Middletown transcript., 1900-12-29
A Happy New Year.

WANrED.-Fresh eggs a. ArillS'rohse
for cash.
WANTED-Correspondpst IN all oi VI
s;S+or +ovns for Tur Tn /, SCRIPT
Armstrong's meats ae the Des' !
town-that is what his cstoihers say
DR.. w. E. BARNARD, Srgeoh Den'is
office Southeast corner al Main and Scot
streets.
To FARMERS. psd ior eggs
Armstrono's We want all the eggs W
can get.
Mrs G. w Peterson is selling her en-
tire store stock, at hal price, py al
early call you can sec'ire;reat bargain =
For RENT-8 Houses MAIN street
one 10 rooms and bat, suitable foi
boarding Apply to N ra !. W. peterson
Next Tuesday being NV Years Day
the post office will be fed at II a. NJ!
and remain closed mt P. NJ. 1t will
close for the day at 6. g clock.
Broom Factory is We ing and turning
out excellent work. ing along your
corn. Brooms wholesa and retail.
H. INGRAM, \ dletown, Del.
WANTED-A farm carry on by q
practical man. Can g the best of re-
ference. Have WORKED p the farm all
my life, small family. 7. f.,this office.
Miss Elizabeth Hopkinswill entertain
a number Of her friends t the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Ars. George S.
Hopkins, on East MaA street, New
Years Eve
We received quite a le1gthy letter this
week from Mr.. Albert E. CHM, of Dem
yer, Col. Mr.. CHM states he is enjoying
good health, and likes tle "wild and
woolly West"
If you are looking FIR good cheap
& 'oceries go to the cut grocery store,
The best Of everything in ny line at very
low prices. Also full lne of Millinery.
Miss T. F. INGRAM
FOR RENT.-The DWELLING on East
Main street, now occupied by George S.
Richards. Also the larg STABLE near
the National Hotel, now il the tenure OF
Middletown Creamery. Possessions given
to each 25th March 1901. G.. E. HUK1LL.
We do not like to buy rater in milk,
that is, as it is mixed by nan. To avoid
this, dip polished needll into the YES
sci containing the milk. f4it is pure,
drop Of the milk will ihgydthe needle;
if the least drop Of watAr present, tie
needle will ,bsrigs W
Scholars of Blackbird NJ. E. Sunday
school held their Christmas festival Nor
day evening The program, which wasa |
delightfully."- prepared one, was given url- |
der the direction Of 5iiss Bessie FerguA
son, after its rendition the little peope |
received candy and fruits.
Unclaimed Letters.-The following list |
of letters remain unclaimed in the post |
office for the weeL ending Dec. 27ta,
1900: Ladies-Miss Nary A. Bolton,
Miss Nellie Murnyes, Mrs. jamie Robin
son, Mrs. Emma Robingn. Gentlemen
John Hase, I. NJ, Taylor, John Shallcrcss
and William White.
Bethesda Epworth League meets in tie
lecture room of the NJ :. Church every
Sunday evening, at 6.45 o'clock. Every
body is invited to attend. The topic f4r
tomorrow evening is The Old and the
New; Your Purposes. Luke $3.50;
Matt. 1851 20. CA New Years Meeting. J !!
Leader, Mis- Mary F. Imam.
The Middletown Dramatic Association
presented the very laughable drama
"fhree Hats in the Opera House Christ
mas night to a large audience. The
drama was well presented, and the ladies'
and gentlemen comprising the Dramaic
Association are to be congratulated on
the success Of their undertaking.
The Young Peoples Society OF Chis-
tian Endeavor of Forest Presbyterian
Church, meets every Sunday evening lat
5.45 o'clock. A cordial invitation is *
ended to everybody. The topic for to-
morrow evening is "The Old and !he
New; Your Purposes. Luke 5:36-39;
Matt. 1851 so CA New Years Meetiny.
service. II 1,
Our merchants state that this was The
most prosperous Christmas season they
lave ever had, and that more goods we're /
old than ever before during the Holiday /
eason. The stores were crowded br .
everal days, and there has been few
lines when the town had more shoppers
han Saturday and Monday. All of cur (
are well pleased with the
mount of business done.
Mr.. F. H. Burgess has resigned as
resident of the Delaware Shirt Cdn-
ANY, Chester, Pa. He will hold stuck
nd remain as director in said COMPANY,
'ut will give his personal attention to
he Middletown, Smyrna, Dover, Dea-
vare and Centreville, Maryland, factories I
making his headquarters at Middletown
IS formally, under style of Middletotn
Manufacturing Company.
Have you ever wondered about the
'rigin of the word Xmas? It has ba,n
Explained thus: Many people suppcse
hat the x in Xmas represents the cross
nd wonder that it is not written +n,as'
The x, however, has nothing to do with
he cross. It is the Greek letter ri;
corresponding to ch in our LANGUAGE and
in the initial letter in the Greek neIoa
# Chris. The words Chris mass were
written Xmas long before Cbristmosho-
anne one word.
A great doctor once remarked that baa !
Tentilatlon deforms more children and de-
troys more health than accidents J.
'lague. Baby should never be n,,t n
leep in bed or perambulater with The
lead under the bed clothing to inEals
he air already breathed and f,,rthsr .,,,sr fon.
animation by exhalations from ~ -