Middletown transcript., 1907-08-10
MIDDLErowE, DEL. AUaUsr 10. 1907,
Local News

Local. NEWS
HORSE sHoEING. plain 75c cash
Satisfaction guaranteed.
]. G. GREEN.
After June 1st the Library hours vii
be: Tuesdays, to $50; Saturdays, 8 Il
and to $50.
. Gold Crowns, Bridges ani
uff0 Patchwork made in my own lab
ratory. DR.. johnson.
Mr.. William Fl. Powell and Miss Bertha
Walls, both of near Townsend, were
united in marriage on Wednesday, August
7th, by the Rev. A. E. Clay.
Houses and all kind Of Buildings moved
on short potice at reasonable prices.
2. T. BRADLEY,
Middletown, Del.
. Bp-to-date dental work at
UlfifD moderate cost. DR.. Johnson,
Middletown.
Let US do your printing, no matter how
small the order, and give us chance to
prove how well we can do it.
The primary department Of Bethesda
M. E. Church has closed for vacation
until Sunday, September LIST, 1907
g Wide-awake and no pain
UIffD either in extracting or filling
teeth. DR.. johnson.
Columbia Disc and Cylinder Records
for the month of July will be on sale
Thursday, June 9th, at W. s. Lether-
bury's. Call and hear them played on the
graphophone.
WANTED. Ambitions worker your
section to represent large factory. Salary
SIS weekly. Good opportunity for adj
vancement. United Mfg. Co., 1893 Chest
nut ST., Philadelphia.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
Of letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending Aug. lst
Miss Alice Blockson, Miss Sarah s. Brown,
Mrs. W. w. Wilson, Mr. c. W. Heather,
Mr.. Allen jackson.
The attention of our readers is called to
the large advertisement OF NJ Megary &
Son Co., Sixth and Tatnall Streets. Will
mington. They tell their own story on |
the second page Of THE TRANSCRIPT
The young men and the young ladies
of Seaford played game of base ball, re-
Gently. The game resulted in a victory |
for the ladies by the score of 8 to z. In
order to give the ladies fair trial, allthe
men wore skirts and used their left hands /
in catching and throwing the ball.
Bethesda Methodist Episcopal Sunday
School held its annual picnic at Lorewood
Grove on Thursday, and large number
of scholars and their friends spent de-
lightful day. transportation was fur
nished by our generous farmers, and
while the attendance was not so large as
on former occasions, every body was
pleased with the days outing.
This is undeniably season OF pros
perity, il the constant putting and haul
ing of steam railroad trains is any indi-
cation. Fifty-eight trains pass up the
Railroad Company's Della
ware peninsula lines every day Of twenty
four hours. One train passing north
ward at midnight Tuesday broke all
records for length 1t contained eighty
five cars, some gondoIas but nearly all
box cars.
On account of the unusual cool weather
in June the prospect for eating water
melons before the middle of August looks
dark. 1t is greatly feared that the crop
will not compare fayorably in size
and quality with those of previous
years. 1t is also probable that
The growers will realize good price for ;
Them during the entire summer. I,
Coroner Galloway has fled certificate
with the Board of Health which sets forth ,
hat tie death of William E. DENLY, the
,olored prisoner who died at the work.
house last Thursday, was the result of a
gunshot wound. Denby was shot during 8
dispute over crap game near town on
sunday. July 10th, by Elzie Wiggins, of
his town, but be made his escape i'm 8
after the shooting, and at this
writing has not been apprehended.
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Miss Mary Beasten gave delightful !
to Lorewood Grove on Thurs
lay, and after spending delightful day
It the Grove. they returned home at a
ate hour. Those present were: Misses
Richards, Mary Beasten, Lena Z
Weber, Sophia Blome, Prudence Lewis.
Lillian Walker, lola Buehm, Lulu Vim. 1
'ard, and Messrs. Norman Kumpel. j. b
Vinyard, Woodall Cochran, Ringgold
Richards, Robert Ratledge, George Rich
.rds, Edward Blome, Norman Gill, Mid :
lletown Miss Mary O'Day, Seaford Miss
Nary Phillips, Chester, Pa; Mr.. Elmer !
3urk, Newark, N. ].
While walking along the street in Del.
mar Tuesday night, Mr.. Frank G. JolIs
# this town was waylaid and assaulted
" man of that town, and at this writ T
ng MIR. Jolls is in serious condition. +
During the past month he has been
employed as clerk in one Ct the hotels !
i Delmar, and after closing up Tuesday e
light and while passing by an alley, a Lii
nan jumped from the alley and dealt d
linn heavy blow on the head. Two b
neE who were passing by ran to his
ssistance and succeeded in capturing bis
ssailant. Mr.. Jolls was brought to Mid Z
letown Wednesday morning, and later E
AIKEN to the Homeopathic Hospital in 2
Wilmington for treatment. :
SURPRISED THEIR FRIENDS !
The marriage of Joseph G. Parker, Jr.,
. Miss Alberta Fl. Cochran on Wednes- G
ay was great surprise to their numer- Y
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