Middletown transcript., 1911-03-25
K1DDLETowN, DEL, MARCH IS, 1911
LOCAL NEWS

Spring fever germs ara in the air.
Easter Day is lees than a month of.
MiddletoWn may have better streets.
The sun rises at 6.15 and sets at 6.l9
today.
Frogs are croakinR-some other croak-
ers are doing she same.
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
c. GREEN
Dr.. J. Allen Johnson viii lexamIlr oni
teeth and give estimate without charge.
LOST-A pair Of brass pedesInls oe'Ong-
ing TO hearse. Return toJ 81. Emrr.
son.
Many beautiful creations inspiring Mini
merry will be shown at L. Nj ScOtr',
opening next week.
FOR RENT:-stabIe East Main 81
Also Stable West Main 81.
q. E HUK1LL
Wagons and Dearbnrns for safe.
J. G. GREEN.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. roll rnp de-E
in good condition. Apply 70
TIL OFFICE
WANTED-A white woman for Ign
house keeping for men no children in
the family. Apply at THIs OFFICE.
All of our ladies are invited to attend
the Spring Millinery Opening of L. M.
Scott on Tuesday and Wedoesday, March
18th aud 285h.
Messrs. E. NJ. H4nson smd R. Z Cocn
ran both OF New York City, and former
residents of this section, are visiting rela
tives and friends here.
FOR SALE.-Fine bay driving mare
with eight months old colt by her side.
Apply to ]. w. JOINS,
Warwick, Md.
WANTED-A reliable white woman ss
housekeeper in family of five, on email
farm. Must give good reference Address
JAMES FARRELL,
Middetown, De {.
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
Of letters remains unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending March 18th
Mrs. Clara B MaIone,, Ciaphan & Bor"
man and James s. Moore.
Our pure seed potatoes have arrived
from Presque Isle, Maine. Kindly stop
in aud inspect same before placing your
orders. JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
Phone 5.48
am soliciting work for one Of the verF
best dyeing and cleaning establishments
in the East aud will ship goods on Tue
day of each week. Give rne a 'riai.
RoBT. b. ZONES
The first Delaware hhsu al THE
OF 1911 were csnghI off Bowers b
last Thursday. TwenIy- five fish mers
she lot and they were shipped I" PnlIai-i-
phia where they were snld al fa"cs prc
within ten minutes after their ARRIVAL.
EGGS FOR SErTIN1-R..sr c"m
Rhode Island Redr, BY the serunR ~ l.
hundred lots NV stock il TIE best a
money can buy, and guarsnrre IrrIIlit,.
G. P, COCHRAN
MiIdleIUwr d.
Many farmers are busy with the AZ.
rangements preliminary to the planting
of iFish potatoes. On account of the
heavy decrease in Southern acreage,
growers arp looking forward to better
prices than have prevailed for some
years.
We have stored In onr warehouses at
Middletown and Bear, d., Fertilizer for
all Spring Crops by bag OF ton, also reed
oats. Send your order and tpams.
JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
Phone 4S
Miss r. E. Cup, who has again return.
ed to take charge Of our Millinery Depart
ment for this season, has done her ut
nost to please all our patrons of MIDDLE
town and vicinity. Her superior quail
ties Of trimming will be noted il the bean
tifuI display of French and Broadway
models we will show at our opening on
March 29th ana Goth.
FoGEL AND BURsTAN.
The crusade made against the race
tracks in this country, which wac inan.
gurated IN 1892, has resulted ia closing
up AZ of them. Property valued at more
than $40, 100000 has been greatly depre.
ciated and decided crimp has been put
in the financial standing Of owners and
breeders of race horses.
Messrs. John and H4rnid Baker, nf
Aberdeen, Md. proprietnr- OF the corn
cannery were in town. last Saturday. A
meeting Of the farmers was held, the
Messrs. Baker meeting with them, to de-
eide on the price and acreage Of corn for
the coming summer, to be delivered at
the cannery. The farmers agreed to put
in $50 acres and the Bakers agreed to pay
$500 per ton.
1t is stated that there is four times as
much money speut each year in this
country for chewing gum as tor the cause
of foreign missions. Iu report Of the
secretary Of the Christian Wonien's Board
of Foreign Missions it lie claimed that
there is spent in this country SIC. 1000, 600
q year for chewing gum, $l00. 600 900 for
ice cream soda, $l20, 900, coo tor millinery,
$l74.OOO, 600 for candy, and only $4,000.
900 for the conversion of the heather.
Ata Joint meeting Of the Town Com.
missioners and Light and Water Com
missioners Monday evening, Mr.. Daniel
w. Stevens was elected Secretary for the
two boards. Il will be the duties Of this
new official 30 collect the town taxes as
we'll as the light and water rents, and
give come attention to all street work.
Mr.. Stevens is thoroughly competent for
she position and The TRANSCRIPT wishes
him much success in his new undertak-
lug.
Mr.. A. FogeI has nov moved to bis
new and spacious store on the corner Of
Main and Broad streets and is now ready
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