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Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07

Stewart, the shoe man, has just built a
pair Of boots for a negro named Frank
Armstrong, that are curiosity in their
way. They measure fourteen inches in
length, six inches across the sole, and
weigh nine pounds. Hushebeck made the
last some years ago. He got the wood all
out Of one tree, but Armstrong was young
er then, and his feet hadn't reached their
full growth. From time to time the last
has been enlarged by adding pieces of sole
leather. and splice has been bolted to the
toe. When one Of these boots is cut from
a side of leather it makes a hole in it about
the size Of an opening in a bank vault, and
the fellows track in the mud looks like an
excavation for a section of canal.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07
MARYLAND Matters.

- The Cecil county muskrat crop is re-
ported short.
- Trains on the Queen Anne's & Kent
Railroad never missed trip during the
late snow storms.
- Elkton boys have snow-balled sleighs
to an extent that has caused much com
plant.
One hundred and fifty-six marriage
licenses were issued by the Deputy Clerk
ef the Cecil County Court. during 1880.
B. T. Biggs has purchased the Jona-
than P. Green farm, of one hundred acres,
near NIillington, Queen Anne's county.
Price, $1,000.
- On Christmas day the venerable and
distinguished Judge Carmichael celebra-
ted his seventy third birthday at his resi-
denco, near Centreville.
Typhoid fever is unusually prevalent
in Kent county, this winter. Numerous
deaths therefrom have occurred in the last
two or three weeks.
-R.H. Croswell's residence, at Girls
field, was burned on Saturday night, to-
gether with the furniture. Loss about
$1,000; insurance, $1,000.
According to the report Of the last
enumerators the population of Kent coun-
ty amounted to 1920. We learn that
third census is to be taken.
- The Sportsman's Club Of Cecil county
will pay liberal price for all live par
tridges delivered to them at the store of R.
G. Reese, Esq, in the town Of Elkton.
a man was found frozen to death, in
his cart, near Salisbury, on Friday morn
ing last. His horse and dog were standing
near, the horse having disengaged itself
from the shafts. The cart was found in the
cattle guard along the railroad track.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07
State.

- Milford reports fourteen degrees be-
low as the coldest weather recorded at that
point.
So The number of public sales of person.
al property in Kent county was greater
this season than last.
- According to the January report,
Smyrna's two banks have individual de-
posits aggregating $3.50, 179 So.
= The Delaware Game Protective Asso-
citation have ordered one hundred and fifty
dozen quail to be let loose in this State.
A young lady of Camden claims that
she can dress elaborately for church in
twelve minutes, by the watch. \ girl who
can do that is worth losing heap Of sleep
for.
: Shepherd P. Martin, a widely-known
resident of Sussex county, died at his
home, in Georgetown, last week. He rep
resented his county in the General Assem-
bly, a few years ago.
= Last week colored man stole two
watches from Evans jewelry store, at Mil
ford. The name of the thief is not given,
but we suppose it must be Procrastination.
He's always stealing time.
AT Smyrna, Saturday evening, the
hall lamp at the residence Of Horace Men
stard, exploded, scattering the burning oil
in all directions. The flames were smoth-
cred before serious damage was done.
: Alexander jackson, broker Of Cam
den, while sleighing, Monday, accompan-
led by his wife, was thrown out and fell
under the wheels Of passing wagon.
Both he and his wife were seriously in
jured.
: Mrs. Ann Denny, of the vicinity of
Smyrna, has entered the 1O4th year Of her
age. Her 1O3rd birthday was celebrated
by the usual annual dinner. Her health
is good and she has a fondness for reading
and the society of her friends.
"A passenger train on the ]. Il B. Rail-
road got stuck in the snow, near Houston
station, on Wednesday of last week, and
it took four engines twenty-four hours to
get it out. Provisions were sent to the
passengers, numbering about forty.
- The daughter of Margaret Phillips, Of
Georgetown, placed hot brick in her
mothers bed one cold night recently. The
intentions were good, but the brick set fire
to the bed, burning it and thirty dollars
in money, hidden between the sheets.
- In the Court of Errors and Appeals,
at Dover, on Wednesday, Mr.. Bates fin
ished his argument in the case of Thomp-
son VS.. Thompson, and in the afternoon
the case of Vandegrift VS.. Hollis was taken
up. Higgins and Moore for defendant
Bates and Lore for Yandegrift. No deci-
sion will be rendered until June
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07
Annual Meeting.


The annual meeting Of the Farmers Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company ofSt. Georges
and Appoquinimink Hundreds was held
at the hotel Of John ID. Paulin, in Odessa,
on Monday last, January Sd. The old
board of directors, consisting Of Messrs.
Jno. G. Corbft, William Polk, Columbus
Watkins, H. n. Willis, Henry Davis, G.
Ferguson and Joseph Roberts, was unani-
mously reelected. John G. COrbit was
chosen President, and Joseph G. Brown
Secretary and Treasurer. A resolution
was passed requesting the Board Of Direc-
tors to apply to the State Legislature for
an act changing the name of the company
to the Cantwell Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, provided such an act be so
worded as to preserve all the rights and
powers Of the company, and of all the in
dividuals insured, under the present title
of the company. 1t was also resolved that
the Board Of Directors be requested to take
into consideration the propriety of apply
ing to the Legislature, at the session of
this winter, for an amendment to the char
ter, giving the company authority to in
sure property of members, otherwise in
the company, on the Eastern Shore Of Ma
ryland, and in Kent and Sussex counties,
Del, and also in the remainder of New
Castle county not already included in the
charter. The name of the company is OBJ
iected to on account OF its great length, but
it's good old local title that many do not
want to see dropped, unless something
better than the proposed new name be
suggested to take its place. The object Of
asking an amendment to the charter, CIV
ing the company a right to insure outside
Of its present limited territory, is for the
purpose Of insuring Eastern Shore and
Kent and Sussex properties belonging to
old members of the company. 4 commit
tee has been appointed to learn the ex-
pense of the proposed amendment to the
charter. The annual report of this COM
pany, printed in our advertising columns,
shows the corporation to be in excellent
condition. 1t has been always fortunate
in the way of losses, and its running ex-
penses are almost nominal. 1t has no
high-toned figure-heads to support, and is
going ON in a fourishing way, paying
handsome dividends annually to its policy
holders. 1t is home institution that has
been always carefully managed, and if it
could do it safely, we should like to see it
'sspread ITSELF" Much credit is due its
Board of Directors, its genial President,
and its sagacious and efficient Secretary
and Treasurer, for the manner in which
the Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
of st. Georges hundred, and so forth, has
been conducted and advanced in public
favor.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07
He Was Cold.

There is a young man in Middletown
fer premium of q years subscription to
the TRANSCRIPT to anybody who will
take him out and kill him.
1t was during the severe weather we
had, spell back, about the holidays. He
walked home from church one evening,
with vision of female loveliness that was
dreadfully nice to look upon and better to
sit by. The old people had retired for the
night; the fire glowed cozily in the CRATE;
the clock licked merrily upon the mantel
piece; the curtains were drawn close, and
the room, altogether, looked like a little
gilt-edged paradise. The girl laid aside
her hat and wraps; asked the young man
to be seated; poked the fire till the sparks
flew and little cupids danced in the flames;
and then hovered down in one corner of
coy tete-a-tete before the glowing CRATE.
In the meantime, the young man slid
down on three inches Of one corner Of
chair and began to twirl his hat round and
round with his fingers. He looked timid,
and cold, and shy, and you could see at
once that there was going to be "waste
of sweetness on the desert air." and that
this young man did not know how to ap-
preciate happiness, even if it were thrust
upon him. And the fair being still
hovered on the end of the sofa with, oh,
such comfortable place by her side! Did
YOU ever read of such superintendent
fool as this young man was? Finally he
opened his mouth four inches and said:
seThis is an d1pfltJ cold winter
The girl agreed with him in regard to
the frigidity Of the weather. She said she
had never experienced more intense
winter in her life, and added that ga bright
fire was just awfully comfortable"
After the lapse of ten minutes the young
man opened his mouth again, and re-
marked:
scHeap of snow this winter"
ayes" answered the girl, ''and don't
YOU know haven't had but two sleigh
rides, and sleighing is just so lovely. Ev-
ery hour 1 hear the merry jingle Of the
bells as the sleighs go by, and often wish
were among the happy ones" And then
she sighed.
After another pause Of ten minutes the
poor, frigid, chilly young man, whose
pulse was beating seventeen degrees be-
low zero in the sun, remarked that it was
.smighty cold winter" and that he
thought Everybody would get their ice
houses filled this time" He never got out
of that strain, and all that time there sat
that vision Of loveliness before him, and
lots of room on the tete-a-tete, and big
blazing fire, and the old folks, snoring up
stairs. A man who, under such circum-
stances, would sit back in the corner, and
twirl his hat, and talk about cold weather,
snow storms and ice, and other cold things,
and fail to embrace an opportunity like
that, wants to be killed right away, or
banished for ninety-nine years to live
among polar bears. If he ever goes back
to see that girl we hope she'll lock him
out. If she falls to do it she'll not be do
ing her simple duty, that's all.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07
. The clio lies in Philadelphia, await

~ The Clio lies in Philadelphia, await
ing GnaWs 70 ESs Ii15IIIS'
~ EUery EUeming, Of Saturday last, pub
lished full and carefully compiled chro-
biological summary of City, State and Pc
ninusular happenings for the year 1880.
= The Odessa children have had much
more enjoyment out of the snow than the
Middletown young folk have. Odessa has
beautiful hill for coasting.
~ Register Biggs has granted letters of
administration upon the estate of William
Knots, late of st. Georges hundred, to
Chas. A. and David A. Knots, sons Of the
deceased.
= New Castle has new evening paper,
about the size of pocket-handkerchief.
Its editor shows bad taste in appropriating
well-l1nown nom de plume as his own.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07
County.

Money sold at par, at the last meeting
Of the Tasker Loan Association, of New
Castle.
In Wilmington, during the year just
closed, l,42O dogs were registered, and 665
killed.
The Newark Ledger, the death OF the
aditor of which was announced in these
columns, last week, is to be sold.
Bob Ingersoll lectured in Whining
ton, Tuesday night, his subject being
srWhat shall we do to be saved"
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07
EGIsTER's ORDER

u EGIsTER'S ORDER.
X REGISTERS OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY. DEL,
December D, 1880.
Upon the application of Hannah Gibbs, Ex-
ecntrix of Benjamin Gibbs, late of Appoquin-
mink Hundred in said county, deceased, it
is ordered and directed by the Register that
the Administrator aforesaid give notice OF
granting of Letters Testamentary upon the
Estate Of the deceased, with the date of grant
ing thereof by causing advertisements to be
posted within forty days from the date OF
such Letters in six of the most public places
of the county of New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the estate to
present the same, or abide by an Act of As
sembly in such case made and provided; and
same Oeriod in the MIDDLETowN TRANSCRIPT,
newspaper published in Middletown, and to
be continued therein two months.
Given under the hand and Seal of Office of
the Register aforesaid, at New Castle, in New
Castle county aforesaid, the day and year
above written S. C. BIGGS, Register.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07

NOT A BEvERAeE.-"They are not a bever-
age, but medicine, with curative properties
Of the highest degree, containing no poor
tear down an already debilitated system, but
build it up. One bottle contains more hops,
/. E. more real hop strength, than q barrel of
sells them, and the physicians prescribe
them. i-Eue1lfnQ Erpress on Hon Bftters.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07
list ofT,attera

Remaining in the postofiice, at Middle
town, for the week ending Jan. 8, 1881:
Mrs. Annie Carter, VIM. j. Green, Mrs.
Rebecca Harmon, Jacob Hurzel, Charles
johnson, Thomas Neale, Chas. T. Pick
ards, James Pire, @. T. Pickards, Miss Ell
lie Reed, David Smith.
Persons calling for the above will please
say they are advertised.
d. l.. DuNNTNG, p. M.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07

This world is all a 1eeting show" but it
takes very lively work for some of us to keep
hold of our tickets of admission; u great
many of us are put out at the exits-"Pneu-
monia' and Consumption - but the number
of these has been greatly reduced since so
many coughs and colds have been 'nipped in
the bud'' by the timely use of Sines' Tar, Wild
Cherry and Hoarhound. For Sale by all
Druggists, % and so Cents.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07

PROFITABLE PATIENTs.-The most wonderful
and marvellous success in cases where per-
sons are sick or wasting away from condi-
ton of miserableness, that no one knows
what ails them, (proftable patients for doc
tors is obtained by the use of Hop Bitters.
They begin to cure from the first dose and
keep it up until perfect health and strength
Is restored Whoever is afflicted in this way
need not suffer, when they can get Hop Bit
ters.-C Cincinnati Star.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07

''Mamma. is the old hen going to be sent
away for the summer" mo, Charlie, but why
do you ask "Well, heard papa tell the new
hired girl that they would have a fine time
when he sent the old hen away for the sum-
mer." Mamma put little Charlie to bed, after
giving him dose of Sines' Wild Cherry and
Hoarhound for his cold, telling him he would
be well in the morning; and then she laid for
papa-and only for his having bottle of Rob
ert's Embrocation in the house, might have
been a cripple for life.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07

Business Dilemma. A man suffering with
a cough obliged to keep his room "a note to
bottle of Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup to be had for
ten miles.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07

ANY LADIES wishing to know of the merits
of the Excelsior Kidney Pad, its action, etc.
are referred to Mrs. WIN. E. MCKECKNIE, Pho
tograph Parlors, Toledo, Ohio.-See AdU
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07

Nor1oE.-An persons having claims against
the estate of the deceased must present the
same. duly attested to the Executrix, on or
before the twenty-third day of December, A.
D. 1881 or abide the act of Assembly in such
cuse made and provided.
HANNAH GIBBS, Exeeutrix.
Address-AIiddletown, Delaware. janl-2m
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN intend to apply to the General Assembly
of the State of Delaware, at the next meeting
thereof, which will begin and be held at Dover,
an act dissoiving the bonds of matrimony be-
tween my husband, Frank Hadley, and my
self. GEOkGlANA HADLEi'
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07

JAY D. DUNNING, Clerk, Wabash Shops, To-
ledo, Ohio, says 81 am now wearing an ION
ly Lung Pad, and it has afforded me almost
instant relief from asthma.-See AdU
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07

THE PERSON who borrowed Vol of Burton s
CycIopedid of Wit and HunlOr will please re
turn the same to NJ. L. Hardcastle, if done
with it.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07
CLEIGHs sLEIGHsl sLEIGHs

OLEIGHs! SLEIGHSl sLEIGHS.
The undersigned has three Fine Sleighs for
sale, which he will sell at q bargain. Persons
wishing to purchase can see them by calling
at his shop, near McDonough, Del.
dec252m WIN. BUEHM.
EOR SALE-A DOUBLE SET OF SECOND
L HAND HARNESS in good repair.
Apply to R. NLVIN COCHRAN,
decIS2t Middletown Del.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07

SLEIGH BELLS, superior quality, and lowest
prices, at G. E. HUKELL's.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07
Business 0ossip.

FIFTY FARM GATES for sale low,
By G. E. HUKILL.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07
1t is the best and cheapest, as it
SAVES CLOTHES,
lessons LABOR,
AND
WASHES CLEAN.

Ruv and try Eckers "Our Forefathers'
SOAP; it will convince you that it is all that II
is claimed to be, and its use VIII put money
Sold BY Grocers everywhere. 1fyour store
keeper has not got it, ask him to get 1t 1or you
or write to ECKER & CO., Inventors,
decIS-tf Otis Holman Sts., Philadelphla
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07
SOME ONE ALWAYS JW1Ns.-A correspond

SOME ONE ALWAYS IWINs.-A correspondent
invites attention to the fact that it has been
everywhere remarked by the readers of the
leading Journals in all parts of the country
that the drawings of the Louisiana State Lot
terry Company, which occur without ever
any interruption in their regularity on the
leans, La and any assertions made over the
name of NJ. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La, or
same person at No. 3l9 Broadway, New York
City, are invariably justified by the subse-
quent action of the Company, so that $50, 600
for 81 seems to be a certain happiness in store
for some happy mortal somewhere
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07
PROCLAMATION
To The PEOPLE! !
By
Frank G.. West & Co.,
MIDDLETOWN, DEL.

DOR all favors of the past, we would
DETURN our sincerest thanks,
AND invite your attention to our
NEW Stock of Groceries, of all
RINDs, which we have laid in for the
nHRIsTMAs HOLIDAYS.
WE have tried our best in the past to
ENLIsT your patronagein our favor, and
SUBNIIT to you that we have given you
THE best goods the markets could
4 AFFoRD, at the lowest possible price,
NOW we venture to assert that in your
DAILY trading in our line of goods, you
CANNOT buy them more cheaply,
OR better in this or any other market.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Yours Very Truly,
declI-tf FRANK C. WEST & co.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07
Final Notice to the Taxpayers
Of St. Georges HundredI

3T5GE is hereby gfn that in N
in this behalf, passed at Dover, Delaware,
April 10th, 1873, the undersigned will attend
at the following named places, on the days
named, between the hours of 10 am. and p.
m, for the purpose of collecting all Taxes due
that are unpaid.
January 7th and sth, 1881, at Paulin's Hotel,
Odessa, Del.
January 1lth, 1881, at BendIer's Hotel, Port
Penn, Del.
January 18th, 1881, at Pools Store, McDon-
ough, Del
january 18th. 1881, at Clements Hotel, Sum-
init Bridge Del.
Between the dates above named, the Collec-
tor will be found at the Office of W. J. Ella
son, Mount Pleasant, Del.
Persons liable to pay Taxes are hereby no
titled that, in case of default the Collector Will
proceed to collect such taxes Immediately by
due process of law, as the time is about to eX-
pire. w. j. ELIASON, Collector.
St. Georges HID, New Castle Co., Del. decll-5t
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
At NIiddIetOwn.

In the State of Delaware, at the close of
business, December 3lst, 1880:
RESOURCES.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07

The MiddletOwn IrdnScTlptS Chrlstlnas
number, together with halfsheet supple
ment, was printed on delicately tinted
book paper, from new type, and was filled
with contributions both in prose and poet
ry by a dozen humorous newspaper wrl-
ters who enjoy a national reputation. The
Transcript is always good; last week it
was perfect. Georgetown Inquirer.
Middletown transcript., 1881-01-07

The Middletown Transcript issued the
handsomest Christmas paper on the Shore.
Most of the matter was prepared express
ly for its columns by the leading humor-
lists of the dav. Itsnew suit of type is well
fitted to a form replete with spicy reading.
Bro. Way certainly outdid himself. A
Happy New Year to the Transcript
Greensboro Free Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-05-10
NEW ENGLAND IDEAS.
As SKETcHEp BY JOHN BRIGHT.

l will ask you for a moment to go with
me to a portion of the United States Of
America which was peopled from this
country some 240 years ago-to the States
which are called the New England States.
AS you look upon the map Of the United
States, you will find cluster of small
States to the northeast Of the State OF
New York, and those six States which
90 by the name OF New England are
those which were more than any others
originally settled by Puritan emigrants
from England. This district to which |
am confniug your attention, for | am
not asking you to look over the whole of
the United States, though in all the free
States the same system has extended to a
great degree, and is gradually promising
to produce similar fruits-the New Eng
land States contain popula ton of about
three and half millions. When the
Puritans landed in that country they had
some idea Of what was necessary for the
prosperity Of the people, and they,
amongst other things, made this declara-
tion-I take it from Mr.. Bancroft's His
tory of the Colonization of the United
States" They say that 'none Of the
brethren shall suffer so much barbarism
in their families mark the word bar
barism-''as not to teach their children
and apprentices 50 much learning as may
enable them perfectly to read the Eng
lish tongue" And further they say
ITO the end that learning may not b
buried in the graves of our forefathers,
it was ordered in all the Puritan colonie:
"that every township when the Lord hath
increased them to the number of so house
holders, shall appoint one to teach al
children to write and read; and wher
any town shall increase to the number o.
100 families, they shall set up a grammar
school, the masters thereof being able t.
instruct youth SO far as they may be fit
ted for the university" (Applause.
Bear in mind that this was done by you
own country trymen-countrymen that wer
driven out from this country by tn
tyrannous supremacy of the church Of tina
day, and by the folly and the despotisn
of the dynasty Of the Stuarts. The
were driven out, forced emiyrants, out
casts as it were from their native country
landed on shores that then promised littl
for the future, and, 22o years ago. the
passed these resolutions or laws which
have Just explained to you, and estab
llsl1ed sysfem Of education which fror