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Middletown transcript., 1882-02-17
DEAD LANGUAGES.

The TRANSCRIPT never carries much
Of load of dead languages around.
Our readers have already noticed that,
perhaps. We are printing paper for
live people to read, and the United
States language is broad and compre-
hensive enough to convey every thing
we have to say, and great deal more.
There is too much dead language float
ing around now. Schools everywhere
are teaching them to boys and girls who
can't write and punctuate correctly a
note page in their own language. 1t is
cropping out in all our literature, and
plain people, like the writer, who
haven't had time yet to acquire but a
meagre knowledge even Of the language
Of their native land, when they are
tripped up on one of these Latin or
Greek phrases have to turn over to the
back part of Webster's dictionary to
find out what in the mischief it means.
This is annoying and consumes time,
and besides, when the phrase is found
and interpreted, it, as a general thing,
don't amount to much. Some editors
can't write an editorial without stick
ing a Latin OF Greek head to it and
dragging in foreign word every now
and then to make people mad. Prob
ably they do this to excite the envy of
those editors who don't have any Latin
and Greek heads in stock. Lawyers, Of
course, must acquire and keep stock
of dead language on draught, for a
jury would have mighty poor opinion
Of man who would get up before
them in petty larceny case and not
quote eighteen inches Of Latin to the
yard of speech. And doctOrs-well,
they must write their prescriptions in
Latin, because if they were to write
them in plain English, without trim
ming, people would know just what
they were taking, and like as not have
no faith in the medicine. When you
come to put the standard remedies in
language that people can understand
they sound too simple in name to do a
man much good, but when you stick on
the Latin names to a prescription one
can have it filled up at the drug store
in the belief that the medicine will
fetch him out of a spell of sickness in
two hours by the watch. Take cod
liver oil, for instance, It don't sound
in English like it would build a man
up to any great extent, but when you
bring it out in its Latin clothes and call
it ole,sna jecoris aselR it sounds like it
would make man weigh ton if he
would take enough Of it, No, the doc
tors could not get along without the
dead languages, neither could the law
yers, and it may be well for politician
to commit a few phrases in the back Of
the dictionary to work into his speeches;
but they seem to be of no possible use
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THE NORTH POLE.

The TRANSCRIPT does not want to
deter adventurous persons from going
in search of the North Pole, if they
feel that way inclined and would sooner
freeze to death than die Of kidney dis
ease or malaria, or some other civilized
complaint, but it seems to us that we
might as well give the Pole up to its
fate and turn our attention to discover
ing case of civil service reform, or
something else that promises to pay
better dividend. Of those who have
gone out after the Pole many have died
in the vain search, others have returned
broken in health and good for nothing
but to sit by the fire and lie about ice
bergs three miles high, but the Pole is
still out in the cold. Not one of all
those adventurous navigators who have
gone out into the Polar region has been
able to come back to the newspaper
office Of his native town, walk joyously
in and say to the editor: Here is a
chip off the old Pole itself p No; ex-
pedition after expedition has gone out
among the ice bergs and polar bears, but
still there are no satisfactory returns.
James Gordon Benefits expedition
was the last that sailed away to dis
cover the Pole. 1t didn't find it, and
those of the expedition who are still
alive are out somewhere in Siberia, one
or two thousand miles from a post-ofice,
and about as hard to find as the old
Pole itself. The expedition has cost
Mr.. Bennett about $3.50, 900, and about
the only thing he has learned by his in
vestment is that the Pole can't be
reached by boat. If he had come to us
in the beginning we would have told
him as much for half the money. Mr..
Benefits foolish extravaganza in this
matter is astonishing. 1t may be his
manner of advertising the Herald, but,
if it is, the plan don't seem to promise
return for the investment. Why,
there is not country editor in the land
foolish enough to squander $3.50, 900 on
an expedition after the North Pole, if
he were even sure of bringing the Pole
home.
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Moments SILK Culture Exhibit.

| The fair of the WOmen'S Silk Culture
Association, held at st. Georges Hall,
Philadelphia, was a great success. The
Association, of which Mrs. John Lucas
is the efficient President, promises to dc
a good work. There were tWenty-siX
contestants for the premiums, which
were awarded as follows:
First premium, 5000, to Mrs. Rebecca
Taylor, Kennett Square, Chester Co.,
Pa, for best specimen pound of cocoons
which averaged 157 to the quarter
pound, and yielded II ounces of silk,
and q ounces waste. Mrs. Taylor is
the mother Of the late Bayard Taylor,
the poet and statesman, and is over 81
years Of age. 1t was stated that she is
a sufferer from paralysis, or she would
have exhibited her interest in the work
Of the Association by being present.
Second premium, $50, to Mrs. H.
NJ. Button, $50 Mickle street, Camden,
n. j., her cocoons averaging 1913 to
the quarter pound, and yielding l 1882
ounces silk, and 2 25-32 ounces waste
Third premium, 500, to Charles
Krauss, Egg Harbor city, n. j., for
cocoons averaging 157 to the quarter
pound, and yielding l 1-16 ounces Of
silk, and 1916 ounces waste.
Fourth premium, $50, to Miss Lille
Titus, Camden, N. j., for cocoons
averaging 205 TO the quarter pound, and
yielding II ounces silk, and q ounces
waste.
Fifth premium, S25, to Mrs. Joseph
Lenning, Bridesburg, Pa, for cOcoons
averaging 225 to the quarter pound,
and yielding 3-16 ounces silk, and
2 1916 ounces waste.
Sixth premium, SIS, to Miss Hannah
Taylor, Cambridge, Burlington, Co.,
n. j., for cocoons weighing 166 to the
quarter pound, and yielding / ounce
silk, and ounces waste.
Seventh premium, $40, to Mrs. ].
B. Kemmerer, Bethlehem, Pa, for
200 cocoons, yielding II ounces silk,
and "a ounces waste.
The awards were for the best speci-
men pounds of cocoons raised in the
States of Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, and New Jersey. The same
offer is renewed for the coming year,
and can be competed for by any of our
readers in the States mentioned, who
will raise one pound of cocoons and
send it to the Association. Instructions
for raising silk worms, and the rules
governing the competition for the
premiums can be had, free of charge
by addressing the WOmen's Silk Culture
Association, Philadelphia.
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Cashier Ba1dwin,s Prison Life

Oscar L. Baldwin, the defaulting
cashier of the Mechanics National
Bank, of Newark, n. j., who is now a
convict in the State prison, at Trenton,
under a sentence of fifteen years, was
employed last week as gate-keeper
His position is at the great iron gates
at the west end of the prison, through
which pass the teams that take the
supplies to the place or carry the fin
ished work of the prisoners away. The
gates open directly upon the street.
Baldwin is dressed in the prison garb,
which consists of cloth, the right half
being deep blue and the left half red,
the sleeves being Of alternating stripes
of blue, white and brown. He was
clean shaven, and his hair was cropped
close. There is large scale near the
keepers lodge, and Baldwin, in cleri-
cal capacity, assists in the weighing.
Keeper Laverty said that when Bald
win was taken to the prison he request
ed that no one excepting his relatives
should be allowed to see him. Since
his Imprisonment, however, he has had
several visitors, including his brother
in-law, his counsel, and Mr. Dodd.
Baldwin rooms with Leeds, the clerk of
Leggett, the defaulting comptroller Of
Elizabeth, while Hedden, the default
ing cashier of the First National Bank
Of Newark, rooms with Leggett.
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PRESIDENT ARTHUR has not yet
solved the puzzle Of the Wilmington
postmastership. He is still sleeping on
it, and Mr.. Pyle and Major Swiggett
vet linger on the ragged edge of uneasi-
ness. Wednesday despatch from
Washington, announcing that ex-
Marshal John NJ. Dunn had trotted in
as a dark horse and captured the prize,
caused much excitementin Wilmington
and particularly among the friends Of
Pyle and Swiggett. The despatch
turned out to be a hoax, but Dunn is in
Washington with his pockets full Of
"letters of recommendation, > after al
most anything he can get in the way of
office
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THE Tammany men in the New
York Legislature have at last gone
over to the Republicans. Wednesday,
in the Senate, a resolution empowering
the President to name the standing
committees was carried, and in the
House a Republican Clerk was elected,
Inv the aid of the votes of the Tammany-
ties The Democrats at Albany are to
he congratulated upon this result.
Whatever they hove lost, they have
come out of the deadlock contest with
clean skirts. Any bargain with Kelly's
treacherous henchmen would have
brought only disgrace and defeat to the
Democratic party. The Republicans
Of New York may be able to stand a
corrupt bargain with these political
traders who are for nothing if not for
onoils but the. Democrats are not.
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THE House Committee on Territories
adopted on Wednesday the report of
its subcommittee in favor of the ad-
mission of Southern Dakota into the
Union as State. Thus far the parti-
san scheme to gain two Republican
senators from another new State with
no more population than a good New
York county has moved along smoothly.
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A. NJ. SoTELDo, shot during the
affray in the Office of the Washington
National Republican, died Of his inju-
ries Saturday night. The bullet taken
from his body, at the autopsy, cores
ponds exactly with the one extracted
from Barton's neck. This confirms the
theory advanced Immediately after the
shooting, that A. c. Soteldo shot his
brother while firing at Barton. He
has been committed without BAIL
Barton is recovering from his wounds.
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THERE was a panic in the grain mar
ket at Chicago on Wednesday and two
heavy failures, with aggregate liabili-
ties amounting to s45O,OOO. Kenyon
s. Co., one of the firms who failed, are
very heavy dealers, and an old and
well known firm. They are believed to
be "long'' on from 100000 to 5,OOO,-
600 bushels of wheat. These failures
and the downward tendency Of the
wheat and corn markets caused much
anxiety in Philadelphia, where wheat
fell four cents, but rallied little be-
fore the close of the afternoon session
of the Commercial Exchange. There
were no failures in Philadelphia.
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A PETITION nearly five thousand feet
long, asking for the repeal Of the taxes
on bank deposits and bank checks, was
presented to the Ways and Means Com
mittee of the House of Representatives
yesterday. 1t bears the signature Of
merchants, manufacturers, mechanics
and farmers residing in nearly every
State of the Union.
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Whence Comes the Unbounded
Popularity Of
Alleoek's Porous PIasters i?

Because they have proved themselves
the Best External Remedy ever in
vented. They will cure asthma, colds,
coughs, rheumatism, neuralgia, and
any local pains.
Applied to the small of the back
they are infallible in Back-Ache, Ner-
vous debility, and all Kidney troubles /;
to the pit Of the stomach they are a
sure cure for Dyspepsia and Liver
Complaint.
ALLGOCK'S POROUS Plasters
are painless, fragrant, and quick to
cure. Beware of limitations that bis
ter and burn. Get ALLCOCK'S,
the only Genuine Porous Plaster.
jan 66m cow
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A COLD wave is predicted by the
Signal Service. It will probably be
along this way tonight or tomorrow.
The temperature yesterday in the ex-
treme Northwest was seventeen degrees
below zero-an extraordinary fall of
forty-four degrees in the previous
twenty-four hours.
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Military Academy Burned.

The Pennsylvania Military Academy
at Chester, a conspicuous building to
travellers on the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore railroad, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon.
The flames were first discovered in the
laboratory, on the fourth floor, and
though every effort was made to stay
them, the building was soon in ruins.
Buckets and Babcock eXtinguishers
were manned by the cadets, and two
annexes, a store-house and drill hall,
were saved after a hard fight. In the
store-house there were 5000 rounds of
ball cartridges and about 500 pounds of
powder. These explosives were, with
great difficulty, removed beyond the
reach of the flames But few of the
contents of the main building were
saved. There were 143 cadets enrolled
at the institution, many of whom lost
their personal effects. A few saved
their trunks by throwing them out of
the window. The academy was built
in 1868 by company of Chester capi-
talists. 1t was a handsome stone struct-
ure, four stories in height, 80 feet in
length and 60 feet in depth. Colonel
Theodore Hyatt was the President of
the faculty. The loss is estimated at
S125, 900 on the building and SIS, 900 on
the furniture, and is only partially
covered by insurance. 1t is said that
the academy will soon be rebuilt.
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ANOTHER disaster by sea, attended
with the loss of twenty lives, is re-
ported. The steamship Bahama, from
the West Indies, bound to Que
bee, was overtaken by terrible storm
and went down. Her crew embarked
in two boats, one Of which was
swamped. The crew of the other boat,
nine in number, were saved.
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IT SEEMS that many good people have
labored under a mistake in supposing
that Mr.. Hayes, late of Washington
city, had gone to that undiscovered
country from whose bourne no traveller
gets return check. He is still living
quietly in Ohio, attending to his official
duties of road commissioner, with the
idea that this country has only expe-
rienced two great administrations-that
Of Washington and that Of Hayes.
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On THIRTY DAYS TRIAL.-We will send Dr.
Dyes Celebrated EIectro-Voltaic Belts and
other Electric Appliances on trial for thirty
days to young men and older persons who
are afflicted with Nervous Debility, Lost vi
tality, etc, guaranteeing speedy relief and
complete restoration Of vigor and manhood
Also for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Paralysis,
Liver and Kidney difficulties, Ruptures, and
many other diseases. Illustrated pamphlet
sent free Address Yoltaic Belt Co., Mar
SHALL Mich nov silly
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in a newspaper printed for Americans.
The dead language and living foreign
tongue nuisance is growing upon us,
however, and before long we may have
our sermons, editorials, periodical lit
erature and new novels interspersed
with liberal allowances of Greek, Latin,
Chinese and Choctaw.
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;mEht ;mtanstrtpt
So 90 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE.

To CoRREsPoNDENTs.-CO communications on
topics of local interest are always welcome,
but to insure insertion they must be briefand
to the point. We do not hold ourselves re-
sponsible for the views of correspondents.
Anonymous articles will receive no attention.
Address all communications to the Proprie-
tor.
Middletown transcript., 1882-02-17

AT lunch served in oriental style
in Chicago twelve Eastern languages
were spoken. Most people find one
language enough at lunch Or dinner,
except when they are hungry and can't
get the attention Of waiter.
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BISHOP WIGHT0IAN, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, died in
Charleston, South Carolina, Wednes-
day morning at the age Of IA. He was
licensed to preach fifty-five years ago,
and was elected Bishop in 1866.
Middletown transcript., 1882-02-17

1T WAS the general sentiment of the
Georgia State Agricultural Society,
which held convention this week at
Augusta, that more grain and less cot
ton should be planted in that State.
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A good Baptist clergyman Of Bergen,
n. Y, a strong temperance man, suf-
fered with kidney trouble, neuralgia,
and dizziness almost to blindness, over
two years after he was told that Hop
Bitters would cure him, because he
was afraid of and prejudiced against
6 Bitters." Since his cure be says
none need fear but trust in Hop Bitters.
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A SOUTHERN exchange aptly OBJ
serves that the women of the South,
who for four years almost clothed an
army in the field, should engage in the
industry Of silk growing.
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TERRIBLE itching and scaly humors, ulcers,
sores and scrofuIous swelIings cured by the
Cuticura and Cuticura Soap (the great skin
cures) externally, and Cuticura Resolvent
Cblood purifer) internally. Ask about them
at your druggists.
Middletown transcript., 1882-02-17

AN amendment to the apportionment
bill, fixing the number Of representa-
tives at 325, was yesterday agreed to in
the House of Representatives.
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BALTIMoRE's voting census, accord
ing to the return of the police, COM
pleted on Wednesday, is 63,197, an
increase Of q, 4,047 since August last.
Middletown transcript., 1882-02-17

The JANUARY MONEY FREsHEr IN New Or
LEANs-On January 10th (being the 10th
Monthly Grand Distribution), under the sole
management of Gen'ls. G. 7. Beauregard, of
La. and Jubal A. Early, of Va, OF the Louis
lana State Lottery, the following named were
among Fortunes favorites The first capital
prize was drawn by No. $685. held by l. NJ.
The second capital, $4,000. by No. 1905, held
by Sebastian Lehman No. 1913 LaTimer st.,
Denver City, Col. The third capital, 5000,
H. The fourth capital prizes, two, of s., 500
each, by No 1O,539, held by -, Vicksburg,
Miss: and No. 1O,535. held by J.. Sanders, No.
32l Broadway, New York City. Five prizes
of s., 900 each were distributed around among
the holders of Nos. 9,452 I5.714, %, ,757, A., ,5O4
and 46, ,239 residing at New Orleans, New
York city, Toledo, o., Norfolk Va, and To
peka. Kan. The I42d Drawing will occur
March A. and by information can be had on
application to NJ. A. Dauphin, New Orleans,
La
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Ieaal 0Otites.
ORDER.

D EGISTER'S ORDER.
II REGISTERS OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY. DEL, Feb. llth, 1882.
Upon the application of jeanette c. Belts
and Sallie A. Townsend, ADMINISTRATORS
OF James T. Carter, late of AppOk. HID, in
said county. deceased, it is ordered and di-
rected by the Register that the Administra-
trices aforesaid give notice of granting of Let
ters of Administration upon the estate of the
deceased, with the date of granting thereof,
by causing advertisements TO be posted with
in 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 de
mandS against the estate to present the same,
or abide by an Act OF Assembly in such case
made and provided: ahd also cause the same
to be inserted within the same period in the
MIDDL ETowN TRANSCRIPT. newspaper pub
lished in Middletown. >and to be continued
therein two months.
Given under the hand and Seal of Office of
the Register aforesaid at Wilmington. in New
Castle county aforesaid the day and year
above written. 5. c. BIGGS, Register.
NoTICE.-All persons having claims against
the estate of the deceased must present the
same duly attested to the ADMINISTRATORS on
or before Feb. l1th. 1888 or abide the Act of
Assembly in such case made and provided.
JEANETTE C. BELTS,
SALLIE \. TOWNSEND,
ADMINISTRATORS.
Address-TOwnsend, Del. or Benz. Nields,
Attorney, Wilmington, Del feb l7-2m.
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FARMING UTENSILS

Two Wagons, iron axle: l Ox-cart. / Mil
IL tubes. new: Twin Harrows \ Harrow
6 Cultivators, ? Patent CultivatOrs and Corn
Coverers, combined (new) Three-hOrst
Wizard Plows. iron beams; l Oliver Chilled
Plow, 5 No. Wiley Plows. Heckendorr
Plows, Barrel Roller, Corn Marker l Var
Wrinkle Grain Fan, l Penn Revolving Har
row, new l Pennock Corn Shelter l Taylor
Hay Rake, l Telegraph Feed Cutter. large
size; Peach Bodies. with springs / Peacf
Cutler. Champion Mower. in good order;
Osborne Harvester. the Binder of which is
entirely new, being the latest improvement
never having been used. and warranted tC
bind. Also. all the little implements neceS
sary to farming. The above are nearly all
nnN and in rnnd nrdnr
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Correspondence Of the Transcript.
OTTR DOVER LETTER.

DOVER, DEL, Feb. ia report
that there were twenty cases of small
pox in your town reached us a few
days ago. Some Of our people, probably
thinking that the plague would soon
arrive here, appeared to be considerably
alarmed. We have recently been visi-
ted by several light cases of the disease,
and the rumor, for we trust it is only
rumor, of this new outbreak SO near us
is sufficient of itself to cause some ap-
pTehension. n.--W What has been the
principal topic for conversation during
the past two weeks-the Ryan-Sullivan
fights now, for the most part, un-
heard of, being lisped only on the
lips of the small boy who thinks that
he could have done better than Ryan.
We say that it has been the principal
topic for conversation, not that our
people are inclined to be pugilistic at
all, but simply because it happens to be
in the ordinary run of human affairs.
Business here, as elsewhere about
this period of the year, is very dull.
All the merchants and business men
generally seem to be waiting for spring
to open.- Damon and Pythias" is
to be given in the Courthouse Hall
next Tuesday evening. The prospects
are that it will be well attended, as
there has been rather a dearth Of en-
tertainments here this winter.-One
evening last week Rev. R. W. Todd,
Presiding Elder Of Wilmington Dis
trict, was pleasantly surprised at his
residence by a party of friends who
came laden with good things, together
with many suitable gifts for the gen
tleman and his wife. The friends had
expected to have the Rev. Mr.. Martin
dale, of Smyrna, present, but he was
kept away by the illness of his daughter.
ladies Of the Episcopal Church
have novel way of raising funds for
their mite society. During the even
ings they are employed as raisin pickers
i'll the canning establishment of Rich
ardson & Robbins. In this way they
have raised considerable money during
the winter. 1t is an excellent plan and
one which others, who are desirous Of
church improvement, would do well to
adopt. RUBEN.
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AN OLD LADY writes us u am IS years
old and was feeble and nervous all the time,
when I bought bottle of Parker's Ginger
Tonic. L have used little more than one
bottle and feel as well as ut 30" See other
column.
Middletown transcript., 1882-02-17

THE United States Senate passed the
Anti-polygamy bill yesterday, after a
long debate.
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9ew advertisements.
Notice

THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE on sale OF the
u Almshouse Property announce that plans
of the property, as laid out in lots may be
examined ut the Trustees office, No lO5 West
sixth street. from the 18th to the goth inst
All are invited to examine the plots. By
order of the committee
feb l7It c. HILL BRINTON. Chairman
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Eastern Massachusetts, is to have a
new tooth-pick factory that will turn
ont 10000 an hour,
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You will do well to examine J. c. sTUARrs
large stock of boots and shoes before pur-
chasing elsewhere Town Hall.
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Notice J

DERSONS having County Orders in their
possession, drawn by me, will please for
ward to the County Treasurer for collection
JAMES T. TAYLOR
feb 32t Levy Court Commissioner
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gpetiaI NOtites.

WE take great pleasure in extending to you
the largest and best assortment of boots and
shoes in the State. j. C. STUART, Town Hall.