesday. be won the Futurity stake of
$1,000. In less than three weeks. DR.. Nc
Coy realized $4,000 on this horse. Mr..
lawson, who won $4,000 in pools Tuesday,
presented 5000 to Gus Macy, Boralma's
driver, and Dr. Mccoy gave Macy 81 200.
At Lexington, Michael Bowerman sold to
Dr. Mccoy. for $4,000. the 5-year-old brown
stallion Delgado, by Bow Bells, dam Rosy
Morn, BY Alcantara. DeIgado is full
brother to Boreal. 2.l53, the sire of BoraI-
ma. Last wcet, Dr. Mccoy bought Boreal
for siOooo.