The Monitor-register., 1896-03-20
LOCAL NEWS.
Mud is now king.

Mud is o King.
Robins have made their appearance.
The truckers have started their hotbed
fires.
The Indications are that spring has
come.
The movers have been on the wing
this week.
March is fully developing all of it's
lionine qualities.
1t is about time for Delaware shad to
make a home run.
Souvenirs given away at "New Idea"
next Wednesday. opening day.
Quinton Reeves is building a barn on
his new property on West avenue.
For a good horse, wait for Chas. H.
Smith at French's Hotel, April 9TH.
R, F. Smith, the jeweler, is forming a
bicycle club, and has the wheels on
exhibition at his store.
Frank Vanleer has a thrifty looking
orange tree of the dwarf variety, upon
which are growing a half dozen oranges.
George G. Waddington has gone after
another load of COWS, the sale OF which
will be duly announced in these columns.
The vendue of Paul McAllister, near
Sharptown, was adjourned yesterday, on
account of the storm, until next Tuesday,
st. Patrick was in q cheerful mood on
Tuesday. And no wonder, after such
weather as we had on Sunday and Mon
day.
John c.. Reeves, on Tuesday, moved
into the Howey house, on Railroad
avenue. which his father recently p1r-
chased.
Those of our subscribers who change
their residences this spring should
promptly notify us, giving both old and
new address.
A straw stack on the premises OF
Thomas Kilbridge, on the Munica Hill
road. was set on fire by the children on
Wednesday and destroyed.
The spowstorm of Sunday was perhaps
the Last snow of the season, and the win.
fer of 1866 can be set down as prac'
tically the snowless winter.
The .tNew Idea" store re-opens next
Wednesday. 25th inst. Plenty OF new
goods, and a useful present gAsen 10 eVefy
caller dnring the first four days.
Petitions are being signed. asking the
Mayor and Council to issue ponos not 70
exceed $40, 600. with which to conssructe
and equip an electric light plant. Every
progressive citizen should put his name
on one.
DIR. r. Cruise has taken the agency
for the Light Wheel" manufactured at
Pottstowp, Pa, by the Light Cycle Go.
They are a very strong, rigid. light,
durable and graceful wheel, and the
prices are low.
Beamont Flitcraft, Of R~ichmantown,
had the misfortune to break his left arm
on Friday. He and bis mother were
visiting at Reeves Flitcra fits, and when
bs went out to harness bis horse to go
home. he started on a run, and fell over
a stone, infiicting the injury.
Five shares of the stock of the First
National Bank were sold at public vale on
saturday afternoon, at the banking
honse. by Wm,Z Flitcrait, executor OF
Hannah G. Lord, deceased. and purchased
by E. S. Foeg. for a client, at S52l per
share. This stock steadily advances, ana
,ss,w is quoted among the gilt eogea
securities.
The Bellman horse sale at Hedgdeld on
oh inst. was largely attended by Leading
horsemen of this and adjoining states,
and while most of the Bellmans oherea
were too young for the present demsna,
still those three and four years oio
averaged S270 each-Mr. Petit securing
an average of just $3.50 apiece for all the
Bellmans he had left over two years oio
from all be ever bread. A leading Penn
syivania horseman suggested that q
public sale of fifty Bellmans like those
offered, if five to six years old, would do
more to convince breeders of the neces.
sity Of breeding the best only, thar all
that has been written thereon by scores
of wrii ers in turf papers.
Perhaps you haven't found a horse to
suit you this spring. Come to French's
Hotel about April 9th, and look over q
third lot that Charles 81. Smith willhave
there. He will be sureTt to suit you
commissioners of Deeds.
At the joint session of the Legislature
pn "Wednesday the following Commits
missioners of Deads xere anhointai for