Middletown transcript., 1899-03-25
Local News.

Sunday was very queer day. There
was rain, snow, sunshine, wind and thun-
der and ligh aiming.
Remember that J. F. McWhorter & Son
have full line of carriages and agricultural
Implements on hand
Read the "ad" of Administrators Sale
Of Personal Property Of Isaac Caulk on
Monday. April Sd.
The first shad for Middletown appeared
in market on Thursday. They were large
and fine, selling for so cents.
- Have you seen the new store-Messrs.
Reynolds & Copp, proprietors2 They invite
/ inspection. Read advertisement in another
celumn.
An explosion at the powder mills across
the Delaware river at Wilmington killed
three men and seriously wounded several
others on Wednesday.
The county has accepted Ginn's bridge
between Townsend and this town, and an
appropriation of $500 was made to pay for
same.
New Castle fishermen are anxiously
awaiting the opening of the shad season,
which is backward this year. Last year
the season began on March 18th.
The Road Commissioners of st. Georges
Hundred invite proposals for lumber else
where in this issue. The Board organized
on Monday by electing Mr.. Pleasanton
NJ afn
PLANTS FOR SALE.-2O0, 900 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.
John Frick, of Newark, was forced to
shoot one ofshis pair of black horses. The
horse had been sick for four weeks, having
strained itself in snow drift in the recent
blizzard
Copies made from Tin Types or any
other pictures of any description at Trink-
lere's Studio.
The New Castle County Superior Court
on Monday divorced Roland Rippenger
from Ella O. Rippenger, the women having
left her husband and gone to New York
city.
--latest style wedding invitations printed
expeditiously and cheaply at the TRAN
SCRIPT Office.
Prof W. H. Morrison. of Wilmington,
and en1mmm Thomas J. Blackford, Of the
d Academy, at ogontz, Pa. will
.litary and preparatory school in
Shirts, 1Oc; Cuffs, 4c; Collars. &c. Al
ork guaranteed to be the best.-Lee Sing,
= North Broad Street.
Eng neers have taken soundings and
surveys in the neighborhood of Edgemore
and Golden Heights, and found a suitable
site, should the shipbuilding company, of
which II. G. Morse is the head, decide to
locate there.
Don t forget the entertaining and in
structive Bethesda Epworth League. Meet
ings every Sunday evening at 6.45 o'clock.
One of pair of horses driven by w. n.
collins from Smyrna to Middletown fell
down before starting breaking four of its
ribs. He took the horse to Smyrna on Sat-
urday and hopes to be able to use it in six
or seven weeks.
Try a Quaker Bath Cabinet. Price
$500, Cabinet delivered to you. Send order
to f. c. West, Agent, Middletown, Del.
The managers Of the Delaware Fail
Association decided to hold the State Fail
this year on September 5, 8, q and 8, con
siderably earlier than heretofore. They
have state fund of 1900, and will in
crease their committees on awards.
-Ifyou 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.
Mrs. Fannie Lockwood will have he
opening of Spring Millinery, Friday AM
Saturday, March 81 and April 1st. She will
show you large variety of the newes
styles in Trimmed and Untrimmed Mill
merry at the lowest prices. Give her q cal
and you will be convinced.
If you are thinking Of buying whee
stop at J. 81. Burrows before looking else
where, and see his line comprising of Col
umbiss, Hartfords, Vedettes, Ramblers
Ideals, Winners. Relays. Wynnewoods an,
Others. Headquarters for Sundries.
horses attached TO farm wagor
beloAging to Mr.. Harry Griffith, of sassa
fFas Md. while standing at the lumber var
near the depot were frightened by the cal
and ran away. They got as far as JohI
Armstrong; store on Main Street wher
one Of the horses fell and was secured b
Mr.. Grifath. No damage was done to til
team.
7aEzs. AEfz A a y Mckee viii have her Eprin
ing Of Millinery on Thursday th
q iust, surprising in extent anything
he kind ever exhibited in any previol
season. In addition, our patrons may
sure of finding every new thing connecte
with amillinery department at the vel
lowest prices,
Mrs. J. II. Mendinhall and her fathe
Mr.. G. p Cochran, have selected lot 4
building on the east side Of South Bros
street opposite the residence of Mr.. Jam
r. Hotfscksr. Two Wilmington contrac
Ors each bid the same on the buildin
1895. II d probable that Messrs. Taib
Brothers, Of Laurel, win be awarded 4
contract Who win 30 the next to b uil
Houses are u demand ii town.