Middletown transcript., 1909-01-02

tion AMI estimate, free. DR.. J. Allen
johnson, Middletown. Phone IS.
WANTED 5000 and $4,000 on first
mortgage on farms; unquestionable secur-
ity. GEO. w. INGRAM.
DIR. j. G. Sites has removed bis dental
Office to the building recently vacated by
! the Western Union Telegraph Co., next
door to J. L. Shepherds Office.
FOR SALE. Partition suitable for of
fica with 5 frosted glass windows and
dunb!e doors. Apply to
DR. P. r. SMITH.
FOR RENT.-The tffice on Bread
street, occupied by DR.. Clark. Possession
given March 18th, 1909.
HRs. G. W. W. Naudain.
Send yonr items and personal notices
into the paper, that is the way to help
make it interesting. just sign your name,
we wont publish it, and then the article
will be sure OF getting in.
The Week Of Prayer will be observed
by the Forest Presbyterian Church, and
services will be held every evening next
week, excepting Saturday evening. All
are cordially invited.
Unclaimed Lettsrs-Ths following list
Jf letters remain unclaimed in the post
bfiee for the week ending Dec. oath !:
miss v. NJ. Cleary. Mrs. Sra LOckmon,
Mr.. George Cherry, (care Of Mr.. Jenkens); !;
Mr.. w. w. Daniels, Mr.. Joshua Davis,
Mr.. w. T. Garrison, Mr.. 9. L. Rewades.
To My PATRONS. II wish to inform my
,-Patrons and the public that have sold
my meat business, but win continue TO
pay the highest cash prices for poultry
aud live stock. Anyone desiring to zee
me can do 90 by calling at my old stand
where retain Office room, or phone lO8.
JOHN HELDMYER, JR.,
Middletown, Del.
Too much celebrating caused trouble
for George and Michael Cohee, Of Freder.
icktoxn, Nd, on Christmas eve. They
assaulted Capt. James E. WoodaIl. but
we're stopped by bystanders before he was
injured seriously. They then sought re.
tuRe in their house, aud short time later
the huuse was seen to be on FIRE, and was
entirely destroyed. The Cohees were
gotten out Of the building by neighhors,
but George was 50 badly burned he had
10 be sent to hospital.
fn Yates county, N. Y, farmers have
ionAd out that il is more profitable to
skin the hogs than 10 scrape them. The
change In method was brought about by
an enterprising butcher who found mar.
ket for hog skin. He began to skin hogs
for farmers, taking skins for pay. As
they are worth from so cents to 81 apiece,
ii is a paying business, and from the
standpoint of she owner Of the hog it is q
good thing, too. He is not acquired to
make any extensive preparations ct but
cheering time, as before. No platform to
build, ne water to heat, no extra help to
.employ. Now the butcher drives into the
yard, kills, skins and cleans the hogs,
and hangs them up ready for market
The loss in weight is slight, from five to
fifteen pounds, according to the size Of
she bog, and the butcher win pay half
pound more for pork skinned to cut up on
she block, and for home uee It is much
better. The practice of skinniDg hogs is
rapidly spreading over the state, and it is
believed BY progressive farmers that in
. few years it viii entirely take the place
of the old method Of scraping.
The pupils Of the public schools at
Dale's Corner, near McDonough, gave q
Christmas entertainment last week.
Tickets we're sold and the money viii be
used 10 buy useful articles for the school
room. The following was the program ;
Song, Deck the Hail." School; Recisa-
tion, Ready for Christmas" Mary Craig;
Solo, "Chfistmas Song,n Grace PIeasau-
ton; Recitation, "Jest fore Xmas" Le.
land Pleasanton; Song, ''Sleigh Bells, =
Schooi; Recitation, "Doli's Christmas, .
1ielen LanBphear; Recitation, "a Christ
liias Carol, !" Grace PIeasauton; Song, ''Star
8 tile East" Frances Simmons and Edna
Ampbear; Recitation, s'The Kittens
Cllrisinlas,' Jeanette Simmons; Song,
"I'm Jack Frost, tle Painter" George
Butler; Recitation, Armies and WiIIie's
,mysr, Frances simmons; Song, Where
4ors Ssnta Claus Live" School; Recita.
ion, .'ehe Week Before" Edna Lamp
hear: Song, "Chfistmas Chimes" Grace
ptsasst ION nnd Jeannette Simmona; Reel.
aikon, Nos Coming Earl PIeasanton;
pssilmion, ..Poor Santa Claus" Hilda
oHtip: Song, sThe Bethlehem Babe, /"
{ .Dn ksnpheaf and Fsaness Simmons;
sIaass, sJacgss Little Sister, EIna
laniplsear. Leland Pieaganson ana IeAn-
as.ss EImmons; Song. 20. Little Town oi
pSI 0fool.