Middletown transcript., 1906-02-03
MosyooMrny i nov making his choice

candies.
An eclipse Of the moon will occur Feb
ruary sth.
Valentines have made their appearance
in the store windows.
The days are getting longer, though
the differ. nee in the morning is not suf-
ficient to be noticeable.
It is rumored that Sunday passenger
trains will be run over the Delaware
Railroad regularly after March first.
Bananas l2c and 15c dozen at
MONTGOMERY
With potatoes at 40c per basket, and
cabbage at SC per pound, there is not
much temptation for good boiled din
ner.
The wheat fields in this community are
fully as green and advanced as is USUAL
in the middle of April and old farmers are
guessing how it may result in harvest
time.
Pork brings &c per pound and many
are the hogs that are butchered to supply
the demand for sausage, chops, scrapple
and other toothsome articles for our
townspeople.
G. A. Snow & Co Patent Attorneys, of
Washington, have small memorandum
book and diary for 1906 which they will
send to mechanics, manufacturers, or in
veltors for postage, two cents.
FOR RENT.-Store room III Town Hall
now il tenure OF Jones & Bradley. Two
dwelling hous on Lake Street now in
tenure OF Philip Burke and Richard
Eaton. ALFRED q. Cox, Agent.
EGGS FOR HATCHING-5O cents per
dozen, single and rose comb Rhode Island
Reds, White Wyandnttes, White Rocks
and Black Leghorts T. r BRADSHAW,
Odessa, lei.
The Baltimore San Almanac for tile year
1906 is out, copy of which has reached
this Office. 1t is one of the most useful
books of reference we know of, and
should be in the home of every Delaware
family.
WANTED.-Good man to farm 20
acres three miles from Wilmington, Del.
Regular wages and an opportunity to
make money. No dairy. State wages,
experience, family and references. Box
460, Wilmington, Del.
Not in the memory of the Oldest in
habitants has January cut such an odd
caper. No ice and July weather, SO
warm that fires were not needed. Fruit
buds were stimulated into life, and real
summer weather prevailed.
We have received copy of The Demo
cratic 44drOcate, published at Westminster
Md, and in its column is chronicled the
death of the junior editor, Mr.. Charles
Hamelton Vandeford, who departed this
life Friday morning, January 26th. Mr..
yandeford was a son of the late Henry
Vandeford, who was the founder OF THE
TRANSCRIPT, in 1868. In 1871, he pur-
chased this plant from his father, but
sold it in 1872 and took up his residence
in Westminster Nd, where he resided
at the time of Ills death.
We received this week from Mr.. A. T.
Bradley who is spending sometime at
Tampa, Florida, a copy Of The Tampa
Herald. In the single wrapper entlIsing
the paper was fragrant red rose, pluck
ed from one of the many beautiful gardens
Of Tampa. Mr.. Brady speaks in glow
ing terms of the Southern city, and in
writing of the tempature stated that the
thermometer was registering 81 at noon on
january 9th. The Tampa Hearld is
bright, well printed daily paper, aud
Judging from the number of merchants
who are using its columns in advertising
their goods, it is destined to grow.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Buehm entertained
large number of their friends at their
home on East Main street Monday even
ing,in honor Of the eighteenth birthday Of
their daughter Miss lola, The occasion was
a most pleasant one to all the participants,
and the games: vocal and instrumental
music added much to the enjoyment of
all. Miss Buehm was the recipient OF
many handsome gifts. At late hour re-
freshment were served consisting of ice
cream cake, etc. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. George Richards, Mrs. Josie
Dixon, Mrs. j. A. Suydam, Mae Buehm,
Este,la Suydam, Elizabeth J. Hopkins,
Elizabeth Holten, Mollie and Katie DroIl
Minnie Adams, Daisy scptt, Edith CHM,
Ada Roberts, May Kumple, Edith Jones,
Mary Beasten, Lydia Dockery. Elizabeth
Richards, Ethel Sparks, Vera Sparks,
Edna Banning, Lillian Solway, Eliza r.
Hurh, Hattie Cullen, of town; Miss Bess-
Vincent, Wilmington; Messrs. Daniel W.
Stevens, Norman Kumple. Royden Will
son, James Adkins, Delaware Dockety.
Walter Neff, Harry ManIove, George
Richards, Jr., OF town Fred Peech, and
Charles Townsend. of Wilmington and
Herman Wilson Of Philadelphia.