Middletown transcript., 1903-12-19
MIDDLETowN, DEL, DEC. 10, 1908.
Local News.

Candies is at BANNING's
DIR. w. E. BARNARD, Surgeon Dentist,
Office Southeast corner of Main and Scott
streets.
For a Xmas gilt buy a Waterman
Fountain Pen S. E. MASSEY.
For SALE.-One Soda Fountain COM
plete, in good order. Address, Lock
Box, No. 32l.
Large stock Of Misses and Children's
Coats to go at half price. Call and see
them. Mrs G. W. PETERSON.
FOR RENT.-Several desirable dwell
inga. One on Cass street, and others
on Main street. q. E. HUKIIL.
FOR SALE or RENT.-The property
of Mrs. ii. r. Jones on South Broad
street. Apply to ]. R. HoFFEcKER. :
A very attractive display of choice
Xmas goods are to be found at Pearson's
Pharmacy.
WANTED.-Country butter, good fresh
eggs and poultry Of all kinds.
ARMsTRoKG's GROCERY.
Rev. G. 7. Wyatt delivered an address
before the Fpworth League of Elkton
NJ. E. Church on Wednesday night.
Until further notice the Middletown
Public Library will be open OIL Tuesday
and Saturday afternoons from $50 to
8, and Saturday evenings, from to $50
LADIES SUITs-We can show fine as
sortment Of good Cloth, prettily trimmed.
Latest style from S. up. E.
Mrs. G. W. PETERSON.
About Is members OF the Y. w. G. T.
U. visited the Donald Reading Rooms in
Delaware City Monday evening last and
spent most delightful time.
Leave us your order now for brick
cream, fruit cake and all other kinds Of
cake Will deliver cream for Christmas
dinner.
MRS. WILLIAM TAYLOR.
For suitable Xmas gifts We suggest
some Of the following: Watches, Chains,
Cut Glass, Silverware for table use,
Rings, Brooches, Scarf Pins, Cuff But |
tons and Napking Rings,
S. E. MASSEY.
Unclaimed Letters.-The following list |
Of letters remain unclaimed in the post |
Office for the week ending December 10th: |
Mrs. Suienie Ceny, Miss Helen McChes-
ney; Mrs. Julia Gibbs, Mrs. Sussie |
Stouts, Miss Elizabeth Williams, r. L. |
Richards and Earnest Williams.
The Levy Court Commissioners in
spected the new Mill Dam at VoshelPs |
Mill yesterday, and from what we can
learn the work will be accepted. Mr.. S. |
NJ. Lockwood, the contractor, is now |
engaged in repairing the Shallcross Dam.
Mrs. II. K. Jones widow of Marcelus
Jones, has received a check from the
Heptasophs for 81 900. Mr. Jones was
member of Baltimore Conclaye, and |
the check was forwarded to Mr.. ]. c.
Parker of this town who paid the claim.
Our line Of stoves this season surpass
all OF our former efforts since we entered
the store business, and the prices are
right. II you are going to need anything
in the stove line we can interest YOU
All kinds and makes.
]. F. McWHoRTER & Son.
The ]. C. Parker & Son Company will
accept our thanks for one of their beauti-
ful 1904 calendars. The year now draw
ing to close has been most successful
one for the above named firm, and the
new year promises to surpass all former
ones.
1t looks now as if great many people
would have TO do without cakes this
Christmas or else buy them, for eggs are
selling at "war time" prices. Local buy
ers are giving from "a to SO cents dozen
and yet cannot meet the demands. Tur.
keys are very scarce and it looks as if
there might be a turkey famine by
Christmas time.
The young ladies and gentlemen who
are rehearsing nightly the comedy drama
Diamonds and Hearts," are going to
render it in most acceptable manner.
The committee in charge will spare no
effort to make the play attractive, and
when you see Sammy" with his "pie"
and double shuttle, together with the
other comical situations in the play, YOU :
will have ample fun for one night; espec-
tally Christmas night.
Mr.. Albert H. Suydam met with pain ,
full accident while painting on the ]. G.
Parker & Son Co. harness factory on Sat 6
urday last. While moving a swinging 1
stage one OF the other workmen give the
stage sudden jar, causing the hook
which weighs about 20 pounds to drop a
distance OF about 80 feet, striking Mr.,
Suydam heavy blow on the head. He l
was unconscious for several moments.
The wound was dressed by DR.. G. B.
Pearson and he is able to be out again.
The next entertainment OF the Star i
Course, under the auspices Of the Christ a
ian Endeavor Society of Forest Presby- i
terian Church, to be given at the Opera
House December 3lst, will be a grand =
Stereopticon by The Lincolns, entitled Q
Beauty Spots of America" supple t
mented by motion pictures and song. 9
Commenting on The Lincolns TaImage.
the noted preacher, said: Il take great
pIersure in stating that Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo Surrick Lincoln gave the finest en-
tertainment Of its kind ever given in nv n
church. The pictures are superb and he
puts them upon the canvas with the 8
touch OF master, while Mrs. Lincoln
isa whole show in herself. Solomon
says that good wife come from the :
Lord. Lincoln has evidently drawn one
OF the prizes. Try them and see them. O
and hear them, and laugh and be in.
strncted, and have them again as we b
expect to welcome them in the future.n
Tickets Tor adults rs cents, children Is d
rsxtr Arrw, al.