Middletown transcript., 1906-06-23

THIS OFFICE.
Why do you pay more, when Mont
gomery sells bananas at l2c per doz.
For Mason's jars, jar tops and jelly
glasses o., to BANNING's.
HORSE SHOEING. Plain 75c cash.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
J.C. GREEN.
Leave your laundry at Jones' barber
shop. Tie best Of work and prompt SER
vice.
Don't miss that old fashioned chocolate
for 20c per lb. at MoNTGoMERY's.
Pretty line Of trimmed hats, Summer
Millinery and baby caps.
Mrs. G. W. PETERSON.
After June LIST the Library hours will
be as follows; Tuesday, Z to $50; Satur-
days, 8 to and to $50.
A large variety Of cakes and crackers,
both loose and in packages at
BANNING's.
AZ piece china tea sets at 1925. a full
line Of dishes, agateware and and l0e.
goods. Mrs G. W. PETERSON.
It is estimated that the yield of wheat
ON the late Capt. Andrew Woodall's farms
IN Cecil and Kent counties, Maryland
will be 200, 600 bushels this year.
House formerly occupied by John W.
Jolls, deceased, for Rent. Possession
March 25th. 1906. Apply to joseph g.
Jolls or John A. Jolls.
Strictly high-class dental service at
moderate cost Free examination and es-
innate. DIR. ]. ALLEN JOHNSON, Main
street, MiddIetown, formerly Of Indian.
apolis.
FOR SALE.-0ne pair Of half-broken
8 year old mules DR. D. w. LEWIS,
Middletown, Del.
Bananas 12c and l5c dozen at
MoETGoMERY's s.
Miss Hattie Cullen entertained few
friends on Wednesday evening in honor
of her sister, Miss Lillian Cullen, of Phila-
delphia.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
Of letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending June 7th:
Mrs. Fannie Jones, Mrs. Lizzie Slinnie,
]. E. H. Hinson, Corbit johnson, G. H.
Jones.
WANTED-A thoroughly experienced
saleslady; one capable of taking full
charge of Dry Goods and notion store.
Must come well recommended.
w. T. DEyALINGER,
Townsend, Del.
EGGS FOR THE FARMER AND FANCIER.-
Standard bred Rose Comb Rhode Island
Reds, the best and most profitable bird
for all purposes, excellent layers Of brown
eggs, and unsurpassed as market lowls.
Write or call for prices.
@. P. COCHRAN,
Middletown, Del.
If You are looking for the best general
purpose chicken in this country buy a
lew settings of my Columbian Wyan-
dotte eggs. / have the best strain OF
Columbians in America and will only
offey a few settings for sale.
JOHN A. JoLIs,
Middletown, Del.
Miss Ida ". Howell entertained the
graduating class and their friends on Mon
day evening, at the High School. Owing
TO the very stormy weather, many were
not able to be present. On Tuesday |
evening the class gave dance in the As
sembly room OF the school.
NOTICE. have voluntarily resigned
my position with VIM. Davidson, 1918
French, ST., Wilmington, Del, and am
now affiliated with the Standard Granite |
Co., 7O0-702 Delaware Ave-, Wilmington,
Del, and shall be pleased to serve my
friends as faithfully as in the past.
G, FRANK DAVIDSON.
An exchange tells Of newspaper re-
porter who interviewed thirty successful |
business men and found that all Of them
when boys had been governed strictly and
frequently thrashed. He also interviewed |
thirty loaiers and learned that 27 Of them
had been mammals ''darlings, and the
other three had been reared by their
grandmothers.
Monday was in its full sense "blue Mon
day. to our farmers who anticipated cut
Ting wheat but who were prevented SO do
ing by the storm which threatened the
worst consequences. Some of the large
crops will not be in the shock this week;
but the majority of our farmers will COM
plete their harvesting the first Of the COM
week.
Many persons here will be sorry TO hear
Of the death Of l. w. Cleaver Parker, at
his home in Florida His son, Joseph |
Cleaver Parker, died in the winter, aged |.
IA years, and younger son died about
two years since. Mr.. Parker's wife is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Joseph Cleaver
who have lived near Port Penn for fifty
years, but who removed to Delaware City
in March. Mrs. Parker will make her
home with her parents in the future.
The following pupils Of Taylor's Bridge
School have attained the average OF 30
per cent. or better for the month Of June:
Lillian Huggins, Minnie Rothwell, Mamie
McClain, Florence David, Hilda David,
Nora David, Edith Foraker, Maggie Reg
ener, Nettie Regener, Edgar Deakyne,
Almira Bell, Lewis M.CIain, Lizzie
Deakyne, Albert Foraker, Ethel McClain,
Mabel McClain, Myrtle Bennett.
While Middletown was drenched with
a heavy downpour Of rain Thursday even
ing shortly before s o'clock. New Castle
and the surrounding county was pelted
with hail. The lightning, accompanying
the storm killed man at Kirkwood.
The man killed by bolt Of fire was
Matthew Harris colored, and his death
furnished one Of the vagaries Of lightning.
Harris and white man we're standing to-