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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-03-31
now MUCH BUTTER AND MILK WILL A
COW GIVE

correspondent of the English Agricultural
ttuzette gives his experience in in Dairy Farming.
lie saws:
II consider 720 gallons, $50 quarts-a fair re-
turn in year for cow, and this quantity of milk
II the food does not contain more than so per cent
OF moisture, will produce from $50 to 800 pounds of
butter"
The writer also says that 25 IA pounds of milk
or about ten quarts-will make one pound of but
Ter. He also states that five gallons or 80 quarts,
was the highest daily yield of one COW. He was
evidently practical man, for he actually kept 4S
cows He states that Al cows actually gave through
out the year an average of "a gallons daily, or 80
$50 gallons in one year, from forty-seven cows or
2,Gl0 quarts from one COW, and if 10 quarts
produced one pound of butter, that would be 2Gl
pounds of butter yearly from each COW as the
average from 41 cows in one year.
Again, in the Farmers Almanac for 1868, find
1t stated that Holderness cow gave % quarts
daily, yielding one pound of butter from each II
quarts. An Ayrshire COW gave twenty quarts
daily, yielding one pound of butter from -
quarts. An Alderney cow gave 19 quarts Weld
Ing one pound of butter from II quarts; and a
Devon COW gave II quarts, yielding one pound of
butter from 34 quarts. OF course these last are
exceptional cases, but your correspondent gave
his actual experience of one year of dairy of AZ
cows. Now, l reckoned on 5000 quarts, but al
lowed twelve quarts to produce one pound of but
ter, which gave $50 pounds instead of POI. l dc
not think that / have greatly over-estmated the
produce of cow. Moreover, in Dor .etshre, it is
by no means uncommon for a farmer to let out his
dairy to q diaryman at Els and even Els per COW
per year, and that the dairyman makes profit out
oft.
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Written for the journal.
SlMEONi SYKES.
An Alliterative Romance
BY SUSAN SAMPSON,

Simeon Sykes silver seller, straying slow
ly southwark, steadily seeking satisfactory
sales, sauntered soberly, swinging sachel,
Systematically showing solid silver spoons,
sugar shovels, small sized salvers, superior
spcctacles, scissors, sewing shields.
Sombre skies sent soft showers soaking
Simeons satchel-shoes- s-stockings-shrt-
skin.
Suddenly something seemed softly saying.
Sweet Sally Slater Simeon soon shall see"
So Simeon straightway strobe stupendous
strides, seeking Sally's sunny shelter.
Simeon soon saw sundry stately sycamores
spacious shelter; spied Sally sitting solus
sewing silk stockinett, slyly snuffing sweet
scented Scotch Snuff
Sudden surprise seized Sally's sedate soul,
seeing Simeon's swift strides Sally's sanctity
soon skedaddled shamefully. She, some
what sensitive shrank suspiciously, started
suddenly, spilled some snuff-soiled stocki-
nctt-stammered--stutt stuttered-said-" S. s.
se-se--scat, S-Sir."
Simeon shivered- said" smart
shomert" Sally said-''slightly son
Smeon's shins seemed sore, so Sally sought
some soothing salye (Sawyers) supplied some
soft soled slippers. Square slab
sided, spindle-shanked, Simeon seemed some
,ohot satisfied. Sally said "Sold some silver
since Sunday, Simeon ?" Simeon scolded
savagely.
Sally suggested supper. "Sartin tSally :"
said Simeon. Something sufficiently strength
ening, some strong stimuiant!'
| SO Sally sent some sauSages, Sirloin steak
| savory stew, some soothing sangaree.
| Simcon's stomach soon seemed satisfied,
so Simeon smoked several Spanish segars-
| sat stupetied-soon slept-Snored sonoruosly.
Sally sitting solemnly stitching stockinett
shirts suddenly sneezed Simeon started
seemed scared-suspiciously surveyed sur
rounding space, shutters shades seemed
secure.
Sally stopped sewng-said somebody sly
| ly sneaking, seeking Simeon's silver!
Simeon slightly susceptible seemed sudden
| ly smtten, sought Sallys side-sacriligious
| ly surrounded sanctimonous Sally Slator's
slight, smooth symmetry. She seemed some-
what suspicious, said soft .-sickish ~
Simon stared significantly, said" sweet
! est, surely such solitary souls should sympa-
thize" Sally stopped Simeon. Simeon seem
ed snubbed. She seemed sorry-showed
some sottening symptoms, supinely sought
Simon's sturdy shoulder-sh--! sh-!-
Sim smacked Sally. So straightway sur
rendering she smacked Sim
| Simeon said 'Set some suitable season"
Sally said September. Simon shrugged Sims
shoulders, said--''Sooner Scripture surely
sanctions such strong sympathy-say Sud
| day ?" So she succumbed.
Seven supernal seasons softly, silently
| slipped somewhere. Seven small scions
sprung successively, shedding sunshine, sing
ing, shouting, seldom sick, squalling some
So succeeding summers sereuely spent
Simon's seven sons suddenly seized soldiers
swords-successively subdued southern Sc
cessonists-subSequently settled South.
Simon still sells silver, supplying substsn-
tial subsistence.
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PHoroGRAPIuNG A SQuAw. A Comanchc
Indian few days ago brought his squaw to
a pioneer artist to have her picture taken
when the old Comanche thought he would
investigate the mystery of making squaw's
pictures. He accordingly raised the cloth
and looked into the camera, when he was
astonished to see his wife standing on her
head. At this he grew indignant, and even
beat her for assuming such an undignifed at
titude before the soldiers, but as she stoutly
denied the offence, he continued his expert
ments. and at last came to the conclusion
that machine that could stand squaw on
her head in half second, without her know
ing anything about it, was exceedingly bad
medicine.
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Hollow, where he had taken up lot, made
clearing and built house. He soon gathered
around him quite number of the Spudge family,
ana the settlement for awhile was the most thriving
| Ill lhe flantatlon; it was called Spudgevie: that
! name was afterwards exchanged for the more
euphonlous and descriptive one, Swamp Hollow.
Inc precise time when the first ''clearing" OH
NutmeS Ridge was made is unknown its existence
was first discovered at the time Surveyor Spudge
! raised his barn at Swamp Hollow; it happened in
| this wise. Some of his old neighbors and friends
at The Forks who came to the raising-and who
fingered about the premises after the frame was
named, waiting for the moon to rise-instead of
taxing southerly course, the direction in which
The Forks lies from Swamp Hollow, took north
ery one.
1t is one OF the many singular facts in the Natur-
al History of Doddletown, that although travelling
through the unbroken forest instead Of in the path
well bushod out, over which they came in the
morning, they did not discover their mistake un-
til they arrived at the summit of the Ridge where
they found small clearing, Lighthouse, and in 1t
a man, woman, half dozen children, and some
thing manufactured for mechanical purposes very
much superior in quality to that used in raising
Spudges barn. To all their inquiries about whence
he came, when he came, and what he was doing
there the only satisfactory answer they received
was, "Help yourselves, gentlemen"-with the ac-
cent on the seloes. One fact, however, they did as
certain Just before leaving on their back-track, and
that was that his name was Nippers-Josephus
Nippers. From aught that appeared, or has ever
appeared to the contrary, he may have been the
first settler the Plantation. Had that been fact
established at the date of our incorporation, Dod-
dletown might have been Nippertown: who
knowss
A large portion of the present population Of Nut
meg Ridge belongs to the Nippers family; they
with the families before named, and few strag-
glers who dropped in from time to time, constitut
ed the population of Doddletown when it WAS in
corporated.
The topic of my next will be the Subdivisions
of D, In haste for the mail. Yours,
G WASHINGTON DODpLks.
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PAT HIM. This is the advice of the American
fOn nnl Eho citorI

PAT HIM. This is the advice of the American
Stock journal. The writer says:
1--WE sometimes men, having the care of and
driving team of horses or mules, whipping the
poor animals because they do not understand their
wishes. Many time the leader horse or mule is
numerically beaten for no other reason than that
the drivers order is not understood. If the driver
in such case should speak gently to the leader,
pat him few minutes on the neck to reassure it of
his friendship, take hold of the bride, and lead it
few steps in the direction he wishes to 60, and all
this without any excitement or anger on his part,
the leader will always do its best to please him.
In driving horse to carriage, however. gentle
pen to alarm or frghten him; this is no fault of his
he cannot help it. All he needs is word or two
of encouragement, gently spoken, to reassure him
right There should be no whipping done. u The le
driver should recollect that he gets alarmed or
frightened too sometimes, and would think hard of
being whipped for it.
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THE LOST FOUND. About five years ago n
young man employed as teller in a New
York bank discovered upon settling accounts
one evening that he was $500 short. Not
being able to replace the amount himself he
was discharged, and his sureties We're forced
to make good the missing amount. Since
that he has rested under continuous suspicion.
A few days ago some workmen in removing
the desk at which the teller had formerly
been employed, found a gold check, signed
by United States Treasurer Spinner, of the
date and amount (reckoning the premium
then obtained) of the alleged defalcation.
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SONG

Bright eyes, soft eyes,
Gazing into mine;
Sweet eyes, glad eyes,
Making life divine;
Eyes so full of earnest thought,
Full of girlish lightness;
Heaven grant no deed of mine
Shall ever dim their brightness.
Dear face, rosy face,
Smiling all for me;
Wise face, sunny face,
Beautiful to see;
Glad face, sad face,
Rounding all completeness,
Never thought or word of mine
Shall wrong its holy sweetness.
Glad heart, dear heart,
Clinging unto mine;
Brave heart, gentle heart,
Knowing me all thine;
Heart, oh, true and worshipful,
Sure to fill thy measure,
God will make me worthy,
OF thy loves surprising treasure.
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CLOSE SHAVING. A man is said to have
applied to a downtown note shaver for dis
count on note of the amount of S75, having
twenty months to run. Old sixty per cent.
said that he sometimes "done" long time
paper, and gravcly figured the discount at
five per cent. a month for the specified time,
and then for three days grace. Turning to
his customer, he said, ''Have you thirty-sev-
en- and half cents about you?" ''Yes,'
was his reply, handing it over. "That makes
it just right" said the banker. as he quietly
locked up the note and went on footing up
his daily cash. Buffalo Express.
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A drove of 4s6 turkeys passed through
Baltimore on Tuesday. They trudged it all
the way from the State of Ohio, and are in
tended for the tobacco plantations of Connec-
ticut. The Turkeys travelled much faster
than either swine or horned cattle, making
twenty-five miles a day with ease after stop
ping several times for feed.
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In New Bedford, Theodore L. Parker. q
grocer, aged 21 years, was shot dead by Mrs.
Elizabeth Chapman, aged 40 years, who
boarded at the same house. The parties rose
from the tea table together and went into the
hall, when she shot him and then shot her
self through the body. She was living and
conscious at 10 o'clock, but has assigned no
cause for the deed
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: the eight turkey hens eac

Fci tIIV II0IIS VaVII, S}U0I
| have not included in this anything for watch
and care. Most of it has been done by little boy
not twelve years old, and all the trouble wa over
by the middle of July.
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From Appleton's Journal.
GREAT POPULAR DELUSlON.

There is no greater deluson than that
which imagines early rising important tor
health; no greater error than that which
places it among the virtues. While early
rising has been sung in poetry, and advocat-
ed in proverbs from time immemorial, it ha $
be en- secretly and rightfully cursed by its
unhappy victims ever since civilization con-
ceived the idea of comfort. But we arc all
so bound by the law of custom, 50 endcared
to a proverb OF a musty sentiment, that our
lips continually give faint assent to the value
of early rising, even while we long to resist
the tyranny which it imposes upon us.
What a frightful aggregate of discomforts
accumulate upon man who practices it
through life-who every day is ushered from
sleep into the raw, blank, chill, dull atmos-
phere of early morning, and begins his days
existence before the sun has dispelled the
fogs, dried up the vapors, warmed the air,
and made ready, like natures great servant
ol-allwork, as it is, the earth for our use!
Early rising means hurried dressing in Il
dim, half-lighted room-a sleepy, yawning,
stumbling descent down dark, cold stair
ways-a rapid breakfast in gray, cherries,
sunless room, while cold shivers run down
the back, a sensation of dizziness creeps over
the entire body-and then precipitate
plunge into the mists, and general rawness
either. The sun should be up before us to
give us light, and warmth, and comfort;
our breakfast room should be cheerful with
his beams, and our breakfast should be par
taken with the ease, the comfort, the deliber-
ation the social enlivenment that can come
only when we rise at a rational hour A
breakfast eaten by candle-light, or snatched
in the gray, chilling dawn, is an abomna-
ton. Early rising hence opens the day with
keen discomforts 1t is productive of nu-
merous social ills; it sours the stomach, pro-
notes lrritability. disorganizes the nerves,
creates bad temper, and makes of domestic
bliss mockery. A voyager, long suffering
from sea-sickness, declared that, if once on
land again, he would devote the rest of his
days to hunting up and logging the man
who wrote
"A life on the ocean wave"
Similar sentiments animate o ur heart when
we recall that ancient dstich, ''Early to bed
and early to rise"-but it is not necessary to
quote what we all know and have suffered
from.
Middletown transcript., 1870-07-09

FREIGHT TRAIN, with Passenger Car attached will
leave Stations named at the following changed hoursi
tsubect delays incident freight busness viz Going
Sonth, leave Wilmington about 90 A. NJ. New Castle,
As; Middetown, 80; Clayton, 80; Dover, so !;
Camden, 10; Felton, 10 TO- and be due Harrington
10 80 A. NJ. Going North, to leave Harrington about 05
p NJ FELTON,, so; Camden, So; Dover 35; Norton O.
Clayton so; Mdletown, 20 New Castle 10 aud be
due at Wilmington 10 80 p. N.
This train will stop to take up passengers only at Sta
tons named but will set down passengers any regular
stopping place between Harrington and Wilmington, ex-
cep ares Corner, State Road Del Junction and Dupont
NEW CASTLE TRAINs.-Leave New Castle for Whining
ton and Philadelphia at DO M Leave Philadelphia at
IL 90 NJ. and Wilmington 10 p NJ. for New Castle.
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINs-Additional to those above
will leave Smyrna for Clayton II 40 A. and GO p NJ.
Leave Clayton for Smyrna s 40 A. NJ. and 2 ?. NJ to
make connections with trains and from Dover Sta
tions south. f. O. SEWALL
Jan. S-y Superintendent Del. r. r.
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Collectors Notlce,--statc Taxi.

TN accordance with the requirements of Section
j. 40 of the Act of the General Assembly of the
: State Of Delaware, entitled can Act Providing
Revenue for this State' passed at Dover, April
8, 1869, hereby notify all persons liable to the
Tax on Sales and Manufactures for the quarters
ending December 3lst, 1860, and March 3lst,
1870, respectively and the Annual Tax on Cor
porations, Investments Gross Receipts, Incomes,
&c. for the year ending September 80, 1860, that
! will attend at the time and places herein men
toned to receive said taxes, as follows, viz:
To accommodate the citizens of White Clay
Greek Hundred, at Philip Marvels Hotel, in the
town of Newark, on the 4th day of July, and at
John Eiiott's Hotel, in Christiana Village, on
the 9Th of July, 1870.
To accommodate the citizens of New Castle
Hundred, at the House of George Whitfield, in
the town of New Castle, on the Sth of july 1870
In Peneader Hundred, at the Hotel of Mr.. Guth-
rie, in Glasgow on the llth of July, 1870.
In Red Lion Hundred, at Dunlap's Hotel, in
Delaware City, on the 18th, and at Vansant's
Hotel, IN st. Georges, on the 18th of July, 1870
In st. Georges Hundred, at the Hotel in Odes.
50, on the 18th, and at the Hotel of George Ort
lip, in Middlctown, on the 10Th of July, 1870.
In Appoquinimnk Hundred, at the Hotel o.
Mr.. Townsend, at Townsend, on the goth of Ju
: ly, 1870.
Between the hours of o'clock, A. NJ. and ;
O'Clock, P. N. each day.
Taxes from any of the aforesaid Hundreds viii
be received at any of the places above named a
the times stated.
All persons, associations, firms or corporations
who shall neglect to pay their taxes at the time
and places aforesaid, will be required to pay il
addition, the penalties and costs prescribed b,
law. WILLIAM r. LYMAN,
Collector of State Taxes for the above Hundreds
June 1s-5w
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NOTICE.
PHOSPHATE SOWER

With its Movable Cast Iron Bottom, adjusted by
sett screws, &c. also secured to me by Letters
Patent, dated Oct. 81, 1868, and confirmed July
10, 1862 by decision of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia.
As there has been over 100 of these machines
introduced and used in this neighborhood, with
in the last two years, with entire satisfaction,
am enabled TO offer to the public my improved
Middletown transcript., 1870-07-09

JOHN P. McLEAR, President,
GEO. W. STONE, Vice President,
NJ. NJ. CHILD Secretary,
BENZ. NIELDS, Counsel Il Actuary,
d. w. MAULL, Chief Medical Examiner.
R0BT. G. FRAIM, at Home Office, General Agent
for Delaware.
TRUSTEES.
John P. McLear, Samuel Bancroft Jr.
William Bush, George W. Bush
John " Rice Wm. G. Gibbons
Job II. jackson, Henry F. Pickles,
Clement B. Smyth, Thomas D. Webb,
William Candy, William II. Swift
William S. Hilles, Edw. Brnghurst, Jr.
James Morrow, j. Ii. Adams,
Lewis P. Bush, NJ. D. II. B. Seide,
James Bradford.
DIRECTORS.
John p. McLear, Samuel Bancroft, jr.
William Bush, Ed. Bringhurst jr.
Thos. W. Webb, VIM. G. Gibbons,
William Candy George W. Stone,
Geo w. Bush, Jno. " Rice,
Williams. Hilles, W. II. Swift.
A. G. COX, Agent,
July 31-ly Middletown, Delaware.
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THE DELAWARE
Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Guarantee Capital $1OO, 100000
HOME OFFICE--ExCHANGE BUILDING
Cor. 7th & Market SITS.
Wilmington, Delaware.

HNHE Pioneer Mutual Company in adopting
l. Rates of Premiums based on American ex'
perience of mortality and interest.
Premiums lower than any other Mutual Com
pany.
Purely mutual. All the profits divided among
the Policy-Holders. There are no stockholders
in this company.
All Policies non-forfeiting. Not after two
years, but after the first annual payment.
All kinds Of policies issued. Ordinary Life.
Ten Year Plan Single Payment and Instalment.
All kinds of Endowment Tables. Return Pre-
MUM Table. Joint Life Table. Chldrcn's En-
dowment Table.
Premiums payable in one payment, in Five,
/ Ten, Fifteen or Twenty Instalments, or during
Life. Payments received annually, semi-annual
| ly or quarterly. All payments required in Cash
Dividends on the &c Contribution Plan." Il
will be observed that the reduction of rates i!
equivalent to Dicidend in AdUance Of at ieas
lhirty-three and one-third per cent.
The Loan feature is entirely original with th
company-for full explanation send for the com
pany's publications.
Middletown transcript., 1870-07-09
COOK STOVES.

NIAGARA, PARLoR COOK, MONITOR
CORAL COOK, WIN. PENN, LEHIGH,
and others made in the city.
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Blacksmithing and Wheelwrighting
IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES.

HAYING employed good workmen, am now
l. i prepared to do all kinds of work in Wheel
wrighting in connection with Blacksmithing.
, ,Horseshoeing, Carriage Work and Cradle Work,
done in the best manner. All work warranted
have new process for temperng mill picks,
and finishing them. Millers will find it to their
advantage to call on me before sending their
picks to the city to be tempered.
also have some second hand Peach Wagons
and Mill Dearborns for sale, which will sell at
n bargain. j. G. VANDENBRAAK.
June 4-3m Middletown, Del
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DELAWARE PHOSPHATE DRILL

As first class machine, with full guarantee
of good workmanship and satisfactory perform
anco. | would also notify all persons that |
shall prosecute any Infringement upon any of the
Improvements secured to me by either of the a.
bovo Letters Patent.
W. N. HAMILTON, NJ. d.
Dec. IL, ls69-tf. Odessa Del
Middletown transcript., 1870-07-09
TABLE OF RATES

And any information required promptly furnish
ed on application to the Home Office, or to
any of the Company's Agents.
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l@ 60:
Delaware Rail Road Line
Summer Arrangement.

IN and after Monday, April fourth 1870, Passenger
" Trains will follows until further notice. All
trains Sundays excepted.
NORTH.
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MIDDLETOWN STOVE HOUSE.
s. w. ROBERTS,

s. w. ROBERTS,
TAKES pleasure in announcing to his friends
l. of Middetown and surrounding country,
that the liberal patronage he has received has in
duced him to offer to the public the greatest va
riety, and best selected stock of Stoves, both
Cooking and Heating, ever offered in Middletown,
and at prices that cannot fail to please. Among
the assortment are the following
Middletown transcript., 1870-07-09
BOOK, STATIONERY, AND
STORE.

BOOK, STATIONERY, AND
VARIETY STORE.
OCHoOL BOOKS and Miscellaneous Works,
~ Bibles, Prayer Books and Hymn Books,
Blank Books, in various styles and binding
Tuck, Memorandum and Pass Books.
STATIONERY.
Writing, Letter, and Note Paper,
Envelopes, in variety;
Mourning Paper and Envelopes to match
FANCY ARTICLES.
Photograph Albums ork Boxes, Fancy Boxes,
ritng Desks, Ladies' Satchels, Pocket Books
Port Folios Purses Port Monaies Segar
Cases, Picture Frames, Tassel and
Cords, Looking Glasses,
BACK GAMMON BOARDS CHESS AND
CHECKER MEN, GAMES Of all KINDS.
Rubber Pencils and Penholders,
Writing Fluid and Ink Stands,
Pocket Cutlery, Rogers Scissors, &c.
Sleeve Buttons, Studs, Breast Pins, Finger Rings,
Spectacles,
Violin Strings,
Combs, Brushes, Nail and Tooth Brushes,
Gum Bands Watch Keys, Key Rings
and Puff Boxes
A fine assortment of Colgate u Cos. Soap.
PHALON'S NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS,
Wrights and Taylor's Superior Extracts,
Pomades, Hair Oils,
And Dental Soap of the First Quality
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS.
Neck Ties of various styles, Bismarck Collars,
Gloves, Hose, Handkerchieis, Cuffs, Wristlets.
Segars, Tobacco Pipes, Meerschaums, and To-
bacco Pouches.
Lamps, Lamp Chimneys Wicks and Coal Oil
NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES.
New York Ledger, Ilarper's Weekly, Bazaar and
Magazine, Frank Leslie, Chimney Corner,
Weekly, Girls and Boys Weekly
Gleason's Literary Companion, &C.
Godey's Peterson's, Atlantic, Arthur's Gal
| axy and MIME Demorests Magazines
d. L. DUNNING,
No. Town Hall.
Jan. 3O-ly Middletown, Del