Middletown transcript., 1899-01-21
Mrs Botkin's attorneys procured
another delay until Jan. %.

Mrs Bctkin,s attorneys procuFei
another delay until Jan. 23
The corporal punishment Of Rober
Steward has been RENTED BY The Board 9
Pardons. He was to have been whipped TO
day
Mrs. Charles e. Jones. Of Odessa, diet
at the residence Of her mother in Havre d
Grace. Md, Sunday evening in her 22'
year.
The young Missourimules sold in tow
last Saturday by Jester q Mcdaniel brough
from SITS to $3.50 pair. The horses wer
sold for less price.
John A. Lingo Monday succeeded Stat
Auditor Lewis, who turned over the offic'
to Mr.. Lingo. The accounts are being set
tied by committee from the General As
sembly.
William Taylor of MiddletoWn hal
purchased forty acres Of woodland nea
Kenton Of Mrs Annie w. Jones for slO0t
cash. The mill is in place, and it is expect
ed to be in full operation by the middle o
the week.-Ex.
The travelling public as well as thl
citizens of M:ddletown will be glad Il
know that Mr.. John P. Mcintyre has re
leased the National Hotel for another fiVt
years from March 25th next, his pas
management having rendered SO general
satisfaction In the spring he will reft
put in steam heat, bath rooms. and othel
improvements.
"A local paper is often accused of bias
in regard to giving personal notices-com-
menting on the coming and going of some
and omitting Others The accusation is en-
tirely wrong and unjust. The fault is with
the people and>not with the editor. He is
always willing and even anxious to tel
who comes and who goes, if he can find
out, but a country paper cannot afford to
have score Of salaried reporters and must
depend on the people to some extent for
st1ch news. # # you ha7e visitors let i IL
know who they are and where they come
from; ifanything happens in your vicinity
letu us know about it. You will find us as
ready to potice one as the other, patrons OF
otherwise, friends or foes.
Z g. G. Cameron. manager of r, G. Dun
& Co.'S commercial agency in Wilmington,
reports that the past year has been a pros
Yaro,,o ono an tba naIauaro poniusr11a
compared with previous years. During 1895
there were 81 failures in Delaware with liza
bilities of Sl56, ,450: assets, ST., 700 Eastern
Shore of Maryland, 20 failures, liabilities,
s46,64O; assets, scs,5cO. Eastern Shore Of
Virginia. 6 failures, liabilities, $50, as
sets. $3.50. There were 90 fewer failures
in 1898 than in 1897. The comparative num-
ber of failures was, 1893 Al 1897, rs; 1896.
81; 1885, lO4; 1894, 113. Mr.. Cameron Ie-
ports that the farmers are in good financial
condition, and that the banks have plenty
of money.
The Middletown post Office was burg
larized on Tuesday night and the expert
HdlJCE Ol dOlLlS IL AOuiu IuA'CdlG tAob LIZ
operators were not amateurs. The Office is
in the Opera House building and ent ance
was effected by boring through The back
door, A small auger hole was made in the
safe at the lock and dynamite loosened the
Dolts. Entrance was then easy. The
thieves got about St22CO wot;h of stamps
cLiefy lwos; ST. 90 government money,
including $500 or 500 il pennies; and
$500 school Tax paid 10 Postmaster Jolls
who is a membe: of the School Board, and
had taken the money as all accommodation
10 ia. ables. The government will undoubt
edlv bear IFS loss since Mr. JolIs was no way
at fault, having taken due diligence, etc.
The bu-glais planned their escape before
hand They took the horse and buggy Of
Mr.. G. r. CLAYTON from his stables in ad-
vance and hiiched it back. The horse be-
came restless. broke his halter and was
found the next morning rowing aionnd bis
old pasture lot. The thieves finding This
team. gore. forced entrance into the stables
of Mr.. Joseph Biggs, took his Team which
was found aud returned 10 him next day
from Porters. Nothing definite has been
heard flom them though it is sul missed that
sthey took the train at Newark, presumably
outh.