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Middletown transcript., 1908-10-31

A runhor has been circulated On Dbl
atreets to the effect that Mr.. William
Brockson had disposed Of his entire
stock OF goods. This statement Is moi
correct, as be has disposed Of his grocery
department only, and the remainder oI
his large stock of dry goods, etc, is being
disposed Of 81 private sale.
@Tuesday next-heing election day, and
as Tuesday is discount day at the Citizens
National Bank. Monday will be observed
by the Board OF Directors as discount day,
and all persons having obligations due or
other business with the bank had best
attend to it on Monday, as the bank will
be closed all day Tuesday.
Misses Marie and Blanche Lockwood
entertained the Euchre Club last Satur-
day evening at their pleasant home on
Cass street. Each member of the club
had the privilege Of taking guest and
the evening was most delightfully."- spent.
Caterer Bell served refreshments consist
ing Of ice cream, cakes, coffee, candy and
stuffed dates.
We are informed that fraud is being
praeticed on some Of our farmers in the
upper part of this county, in the neigh
borhood of ST. Georges and other places
by a man selling what is represented to
be seedless apple. The man is selling
trees represented to bear seediess fruit,
and our informant says there is no such
fruit, and that the Rural NeW Yorker,
newspaper well-known all over the
country, has exposed the fraud. We
would advise our farmers and others to be
ON the lookout.
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LOST HIS LIFE IN A WELL
George W. Moore Overcome by Foul Gas
and Died Instantly

The people of Middletown were shocked
on Thursday when informed OF the sud,
en- death of George W, Moore, which
occurred at 10. 80 o'clock, while the unfor.
tunate man was engaged in making some
repairs to a well on the farm OF Mr.. F. B.
Watkins near Odessa.
Mr.. Moore, who had been in the employ
of Davis Bros, for nearly two years, had
gone to the farm where he lost bis life in
company with Mr.. Albert PRICE and Mr..
John Smith, and was being lowered down
the we'll by Smith to make some re-
pairs. When be reached the depth OF
about 20 feet be called to Smith, saying;
"Jack, pull me out" and Smith realizing
something was wrong, tugged hard at the
rope to rescue his companion from the
well, but after raising him several feet
Moore Ioosened his grip on the rope, and
n all instant Smith heard him fall in the
water at the bottom Of the we'll distance
of about 30 feet. Smith looked down just
in time to see the body of his companion
sinking in the water, and is of the opinion
that Moore was dead when he fell from
the rope, as he did not move hand or
limb. He Immediately called Mr.. Price,
but when he arrived the body had sunk
to the bottom and did not rise again until
lifted ont by hook.
Deceased was former resident OF
Chesapeake City, Md, and was 2S years
of age, and leaves a young wife and two
children to mourn his death. He was
we'll liked by his employers and our people
and great SORROW was expressed by all
who knew him.
The funeral will take place Sunday
morning, meeting at his late home on
Lockwood street at 10 o'clock. The re-
mains will be taken to Warwick, Md.I
where services will be held in the NJ. P.
Church at ii o'clock and interment made
in the adjoining cemetery. Relatives and
friends are requested to attend without
further notice.
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WARWICK

Miss Maymie Merritt is ysojourning in
Baltimore,
Mr.. T. P. DeVine was the guest of Mrs,
| Fl. NJ. Garner on Sunday.
Mrs, Mary Price, of Philadelphia, is
visiting relatives in town.
The small boys of our town have their
Halloween pranks arranged,
There will be preaching tomorrow (Sun
day. evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Mrs. Wilbert Wooleyham was the guest
of Mrs. W. H. Merritt on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Boulden visited
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Manlove on Sunday.
Mrs. C. NJ. Culium who has been quite
i'll, is somewhat improved at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Merritt returned
from Baltimore on Saturday, after weeks
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Wilson were SUM-
day visitors at home of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
0. Spicer.
Mrs. 4. B. Merritt, Jr., is visiting her
cousin, Miss Elizabeth Minch, in Mag.
nolia, Del.
Miss Benlah Cullum returned home on
Saturday, after an extended visit with
Washington relatives.
Mrs. Mary A. Lofand was the guest Of
her sister, Mrs. John B. Stephens, near
Cecilton, during the past week.
How strange it may seem to some, that
even Warwick has some Democrats who
will cast their ballot for Mr.. Taft.
The children and grandchildren of Mrs.
John Holden rendered her surprise on
Tuesday last, it being her birthday.
The Sr. C. E. Society held their month.
ly social and business meeting at the
home of Mr.. L. P. King last. Friday
evening.
The Rev. G. M. Cullum has been as.
sisting the pastor of Dulaney's NJ. E.
Church with his revival services this
week.
Miss S. Ethel Vinyard, Miss Myrtle
Stradley and Mr.. johnson are in Elkton
this week attending the Institute for the
teachers OF Cecil County.
The Supper which was announced in
last weeks issue will be held Thursday
evening, November 9th, 1908. Admis.
sion 25 cents to all, supper served FIVE
O'Clock.
Quite few from our town went to
Cecilton on Tuesday evening to hear the
Rev. Charles E. Redecker OF Baltimore,
who made an address there in behalf of
the Patriotic Order Sons of America.
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NoTIcETo TAXPAYERS
OF
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 1908 are now
due, and the undersigned Tax Collector
for said Hundred, will be at the Office of
JOSEPH Il. ENos, IN ODESSA,
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2lst, 1908
From 600 A. M. to 1900 M.
AT HENRY cLEAvER's STORE, IN PORT PENN,
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2Ist, 1908
From P. M. to P. M.
and at the County Tax Collectors Office,
South Broad street, Middletown, DEL,
every Saturday during the month OF
September, from 8 A. NJ, to 4 P. M.
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, or
by sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE,
GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, SECTION 8, CHAPTER
80, VOLUME 81, LAWS OF DELAWARE, As
AMENDED:
Section 3-That on all taxes paid before
the first day Of October there shall be an
abatement of FIVE per centum. On all
taxes paid before the first day OF Decem-
Der there shall be an abatement of three
per centum. On all taxes paid during the
month of December there shall be no
abatement whatever. And on all taxes
unpaid on the first day of January Eve
per centum thereof shall be added
thereto.
WALTER BEASTEN.
Collector OF Taxes forSt. Georges Hun
Hnsrsfl r- .1
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FOR SALEI

Two nice farms of 200 acres each. GOOD
5uildings; one on Bohemia River, other on
Sassafras. will be sold cheap. Also 100
acres at Warwick and rs acres and Az
scres at Mount Pleasant, and hany others
can sell them on good terms.
G. w. INGRAM,
Middlesown. Del.
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n0PULAR
PRICES
REVAIL

On new Suits, $5 to $50. New
Fall Oyercoats, S6 to g
Raincoats, SO to $25.
Trousers, 81 to So. z
Vests, 81 to S.. Boys ys,
50 to SIS. Little Boys Suits;
S1.5Q to So; with full line
Refers, Overcoats, Odd
Trousers. New styles this
Week in Sl0 and $12 All.
Worsted Suits. $40 Suits in
Browns and Modes; $12 in
Browns, Blues and Modes.
All Worsted Suits at S8. so in
Plain Browns and Brown
Stripes. The biggest line of
SIS Worsted Suits we have
ever shown in Browns Blues
Modes, Blacks and Fancy
Mixtures. New Fall and
Winter Underwear in all
styles at reduced prices.
Winter Overcoats in and
ready, IS to $40. Refers,
$3.50 to SO.
MULLINS MEMS STORE
WILMINGTON
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Watch For Our
Announcement! !!
NEXT WEEK

We are getting ready fol
a IS days sale, which will
surpass any sale we ever
held. Every piece of goods
in our store will be. reduced.
Our large stock of ladies',
misses and children's suits,
coats, waists, skirts, mil
linery, underwear, hosiery,
corsets, furs and all kinds
of wearables which were
marked at reasonable prices
in thesfirst place.
October was a warm
month and in order to sell
some of the heavy goods
which were to be sold in
October, we are making
this reduction sale, which
every bargain hunter should
take advantage of.
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A
Appoquinimink bridge, SIS, 900. tIem
ming's bridge. S, 1851 66; bonds redesined
$50. 600, increase in appropriation te
Ferris School, 5000; good roads, s32.
2.69; Wilmington Street and Sewer De,
partment to assist in rebuilding causeway
south OF Market street. 81, $40; DeIasa ]
Industrial School for Girls, So, S85. 80; hos
pitala, $1,000; indicies for prothonotary's Is
office, 5000
From July lst, 1907 to July 1st, 1905
Bond redeemed, 10000; good roads
$26, zoe. 26; Flemming's bridge, $4,S75 so;
Ferris Industrial School, s., 900; Delaware
Industrial School for Girls, 1872; steel
filing cases, $4,000; special election, $S,-
700.
New Castle county has paid for the re-
pairs and new workof Flemmings' bridge
in the above. Kent county was to pay
one-half Of this amount, but up to this
time Kent has not paid its share.
From July lst, 1908 to date-Bonds re.
deemed, $40, 900; good roads, $23, 600; hos
pitfalls, 81 ZOO.
The following are the comparative ex-
penditures for Wilmington hundred:
Democratic Levy Court-1899, $50, GOO;
1900. $25, 1885. Records before 1899 not
obtainable as they were destroyed.
Republican Levy Court-l9OI. SIG.
794,Ss; 1902, s,089 II; 1903, $l4, ,sslO7;
1904, SlS,S65.21; 1905, $6,sl9 20; 1906,
Sc, ,804. 75; 1907. ST., 1864. 20.
The expenditures for 1907 include ex-
tensive repairs to Washington street
bridge.
The average expenditure for Whining
ton hundred under Democratic rule was
829, 7.97 per year and the average under
rule Sla, 456. "a per year.
Seventh street bridge was built under
Democratic rule and was paid for by an |
issue of bonds and otherwise and is not |
included in the average.
Another item is the expenditure OF |
printing and stationery, The average cost
per year under Democratic control was
SS,579,11. The average per year under
Republican control for seven years is
B6, ,o59.66,
All the above figures are taken from
The auditors annual reports, the auditors
being appointed by the resident Judge.
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SALES AGENTS WANTED

LOO per week or 400 per cent profit.
All samples. stationary and art catalogue
free. We want one permanent agent in
this locality for the largest picture and
frame house in America. Experience un-
necessary We instruct you how to sell
our goods and furnish the capital. If
you want permanent, honorable and
profitable position, write Us today for par
ticulars, catalogue and samples
FRANK w. WILLIAMS Co.,
1914 W. Taylor ST..
Chicago, Ill.
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Local News

MrDDL ErowE, DEL, OCT. 81, 1908.
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LEVY cOURrs HAVE GOOD RECoRD.
Have Paid off Democratic Deficits and
Run County on Sound Business Basis

2 AbAM S01M&} 0aA ASQesAA4 ASNASAAAS@1N A~ae-1A@
Democratic speakers and newspaper
, have been attempting to build up {
"bogy' issue OF Republican extrayagancs
and because their futile attempts to be
little the excellent management of county
affairs by Republican Levy Courts cum'
/ parison Of conditions under Republican
and Democratic Levy Courts is interest
| ing. Since the Republicans went into
power in 1900, they have placed the
county on a sound business basis. have
overcome big deficit of $50, 600 left as a
LEGACY by the Democratic Levy Courts,
have redeemed thousands of dollars of
bonds and have paid off thousands of dol
lars of other expenses for road improve
ments, bond issues and other expenses
created by legislative enactment. All
these things are now being done on low
tax rate, and the Republicans flash each
year without a deficit. Because Of this
excellent showing of the Republican ad-
ministration some of the Democratic
speakers aud newspapers have beenforced
to resort to the limit in efforts to build up
a spectre of extravagance.
An Item Of History
As an item of history it is well to state
that the Republicans were In power in
1891 and 1892 when there were eleven
Commissioners. The Democratic Legisla.
ture of 1891 Immediately passed the Five
Commissioner Act aud legislated them
out of power at the end of two years by
dividing the county into five districts, ex-
pecting thereby to have majority in the
Levy Court for all time.
/ The condition in which that Levy Court
found the county's finances after years OF
Democratic control may be brought out
from an extrac, o. a report on the finance
committees on which John W. Jolls was
chairman, which in part is as follows:
Attention is called to a bond issue Of
5000, 000-S1O, 900 of which should by leg
isIative enactment been paid annually,
This had not been done for several years
prior to 1891, 100000 of which was past
due and bearing an excessive rate Of in.
terest. This court also found a floating
debt OF $50, 900 which with accrued inter-
est was paid.
This report also shows that the bonded |
debt of the county as follows:
Court House Loan,,...,...,,...,.,.$ So 800 |
Aims House Loan .......,.............22 227, 900 |
County Purposes. ................ 1sO, 1000
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Two VALUABLE FARMS for Sale
Between ST. Georges and Delaware City and About
Miles from each Town

Number 1299 beautiful and productive land This
farm bac the canal and the produce go to rs bushels
and 25 IS bushels wheat has large brick
dwelling and large brick bank barn and other outbudngs D
acres IN cultivation It's being sold settle partnership Price
$50 90 per acre. and its bargain.
Number 2-260 acres, miles from Delaware City and is
nown as the L. Clark farm 1t has large brick dwelling
arge brick barn About $50 cultivation balance marsh
meadow used for pasture This farm the
ing to Wilmington and about herefom This land is in
splendid condition and surrounded priced very
productive and ought suit wanting safe
ment 1t will much grain of these farms
ought to sell in 30 days te they well located the land
equal anything market in Delaware $1,000 buvs this
elegant and home For further particulars or address
=. II. Dim, MiddetoWn, Delaware
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-12

Fort Smith and the next annual meet irg, which will be held in this city next year. President w. N. Trulock presided and Meyer Solmson acted as secretary. The branch still has about s;OO on hand, which will be uscf to deiray a part of the expenses Of en- tertaining the visitors next year. TLe money will be left in the treasury for tia purpose Officer: Of the local branch are to be elected at the next meeting, which will be called by President Trulock in about three weeks. At this meeting plans will be outlined for the preliminary arrange ments for the big 1909 meeting. The meeting last night was we'll attended
 State Secretary Guy Leaar and Vice President B. H. Sandefur will go to Fort Smith next Saturday and attend the inauguration of the new officers
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-12

The .ocal business men and others who are opposed to prohibition have employed the law firm of Taylor and Jones t. resist the granting of the petition presented to County Judge James Gould several days ago, asking that sa con licenses be revoked and that no licenes be issued for dram shops 70 be conducted within three mics Of the First Baptist church ID this eft,
 Tine announcement of the employ III. 1t Of the local lawyers to appear Tn court Tn behalf of the anti-Prohibition ists, Was made yesterday, after Judge Gould received a letter from Taylor aid Jones requesting him to advise them when the petitions are to be he.-l They stated that they desirad to be present and that they had not been advised as to when the Prohi- bitionists would request that they be taken up.
 Judge Gould stated last night that no date had been set for the hearing He would not discuss the matter at
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SMALL FIRE AT
 FOREST PARK

X fire. which resulted in SloH damage, threatened the buildings a Forest Park last night, but was finally conuuered. The fire was discovered in the Palace of Mysteries and caught from wood alcohol, which leaked out of the instrument which is used by Professor I. z. Zelma in his fire act. : A small audience was in the building at the lime, but there was not much excitement owing to the prompt man ner in which the flames were eNtin- guished.
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CITIZENS WILL
 FIGHT PROHIBITION

all. but there is rumor to the effect that Judge Gould will not consider the names of negroes, who signed the petitions, when they are finally pre- sented to him.
 The letter of Taylor and Jones fol- lows:
 Judge James Gould, City:
 Dear Judge-We have been retain ed by some of the citizens of this city to resist the petition recently filed in the county clerks office, asking that an order be made by the county court prohibiting the sale of intoxicating li- quor from within three miles of the Sixth Avenue Baptist church in this city.
 We are not advised as to the time that the gentlemen representing these petitions will ask you to take them up, and we therefore respectfully re- quest you to notify us when they dc appear and ask you to take up the matters, so that we may be present at the time Yours truly, (Signed) TAYLOR AND JONES, | Attorneys for Citizens
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-12
POLICEMEN HAVE
 NOT BEEN PAID

The members of the Police Depart ment threatened to quit the service again last night because of their fall ure to receive their pay for the months of May and June. The Pine Bluff Clearing House Association agreed several days ago to redeem the time warrants of the officers but they were only offered S2 1-2 cents for theil scrip and would not sell them. The matter was taken up by Mayor Toney and after a conference the sixteen employees of the Police Department re- called their resignations and agreed to remain in the service a few days longer in the hopes of receiving their pay.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-12
Negatives May
 Solve a Murder

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 St Louis. Mo-. July H.-N ga yes in camera which show that < K. Masill, a photographer, was murder ed by two unknown mon this aites- noon, will be used by the pol;ea as :; clue to the guilty parties. T!,e nega- tiyes were developed and alreaI, t!Ie face of Celia McGraw, a telnphoa op- orator for the Kinloch company, ap- pears. Occupants of the building say that men entered as the three girls left the studio. Magill was shot twice
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Mr. Fish Departs
 For Old World

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 New York, July 11.-"ln my opinion it is really Larder for persons with an income of $250,o00 year to come down to live on $5O,OO0 a year than for a man who has been earning SIS a week to accustom himself to living on $1O a week." said Stuyvesant Fish as he boarded a steamer from New York, with his wife, to tour Europe in an automobile. He is pessimlstit as to the outlook for railroads. They show high gross earnings but smal profits, he says
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-12
Parker Remains
 Loyal to Ticket

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Denver, Colo, July 11.-Judge Alton Brooks Parker, before leaving tonight, declared that he would support Bryan and Kern, although he did not agree with certain provisions of the plat form and recorded his dissent with the chairman of the resolutions con- mittee "I can never agree to en- croachments on the rights of soyer- eisn states nor Roosevelt centraliza- tion, nor to restriction of powers ef courts, I will fight these matters out later at other conventions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-12
HEARST COMES OUT
 AGAINST BRYAN
Leader of the Independence Party Announces That He Has Lost All Confidence in the Democratic Party and in Mr. Bryan, and Will Not Support Them.

New York, July 1l.-That William J. Bryan will not have the support of William R. Hearst was indicated to- day by the attitude of Hearsts two New York newspapers, the American and the Evening Journal. The two papers announce loss of confidence on their part. both ill lie Democratic party and in Mr. Bryan. Preparations are we'll under way for the national convention of the Independence party, which will be held at Chicago Mon day, July 2. While the eyes of most politicians have been centered upon the Democratic national convention hall in Denver these last few days, the Independence party leaders have been completing their plans for the Chicago convention and with the return iron Europe of Vim. R. Hearst next week all will be ready.
 The Independence party leaders say they will put full ticket in the fielt and will also try to have a state ticke in every state in the Union. In g states national committeeman of thu Independence party have been ap
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NO DEVELOPMENTS
 IN MURDER CASE
Charles Jackson and Aged Negro Car
 ter Still Being Held by the Officers, Pending Further Investigation Jackson Believed to Be Innocent.

The local authorities are still ln- vestigatins the Albert McVay killing. Charley Jackson and J. w. Carter, the two negroes arrested Friday charged with complcity in the crime, are still being held at the county jail awaiting developments They were sWeated again yesterday, both declaring their innocence. Carter flatly admits that his letter was without foundation and that it was written to job Charley Jackson The police and other local officers. who have investigated the aE- fair are inclined to hold Jackson guiltless. They say that Carter has contradcted himself in his statements several times, while Jackson sticks to his first story and tells apparently truthful story about the matter, at least, as far as he is concerned. Car ter has always borne an excellent reputation here and his employers, for whom he has worked for more than twenty years, say that he is an exceptionally truthful negro and they have never known him to be arrested or in any minor trouble, so common among negroes. Jackson broke down and cried yesterday when talking to the officers and pitifully declared ms innocence. The white residents of the
 city who have known Jackson TOT years say that he is undoubtedly inno-
 cent of the crime with which he IS | charged
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JUDGE CRAY IS
 NOT DISAPPOINTED

Wilmington, July 11.-Judge Gray declined to make any comment on the action of the convention but it is ev- ident it is no personal disappointment to him. While the judge has been advocated for the presidential nomina- tion by his friends here and else where for the past six months he has had no part in this work and all that has been done in his behalf has been without his sanction. There is no doubt, however, if the convention had nominated him for the presidency he would not have declined the honor.
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Many Sufferers
 In Mississippi

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Atlanta, Ga, July 11.-Three hum dred people ill Mississippi in the vi cinity of Jeter are without bread or clothes, according to Capt. R. J. Me Milan of the Department of the Gulf, who has just completed an investlga- tion. as the result of floods Capital ists, who could relieve conditions by a small outlay, refuse.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-12

Knots would succeed him as manager. Berry assumed charge yesterday and Denver joined the Birmingham team at Little Rock that morning. He was expected to pitch his initial game against the Travellers yesterday after noon at Little Rock.
 Deaver was formerly in the South ern League and was at one time in the South Atlantic League. He is a heady pitcher and a hard worker and ought to make good in faster com pany. His many friends here wisl him success in the Southern circuit.
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$4,ooo,ooo to
 Defeat Bryan

Hot Springs, Va, July 11.-Republi- can leaders expect to raise the cam- paign fund to $4,O00,O00 to defeat Bry- an, or one-half the amount used in 19O0 Treasurer George R. Sheldon who is here conferring with Taft, an- nounced today that he had received twelve checks already, but would not mention names of donors or amounts