Middletown transcript., 1909-09-04
Local News


otfce to tbs rrilding recently vacated b
tne Western zion Telegraph Co., mex
door to J. L. Shepherds Office. ~
Now is the time to have your teeth .
tended 70. Dou't wait for hot weather
Dr. johnson will give You up to-date sci
vice. Fresh gas daily.
Send your items and personal notice
nso the paper, that is the way to hell
make it interesting. Just sign your name
we won't publish it, and then the articl
will be cure OF getting in.
We just received a lot Of new Skirt
made in the new Mayen age style If yor
need new skirt see ours first.
A. FoGEL.
j. A. Cleaver, Of this town, has com
pleted the threshing season and brought
home bis thresher. He threehed 81 ,OOC
bushels Of wheat from 1900 acres, being
an average Of II bushels an acre.
We have in STORAGE several hundred
tons of HIGH GRADE LEHIGH and
BEFUMINOUS COAL. You don't have
toplace 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.
Delaware College has been chosen as
the place for the 1909 examinations for
the Rhodes scholarships in Delaware.
The examination, which lie not COMPETE
tive, will be made on October 10th and
10Th. The man selected will not begin
residence at Oxford until October 10Th.
Lovers of baseball will be gratiied to
learn that this Saturday. afternoon the
Harrison Street Brotherhood team, Of
Wilmington, will cross bats with the
local team. The brotherhood" has a
strong team and good game may be ex-
ptcted. Game called at o'clock.
The editor OF The TRANscRIPT has a
warm place in his heart for the friends
VINO bring or send in news items. 1t is
the desire OF This paper to give all the
news vii the time and those who lend US
their assistance to that end have our un-
bounded gratitude.
Try and make live, enterprising place
out Of your home town. and when work.
ing for its institutions or speaking we'll of
the town and country remember you are
accomplishing all the more for yourself.
Don't be foolish enough to idle away val.
nabIe time predicting failures and thereby
decreasing the value of your property.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
of letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending August Goth
Mrs. Mary o. Doley, Augusta Gibbous,
VIM. Il. Bolton (Oead Letter. Jas. H. |
Brown dead Letter. Mr.. W. J. Lindall
Mr.. Noah Sliney, Mr.. Charles Febell, Mr..
ThomaD, Mr.. w. Watson.
Rural mail carriers have been instI ucted |
To encourage as far as possible the use
among farmers of the stamp book. These
bucks contain twelve two cent stamps
aud they sell for % cents each, remain
intact to an indefinite time, aud their use
would save the carriers much annoyance
in making change when farmer wishes
to buy a stamp.
{ There are two little words. very simple
in themselves, that introduce untold
trouble in the world and are responsible
for more gossip, scandal and harm than
any two words in the English language.
These two words are nothing more than,
They say" They have done more to
ruin the regulations than all other things
Ii you never quote what 'they say" you
may be quite certain you are not gossip.
How about your stock of envelopes,
letter heads, shipping tags, statements,
business cards, order blanks, receipt
books, due bills. circulars, postal cards
and special blanks required in your bust
ness? If you have need for ANY of these,
Why not send your order to The TRAN
SCRIPT Office where it will receive prompt
and carefui attention. and where the work
is guaranteed TO give satisfaction. Esti-
mates cheerfulIy furnished. Let Us hear
from sou.
Some boys do not earn 500 year, yet
thew can afford to smoke cigarettes and
70 ms tobacco In other forms. Little
boys should think it over seriously be-
fore commencing to use tobacco. Boys
who do not use the weed or loaf continu-
ously ON the streets are much better
models to follow. No boy should wish to
psttsrn after q profane, foul mouthed,
worthless street lOafer.
Governor PeDnewill has made the fol.
lowing appointments Congressman Will
liam h. Head, delegate to the Lakes and
GuIf Deep Water Convention at New
Orleans. from October 20 to 80; DR.. Will
liam Marshall, OF Milford, and DR.. Will
liam Messick. of Lewes, delegates to the
association of Military Surgeons Of the
limited States in Washington, October 5,
6.and 2.
Owing TO the demand for the coins the
,ocal hanks have about exhausted the
.,nnly Of the Lincoln pennies recently
recsiyed. The Lincoln penny is unique
= that il is the first United States coin
avar mt into circulation bearing the por.
rat Of a citizen. living or dead. When
nc country in general is supplied from
~ philadelphia mint, which is the only
n,;nt ID the country manufacturing the
Az II Is believed it will be necessary
= .trike off about lOO, 100000. q
pa,tect weather Wednesday night gave
IN wbo wished to see il view Of she
sa,;nse or occuliation, Of the planet Of
80 80 Nv the moon. The eclipse was Wis.
M ~ ar nearly an hour, and was plain
IN about s.46 70 within few minutes
,'sfo,e 10 o'clock. When the moon rose, I
49,. vas nearly at it's edge. The planet /
80 ba readily distinguished because of j
S :. Great brilIiancy and reddish hue. II
A. a A : n .