Middletown transcript., 1899-09-09
MIDDLErowN. DEL. SEPT. 9. 1889
Local News.

LOCOl 4NO W0s
AT Armstrong;, Mason's Fruit Jars
lowest in town.
Ten. Qo) Bars of good soap for % cts. al
Armstrong;, the grocer.
Cider Vinegar, absolutely pure, guaraD.
teed by John Armstrong.
Highest Grade Spices for Picking, 25
cts. pound, at Armstrong;.
AT Armstrong; Parchment Butter paper
very best, 4SO sheets for IS cents.
-FoR SALE-A set of fine parlor furniture
bargain. Inquire at TRANSCRIPT Office.
-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.
Before placing your order for Coal con-
suit James L. Warren who is selling the
best Lehigh Valley at lowest market prices.
Miss Weir, of Massey's, Md. will teach
at Brown Cottage. Most of the schools
will open Monday, Sept. 11th including
Middletnwn schools.
Mr.. Frank Crumpton and Miss Ella Keen,
of Mt. Pleasant, were married at the M. e.
Parsonage, Middetown, Thur rsday evening,
Sept. 7th, by Rev. 1. L. Wood.
"A large stock of Preserving Kettles,
Glass Jars, Jelly Glasses, Fruit Cans, Wax
Strings, Sealing Wax and Jar rubbers, at
low prices at Middletown Hardware House.
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.
Divine Services will be resumed in
Drawyer's Presbyterian church on Sunday,
1Oh inst, at O'Clock P. NJ, conducted by
Rev o. A. Gilingham of Port Penn. All
are invited.
-Middletown has contributed her share |
to the attendance upon the weeks gayeties. |
About 100 tickets were sold to the Dover |
Fair, 55 to Philadelphia and about the same |
10 Wilmington.
= rhe Methodist Episcopal Church, at |
Blackbird, will be dedicated Sept. 18th.
Rev. Jones will have charge of the dedica-
tory exercises. The building which is a
neat and substantial one. is 40x60 feet.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has purchased the Baltimore, Chesapeake
and Atlantic Company Railway through |
the banking house of Scott & Co., of Will
mington. This is the line from Baltimore
to Ocean City.
Coal For SEPT.-We cannot afford to
Offer our customers coal ofdoubtful quality,
viii it pay You to take the risk of an un-
certainty? Our prices will be as low as the
lowest. and our well known superior high
grade. G. E. HUKILL.
While sliding to the home plate in
game of baseball at Newark last week be-
tween the Newark and Elkton mines, Third
Baseman Lee Willis. of the Newark team,
broke his leg by colliding with Catcher Nc
Lenney, of the Elkton team. Willis is
brother of "Vic" Willis, pitcher of the Bos-
ton, and is an instructor at Delaware Col
lege.
Here is the latest safeguard against the
attacks of the festive mosquito, whose sea-
son is at his height just now. Throw bit
of alum about the size of marble into
bowl of water and wet the hands and face
and exposed parts with it. This is said to
be effective in warding off attacks from the
troublesome pests. 1t is simple preven-
tative, which may easily be tried.
Among a collection of old papers at
Vaughan's Pharmacy which have been
there since DR.. Barr was proprietor of the
store were found this week two commits
sions to Frank Barr in the Revenue Service
Of the United States. The first is as Second
Lieutenant and bears date Of July 1st.
1868, and the other as First Lieutenant with
date of July 1lth, 1864. They are both
signed by Abraham Lincoln and the first
by 8. P. Chase, Secretary of Treasury and
second by George Harrington, acting secre-
tary of the Treasury.
1T may not generally be known that
there is law on the statue books of Del
aware making the offense of swearing in
the presence of ladies or children criminal |
ofFense Ignorance of the law excuses no
man, and while it might seem unjust to
one who was ignorant of such wholesome
statute were he arrested and made to pay
sharp penalty for its infraction. yet there is
no excuse for any person in this enlightened |
age to do violence to his manhood and |
lower himself to the extent Of not being a
gentleman by the use of profanity and vul-
gar talk in the presence of his family,
friends or strangers.