Middletown transcript., 1904-12-03
mIDDLETowN, DEL, DEC. s, 1904.
Local News.

Full line of Fresh Groceries at E. F.
[NGRAM's.
DR.. W. E. BARNARD, Surgeon Dentist,
office Southeast corner of Main and Scott
streets.
FOR SALE.-The property of the late
R. w. Cochran on Green street. Apply to
]. B. MEssICK.
The only way to know that you're get
ting Good Bread every time is to buy it
from us. It's guarantee of satisfaction.
JONES BRADLEY.
A full line of 12 ga. smokless shot gun
shells at s. E. MAssEY's.
Try our Famous Stews.
JONES & BRADLEY's.
After October 1st the library will be
open on Tuesdays from $50 to O'Clock,
P. NJ, and on Saturdays from 3 to 5
o'clock and to $50 o'clock, P. M.
OYSTERS by the Quart at
JONES & BRADLEY's
FOR SALE.-A ~ room house with
all modern improvements. Southeast
corner Green and Church Streets. Pos
session given March 25th. 1905. Apply
to JOSHUA CLAYTON, JR., Middletown, Del.
FOR SALE-BrownL Leghorn Cockerals
for sale cheap, for a short time only.
T. E. CLAYTON, Mt. Pleasant, Del.
WANTED.-To rent Farm OF about
$50 acres on shares. Can give the best of
reference. Apply to THIS OFFICE
HORSE SHOEING.- 75 cents
cash. Satisfaction guaranteed.
J. G. GREEN.
New BARBER SHoP.-I wish to an
nounce to my friends and the public,
that have opened up first-class barber
shop in the room on North Broad street
formally occupied by the Y. W. c. T. u,
and will appreciate share of the public
patronage.
WILLIAM McCLARY.
A large number of families have sent
from two to fonr students to Goldey Col
lege.
Patronize the advertisers of this paper
if You want a dollars worth for a dollar.
They are the cream OF the business men in
our town.
A new time table went into effect on
the Delaware railroad Monday last. The
schedule contains several changes, as will
be seen by examining the time table
published in this issue.
During the last few DAYS we have sent
ont several hundred bills for subscriptions
to TIE TRANSCRIPT. Many have already
responded, and doubtless others will dur
ing the next few days.
We had slight touch of winter
weather Monday and many thought it in
dicated a repitition of lat winter when
ponds and streams froze over Thanksgiv-
ing night and remained in this condition
all winter.
In six months, it is said, wheat will
shrink in bulk two quarts to the bushel,
or per cent. 1t therefore follows that
81 cents bushel in August, just after
wheat is threshed, is equal to 81 in the
following February.
FOR SALE-Thorough cockerels,
Black Minorca, White Leghorn, Silver
Spangled Hamburg, White Wyandottes,
Barred Plymouth Rocks. Price 81 90 to
$500 each.
Z. ]. STEEL, Henderson, Md.
We would be pleased to have our
friends and patrons in all parts of the
cnnnty favor us with personal and social
news of interest to their friends and
acquaintances, in addition to other inter-
esting news. Such items will alwavs be
given place in our columns
A Rummage Sale is being held in Car
nagy's shop, at Summit Bridge. This is
an effort made to pay off the debt resting
Oli Duiuuiib VI. G' SHuiCH. 4uc UulClal5
appreciate all the help rendered to their
enterprise and wish for the hearty CO.
operation Of all to its success.
The mammoth melodramatic produc-
ton, "Across The Rockies" will be the
attraction at the Opera House next We'd
nesdav night. 1t is the work j. }. Nc
Closkey, whose famous "Across The
Pacific" has been seen by thousands of
people in every city Of prominence.
Hog killing will soon be the order of
the day with our farmers, and the aver
age housewife breads the undertaking.
The ravages of cholera has not played
such havoc with hogs in this county this
year. and, consequently most of the. far
mers are plentifully supplied with killing
iIogs.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
of letters remain unclaimed in the post
office for the week ending November oath
Mrs. Mary Hayes, Miss Areloe johnson
Mrs. c. Fl. Jones, Lovisa Welden (dead
letter. Miss Alice Wiggins, George Barkt-
let, Mister Huting, Alfeed Moore, David
Ray, Jr.
According to the '.goose bone" and the
thickness OF the muskrat furs, we are
to have hard winter. But report
from Pennsylvania says a mild winter
is indicated by the finding Of swarms
of grasshoppers in the snow on the noun
tains. there being thousands Of them and
all very lively.
farmar in Deerield, Pa, has raised
1880 bushels of white potatoes ON a
farm OF los acres, valued at $4,000. He
used 100 tons OF fertilizers and half ton
of Paris Green to kill the potato beetles.
The total cost Of the crop was 81, 900, and
the profit was $4,000. That is better
! than being a Supreme Court Judge or a
Cabinet Minister, so far as'salary goes.