Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-06-24
Local News.

J. G. GREEN.
Teams to hire and parties driven to al
near by towns THos. BoULDEN,
Lockwood Street
Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Bisqu
and Pineapple Creams. These flavors ar
made from new fruit. MONTGOMERY.
FOR RENT.-Stable on West Mali
street. Possession given Immediately
Apply to THIS OFFICE.
Laundry collected Monday, delivered
Thursday. Also clothing cleaned, pressed
and dyed. d. c. PLEAsANToN,
Corner Cass and Main Streets
WANTED-A good white man to assis
in making ice cream and candies. A
good chance to learn the business. Only
those who are not afraid of work neeC
apply. Call at This OFFICE.
LOST.-A bunch OF Keys on a rounc
steel ring. The finder will please return
to This OFFICE.
After June 1st the library hours will bt
as follows Tuesdays from to $50 P NJ {.
Saturdays from 3 to 5, and Z to $50 P. NJ
Thus far during 1905 automobiles have
killed sixty-two persons and injured 1893
Persistent effort may still bring the 100;
figures up to the railway mortality. 1t.
too early in the season to forecast per
centages.
Count the market price of "the poo
farmer's' land, figure out the value O
the stock, put in his bank account ant
you will find that the average farmer i.
worth good deal more than the average
townsman.
Unclaimed Letters-The following lis
of letters remain unclaimed in the posi-
office for the week ending June 18th
Miss Ella Brinkley, Miss Myrtle Daisey
Miss Mary Lamb, Edward Cotingham
Rowland ]. Haily, George Pyner.
To the members OF Seneca Tribe, No
A, Imp. 0. r. NJ, you are all request ed
to be present at regular Council Fire Oh
the Sleep of the Sun of this Moon for the
purpose of celebrating its Sd anniversary.
Yours in F. F. & c., Chief of Records.
Do not forget that Monday is the last
day for our coupons to be returned for
the month OF May. If you purchase
$l.00 worth of merchandise you will have
a chance of securing one. of our cash
prizes, ranging from cents to $500
Mrs G. w. JEFFERSON.
Mr.. William II. Fennimore has been
appointed trustee OF the poor for Black.
bird Hundred TO succeed Mr.. John Beth,
who resigned to accept the more lucrative
position OF tax collector. He was sworn
in OH Saturday, and is now ready to
assume the new duties.
Summer is here for sure. Monday
broke ell records go far this season, Tn
many places during the afternoon the
temperature was 90 degrees in the shade.
Some thermometers which were well
sheltered recorded less than this, but
most of them were working overtime in
showing the high records.
Lord help the millionaire p exclaimed
a Lacon philosopher. ''There is Rookie
Teller, with no appetite Morgan so rest
less he can't stay long in one place; Car
negie has the long suffering OF dyspepsia,
and the rest of 'em are dying with envy,
because they're not as rich as the three
OF 'em! Blessed be bacon and greens,
and health, with the grace of God "
Here is prophecy Of Canadian news
paper: 'The city home OF the future will
contain no stoves. Cooking will be done
by power, the building will be heated
from a central plant, elevators will run
from cellar to garnet, and breakfast, lunch
and dinner will be supplied from a CO.
operative center. Not only will the house
OF the future be cleaned by power but
the dust will be removed by pneumatic
exhaust SYSTEM"
MISUNDERSTANDING |. II. Parker left
Monday for Nashville, Tenn, where he
will represent Delaware at the meeting OF
the National Council Of the Junior Order
United Mechanics. Mr.. Parker was
elected national representative from this
State and will therefore take part in the
Supreme Council meetings. There is no
more enthusiastic member OF the order
than General Parker, and Delaware will
be well represented.
S. Maxwell Harrington of Dover. has
purchased an automobile. He with Alden
b. Richardson, H. 1. Beers, Jr., and
Edward Heite made the trip from Phila.
delphia in the machine and had an excit.
ing experience. They left Philadelphia
at O'Clock Monday afternoon, and, aftel
a series OF mishaps in which they were
obliged to push the machine through
mud up to the axles reached Miidletown
about 2 O'Clock the next morning. The
run from Middletown to Dover was made
without accident and they arrived al
Dover at noon on Tuesday.
William Wright, % years, met with q
fatal accident OH Tuesday at R. T. Cann's
raw mill, near Kirkwood. He was EN-.
pioyed in carrying lumber at the mill and
by accident made misstep, falling on
the revolving circular saw cutting entirely
through his ribs in an instant. DIR. Cam
was Immediately summoned and although
having no hope of saving his life, it was
decided to send him by train to hospital
in Wilmington, but death came before
Porter's Station was reached. He was a
son of Mr.. James Wright and resident
of Kirkwood, and had only gone to work
at the mill on the morning of the day he
was killed.