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Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle and sheep steady-HOgs Ten
to Fifteen Cents Lower.

CHICAGO. March 6-CATTLE-Receipts,
2B9 head; market steady; steers. S5.O0Q7.25;
cows S.6o96S0; heiter, S.5nS0; bulls,
6.40d525 calves, S.Od9.Co; stOckers and
feeders, 3.mdA.O.
HOGS-Reosipts. 5000 head market 100
lc lower; choice heavy shipping, &50a6.eo;
butchers, S. s0qS.55. light mixed. S.aOdS %;
choice light &-3n16 - packing. S6.35ft6 IS;
pigs, S.5d6i0: DuK OF sales. Nf64 As.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. 5000
head: market steady; sheep. S.25d6m;
lambs. 8O0aI.IS. yearlinRs. hOoH7. 10.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Kansas civ 1--we stock MARKET.

KANSAS CITY, March a-CATrLE-Re-
csipts, 1do head. including 90 head south
erns; market steady choice export and
dressed beef steers, stockers and
feeders. AGGANs southern steers AAu
leo: stoekaFa and fesders. 0G156 q. south
ern steers. southern cows 500
40. native cows. EBdA8. native heifeFS.
HHH&0. bulls. A89a& calves A0A8
HoGs-RsossDos. n@ hsaa market -
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

TOLEDO March 6-SEEDS-Clover.
cash. SO; March. AD; April. &SE: Oeto-
Der. $50. No. p $50. No. q. A0. rejected
Glzh; y. T. G.. AS Timothy. prime.
slA Alsike. prime, &N
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Loadsn CIo.InE stoeks.

LONDON, March 6-American securities
opened generally higher to-day. Chicago
Milwaukee a ST. Paul showed a fractional
loss later. but the rest % the list. led BY
Amslgamated Copper ruled from Y 10 II
above Yesterday New York closing.
London closing stocks:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

MTLWAUEEE. March 5.-WHEAT-MaF-
ker lower. No. 1 northern. M.lSrl1Sia: No.
2 northern. Nr; July. ABA asked.
COR%-F1rm, May. Ghd6TA
BARLEY-Steady; standard. sc, sample.
6lefrIc.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

Minneapolis Grain Market.

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. March a.
W~HEAT-May. u12AalI2H: July. H-tgs
No 1 hard. h1fsul1i&: No. I northern.
NlSAd1ISA: No. 2 northern. A.llsdLnA
FLAX-Market closed H-6fA.
BRAN-In buIk. E00as21
FLOUR-Ffrms first patents. A-SNaos
second rarents. SENrAB; clears. ASn
As5: second clears. Gl591&
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

a Aske0 r Bid.
Osnaha Cash Prices.
WHEAT-No. ? hard, ne; No. , hard.
No. 4 hard, N-GAd1B; No 3
spring. d09.
CORN-No. 3. slSd@Ec; No. 3 yellow;
SAC; No 3 white, 6d65Ac.
OATS-No. 3 mixed. 5ihc, No. : yellow,
651Sp&c; No. 3 white, 5S1kds3c; No. 4 white,
TdS2 standard, Sc.
RYE-No. . 76c. No. T. T4c.
CRFroE ne~ernra
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

LIVERPOOL March S-WHEAT-SDot
strong: No. 2 rcd western winter. s. Sa1d.
Futures, barely steady; March. - I'D,
July, s. nd; September. = i0Ad-
CORN-SpOJ. quiet; new American mixed
via Galveston. q Sd Futures. steady
March. s. nd. Nay. s. sd
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

PHUADELPEnA. March 6-BUrTER-
Markst quiet; extra western ~;
nearby prints. al.
DddS-Ftrms PsnnsytVaniA ahd other
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Kan.as LIZ GraIn and ProvL.Ians.

KANSAS CITY. No. March 5-WHEAT
-lGSc lower: No. . hard. H13: No. 3 hard.
u.Ish; No 9 red. Ni6dl-O: No. , red. ~
dl8
CCRN-Unchanged to &c higher: No. .
mixed. gLd6s~c: No. 3 mixed. 6Ac: No. .
white. 64Isc; No. 8 white. Sfl-c.
OATS-Cuchanged; No. . white, Ad6ec.
No. 2 mixed. Slu61c.
RYE-TaSc.
HAY-Steady: choice timothy. a75TO0O:
choice prairie. &.J9a&a5; choice alfalfa
N5O0dI6N.
BUTTER-Creamery. sc; firsts. $50: sec
onds. 3flsc: packing stock. l5c.
EGGSLExtras. 4c; current receipts. fiat.
l7tAc; seconds and dirJies, 2isc.
Receipts. Shinmpnts
Wheat. hu-----.....------ 300 E00
Corn. u.......--...-.-.. si.aC1 &0N
oats. u..........----... 29.0D B.oG0
Kansas City grain quotations:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

SIOUX CITY, Ia, March ESPECIAL Tels-
gram. GCATTLE-Receipts, 800 head: mar
ket steady; beeves, A.5OGS.5o; fat COWS and
heifers, 5-Sa6.9; feeders. N.0096.25; year
lings. S.O6dA0.
HOGSLReceipts. 1900 head; market lOc
lower; range OF prices, s5,5O9s.+ 20; bulk Of
sales, s6-1oqS.2.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

general fund exclusive OF the siH0,0a,M
gold reserve, shows; Available cash bal
anoes, qe-s0e SO; gold coin and bullion,
S2As.t& gold certificates. tf9.5e g. 100.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
coaee Market.

NEW YORK. March G-COFFEE-Mar-
ket FOR coffee futures ouensd steady al un-
changed prices 10 a decline Of rive points N
response 10 lower European cables ara
closed easv. net. unchanged 20 ten points
lover Sales we're reuaTtad % fAE0 haas
Iuly 81 df0c: September az d0c: October
az a7sc and february ~ aSr. spot steady
Rio No. = sac; santos No. T. g.. MId
steady. Cord1va. Atdfac
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

DULUTH. March a-WHEAT-May.
uIe& bid. July. u-tpa bad No. / northern
ulgs, No. : northern. nIl5G
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P-.rf- MARKET.

PEORIA. H. March 6-CORN-Lowar.
No 2 yellow sn-UH5itc- No. = yellow. snl
HsHc No. . st-c; No. g. sti.asF4c No 4
ANc. no GRADE. 81.
OATS over. 80 Z white. aLGS4Ec. NA
{ white. EEc-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

NEW YORK, MaIch 5-EVAPORATED
APPLES-Market continued quiet and duo-
tations are practically nominal; fancy are
quoted at sAdSLc. choice at AdTAc. prime
at ehH64c, and common 70 fair al s1sc.
DRIED FRUITS-The c-ons1mnttoa ~
prunes Is said 70 be on a heavy scale. but
plenty OF supplies are available: quotations
arge from sac 70 ~ for new crop Gait
tornta fruit up TO f0-50s. and from sc to
9c for Oregons ranging from aO-50s to 30
2s. Apricots are ffm. with choice quoted
az sl1dS&c. extra choice AZ 91nl0c. and
fancy al Peaches are more ac-
tive and coast advtces report an advanc-
Ing market. spot choice are az 5I4dEc. ex-
ia choice at 6nGc, and fancy al Tds1<c.
Raisins are unchanged. with loose Musca-
tel quoted at Ease. choice to fancy seated
at ftqSi4c, seedless Al 54d5l1c. and Loni
don layers al n.SsfIm.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
New York srinInE stocks.
hank CIearInn.

OMAHA. March Bank clearings for
today were g .Ss0. ma and for the CORES.
pOnding date last year s., 44e, All4.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

WAsHINGrON, March G-rodays
Of the treasury balances IN tho
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

fr~nrno18 81 ne AN1D<infed Ranks
fsr the We~k
NEW YORK. March 6--Bradstrsets bank
cleartrEs repurt for the week ending March
Z shows an aggregate OF E.SA1l.Wa as
against 2-db.S8.0@ last week and n-Hl.n.-
900 in the corresponding week last year.
Following IL a LIST of the cities.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

halsncrs ms. runs. l1SI2f bbls. average
iN1-f bhis shipments. A& bills aver
aga. $e.5l0 bills
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SILVER-Bar. steady at 3hd per ounce.
MONEf-EL81h per cent
The rate Of discount IN the open market
for short bills - ~ per cent. tor three
months biiS. 2htGe 9-ie per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Sunday.
Cattle. Hogs. sheep. Hrs.

The official number or cars OF stock
In today by each road was as fol-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
st. Loui. GenernI AIarket.

ST. LOUIS, March 1-WHEAT-Lower,
track. No. , red, cash. N.8, No. ? hard,
1LlSal 10; May. SLL=lS; july, N.0h.
CORN-Futures lower; cash steady
track. No. ,, cash. 66iac; No. ; white, @q
6sIkc; May, 6Si4c; July, 65Ac.
O~ATS-Futures lower; cash steady track,
No. 2. 55i4c; No. 2 white, 56lzc; May, Sac;
July, 4Sc.
RYE-NominaI at Tea7shc.
~FLOCR-Firm; red winter patents, $500
20 40: extra fancy and straight, s5.9Ol5S,
had winter clears. 8.s5l4.&
SEED-TimOthy, S75d3.50
CORNAEAL-24-
BRAN-Easy; sacked, east track. N2Sa
Ia
HAY-Firm; timothy. Hl.00al5.OO; prairie.
Sa.0sdTLOO.
IRON COTTON TIES-S1.O0.
BAGGING-6kc.
Hemp TWlNE@7c.
PROVISIONS-Pork. higher; jobbing.
sldS74. Lard. weak; prime steam, &.671fg
9TL. Dry SAT- meats. unchanged: boxed
exr-n shorts. 9.S; clear ribs, S.3Ts. short
clears So 62Ls. Bacon. unchanged; boxed
extra short, h03; clear ribs. sle32H; short
clears. S0S2h.
POULTRY Quiet; chickens. i2ac,
springs, 14c; turkeys, 1Sd17c; ducks, Sc.
geese. &c.
BUTTER-Steady; creamery. 2ld2ec,
EGGS-Lower at lI1c, case count.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Metal Market

NEW DIRK March 6-METALs-The
London tin market was IS lower TODAY WITH
spot quoted at &i0 2s Sd and futures at
RlSl lie 81. Locally the market was easy
at GS.404eS. Copper declined r. "a In
the London market, with spot at R5S r. 81
and futures az E5T . So. The local marker
was dull and unchanged, with lake quoted
at S2s71dls.12h; electrOlyttc at So 5OS1is rs
and casting at ~Si237hdI2.@h. Lead was
higher at kls SIS 81 in the London market
The local market remained quiet at q s1~1
3Slz Spelter declined TO E21 Us 81 in the
London market Locally the market was
quiet and unchanged at H.T21Q4T ~. Iron
was lower IN London. with Cleveland war
rants=at &c iOird No change was reported
l9caly No. I foundry northern. t6501
No, southern and No. / southern soft.
SO. 75dITE6.
ST LOUIS, March 6-METALS-Iead.
firm at nS. Spelter, firm at AB
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

Attic bar West bnh clearing continue very large and nearly every city ePersA IN IN
ans. Mnnsapanas continue. % npa1a ANAL dsaAA he aGme b detail follow.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

Not included in totals because COMPARE
SEES are incomplete.
ssNot Included in totals because contain
irg other items than cleartngs.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
oMAMA snNERAL MARKET.
staple and FAney Produce Prices FuP-
nIshed By Buyers and Wholesalers.

BuTTER-crsamsry; No. l delivered to
the retail trade in lib. cartons, &c; No. l
sc, in s-lb. tubs, GAe; packing stock. lse;
fancy dairy. tubs. agile common roll,
fresh made. ~. Market changes every
EGGs-Fresh selling stock. eandled. 200
nc. No storage stock in Omaha market
CHEESE-Fnes Wisconsin full CT team.
twins, l5c, young Americas. = In hoop. 15&c;
favorite. 5 in hoop, Ice; daisies. 20 IL hoop,
lBL.c; cream brick. full case. i5c; block
sT s.st i sSts tlIsiSseaR No hn T. IS; N tS 1, 10:
No. g. sIsc. Loin, No. /, lsHci No. 4 lee; No.
. uc. Chuck, No. l. ftTc; No. I stsc; No.
/ Sc Z Plate No l. 'N'' No, / '~'' No
PoULTRY-AIive. springs. l2c; mems. lOc:
SoS.ss' sse' vi ST . i S.F d sse's s.1 Sui sST,
fowls, per doZ, $50, squads, per dos., g.
Dressed. hens, lie; springs. l29l21c; cocks
FisH-whitefsh. frozen. i0c; herring.
SIC; salmon. l0e; pike, &c; pickerel. 5ltQ7c;
trout. lOc; catfish, lo9i2c; halibut. &c; red
snapper, i2c; black bass, &c; crAppies, So
SC; perch, SC: Goldfish, lie; smeltH, Dc; cells,
l5c; Holsters. green. &c; boiled. zoe; frogs
fREsH FRUITS Apples. New York
paldwins. 81; fancy Ben DAVIS, s.: Missouri
Pippins, 2-s; Idaho Roam Beauties, 81;
extra fancy Ben Davis; per box. n& Ba-
H%a3S. Lemons, SS0Gl@ Grape fruit.
q. Grapes, Malsgas. $50 per key. Florida
VEGETABLES Kansas w.etpotatOo.
smaller, Ec. New York Holland seed cas-.
onions. iSc per ID. California cauiiflower.
% per crate. Tomatoes, Florida, 6basket
crate, $50; Cuba, s-oasket crate, .. Let
tuce. per doE, t0c. Old vegetahies-par-
ships, turnips. carrotsCnB per boi. Florida
new beets. carrots. parsnips. turnips, etc.
sTRAwSERRIEs-oe per at
I green. SIC; No. 1 cured, iOc-
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stock i'm sfrht.

Receipts OF live stock ct the six prime.
pal western markets yesterday;
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DOL Market.

BOSTON. March 5-WOOL-The Com
merciaI Bulletin will say tomorrow OF the
wool market: The tone OF the market
continues very strong and prices, particu-
larly Of domestic grades, while not mater
tally changed from a week ago are In favor
OF sellers. The sales of old wool are con-
stocks on hand. but also because buyers
are well supplied for the time being and
prefer TO walt for the new woods to ar
rive In quantity, when no higher prices
are expected and selections will be bet
ter The shipments OF wool from Boston
TO March 4. inclusive. were: As, IO9, 40 pounds
against 5.m4.G2 pounds for the same time
last year. The receipts to March g. in
elusive, were b.6J7,575 pounds. against
A,I2I,53 pounds the same period last year.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. March 5.-WOOL-Cn-
changed; medium grades, counbing and
aothtng. 3ed24c; light fine. 17620L1c; heavy
fine, l09lTc; tub washed. a0a34c.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Cotton Market.

NEW YORK. March 5-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at unchanged prices 10
an advance of s points.
Spot cotton closed quiet: middlinx up
lands, SSSc: middling gulf. O.10c. No sales.
Cotton futures opened barely steady;
March, e.6sc; May, 96Sc; June. offered.
S5c; July, S5oc; August, offered, s.lSc:
October, 9Sc; December. 98c.
Cotton futures closed steady; March, 5.51c;
April, 9.Ac; May. af7c; June. 9.llc: July.
942c; August. 93c; September. 92Sc:
October. a2Sc; November. s.24c: December,
92+c; January, 9Ec-
GALVESrON, March 6-COTTON-
Steady at 9 9-ISc.
ST. LOUIS. March 5.-COTTON-Market
steady; middling. 9T-i6c: sales, 4i0 bales
receipts. 3.21I bales; shipments, 2.2I7 bales
stock, IS, $50 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, March 6-COTTOk-
Spots were steady; low ordinary, 9-16c.
nominal; ordinary, 6sc. nominal; good Ordi-
nary, TlS-I6c: low middling. STsc: middling,
sl1c, good middling. 3 l5-l6c; middling fair.
10 slice; fair. IL 1-l6c. nominal. Receipts.
SIN bales; stock, &5,645 bsieA
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

Am--rnn Y 4 - 50 ~ rEs ~
Tpz al= ~ o. No MW shsn
REPORT OF THE CLEANING HorSE
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Boston stocks ana Bonds.

OSTON, March 5-Money. call loans.
Isle per cent; time loans. 3lzG4 Ser
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
WEATHER IN THE FRAN BELT
threatening. with Rain or snow, and
Fair and Cooler.

pmAf1A. MdEGu .. LtS
The eastern storm Is slowly disappearing
off the upper Atlantic coast. and clear
and cooler weather prevails throughout the
AXE region, Ohio valley and eastern states,
except that light snow is falling in west
ern Pennsylvania An era or low pressure
extends from the western Canadian prov
inces south over the Missouri valley and
eastern Rocky Mountain slope. Generally
cloudy weather accompanies the low tenn
perature over the upper valley, and the de-
preston will move over the central valleys
during the next ~twenty-four hours, caus-
ing unsettled and threatening weather with
probably rain or snow IN this vicinity to-
night. followed by fair anu somewhat
colder Saturday.
record OF temperature and precipitation
compared with the corresponding day OF
1903. IoOx 1907, 1876.
Minimum temperature. "a y IL =
Precipitation ...-.---.---.. ~ ~ VI -
Normal temperature FIR today, 30 degrees
LsucIency IN precipitation since March 1.
ID inch.
deficiency corresponding period in IoS.
90 inch.
deficiency corresponding period in 1901
Ii inch.
L A. WELSH. Local ForecasteF.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Local Securities.

Quotations furnished by Samuel Burns,
IT., ga New York Life building. Omaha:
~ IA -
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

The disposition OF the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-
Der OF head Indicated:
Middletown transcript., 1909-05-01
PooR TpgsiEs NAAaEp oFFIckRs
L MSsl csses lhe choles Mas 1 Re:
election Of Men

4 IS tiaH5A 80lHI a-4N NE-4tlaate - - - ~
election Of Men
fhe annual session Of the Trustees ol
the Poor was held Wednesday afternoon
al che New Castle County Hospital at
Farnhurst, at which we're elected the
following officers for the ensuing year.
In almost every instance the officers Of
the past term we're retained. The list
elected was:
President DIR. Columbus Henry.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ". Foster.
Resident Physician-Dr. W. H. Briegs.
Coroner's Physiciau--Dr. J. w. Bastian.
Recording and Financial secretary-A.
v. Leslie George.
Attorney-Reu HatterthWaite.
Matron-Mrs. Margaret Bacon; first
assistant, Miss Emma Pinder; second as
sistant, Mrs. Mark Jones.
Head Nurse, Femaie Department-Miss
Margaret Whitecraft; male department,
David B. Ferris.
Chief Engineer George Poole.
Foreman Of Farm-W William Jones:
Watehmau-James W. Foster, Jr.
Coachman- Willard n. Durham.
The pay roll. amounting to $48OS4,
yes ordered paid.
A letter was received from Miss Eliza
beth B. Turner, thanking the board for
gift of flowers on the occasion Of she death
Of her father, who was q member of
the board.
The report Of superintendent Foster,
which was accepted, showed the popuis.
tion to be 1874 white persons and 46 color
ed persons, a total of 2SO. The deaths
during the month were as follows: April
1, WardislaW JanskoBski, aged % years;
April 6, William Krause, so; April Il,
John Hamer, IS; April l6, Thomas F.
Hammerer, AZ; April 24, Charles Grow,
81, all of Wilmington; April 8, John
Kane, 5s, Of New Castle; April l2, Ceno-
bia Smith, coIored, 80; April 26, Mary R. |
murray, 40, OF Elsmere.
At the afternoon session a bill OF sos
for hogs and shoats was granted.
President Henry appointed the follow
ing standing committees for the snsHiDg
year:
Accounts-Messrs. Clark, Harris. Hor,
rigan, Alice and Peoples.
Farm Accouuts-Beith, HorriRan and
Jester.
Superintendent'sAc -Harri-, Ilus.
bands and Burge.
Finsnce-AIlee, Ball and Husbands.
Buildings and Grounds-Ball, Hutson
and George.
Hospital--Stont. Beth and Henry.
Farm-Jester, Peoples and Clark.
Middletown transcript., 1909-05-01
OBITUARY
JoHH W..CARRow

After an illness of more than five years
John w. Carrow, one Of the best known
men in lower New Castle County, died al
six o'clock Thursday morning, at the
residence Of bis daughter, Mrs. D. r.
Rees, "Willow Grove Mills" rear town,
in the I'D year Of bis age. Bright's dis,
ease with other complications we're The
cause of his death.
Deceased was the son of John and Har.
riett CaErow, and was born near Smyrna.
where be spent his early life, but for the
past 80 years Mr.. Carrow resided near st.
Georges, where be was engaged in farm.
ing.
In politics Mr.. Carrow was Democrat
and had served his party as Road Com.
missioner, and in 1904 was a candidate
for the legislature. He leaves three SONS,
]. w. Carrow, Jr.. Of st. Georges, DR..
Joseph Barrow, of Odessa, Edgar CarroW,
Of near ST. Georges. and four daughters,
Mrs. D. r. Rees, Of near town, Mrs. G. j.
Shahan, OF near Mt. Pleasant, and Misses
Florence and Ida Carrow, who reside with
Mrs. Rees, to mourn his death.
Mr.. Carrow was a man who had many
friends and his death is a great loss TO the
entire community. Funeral services will
be held at the residence Of his daughter,
Mrs. D. r. Rees, Monday morning, May
Sd, at 10 O'Clock, and the Revs. Vaughan
s. Collins and George P. Jones will have
charge. Interment will be made in Odd
Fellows, Cemetery. at Smyrna.
Middletown transcript., 1909-05-01
nRs. RrL1IAM MErrRN

After an illness Of only few days, Mrs.
William r. Metsen, wife Of w. =. Metten
formerly Of this town and business mana
ger Of the Every EpeRiag, died Sunday
evening, at her h1me, Twenty-frst and
Madison streets. Wilmington. Mrs. Met
ten was. before her marriage, Miss Eliza.
beth Murray, daughter Oi Rev. w. Z. s.
Murray, for several years pastor Of Be
thesda M. E. Church Of this town, nov
pastor ot The M. y. Church ii Pocomoke
City, Nd. Mrs. Metten Is survived BY her
huaband and two children. son and q
daughter. She vas woman 81 estima-
bIe character and enjoyed the afiectionats
esteem Of q large circle Of friends, 20
whom her death win prove 4 sad loss.
The news Of Mra. Meslen's death Wal
received here, where she and her hua-
band were well-knoWn, Eith great deal
Of sorrow. Funeral services we're held
on Tuesday, insermeni being private,
Middletown transcript., 1909-05-01
TOWNSEND

Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio Marvel we're il
Smyrna on Saturday.
Mr.. George Knots and son, Lloyd, wert
in. Wilmington on Saturday.
Miss Jennie Hinsley spent Sunday will
Miss Edith Ginn. near town.
Miss Anna Lawson visited her sister al
Wilmington, on Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. W. Harman Reynolds and chill
dren are visiting her parents in Mary
land.
Miss Katie Ratledge was the guest oil
Miss Margaret Weldon, Of MiddIetown.
on Sunday.
Mr.. Albert Watts, wife and son we're the
guests of her parents, L. B. Shockley and
family, on Sunday.
Mr.. Thomas Wells and family enter.
tanned on Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Loper, of Wilmington.
We cordially invite everybody to at
tend the W. G. 7. o. Convention, that is
TO be held here Thursday next.
Qnite number from here attended the
Sunday School Convention at Smyrna,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
Mr.. Herman Kumple and family, of
Odessa, were the guests Of her mother.
Mrs. Ida AIfree, near town, on Sum
day.
Mrs. Jennie Staats, who has been
spending the past three months with
her daughter in, Philadelphia. returned
home on Friday.
Middletown transcript., 1909-05-01
CHESAPEAKE CITY

DR.. W. c. Karsner was in Philadelphia
recently.
Miss Gladys Banks spent Sunday in
Philadelphia.
L. Frank Ellison has accepted a posi-
ton in New York.
Miss Lucy Reed has returned from a
visit to Marietta, Pa.
Miss Nan Hayes is visiting her parents
at Bear Station.
Mrs. H. VI. Caldwell was a PhiladeI-
phia visitor last week.
Miss Kay Price has been visiting friends
in Philadelphia,
Mrs. George Larrabee spent several
days last week in Philadelphia.
Messrs. Byron Bouchelle and T. j.
CIsayer spent Sunday at Town Point
Misses Mary Cooper and Helen Windle
we're visitors iu Philadelphia satu rday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James s. Hopper and
daughter, Alice, spent Sunday at George
town.
Miss Augusta Egee was the guest Of
relatives in Wilmington on Thursday.
Misses Mary Barwick and Augusta
Egee attended dance in Newark Friday
evening.
Mrs. Emma Craig is spending some
time at the home Of Mrs. Augustus Bou-
chelle. near Uayot.
Messrs. Stephen Choate, Harold Sal
mons aud Bennett johnson, of Newark,
were entertained by friends here Sunday.
The friends of Miss Margaret Potter
rendered hera surprise Wednesday even
ing in honor Of her eighty-6rst birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. /. G. Ellison and daughter
Elizabeth, Of Kirkwood, were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Clayton on Sunday.
Mrs. E. H. Banks, who was operated on
at the Hahnemdnn Hospital Tuesday for
appendicitis, We are glad 70 report is doing
very nicely.
A citizens meeting was held in the Ma
sonic hall last Monday evening, for Che
purpose Of nominating candidates for
President and Commissioners for the
town board. j P Steele was nominated
fol President on one iickeI With Byron
BouchelIe. Charles Carly ana Thomas
Morris IS Commissioners; Dr. 6. o. Laws
iOF President On ths other lIeket With !
George Ranas and James Jeflersoa aa
Commissioners.
Middletown transcript., 1909-05-01
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 1908 are now
due, and the undersigned Tax Collector
for said Hundred, will be at the Office of
JOSEPH h. EN0s, IN ODESSA,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18th, 1909
From 800 A. n. TO 1900 M.
AT Henry CLEANERS STORE, IN PORT PENN,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28th, 1903
From / P. NJ. to 4 p. M.
and at HIS RESIDENCE on Cass street,
Middletown, Del, every Saturday, 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 3, CHAPTER
SO, 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 Deem
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.