Middletown transcript., 1911-04-01
MIDDLETowN, DEL, APRIL /, 1911
LOCAL NEWS
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.

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Matching. Address, Mrs L. G. ROGERS,
FELTON,, Delaware.
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
J.C. GREEN.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. roll top desk
in good condition. Apply to
THIS OFFICE.
FOR SALE.-Fine bay driving mare
with eight months old colt by her side.
Apply to ]. w. JOINS,
Warwick, Md.
LOST.-In Niddetown, Wilmington
Savings Fund Society bank book belong
ing to Maxry Bland Return to this Office.
Onr pure seed potatoes have arrived
from Presqne Isle, Maine. Kindly stop
in and inspect same before placing your
orders. 1E Sc L. SHEPHERD.
Phone 5.48
lam soliciting work for one OF the very
best dyeing and cleaning establishments
in the East and will ship goods on Tues
day OF each week. Give me trial.
RoBT B. JONES.
On Thursday evening Robert Hall, one
of our beet colored men, was taken on a
cot to Wilmington, where he was success.
fully operated on for intestinal strangula.
tion.
We are now taking orders for WINTER
COAL for April Delivery at the lowest
price during the year. WILBURLEHIGH
Guaranteed FREE FROM DIRT. Always
in stock. JESSIE L. SHEPHERD
Phone 5'4S
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
of letters remains unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending March 2Sd.
Mr.. O. Frogo, William Black, Mood
Crasin.
EGGS FOR SETTING-Rose comb
Rhode Island Reds, by the setting or in
hundred lots. My stock 10 the best that
money can buy, and I guarantee fertility.
G. P. COCHRAN.
MiddletoWn Del.
We have stored in our warehouses at
MiddletoWn and Bear, DEL, Fertilizer for
all Spring Crops by bag or ton, also seeu
oats. Send your order and teams.
JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
Phone 5 48
Some of the Delaware towns are incress
ing their taxation rates for the ensuing
year. Milford has fixed its rate at sixty
cents. Lewes has just reduced her rate
from forty to thirty cents.
Gov. Pennewill has appointed Newton
L. Grubb OF Brandywine hundred, a
member of the State Board of Agriculture
to f1ll the vacancy caused by the death OF
James 7. Shallcross, of Middletown.
The EUery Erening of 28th, says, "THE
MIDDPETowN TRANSCRIPT moved into it's
new quarters last week. It's new building
with its handsome front, large plate glass
&C., makes quite an addition to that part
Of Main street."
The first genuine thunderstorm of the
year occurred Monday afternoon. TIE
wind was high, but no damage is reported
locally. At Philadelphia cyclonic storm
swept the northern part Of the city, the
Tacony station of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road beiRg blown over, one man killed
and score injured.
Mr.. Charles Schuman has rented the
room on West Main street recently
vacated by Mr.. Thomas johnson, and
will open on Monday next 4 harness
making and general repair shop. Mr.
Schuman is a practical harness maker,
having been employed as cutter for
the J.C. Parker & Son Co.; for servera
years and asks for a share OF the
public patronage.
The program for the New Century Club
on Tuesday was "History of Modes of
Travel, Miss Marie Lockwood, Chairman,
Miss Lockwood was unable to be present
but sent carefully prepared papers which
were read by Mrs. G. ]. Freeman, Mrs.
w. B. Biggs, Miss Hutchin and Miss
Ethel Brady. Next weeks meeting will
include: Business meeting, Current Events,
Home, Miss Lydia Eliason, Foreign, Mrs.
F. q. Moore.
Because of the uncertainty of the peach
crop and the many failures that have
taken place through late frosts and because
Of declared changed climatic conditions,
many farmers OF lower New Castle county
are pulling up their orchards and plant
ing apple trees. Farmers elsewhere are
reported to be making the same change
in fruit trees. Instead Of being known as
the "Peach State" il is expected that
Delaware will be better known as the ap.
pie country.
Mrs. Jonathan K. Williams of near
Odessa came near having bad accident
on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Williams
had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. 9.
E. Hukill, and with a coored driver,
was leaving Mrs. HuklII's home, when
an automobile whizzed round the corner
from Main to Cass street. One of Mrs.
Williams horses reared and was so badly
frightened that it turned completely
round, with its head toward the carriage.
The other horse stood quietly. The har.
ness and tongue of the carriage were
broken. FortuDealy neither Mrs.
Williams nor the driver we're hurt. The
automobile was occupied and run by
James 7. EIisson Of New Castle, who has
been visiting his brother, Andrew s.
EIiason on Cass street.