Middletown transcript., 1908-10-24
atDoLE TOWN, DEL, OCT. "a, 1908
Local News

ilCC Win y AiOcSCN BioOS 49,
double doors. Apply to
DR.. P. R. SMITH.
Monday afternoon and evening the al
was dense with smoke, said to have beef
from forest fires in Pennsylvania.
High-grade dental service. Examina
ton and estimate, free. DR.. ]. Allel
johnson, Middletown. Phone IS.
DR.. M. B. Burstan, Eye Specialist ant
Optician, corner Broad and Main streets
MiddletoBn. All work guaranteed.
Chinese Laundry. Prompt and goot
work neatly done. HENRY TAY, Cornel
Broad and Lake Sts., Middletown.
High.grade dental service. Examina
ton and estimate, free. DR.. ]. Aller
johnson, MiddIetown. Phone Is.
WANTED $1,000 and $4,000 on first
me rtgage on farms; unquestionable secur
itv. GEO. W. INGRAM.
The cunning season for rabbits and
partridges opens next Monday in Ceci
County, Md, and the ducking season on
the Flats Monday week.
FOR SALE I have several farms
small and large, well located, at reason,
able prices, in St, Georges Hundred.
GEO. W. INGRAM.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Baker, OF near town, died on Wednesday
and was buried in Forest Cemetery on
Thursday afternoon.
DR.. ]. G. Sites has removed his dental
office to the building recently vacated by
the Western Union Telegraph Co., next
door to J. L. Shepherds Office.
The Cochran & Jones Lumber Co.
have full assortment OF Lumber at their
yard in Georgetown, Nd, and are receiv-
irg large quantities of lumber daily for
their yard in Middetown. A trial order
is solicited.
NoTIcE TO FARMERs.-We contract in
Delaware and Maryland for the best Wire
Fence made. See US before buying and
be convinced.
ALGIRE & WILSON.
A sweet potato grown on the farm Of
T. Roseby McMullen, near Iron Hill, is
a perfect representation OF duck and at
. tracts much attention at Newark, where
il is on exhibition.
Protracted meetings will begin at
Drawers Church, Sunday night, October
25th. Ministers and workers from other
churches are cordially invited to help in
this meeting.
STRAYED.-About September 11th, a
white and red yearling heller. Iuforma-
tion as to her whereabouts is desired by
w. HARMON REYNOLDS,
Townsend, Del.
Mrs. E Elward Reynolds and Mrs George
Derrickson are delegates from the Mis-
sionary Society of Forest Church, to the
Missionary Convention to be held in
West Church, Wilmington, during the
coming week.
Thirty-two hundred and fifty-fve sig
nal efficiency" tests were made by the
Pennsylvania Railroad during August,
with the result that 99.2 per cent. of the
trains checked gave perfect observance to
all signals.
The delegates to the Sunday School
Convention held in New Castle this week
were Mrs. Della Green and Miss Mary
Beasten from Forest Presbyterian Sunday
School, and Miss Margaret Weldon and
Mr.. d. w. Stevens from Bethesda M. E.
Sunday School.
Mrs. George Veale Peverley and Miss
Justine Benson PeverIey will give a re-
ception next Wednesday evening, October
2Sth, from to 10 o'clock, in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cuthbert Peverley,
who were married last week at Chester
town, Maryland.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
of letters remain unclaimed in the post
office for the week ending Oct. 18th:
Dora Coursey Dead letter. Miss Emma
Freeman Route 2.), Mr.. Frank Green,
Mr.. Louies Mckinley, F. Moreton Lisdals.
The Grand Lodge of Delaware. 1. o. o.
F., will meet in 74th annual session at
Odd Fellows Hall, Wilmington, We'd
nesday, November 18th, and the annual
meeting Of the Grand Encampment will
be held on the night Of the 18th.
Rev. L. E. Barrett, pastor OF Elkton NJ.
E. Church for the past two years, has
notified the official board of that church
that he has decided to accept the call ex-
tended to him to become pastor of Ches-
tertown M. E. Church next conference
year.
The home of John ]. Jolls, on North
Broad street, was threatened with destruc-
ton by fire Sunday night, when a lamp
bursted and ignited some rugs in the hall
while the family was out. Mr.. John D.
Gill and Mr.. Jolls succeeded in extin-
gushing the flames before there was any
serious Damage.
The members the Library Committee
have decided to open the Library on
Friday evening instead of Saturday even.
ing, until further notice. The house
will be Tuesday, $50 to 5 P. NJ; Fri
day z to $50 P. NJ; Saturday to 5 P.
NJ. The Library will be open on Tues
day evening for the school children ex-
clusively.
Fire was discovered in the hay NOW
Of Mr.. Alex. Metten at 6 so o clock Thurs
day morning, and before the Volunteer
Hose company could get the flames un-
der control two stables and large guam |
tity OF hay were consumed, but the two
horses we're gotten out. Mr.. Metten had |
walked around the building just short |
time before he discovered the smoke COM
ing from the hay NOW, and when he |
made hasty inspection Of the building,
the whole upper portion was roaring
uoess of flames. Mr.. Metten is unable to |