Middletown transcript., 1903-01-24

STYLES of last season that will not reneV
: in stock. At Mrs. G. w. PETERsoN's.
You are invited to call and examin
the large display of Corsets direct iron
the leading manufacturers. At Mrs. G
w. PETERsoN's.
The attention of our readers is callet
to the new advertisement of the Empir
State Optical Company on this page o
to days ISSUE. Two representatives o
the above named company are located
at the residence Of Miss Mary Lippincot
on East Main street.
| We have over 1000 Corsets in stock tc
show. All the latest and best makes
direct from the manufacturers. The
"Kabo and P. N, "W. B. and Cresco,' u
Henderson and Puritan" All sizes
| from IS to 46. All prices from 25 cents
to s1.75 the pair. At Mas. G. W. PETER.
SONS.
At the annual meeting of the new
Board oEDirectors of thePeople's National
Bank held at the banking house on
Saturday, Mr.. George, M. d. Hart, Of
Townsend, was elected President of the
bank, to succeed the late George w. w.
Naudain, and Mr.. Zadoc A. Pool was
elected Vice President.
How dear to our hearts is the old silver
dollar, when some kind subscriber pre-
sents it to view-the liberty head with
our >necktie or collar, and all the strange
things that to us seem SO new; the wide
spreading eagle, the arrows below it, the
stars and the words with the strange
things they tell. The coin of my fathers!
We are glad that We know it, for some
time or other, twill come in right we'll
the spread eagle dollar, the star spangle
dollar that we all love SO we'll.
Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. o. U.
A. NJ, at their regular weekly meeting
Monday night installed the following
officers for the ensuing term: c., Harry
Downey; V. c., Leon H. Higgins; R. S.,
II. E. Fitzpatrick; A. R. s., James Ad-
kins; F. S., Frank d. Suydam; Treasurer,
J. E. Denney;. Conductor, c. Crouch;
Warden, E. S. Jones; I. S., H. E. Wilson,
O. S., 0. NJ. Matthews, Chaplain, W. B.
Hates; Trustee, o. M. Matthews; Rep
to Supreme Council, W. B. Hates; Rep.
to D. B. A., E. S. Jones.
The next time travelling peddler calls
at your door and tries to sell goods, ask
him if he will take your butter, eggs and
other farm produce, ask him if when
your neighborhood gets ready to build a
slough, he will willingly donate few
dollars to help it along. Tell him that
there is poor family down the road who
would be very thankful if he would do
nate few provisions; ask him if he
would contribute to an enterprise just |
starting. II he agrees to this then patro- |
nize him. Your home merchants do
tnlS ana mucn more.
Damon Lodge. No. II, K. of p, has
sent out invitations to the 32d anniver
sary and public installation of officers |
which will take place in McWhorter's |
Hall, Wednesday evening, January 2Sth,
at s o'clock. During the past two months,
Damon Lodge has added IL new men,
bers to her list, and has several more |
applications, that will swell the men,
bership to more than so members in /
good standing. Damon Lodge is among
the Oldest secret organizations of our
town, and has always enjoyed a large
membership among whom are many of
D ur best and most influential business
men.
The Carey Comedy Company has been
5he attraction at the Middletown Opera
House each evening during the week,
ind while the admission is small the
company is far superior to many of the
travelling shows that tour this Penin-
Jula and charge 35 and so cents for seats.
But Middletown is not the show town
hat it was several years ago, and conse-
Iuently the attendance has been com.
,aratively small. This afternoon at two
'clock the above named company will
i've matinee for the school children,
md the admission will be five cents only,
md at night they will present a double
how, when 10 and Is cents will be
charged.
Mr.. Charles Lochnsr met with an acci-
lent while assisting in erecting a large
moke stack at the harness factory of the
I. c. Parker and Son Company last Sat-
rday evening, and for a short while it
ras thought he would loose the sight of
ne eye, but fortunately the injury is not
bad as it was reported, but the unfor-
nnate man was painfully injured. Mr..
'ochner was holding one of the guy
opes at the time of the accident, and the
oard to which it was made fast suddenly t
i've way and before he noticed it falling, t
I'll upon him, one end striking him in b
ne face and rendering the workman un-
onscious. DIR. G. A. Richie dressed the
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