Middletown transcript., 1909-03-06
Local News

ton and estimate, Tree. III. y. Aueu
johnson, MiddletoWn. Phone Is.
Hiahqrade dental service. Examine
!, Sion and estimate, free. Dr.. J. Allen
johnson, MiddIetown. Phone Is.
The Wcman's Missionary Society Of
Forest Presbyterian Church met yester-
day at the home Of Miss Emma Blackis-
ton, On Cass street.
M. and Mrs. E. s. Wood, Of Horsham,
Pa, moved during the firss Of the week
TO the ]. X. Williams home farm, near
Odessa.
Leave your orders for HIGH GRADE
COAL at Either Office, which will be
promptly filled. Always In stock; oil
sizes. Phone 5. JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
Send your items and personal notices
into the paper, shat 10 the way to help
make It interesting. Just sign your name,
We won't publish it, and then the article
will be sure Of getting in.
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Dr. ]. @. Sites has removed bis dental
Office to the building recently vacated BY
the Western Union Telegraph Co., next
door to J. L. Shepherds Office.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
on Monday evening at half past seven
o'clock, at the home of the president,
Mrs. ]. +. McWhorter.
FOR SALE ~ Cyphers Incubator and
Brooder, in frst-Class condition. viii be
sold at less than half their original cost.
Apply at THIs OFFICE.
FOR SALE.-I have several farms
small and large, we'll located, at reason
able prices, in o., Georges Hundred.
GEO. w. INGRAM.
FOR NT.-Nine room house, large
garden and stable, in Odessa, Del, pos
session March 25th. Apply to
D. W. STEVENS,
Middletown, DEL,
The hens OF this section have been
working overtime during the past ten
days, and as consequence, the price Of
eggs has dropped from 80 to Is cents per
dozen in our markets.
The Epworth League Of Bethesda M.
e. Church meets every Sunday evening
at 6.45 O'Clock. A cordial invitation is
extended to all. The topic for tomorrow
evening 10: ''The Bread Of Life" Miss
MoIlie Lyman, leader.
James Wilson, colorsd, was given a
hearing before Magistrate Alfred G. Cox
Monday morning, on the charge Of having
stolen FIVE chickens from the farm of Mr..
G.B. W. Rboades, near Armstrong; Cor
neF, and in default Of bail Wilson was
taken to the Workhouse Monday after.
nOon.
DR.. Paul r. Smith has purchased the
vacant lot adjoining the iewelry store of
6. E. Massey on West Main street, where
be will erect q modern three-story drug
store and residence. DR.. Smith will also
have his Offices in the same building, and
workmen will begin on the new structure
about May Let.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
Of letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending Feb. 26th /:
Miss Mary BIackson, Mrs. Leah Brown.
(colored); Miss Hattie G. Carroll, Miss
Mamie Davis, Mrs. Lucinda Green, Mrs.
Kate J. Stayton, Emma Welsh, Miss
Helen Wilmer, John Collins, ]. B. Tay-
loF.
Our people were.greatly surprised when
thsy arose Thursday morning to find that
six inches Of snow bad fallen during the
night, which was the heaviest fall Of snow
that has visited this section during the
winter. The warm weather of the two
previous weeks had caused SONS Of the
''early ones" to begin planting their gar
dens, but the work has been temporarily
deferred.
The Sacrament Of the Lords Supper
will be administered on Sunday morniRg,
March 14th, and the Special services will
be continued on every evening Of next
week, excepting Saturday evening. The
Rev. Alexander Alison, Jr., of Whining
ton, will preach on Monday evening and
the Rev. r. L. Hallett Of Odessa, will
preach on Thursday evening. All cor
daily invited.
The "Block Skating" at the rink on
Friday evening of last week, dreWa large
crowd Of lovers Of the sport TO the Opera
House, and the occasion was one Of great
pleasure to both the participants and spec
tators. The management will introduce
other new features at an early date. As Q
special inducement tickets have been
placed on sale allowing ladies eight and
gentlemen SIX admissions and skates fol
S1.0O.
The town election was held on Monday
afternoon last between the hours Of ] and
4o'clock. 1876 votes were cast. For com
missioners the same gentlemen were al
reelected, there being no opposition. n
j. Williams received ia votes; w. J.
Wilson, 1ls votes; w. T. Connellee, III
votes. For Treasurer, Edward Reynoldl
received lS4 votes, be having no opposi
zion. For Assessor, SIS. Holten, received
70 votes and Joseph A. Suydam 56 votes
For Alderman, A. G.. Cox had ne opposi
ton and received l2O votes. The board
was organized By the election Of the sam'
officers.
Probably not since the days Of Frances
E.WiIlard, the great founder Of The world'l
w. G. 7. o., has there appeared woman
Of such Unborn eloqnencs and marvellous
power 70 sway the multitudes with thI
mighty two-edgsd sword Of truth as Mrs
Mary Harris AFmoT, President Of thI
Georgia Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, who win b It the Town 0perl
HOUSE, Sunday afternoon, March 9Th, q
so'cloCk. Her bsrning satire and spark
lug wit, heF mighty grasp Of truth, he