Middletown transcript., 1901-06-08
M1DDLErowN, DEL, JUNE 8, 1901.
Local News.


Coal Oil at 10 cents gallon.
MIDDLETowN GROCERY HOUSE.
The warm days of the week remind us
that summer is here.
Large quantity of Rock Salt for the
Spring trade.-H. C. DEVALINGER.
Allaband's Little Liver Pills sure cure
for liver complaints, 20cents at Bragdon's.
Gold Dust, packages for cents.
M1DDLETowN GROCERY HOUSE.
DIR. w. E. BARNARD, Surgeon Dentist,
office Southeast corner Of Main and Scott
streets
The Rev. F. H. Moore will preach in
the Armstrong Chapel tomorrow, Sun
day afternoon.
TRUssEs. See the DR.. Rorick Pneumatic
Truss, ease, durability, sure holder
BRAGDoN & Co.
100000 Late Cabbage Plants for sale,
now ready, at STEELE's GREEN HOUSES,
Middletown, Del.
There is some talk of game OF base
ball between the benedicts and bachelors
of our town. Can't it be arranged?
Cash discount of 20 per cent on
amounts of 81 90 for wood work. Every
jobguaranteed. Hay Riggings for sale
]. C. GREEN.
WANTED.-Eggs and Spring Chickens.
Highest Cash prices paid. H. 5. BEAe-
TEN & Co., corner Broad and Lake st.
Ladies' Up-to-date Shoes at $1.00 a
pair.-E. F. INGRAM.
Headquarters for foreign and domestic
fru.t.-MIDDLETowN GROCERY HOUSE.
Arbuckles Coffee 2 lbs for 25 cents.
II. G. DEVALINGER
A special sale of Wash Skirts and Shirt
Waists at E. F. Ingram's to-day.
Large supply of Salt on hand for salt
ing fish.-H. C. DEVALINGER.
If you are going to marry you need
nicely gotten up invitation. Call at THE
TRANSCRIPT and see our samples. They
speak for themselves as to our workman
ship.
The cut worm has been playing havoc
with the corn fields of some of our far
mers. We have heard of several instances
where whole fields we're planted over.
If you are going out of town for an
outing leave your address at The TRAN
SCRIPT office and the paper will follow you.
1t is the only way to keep posted on the
local happenings.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Watts, of Towns
end, have issued invitations of the mar
riage of their daughter, Mary Vandyke,
to Prof D. B. Jones, Wednesday even
ing, June 10Th, at their residence on
Grey street.
Dirt for filling in Silver Run Road, in
st. Georges hundred, will be furnished
by George w. Duncan, the Levy Court
having awarded him the contract. His
bid was $500. The work is to be finished
within ninety days.
We ask you to inspect everywhere
before you buy anywhere, then buy
where you find the biggest moneys
worth. Best high grade Headlight Oil,
10 cents a gallon. GROCERY
HOUSE, John Armstrong, Manager.
Now that strawberries are plentiful i'll
our local market, would it not benefit the
grower to pick only the best berries?
There is always demand for frst-class
stock, but the inferior class is apt to be-
come a drudge and loss to both store
keeper and grower.
Unclaimed Letters.-The following list
of letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending May 30th:
Sadie Fouten, Birtie Garvy, Edith B.
Willis, Prof J. w. Beckett, w. D.
Lynch, H. A. Poey or Pesy, R. W
Wilhelm.
The attention of our readers is called to
the new ad. in this issue Of Mr.. @. B.
Messick, contractor and builder. Mr..
Messick is thorough mechanic and fur
nishes everything required to build any
and all buildings. He solicits trial Of
the patronage of this community, and
guarantees satisfaction.
Damon Lodge, No. II, K. of P, have
extended an invitation to the third rank |
tenn of Wilmington to visit them We'd
nesday evening next. Damon Lodge is
composed of some of the best citizens of |
our town, and her membership is grow
ing There are several candidates that |
will take the third degree next Wednes-
day night.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be administered in the Forest Pres
byterian Church on tomorrow, Sunday
morning. The Preparatory Service will
be held this afternoon at three o'clock,
and the Session will meet Immediately
after the Preparatory Service, and also on
tomorrow morning at 1915 o'clock to
receive those desiring to unite with the
church.
Detective Nathan Hutchins of the Penn
sylvania Railroad assisted by Constable
James L. Collins, arrested three tramps
at the station in this town Tuesday for
trespassing. The officers had quite a
chase before apprehending the tramps.
They were taken before Magistrate Will
liam R. Reynolds, and in default of the
payment of fine Of So, were sent to New
Castle for 80 days.
The explosion Of gasoline stove at the
residence of Mr.. Joseph Smith on Lock-
wood street Thursday morning caused con-
siderable excitement, and what might
have been quite blaze was quickly aver
ted by the Volunteer Hose Company. The
double dwelling was occupied by Mr.. JOS
eph Smith and Mr.. David Burchard, and
other than the damage from water the
loss to the tenants was comparatively
light while the property which is owned