Middletown transcript., 1899-01-07
MIDDLETowN. DEL. DEC. :. 1889
Local News.

edy, it cures; % cents.
--latest style wedding invitations printed
expeditiously and cheaply at the TRAN
SCRIPT Office.
If you are going out of toWnfor 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.
Remember that J. F. McWhorter & Son
: havea full line of carriages and agricultural
Implements on hand
Shirts, 1Oc; Cuffs, &c; Collars, &c. All
work guaranteed to be the best.-Lee Sing,
North Broad Street.
do you want the .best farm wagon
made?" If SO, buy the Milburn. Do you
want to double the profits from your cows2
If SO, buy the American Separator. The
above are for sale by
]. F. MoWHoRTER & Son
The Imitation Buffalo Robes with job
lots Of Plush Robes and Horse Blankets at
]. c.. Parker & Son.
MIR. VIM. H. Voshell has moved from
Smiths Mills which be sold last year to
Representative shallcross to the Brick Mill
property between Odessa and Middletown.
PROFESSIONAL CARD.-Dr. W. E. Barnard
{ Surgeon Dentist. Office same location, op-
posite the post Office. All operations per-
tanning to dentistry guaranteed. Odontun-
der7and Gas for painless extracting.
H. -, :nb
pipes are apt to freeze. 1t should be re-
membered that boiling water ought never
10 be poured down frozen pipe. Cold
water and salt is the proper treatment, and
one which will not injure the pipes.
"A Dover mother is a firm believer in
the laying on of hands" cure. She
says that she cured her boy of smoking
cigarettes by this process. Quite large
number Of Middletown lads, perhaps, could
be cured in like manner.
Those of our subscribers who have
changed their residences and have failed TO
notify u.s. will have themselves to blame if
they do not receive their paper this week.
In notifying US, give the name of the old
post Office as well as the new.
The man 10 whom the New Year will
be q gain will be the man who reaches up
to higher plane Of living, better IN
delsanding of duty as citizen and
clearer conception of The tiuth that it al
ways paws best TO be man in all dignity
and force that the term implies.
The favorites, Guy Bros. Minstrels, will
appear in the Opera House, Tuesday, JAN
uary 10th, with an entire new show and
company. bigger and better Than ever. The |
press and public saw it is The best they ever |
had. The Guy Bros. are no st.ange-s in |
Middletown. They gave great satisfaction |
here last season. Don't miss seeing them |
The indications in the various indus
trial establishments along the Chrisfiana |
river are fo' prosperous new year in the /
various plants, While the conditions dur
Ing the year just ended were very gratifying |
the officials of many firms have hopes that |
the coming year will bring with it greater
tide of prosperity than has been had tor
six years at least.
There are in The STATE of Delaware 70 |
Young Peoples Societies of the Christian
Endeavor with G34O members; 81 Junior
societies, with 1854 members; two inter-
mediate societies. with IS members. Di- /
vided by denominations the societies are.
Presbyterian, 30; Methodist Protestant, %;
Methodist Episcopal O. Baptist, Z; Union,
8; Reformed Episcopal. 1; African Metbo-
dist Episcopal, 4; African Methodist Pro-
estant, 2.
The merchants of the town have
agreed on and after Monday evening next
to close their stores at o'clock This
agreement to hold good until April 1st
when further understanding may be had.
Messrs. Erockson and Connellee took the
initiative. This is wise move, giving to
proprietors and clerks their winter evenings
for rest or recreation, and dealers should
respect the rights of the trades people by
making purchases early. There are, many
ways to help each other, to do each other
kindness; this is one of them.
Rev. and Mrs. f. F. Carpenter, of Hills
boro, lost two attractive children last week
with membraueous Group. One was six
years and the other three years old. This
sad be; eaVement leaves them childless.
They have the heartfelt sympathy Of all
classes in the community.-Denton Union.
lMr. and Mrs. Carpenter are well-known in
this community, he for several years having
served The church at Townsend where they
were married. The friends here are sorry
to hear of their great bereavement.-ED.]
There will be smart tendency to stor-
miness the first two or three days of the
month. Change 10 colder, fair weather will
ensne, about Sd 10 9th. The barometer will
fasi, and dusing the 9Th 10 9Th more storms
Of rain and snow will traverse most sec
tions Look for marked change to war
mefin all western paris about the l1th.
From llth 10 18th look for rain, ending in
sleet. A storm period will come between
t6fh and 20th,i with more snow and sleet,
followed by severe cold and blizzard. Simi.
lar conditions will prevail about 2Sd TO 26th. !
The month closes in regular storm per-
iod.-Hicks' for January weather. II
David Eastburn. ex.president of the
Newport National Bank, ex-member of the
Legislature, and one of The Oldest and most
respected citizens of Mil Creek hundred,
was buried Wednesday afternoon at Milll
Creek Nesting House buying ground.
The funeral was largely attended by the
friends and admirers of The man whose
well-spent life has left deep impress upon (.
the affairs Of ths community in which he
lived for nearly SO years. and where for /
over half acentury he was known as kind
" benefsctor, who never turned a deaf ear
to those who were truly in need ofhelp.