Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04
MIDDLETowN, DEL, JULY A. 1908.
Local News.
Delicious Ice Cream Soda, at


sale by JONES & BRADLEY.
DIR. w. E. BARNARD, Surgeon Dentist
sffice Southeast corner Of Main and Scot
streets.
Crab meat by the quart at JONES &
BRADLEY's.
Huber's Steamed Bread at
JONES & BRADLEY's.
Full line of Fresh Groceries at E. F,
INeRAM's.
Buy your Fireworks at
JONES & BRADLEY's.
Lawn, 34c the yard up, at Mrs. G. W.
PETERsoN's.
Fireworks for the 4th,
JONES & BRADLEY.
WANTED D.-TIousekeeper on farm neal
Wilmington. One that can cook. No
outside work. Address, Box 46O, Will
mington.
FOR SALE.-Thresher almost new,
3O-inch cy Under, in good order and ready
to belt up. Apply to THIS OFFICE.
Crab meat by the quart at JONES &
BRADLEY's
ALL DISEASES quickly cured by our
good old Indian Herb treatment. Send
$1.OO and symptoms. DIR. Mason,
Wenonah, N. ].
The summer session of Goldey College
is now open, and students may enter at
once. Write for the catalogue.
Ask for Huber's Bread at
JONES 4 BRADLEY's.
Don't forget to attend our annual Bar
gain Sale in summer goods, beginning
July l4th. Mrs. G. w. PETERSON.
July 14th we will begin our clearing
sale of Summer goods, Lawns, Dimity,
Silks and fine assortment of imported
Summer Dress Goods to 60 at less than
cost. Mrs. G. w. PETERSON.
Mr.. William III. johnson is having a
neat porch erected in front of his dwell
ing on West Green street. He will also
have his dwelling newly painted, and
make other repairs to the interior.
Many people in small towns contribute
their patronage to making big cities
richer instead of patronizing home indus
tries and making their own towns pros
porous. 1t is the old story of greasing
fat hog.
The election OF School Commissioners
last Saturday resulted in the reelection
of NJ. B. Burris, Esq, and John W.
Jolls. The new Board, whose personnel
is the same as the old one, organized
Wednesday night by electing G. D. Kel-
ley President and John w. Jolls Secre-
tary.
Unclaimed Letters.-The following list
Of letters remain unclaimed in the post
office for the week ending June 25th:
Miss J. Blacker, Miss Mary J. johnson,
Miss Ellen Miller, Miss Maggie Terrell.
Mrs. Cherries Wilson, ]. L. Jones, Will
liam Meller, COL, Moses Opleer, c. H.
Truitt, Fl. V. Williams.
Thos. f. Hurn, the new collector of
town taxes, having bonded and assumed
charge Of his duties, is prepared to re-
ceive all taxes now due. He can be
found at any time at his Office in the Ad-
ans Express building or at his residence. |
1t will be well to remember that deduc- |
ton Of per cent. is allowed on all taxes
paid before October 1st, next.
At the regular weekly meeting of
Washington Camp, No. 8, P. 0. s. of A.,
Friday evening, the following officers
were installed for the ensuing term:
President, Harry lilly yard; Vice Presi-
dent, James K. Ladd; Master of Forms,
Tolbert Williams; Conductor. Thomas
Pierce; Inspector, Ilney Gi.es; Guard,
Howard Marker; Trustee, Thomas Smith
There is an old saving among the TIL
lers Of the soil, that by July 4lh corn
ought to he high enough TO hide horse,
when cultivating it. Some seasons the
farmers stop working their corn by July
4th, but it will not be SO this year, as in
many cases entire fields had to be planted
the second time, and in some places the
second planting is not over ~ inches
high.
After a separation of II years William
F. Beck, of New Castle, has found sis
ter and brother. Beck's family was
broken up by the death of his mother.
He searched constantly for them for
years and has at last been rewarded by
locating the sister at Easton, Md, where
she was raised by farmer, Daniel Cox.
His brother is farmer at Kings Creek,
Somerset county, Md.
The J. C. Parker & Son Company will
begin the manufacturing OF horse blankets
in the early fall at their harness factory
in this town. The above named firm
has been handling blankets in connection
with the harness business for several
years, and their sales have increased SO
rapidly that they have decided to put in
the machinery necessary for the work |
and make their own goods. They will
employ about 20 ladies in their new de-
partment.
The Board Of Education has elected the
following instructors for the Middletown
High School for the ensuing year: Princi-
pal, Miss Ida V. Howell; 1st Assistant,
Mrs. Ruth n Rhodes; I'd Assistant, Mrs.
Ida r. McCrone; Sd Assistant, Miss R.
Annie Max we'll; 4th Assistant, Miss Eliz-
abeth r. Hall. The selection of Miss &
Howell as principal is very gratifying to 9
ler many friends who will join THE
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as principal Of our institution Of learning.
The death of Rufus Hardy, colored, in
whose pocket was found handbook on a i I
Philadelphia institution, a revolver, with 1
several rounds OF ammunition and two |
pints Of whisksy at Mt. Pleasant We'd I