Middletown transcript., 1901-07-20
Dover Wednesday.
Don't miss to-day's ball game.

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Everybody is invited to attend. Th
topic for tomorrow evening is q
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Leader, Mrs. H. c. Devalinger.
NOTICE Having retired from the Fer
tilizer Business l take pleasure in refer
ring and recommending all my friend
and former patrons to Mr.. Jesse L
Shepherd, for the purchase of Fertilizer
manufactured by g. w. Grafflian & Co
which I have sold during the past l.
years, as he will have charge of thei
business in the future.
C. P. COCHRAN.
Middletown, Del, June 10, 1901.
Sharpers have a new plan and are
working it in some parts of the State
They first examine the court records in
order to get the names of the parties
against whom accounts are pending and
from the papers they gain pretty fair
knowledge Of the case. Then they drive
to the home of the victim and claim that
they are attorneys authorized to COM
promise the case for a certain sum. AS
the amount seems reasonable the parties
put up the money.
Daniel p Miller, claiming Philadelphia
as his home, was arrested along the Del
aware & Chesapeake Canal on Thursday
by Constable William 7. Money, and
when brought to town attracted much
attention. Constable Money found Dan
iel lying in mud puddle and his cloth
ing was saturated with water and mud
and his face and hands were SO filthy it
was almost impossible to tell his color
In default of bail he was sent to New Cas-
lie Friday morning.
A recent visitor to the Pan-American
Exposition, Buffalo, gives the following
advice to those who contemplate attend
ing the Exposition. In the first place do
not stop at the big hotels. Prices are
exorbitant, are really out of reason. You
can find comfortable rooms at home near
the grounds for so and rs cents and 81,
and you will want to get your meals on
the grounds or at one of the many
restaurants. Be sure you know the
prices, then 60 ahead.
The coatless man is much in evidence
these hot days. Indeed, one sees more
men in shirt sleeves than wearing coats
1t is anything for comfort this sweltering
weather. If the mercury continues to
hug the hundred mark we expect to see
gentlemen attending church in their shirt
sleeves, if they go at all. One minister
made hit by announcing that gentlemen
could attend his church without coats
and ladies without hats. His example
will no doubt be followed by others.
The farmers succeeded in the midst of
the high temperature to get their wheat
cut, but have met with unusual discour-
ageinent since with the threshing. Most
every morning last week there was a
heavy fog, lasting until nearly noon, with
possible sprinkles of rain Then came
the easterly storm Friday evening that
lasted throughout Saturday, wetting the
wheat shocks through and through. The
warm, south winds since have been any
thing but drying and consequently the
most Of the wheat is yet in the felds.
A new principal was elected at special
meeting of the Board of Education last
Friday night, to fill the vacancy of Prof
G. S. Grimm, who was elected principal
of the West Grove, Pa, Public School
some ten days ago. Never in the history
Of the Academy were applicants so num-
erous, and all Of them had gilt edge ref |
erence, and for while it looked as if |
there would be some difficulty in making
a selection, but on the eleventh ballot, |
Prof. William J. Beckett, of Parkesburg, |
Pa, was elected. Mr.. Beckett comes
highly recommended and will doubtless
fill the position with credit to himself |
and our people. We are informed the
newly elected principal expects to arrive
in town in a few days and will spend the
summer with us.
When Mr.. Joseph Berkman opened |
his store Wednesday morning he was
startled to find one of his large win
dows smashed, and on further investiga-
ton discovered that his window had been
robbed of some small articles. Mrs.
Houston remembers distinctly of hear
ing the crash about one O'Clock a. m.,
but had no thought Of robbers until told
Of what had happened the next morn
ing; while Mrs. q. L. Bradley, who re-
sides almost opposite, thinks she saw the
thiee. This is the third window that has
been smashed in our town in the past go
days, and while some of the victims
claim they could not discover any loss,
robbery was undoubtedly the motive,
and it is the impression of many of our
people that the guilty one is familiar
with the stores, and is only looking for
wearing apparel. We should have
night watchman, and the merchants and
other business men of our town could
we'll afford by small contributions to pay
! competent man good salary.
During the past thirty days we have
Idded to our stock the most complete
inc of Paints to be found on the penin-
ula, including Ready-mixed House, Car
iage and Family Paints, Varnishes, Oils
'tains and Brushes All of the paints we
landle are made by reliable people and
old by us under strict guarantee. We
AIRY full line of Carriage, Wagon and |
Buggy Harness, Fly Nets, Lap Spreads,
busters, Sheets, Whips, Collars, and in
act anything in the harness line. A
Tisit to our carriage show room will sur
,rise you, as we have now on hand more
han 100 Carriages to make q selection
rom. Our line includes Top Buggies,
Road Wagons, Family Carriages, Surveys,