Middletown transcript., 1909-03-27

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| FOR RENT Desirable unfnrnishei
room, apply to the house recently occupi
/ ed by Mrs. Webb.
/ Ia this issue Of THE TRANSCRIPT, Mr.. Al
FogeI has large sd. announcing hil
Spring and Summer Opening Of millinery,
suits and dresses, on Tuesday and Wed,
nesday, March 30th and 3lst, in his show
room, where he will exhibit one Of the
finest and largest assortment Of trimmed
hats than any milliner has ever attempted
in this town.
More than thirteen million pieces OF
mail matter we're sent to the Dead Letter
Office last year, principally because Of
carelessness in writing the addresses. If
these thirteen million pieces had been
sent 10 packages having the address Of
the writer on them, they would have
been returned to the writer instead Of
going to the Dead Letter Office. Whether
YOU live on farm or in town you should
have printed letter a. note heads and
envelopes. This printing is done quickly
and cheaply at THE Transcript Office,
and several farmers have given us orders
this week.
Muskrats or ''marsh rabbits' which
are clan1ored for as peculiarly ncurish-
ing delicacy by the natives here during
the mid-winter and early Spring season,
and are worth ten cents for their carcass
and forty for hides, will now be protected
in this state. The months Of Decem-
Der, January, February and until March
26 will be the open season for trapping or
shooting the little animals. said to be the
cleanest animal in Christendom next to
the beaver. The law will protect them
all the other months in the year, except,
where they are destroying milldam or
river bank or about to do so. The Senate
has passed the House bill providing this
protection.
The meeting of the New Century Club
last Tuesday afternoon was especially |
pleasant. After the business meeting was |
concluded. Mrs. Clara Brady Green read |
a very interesting paper on ''VeniCe-The |
Goddess Of the Sea-" This was followed
by an article on Venice" by Miss Maria |
from the Bay View magazine. |
Several of the members who are trying to |
earn money toward the new Club House,
had cake and candy on sale. Mr.. William |
E. Wright will lecture before the Club
next Tuesday. His subject will be "a
Few Contrasted Ideals OF Shakespeare"
The lecture will be illustrated by readings |
from Julius Caesar. This lecture will no |
doubt be especially profitable and it is
hoped all club members will endeavor to |
be present at half past two.
Mr.. Joseph G. Parker completed on
Thursday his twenty fifth year as a man
nfacturer Of harness inMidd ddletown, having |
moved here from St. Georges March 25th,
1884. Mr.. Parker's first place Of business
was where Mr. ]. II. Emerson is now
located; after being there five years, he |
moved to where the Transcript is and
two years afterwards be moved to
where D. H. Rees' feed store is on Main |
street, and five years sfterward rented |
one half Of the Comegys building. In
The course Of few years, lie took the
other side, thereby using the entire build
ing. In 1900 he built the Uommodious
factory on Green street where they are
now located. The amount of business
Mr.. Parker did in Middletogn the first
year was about 81, 800, the last year $780,
300, and they are now planning to further
increase that, having already sold consid-
erable of their treasurer stock for that
purpose. Their company was recently
examined by The United States Audit
Co., and they have published a little
book setting forth their financial standing
and anyone that could be interested
with the view Of purchasing some of their
preferred stock, the book would be cheer
fully sent to them. They have paid mines
teen semi-snnual dividends since they
we're incorporated and have accumulated
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