Middletown transcript., 1899-05-13
Local News.

Are you going to the show?
The hose company was out on Tuesdas
night.
Notes, bonds, warrants, in fact all kind;
Of legal blanks at this Office.
Starr Bros, of Salem, N. J. will erect a
canning factory at Port Penn.
Have you read the interesting letters
from Manila in to.days TRANSCRIPT
Copies made from Tin Types or any
other pictures of any description at Trink-
lere's Studio.
Shirts, 10c; Cuffs, 4c; Collars. &c. All
work guaranteed to be the best-Lee Sing,
North Broad Street.
-Mcssrs. J. C. Parker & Son and Mr. w.
S.. Letherbury have a word for you in the
advertising colums.
Remember that J. F. McWhorter & Son
nave full line Of carriages and agricultural
Implements on hand
Special opening for children next Sat
urday, May 20, at Mrs. Peterson's. Come
and see the bargains.
Every tax payer is interested in the
feport-uron St. Georges Hundred road &C
counts in another column.
Governor Tunnel has appointed
Thomas Bratton ns justice Of the peace and
notary public at TownseLd.
William s. Knight, whisky gauger for
the Delaware district. has been suspended
for thirty days by Collector Parleti.
Wild Strawberries in bos,m are noLiceil
atom our Country roads, While the woods
are white ai,h The bIossoming ifogwood.
Don 4 forget tie entertaining and in
stfuctive Bethesda Epwerth League. Meet
Jugs every Sunday evening at 645 clock
The rain OF Saturday night last did
considerable good. Truck and fruit had
begun to suffer for want of sufficient mois-
tute.
IF you are going to marry, you need
nicely gotten-up invitation. Call at The
TRAHscRIrr and get our prices aud see
samples.
Special Bargain Sale Of 2oOO pieces Of
ready made up-to date cl1thing will he sold
for 10 cents each on May 9th, at Mrs.
Peterson's.
The vote at the Clayton town election
on Saturday last was. as follows: Charles
A. Brown, 4s; Isaac N. Mills, 80: William
T. Dayett, 8.
abro,,ovl, @ho ofr 80 rfti,o NJ, r,o,,t,,r,,
Club, of Wilminton, Townsend will have
circulating library. This is The sixth
library put out by this club.
PLANTS FOR SALE.-Tomato, Sweet Po-
tato and Cabbage Plants for sale. Also
full line of Bedding Flowers and Bulbs
E. J. STEELE. Florist, Middletown, Del.
If you are going out Of town for an out
ing leave your address at The Transcript
Office and the paper will follow you. It is
the only way to keep posted on town
affairs.
Bishop Coleman will preach at St
Anne's Church tomorrow morning. The
rite of confirmation will be administered.
In the afternoon at three O'Clock the Bishop
will preach az Odessa.
AGENTS WANTED To take orders for
my specialties in Roses, Shrubs, Fruit and
Ornamental Stock. Ihave a few specialties
that sell at sight. Write for terms. C. L.
Yates, Rochester, N. Y.
do you want the best farm wagon
made?n If SO, bny the Milburn. Do you
want to double the profits from your COWS?
II so, buy the American Separator. The
above are for sale by
r. F. MGWHoRTER & SoN
The Secretary of State hos announced
that hereafter lie will reserve the right to
pass upon the names Of corporations apply
ing for charters. under the law. 10 avoid
the. possibility Of one corporation infring.
ing on the rights of title Of another.
On May 4th a show case at the store Of
State Senator Salmon, at Summit Bridge,
was set Out doors. Suddenly an explosion
occurred, wrecking the case and contents.
It is supposed to have been caused by the
suns rays igEiting lot of celluloid goods.
Delaware Railroad Company directors
in Wilmington, accepted the resignation OF
Judge George Gray, George v. Massey and
William A. Patton as directors, aud Sam
uel Bancroft Jr, Murray Vandiver and
Charles Weston were elected to succeed
them.
Valuable patterns and stock were des-
troyed at L. L. Jones & Co.'S. machine
shops, in Dover, on Sunday morning last
by fire. Six hundred finished shirts of the
Dover Shirt Factory were ruined by smoke
Fire was caused by sparks falling on some
waste the day before.
LEI my pail bearers be young mer
who never touched liquor" was the dying
requestof Daniels. Gillespie, of Whining
ton. A complication Of diseases caused hi,
death, but he attributed tie cause Of tn,
diseases to his having Joined companions
who embided too freely OF the flowing
bowl.
1T is said that the Diamond State Tele
phone Co. are making arrangements to as
the lines eff the Deimarvia Telephone Co.
In Wilmington, and connections will b
made through Townsend, Middlefown
Odessa. Delaware City and New Castle
This will give i complete service from vii
mingion 70 Salisbury ma.