Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09
xIppLETowN, DEL, NAY Q. 1908.
Local News.

A splendid lot of Red Cedar Posts fe
wire fence at right price.
G. E. HUKILL.
WANTED.-Harness makers. Stead
work all year round.
LERcH BROTHERS,
1lO-I14 Hanover ST., Baltimore, Nc
All New Idea Patterns 10 cents each
Not exchangeable.
Mrs g. w. PETERSON.
DIR. w. E. BARNARD, Surgeon Dentist
sffics Southeast corner of Main and Scot
streets.
FOR SALE.-125 bushels OF Seed Pc
tatoes. Fine quality, 80 cents per bushel
at E. F. INGRAM's.
The Children's Day exercises in Fores
Presbyterian Church will be held Sun
day evening, June 9TH.
Painters and paper hangers are in grea
demand in Middletown, and the con
tracing painters are all short of help.
Pure Bred Plymouth Rock Eggs for sale
at so cents per setting OF Is eggs. Apply
to w. REEcE PARKER.
Bring your job printing to The TRAN.
SCRIPT office if you want quick service
and neat work at live and let live prices.
The colored base ball club OF EIkton,
Md, was defeated by the colored club Of
this town on Tuesday by the score of 16
to IL.
On account OF the death Of his sister Mrs.
Leatherberry, E. S. Jones' barber shop
is closed, but will be open after three
o'clock this afternoon.
Bishop Coleman will preach and ad-
minister Confirmation at st. Anne's
Church tomorrow evening. Service at
80. All cordially invited.
100000 Sweet Potato Plants now ready
to pull, at 81 so per 1000. Apply TO
CHARLES w. FLTNTHAM,
Middletown, Del.
Until further notice the Middletown
Public Library will be open on Tuesday
afternoon, from $50 to 5; Saturday after
moons, from 8 to s.; Saturday evenings,
from to $50.
Mr.. j. B. Messick is making arrange
ments to have cement pavement placed
around his beautiful dwelling on South
Broad street, which will add much to
the appearance of his property.
Rev. c. T. Wyatt, D. D., pastor OF Be-
thesda NJ. f. Church, will preach to-
morrow morning to the Knights of Pyth-
las. All are cordially invited. In the
.ening his subject will be ''Stir up the
gift of God, which is in thee"
Unclaimed Letters.-The following list
OF letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending April 30th:
Mrs. Lissie Harish, Mrs. Ellen Jenkins,
Mrs. Lucinda Jenkins, Charlie Harris,
John Lockerman, E. G. Maytum (dead
letter..
Mrs. Bessie Vaughan has had the old
picket fence in front and on the east side
Of her residence on West Main Street re-
moved, and will replace it with a neat
stone curbing, which will be decided
improvement to her property.
Workman are engaged in making ex-
tensive Improvements to the interior of
the Citizens National Bank on South
Broad street, and when the work is COM
pleted the banking room will be one Of
the handsomest on the Peninsula.
Announcement has been made that
there will be no assessment in the A. O.
Y. W. in this jurisdiction for May.
There were two deaths during April,
James c. Shumar and DR.. Leonard Kit
finger, but the benefits will be paid from
the surplus fund.
In our last issue we made mention of
some large wheat left at our office. The
wheat was left here by Mr.. r. w. Coch- |
ran, but in setting the type our printers
devil' substituted the word "Rev." for
Mr.. We are sorry the mistake occurred,
and offer the above as a correction.
Bethesda Epworth League meets in |
the lecture room of the M. E. Church |
every Sunday evening at 6.45 o'clock. |
Everybody is invited to attend. The |
topic for tomorrow evening is: "Obedi- |
ence to Our King" John 1910; John |
3:22. Leader, Miss Sallie ]. Huggins.
The fourteenth anniversary Of the Ep-
worth League will be celebrated at Bethel
NJ. E. Church on Sunday, May 10th, at
14o z. NJ. One of the interesting fea-
lures OF the evening will be an address
by Prof. Hugh Caldwell, of the Chesa-
peake City High School. All are invited.
The young friends of Miss Jeanne Met
ten rendered her pleasant surprise last
Friday evening. The evening was spent
most pleasantly by the participants in
games and other amusements, and at q
late hour the guests were invited TO the
dining room, where refreshments were
served.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Erdeavor of Forest Presbyterian
Church, meets every Sunday evening at
90 o'clock. A cordial invitation is ex.
tended to everybody. The topic for to-
morrow is: "What does the story OF Zac-
rheus teach us?" Luke 1910. Leader,
Miss Helen Naudain.
Owing to the illness OF my wife ! have
decided to discontinue the grocery busi-
ness on East Main street, and offer my
entire stock of groceries and fixtures at
private sale. The store is aIso for rent,
with or Without the dwelling. Possession
given Immediately. Apply to
A. r. REED.
While engaged in repairing the shed
'oof "f the house occupied by Mr. l. y.
Kirk on North Broad street Tuesday
'fternoon, Mr. L. B. Lee met with Q very
painful accident. In some manner ne