Middletown transcript., 1905-04-01

II you care for good tender beef Steak
, get it at ARMsTRoSd's. 2
Leave your laundry at Jones' barber
/ Tie best Of work and prompt service.
II Won want to see the cleanest and best
line Of meats and groceries in town look al
ARMSTRONG !.
| Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry Ice
| Cream at MONTGOMERY
When you buy goods buy them as
cheap as you can. Get them at
ARMsTRoNG's.
] Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 8. |. Q. o.
f., elected the following officers on
Thursday evening: N. g., II. D. Howell;
v. G., Ira W. Owens; Recording Secre-
tary, Harry S. Beasten.
Miss Lily NJ Scott will have her Spring
Opening of Millinery on Wednesday,
April 9Th, and invites You to step in and
inspect the many pretty designs. 1t is
her study to help each customer make her
selection.
Chancellor John R. Nicholson has ap-
pointed Mr.. Albert L. Massey stenograp-
er for the Court of Chaneery, under the
act passed at the recent session Of the
Legislature. The salary is 5000, and Mr.
Massey's many Middletown friends will
be glad to learn of his securing this re-
sponsibe position.
Richard L. Naudain, President Of the
Farmers Creamery Co., recently by a
visit to Wilmington secured large order
| for butter from two of the largest hos
teleries in Wilmington-The Hotel Will
mington, Fred Wettcooth, prop, and A.
| L. Ainscow, restaurant, which will dis
pense of for the creamery more than zoo
pounds week.
The burning of brush heaps and other
rubbish gives evidence that the garden
ers are getting in their early spring work.
A few Of our progressive citizens have
planted their garden seed and are hoping
to be in the lead with their crops. The
rains of the past week have much inter
fered with farm work and there is much
activity in preparing for busy season.
| We have taken the agency for the
Model and Cypress Incubators, and when
we say all of the leading poultrymen 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 them over. Call
or write for catalogue.
J. F. McWHoRTER & Son.
Peach trees, 7-16 inch, or No. !, at 3 cts
each; J inch, or medium size, at 2l cts
each; and to inch, or No 2, at Il cts.
each. Also Pear, Apple, Plum and
Cherry trees. Elberta alone one cent
each higher All trees guaranteed. These
trees kept dormant for planting safely
as late as May 18th, if not sold earlier.
| R. S. JOHNSTON.
Box l09, Stockley, Del
Tn the course Of another week the locks
of the Delaware and Chesapeake cana
| will be the scene OF much business. Her
ring have put in an appearance and the
warm weather and clear river will cause
more to come soon. Then will follow the
gInt when $4,000 day will be hauled
out. Traders and farmers will then have
a chance to get fish at a lower rate
Farmers salt down thousands of herring
SO they will be used the following win
ter.
The Post Office Department has de
cided that rural mail delivery patrons
must secure approved" mail boxes
Carriers will not be allowed to deposit
mail matter in ordinary homemade
wooden or other make-shift boxes. Til:
decision was likely brought about by thu
fact that many persisted in using tht
most ordinary sort of boxes, in many
cases not fit to receive mail matter, anC
certainly not creditable to the service
While others provided decent, and il
some cases most excellent, boxes, thu
inspectors likely found it difficult to draw
the line between the good and bad, hence
the decision that all boxes must be Of th,
approved metal class.
DR.. J. Allen johnson, announces til,
opening of dental Office, in West Mail
Street, Middletown, Delaware. During
the past two years DR.. johnson has beer
specialist in Operative Dentistry in th,
city Of Indianapolis, Ind, and for si1
years previous to that time, commanded
large general practice in Smyrna, Del
1t is now his desire to give to the peopl
Of this community, the benefit Of his ex
perience and skill, maintaining the SAM
high standard of service, that has charac
terized his work elsewhere. The mos
up-to-date and approved methods will b
used to render all operations painless, ant
the equipment such, that he will be able t,
compete with the best dental offices in tn,
larger cities, both in fees and quality Q
services rendered.
Delaware Gamers are now arranging t
make the contracts with the farmers Q
this State to grow thousands Of acres 0
corn and tomatoes during the comini
season. The seed for the sugar corn ha
been purchased and will be furnished t,
the farmers so that none but the bes