Middletown transcript., 1909-07-17
MIDDLETowN. DEE. JULY u. laOe
Local News
lamn maetinrs are in order.

be: Tuesday, z to 8 30; Friday, 2 to s.S(
and Saturday to Pm.
High. grade, steam.making, fresh mined
Bituminous Coal. Price low as the low
est. 6. E. HuKILL.
DR.. J. G. Sites has removed his denta
Office to the hnilding recently vacated by
the Wester 'l1eion Telegraph Co., next
door to J. L. Shepherds Office.
100000 Late Cabbage Plants for sale at
STEELE's.
Now is 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.
Just received a carload Of Sucrene
Feed. If you want something for your
horses, try SucreHs.
M1DDLETowN FARMS, Inc.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
OF letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending July 9Th :
Mrs. Annie Redding, Mr.. Wilson Emp
son, Mr.. Willis Miller.
Mr.. Edmond BIome began baking in
his new bakery Thursday evening. All
OF his equipment is new and up-to-date
and he asks for a share Of your patronage.
See his ad. in another column.
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ing in from various quarters in the daily
news Summer outing parties cannot be
too cautious, but these warnings are as
much neglected as thew are frequent.
Mr.. L. c. Scott has been appointed local
contract agent for the Diamond State
Telephone Co. Any one desiring tele-
phone or not satisfied with their service
will be given prompt attention BY calling
on him.
The attention Of our readers is directed
to the new ad. of ]. R. Sudler, the me-
mortal and headstone contractor Of
Smyrna. Read his ad. aud when in need
of anything in his line postal card will
bring him to your home.
Our oldest resident, Mr.. Thomas E.
Hurn, is very i'll at his home on Cass
street, but We all hope to see him sufi-
ciently recovered as to be out again in
few days. Mr.. Hurn is in bis 84th year,
and is very active for man OF his age.
We have in STORAGE several hundred
tons of HIGH GRADE LEHIGH and
BITUMTNOUS 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.
On the fourth page Of this issue we pub
lish the tabnlated analysis of commercial
fertilizers. as compiled by the late DR..
7. R. Wolf, State Chemist. This state
ment should be carefully read by every
farmer who buys fertilizers.
At this time of the year when the heat
is intense and when disease is more likely
TO occur from unsanitary and unhealthy
conditions, see to it that your premises
are cleaned OF all litter and rubbish, in
fact, Of everything that would in the least
degree breed disease and sickness.
Mr.. W. I. DeYalinger will open bis
new cash grocery and meat store this
morning in the store-room formerly occu-
pied by William Brockson. Everything
is fresh and up-to-date in his line, and
the prices quoted in his ad. on the first
page OF to days issue speak for them
selves.
The special excursion trains that will
carry our people to Easton Fair August
25th and 26th will arrive at the grounds
at II o'clock and will not return until
O'Clock, P. NJ, giving our people full
half day there. Meals served on the
grounds, only 50c each. Nearly $4,000 |
paid in Race Purses.
In ITS there we're only 27 newspapers
published in the United States; now there
are 1867, The total number published |
in the world is 81, ,234 The oldest news
paper in the United States, called the
Pennsylvania Gazette, is published in
Philadelphia, and was established by
Samuel Kreimer in 1928.
: Preparations have been completed for |
the big State Grange excursion to Reho-
both Beach on Thursday, July I'D, in
conjunction with the special PennsyI.
vania railroad excursion on that day,
giving six hours at the beach. Farmers
from all over Kent and Sussex counties
will join their brethren from New Castle,
and some Marylanders will be there as
well.
Everybody 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 We'd
nesday and Thursday, August 25th and
26th, (see hand bills at your station for
time of leaying). This is to be the best
fair ever held at Easton. Many fast race
horses will be there. Tell all your friends
about it and be sure and go.
A perfect town is that in which you see
the farmers patronizing the home mer.
chants, the laborers spending the money
they earn with their tradesmen, and all
animated by a spirit that they win not
purchase articles abroad if they can be-
bought at home. The spirit of recipro-
city between men, mechanics, tradesmen,
and manufacturers, results every time in
making the town perfect one to do busi.
ness in.
The great potato trains which have
been steaming up the Delaware railroad
to feed the inhabitants of the eastern
cities will this week carry tie last of the
Virginia crop and begin the delivery Of
the Delaware crop. This has already
enhanced the prices. as the great Virginia
crop puts a gIut on the market for some
time, so that the price has been down
to sl.50 the barrel for early potatoes.
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