Middletown transcript., 1899-04-29
Local News.

Moonlight nights.
Wilmington will not have base bal
team this year.
Get your lawn mowers in shape fol
their summer work.
Notes, bonds, warrants, in fact all kinds
of legal blanks at this Office.
Rev. L. w. Layield. Of Smyrna, preach
ed a fine sermon in the NJ. E. Church on
Sunday last.
A thunder storm on Wednesday after
noon cooled the air and made very pleas
ant change.
--latest style wedding invitations printed
expeditiously and cheaply at the TRAN
SCRIPT Office.
Copies made from Tin Types or any
other pictures of any description at Trink-
lere's Studio.
Remember that J. F. McWhorter & Son
have full line of carriages and agricultural
Implements on hand
John J. Harris has been appointed
postmaster at Rockland. Mr.. Harris is a
Regular Republican.
Shirts, 1Oc; Cuffs, 4c; Collars, &c. All
work guaranteed to be the best.-Lee Sing,
North Broad Street.
Wheat fields in the vicinity of Middle
town are looking very well, but are hardly
up to the average of last year.
"A number of Middetown's housekeep-
ers have been cleaning house during the
pleasant days of the past week.
Two engines of the B. & o. R. R.. were
destroyed by fire in the round house at
Wilmington. on Monday night last.
Don t forget the entertaining and in
structive Bethesda Epworth League. Meet
ings every Sunday evening at GAS o'clock.
If you are going to marry, you need
nicely gotten-up invitation. Call at the
TRANSCRIPT and get our prices and see
samples.
The Levy Court has refused to grant the
right to use public bridges and causeways
to the New Castle and Delaware City Rail
way Company.
The degree staff Of Middletown Council
No. 2, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, expect to assist in the
installation of a new council of that order
at sassalras, Md, in short time.
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.
Mr.. Frank Lewis. of Philadelphia, has
taken The place Of NJ. Harry Lightcap at
Letherbury's Hardware Store. Mr.. Light
cap has begun business for himself at
Odessa.
PLANTS FOR SALE.-200, 600 Cold Frame
Cabbage Plants for sale at $3.50 per thous-
and. Orders by mail receive prompt at.
tention. E. J. STEELE, Florist, Middletown,
Delaware.
Frank L. Gates has sold his blacksmith
and wheelwrjght business on East Main
street, to John G. Green for consideration
Of $500 Mr.. Gates will devote his time to
the insurance bu iness.
1t will pay you to attend Mrs. Peter
sons opening tonight. Store and stock
entirely new. First class millinery from
rs cents up. Style and quality are un-
surpassed. First class trimmer.
BY a decision Of General Merritt, the
garrisons at Fort Delaware, Fort Mott and
Delaware Battery will not be withdrawn,
owing to being armed with modern guns
which must be kept in good condition.
DO you want the 'best farm wagon
made?n If so, buy the MiIburn. Do you
want to double the profits from your cows2
II so, buy the American Separator. The
above are for sale by
J. f. McWHoRTER & Son
Col. John Wainwright, Of Wilmington
Del, has secured pension for Eliza ].
Harris, of Townsend, Del, widow of John
Harris, late of Co. G, As Regiment, q. s.
Colored Troops Of eight dollars month
from August 9th, 1897.
Augustus Hushebeck is soliciting for
Union Lodge, No. s, A. o. U. W., and for
able inducements to persons having desire
to Join that organization. The A. o. U. w.
is conducted on sound business basis and
isa good, cheap, reliable insurance.
The stables of Charles Cleaver. farmer
in Thoroughfare Neck were burned on
Friday morning last. together with two
horses and mule which were in the build
ing, causing loss Of $1,000. A lantern left
in The stables by hired man is supposed
to have been The means Of setting the place
on fire.
An election for one member Of the
Board of Light and Water Commissioners,
to serve five years, win be held at the rooms
Of the ToWn Commissioners on Monday
next, between the hours of 2 and o'clock
Pm. Each taxpayer of this town is en-
titled to one vote for every dollar or fraction
thereof, paid In taxes.
1t is announced that the government
will drop the cases against Senator Il. r.
Kenney and Harry Ford. William N. Boggs
will at the NEXT session of the q. s. Court,
be sentenced to five years in the Trenton
pepiteptiary, He has been 10 New Castle
fall for fourteen months and his time OF
for good behavior viii be almost as much
more. thereby reducing his actual service at
Trenton ID about three years.