Middletown transcript., 1903-10-03
MIDDLETowN, BEL, OCT. 8, 1908.
Local News.

Ask for Hubsr's Bread ut
JONES K BRADIEY's.
Full line of Fresh Groceries at E. F.
INGRAM's.
Thoroughbred brown leghorn cockerels
for sale. Apply at THIS OFFICE.
For a Bicycle or Phonograph 60 to
WoRKMAN's, Odessa, Del.
Cash paid for good country butter at
ARMsTRoNG's.
Hubsr's Steamed Bread at
JONES & BRADLEY's.
Fresh Lowney's Chocolates at
PEARsoN's PHARMACY.
DR.. w. L. BARNARD, Surgeon Dentist,
effics Southeast corner Of Main and Scott
streets.
Large assortment Of fine stationery
and box paper at
PEARsoN's PHARMACY.
For ANYTHING in the Fruit line go to
WoRKMAN's, Odessa, Del.
Try IIuber's Steamed Bread. For
sale by JOKES x BRADLEY.
A complete line of ladies' and chill
dren's underwear and hosiery for Fall
and Winter. MRs G. w. PETERSON.
For a plate OF good Ice Cream or Ice
Cream Soda 60 to
WoRKMAN's, Odessa, Del.
Our merchants are getting in their fall
and winter goods, and now is the time to
advertise them.
We will have our Fall and Winter
Opening Of Millinery, October 7th, Sth
and 9th. Mrs. g. W. PETERSON.
The beautiful residence Of Mr.. William
J. Barnett, on North Broad Street, is be-
ing newly painted. Contractor !. I.
Wilson is doing the work.
Miss Lily Scott is having her Fall Mil
linery Opening to-day, and invites the lad
les Of this community to call and see the
pretty Fall and Winter styles.
Tie reports heard here Tuesday about
noon were occasioned by heavy gun
practice at Fort Delaware. Several Of the
shots caused windows to rattle here.
Until further notice the Middletown
Public Library will bs open OH Tuesday
and Saturday afternoons from $50 to
$50 and Saturday evenings, from Z to
$50.
Middletown was visited by severe
storm Sunday afternoon, the wind blow
ing a hurricane and considerable hail
falling, but fortunately no damage was
done.
Immense focks Of blackbirds have
made their appearance and are not vel
coined BY farmers in their corn fields and
tomato patches where they do no small
amount Of damage.
FOR SALE.-The |. S. Vallandigham
house on East Main street. Also u
farms in St. Georges hundred, ard sew.
eral properties in Odessa.
GEO. w. INGRAM.
Our Fall goods are now iii and ready tC
show. The latest in shirt waist patterns
and trimmings Mrs G. w. PETERSON.
I have secured the agency for the "Vic.
tor" Talking Machine, and will be pleased
to show the same to anyone contemplat'
ing purchasing machine.
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
The We'll, HASKELL Co., the new pro.
prietors Of the Middletown Shirt Factory
are advertising in this issue for operators.
See the advertisement, and if you are
desirous Of obtaining employment they
will accommodate you.
THE TRANSCRIPT is indebted to Henry
G. Conrad, Esq, OF Wilmington, for a
copy OF the History Of Lewes, by Pen.
mock Pusey. The book contains inter.
esting information about this historic
place and several fine illustrations.
Prince Alert last week at the Empire
track, n / :, broke all wUrff world j. records tby
pacing a mile in 1.57. The fractions were
29!, 5S and 12GI. The best previous
record was l.59 made by Dan Patch
Major Delmar also trotted mile in two
flat.
The Diamond State Telephone Com
pany now reaches IT'S cities and towns on
the Delaware Maryland Peninsula, with
2,10O telephones. The Middletown Of
flee has Ga phone connections. Harry A
Richardson, of Dover, is President OF the
Company.
Now is the time to pick out your paper
for fall trade. Give your orders early
and avoid the rush. We never handled
prettier sample than this year. John z
CHM, Paper Hanger, Crawford street
Middletown, Del.
Messrs. Y. S. & ]. c. Morton, OF Cor
enth, N. Y, have purchased Of Mr.. G.
L. Hukiil, the Middletown Hardware
House, and will take possession Of tht
same about November I'd. Mr.. Hukil
has decided to devote his entire attention
to his lumber and coal business in tht
future.
On the first page Of to-days issue vii
be found the new advertisementof w. T
DeVaIinger, who will open his new stor,
in Townsend to-day. We desire to cal
attention to our error in the ad. In set
ting up the line ''salt pork" we ommit
ted the word "pork." This line should
read "Salt Pork, 10 cents per pound"
Local gnnners and sportsmen are be
ginning to make their calculations 70
some fine sport this fall, when the gun
ming season opens. Bird dogs and rab
bit hounds are being exercised and til,
prospect OF an interesting season form
one of the chief topics Of conversation
these days. Says the Journal: "Not 70
twenty years have the prospects for rab
bit and quail in Delaware been 80 nrom