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Middletown transcript., 1908-04-11
NOTICE TO 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 1906 are now
due, and the undersigned Tax Collector
for said Hundred, will be at the office of
JOSEPH H. ENos, IN ODESSA,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22d, 1908
From 800 A. NJ. to 1900 M.
AT HENRY CLEAvER's STORE, IN PORT PENN,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 22d, 1908
From P. M. to P. NJ.
and at the County Tax Collectors Office,
South Broad street, Middletown, DEL,
every Saturday during the month OF
April from 9 A. NJ, to 4 P. NJ.
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 3, CHAPTER
30, VOLUME 81, LAWS OF DELAWARE, As
AMENDED:
Section 3-1hat 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 five
per centum thereof shall be added
thereto.
WALTER REASTEN,
Collector of Taxes for st. Georges Hun
dred.
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By virtue of the powers granted to me
in the last Will and Testament of Robert
G. Hall, late of st. Georges Hundred, de-
ceased, l will expose to sale at public
vendue, at his late residence, on Craw-
ford street. in Middletown, Delaware,
On TUESDAY, APRIL Nth, '0S
At 2 o'clock, P. NJ,
the entire household and kitchen furni-
ture of the said deceased.
Also his late frame dwelling house and
lot having a front on said Crawford street
of forty feet and extending back between
parallel lines one hundred and twenty
Eve feet, bounded on the east by land
late of Richard Walmsley, on the west by
land of Francis NJ. Walker, and on the
south by land late OF Robert A. Cochran.
Attendance will be given and terms
made known on day of sale.
HARRY Fl. HALL,
Trustee and Executor of the last Will and
Testament of Robert G. Hall, deceased.
Or by Martin B. Burris, his attorney.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
OF
APPOQUINIMINK HUNDRED

The taxable residents of Appouuiui.
mink Hundred, and all persons liable to
pay tax in said Hundred, are hereby
notified that the Taxes for the year 1907
are now due, and the undersigned Tax
Collector for said Hundred, will be
AT THE OFFICE OF GEORGE NJ. d. HART,
IN TOWNSEND, DEL,
SATURDAYS,
APRIL 4, ii, -18 and 25, 1908.
From to o'clock, P. M.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE.
GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY:
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, or
by sending written communication en-.
closing stamps.
An abatement of per centum will be
allowed on all taxes paid during the
month of August.
WILLIAM C. MONEY,
Collector OF Taxes for AppOquinimtnk Hundred
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Dry Goods. Oil Cloth, Mating,

Dry Goods. Oil Cloth, Mating,
etc.
Spring-time is here and the
housewives are thinking oil
housec leaning, and we are ready
to help them out with new mat
ting and oilcloth. Several pat,
terms to select from. We can
furnish them at old prices.
Also a lot of new musins, long
cloth, Persian lawn, India linen,
etc., at a lower price than last
year.
A word to the farmer and gar
dener:
We have a larger stock of new
seeds than ever before, in both
package and bulk.
We are paying special attention
to our line of Foreign and Do.
mestic fruits; Southern and
local vegetables.
Have you tried a package of
Foulds' macaroni, spagetti, verm-
icello and egg noodles
Also a complete assortment of
goods usually kept in a first-class
store.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-11
THE WOMAN'S PAPER

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ORDER.
REGISTER OF wills OFFICE,

REGISTER OF Willis OFFICE,
New CASTLE COUNTY, DEL, Jan. IS, 1908.
Upon the application OF Merritt N. .Willits
Administrator of William II. .Dockerty late oi
st. Georges Hundred. in said county deceased
IL is ordered and directed by the Register
Of Wills that the Administrator aforesaid
give notice of Letters of Administration
upon the estate of the deceased, with the date
OF granting thereof, by causing advertisements
to be posted within forty days from the date
of such etters in six of the most public
all persons having demands against the estate
to present the same or abide by an act Of
Assembly in such case made and provided
and also cause the same to be inserted within
the same period In THE MIDDLEToWN TRAN
SCRIPT, q newspaper published in Middle.
town, DEL, and to be continued therein two
months.
fN, Given under the hand and seal Of
u SEAL office of the Register Of Wills afore-
lo~-' said, at Wilmington, in New Castle
County aforesaid, the day and year above
FRANCIS M. WALKER, Register of Wills.
NoTICE-Noticeis hereby given that Letters
Of Administration we've in due form of law
granted unto the undersigned on the six.
teenth day of January, A. ID. 1908, and that all
persons having claims against the estate of
the deceased must present the same, duly at
tested to the said Administrator on or before
the Sixteenth day of January 19O9, or abide
the Act Of Assembly in such case made and
provided
MERRITT N. WILLIS,
Admins traitor
Address, Merritt N. Willis.
I, Middletown, Delaware.
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and the broker in touch with the markets
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Middletown transcript., 1908-04-11

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Middletown transcript., 1908-04-11

MiIlard F. Davis,
Jeweler,
Wilmington, Del.
William A. Jester,
Druggist
Delaware City, Del.
James Meharg,
Furniture Dealer,
Wilmington, Del.
Henry Wenninger,
Wenninger & Son,
Wilmington, Del.
Thos. H. Fl. Messenger,
Carriage Works,
Wilmington, Del.
J. Rankin Armstrong.
Department Store,
Newark, Del.
John A. Cranston,
Pres. Cran'n Lu'ber Co.
Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-11
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Middletown transcript., 1908-04-11
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Pres. Miller Bros. Co.,
Wilmington, Del.
w. G. Murgatroyd,
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Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-11
DIRECTORS

Howard D. Ross,
City Treas. Wilmig't'n,
d. Ross & Son.
Hon. Horace Wilson.
Mayor of Wilmington,
Pres. Steamb't Co.
David Fox,
Shoe Merchant,
Wilmington, Del. q.
George W. Todd,
Treas. Guar. Trust Co.
Wilmington, Del.
Joseph H. MendinhalI,
Dental Supplies,
Wilmington, Del.
Morris Levy,
Shoe Merchant,
Wilmington, Del.
Walter L. Butler.
E. s. R. Butler & Son,
Wilmington, Del.
Josiah Marvel,
Marvel & Marvel,
Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1908-04-11
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-07
GENTLE GAVE BROWNE
CAVE COMES TO HIS TITLE.

New York, Feb. 7.-Genille- Cave
Browne-Cave sailed for England yes
to-day to secure the title and estates
awaiting him there, He is the only sur
viving son of Sir Mylles Cave Browne
Cave, who died year ago at the age
of 81 years. Ever since the elder baro-
rets dea:h his solicitors have been
searching for his son and heir who was
only recently found in America.
The baronetcy Is a very old one dat
ing from 1871, when II was created by
Charles l. Sir Geuile's life has been
romantic one, When a boy his father
sent him TO sea TO cure him for his
listed In a Highland regiment and was
then transferred TO n cavalry regiment
just leaving for the war IN Egypt He
fought u the battle Of Tel-el-Kebir
under Lord WOlsely ard later went 90
Atghanistan, whore he was captured by
tho hill tribes, but escaped after being
held a prisoner for some time. Return
ing To England, he quaTelcd with his
father and came TO America with
small allowance. He then went TO Bur-
nah with an expedition sent out 10 kill
big game for a museum and afterwards
served In the South African war. He
III ed for time IN Hongforg md Yollo-
hama, worked as member OF the
white wings I'm Kansas city. was a
cowboy IN the southwest ana I'm wy
omlng. where he was found through in
quirics set ON foot by the British am
bassador at Washington. He says that
he viii return to America as soon ls his
business IN England iE settled and VIII
take up his residence IN one Of the
western states.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-07
TEN PERSONS INJURED
IN PENNSYLVANIA WRECK.

Franlklinville, N. Y, Feb. TEN of
20 passengers were injured in wreck
Oh the Pennsylvania railroad two miles
south of this village today. No one was
killed. The injured are:
Wilson C. Guggenheimer ana wife,
Buffalo.
A. Z. Neil, Buffalo, traffic manager
of the Buffalo a Susquehanna rail
road.
Eugene Deklelst, mayor of North
Towanwada.
1. d. Clawson, Toronto.
Julia Hooper, York. Pa.
w. Kilmer, Olean, \. Y.
NJ. o. Blackmore, Chicago.
c. Z. Townsend, Washington, y. c.
A. Mercer, Toronto.
OF the injured Mr.. Clawson was most
seriously hurt. His chest was crushed
and he is thought to have been inter
nally injured. He is expected, how
ever, to recover The others were not
seriously hurt.
Gen. Supt. II. L. O'Donald, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company said
this afternoon:
The train which met with the ac-
cident was second No. 81, ana was
running about % miles an hour, The
engine was not derailed. but the tank.
one passenger coach and one Pullman
car tipped over or ''-7i~ tides. The
cause of the derallment has not been
asCertained, although the officers on
the ground have started an invcstiga-
ton.
"The train was the WASHINGTON sec
ton of the early morning express, and
consisted of only one coach and Pull
man"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-07
CHEATED THE MINISTER.
Blk Bridegroom Gave DR.. Houghton a
Bogus Check.

New York, Feb, MANY New York
ers have been the victims OF men who
have given bogus checks, but for the
first time minister has been cheated
out of his fee for performing a mar
rage ceremony by this method. The
minister is Rev. George Clark Hough-
ton, rector OF the Church of the Trans
figuration, commonly known as The
Little Church Around the Corner" DR..
Houghton was called upon the other
day to perform a marriage ceremony.
He did not know the couple who called
upon him, but that was not unusual as
his services are constantly demanded
for that purpose. After the ceremony
the man wrote Dr. Houghton a check
for SIS. but at the suggestion of his
bride afterwards made the amount $25.
Soon after DR. Hoyghton presented the
check at a bank only to be told that
1t was bogus and was the work of a
man who had been swindling people
right and left by means Of similar
checks. Or Houghton refused to give
the name Of the man who signed the
check but admits that the story Is cor
rect
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-07
A FATAL FIRE.
One Woman Dead and a Number In
inred in a New York Ono.

New York, Feb. 7.--One woman is
dead and several persons are injured
as the result of a fire which early to-
day destroyed the five-story apartment
building at the northwest corner OF
Columbus avenue and SEVENTEEN street
The fire is supposed to have started in
the laundry i'm the basement and owing
To lack of water pressure spread with
such rapidly that the occupants had
little opportunity to reach the street.
Margaret l.. Landon - years old. fell
from the fifth floor and was fatally in
jurcd She had been standing on the
fire escape waiting for the arrival of
the tiremen, when she slipped or the
icy grating and fen to the pavement.
She was removed to the Hotel Walton,
across the street where she died few
moments later. Owing to the snow piled
in front of the building the firemen
had great difficulty in raising ladders
to take down the tenants Many were
overcome with smoke and cold and
were carried to the Hotel Walton,
where they were attended by doctors
ard cared for by the hotel management.
The building was damaged to the extent
OF $4,000.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-07
UNCALLED FOR MONEY.
Quarter of Million In New York City
TrensurN Duo old EmpIoNes.

New York, FEB. 7.-There is more
than 5250OO0 lying in the treasury OF
the city OF New York, which is due to
former employees OF the city, but which
has never been called for. The money
was discovered by the commission
which Is attempting to devise a mod
crn system of bookkeeping for the
city, The city comptroller has asked
the city council If there is not some
way IN which this money can be re-
turned to the general fund. The items
extend over a period of 20 years and
range I'm amount from 90 cents TO ST.
600. The largest amount is $1.497. %,
which is due TO Robert Il. DeLacey,
who departed from the city In 1856, and
failed 10 leave an address. lie was
AN alderman at the time and there
were charges OF ''boodling' against
him. The other amounts are smaller and
are due to men employed IN positions
varying from that of schooltcachcr to
that Of snow shoyeler.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-07
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
ARRANGEM COMPLETED

Washington Fob. 7.--Chairman Har-
ry 5. New, Secy. Elmer Dover ana 9TH
en- members of the subcommittee OF
the Republican national committee
practically have completed the han ar
Iangemonts for the national convention
which Is tp be held In Chicago next
June The convention WIN assemble In
the Coliseum scene OF many his
toric gatherings which was designed
and erected with special reference to
the needs Of political convention. IN
H. opinion Of Secy Dover while ar
engagements for previous conventions
iu the Coliseum have been excellent
they will be better this year than ever
before A. planned now the Coliseum
M June viii be the most complete con-
vontlon han IA the United states, al
though one or two other halls are
larger.
Tho most radical or these improve
ments rs au entire change In the seat
ing arrangements. The platform In
stead of being at the center OF one
side of the Coliseum, viii be at one
cnd This win not decrcase the num-
Der cf seats. but win permit all who
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-07
SCENE At KING
CARLOS BIER

Lisbon, Feb. THE body of King
Carlos was placed in it's coffin yester-
aay after which the queen mother.
Maria PA. queen Amelle, his wife. ana
Manuel, his SON were admitted to view
Inc remains. There was painful and
hanrcnding scene, for the two queens
broke down and wept Maria Pia had
been kneling beside the body i'm pray
er Suddenly she grasped the dead
mans hands in hers ana kissed them
repeatedly Her face was streaming
with tears. Friends were Obliged TO
remove her gently
When the wife and son Of the dead
monarch were admitted to the mortu-
any chamber, they knelt IN prayer.
tears lowing from their eyes md
lAe'I voices choked with emotion.
Nos midnight eh-n the body IN its
coUn, was sulemnly transported TO the
Ioyal chapel All the doctors and high
uHleiiIs of the palace were In attend!
ance.
ne head priest attached to the place.
"a 'Ne procession, carrying n his h nds
W piace cross lie was followed by
a gIolp of courtiers and other officials.
r'ilnu the coffin marched The Duke OF
Lotto me kings brother and Vice
Gu !lal capello, the latter bearing he
~ plumed helmet ana sword, on
a',1 hlns We're various nsignias ana
~ on his fingers was a rosary.
~ neads being black pearls. AS The
~" ..aloh moved slowly priests reclted
~ players for the dead. while from
~, could be heard the boom of can
NJ NJ 'H board the warships When the
'l prayers were said the palace
snai, ~ bells broke out in a rythmie
Gnu eadeneed dirRe a similar oere-
9ony marked the transfer of The body
T ri we cown prince to the royal chapel.
e,aa ase ~ the young man was COW
y wo, WIN a Portuguese nag TO hide his
hhg Carlos died a poor man. His
,ntilf fortune consisted of Insurance
lllVlrs held by The Bank OF Portugal
n. UNITY for advances made. After
N''9' iepayments have been made IL
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-07
HOSPITAL SHIP RELIEF.
Put in Service. Surgeon c. II. Stokes
Assuming Command.

Washington, Feb THE hospital shin
Relief was placed I'm service" at the
Mare Island navy yard yesterday, ac-
cordine to dispatch received at the
navy department and Surgeon Charles
f. Stokes assumed command The
vessel is being prepared for duty with
the battleship fleet and win leave Mare
island In time to arrive at Magda-
lena bay a week or more ahead of Al
miral Evans, who is scheduled to arrive
there March IA. The hospital CORPS
for the relief. numbering about SO men
already are in San Francisco and the
civilian crew is being enlisted.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-07

rs declared that there will not remain
more than $4,000 to be distributed to
me heirs of the king.
senior Machado the leader of the
republican party, In an Interview to-
daN, denied Indignantly that there was
any connection between his party and
the transformations. which tragedy the
party deeply regretted Machndo ex-
planned the Republicans oppositioual
party's course had been perfectly legal,
and that nothing was further from
their minds than "A propaganda OF
force. He said he was certain the
monarchial regime in Portugal was
doomed and that 1t would die out
peacefully within few years. There
would, however. be no violence. The
days of barricadc are gone forever.
he said and in this age ballots are
mightier than bullets.
1t is announced today that Can't.
AzeVede Coulinhe has been appointed
civil governor of Lisbon This Is the
first time in IS years that a military
officer has been named to iii the POSI-
ton.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-07
TREASURE HUNTERS.
Again Disappointed in Hope to Rccov-
or it from steamer Golden Gate.

or IL from steamer Golden Gate.
San Francisco, Feb. 7.--Another at
tempt has failed to wrest from the
sands of the Mexican shore line the
treasure supposed to be lying with the
bones Of the steamer Golden Gate,
which was burned off Manzanilo in
1862. The Golden Gate, bound from
here for New York carried a great
shipment of newlydug California gold.
The steamer took fire and to save the
lives of the passengers was run ashore.
At frequent intervals since then at
tempts have been made to recover the
treasure The most persistent OF the
treasure hunters has been G. w. John
stone of Boston, who makes an annual
effort to recover the Golden Gates
gold. Last year storm swept away
the pier on which he had installed his
Wrecldng gear He fitted another expedl-
ton but returned yesterday on the Pa
chc Mail liner Indiana to report an
other failure.
tombstone said yesterday that the
pumps upon which he depended to suck
the golden harvest from the sand and
rotted timbers had proved failures. He
is disappointed but not discouraged
and he and the eastern capitalists in
terested with him VIII fit out another
expedition and late in the fall win be
at Manzanillo ready TO have one more
try