Middletown transcript., 1910-04-23
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Mr.. Charles w. Jones has bought th
lot and stable Of William ]. Eliason, I'D
joining the old shirt factory.
Every good citizen should attend thl
town meeting on Tuesday evening next
See announcement in another column.
On account OF the prevailing high price
of poultry and other meats, many Of on
townspeopls are going to raising chickens
for their own use. Chickens are nov
selling at 1S cents per pound alive, tht
highest ever before known in the loca
markets.
There's new doctor come to our towE
very new in fact. The firm now is DR.
Edward II. Vaughan and Son. The
youthful EscuIapiua arrived Friday even
ing-iust in time TO be counted by she
census enumerator. Mother and son are
doing finely.
Seven pupils Of the Middlteown High
School will graduate in June. They are
Misses Martha Voshell, Agnes Musgrovep
Rebecca Collins, Estella Beasten, Lena
Weber and MessFs. Rupert Burstan and
Alfred ConnelIee. The date for the com,
mencement has not been announced.
The Queen Esther Circle of Bethesda
M. E. Church will present two laughable
comedies, TROUBLES at Satterlees" and
'Maidens all Forlorn," in the Middle
town Opera House, on Friday evening,
May 9th. Tickets are now on sale at
Lethsrbury's.
Mrs. E. G. Alice handed Us last week
an old copy Of the Perry County Free.
man" published at New Bloomfield, Pa,
and bearing date Aug 9th, 1874. Among
other items Of interest, is one calling at
tention to the $4,000 reward offered by
the Governor of the State for the capture
of the abductors of Charlie Ross.
L0sT-Lady's small open faced silver
watch, Tuesday evening, April 18th, no
value to anyone but owner. Somewhere
between A. FogePs on J. B. Messick's g
stores and the residence Of Alfred G. Cox.
Finder will please leave same at the Office
of Alfred G. Cox.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
Of letters remain unclaimed 10 the post
Office for the week ending April 14th !:
Mrs. Mary Rose, Miss jamie Tritte, Mrs.
Lima Wilmington, Mr.. Richard Brown,
Mr.. Sammy Lloyd, Mr.. Cbas. Osborne,
Mr.. Willie Smith.
The last srsce Of the Millington, md. },
FIRE was removed last week, when the
fence around the Quaker Cemetery, which
was destroyed by that conhagration, was
replaced by handsome new one. Mil.
lington is now one Of the most progressive
towns on the Shore.
4 meeting OF those interested in the
NO.License cause in st. Georges hundred
will: be held at she Office Of Joseph II.
Enos iniths town Of Odessa, on Monday
evening, April 25sh, 1910, at 8 o'clock.
The object Of the meeting is TO effectually
organize the temperance forces of this
hundred. Able speakers will be present
to discuss the issue.
Hundreds Of herring have been salted
throughout the county during the past
week. While many do not care for this
variety Of the finny tribe other than
when just out Of the water, many barrels
Of them are sslted down each year. They
are sold on the shores as low as twenty.
FIVE cents hundred.
Passenger train No. 45, arriving here
at 43I o'clock, killed a valuable work
horse belonging to Alexander Maxwell
on Tuesday afternoon just north of the
Frogtown crossing. The man who had
been working the horse had taken it from
the wagon, and at the time the accident
occurred the animal was on it's way to
the stable.
While many are Of the opinion that
fruit was slightly hurt during the recent
cool spell, fruit growers declare that 1t is
not harmed in the least. The high winds
which prevailed during the coidness pre-
vented that cold, frosty stiffness in she
atmosphere which is 60 dangerous to buds
and blossoms. Growers still have fears,
however, Of later cool weather or slight
froets.
With the automobile season now we'll
under way, persons using the public roads
Of the county, should remember the fol.
lowing rule Of the road: That when an
automobile approaches Q team from the
rear the team should pull to the right of
the road and allow the machine to pass
on the left. The observance Of this rule
might oftimes save serious accidents.
One Of your "mere men" who can't
mail his wifs's letters until about worn
out with carrying 10 bis pocket, and can't
carry q female message straight for the
life of him, got the notice to The Tran.
SCRIPT given him by one Of the ladies
announcing the Musicale on Friday night
at the residence Of Mrs. M. B. Burris, all
mixed up and also forgot to mention the
very important fact that POOLS Orchestra
was to give part Of the program. The
wretch has owned up and this lets THE
TRANSCRIPT out.
Owing to the advanced prics Of meats,
farmers are holding their Spring lambs
for higher markets. Buyers are Offering
Eve dollars and better now, but MANY
raiseFs are Of the opinion that they viii
60 much higher before the city demands
are flled. Combined with the high
prices, growers have had excellent success
with their sheep, as there have been few
deaths Of young lambs from the cold, and
the pastures have been open practically
ell Of the year.
Mira. F. Il. Moore gave q very interest
ing paper on ''PoFto Rico" u Tuesday's
meeting Of she New Century Club. Be.
cause Of she absence Of expected partici.
pants, no other papers were given. The
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