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Middletown transcript., 1906-05-12
PORT PENN

Mrs. c. E. Yearsley, spent Wednesday
in Wilmington.
Thomas Higgins is visiting among his
sons i'll Philadelphia.
Miss Florence. Hall spent Saturday
night in Delaware City.
Alvin R. Morrison, of Newark, N. j.,
was in town on Sunday.
Several of our citizens attended the base
ball game at New Castle last Saturday.
Miss Alma Yearsley entertained Miss
AddeIa Hemphill, Of Philadelphia, on
Sunday.
Mrs Davis was called away from home
on Tuesday by the sickness of her sister,
Miss Patrick.
Mrs. E. S. Zacheis who has been quite
sick for days is somewhat better but still
confined to bed
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Webb and Mrs
John B. Webb, of Smyrna, spent Tuesday
with friends in town.
There will be box social in the Hall
on Saturday evening, May 18th, in the
interest of the P. o. S. of A.
After doing duty for many years in the
Government Marine Hospital service the
steamer Louis Pasteur' has been sold
to party in Philadelphia, and was towed
away from the Quaranteen Station last
week.
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BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ]. Pennington gave
delightful reception on Wednesday
evening in honor of their daughter Miss
Addie May Pennington, it being her
eighteenth birthday anniversary. The
hours were from to IL. The house was
beautifully decorated with flowers, wild
flowers being used in abundance. The
bay window in the parlor, near which
the receiving party stood, was trimmed
with dogwood. In the dining room pink
and green crepe paper was festooned from
each corner of the room to the dining
table and made very pleasant sight.
Miss Pennington, who wore white net
over white null with lace trimmings,
was assisted in receiving by Miss Made
line Pennington, in dotted swiss with
lace trimmings Miss Hattie George, in
white net over white silk with ribbon
trimmings; Miss Martha Cochran in pink
fiowered lawn, with lace trimmings Miss
Ethel Cochran in white India linen Miss
Emma Carpenter in pink lawn with rib
bon trimmings. Mrs. Pennington wore
white lansdowne.
Miss Addie received number of hand
some presents and all wished her many
happy returns of the day.
Ice cream, cake, coffee and fruits were
served by Misses Mary Pleasanton and
Mabel Cochran.
Some OF those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. F. ]. Pennington, Mrs. Jacob S.
Cochran, Mrs. Ella Pennington, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Rees, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan M.
Cochran, Misses Addie, Madeline and
Emma Pennington, Lena and Mary Pleas
anton, Lily Scott, Maud Smith, Ada
Scott, Jean Metten, Helen Rowe, Pru-
dence Lewis, Mabel, Ethel, Alice, Mary
and Martha Cochran and Bertha Jones,
and Messrs. Taylor Barnett, Reece Oar
lington, Richard Cochran, WoodaIl Coch-
ran, Lee Cochran, John Voshell, William
Voshell and Samuel Pennington from
Middletown; Mrs. Miller and Mr.. Roy
Voshell from Philadelphia Mr.. John
Carpenter from Wilmington Misses Hat
tie George and Irene Cleayer and Messrs.
Earl Pleasanton, Albert Donovan, Pierce
Donovan and Clarence George from Nc
Donough Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Craw-
ford from Cecilton; Miss Start from
Smyrna; Misses Emma and Mary Car
penter, Margaret and Alice Mccoy and
Mr.. George Heldmyer from Odessa.
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TOWN BUILDERS

An exchange asks who are town build
ers, and say some of them are found in
the following classes:
l. Those citizens who support and
maintain home Institutions and invest
their capital in home enterprises.
2. Those citizens who are always ready
and willing to aid in any and all under
taking for the hetterment of their town.
3. Those citizens who are ever ready
to lend their influence and capital to in
duce good people to locate in the town.
4. Those citizens who are not always
standing around criticising the efforts of
those who are doing something for their
town.
5. Those citizens who spend their
money with their home merchants, in
stead OF sending it away to build up the
merchants of the big cities.
g. Those merchants and business men
who in return reciprocate bv joining in
heartily in patronizing their home news
paper.
There are many Others who would be
cIassed as town builders, but the above
are among the most important. No bust
ness or professional man can consistently
except the support of the ''home people"
unless they in return give those same
"home people, their support. And this
applies to the printer, as well as all other
of the town.
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sHAD SITUATION TO BE DISCUSSED

In the Town Hall, New Castle, this
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, there will be held
| meeting which will be of interest to moi
only every shad fisherman in Delaware,
New Jersey aud Pennsylvania, but to
the public in general, inasnmch as the ex.
isting condition of shad fishing in the
Delaware river and its causes and effects
will be discussed at length from scien-
tiic standpoint by an expert from the
United States Burean OF Fisheries in
Washington, D. G.
1t was directly through the efforts OF
DIR. John ]. Black, of New Castle, who
has taken deep interest in the subject of
shad fishing, that it was made possible to
bring an expert to this section to explain
the cause of the present lack of shad in
Delaware river ana to answer such
questions pretaining to the subject that
may be asked OF him.
Every fisherman along the Delaware
river who can be present at the meeting
is urged to attend and PROFOUND such
questions as touch upon the point in Issue.
It expected that lie will be asked to ex-
plain why the Delaware river has been
neglected by the United States Fish Com
mission, the cause Of the present scarcity
of siiad. the proposed remedy for the same
and the effects menhaden fishers and
oil carrying steamers have upon the sIlad
industry IN this section
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PERSONALITIES

Mr.. g. w. Ingram was III Wilmington
this week
Mrs. Henry shroeder nas in PhiIadei
! phia this week
Mrs. Julia IEnlten Was Wilmington
visitor on Thursday
Mrs. I s. Fonracre is the guest Of reIa.
tives in Wilmington.
Mrs ], G. Jolls visited her sisters in
Wilmington Oh Wednesday.
DR.. W. E. Barnard spent several days
of this week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mary V. Appleton, OF Wilmington,
visited friends here on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Webb spent last
Sunday with relatives in Wilmington.
Miss Eliza Il. Hnrn is spending several
days with friends near KennedyvilIe, Md.
Miss Myrtle Houston is spending the
week with Miss Lillian Budd in Whining
ton.
.Ir. Samuel Roberts, Of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
G. Jofls.
Mrs. Curtis Holten and children, of
Philadelphia, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
s. s. Holten.
Miss Elizabeth J. Hopkins was the
guest of friends and relatives in Clayton
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. P. Crouch, Of Will
mington, were over Sunday visitors with
relatives in town.
Mrs. G. w. w. Naudain and daughter
Miss Helen, have returned from New
York, where they were guests of Mrs. o.
G. Goodhand.
Mrs. George Derrickson and Miss Agnes
Cochran attended the Club Federation
held in Seaford this week as delegates,
and several other ladies from here at
tended as visitors.
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CHARLES BENDER ENDS HIS LIFE

DishreateIed Reconsideration
OF money he made. at fishing and worried
on account of family troubles, Charles
Bender fisherman living at Port Penn,
ended his life on Saturday by swallowing
an ounce Of laudanum. Bender on Satur-
day morning procured the drug and after
taking several drinks to brace up his
nerves swallowed the laudanum. Friends
OF the unfortunate man upon learning
what he had done, at once notified Drs.
Belleville and Ellis of Delaware City and
they hastened to his aid. The case
was hopeless one, however, from the
start and lie died Saturday afternoon at
4 o'clock, just eight hours after he swal-
lowed the fatal dose. The dead man,
who is middle-aged, leaves wife, living
in Port Penn aud several grown children.
Coroner Purks was notified and took
charge Of the body.
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j Henry Donovan, the storekeeper ant
postmaster at McDonough, attended sur
| prise party at the home OF Edward Pleas
anton on last Friday evening. Durinl
Mr.. Donovan's absence from home, SOM
one broke in the store and took about 81;
in cash and $25 worth of postage stamps
The Town Commissioners met on Mon
day evening and fixed the tax rate a
$1.l0 on the 100 for the year of 1906
This is reduction of 80 cents from lasI
years rate, and while our taxes are much
higher than any town on this Peninsula
the news of the 30cents reduction will be
gratifying to all of our tax payers.
Joseph Jenkins, Of Wilmington, is re-
moving large oil tanks from MiddIetown,
Dover and Seaford to Marcus Hook for
the Excelsior Refining Company. The
company will use tanks in its refinery
there and intends to abandon their
use in the places named The receptacles
hold 5000 gallons of oil each and are
worth considerable money.
The New Century Club held its annual
meeting on Tuesday afternoon for the
election OF officers, the result OF the
election being as follows: President, Mrs.
Susan Sites; 1st Vice-P President Mrs.
Clara Brady Green; 2d Vice-President,
Mrs. III. B. Mcdowell; Recording Secre-
tary, Miss Dora Price; Assistant Record
ing Secretary, Miss Ethel Brady; Cores
ponding Secretary, Miss Martha Heaton;
Treasurer, Miss Hester Jones. The new
officers will be installed next Tuesday
afternoon and after the installation, tea
will be given them.
Tuesday afternoon two horses belong
ing to Mr.. John Stevens, OF Cecilton, Md,
become frightened and runaway across the
railroad tracks, upsetting the wagon and
throwing the colored driver out in front Of
southbound passenger train just ap-
preaching. Had it not been for the qnick
work of the engineer in applying the air.
brakes the man would have been killed:
The train was stopped only few feet
from the PROSTATE man. The horses es-
capped up the track and were uniniured,
but the wagon was total wreck.
There was another heavy frost in var
ious portions .of this state Friday
morning and in consequence it is feared
that the peach crop and other fruit crops
have been damaged. 1t is not yet possi-
Bile to reports from all sections. This
makes the third heavy frost during the
present week. Thursday the weather
was the coldest for several days and dur
ing portion OF the day was almost as
cold as it was on some days OF winter.
0vercoats aud wraps were worn by most
of the people and even then they were
none too warm. The report of frost
caused considerable anxiety among those
who are interested in good fruit crops.
1t had been hoped there would be fine
crop of peaches this year, as the crop last
season was failure, and many did not
secure any of the fruit to can and pre-
serve
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CHURCH NOTES

The Young Peoples Society OF Christian
Endeavor Of Forest Presbyterian Church,
meets every Sunday evening at 6.45
O'Clock. A cordial invitation is extended
to everybody. The topic for tomorrow
evening is ''christ's Life. V. Lessons
from His miracles of healing" Matt.
9:27 81 25:s1 40. Leader, Mrs. Lewis.
Bethesda Epworth League meets in
the audience room Of the M. E. Church
every Sunday evening at 100 o'clock.
Everybody is invited to attend. The
topic Il so.morrow evening is Invest
ing Our ses Matt. 1894 46; Luke
5:lI l4:2S Ss; John 1925; l Cor. 9:l0.
% Acts 2O:l1 % q Tim. 4:0-S. (Leagne
Anniversary Leader, Miss Allie Mckee.
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Are You Ready for
HouseCleaning?
MAKE YOUR HOME
MORE HOME=LIKE.

Our Furniture stock is com
plete. We have just received a
lot of Porch Rockers, Couehes,
white enamel Beds, Springs,
Mattresses of all kinds, Carpets,
Window Shades, Pictures and
Rugs. Will be sold at very
reasonable prices.
The warm weather is here and
we have ON hand the largest
stock of Shirt Waists in short
and long sleeves at reasonable
prices.
Women's separate Skirts.
many styles here. The woman
who intends buying separate
skirt, no matter what kind or
price, cannot be satisfied that~she
has the best for her money until
she inspects the vast variety OF
skirts we are now showing IN
Mohair, Wolfe, Panama, Wor-
steds in all the leading collors.
Prices that will make you feel
like buying.
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LETTER TO JACOB M. FOSTER
Middlatown Del


Dear Sir: Let's have a little private
talk by ourselves on business no body
else, please, read.
You want to know how to do chear
job of painting, and have it look good.
Here it is: The cheapest thing there is in
the way Of good-looking job-say moth.
ing about its being good is Devoe the
regular thing in Deyoe.
The reason is /: Devoe goes further than
anything else. Lead and-oiI is good hook.
ing don't 60 so far and Gusts more. The
other paints are more or less short in one
way or another don't go so far and costs
more than Deyoe.
Deyoe costs least of all; you don't
mind its lasting longer, do you? We
can't help it; paint that goes futher
lasts longer We can't help it.
Yours truly
w DEvoE & Co
10
P.s. Sold BY j. r. McWhorter & Son.
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GETS VERDICT FOR HIS DOG
Farmer Near Milford Must Pay Fifty Dol.
lars for Shooting Registered Animal

E /
MiddIetown dog owners have been
given new hope by decision handed
down in Dover recently, fixing the status
of registered dogs. Since the recent dog
ordinance went into effect there has been
more or less discussion over what is termed
personal property A jury in superior
court at Dover, last week, returned with a
verdict for R. T. Harrington, the plaintiff,
allowing him $50 damages, full damage
claimed for the loss of his dog with in
terest against William Z. Hall. The
verdict establishes some new law and
decidedly new precedent Of great interest
to owners OF registered hunting dogs
shooting down dog running fox, even
across forbidden lands, unless the dog be
caught in the act of destroying live stock,
or in some extreme emergency. When
a dog becomes registered it is regarded
in the eyes of the law as personal property
and if killed illegally, its owner is entitled
W uoh"SCS W aS'iuh III 'a"' H ho"OFCl
the dog is discovered in the act of killing
poultry or other live stock, he may be
shot by the owner of the premises. 1t is
thus that Judge Bosce in delivering his
his charge to the jury fixes the legal status
Of the registered dog. 1t is believed that
the jury, although made up of farmers,
would have assessed heavier damages
upon William E. Hall, the farmer who
ordered the dog shot, but for the fact that
the court instructed them that only the
amount claimed by the plaintiff as the
value of the dog could be returned.
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COUNTY FAIR IN SEPTEMBER

1t has been decided by the county
grange committee to hold the county fair
at Delaware Horse Show Park on Sep
tember 4, 5, 6 and Z. The heads of the
various departments elected are:
Ladies Department-Chief, Mrs. Leslie
Eastburn, of Newark +; assistants, Mrs.
Emeine Derrickson, Of Newark and Mrs.
S. Frank Sterling, of Rockland.
Fruit and Cold Storage William
P. Peach, OF Newark assistants, Archi-
bald Armstrong, Jr., of Hockessiu and
JohnHayes, of Bear Station.
Vegetables and Flowers-Chief, George
W. Burris, r. F. D., New Castle assist
ants, Emmett Simon, R. F. D., New Cas-
tie, and Charles H. Simon of 1921 Market
street, Wilmington.
Grain and Forage Crops-Chief, Rich
ard G. Buckingham, of Newark assist
ants, ]. A. Cleaver, of Mt. Pleasant and
Charles Megginson, of New Castle.
Horses and Mules - Chief, William
Eastburn, of Newark; assistants, Robert
P. Robson, Central National Bank, Will
mington, and Joseph Davidson, of Wright
and Davidson, Eighth and Market streets.
Cattle-Chief, Arnold Naudain, Jr., of
Marshallton; assistants, Horace DilwortlI,
of Centreville, and E. J. Dawson, of Elk
ton, Md.
Sheep and Swine-Chief, James H.
Walker, of Marshallton. His assistants
are to be chosen by him.
Poultry-Chief, L. Scott Townsend, OF
Wilmington; assistant, Courtland Rice, OF
Wilmington.
Bees and Bee Supplies-CIief, the Rev.
Joel s. Gilfillan, Of Newark; assistant, E.
NJ. Miller, of Wilmington.
Carriages and Farm Machinery Chief,
CLAYTON B. Appleby, of Bear Station; as
sistant, Robert Mccullough, of Guyen-
court.
A feature Of the fair will be fourday
race meet in which will participate the
fastest horses in the peninsula.
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THE LIGHT AND WATER ELECTION

The much talked Of election for two
members of the Light and Water Com.
mission 10 succeed Messrs. John S. Crouch
and W. A. Comegys was ended on
Monday when by large majority these
two gentlemen succeeded in defeating
Messrs. Joseph G. Parker and William
Brockson, the 'Reforln" ticket candi-
dates. The result of this election has
been discussed by many Of our tax-pay-
ers during the past few weeks, and the
vote OH Monday was by far the largest
ever cast at any local election. Some OF
our property owners had given as many
as three proxys to different persons.
This made the voting drag. and although
the time set by law for holding these
elections is from to o'clock, the judges
decided to extend the time in order to
give every taxpayer an opportunity to
vote, and the voting continued until s. 80
O'Clock.
For several weeks friends of both sides
had been soliciting proxys for their can
didates, and many arguments had been
used by those anxious for the success OF
their ticket, but the voting was done
peacefully, and everybody seemed to en-
joy the little arguments that would arise
occasionally in reference to some individ-
ual having the right to vote the proxy
for certain property.
The vote as cast follows:
John S. Crouch. 1852
William A. Comegys. ...4S68
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Magazine Notes

McCTorre's Magazine for May in addi.
ton TO its sterling text, headed by the
first Of the Kipling stories and the Life
Insurance articles, is one of the best illus.
trated numbers of any periodical that
has been on the stands in long time.
The following well-known artists appear
in its pages Andre Castaigne, Glackens,
Fem, Ditzler, Lowell, Wyeth, Taylor
and Sloan. In addition Prof. Wood.
berry's valuable essay on Milton is illus.
trated with good reproductions uf rare
portraits of the great Poet.
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FARMERS ATTENTION

We now have in storage at our ware
houses, Middletown, and Bear DEL,
PHOSPHATES for Truck, Potatoes, To-
matoes and Corn. SEED OATS, LIMOID
and SPRAYING OIL. STONE and
GROUND LAND LIME orders promptly
filled at Lowest Prices. Your patronage
is solicited.
HAROLD A, BATON, JESSE L. SHEPHERD,
Bear, Del Middletown, Del.
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Rev. John A. B. Wilson, D. D., for.
merIy one of the best known ministers oI
the Wilmington N. E. Conference died
at Grass Valley, CAL, last week. DIR.
Wilson was taken III shortly before Eas-
ter Sunday, developing typhoid fever.
With all the strength Of ain Iron will
aud great bodily strength he fought
against the disease and had passed the
crisis when his vitality gaze way. His
heart became affected, and despite every
effort Of medical science and skilled nurs,
ing he began 70 sink
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rNOTICE!

Middletown, Delaware, March 5th, 1906.
Having rented the business stand of the
late John w. JolIs, in connection with
the Grain business, l am now prepared
to furnish my customers and the public
with the best grades of Coal, Wood, Lime,
Feed, &c. I respectfully solicit a con-
tinuance of your patronage at the stand
of the late John W. Jolls, Railroad Ave.
Just Received a Car Load of
Good Sawed WOOD
S. B. FoARD.
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NoTIcE--REMoVAL

DIR. W. E. Barnard, Surgeon Dentist,
has vacated the Anderson property, and
removed his offices and residence to the
property recently occupied by the late
S. NJ. Reynolds, next door to the post
Office. Long Distance Phone, No. 81.
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. EGIsTER's ORDER.
- oFFIcE OF REGISTER OF WILLS.

OFFICE OF REGISTER Ot WlLL~%
| NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL, NOV. ~ 1913
Upon the application of Joseph G. Jolls and
John A. Jolls Administrators of John w.
JoIls late of st. Georges Hundred, IN sa!d
county deceased, it is ordered and directed
by the Register of Wills that the Administra-
tors aforesaid give notice ofgranting ofLetters
of Administration upon the estate of the de-
ceased, with the date of granting Thereon, by
causing advertisements to be posted within
forty days from the date of such letters in SIX OF
the most public place of the County OF New
Castle, requiring all persons having demands
against the estate to present the same. or
abide by an act of Assembly in snch case
made and provided and also cause the same
to be inserted within the same period IN tne
MiddIetown Transcript newspaper publish
ed in Middletown, Delaware, and to be CON-
tinued therein two months.
- Given under the hapd and seSt Of
Seal office of the Register OF Wis dfone-
- said, at Wilmington, in New Castle
County aforesaid, the day and year above
FRED E. BACH. Register of Wills.
NoTlcE-Notiee is hereby given that Letters
granted unto the undersigned, on the Twenty
ninth day of November A. ID. 1905, and thai
all persons having claims against the estate
of the deceased must present the same, uuly
attested to the said Administrators, on or be-
fore the Twenty-ninth day of November, lSO6,
or abide the Act of Assembly in such case
made and provided.
JOHN A. JOLLS,
Administrators,
Address, MiddIetown. Delaware.
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Gray and Blues

Sergesand Worstedsare hav-
ing a Big Sale; We have
them IN all sizes and in the
new styles. Suits for Men
and Young Men, So to $25
for Boys, Sc to SIS /; for Little
Boys, So to $40. The new
Gray Serges in plain styles
and in neat patterns are very
stylish and dressy. Wear
well, hold shape an color.
Blue Serges in Double and
Single Breasted Coat Suits
in all sizes. Plenty of Black
Thibet and Clay Diagonal
Suits. Prince Alberts and
Full Dress. Russet Shoes,
Straw Hats and Summer
Shirts and Underwear ready.
BsssHse Bisssst MULLINS a.ts 6lSt4''s
Best Wilm ington Shoes
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The MiddIetOwn Transcript
Mails Close as Follows.

Goiug Nortr-7.2O q. m, 1905 am, $50 p.m.,
5.45 p. m. and 9p. m.
Going South $40 y. M, 4.l5 p. m. and p m
For odeSss-75.0 r.. m. s.5u a m II 30 a. El-,
40 p. m.
m. and 4.4j u. m.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
St. Georges Hundred !

-
The taxable residents of St. Georges
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
tax in said Hundred, are hereby notified
that the Taxes for the year 1905 are now
due, and the undersigned Tax Collector
for said Hundred, viii be
AT LLoYD's HOTEL, IN ODESSA
NAY oath, 1906,
From 1890 A. M. to $50 P. M
AT sT1DHAM's HOTEL, IN PORT PEGH
MAY 31st, 1905,
From TO- 80 A. NJ, to 3 p A.
and at the County Tax Collectors @ flee,
South Broad street, MiddIetown, Del.
every Saturday during the month of JAM
uary from A. NJ, to P. NJ.
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, Or
by sending written communication ens
closing stamps.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DEIakse ABE.
GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAXES oF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
SECTION 35. That on ali taxes paid be-
fore the first day OF August there shall b6
an abatement Of 5 per cenkuia 0ll A}li
taxes paid before the i5fst day oi l1eC9Ns.
ber there shall be an abatement 81 hft.e
per centum On all taxes paid aIiet HE
first day Of December Eve 1sef lenlt..s
thereof shall be added tIlefeto
WALTER HEtSTEN
Collector ol Taxes Ter S: scI4
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CURRENT PRICES

MIDDLETOWN GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat-No. ! .83 Corn
No. 2 so Yellow, shelled 5;
Timothy Seed S2.25 @ cob ..... 5;
Clover Seed fh Is Oats a: