Middletown transcript., 1901-02-16
m1ppIErowN, DEL, FEBRUARY 16, 1901
Local News.

DIR. w. E. BARNARD, Surgeon DENTIST
office Southeast corner of Main and Scot
streets.
To FARMERs.-Cash paid for eggs a
Armstrong's. We want all the eggs We
can get.
Attention is called to the new ad o.
Mr.. A. G. Cox in another column of. this
issue.
The attention Of our readers is called
to the new ad Of Wright & Davidson in
this issue
FOR SALE-One building lot on
Cochran street. For further particulars
apply to W. R. REYNOLDS.
FOR RENT.-The dwelling on Lake
street, now occupied by William Dixon.
Applty to E. S. JONES.
FOR RENT.-The dwelling now occu-
pied by Mrs. M. ]. Whittock, on East
Main street. Apply to Mrs. Fl. Y. PARvIs
Advance Steam Laundry, office oppo-
site W. S. Letherbury's. Work guaran-
teed. Goods delivered.
G. R. CLAYTON.
FARM WAGONS FOR SALE.-I have
on hand several farm wagons and light
wagons, of my own make all at reasonable
prices. G. W. PETERSON.
Most of our citizens who have ice houses
have been busy the past week harvesting
ice for next summers use. The ice is
from to inches thick and was cut from
nearby ponds.
If you are looking for good cheap
groceries 60 to the cut grocery store.
The best Of everything in my line at very
low prices Also full line Of Millinery
Miss E. F. INGRAM
The New Century Clubs program for
next Tuesday afternoon is: Liquid Air."
Miss Hester Jones; "Food Presentations |
and Food Adulterations," Mrs. Jesse L.
Shepherd; Metric SYSTEM" Miss Annie |
Derrickson.
Unclaimed Letters.-The following list |
of Letters remain unclaimed in the post |
office for the week ending February 10Th.
Lydia Anderson, Rodah Fisher, Debil
Hall, Effie Hinson, Annie Rothwell,
Susie Prize, William Swan.
If you have and item Of news, collar us
and let us have it. Do not imagine that
we ever slight you intentionally-perhaps
we didn't know-we do not know much
unless somebody helps us to know it
and then we are busy trying to keep up
the little ends.
A large stock on hand of both GAMER
ICAN'' FIELD FENCE, and "ELLWOOD" |
FIELD, HOG and POULTRY FENCE, and will
be sold as low as the lowest. Learn our
prices before buying elsewhere as we will
not be undersold.
MIDDLETowN HARDWARE HOUSE
The Young Peoples Society of Christian |
Endeayor of Forest Presbyterian Church,
meets every Sunday evening at 6.45 :
o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended :
to everybody. The topic for tomorrow
evening is "Confessing Christ" Matt. :
10:3140.
Bethesda Epworth League meets in !
the lecture room of the M. E. Church
every Sunday evening at 6.45 o'clock.
Everybody is invited to attend. The y
topic for tomorrow evening is "Con- =
Tossing Christ" Matt. 10:32-4O. Leader, n
Charles E. Foulke
Mr.. H. c. DeValinger killed the
largest steer ever seen in our town yester.
day, the monster weighing more than II
2200 lbs. He will have the meat on ex- =
hibition in front of his store room the q
22d instant, and invites the public to re
make an inspection of the quality of "
the meat IN
It will pay you if you are going to erec. ~
a fence to call on J. F. McWhorter & Son "
before you buy, they are handling the y
well known Page and American fences :"
and are making an extra push on fence !.
this year. They have contracted for n
several car load lots and are selling it very ~
close to catch the trade. They have a W
car load Of the different styles on hand Is, T
now. They would be pleased to have ~
you examine this fence and get the LII
prices nc
The figure 8 is the latest and most ~
popular thing This does not refer to n
'he skating season, which has now set in,
but to the new coiffure objected by the
lltra-fashionable girls. They bring the
hair down from its soaring pompadoured tt
heights to the back of the head The on
lair is combed backward over the ear, ou
Utmost straight before it is tied and eie
Hnotted 1t is then disposed in coils to ws
orm large figure eight, so arranged as str
o cover as much as possible of the back fel
# the head. This is quite the latest colt loo
ure.-Er no
The large green houses of Mr.. Edward ba
J. Steele located at Henderson, Md, Ro
we're destroyed by five Wednesday even ne
ng. The origin of the fire is unknown. ma
md in an interview Thursday Mr.. Steele La
tated that his loss would be at least lat
'3,OOO, on which there was no insurance iur
MIR. Steele has successfully managed the
plant at Henderson for the past ten
vears, and done large wholesale busi-
less as well as to supply his branch at -
his place with many plants. His has III /,
he sympathy of all in his loss. do,
Lieutenant-Go Governor Cannon wields
lew gavel in directing the movements SIDE
f the State Senate. It was presented to
i'm on Friday by Senator Alice. It il ing
ot an ordinary gavel by any means.
he wood which eomposes it was taken spe
rom the old elm which for more than a n
entury stood in front of the Statehouse ~ ~
nd which was not removed until it had 4
ecome q menace to public safety. The chi
hought which inspired Senator Alice to of
1rround his gift with such historic asso-
ations was happy one-as happy as en-
resenting to the first Eeutenant-gover- IN :
or of the state q personal and fitting anG