Middletown transcript., 1905-08-26
The MiddletoWn Transcript
M1DDLETowN, DEL, AUG. 90, 1905.
Local News.

shop. The best Of work and prompt SER
vice.
Oysters at
Middletown Restaurant & Supply Co.
HORSE SHOEING.-Plain, rs cents
cash. Satisfaction guaranteed.
J. G. GREEN
Teams to hire and parties driven to, all
near by towns THos. BoULDEN,
Lockwood Street.
Vanilla, Chocolate, strawberry, Bisque
and Pineapple Creams. These favors are
made from new fruit. MONTGOMERY.
FOR RENT.-Stable on West Main
street. Possession given Immediately.
Apply to THIS OFFICE
Laundry collected Monday, delivered
Thursday. Also clothing cleaned. pressed
and dyed. d. G. PLEAsANToN,
Corner Cass and Main Streets.
After June 1st the library hours will be
as follows Tuesdays from to $50 ?. NJ;
Saturdays from 3 to 5, and to $50 ?. M.
BUILDING SAND FOR SALE-I have 200
tons of good white building sand for sale.
Will sive and deliver sand for $3.50 per
ton. W. H. Voshel.
Middletown, Del.
Don't let your teeth become decayed
and discolored without consulting the
dentist. DIR. johnson, Middletown, will
make careful examination and give an
estimate OF cost OF service, without charge
The latest and most approved methods
used for. painless operations. All work
guaranteed.
FOR SALE.-Mule 16 hands-11 years
-sound-$l00 T. r. BRADSHAW, near
Odessa.
LOST.-A lady's blue jacket and baby's
white coat. Finder will be rewarded
by leaving same at Dr. WRrGHT's War
wick, Md.
Mr.. Norman p Crouch has removed to
Wilmington, where he has accepted
position in the Office of Clerk OF the Or
phans Court Joseph G. Jols.
The fall opening OF Goldey Commercial
College will be Monday, September 4th.
III you nave not yet received the new
catalogue, write for it at once. See the
advertisement of the College in to-day's
paper.
ing: THE fellow who is counting a GER
tain married lady had better leave town
as the husband is onto him." The paper
had not been out very long before every
man had left except three old cripples
and man who had not read the paper
The big 12-horse power gasoline engine
furnished Mr.. Frederick Brady by Davis
Bros, has been placed in position on Mr..
Brady's farm, near town, and was started
mp Friday in filling the big 150 ton silo.
Considerable interest is being taken in its
work by the farmers in this section.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
Of letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending August 18th
Mrs. Annie Taylor, J. W. Clayton, Perry
L. Dover, Thomas johnson, Charles
Jones, George Lingo, Charles Waters, r.
L. Williams, dead letter. Robert Bent
ley.
The tomato crop in New Castle County
will be very small this season. In some
instance farmers will get fair returns, but
as general rule the vines will bear but
little fruit. This is due to the blossoms
being washed off by the heavy and fire.
quent rains that we have been having the
past month.
Several OF the local chicken fanciers
will exhibit their thoroughbreads at the
Grange Picnic and Fair to be held at
Brandywine Springs, on August 30th,
3lst, and September LIST. The raising Of
thoroughbred chickens has become
great fall with many Of our people, and
some of them are finding it to be prof.
table business.
1t is great thing to be young Those
who are old have passed over their course
OF life. II they have lived we'll, they can
rejoice in their attachments and achieve
ments. II they have failed through ne
glect, carelessness, Incidence, or sin, it is
too late to retrieve their losses. But
young people stand at the beginning Of
life, with all its magnificent opportunities
yet within their reach. u should fill
young hearts with enthusiasm to look for
ward into years which hold so much of
possibility for them.
Postmaster General Cortelyou directed
the issuance of new form OF money or
der, which, it is believed will be proof
against adulteration at the hands of the
Iorgers. The department has been
greatly annoyed by the operation OF per-
rons who purchase money orders for
small amounts and raise them, passing
Although the direct loss falls entirely on
those who accept the orders of the depart
ment refusing to cash them except as
originally drawn, there has been a heavy
indirect expense involved in the pursuit,
arrest and conviction of the offenders.
The form adopted will be issued as soon
as the new plates can be prepared and
other necessary preliminaries can be
made.
On Monday evening, at 7.30 o'clock,
the fire whistle startled our citizens and
in few minutes large crowd was on
the streets. The fire was in the straw
stack of Mr.. William A. Green, just be-
yond old St. Anne's Church, one mile
south of town. Fortunately Mr.. Green
had threshed his wheat on Saturday, this
making his loss. comparatively nothing,
only the loose straw being burned. His
farm machinery, which was in a nearby
shed, was saved, the building not being
consumed, as reported. The origin of
the fire Is mystery but reports are in
circulation that it was caused by some
yorn0 colnrod mon onUaOnd in eran.shoof.