Middletown transcript., 1906-08-04
MIDDLErowN, DEL, AUG. 4. 1906.
Local News

For special bargains in Unbleached
Muslin 60 to BANNINGss.
FOR SALE.-Poultry and pigeon house
l2x50 feet at cost of materials. Apply to
This OFFICE
Why do You pay more, when Mont
gomery sells bananas at l2c per doz.
Local views, Souvenir Postal cards,
three for 5 cents. LEES PHARMACY.
HORSE sHoEING.-Plain 75c cash.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Finest collection of souvenir post cards
of local scenery in the State of Delaware
at MoNRo's.
Leave your laundry at Jones' barber
shop. The best Of work and prompt ser
vice.
Don't miss that old fashioned chocolate
for 20c per lb. at MoNTGoMERY's.
After June 1st the Library hours will
be as follows; Tuesday, z to $50; Satur-
days, to and to $50.
Bananas 12c and 15c dozen at
MoNTGoMERY's.
For Mason's jars, jar tops and jelly
glasses go to BANNING's.
Genuine photographs Of local scenery
on post cards at Monro's, cents each or
for 25 cents.
Your own scenes for 60 cents per dozen
or ST. 90 for dozen from the same plate.
MoNRo's.
Do not neglect your teeth. A little at
tention now will save you much pain and
expense later on. DR.. ]. ALLEN JOHNSON,
Middetown, will make examination and
estimate without charge. Gas given for
painless extracting.
LOST.-A Blue Bellen Setter Dog,
color, blue and grey. new collar with
nickle spots. Liberal reward if returned
to. W. REESE PARKER.
Middetown, Del.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
of letters remain unclaimed in the post
office for the week ending July 26th
Mrs. Fanny Jones, Miss Lizzie Williams,
Mr.. James H. Beddel, Mr.. David R
Conoway, Mr.. Samuel Green, Mr.. George
Harris, Mr. Thomas Hudson.
A Temperance Harvest Home will be
held in Mr.. P. J. Lynchs' woods, near
Mt. Pleasant, on Tuesday, August 7th. |
Eloquent speakers will be present, and |
the public is invited to attend. The |
ladies will serve dinner and supper for |
the small sum of % cents.
All voters should register to-day. II |
order to vote at the Primary Election in
September, it will be necessary to register
on one of the days in August The board /
of registration will sit on August 4th, 1lth
and 18th. from A. N. to u NJ, and from
from to P. M.
Grabbing parties are numerous just now
and several large catches have been re-
ported. One gentleman who tried to fish
in Blackbird Creek with small net,
found the crabs SO plentiful that it was
impossible to fish, as his net would be full
of crabs in very short time.
Don't forget the date Of the large public
sale of Mr.. H. L. Shepherd. The sale
will take place on Wednesday, August
9Th, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. See ad. in
another coIumn'of this ISSUE
DR.. A. W. Lightbourne, pastor of the
NJ. E. Church is away on his vacation for
one month, and will spend some Of his
time in camp-meeting work, preaching
this week at the following camps: Lambs,
Concord and Leslie.
At st. Anne's Episcopal Church on
Sunday, the eight Sunday after Trinity,
the Rector, Rev. A. E. Clay will preach
two special sermons. At the MORN
ing service, 1890 o'clock; morning
Holy Communion and sermon;
subject-"The TRANSPORTATION of Christ"
At the evening service, 730 o'clock, L
evening prayer and sermon; subject
"The first Commandment" All are cor
daily invited.
A friend at our elbow suggests that the
best way to head off the mail order houses
is for the local merchant to advertise lib
orally and get the trade themselves. 1t
does look reasonable. All of the success
ful mail order houses are heavy adverti-
sers and if they can make it pay why not
the local merchants.
In this issue of The TRANscRIPT will be
found the advertisement of Goldey COL
lege, Wilmington. This institution stands
in the front rank of commercial schools,
as can be attested by the number of grad
mates from this Peninsula. If you antici-
pate sending your boy or girl to a first
clsss business college, you need to go no
further from home
While we beautify our gardens and
premises we should not forget our rela-
tives and friends who are at peaceful
rest. There are more little mounds in
our cemetery than there are residents in
our town and it is fitting that our silent
city should be kept in order. None Of US
are too poor to plant rose above the rest
ing place of relative or friend.
1t is astonishing to note, in driving over
the county, the large amount of wheat
that remains i'll the fields unthreshed.
tits lamentable fact that the first Of Aug
ust, time that in years past has found
the entire wheat crop Of the county gar
nered, very nearly half the crop is still in
the fields. The entire month of July has
been rainy season and the indications
are that it is not yet over.
w0oDALL ESTATE
Judge James A. Pearce has appointed
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