Middletown transcript., 1907-09-14
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Middletown.

1ILED moderate cost. DR.. johnson
Middletown.
Mr.. John w. Isaacs, who purchased /
farm in Blackbird Hundred recently, ha
moved to his new home, where he vii
engage in farming.
6 Wide-awake and no pain
VInn8 either in extracting or filling
teeth. DIR. johnson.
Houses and all kind Of Buildings moved
on short notice at reasonable prices.
2. 7. BRADLEY,
Middletown, Del.
The Rev. F. H. Moore will preach il
the Armstrong Chapel on tomorrow,
Sunday, afternoon. Service begins al
2.30 o'clock.
Our public schools opened on Monday,
with the same able corps of teachers as
last year, and the attendance is larger
than usual.
g Gold Crowns, Bridges and
UIHHB Patchwork made in my own lab.
ratory. DIR. johnson.
The Woman's Missionary Society ol
Forest Presbyterian Church, will hold a
Rummage Sale and Bake in the vacant
store room of the Town Hall all day Sat
urday and evening October 5th.
The game of baseball advertised to take
place between the local team and Smyrna
on Saturday afternoon last was postponed,
but will be played this Saturday after.
noon at 2.30 O'Clock.
WANTED.-Ambitious worker your
section to represent large factory. Salary
SIS weekly. Good opportunity for ad-
vancement. United Mtg. Co., 1893 Chest
nut St., Philadelphia.
The show windows of ]. G. Bragdon
are attracting the attention of all passers-
by. Mr.. Bragdon has again done him
self credit by tastefully decorating them,
and they are both attractive and pretty.
The rains of the past week have been
welcome visitors to our farmers, who had
given up the blowing of follow owing to
the dry weather. The corn crop was also
greatly benefited, but it is the opinion Of
many that the crop will not be full one
FOR SALE-20 fine farms in St.
Georges hundred, from $1,000 to $4,000
Any size farms 10 to 800 acres, some fine
homes and well located. Also several
farms in Kent County Md, I also have
$25, 200 to loan at per cent.
GEO. w. INGRAM
After October lst the Library hours will
be: Tuesdays, $50 to 5; Saturdays, to
5 and to $50 P. M. The Library will
be open on Tuesday evenings to the pupils
of the public schools only, and no books
will be exchanged except those belonging
to the pupils.
The Anti.License Campaign Committee
advocates of St. Georges Hundred raised
their first banner in Middletown on Fri.
day Of last week, and il we are correctly
informed there will be several more ban
ners unfurled to the breezes during the
next few weeks.
There will be a mass meeting in the
Odessa Town Hall, on Monday evening,
September 10th, under the auspices of
the st. Georges Hundred Anti-License
rop,poiru Top,p,;Ftao Tobp D urEEoo
ESQ., of Dover, will be the principal
speaker. The public is invited to attend.
Local sportsmen have been on the
nearby marshes every afternoon during
the past week, in quest of the toothsome
reed bird, but they have not succeeded
in bagging them in large numbers. The
birds are in fine condition now, and will
continue to improve until they depart
from our marshes.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
of letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending Sept. 9Th !:
Mary Blackston, Miss Harritt johnson,
care of Mrs. H. Hudson. Mrs. Maggie
Wilson, Emma Wilson dead letter.
Mr.. Percy Maud Andrew, Mr.. -Alexan-
der Jones, Mr.. Asbury Pratt.
Mr.. E. ]. Steele, as announced in these
columns several weeks ago, has purchased
the lot on West Main street, adjoining the
residence Of Miss Bes sic S. Anderson and
will erect two modern green houses there.
Mr.. Steele has 700 concrete blocks on the
site now and will use them for his founda-
tions and side walls, and his houses will
be modern in every respect. He will be-
gin building during the ensuing week.
An experienced teacher says that pu-
pills who have access to newspapers at
home, when compared with those who
do not, are better readers, better spoilers,
better grammarians, better punctuators,
and read more understandingly and OBJ
tain practical knowledge Of geography
in almost half the time it requires others.
The newspaper is decidedly an important
factor in modern life. This will not be
disputed by any one who has taken the
trouble to investigate the matter for him
self.
Mrs. A G. Cox entertained the MEM
bers Of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society, and few other friends, at her
home last Friday evening. Every year
about this time, Mrs. Cox gives this little
entertainment, when the Mite boxes are
opened, and the years collections re-
ported After the business meeting a
repast of fruits was served. The guests
we're Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Hutchin,
Rev. and Mrs. ]. A. Arters, Rev. and
Mrs. G. P. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. A. g..
Cox, Mrs. John Armstrong, Mrs. NJ. B.
Burris, Mrs. w. B. Biggs, Mrs. John
Gilt, Mrs. A. H. Gallagher, Mrs. J. E.
CHM. Mrs. g. E. Hukill, Mrs. C. a..
Hoffecker. Mrs. s. A. Rice, Mrs. G. A:
Richie, Mrs. G. S. Roberts, Mrs. J. L.
Shepherd, Misses Mary Adkins, Edna
Banning, Louisa Cox, Ida Cleaver, Anna
Cox, Anna Denny, Eliza Hurn, Lottie
Jolls. Martha Jones, Emma Merritt,