Middletown transcript., 1905-02-04
M1DDLETowN, DEL, FEB. 4, 1905.
Local News.

DR.. w. Es Barnard, Dentist. Offices
and residence adjoining the post office.
The peach crank will have to cease
talking as long as the present cold wealth
er continues.
Persons who have not filled their ice
houses now have another chance to load
up with fine article.
Lent will be unusually late this year
beginning March Sth, Ash Wednesday.
Easter occurs April 23d.
HORSE SHOEING. rs cents
cash. Satisfaction guaranteed.
j. c. GREEN.
FOR RENT-House and Stable now
occupied by John W. Solway East Main
street. q. f. HUKILI.
During these trying times look after
the poor who happen to be in our
midst, and see that they do not suffer.
FOR RENT.-Stable on West Main
street, recently occupied by the late DR..
HardcastIe. G. E. HUKTLL.
FOR SALE.-The property of the late
r. w. Cochran on Green street. Apply to
J. B. MEssIcK.
After October 1st the library will be
open on Tuesdays from $50 to 8 o'clock,
P. NJ, and on Saturdays from 3 to 5
O'Clock and 7 to $50 o'clock, P. NJ.
The public sale of Mrs. Salle W. Hard
castle will take place this afternoon at
30 o'clock, at her residence on West
Main street. See ad. in another column.
The cold weather and deep snow is
hard on the partridges and rabbits, and
unless our sportsmen and farmers look
after them our supply will be extinct
Feed the birds.
A movement has been started to have
the Legislature pass an act requiring a
license fee from each resident gunner. 1t
has not been explained whether farmers
cunning on their own property are to be
included in this list.
Mr.. John E. CHM has contracted to
paper the large lodge room in the Me-
Whorter building, on East Main street
The room when newly papered and
grained will be one Of prettiest lodge
rooms in the State. Mr.. O. NJ. Matthews
is doing the painting and granting.
A successor to Joseph E. GiIingham,
president of the Chesapeake & Delaware
Canal, who has resigned owing to pros
pective absence abroad, will he chosen
at a meeting of the stock and bondhold-
ers at the compan,'s office, 52S Walnut
street, Philadelphia, on February goth.
Are you going to get married? Are
you going to housekeeping? Are you
going to move, or when you clean house,
and need any Furniture, Carpets, Mating
or anything else in house furnishings
can save you money if You will see me
before you purchase. A. FoGEL
We have taken the agency for the
Model Cypress Incubator, and when we
say all of the leading poutrymen of the
country are using the Cypress, we are
only saying what many in this commun-
ity know is true. Would be glad to
have you call and look it over.
]. F. McWHoRTER & SoN.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
of letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending ia nuary Goth:
Miss Ida May Briscoe, Miss Agnes
Dewby, Miss Mary Lonise johnson, Mrs.
Edith Wilson, (coD Mrs. Lizzie Wilson,
Charley Copper, Charles B. Finley, Read
Ford, William H. Henry, William Red
som, Albert Sarkey.
A small fire at the residence of Mr..
Eugene S. Long on Friday of last week,
caused some excitement on Anderson
street for short time, but neighbors
quickly put out the blaze. The fire was
first discovered in tile head of a couch,
and in short time the carpet and sew
eral other things in the room were burn
ing. The total loss was about $50, which
is covered Dy insurance.
The challenge of the Port Penn Gun
Club to shoot match with the Middle
town Shooting Association has just teen
brought TO our notice, and we promptly
accept the same on behalf of the an. S.
A." The Secretary will communicate
with Mr.. Charles N. McMunn at once,
and arrange details.
w. E. BARNARD,
Field Captain,
writer in an exchange recommends
skating as cure for "blues," and pre-
scribes the following doses "Skating is
the attraction at present. Some can,
others cannot, but all want to enjoy the
pleasure Of gliding over the crystal lake
Moderate exercise on steels with occa-
sional x-ray smiles from some fair one
is a cure-all for many OF lfe's ills. A
dose before each meal is not too often"
Persons living along routes of rural
free delivery mail service should keep
yin mind n fact that the Postoffice
Department has issped orders to the
owners Of vicious dogs that unless the
animals are removed delivery of mail
to those houses will be discontinued.
1t should be remembered that the roads
must be kept in good repair and that
the snow be shoveled away from the
boxes, or mail need not be delivered.
If you will try, for few DAYS, to think
only pleasant things of all people, and
say none but pleasant things about them,
YOU will be surprised at the results in
your own heart and life. Your .aequain-
tances, who, perhaps, are treating you
with Indifference and suspicion, will be-
come friendly and full of hearty good
will toward you. For there is no pro-
founder than the world is what we make
it ourselves. Our mental and moral at
nosphere is entirely Of our own creating.
We may breathe the pure. sweet air of
loving kindness if We will, or we may in
hale the deadly miasma of hate and dis
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