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Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
ROLLS OF HONOR

The following pupils of the Middletown
Public Schools have obtained an average
of 80 per cent. or better for month of
May:
High School, 11th Grade-Irving Brock.
son, Frank Richards, Leah Berkman,
Mailly Davis. 10th Grade-Margaret
Price, Maude Taylor, Helen Mcdowell,
Blanche Cleaver, Bertha ManloVe. 9th
Grade-Rose Evans, Laura Connelles,
Tim Hukill, Ethel Baker, Mary Evans.
Grammar School, 9Th Grade-Alice
Boulden, 0tah spry, Theodore Whitlock,
Alexander Berkman. 9Th Grade-Jessie
Kohl, Avery Donovan, Mildred Redgrave,
Clarence Weber, Elizabeth Alexander,
Jessie Shepherd, Madeline Manlove,
Mabel Lockwood, Osborne Banning. 9th
Grade-Frsnces Beasten, John Kumpel.
9th Grade-No report.
Primary school-4th Grade-A Divis
ion-MiIlie Rosenberg, Celia Decktor,
Margaret PIeasanton, Mildred Hall, Lee
Vinyard, Marian Pinder, Grace Brady,
Elva Marker. B. Division-Allee Hall,
Claude Fouracre, William Myers, Edwin
Mcdowell, Benjamin Williams, Virgins
Williams. Sd Grade-Henrietta Schroe,
der, Margaret Evans, Isaac Stafford, How,
ard Dickson, P. L. New horter, Jr.,
Daniel Bingnear, Elva Freeman, Gladys
Long, Bertha Baker. I'd Grade-LaurG
Fogel, Virginia Pearce, Edward AtwelI
Fannie Rosenberg, Myrtle Marker, Thorn
as Boulden, Clyde Taylor, Esther Bry.
mes, Marion Armstrong, Margaret Rit.
chic, Sarah Pearce, Catherine Scott, Rog
ers Fourace, Clinton Jolls. 1st Grade
Frances Armstrong. Anna Binguear,
Harriet Black, Mary Goldsborough,
June Johnson, elena Long, Maxey Bland
Harrison Davis, Harold Deakyne, VIII
liam Pinder, Marshall Whitlock, Henry
steller.
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
BLACKBIRD

Mr.. Charles Buckson spent last satur'
day in Wilmington.
Mr.. Helm, of Wilmington, visited Mr..
Jacob H. Spicer, and family on Wednes-
day.
Miss Buelah Buckson, of Wilmington
spent Sunday with Der parents, Mr. ana
Mrs. James A. Buckson.
Mrs. Rawley, of Throughfare Neck
spent part OF last week with her son, Mr.
John Rawley and family.
Scott M. E. Sunday School will hold
their Children's Day services tomorrow
Sunday 2P. NJ, June 11th.
Mr.. William Fennemore,Jr., OF Phil
adephia, is visiting his parents Mr. ana
Mrs. William H. Fennemore.
Mrs. William Anderson and daughter,
Frances, of Delaware City, are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Wat
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ennis, OF near
Clayton, spent Sunday with her brother
Mr.. George s. Heinold and family al
Blackbird Station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Mccoy, OF near
Odessa, and sister, Miss Florence hns'
bands. of near Wilmington, visited Mr'
and William Fortner on Sunday.
A Special Flower Mission program is
being prepared for Sunday evening, June
11tb. instead of the regular Epworth
League Services. Everybody is cordially
invited to come out.
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
A Stabbing Affair

On Monday afternoon Joseph Rhoades,
brother to the young man who with
Herman Turpin beat and robbed old man
Robinson some weeks ago, but who fed
and was not caught, attacked colored
man named James Davis in front Of the
National Hotel and in the melee sent q
small pocket knife into Davis back,
though not seriously iniuring him. Off
Ger Hilyard arrested him on a warrant
and after hearing before Squire Cox be
was held in 5000 bail to the next term Of
Court and in default Of his bail was sent
to the wo:khouse on Tuesday Davis was
discharged, it appearing from the evi-
dence that be acted solely in self.defence.
Richard Johnson got "nncu fu'' on
"Whislin Monday and was fined So as q
plain drunk by the Squire
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THE EXPERIMENT STATION

The Delaware Experiment Station de-
sires to secure the cooperation of uum-
ber of farmers throughout the State in
growing alfalfa. 1t is thought that the
plan of having the farmer grow a small
tract of alfalfa under the direction of the
Station will serve two purposes. First, a
wider knowledge of the adaptability of
Delaware soils TO this valuable crop will
be secured. Secondly, the location OF
fields in various localities will serve to
demonstrate the cultural needs of the al
falfa crop and its management.
The primary object of this work is to
bring to the attention of the grower the
importance of soil preparation and the vi
tai necessity for certain fertilizers, lime
and incubation in securing satisfactory
results with alfalfa.
The Experiment Station will give sug-
gestions as to soil, its preparation, the
kind and amount offertiizers to use, lime
and inoculation. The Station will also
furnish free of charge, seed and inoculat'
ing material.
The grower will be expected to prepare
the soil, furnish the fertilizers, lime, and
to follow certain suggestions as to method
of sowing. The area of these test fields
should not be less than one acre or more
than two acres.
All persons desiring to cooperate with
the Station in this way should write to
Prof. A. E. Grantham, Newark, for fur
ther particulars.
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
LIBRART'S TENTH BIRTHDAY
The Occasion win be Observed 10
''DOnatiOn Day

The MiddletoWn Public Library will TO-
day celebrate its tenth birthday. The
day will be observed as Donation Day"
when il is hoped that every friend OF the
library Will make o donation, If only .
small one. The members OF the library
committee have worked hard to place the
library on a sure foundation and they
feel justified in asking for a donation in
token Of good will to the library from the
people of the town. This is the first lib
rarv ever started in Middletown which
has lived and prospered for ten years and
the committee feels justly prond OF it.
The first library in Middletown in the
recollection Of the present inhabitants
was ip the old academy, but it is not GER
tain if it was public library or school
library. The "boys" Of soma fifty and
sixty years ago know only that there was
library in the building. AZ the time Of
the organization Of the next library, Q
meeting was held in the Sunday School
room of Forest Presbyterian Church, by
q number OF interested persons, with Mr..
Edward Reynolds chairman of the meet
ing. They secured funds to start the
library and Mr.. Reynolds went to Phiia-
delphia to buy the books. The library
was opened in a room on the third floor
Of the Opera Honse, and after time was
removed to a room in the house now oc-
cupied by Mrs. Fl. V. Parvis, this room
being Mr.. Victor Green's Office. Later it
was removed to Mr.. D. L. Dunning's
store, from which place the books became
scattered and lost.
Some years later, the members OF the
Irving Lyceum collected money and
bought books for q library, to be known
as the Irving Lyceum Library. They had
no regular librarian and in time, this
library also became thing of the past.
In 1901, number Of ladies decided that
they could and would have public
librarp in this town-and when woman
makes up her mind to do anything, moth
ing on earth can stop her. With one hum
dred dollars and several gifts of books,
these women opened the Middletown
Public Library on June 10th 1901, in q
room on North Broad street. There were
about one hundred each paying $l.OO per
year membership fee. One year later,
the library was removed to the room over
the postofice which it now occupies.
There are now 1905 volumes in the Ii.
brary, of which 976 are fiction; 66l his
tory, biography and miscellaneous; al
children's books; and ia good books Of
different kinds formerly part of the IrV-
ing Lyceum Library and which were
given to the library after the death of
DIR. T. H. Gilpin, who had them in his
possession for number of years. In the
library are q Webster's New International
Dictionary and set of Chambers Ency.
clopedia. Stoddard's Lectures have been
read snd re-read and gift Of makers
of Literature" was much appreciated.
The committee purpose spending about
fifty dollars for new books during the
summer months, and all who will may
for the nominal fee of one dollar, enjoy
this least of literature.
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Rules Covering the Use
Town Water

ALI persons are cautioned against the
following abuses of water, which are
strictly prohibited, subject to the penalties
named:
1st.-Running the water to waste,
personally, by servants or employees,
under penalty of ths sum OF Five Dollars.
2d.-The use of pave wash except
for the premises paid for, and between
the hours of 9 A. NJ. and P. M, under
penalty of the sum of Five Dollars.
3d.-Permitting any person to take or
use water from their hydrants unless such
person pays the town for the use of cor
responding fixture, and then only when
the fixture of the person so using the
water is out of order or undergoing re-
pairs, under penalty of the sum of Five
Dollars.
4th.-Employing or permitting any
plumber or other person to extend pipes
or service, unless a permit therefor be
obtained; subject to penalty of the sum
of Twenty Dollars.
5th.-Permitting children under ten
years of age to use pave wash, under
penalty of the sum Of Five Dollars.
6th.-All persons are required to keep
their fixtures in good condition, and to
promptly repair any damage to same,
under pealty of the sum of Five Dollars.
By order of
THE LIGHT & WATER COMMISSION
MiddletoWn, Del, June 9th, 1911.
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AN EXPERIMENT IN ALFALFA
Big Crop From Bacteria InOcuIated
SOiI-Cheap Phosphate

Mr.. Fred Brady is always abreast of the
times in everything certainly in sgricnl-
ture, good roads, education &c. He is
now making an interesting experiment.
one thai is highly useful object lesson
to every farmer bringing milk to tie
creamery-in growing alfalfa with bac.
terra inoculated soil.
On a55 acre lot in the rear of the cream.
cry when sowing some alfalfa seed, he
drilled in $50 and 500 pounds on different
parts of the tract, and on third portion
none at all, of fine dry dirt taken from an
old and very good alfalfa field in Mary
land.
Where he used she microbe infected
soil the alfalfa crop was three or four
times as heavy as where be used none.
The result, also showed this interesting
and useful fact, that nothing is gained by
using too much bacteria soil; the 250
pound tract returned as good yield as the
500. This feature is in keeping with re-.
suits elsewhere obtained as to the amount
necessary to be used.
The entire tract had been previously
treated alike SO far as lime, manure &c,
is concerned, so that this wonderful re-
suit is due wholly to the presence on the
inoculated-i. g. dirt sowed tracts-of the
nitrogen fxers" contained in the Dor.
rowed soil. The first cutting gave tons
of alfalfa to the acre and he expects to
make two more cuttings this year.
Mr.. Brady sums up this valuable
method of getting such big crops of al-
falfa, soy beans &C., as follows: l, Lime,
2, good soil, 8, good seed, 4, incubation.
He got the soil by plowing few burrows
in the old alfalfa field in Maryland and
screening the stones and rubbish away
drying and using the dirt just as one
would phosphate fertilizers.
He also exhibited on the tract a simple,
cheap and very useful tool for drying the
green stuff quickly-often an important
matter to the farmer-a colIapsibe rick
made of four foot uprights sawed out of
bull pine 13x2 inches, one bolt holding
them at the slanted peak and four bolts,
one on the lower middle of each leg,
through four like pieces which run hori-
zontally across the four uprights. 1t all
folds up like solid bundle not more than
foot square, and costs only 25 cents to
make, by the hundred. Every farmer
should look into this experiment-it is
cheap phosphate tbat-dirt your neigh.
Dor will give you for nothing, and only
screening and little sunlight necessary
to drill il like $500 phosphate! 1t is
literally "dirt cheap" fertilizer.
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
TOWNSEND COMMENCEMENT
Rev. W. D. Parry Made Address
70 the Graduates

The annual commencement Of the
Townsend High School was held in the
M. E. Church on Friday evening. The
address to the graduates was made by the
Rev. W. D. Parry, pastor of Asbury
Church, Smyrna. Prof. Daniel B. Jones
of the Townsend School Board, presented
the diplomas to the graduates. The
members of the graduating class are Miss
Edith Heineld, Miss Leila Hutchison,
Miss Elma Lockerman and Edward Rat
ledge. Miss Leila May Hutchison was salu.
tatorian and Miss Edith Woodburn Helm.
old, valedictorian. The church was
beautifully decorated for the occasion.
On Sunday morning last, the Rev. L. I.
McDougle delivered the baaccaIaureate
sermon to the graduates, the church being
CON tely filed by the relatives and
frir,.ds of the graduates.
The music at the commencement exer-
cises was furnished by Shapley' g orchestra.
The program in full was as follows:
Music, shspley's orchestra; invocation,
Rev. L. I. McDougle; 'spring Song"
school chorus; medley of national airs,
school chorus; salutatory and essay,
delaware People and their Characteris-
tics" Leila Hutchison; music, Shapley's
orchestra: essay, 'De1aware's Indus
tries," Louis Edward Ratledge;s music,
Shapley's orchestra; essay, "Delaware's
Part in the Revolution" Mary Elma
Lockerman; music, ShapIey's orchestra;
essay and valedictory, "Some Historic
Spots of Delaware" Edith Woodburn
Heinold; "a Rose in the Garden" Neid-
Iinger) solo and chorus; music, Shapley's
orchestra; commencement address, Rev.
W. D. Parry, D. D., pastor of Asbury
M. E. Church, Smyrna; Beloved, it is
Morn," Mrs. J. D. Niles; music, Shapley's
orchertra; presentation of diplomas, Presi-
dent Jones: benedictioD: music,
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
Pleasant Card Party

A very pleasant card party was given
last Friday evening by Mrs. George L.
Townsend Jr., and Miss Mary HutchiD,
at the home Of Mrs. Townsend on COCh-
ran street. The affair was given in honor
Of Miss May Whaley of Norfolk Va,
who is the guest OF Miss Dora r. Price at
her home on South Broad street. The
first ladies' prize was won by Miss Dora
Price and the second by Mrs. Harris B.
Mcdowell. The first gentleman's prize
by Mr.. E. G. Cook Of Wilmington and
the second by Mr.. H. M. Cazier Of Kirk.
wood.
Among the guests besides the guest oi
honor were DR.. and John G. Sites, DR..
and Mrs. Fl. B. Mcdowell, DR.. and Mrs.
E. M. Vaughan, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Brady, Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Biggs, Mrs.
Jesse L. Shepherd, Mrs. Edith Cochran,
Miss Dora Price, Miss May HolteB, J.
Frank Biggs and Fred Crouch of Middle
town; Mrs. L. G. Sterner, Of New Castle;
Miss Helen Townsend, Miss Mary Town
send, Of Odessa; Fl. M. Cazier, Of Kirk
wood and E. G. Cook, Of Wilmington.
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
Gave Bridge Party

Mrs. r. B. Watkins gave q dsLightfRf
Bridge party to large number of her
lady friends and acquaintances at her
home in Odessa, Tuesday afternoon last.
Those present from distance we're: Mrs
John sutpin, OF Trentcn, N. ,. and Miss
May Whaley, Of Norfolk, Va, Mrs. Will
lam P. MiHhin and Miss Spruance, d
Philadelphia; Mrs, r. J. Foard, OF Easi
Orange, N. J. The arss prize was VOL
by Mrs. J. G. SassesF the second by Mrs
w. B. Biggs and the consolation pTb9e b
Mrs. G. Lindsey Cochran,
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OUR FRIENDS AND VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Known

Miss Eliza Green ie visiting friends near
Pittsburg, Pa.
Mrs. J. G. Sites is visiting friends ut
JohnstoWn, Pa.
Mrs Rosa Weber spent several days
this week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Paul B. Messick is entertaining her
two sisters Of Philadelphia.
Miss Goldie Vosbell spent Sunday with
her parents near Port Penn. ;.
Judge H. G. Conrad, of Georgetown,
was the guest Of friends here last Sunday.
Misses Leah and Miriam Berkman spent
several days with relatives in PhiladeI.
phia.
Miss Lena " Stats spent Sunday with
her aunt, Mrs. James D. Davis, near sas.
safras, Md.
Mrs. J. B. Bender has returned home
after spending several days with friends
in Milford.
Miss Mildred Patton, Of Philadelphia,
has been visiting her cousin, Miss Mary
B. Nowland.
Miss Lillian M. Budd, of Wilmington,
was the guest of friends here over last
Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. Alexander Wamsley and family, OF
Philadelphia, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. P. L. McWhorter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders Dillon and son,
Roy, Of Wilmington, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. S. Fouracre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis D. Holmes, Of
Trenton, N. j., spent Sunday with bis
aunt, Mrs. Joseph A. suydam.
Messrs. Emory Hukill and James
Lockwood left on Saturday for a canoe
trip on the Susquehanna River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Linkins and
daughter, Of Washington, D. c., are
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Beck.
Miss Lydia {. Eliason entertained q
number of friends at Five Hundred at her
home on Cass street, Thursday afternoon.
Miss Lola Ingram who has been at
Rehoboth for the past two weeks, has ac-
cepted a position as pianist at the Casino
for the season.
Mr., and Mrs. J. Frank EIiason, of Mt.
Pleasant, celebrated their wedding ami.
versary last Sunday by giving dinner to
q number Of friends.
Mrs. Jesse I. Shepherd and Mrs.
Charles A. Ritchie have been spending
the past week in New York, the guests OIL
Miss Elizabeth Collins.
George Jsnvier, who has been in Wash.
ington, D. G. for some time, spent last
Sunday with his family here and attend.
ed the Drawers reunion.
Rupert M. Burstan has been officially
notified to report at Annapolis for work
at the Naval Academy at nine O'Clock on
Friday morning, June 10th.
Miss Corrine O. Hardcastle, OF East
Orange, N. J., spent Tuesday and Wed
nesday with her aunt, Mrs. Thomas
Cochran, on Crawford street.
Some Of the many friends Of Mrs. John
A. Jolls gave her handkerchief shower
as surprise on her birthday last Sunday.
Mrs. Jolls received twenty.nine handker'
chiefs.
Mr.. Frederick Reuter-, Of Philadelphia,
a graduate Of the class Of 1911, Univer.
sity Of Pennsylvania, spent several days
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. John B.
CIeaYer.
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
Custer Store Robbed

Sometime during the rattle and patter
OF Monday nights tempest, somewhere
probably, between / and o'clock, the
store of Mr.. G. s. Custer was entered by q
burglar who smashed the window.half oI
one bis doors, sash and all, and then lifted
up the bar and entered the room. The
thief or thieves stole 9 hams and about
40 pounds Of sidemeat.
Mr.. johnson whose chop is next door,
heard about one o'clock noise but gave
the matter no further attention. No clues
have been found to the thief.
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
VIII Give Dance

The graduating class Of the Middletowna
High School will give dance to their
friends in the New Century Club room on
Monday evening, June 10Th. seweli.
Downs Of Summit Bridge will furnish the
music.
The Class Day exercises will be held on
Thursday evening, june 18th in the AS
eembly room at the school room and the
Commencement exercises on Friday
evening, June 10Th. in the Opera House.
Prof. schmucker Of West Chester Normal
School viii make the address on Friday
evening and the High School pupils will
furnish the music.
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
Keifer Pears Affected

That the Keifer pear orchards through.
out the State are badly affected with some
disease has been manifest for some time
to the large growers. Prof. McCue, OF
Delaware College, has just inspected
many diseased orchards and gave BODY
Blight" as the cause. He did not suggest
remedy or preventative other than that
heavy fertilizing might be beneficial.
Many growers are fearful that the blight
may eventually compel them to dig out
their entire orchards.
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What's the Use

to worry about Men Clothes.
when you can come here and
get style and quality at rea:
sonable prices and have the
benefit Of our years of exper-
fence and judgment? June is
our big month for Summer
Clothes and we are ready for
IL all over the store. Blue
Serges at $6 to $25. Grey
Serges at $40 to 500. Fancy
>Greys and Neat Mixtures $40
to S25. Black and White
Silk Mixtures S12 to $50.
Fancy Blues and Self Stripes
$40 to $25.
Mohair, Serge and Al.
pacca Coats, 81 to So.
White Duck, Khaki and
Linen Trousers 81 to So.
Boys Wash Suits, Khaki
Suits, Serge Suits and Grey
Cheviots.
Straw Hats, Genuine Pan.
amas, Outing, Golf and Auto
Caps.
Full line Auto Coats, Dust
ers, and Rain Coats 81 to
$25.
s'ss:;; s:s:a:. MULLINS s!stsips :ssii
Best Hats
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St Annes's Anniversary

The annual anniversary and reunion
services in Old st. AIMS Protestant Epis-
Copal Church, near town, will be held
this year the third Sunday in June, the
18th inst, instead Of the second Sunday,
as has been the custom heretofore. Ar.
raBgemepts have not yet been fully com
pleted, but the services will be most in
teresting, 40 TO preaching and music.
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
The Sewing Circle

The Sewing Circle held its weekly meet
ing on Thursday evening at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Gill, in middle
Neck" The trip was made on a straw
ride, and after spending delightful even
ing and partaking Of refreshments, they
returned home. Those present werei
Mrs. Joshua Grassland, Mrs. T. s. Four
acre Mrs. e. A. Goldborough, Misses
Elsie A. Jones, Ada Scott, Lena Dutton,
Jeanette schreitz, May Kumpel, Pru.
dence Lewis, Louise Echenhofer, Florrie
Bloome, Mary Richards, Lena Weber,
Mary Beaston, Lulu Vinyard, William
Beaston, Mr.. and Atwell.
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Real Estate Sales

E. Fl. Beck Real Estate Broker has
sold the farm belonging 70 Frank Elliott
near Kirkwood containing 154 acres TO ].
Walter Davis OF near Dover for $85O0.OO.
Also sold the farm belonging TO Edward
McAllister near Newport containing 1856
acres to Harry Isaacs for $4,000.
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
Notice to Dog Owners

Notice is hereby giventO
dog owners that their dog
or dogs must be properly
muzzled, so as to prevent
them from biting OF else be
liable to the penalties Sets
forth in the DOG ORDI-
NANCE recently enacted.
w. J. Wilson, President.
Joseph Hanson, Secretary.
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Town Tax Rate S1.M

At a meeting Of the Town Board, on
Wednesday evening, the tax rate for the
year 1911 was fixed at S1.0O. Last year
the rate was Sl.25, and many Of our tax
payers will be gratified to learn Of this
reduction.
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
MArrREW,s CoRNER soHoos

The following pupils deserve special
commendation for the month OF May
Sixth grade, Mildred Davis, Willie Roe
mer; third grade, Herman Daniels; sec
oud grade, Anna Elliott.
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The MiddIeteWn Transcript
Mails close as Followa.

Going North-7.25 =, M, 10.05 am, AO5 pm.
p. M. and p. m.
Going SOuth-6.00 am, 4l5 p. m, and pm
For Odessa-75.0 q. M, $50 o m, IL .8O q. m.s
$50 p. m.
For Warwick, Cecilton and Earlvine 9.20 o.
M, and AS p. M
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DELAWARE COLLEGE
Newark, Delaware

Newark, Delaware
Reopens September l4th, 1911
Entrance Examinations, Friday and
Saturday, June % and "a, and Tuesday
and Wednesday, September l2 and 13.
For Catalogue ank other information
write to
GEO. A. HARTER,
President.
Middletown transcript., 1911-06-10
CURRENT PRICES

MIDDLETOWN GRAIN MARKET
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY .. B. FoARD.
Wheat-No. l .S8 Corn
No. 2 Yellow, sheIled s
Timothy Seed $500 cob..... {
Clover Seed 5000 Oats ............... )