Middletown transcript., 1903-10-17

Just so pounds. Mr.. Byron so far is the
champion pumpkin grower of our town
for the year 1903.
Saturday the tomato season came to
close in this section and notwithstand-
ing the unfavorable climatic conditions
during the first part of the season the
yield nearly equalled that OF last year.
FOR SALE.-The l. S. Vallandigham
house on East Main street. Also 10
farms in St. Georges hundred, ard sew
eral properties in Odessa.
GEO. W. INGRAM.
Infants Coats, Cloaks and Caps.
Mrs. G. w. PETERSON.
am now prepared to serve the public
with oysters and clans in all styles.
Prompt attention given to orders for any
quantity. G. ii. WORKMAN,
Odessa, DEL
Thoroughbred brown leghorn cockerels
for sale. Apply at THIS OFFICE.
Uubsr's Steamed Bread at
JONES & BRADLEY's.
Just received new line OF Ladies'
Coats. All the new shades and STYLES.
Mrs. G. w. PETERSON.
Mr.. J. II. Emerson who is agent for
the Standard Sewing Machine Company,
has Just received from the Milburn
Wagon Company, of Toledo, O., a
handsome new wagon built expressly for
the sewing machine business.
A complete program of The Easton
District Epworth League Convention to
be held at Odessa, Oct. 2Sth and 29th
will appear in this paper next week.
The convention has promise of being
the best of its kind yet held in the Dis
trict. Every rybody will be welcomed
Our Fall and Winter Millinery display
of trimmed hats is larger and more COM
plete than ever before. Prices reasona-
BILE. Mrs. G. w. PETERSON.
Unclaimed Letters.-The following list
OF letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending October Sth:
Mrs. E. V. Salisbury care of Samuel
Pierce, A. NJ. Anderson, dead Letter.
Eliason Brown, John A. Cook, Ray
mond Houston, J. Ii. Redey, care Of
NJ. Thomas.
Mr.. Theodore kumpel has sold his
farm situated on the East end of Middle
town, containing IS acres, to Mr.. John
w. Isaacs, OF Blackbird, for a considera-
ton OF So, 400. This is one OF the finest
small farms iii st. Georges hundred, and
an ideal truck farm. Mr.. Isaacs will
move to his new home in the early
spring.
Mr.. Charles P. Cochran received 12
very handsome Rhode Island Red hens
from one of the best poultry yards Of
Pennsylvania this week. Mr.. Cochran
has gone to considerable expense in build
ing houses, yards, etc., for his thorough
breds, and his fowls have been selected
with much care, and are as fine as can be
found anywhere.
Ten dollars month on farm is better
than twenty dollars month in a store.
As a general thing at the end OF ten
months the farmer boy has $75 in cash,
three pairs of overalls and straw hat,
while the city or town chap has two or
three suits of clothes, pair of golf socks,
and is $l7 in the hole. Yet there are rs
applicants for the latter job to one of
the former-Ex.
The J. G. Parker & Son Co., had an
Exhibit Of the celebrated Diamond
State brand of harness at the Carriage
Dealers Exposition which was held in
Philadelphia this week, and we are in
formed their display was one of the pref
tiest at the Exposition. Messrs. w. R.
Parker, Abram Hayden and Harry R.
Layfeld had charge of the booth and
they are highly eIated over the numerous
orders received for their firm.
As to the dance at Odessa on Thurs
day night, Oct. 15th,it was very enjoya-
BILE affair and the young people appreciat-
ed it. The maskers did not turn out in the
numbers expected. But the character
"of negro dandy" was well represented
and was awarded the premium Of $500
which was presented to him through the
hands of one of our graceful little girls,
the youngest one present. Except an
infant in the arms of its mothert.
A horse belonging to Mr. Paul Weber,
and attached to dearborn, caused consid-
erable excitement on East Main street,
Wednesday afternoon. The horse be-
came frightened by trolley car and
after a few lunges Mr.. Talbot Williams
and little Clarence Weber who were in
the vehicle were thrown out, and the
horse proceeded on its way after freeing
itself from the wagon. Master Clarence
was badly bruised about the face and
head but fortunately was not seriously
injured.
One of the severest storms in twenty
years visited the Atlantic Coast last
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, that
carried in its wake thousands Of dollars
of destruction. Atlantic City, Ocean
City, N. j., Rehoboth, DEL, and Ocean
City, Md, were among the resorts that
were more or less damaged. Most of
the destruction was caused by the high
tide, which rose to an enormous height
and carried away property nearest to the
shore In this locality the damage was
comparatively slight.