Middletown transcript., 1909-07-31
Local News


LOST-A solid gold signet ring, Of
Broad street, Reward if returned TO
TuIs OFFICE.
After June fret, the Library hours vii
be: Tuesday, z to $50; Friday, Z to S.3I
and Saturday 8 to5 M.
DR.. NJ. B. Burstan will be at bis Office
corner Main and Broad streets, Monda.
and Tuesday, August I'd and Sd.
Miss Clara Willis entertained mum
Der of friends at cards, on last Frids!
morning, at her home near town.
E. Il. Beck, Real Estate Broker, ha
sold the dwelling on East Main street be
longing to G. E. HukilI to Minors Ban
ming. Terms private.
DIR. ]. C-St;tes has removed bis denta
office to the nnilding recently vacated By
the Westei c2:on Telegraph Co., mex
door to J. L. Shepherds office.
Now ia the time to have your teeth at
tended to. Don't wait for hot weather
Dr. johnson will give you up-to. date ser
vice. Fresh gas daily.
Mrs. z chard Cam entertained the Of.
fcers Of the Century Club and the chair
men OF the different committees, at hel
pleasant home near Kirkwood, on Friday
Send your items and personal notices
into the paper, that is the way TO helI
make itinteresting. Just sign your name
we won't-publish it, and then the article
will be sureof getting in.
Rev. William Fl. Hutchin will preach
frForest Presbyterian Church tomorrow
Sunday morning at 1880 o'clock. There
will be no preaching service in the even
ing during the month Of August.
The racing events advertised to be held
at the Glasgow Drsving Park on the 9th
Of August, have been postponed until the
18th Of August. This was necessary be-
cause Of the excursion from Chesapeake
Olty OlA NAtO AOI AlCA AabCs
Bethesda NJ. E. Sunday School held its
annual picnic at Silver Lake on Thursday,
and the days outing was thoroughly en-
joyed BY the large number of little folks
and the larger ones as well. The swings
and boats were well pasronized, and the
refreshments greatly enjoyed.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
Of letters remain unclaimed ia the post
Office for the week ending July 22d ;
Miss Edna Brown, Miss Bell Emery, Miss
Anna Davis, Mrp. RiItenhorse, Misses
Writing House, Mr.. Luther BURY, Mr..
Gto-ge O. Forwood, Mr.. Walter Shorts.
We have in STORAGE several hundred
tons Of HIGH GRADE LEHIGH and
BITUMINOUS COAL. You don't have
to place your order beforehand as it is AL.
WAYS IN STOCK. We have just added
to our yard nice lot Of SAWED WOOD.
Phone 5. JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
The Office OF Farm Management, United
States Department of Agriculture, has
now ready for distribution a circular
giving detailed discussion of the wild
onion problem and outlining a plan
whereby the pest can be extermipated.
This circular will be sent free to any
person requesting it.
The special excursion trains that will
carry our people to Easton Fair August
25th and 26th wilI-arrive at the grounds
at IL O'Clock and will not return until
o'clock, P. NJ, giving our people full
half day there. sMeals served on the
grounds, only SOC each. Nearly $4,000
paid in Race Purses.
The 9th annual Farmers Basket Picnic
will be held in the woods OF Mr.. Purnal
=, Lynch, near Mt. Pleasant, on Fri
day, August 18th. Dinner at IL O'Clock
sharp. These outings, are growing very
popular with the residents Of that section
and the attendance is on the increase
each year.
The farm Of Mrs. Clara Rebecca Gilpin,
widow Of DR.. Thomas H. GlIpin, of Mid
dletown, located in Cecil and New Castle
counties, was sold Monday by John H.
Rodney, Martin B. Burris and Joshua
Clayton, Of Elkton, trustees, to DR.. John
C. Sites, for $24, 900. The farm contains
$50 acres, 400 acres Of which are in New
Castle county aud 80 acres in Cecil
county.
Every body will have an opportunity to
attend the Easton Fair this year as the
Pennsylvania Railroad will run TWO SPEC.
IAL EXCURSION TRAINS to the Fair on Wed.
nesdsy and Thursday, August 25th and
26th, (see hand bills at your station for
time Of leaving). This is TO be the best
fair ever held at Easton. Many fast race
horses will be there. Tell all your friends
kbout it and be sure and go.
Charles Morrison, aged twenty years,
OF No. 1906 Fairmount avenue, PhiladeI.
phia. was drowned in the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal, near st. Georges, Friday
afternoon. The body was recovered some
time later. Morrison, with several com.
panions, was camping along the canal
He attempted to cross the canal by walk
ing on a narrow plank, which tilted with
him, and he drowned before help could
reach him.
Levi Taylor, colored man about thirty
Eve years Of age, is at the Union Hospita
in Elkton. for treatment for eunshot
wounds. Taylor lived near Glasgow, anG
was shot in the face Saturday BY jane
Lee, an older eolored man. Taylor's fact
vas sprinkled with shot and the sigh
OF the left eye destroyed. He claims tha
the shooting was unprovoked. The affail
occurred in Delaware and the authoritie,
Of this State are looking for Lee, whc
disappeared after the shooting.
The novel method of keeping dowl
potato bugs has been put into practice b.
Joseph Junette, Of Alton Bluffs, Iowa
For the first time in several seasons potat,
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