Middletown transcript., 1903-11-07
Mails I lose as Follows.
MIDpLETowN, DEL, NOV. 7. 1908.
Local News.

every week.
Many of our wheat fields are ver
beautiful at this time.
FoR SALE.-One Portable Bake Over
in good order. Apply at THIS OFFICE
The highest Cash prices paid for Ege
and Country Butter at ARMsTRoNG's
The first snow of the season fell her
yesterday, but only lasted for shol
time.
DR.. w. E. BARNARD, Surgeon Dentist
Office Southeast corner of Main and Scot
streets.
WANTED:-S Second H9nd Air-tight
Wood Stove. Must be cheap. APPLY A
THIS OFFICE.
For SALE.-One Soda Fountain com
plete, in good order Address, Loci
Box, No. 32l.
Farmers are now engaged in huskins
their corn, and from what information
we can obtain the crop generally is good
one.
Maryland gunners were out in large
numbers on Monday, and several parties
succeeded in bagging large quantities oI
game.
Halloween parties were given Saturday
by Mrs. C. E. Green, Mrs. J. S. Cochran,
Mrs. S. M. Lockwood and Misses Ldyia
and Mary Cochran.
November will be quite stormy
month, according to Rev. Ira r. Hicks.
He predicts cold weather, warm weather,
rain, sleet, snow, etc. "a general variety.
FOR SALE.-l4 dwelling hous' 9. All
on Main street. Prices reasonable and
terms easy. Apply to
G. w. PETERSON.
Until further notice the Middletown
Public Library will be open on Tuesday
and Saturday afternoons from $50 to
5, and Saturday evenings, from to $50.
FOR SALE.-The I. S. Vallandigham
house on East Main street. Also Is
farms in St. Georges hundred, ard sew
eral properties in Odessa.
GEO. w. INGRAM.
The children had a happy time Satur-
day evening taking advantage OF the pri-
vileges OF Hallow cen. There were black
faces, white faces, red faces, yellow faces
and all kinds Of faces, and they were out
for fun and frolic.
Collector OF Town and School Taxes
T. E. Hurn, presents his compliments
in this issue Of our paper to all delin. |
quents, and hopes to have each and
every one call and make settlement. See |
his advertisement.
The Middletown Orchestra furnished |
music for the masquerade dance given at
Spa Springs near Chesapeake City, on
Friday evening of last week. A large
crowd was in attendance, quite a few
from Middletown being present.
Mr.. o. NJ. Matthews has secured the
contract to paint St. Joseph's Catholic
Church, and will begin work on the same
in short time. He has also contracted
with Mr.. H. W. Pharo to paint his
beautiful home just east OF our town.
The Dover Nurseries, Dover, Delaware,
have Apple, Peach, Pear, Plum and
Cherry Trees, guaranteed true to name
and free from disease. Also Five Hun
dred Thousand extra fine two-year-old
Plants. Write for particulars.
Unclaimed Letters.-The following list
Of letters remain unclaimed in the post
office for the week ending October 10Th:
Mrs. E. Bradley, Miss Laura johnson,
Miss Emma Marion, Miss Ethel Roth
we'll, George Black, William P. Flowers,
Henry F. Shallcross. Il
Our line OF stoves this season surpass
ali of our former efforts since we entered
'he 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. l.
]. F. McWHoRTER & Son.
Three small colored boys were sent to
Tho Ferris Industrial School Thursday by
Squire Cox. The boys entered the house
Of Crawford Gibbs on Sunday last, and
after ransacking the house thoroughly
made their escape, but were latter appre-
lended by Constable John W. Dickin-
ION.
Mrs. Donnell, President of the New
Castle County Union of the w. c. T. u,
organized Y. w. G. T. u, Wednesday
evening. November Sd, at the home of .
Mrs. H. G. DeValinger. All the young !
aides and gentlemen interested in this ,
york will please meet at Mrs. DeValin- !
,er's this Saturday evening.
The hog cholera has gotten such hold |
.round Blackbird that pigs are becom-
ng curiosity. All the farmers have I
disposed of their hogs, at low prices {
ather than run the risk of losing them. 4
The spread of the disease might be stop t
,ed if the persons having pigs that die
# this awful disease, would either burn ,
,r bury the bodies. Smyrna Times.
The Christian Endeavor Society of 1
'orest Presbyterian Church has about
ompleted arrangements to give a Star
,ourse OF entertainments in the Middle
,wn Opera House during the winter,
nd in another column will be found !.
heir announcement. We expect to give =
full account of what the Endeavorers =
ave in store for our people in our next :
ssue. 4.
Miss Bessie s. Anderson entertained a !;
lumber of her friends at her home on =
Vest Main street last evening in honor Il
her guest, Miss Buck. The affairs was o
surprise on Miss Buck, and those pre- !,
ent spent delightful evening. Refresh
1ents were served at late hour, after !;
,hich the guests departed for their i,
ONES. k
The Ladies Guild of St. Annes Church o