Middletown transcript., 1899-04-08
Local News.

--latest style wedding invitations printed
expeditiously and cheaply at the TRAN
SCRIPT Office.
The contract for printing the laws o.
Delaware has been awarded the Mercantile
Printing Company, of Wilmington, at 81 :
S5 per page.
Try Quaker Bath Cabinet. Prics
: $500, Cabinet delivered to you. Send order
to F. c. West, Agent, Middletown, Del.
Don It forget the entertaining and in
structive Bethesda Epworth League. Meet
ings every Sunday evening at Gas o'clock
Shirts, 10c; Cuffs, 4c; Collars, &c. All
work guaran teed to be the best-Lee Sing,
North Broad Street.
Copies made from Tin Types or any
, other pictures of any description at Trink-
lere's Studio
Consult advertising columns for dates
to meet auditing committee on Road Com
missioners accounts.
Rev F. H. Moore will lecture to the
ladies OF the New Century Club in st. An
ne's Parish House, Tuesday, April 1Ith, at
250 o'clock.
Victor G. Willis, of Newark, has joined
the Boston baseball team. Mr.. Willis
pitched several games for the Middletown
Club three yea rs ago when our boys were
interested in the game.
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
Remember that ]. F. McWhorter & Son
have full line of carriages and agricultural
Implements on hand
1t is reported that certain miller OF
near Camden will take unto himself wife
in few weeks. The fair one, tbs said, will
be Delaware City belle.-Delawarean
-WANTED.-A reliable white woman as
nurse for child of two years. Apply to
Mrs. F. William Curtis, Newark. Del, or
Mrs. D. w. Corbit. Odessa, Del.
Mrs. j. L. Parson entertained few
friends at card party on Friday of last
week, in honor of her sister, Miss Estella
Jones, of Philadelphia, who was her guest.
PLANTS FOR SALE.-2OO. 900 Cold Frame
Cabbage Plants for sale at 50 so per thous-
and. Orders by mail receive prompt at
tention. Z. J. STEELE, Florist, Middetown,
Delaware.
His knowledge of Legislatures
"John!n whispered the politicians wife in
the dead Of night; Z" there's robber in the
house" Eyes" replied John, sleep ly;
there's lots of them there, and in the Sen
ate, too, who won't stay bought"
DO you want the 'best farm wagon
made?n If so, buy the Nliburn. Do you
want TO double the profits from your COWS?
Il so, buy the American Separator. The
above are for sale by
J. F. MCWHoRTER & Son
Thomas Gale, most worthy col ored
man and for years the faithful employe of
Capt. Samuel Pennington, died at his home
this town March 3Ist. Though occupy
ing an humble sphere in life he was re-
spe cted by all who knew him.
If you are thinking Of buying wheel
sop at j.. H. Burrows before looking else
where, and see his line comprising of Col
umbias, Hartfords, Vedettes, Ramblers,
Ideals, Winners, Relays. Wynnewoods and
others. Headquarters for Sundrles.
Judges Lore, Spruance and Grub have
named Daniel W. Corbitt, of Odessa; G. II.
Kerr, of Newark; ]. Newlin GaWthrop, J.
Frank Ball and Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., of
Wilmington as trustees 70 erect the $780,
600 Workhouse for Newcastle county
The Easter Music rendered at Forest
Presbyterian Church last Sabbath Evening
Will be repeated at Armstrong; Sunday
School to morrow afternoon.
Acting Assistant Attorney Genera
Barrett decided at Washington that the
numerous chain letter schemes that have
tiourished throughout the country in re-
cent years are illegal and in violation of
helottery laws. Such letters are being
refused transmission through the mails.
The town election at Delaware City
Saturday resulted in the election of j. Ellis
Collins, Democrat, for mayor, over George
B. Money, by a vote of LOG to So. Frank
Rhein also received 8 votes. Albert L.
Swan was elected town commissioner;
David Steelman, treasurer; the three school
commissioners elected were. John kean, j.
Thomas Price and ]. r. Pennington.
John Owens, aged seventeen years, of
New Castle, was stricken with an epileptic
fit at the residene of James f. Robinson, a
farmer, near Newark, Del, Sunday and fell
into an open hearth, where fire was burn
ing. He was pulled from the fire so fear
fully burned about the head and body that
an arm had to be amputated at the Della
ware Hospital. 1t is thought that he can.
not recover.
Saturday special train bearing the un
identified soldier dead from Cuba passed
over the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad en- route from New
York to the Arlington Cemetery, Va, just
outside Of Washington The train was
composed of six baggage cars and carried
15O bodies. The cars were draped with
Grape and American flags. A second train
passed through Tuesday.