Middletown transcript., 1908-09-05
M1DDLETowN, DEL, SEPT. sos.
Local News


FOR SALE.-Partition suitable for Of
fee with frosted glass windows and
double doors. Apply to
DR.. P. R. SMITH.
After June list, the Library hours will
be as follows: Tuesday, 7 to $50 P. M;
Saturday, 8 to 5 and to $50 P. M.
DR.. J. c. Sites has removed his dental
office to the building recently vacated by
the Western Union Telegraph Co., next
door to ]. L. Shepherds office.
Let us estimate on your paperhanging
before placing your order. Long distance
phone No. 100. J. E. GINN.
High.grade dental service. Examina-
tion and estimate, free. DR.. ]. Allen
johnson, Middletown. Phone IS.
Miss Mary Mcclellan and. Malcolm
Croft both of Odessa, we're united in mar
riage on Wednesday evening by the Rev.
]. A. Arters.
Mr.. G. L. Cochran has received the
agency for the Mitchell and Ford auto
mobiles, and will open garage and keep
an expert who will do all kinds of repair
ing.
REMOVAL NOTICE. - DR.. NJ. B.
Burstan, Eye Specialist and Optician, has
removed his optical Office to North East
orner Broad and Main SITS, second floor
of Burstan's Corner Store.
Does your subscription fall due in
September? Watch the label on THE
TRANSCRIPT coming to you and send your
remittance. Remember the postal law
only allows US to give you one years
credit We will appreciate your attend
ing to this matter promptly.
NOTICE TO FARMERs.-We contract in
Delaware and Maryland for the best Wire
Fence made. See US before buying and
be convinced.
ALGIRE & WILSON.
The Cochran & Jones Lumber Co.,
have full assortment of Lumber at their
yard in Georgetown, Md, and are receiv.
ing larger quantities of lumber daily for
their yard in Middletown. A trial order
is solicited.
The Rev. William H. Hutchin will
preach in Forest Presbyterian Church on
tomorrow. Sunday, both morning and
evening, and the Rev. F. H. Moore ex-
poets to be home and occupy his pulpit
on Sunday, September 18th.
Plenty OF young rabbits and many
coveys of partridges are reported as being
seen along the county roads. Now if the
man with gun in November, can see the
same amount, there will be some sport
for sure among the gunners.
Mrs. A. Fogel and Miss R. E. CHIP will
leave for New York, Monday, September
7th, to attend the Openings. Mrs. Fogel
while there will purchase her stock,
which will be one of the largest and best
selected stocks south of Philadelphia.
More than 200 tickets were sold at the |
depot in this town Thursday morning for |
Wilmington. The attraction was the New |
Castle County Agricultural Fair, and the |
local horses entered there drew a large
crowd from rural New Castle County.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list |
of letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending Aug. 27:
Mrs. Florence Ardice, Mrs. L. G. Dutton,
Miss Maurie F. Harrison, Miss Sarah M. |
Lester, Miss Margaret Prettyman, Mr..
Arthur Avery, Mr.. Tom Morrow.
A Matinee Race, given by the Middle
town Driving Park Association, will take |
place at their track near town, on |
Thursday, September 18th, and some
excellent sport may be looked for. The |
best Ihorses on the DeIaware-Maryland |
Peninsula will be there. Records made
there will be no bal, this association being |
a member of the National Association.
With the advent OF September the sea-
son of the reed bird and oyster begin, not |
to mention the passing Of one of the hot
test summers on record. While it is not |
unlikely that the weather man will dis. |
pense some warm days during the month |
of September, yet the nights will be cool,
and humanity in general is pretty thank.
full that summer is at an end.
With the approach of cool weather the |
young men in and around Chesapeake |
City have begun to renew their interest |
in tennis. The court is on the High
School grounds, overlooking Back Creek. |
Among those who play are Rev. Mr. |
Walker, DR.. D. Smithers, Prof. Hugh |
Caldwell, Messrs. H. Sherman and
Deaver, also F. G. Conrey, Esq, of the |
Philadelphia bar.
At present the population of the New
Castle County Workhouse is the largest |
it has ever been. There are 80 single |
cells in the prison, but as the inmates
number 347, number have to sleep two
in cell. OF the number OF prisoners in
the workhouse, fifty are from Kent and
Sussex counties and about seventy are
awaiting trial in the courts of the county
at the next term.
The Department of Agriculture has
found that the automobile has replaced
about 10000 horses in this country, but
that farm horses have never been in such
great demand as at the present moment.
In fact the demand for horses for all uses
has become stronger and stronger during
The last two years, the farm horses alone
in use on January Let, 1908, numbered no
less than !, ,999. 900 in round numbers.
The first event of the day at the New
Castle County Fair on Wednesday was
the 2.3O class novelty race, and this
was won by Rex W., owned by ]. C. Ais
ton of Middletown, after three heats had
been trotted Each heat was race and
the prize was 500 for each heat, divided
into four moneys. Rex W. was consider