Middletown transcript., 1899-08-05
MIDDLETowN, DEL. AUG. 5. 1899.
Local News.

Ice Cream Soda SC. glass at Jones.
A lady wants position as clerk. Appl
at this Office.
--Kirkwood chapel will be dedicated witt
special services on Sunday, September Sd.
Two desirable town properties are ad
vertised in the TRANSCRIPT to-day for sale
DIR. w. E. BARNARD, SURGEON DENTIST
Office Southeast corner Of Main and Scot
streets
Rev. ]. D. c. Hanna, of Wilmington,
preached in Earlville, NJ. E. Church on
Sunday last.
Copies made from Tin Types or any
other pictures of any description at Trink-
lere's Studio.
The members of the Sunday School of
Bethesda NJ E. Church are talking of a
picnic at the Piers very soon.
The annual camp meeting at Brandy
wine Summit is now in progress. Opening
services were held on Thursday last.
-Ebenezer M. E. Church, of Newark, will
hold a woods meeting, commencing on
Thursday next and continuing ten days.
Lewis C.Vandegrift Esq. has purchased
q property on Market street, Wilmington,
between Tenth and Eleventh for $4,000. \
John S. Crouch and Frank ]. Pennington
have taken out letters testamentary on the
estate of the late Capt. Samuel Pennington.
The survivors of the First Delaware
Regiment, which served in the Civil War,
will hold reunion inPhiladelphia to-rnor-
row.
The latest thing in butter making is
the Wheeler Gravity Cream Separator.
Price from $4 to S11.O0. For sale by
]. F. McWHoRrER & Son.
--FoR RENT-Morton house on Green st. |
Possession given in two weeks. Good side
board for sale. Apply to
DR.. w. E. BARNARD.
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
Hiram B. Borie, superintendent of the
Delaware Iron Works, at New Castle, has
been appointed general manager ef the
Allison Mill, in Philadelphia, and the mill
at Thurlow.
DO you like ice cream2 Do you make
your own ice cream? If not, the TRANSCRIPT
is advertising book of instructions given
away under certain conditions. See ad in
another column.
Observation-Disclosures and honest men
of good appearance as agents for the In
dustrial Accident Insurance Company of
the United States. Apply to G.. Sehirmer,
Sec'y, Dover, Del.
-Thirty-one hundred dollars town tax
was turned over yesterday to the town
treasury by Collector Reynolds that amount
having been paid since June 81 and on
which per cent. was saved by the taxables
"A delegation from sassafras Council,
Jr. o. o. A. M. paid fraternal visit on
Monday last to Middletown Council. An
enjoyable evening was spent and amuse-
ment furnished by four candidates for
initiation. II
While wheat was being threshed last
Saturday on the farm owned by Mrs. Sarah
Cleaver and tenanted by Joseph Cleaver, at ]
Lamison's, near Delaware City, two stacks
caught fire from sparks and were burned, !
causing a loss of $3.50. IL
BY order Of the War Department dated .
July 25th the recently constructed battery
4 nz1. 49, 4 H. Z r. 4 q
Pont, in honor Of the late Rear-Admiral {
Samuel Francis Dupont. The name of :
Fort Delaware remains unchanged.
Every Evening of Tuesday said: James 6
Murray of Philadelphia, who was one of
the excursionists 10 Augustine Park yester-
day, made dive in shallow water and
broke his neck. He was taken to the Penn c
sylvania Hospital and is in critical con-
dition.
Gen. Samnel Macallister. U. s. Consul |
to Barbados, is home on sick leave. He
was compelled to leave the tropics by order
of his physician, and will remain in Will
mington until he recuperates. He says the I
heat in Barbados is unusually severe this
season.
The National Bank of Wilmington and
Brandywine has opened branch deposit
tory bank at New Castle. The building
occupied is that formerly used by the
Farmers Bank, at Third and Delaware
streets. Richard s. Cooper has charge Of
the institution.
"A game of baseball will be played ct .
Townsend this afternoon between the nine {
Of that place and picked team from Mid ]
dletown. CHM and Holten are expected to
be in the points for the local team, while
Stradley and Lattomus will do battery
work for Townsend. Ii
Citizens Of Delaware not only of his
own faith, but many of other sects will
regret the death of Bishop Becker, who for
eighteen years was head Of the Catholic
diocese of Delaware. He was a man of
public traits, progressive and liberal, and
made many friends in this State.
Until 10Th August we will take orders
for strictly HIGH-GRADE COAL at $3.50 for
2,24O lbs. delivered on your sidewalk direct
from car promptly upon arrival of coal ON
track here, in lots OF ton and upwards. |
This price means CASH. or payment by
10th OF September. G. Z. HUK1IL.
-Ex-Attorney General John Biggs is not |
carrying around his $3.50 gold watch. His
diamond ring is not on his finger and the
police would like to find both Early Sun
day morning burglars broke into his
residence at No. 1910 West Fourteenth st.
They took the ring of the bureau in his
bedroom and the watch from his vest
pocket. Asuit Of clothes disappeared at
the same time. In feeling around for more
valuables the thieves stumbled over chair
and Mr.. Biggs gave chase,