Middletown transcript., 1908-02-15

FOR RENI.-A eiX-rOOm mousse Oh
Lake street. Possession given March 25th.
Apnly to MRs. j. G. JoLIs.
FOR RENT.--House and stable, East
Main ST. Occspied by ]. s. Price Tea
man). G Z. HuKlLL.
The Rev. r. II. Moore, d. D. lectured
on England" before the Ladies Century
Club OF Georgetown,o on Thursday after
noon OF last week.
WANTED.-For cash. All kinds oil
United States Postage and Revenue
stamps.
H. d. Howell,
Middletown. Del
- DR.. ]. Allen johnson, Dentist,
WffS Middletown, Del. Phone Is.
FOR RENT.-The seven room DWELL
ing on East Main street, now occupied
by George s. Richards. Possession given
March 25th, 1905 Mrs. II V. PARvIs.
FOR SALE-Rose Comb Rhode Island
Reteggs. by the setting or in 100 lots. The
chichen for the farmer as they are great
winter LAYERS. G. P. COCHRAN.
Middletown, Del.
FOR SALE. An upright piano will be
sold cheap for cash; as good as new, Must
be sold at once. Apply to
NJ. A. PRICE.
East Main ST., Middletown.
FOR SALES White Rock pullets
and cockerels. An exceptionally fine
lot of thoroughbred chickens, now laying.
Will be sold reasonable.
JOSHUA GRASSLAND,
Middletown, Del.
Meesrs. J. F. McWhorter & Son have
the agency for the "0lds" gasoline en-
gines, and their ad. appears in this issue.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
Of letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending Feb 9Th !:
Miss Cissies Loarde, Miss Junie Luse,
Mrs. Eddie Price, Miss Emma starcter,
Mr.. Cave Ray.
FOR RENT-Honse. and store in
Odessa, recently vacated by F. Fl. Davis,
opposite the blacksmith shop. will be
rented either together or separately,
Large stable and garden. Possession
at once. Apply to
DANIEL CoRBIr.
Odessa, Del
The TRANSCRIPT readers are doubtless
aware by this time that il a newspaper al
lows subscriber to be one year in ar
rears on a subscription, hereafter, the
publisher will be fined by the postal aut-
horities. We hope our subscribers will
remit at once OH all subscriptions
over that time.
Cards of invitation we're issued Thurs
day for the wedding Of Miss Mary CIeve.
land Beck to William Kitchen Shockley,
both Of whom reside in the country, be-
tween Clayton and Townsend. The cere-
mouv will be performed promptly at.noon
on Wednesday, February 26, at the resi-
dence OF the brides mother, near
Delaney's.
We received this week , lengthy COM
munication but the author failed to give
his name. We are always pleased to
publish these communications but the
writer must be known to us, otherwise
they are consigned to the waste basket.
If the author will let us have his name
his letter will appear In our next issue.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety Of Bethesda M. E. Chnrch will give
George Washington Supper and Social
at the home Of A. G. Cox evening of Feb.
ruary 21st. Supper served $50 to $50
P. M, after which pleasing and instruc-
tive program win be rendered. Supper
very cheap. Everybody ID cordially in
vited to be present and enjoy good
time.
Among the laymen of the Episcopal
Church in Delaware, there is much specu-
lation as to the election OF bishop to
succeed the late Bishop leighton Cole
man. The names of several prominent
clergymen are being mentioned in this
connection. The diocesan convention,
at which bishop is to be elected, will be
held in St. Andrews Church, Whining
ton. on Wednesday next, February 10Th.
The annual town Election for the Town
OF Middletown will be held in the officers
Of Alfred g. Cox, on Monday, March I'd.
between the hours OF one and four o'clock
P. M. At this election two Commissioners
will be chosen to serve two years each;
town Treasurer, town Assessor and
town Alderman 10 serve one year
each. The retiring members this year
are Messrs Geo. v. Peverley, President
Of the Board, and Joseph Hanson who
has served ae Secretary during the past
year.
whats tile matter, that improved
Chester county farms. in the garden spot
Of Pennsylvania, are selling AZ low as $50
an acre ~ wrote Editor William T.
Dantz, OF The Independent, Of West
Grove, Pa, to President Henry Cape, of
the Chester county commissioners, who
ALEC runs Lincoln University, and is sup
posed TO know lot OF things. Here is
the answer President Cope mailed to aEdi-
tor Dantz: "Too many editors. too many
boys do not want 10 work, too many ditto
g ris, too many stenograppers, too many
clerks, too many eople wanting offices,
too much medicine and law. too many
lazy peop'e all around, too little farm
lab,r.