Middletown transcript., 1908-02-29

WlfD Middletuwn, Del. Phone Is.
FOR RENT.--House and stable, East
Matt. Matt. s.. s. Occupied by j 6. Price Tea
mani. g. e. HUKILL.
. The w. H. johnson property located
on West Green street, was sold at sheriff's
sale on Tuesday at the National Hotel, to
]. Frank Bigga, attorney, for $Sl5.
Prominent farmers state that wheat is
not looking well at all at this time, but
that it is not hunt SO badly but what it
will come out with the suitable weather
in the spring.
- DR.. ]. Allen johnson, Dentist,
Q0f8 Middletown, Del. Phone Is.
FOR SALE.-Roee Comb Rhode Island
Red eggs, by the Getting or in 100 lots. The
chichen for the farmer as they are great
winter LAYERS. G. p. COCHRAN,
Middletown, Del.
This month only, extra thick 5000
French edge O.ternoor mattresses for
$I8.5O 90 lbs, covered beautiful mercer
lied French art twiIls. w. ]. WILSON.
FOR SALE.-l0O0 chestnut posts. Ap-
ply to L. L. WILLIAMS,
Sc. Augustine,
Cecil Co., Md.
FOR RENT.-The seven room dwell.
ing on East Main street, now occupied
by George s. Richards. Possession given
March 25th, 1903. Mas. H. V. PARvIs.
Mr. R. A. Hawkins, the painter and
paper hanger, who has been absent for
several weeks, returned this week. and is
now ready to give You an estimate Oh
your work.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR Rent
Store, house and dwelling at Summit
Bridge, Del. possession given March %.
Apply to Samuel Alrich, Glasgow; Del,
or Geo. W. Ingram, Middletown, Del.
Remember that Monday next is the
second day of March, and the annual
town eleciion is to be held on that day at
the offi:e of Justice Of the Peace Alfred
G. Cox, between the hours Of one and
four o'clock, P. M.
People take newspapers nowadays, read
them and then throw them away. They
never think what source of pleasure and
proft-or "reminiscences and thought, q file
or even q few numbers of such papers
would be to them twenty or thirty years
afterwards.
There are two ways ofspending dollar.
You can spend it at home, gain an easy
conscience, make another friend and per-
haps get the dollar back tomorrow or
you can send il away, feel that you have
sinned, offend the home merchant and
forever lose the dollar aud the blessed in
fuence for good to yourself and neighbor.
The new green houses of Mr.. E. J.
Steele on West Main street. are great
convenience to the people Of this section,
and while Mr.. Steele has not completed
his plant, he has q good supply Of all
varieties OF flowers on hand. He will
make speciality Of early vegetable plants
this spring.
The TRANSCRIPT readers are doubtless
aware by this time that il newspaper al
lows subscriber to be one year in ar
rears on subscription, hereafter, the
publisher will be fined by the postal sut.
horities. We hope our subscribers will
remit at once on all subscriptions
over that time.
Messrs. J. F. McWhorter & Son have
the agency for the "Olds" gasoline en-.
gines, and their ads appears in this issue.
II you are thinking of buying one, read
the testimonials OF those who are using
the "Oids," in their ad. You know them,
and what they cay about the engines
wonderful work, can be relied upon as
absolutely true.
The orange crop harvest Of California,
now in full season, in quantity promises
to break al previous records. The fruit
exchange OF the state estimate that the
total output Of oranges win reach $1,000
carloads, about 1900, 900 boxes, or l $780,
100000 oranges. The harvest will lat
until July 4th.
The most independent man in the land
is he who pays as he goes. He can buy
more cheaply, look after the little leaks
more closely, and dalwayshas more ready
money than he who runs store account.
He is never pestered with duns, ae the
man is who is content to live on the
next weeks wagea.
The Farm Magazine thus shows the
difference between town and country:
In town the loafer is looked upon as .
natural product, and 40 such occasions
no special remark. In the country loafer
is looked upon as sort of outcaet. He
has no standing in the community, and
the other farmers don't 'neighbor' with
him il they can helpit."
"For the first time in years, probably
In the history Of Smyrna, Alderman Eu-
gene Grow, chief Of Department cf Pnblic
Safety submitted his monthly report 70
Town Council, stating that 90 arrests
had been made during January snd Icon
sequently no zines imposed or collected.
The report was greeted with smiles and
on motion was accepted and HIed - ~.