Middletown transcript., 1903-12-26
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Malls close as Follows.
m1DDIETowN, DEL, DEC. 90, 1908.
Local News.


office Southeast corner Of Main and Scot
streets.
For SALE.-One Soda Fountain com
plete, in good order. Address, Lock
Box, No. 32l.
FOR RENT.-Several desirable dwell.
ings. One OH Cass street, and Others
on Main street. q. E. HUKILL.
FOR SALE or RENT.-The property
of Mrs. H. R. Jones on South Broad
street. Apply to J. R. HoFFEcKER.
Until further notice the Middletown
Public Library will be open on Tuesday
and Saturday afternoons from $50 to
3, and Saturday evenings, from z to $50.
A staff 100 feet high is being erected at
. Taylor's Bridge. on BIackbird Creek on
which will be placed the new "Finn's
Range Light"
If you have not paid your County tax
it will pay you to do so at once, as five
per cent. will be added on all trades un-
paid January 1st, 1904. See the tax COL
lectors notices in this issue.
Mr.. Isaac j. Guessford, of Appoquin-
mink Hundred is mentioned as g Can
didate for the Nomination for the Asses
sor OIL the Democratic ticket. Mr.. Guess
ford is farmer near Vandykes Station.
Our line of stoves this season surpass
all of our former efforts since We entered
the store business, and the prices are
right. If you are going to need anything
in the stove line We can interest you.
All kinds and makes.
J. F. MCWHoRTER & Son.
Unclaimed Letters following list
of letters remain unclaimed in the post
uflite for the week ending December 18th:
Mrs. josephine Beerk, Mrs. Mary Cal
lev, Mrs. Maggie Jones, Mrs. A. B.
Rhodes, Miss Alley Scedin, George Hea
vaIow, Thomas P. johnson, Joseph
Lowell.
Tie Missouri editor whe refused to
publish obituary notices of people who,
while living, failed to subscribe to his
paper, and gives this pointed reason;
People who do not take their home pa
per are dead, any way, and their mere
passing away is of no news value"
The following have passed satisfactor,
examinations and been licensed to prac-
tice medicine in Delaware: Henry A.
Cleaver, OF Chesapeake City. Md, Harry
b. Patton, Of Wilmington, Del, Henry
7. Smith, Of Germantown, Pa, and An
thony Bacerzcze, Of Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. Paul Weber has purchased OF
County Commissioner NJ. N. Willis the
property on West Main street. now oc-
cuped by Jones & Bradley as a confec-
tinnery store and ice cream saloon. We
are informed that after making extensive
improvements to his new purchase. Mr..
Weber will occupy the property.
Bessie Hill died at the residence Of Ed
ward Bishop near Warwick Thursday
morning from blood poison, aged q
years. Deceased resided near Colts Sta
ton with her parents, and had only
been i'll a short time. Funeral services
will be held Saturday morning at II
o'clock in Warwick NJ P. Church,.
Compulsory education was given set
back at the meeting of the Association
Of School Commissioners of Maryland
recently by the defeat of resolution
asking the General Assembly to pass
law requiring all children between the
ages Of 8 and IL years to attend school at
least six months Of each year.
WANTED-FAITHFU PERSON TO
CALL ON retail trade and agents for
manufacturing house having well estab-
lished business; local territory; straight
salary 500 paid weekly and expense
money advanced; previous experience
unnecessary; position permanent; busi-
hess successful. Enclose self-addressed
envelope. Superintendent Travellers, Cos
Monon Bldg, Chicago.
Mr.. Frank CHM has sold to Mr.. J. B.
Messick, his farm on the road leading
from Middletown to Townsend, contain
ing 243 acres. Mr.. Messick proposes to
put the farm in first-class condition, and
as soon as the weather will permit, he
will have large force Of men at work
on his new purchase. This is very de-
slrable property.
Next year being leap year, the damsels
can with propriety pop" the question.
This will be great help to those timid
beaux who stutter when the time to"pop'
seems ripe. 1t will also give the damsels
a chance to hasten those who have been
hanging around for long time, burning
coal and oil at papa's expense. In 1904
the damsels will have an opportunity to
separate the wheat from the chaff.
Rev. c. T. Wyatt's Bible Glass in token
OF their appreciation of his service in
Sunday School work last night gave him
gold mounted Post" fountain pen
which is both valuable and useful. DR..
+. w. Caswell made the presentation
speech and Mr.. Wyatt responded in
words Of appreciation. He feels very
grateful to the Bible class for this thought
fnl remembrance and will cherish it in
the years to come.
Indications are that trolley lines will
be extended far down into the heart OF
this State before many more months.
Unless the plans now under consideration
fail, there will be and electric line all
the way from Wilmington to Smyrna, and
il it gets that far it would only be ques-
tion of short time before the line would
be extended down in Sussex County.
Representatives of the New Castle d VIII
mington Co., and of the Middletown &
Odessa Co., have had some conferences
about the proposed extension down the
State. 1t is reported that the Whining