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Middletown transcript., 1891-06-04
Roll of Honor, Middletown
Public School.
AVERAGE 95 OR ABOVE

AVERAGE 95 OR ABOVE.
Room, No. Reese Parker, Harry
Tatman, Harry Rothwell, Ethel
Parvis, Edith Clayton, Willie Eliason,
Harry Ellison, May Holten.
Room, No. 2-Mary Maxwell, Ada
Cochran, Ada Mifain, Ethel Brady,
Florence Merritt, Lucy Cochran,
Nellie Ernest.
Room, No. 3-Mabel Derrickson,
Mary Appleton, Susie Parker, Ella
FARRELL, Evelyn Littleton, Florence
Kelley, Louis STAN, Frank Suydam,
Willis Clothier.
Room, No. 4Lucien Green, Annie
McColgan, Mary Heintz, Nellie Jack
son, Edith Wilson, Nora Cleaver,
Lee Corrie, James Merritt, Addie
Echenhofer, Bertha Roberts, Blanch
Armstrong, Lulu Clayton, Myrtle
Gary, Ella Carty, Sybella Jones.
ROOM, No. 5-Addie Clayton,
Rachel Ferris, Tony Crouch, Bessie
Merritt, Nina Gary, Willie Carty,
Rob Hall, Harry Bolton, Eddie
Blome, Ernest Johnson, Harry Brady,
Elwood Reed, Charlie Talbot, Ernest
Solway, Homer Painter, Grover
Talbot, Eugene Heintz, Julian
Cleaver, Stewart Cleaver, Queenie
Dodd, Mary Holten, Bessie Grad dock,
Carrie West, Lillian Cleaver, Mollie
Tush. - 80
SUMMIT BRIDGE ScHooL.-Fanny
Crouch, 80 I; Emma Davis, SO; George
Alrich, 81; Bessie Fisher, 95; Rachel
Bender, 92; Pierce Alrich, 81.
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Fence Viewers Appointed.

The somewhat obscure, but ancient
and honorable-also salaryless posi-
tion-of fence viewers for New Castle
county, has been filed for the current
year by appointments from the
superior court.
The responsibilities of the fence
viewer are really very important, al
though numbers of citizens of the
State are unaware of the existence of
such officialdom. The fence viewer
has to settle all boundary questions
as regards fences. He is to see that
they are Of the proper substantially
and size. He stands between the
citizen and numerous law suits.
When Smith is raising crop on his
corn patch the fence viewer sees to
it that Jones' cows on the neighbor-
ing land are kept from marauding by
the erection of a proper fence to pro-
tect the crops.
The following officials have been
appointed for the four lower hun
dreds:
Red Lion-John T. Cheairs, Theo-
dore F. Clark, DR.. F. 8. Dunlap, DR..
Frank Bellville, William r. Bright,
Francis T. Gray, Thomas Bond,
Richard T. Cam, Daniel B. Stewart,
William M. Stuckert.
st. Georges-Joseph Cleaver, Thos.
Cochran, Leontine A. McWhorter,
William R. Cochran, James T. Shall
cross, Charles P. Cochran, Henry A.
Nowland, Sereck F.. Shallcross,
Merritt N. Willis, Fredus P. Van
hekle, Jr., Charles Derrickson..
Appoquinimink-J. Allsten Har-
man, George NJ. D. Hart, F. Theodore
Perry, James T. Taylor, John NJ.
Rothwell, Edward Sillers.
Blackbird - John Lockerman,
Thomas Deakyne, Alex. Deakyne,
John A. Derrickson, Abram Hayden,
Vincent o. Hill, Alexander Lattomus,
Richard G. Brockson.
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.sioshua Ms1onigal has planted 1e,-
600 bushels ..0f oyster shells in the
Delaware Bay between Leipsic and
Simon rivers to catch the spawn.
The late Legislature appropriated
$1,000 for the purpose.
The Delaware Pilot will shortly be
published at Lewes to succeed the
defunct Breakwater Light. Charles
w. Whitley will be the editor. Ebe
w. Tunnel, ex-Clerk of the Peace of
Sussex county, is the chief stockhold-
er in the new venture.
Smyrna was very much excited last
week over mad dog which had been
running through the streets and
which bit several dogs. The Town
Commissioners have ordered all dogs
to be muzzled and those not having q
muzzle on will be killed.
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House at . O'Clock to perfect arrange
ments for the convention on the 18th!
AN extra mail pouch is now
brought down to Middletown from
Wilmington every night on the Nor
folk train due here at 1916. An extra
pouch has been coming from Phil
adelphia on this train for several days
and the change is found to be q great
convenience. Letters mailed in Phil
adelphia before 10 o'clock p. M. and
in Wilmington before II P. NJ. will be
sent to Middletown on the midnight
train and delivered at the post-ofice
by seven O'Clock the next morning,
thus giving persons ample time to
answer their correspondence before
the first mail north at o'clock. The
new arrangement was secured
through Postmaster Cox, who, re-
cognizing the fact that our mail
facilities were not the best, cores
ponded with headquarters and sue
ceeded in securing the change.
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DeIaware,s Tax Law.

The bondsmen of ex-County Tax
Collectors Israel Rulings of New Cas-
tie hundred James H. 8. Gam, Red
Lion hundred Willard B. Biggs, st.
Georges hundred; J. Fl. Smalley,
White Clay Creek hundred, and w.
G. Bigger, Pencader hundred, were
proceeded against to-day to make
good $15,382.72 Of uncollected taxes.
To test the law Constable Israel Rid
ings is levying ON New Castle hun
dred property for unpaid taxes.
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New Creamery Comuany.

A corporation has been formed
known as 1.-THE Sandy Branch Cream.
cry Company of Cecil County" The
incorporators are Elias e. Marsh
John J. Dorsey, George w. Merritt,
William Price, Jr., and William D
Bradford. The corporation will oper'
ate a creamery at Sandy Branch, In
Middle Neck, Second district. It il
located in one Of the most highly Inn.
proved portions Of Cecil county.
Large quantities Of milk win be sup.
piled and it viii be one of the largest
in the county.
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Thoroughgood Tries to Break Jail.

Thoroughgood Tries to Break Jail.
James Thoroughbred, the negro
now In Dover Jail and sentenced to
be hanged on August 7th next for
assaulting eight-year-old Louisa HUFF
fington, made bold attempt to dig
his way out of the Jail few days ago
and came very near being successful.
When Warden Boggs told the con-
demned man that he was going to
have his cell cleaned and whitewash
ed, Thoroughbred offered to do the
job himself and made excuses not to
be transferred. This suspicious
action aroused the Warden, and
under the negro's bed were found
two bushels of stone and mortar. A
newspaper hid large hole in the
wall, and the removal Of a loose stone
would have made escape easy. Thor
oughgood did the work with an 49,
inch iron bar and an improvised
chisel, and says he spent two days on
the job. He says the tools were
given him by a white man. The
prisoner has been removed to anoth-
er cell and placed in irons and will be
closely watched until the day Of exc
cution, although the Delaware laws
do not provide for regular death
watch,
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MIR. Stuart, the Paper Hanger,
of the firm of Stuart & Shreitz, on
May 27th finished the hanging of the
one hundredth room with paper since
his arrival here on March 25th last.
He had ten rooms engaged to hang
on Monday last. Many who engaged
him to hang one room returned for
him to hang another. While the
tendency of the eastern people is to
60 west to succeed, Mr.. Stuart re-
verses the rule and has had as much
as he could do here. He hopes to
move his family to Middletown in
the autumn.
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Personal Mention.

A. Il. Reynolds of Elkton, spent
Sunday in Middletown.
Charles Jones of Philadelphia
was home for q few days the past
week.
= Miss Helen Naudain, visited in
Philadelphia Tuesday and Wednes
day.
Andrew E. Grow, ESQ. of VIII
mington, spent Sunday with friends
near town.
- Frank Bratton of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with friends in and
near town.
- Miss Lottie Jones of Philadel-
phia, came home Friday evening and
remained over Sunday.
- Miss Alice Wood, returned home
yesterday from q three weeks visit
among friends in New York.
&C. NJ. Oliver of John Ryan Co.,
type founders, Baltimore, Md, was
In town Monday and Tuesday.
- Miss Emma Wilson OF George
town, Md, is the guest Of Mrs. Annie
Griffith of this place, for few days.
Mrs. Alex. L. Moreau and daugh-
ter, Of Freehold, New Jersey, are
the guest Of the Misses Mary and Bes-
sic Anderson of Middletown.
H. a. Gemberling, formerly with
Geo. s. Hopkins Of this place, and
who was captain Of the Middletown
baseball club last season, visited
friends here this week.
- Henry Curry of Smyrna, is
managing the shoe store of Edward
Prettyman in Middletown the present
week while the proprietor is attend
ing court in Wilmington, he being a
member of the jury.
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Davis Bros. have on hand a very fine lot
OF early Rose seed potatoes raised in Hol-
ton county, Maine. They are able to sell
at prices which are satisfactory because
they bought at first hands.
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s. Pennington 6 Son Closing Out.

Messrs. s. Pennington & Son have
rented their store, to give possession
July 1st, and will at once commence
a grand closing out sale of their stock
Of goods at great sacrifice in prices.
Look out for large posters and hand
bills and secure some of the bargains
that they will have to offer during
the next twenty days.
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"Atlas" and wadsworth" +" Paints are the
best; therefore, the cheapest.
G. e. HUKILL.
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Wedding Near McDonough.

NONtkAuES 4NCNE 1x1O1SOuOuSAs
Miss Elizabeth B. Janvier and Mr..
Warden r. Humphrey were married
to-day at one o'clock at ''La Grange
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. J. J.
Janvier near McDonough. The
bride wore white lansdowne trimmed
with Duchess lace. Miss May Jan
vier, a sister Of the bride, acted as
maid-of-honor and Mr.. George Jan
vier was best man.
Among the guests were about forty
Wilmington friends of the bride and
groom, and numerous friends and
relatives of the bride from the imme-
diate vicinity. Rev. Rollin A. Saw
yer of the Odessa Presbyterian
Church performed the ceremony,
after which the newly-married couple
left for week of travel. Mr.. and
Mrs. Humphrey will reside in VIII
mington where Mr.. Humphrey is
well-known in business and social
circles. The bride is lineal descend
ant Of the McDonough family and
has a large number of warm friends
in this neighborhood,
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The Proposed Peach Convention.

The Proposed Peach convention.
The special meeting Of the Board
Of Trade last Friday evening, called
for the purpose of discussing the pro.
ject of the proposed "Peach Con-
vention" brought out the fact that
every member of the Board was in
favor Of 1t, and it was therefore
settled that we have a convention.
J. Thomas Budd, Esq, offered
the following resolutions which were
adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is the object OF the Board
Of Trade of Middletown to foster and en-.
courage any laudable enterprise that can in
any way be Of advantage to his town and
vicinity and WHEREAS, The prospective
fruit crop is regarded as a present op-
portunity Of benefit to all persons, There
fore be it
Resolved, That q convention of all
persons interested in the production, deal
ing in, transportation Of and canning and
eyaporating fruit be invited to assemble in
convention at Middletown, Delaware.
Resolved, That such . convention be
held at Middletown, Delaware, on Thurs
day, June the 18th next, at one O'Clock
p. NJ.
Resolved, That the Executive Committee
Of this Board Of Trade be and are hereby
appointed a general committee Of arrange
ments, and that all standing committees of
the Board be requested to act in the line of
the several duties assigned them and as
sist in making the convention 8 success.
A meeting of the executive COM
mittee was held on Monday evening
to further perfect the arrangements
for the proposed convention, and it
was decided to call meeting of the
fruit growers of Middletown and
vicinity for Saturday afternoon next,
at 2 o'clock, in the Opera House. 1t
is hoped that this meeting will be well
attended as the final arrangements
will then be made for the convention
on the 18th.
The corresponding secretary of the
Board has been instructed to write
to the different produce exchanges
and notify them of the proposed con-
vention. This entire Board Of Trade
will constitute a reception committee
for the visitors.
Middletown transcript., 1891-06-04
The WILMINGTON sunday Star

can be procured from news agent W.
w. Wilson every Sunday morning.
1t is the only Sunday newspaper In
State. Get a copy next Sunday.
Middletown transcript., 1891-06-04
THE MARKETS.

The place to buy your Shoes is at 8. M
REYNOLDS & Co.
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Ladies', Misses and Children's Oxford
Ties and Opera Slippers at 8. NJ. REYNOLDS &
Co. =
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MIDDLETowN GRAIN MARKET.
CORRECTED wERKLy By JOHN W. JoLLs.
WHEAT-No.2 . red l07I New cobe Corn 7ab62c
Steamer No:2 l05lCORN sc
Timothy Seed 20JI Yellow. sheIled sD62e
Clover Seed, per Id ~
luats. 075c
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155 ACRES

and one hundred and seven square perches of
clear land branch and cripple. Be the same
more or less.
TERMS OF SALE TEN per cent. of the
purchase money to be paid on the day of
sale and the balance thereof payable on or
m ep nS tha st9 Is The
will be treated as part OF the purchase
money II the other terms OF sale be complied
with otherwise it shall be forfeited for non
compliance.
J. H. HOFFECKER, JR.,
m2l-ts TRUSTEE,
Or by his Attorney.
Attest; CHAs. H. NOW HoRTER, Register C. G.
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Ladies', Mems, Boys and Children's Ten.
mis- Oxfords at 8. II. REYNOLDS & Co.
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MAILS CLOSE GOING NORTH $40. Ills a. m
40, p. m.
NAILS CLOSE GOING SOUTH s.S5 a. m. and
8. 30 p. m.
once hours from O'Clock A. N, to7p.M.
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House for Sale

TlHE STORE AND DWELLING combined
J. on Main Street, near the depot, now occu
pied by the undersigned. Excellent site for
good business location.
janes6m MRS. THOMAS MASSEY.
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On SATURDAY, June 9Th.


On the premises, on the road leading from
Collins Beach, the following described real
estate, late of Jonathan Stephenson, de-
ceased, to-wit:
All that farm or tract OF land, with large
comfortable dwelling house, barn, stables,
granary and other buildings and improve
ments thereon erected, situate in Blackbird
Hundred, County and State aforesaid, and
more particularly bounded and described
as follows, to wit:
Beginning at stone on Duck Creek,
corner for Robert Denney's :Mill property
and running thence north two degrees
thirty minutes west, forty-fve and two
tenths perches to stone, thence north
twenty-three degrees westF one hundred and
forty and seven tenths perches to q stone
marked 81. P" thence north sixty.seven
degrees East, ninety eight and eight tenths
perches to stake, corner for VIM. Woods,
and in the line of land Of Sallie Spruance /;
thence with the line of VIM. Woods land
south twenty-five degrees, fifteen minutes,
east eighty-nine and three tenths perches to
public road, thence with said road south
ffty-eight degrees thirty minutes west,
thirty-six and five tenths pePches to q ditch
being dividing line with VIM. Woods land,
thence south twenty-eight degrees thirty
minutes east, one hundred ana fifty perches
to the main stream of Duck Greek, thence
up the creek and binding the several courses
thereof about one hundred and fifty perches
to the stone and place of beginning.
Containing within the said bounds
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For Sale.

A LARGE lot of green house sash suit.
n able for hot bed or green house pur.
poses. The sash is in good order and well
made. WIN be sold cheap. Apply to G. +.
BRADY or CUTHBERT GREEN, Middle.
town, Del. aprl6-tf
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NOTICE.
For Sale.

A BRICK DWELLING AND STORE at
n tached, situated on the corner of Main
and scott streets. Location most desirable.
The property Is in first-c lass order and will
be sold on reasonable terms. as the under
signed expects to leave the State.
m12 tt Apply to D. L. DUNNING.
Middletown transcript., 1891-06-04
For Rent.

THE HOUSE on Main Street now occupied
l. by Mr.. Perkins. Possession given i'm
diately. g. e. HUKILL.
apr2c-tf
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Church Directory.
MIDDLETowN N. 4. CHURCH.

MIDDLETowN N. 4. CHURCH.
Rev. N. NJ. Brown, Pastor.
Preaching every Sabbath at 1880 a. m. and
780 D. m. Sabbath school every Sabbath at
3 d. m. Alfred G.. Cox, superintendent.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at
$50 O'Clock. The class meetings are held as
follows Sunday, a. M, NJ. d. Wilson,
Leader; Monday evening as 100 O'Clock two
classes, W. III, Moore and John B Roberts,
Leaders: Tuesday evening at 7.3O, led
by the pastor; Wednesday evening at 100
O'Clock two classes, Rev. Alfred Smith and
Alfred G.. Cox, Leaders. The seats are
free and all are welcome.
FOREST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. Francis II. Moore, Pastor
Services held every Sabbath morning at
1880 O'Clock, and every Sabbath evening at
730. Sabbath school will be held every Sab
bath morning at 9.l5 O'Clock. Harry Ellison
Superintendent. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening.
Services at Armstrong's chapel the first
Sabbath of each month at 2.30 p. m.
ST. ANHE's PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
Rev. j. Beers, Rector.
Divine Service on Sunday mornings at
half past ten O'Clock and in the evenings at
half past seven. Sunday-school at O'Clock
n the afternoon.
Services Friday afternoon at O'Clock.
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TRUSTEES SALE
OF
REAL ESTATE I

By virtue OF a renewed order OF the Court
OF Chancery of the State of Delaware, in
twenty-fourth day of March, A. D., 1891, will
be exposed to sale at public vendue,
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oAOAA&OSO AsSNs AAAs OCOA6 44e10 bOOA
able to preach for several Sabbaths !,
and his Pensioners were glad to see
him in his accustomed place especially
on the last Sunday of his sixth year
of devoted and unselfish work in his
church. During the next two weeks
Rev. Mr.. Beers will be absent on q
short vacation.
The convention Of fruit growers
to be held in the Opera House June
18th has most encouraging outlook.
The efforts of the members of the
Board of Trade and especially of the
committees must attract a large num-
Der Of persons from all sections. Cor
respondence has been opened with
the important produce exchanges,
railroad officials, those engaged in
canning and evaporating, and manu-
facturers of fruit packages. Reports
are expected from all sections that
supply peaches to the principal cities
or markets, as well as from all sections
of the great peach belt of this PENN
sula. Excursion rates will be issued
by the several railroads and it is ex-
pected that the tariff of rates of
transportation and schedules of peach
trains will be announced. The
further efforts of the Board of Trade
in this direction will depend entirely
upon the appreciation Of their efforts
and the interest shown by those who
are to be benefited. The opportun-
ity for effecting arrangements for the
satisfactory disposition of the large
peach crop is now presented and we
hope that everyone will avail them
selves Of its advantages. There should
be large attendance at the meeting
on Saturday afternoon in the Opera
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the time the team arrived in Delaware
City, and as it was directly ahead of them,
about four squares, the capture of the horses
was most fortunate.
The annual May procession of the
children of st. Paul's Catholic Sunday
school took place on Sunday evening, at
the Vesper service. The children met at
the residence of Mr.. Peter Mulligan and
marched to the church where they were
met by the pastor, Rev. Father DAILY and
the four Aeolytes, who led the procession
up the aisle to the sanctuary, where the
pastor received the offerings of beautiful
flowers which were placed on the altar by
his attendants. The girls were dressed in
white, wearing wells and wreaths, and car
ried bouquets of roses. They made very
beautiful sight. Many hymns were sung
by the children during the services.
- Mr.. E. A. Stout floats a handsome
new flag from the flagstaff on top Of his
Delaware City Hotel. From another staff
on the same hotel are displayed the wealth
er signals, reports being received here
daily from the weather bureau at Wash
ington. This is an excellent place for
signal station as the signals can be seen by
all boats passing up and down the Della
ware river. 1t will also prove great
benefit to our fishermen. The establish
ment of this station is due to the energy of
Captain W. E. Reybold, our mayor.
The premiums offered by Pancoast
& Ziegler of this place, to the two persons
selling them the largest number of shad
this season were awarded on Wednesday,
the first premium, gold watch, to James
Goslin of Salem, N. j., the second, silver
watch, to John N. Craig of Delaware City.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-07-09

I have large quantity OF dry
wood on hand for sale, consisting OF
maple, birch and pine, cut in stove
lengths. Those desiring, leave orders
with the undersigned.
AL. CROKER.
Mrs. Sheridan, mother of I. j.
and G. L. Sheridan, OF Lamont Mich,
is visiting her sons. Last Friday in
company with Mrs. 7. j. Sheridan.
and her mother Mrs Punches, and G.
L. Sheridan, she made a trip to WBsh-
burn to spend the Fourth with an
other son who is in business there
They returned Monday. 4
The Eagle River base ball nine
went to Amigo the Fourth to play a
game of ball. The club played under
great disadvantage having no pitcher
and only seven men. They engaged
q man in Amigo to pitch; not being
satisfied to pitch an easy ball he
threw wild to bases and let in several
IuAlS III LHdI dy. a. CAC NAO9S "a
the game the score stood "a to in
favor of Amigo. OF the twenty-four
scores which Amigo got she made
thirteen in one inning and that after
two men were out Although the
Amigo boys can play a good game of
ball, they don't know how to treat a
visiting club. They took the boys to
a fourth-class hotel and although the
ground was from mile to q mile and
a half from the hotel they did not
even show them the way to the
grounds not to say anything about
them team to take them
out or fetch them back. When they
come up here to play we will try and
show them how to treat a visiting
club.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-07-09
NOTICE or DISSOLUTION.

N Notice il hereby given that the partnership
hercto fore existing between A. II, Howard
and John Tonley, under the firm name OF
Howard & Tooley is this day dissolved by
mutual consent, A. +. Howard continuing
the barber business an j ohm Tooiey the 50
ipon business John TOoley viii collect al
accounts dae the firm and pay all bills owed
by the firm.
s# Dated at Eagle River this 18th day oiApri
1901.
8' A. +. HOWARD,
2 JOHN rOOLEY.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-07-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

y Office FOR PUBLICATT ON.
Land Office at Wausau, Wis,
June 26, 1891.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support OF his claim and that said
proof will be made before the Judge
or Clerk of the Circuit Court at Rhine
lander. Wis, on Aug. II, 1891. viz:
Thomas O'Brein, H. E. No. G155, fo1
the s. w. 4, N. f. 4, Sec. 3, TIP. 40. n.
|R, 10, East. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon and cultivation OF,
said land, viz: Lyman J. Cook John
Tooley, YIN. Dickey, VIM. NJ. Muir
ply, all OF Eagle River, Wis.
e. b. SANDERS. Register.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-07-09

Q MEG y.

I had pneumonia eight years ago
which left my lungs in bad condition.
I used the White Wine OF Tar Syrup
you sent me. and am greatly benefit
ed. gladly commend it as the best
..emedy for consumption or weak
lungs in any form have ever tried.
j hope you will supply our druggist
Mr. German. at faDoOl, Mo-, as |
would like more OF it.
q REV. JOHN w. BROWN.