Middletown transcript., 1899-11-18
MlDDLETowN, DEL, NOV. IS, 1899
Local News.

Wanted at Armstrong; 1000 dozaI
eggs, Highest market prices.
Ten Swarms of Bees for sale-apply T.
Miss Emma Stewart, Port Penn.
DIR. w. z. BARNARD, SUReEoE DENTIs'
Office Southeast corner Of Main and Scot
streets.
Wednesday and Thursday were delight
full Institute days, yesterday was raw and
disagreeable.
$50 many carriages at the interesting
stores every day and evening" observed Q
bright teacher.
How Middletown has improyedfe ex.
claimed an observing teacher. Mckinley
paint and good times is the cause. Fact
Robert T. Burgess, aged 48 years, died
at Kirkwood, Nov. 18th, and was inferred
at st. Georges Cemetery on Wednesday.
The residence on John P. Hudson's
farm near Blackbird. tenanted by A. 81.
Caulk, was burned Nov. 10th with all the
contents with $500 cash.
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
y. Frank Brinkerhoh, of Philadelphia,
specialist in Lenses for the eye, win again
be at Mrs. Massey's Jewelry store, in Mid
dletown, on Tuesday, November 2Ist. No
charge 10 examine your eyes for glasses.
The first page to-day tells Of subscri-
Der who wanted the earth." That was
not Hon. James 81. Shallcross. His way,
through bis bright young son is, "Here is 9
basket of Keifers and q years subscrip-
tion." Thanks.
Monday morning, Nov.14, gave the
FIRST touch Of winter-mercury down to %
degrees, with ice and crusted ground.
Tuesday II was also slightly below the
freezing point. This is ample evidence TO
get things in their "winter quarters"
Magistrate Julian D. Janvier, of New
Castle, one Of the best known men in Dela-
ware, died Nov. 10th. Mr.. Janvier was q
son Of the late John Jsnvier, and grad
nate of Princeton University and Law
School. Through not practicing attor-
ney he was one Of the best informed men
in Delaware in the law. He was q large
owner of real estate and farming properly.
The ld-Fashioned Husking Bee which
viii be given in the Opera House, Thanks
giving evening, for The benefit Of the
Ladies' Mite Society of the M. e. Church,
will be very novel and amusing enter
tainment which cannot fail to please every
one. The advertisement with brief descrip-
ton is in another column. Don't fail TO
read it.-And don't miss the entertainment
This is the season Of The year when |
well ordered plan for the winters's reading
should be adopted by every young man and
woman. The evenings are long and reg
ular course in reading history and biogra-
ply should be taken up. 1t is too bad to
waste the whole winter without reading and
gaining valuable information. If variety |
of reading is desired the plan of the New
Book Club, organized in October In the |
TRANSCRIPT Office, might be followed. Each /
A1ShuUr SclcCtS uOUk Will cOuBeuG VI tu@
club and pays for it. Books are kept two
weeks and passed to next on alphabetical 1
list. Monthly social and business meetings |
are held-the second one will be at DR.. W 1
E. Barnard's on Monday evening next
The members and books Of this Club 1
are; Miss Bessie Anderson, Equality; DR.. |
w. Z. Barnard; War with Spain; Miss Es-
tella Cochran, David Harum; Mr.. NICK.
Downham, Dreyfus' Letters; Miss Adda 1
Foard, Red Rock: Miss Martha Heaton,
Night and Morning; Miss Jessie HukiIl, A |
Duet with an Occasional Chorus, Mr.. w. |
A. Hukill, That Fortune; Miss Viola Nc
Whorter. Hucklebery Farm; Miss Eliza
beth G. Parker, Ny Lady and Allen Darke;
DR.. Chas A. Ritchie, Richard Carvil; Mrs.
Jesse L. Shepherd, Plain Tales from the
Hills; Mr.. E. NJ. Vaughan, The Dreamers:
Mr.. Geo. +. Wilson, When Knighthood /
was IN Flower; Miss Blanche Wright, No.
Johns Street,