Middletown transcript., 1901-02-09
nrpprrrowN, DEL, FEBRUARY .. 1901
Local News.

Main street. Apply to Mrs. H. V. PARv1
The Commander-in-Chief of the Spal
ish-American War Veterans has appointe
Col. Theodore Townsend, Departmel
Commander for Delaware.
Rev. c. A. Finley Presiding Elder
Wilmington District will preach in Dale
M. E. Church tomorrow evening.
cordial invitation is extended to all.
Unclaimed Letters. The following Lii
of Letters remain unclaimed in the pos
office for the week ending February 9th
John Anderson, Philip Skinner.
Advance Steam Laundry, Office oppo
site W. S. Letherbury's Work guaran
teed. Goods delivered.
c. R. CLAYTON.
FOR SALE-One building lot OF
Cochran street. For further particular
apply to W. R. REYNOLDS.
FOR RENT.-The dwelling on Lake
street, now occupied by William Dixon
APPLY to E. S. JONES.
We want another Tin and Sheet Iron
Worker-Steady work and good wages to
competent workman. Apply to
MIDDLETowN HARDWARE HOUSE.
If you are looking for good cheap
groceries go 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 presiding officer of the coming
Conference at Seaford will be Bishop,
Daniel A. GoodselI, D. D., Ii. D. He is
said to be an orator who thrills his con-
gregation with his almost matchIess e1o-
quence.
Magistrate William R. Reynolds will
sell at public sale at the Middletown
Hotel, on Friday, February 18th, at 9
o'clock A. NJ, very desirable building
lot, situated on Cochran street. See
posters for full description.
There are fewer paupers in New Castle
county now than there were for the same
time last year. This was brought out at
the meeting of the trustees of poor last
week when Superintendent Mccoy, of
the county hospital, submitted his report.
The Junior Christian Endeavor Society
Of Forest Presbyterian Church have l.
pleasing program for February 18th.
You can get supper from five until seven
O'Clock before the entertainment and i'm
mediately after the performance. Do
not forget that terrapin and oysters are
on the menu.
The effort to bring about the systema-
tic care of roads in this State so as to have
better roads have been endorsed by the |
present Governor and by his predecessor,
and the General Assembly should take |
some action in the matter. The compile
ton of the work house near Wilmington |
will be step in the direction of providing
for the proper employment of prisoners.
Workmen of the Delaware Railroad
Company are still busy on the new bridge
over the Chesapeake canalhear Kirkwood. |
The bridge will be double instead of sim
gle track when completed and will be a
great improvement over the old one. On
account of the work being done trains are
compelled to run very slowly over the
bridge at present.
Gov. John HUM, has commissioned, 4
Alfred 6. Cox, Notary Public for st.
Georges hundred. We understand that
this appointment is made under law
passed some time ago, allowing two Notary
Publics for the hundred. Mr.. Cox is
ully qualified for the office and the
will meet with universal
throughout the hundred. |
Saturday was ''ground hog" day, the
tradition being that the little animal
ZONES from his burrow in the ground
axes peep outside and if he sees his
hadow returns again for six weeks more
II winter. As Saturday was Sunny day
i course the hog saw his shadow, but
whether he did or not the fact remains
hat there is usually six more weeks of
winter after Candlemas Day whether it
'e sunny or cloudy.
Mrs. Clara Roach, one Of the National
organizers of the Woman's Home Mis-
lonary Society, will speak in Bethesda
Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday
norning, February 18th. Mrs. G. G. E
Brown, of Wilmington, President of the
Conference Society Of the W. H. M. S.,
Till accompany Mrs. Roach and assist in I
he services. Mrs. Roach has a national
eputation and it will be a great privi- t
sge for the people of Middletown to t
ave the opportunity of listening to her t
this time. The public are cordially Q
invited. e
Don't forget the date OF the beautiful
antata, "The Enchanted Wood" to be I
resented at the MidGletown Opera House :
nday evening, February 10th, by the :
unlor Christian Endeavor Society of !.
crest Presbyterian Church. The come
letta, His Lordship," will be another
lterestlng feature. An oyster and ter s
apin supper will be served before and
Immediately after the entertainment. T
ne performance will commence at z g
clock sharp, and the ladies in charge .
III undoubtedly look after the enjoy ii
lent OF all who attend in manner that g
NIL insure pleasant and social evening. IL
The TRANSCRIPT scribe had the pleasure :
being shown through the new broom a
'ctory Of H.Ingraim & Co. this week, and Q
we are to judge from the appearance
the workroom, it is very busy place. t,
he foreman, Mr.. William Smith, is o
1thout question practical man in all t,
ranches of the art of broom making, c
1d we have on our desk two samples of
Is production that are very ereditable to v
le trade. We are informed by Mr.. "
NTH that he can make broom COM il
Iete in five minutes. There has been g.
luch talk in Townsend over the wager p
Mr.. Lyman with one of his follow v