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Middletown transcript., 1914-03-14
Federal Jurors Drawn

The following petit jury was drawn
Monday for the March term of the
United States Court, starting on the
18th, from which will be drawn the
jury to sit in the case of George D.
Kelley, former cashier of Peoples Nat
ional Bank of Middletown, which starts
on that date:
Wilmington Charles S. Gawthrop,
William P. White. Thomas Tatnall,
Matthew D. Murphy, Edward H. Bren-
nan. Walter Pyle, John Richardson, Jr.,
Henry L. Fulenwider, Ferdinand L.
Gilpin.
Brandywine-Joel Cloud, W. Harold
Smith.
White Clay Creek-Harry Pordham,
Elvin B. Frazer.
Christiana-John E. Whann.
Mill Creek-Lewis H. Lyman.
Pencader Charles B. Walton.
St. Georges-J. Cowgirl Aston, Fred
erick Williams.
Duck Creek-Lewis NJ. Price, William
G. Pierce.
Little Creek-A R. Otwell, Thomas
Keith.
Cedar Creek-James E. Holland, Dan
iel ilirsch.
West Dover-John W. Virden.
South Murderkill-Isaac w. Bills.
Kenton- Richard M. Cooper.
Dagsboro Cannon.
Broad Creek-Norris S. Short
Nanticoke- Charles P. Tatman.
ispillion-Robert M. ,Hewes.
Seaford- George W. Emory.
Lewes and Rehoboth-Joseph C. Sank.
Milford-W. B. Truitt.
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Tomato Growing Threatened

Tomato growers are rather up in the
air. this season. As a rule, the con-
tracts have been signed up by this time
and for several years past they have
been signed up at good figures to the
grower. But this year the packers are
not offering any contracts to the grow
ers. They are already carrying over an
immense stock which they cannot un-
load except at a great loss and they are
afraid to contract for the canning season
at any price, until there is some definite
Improvement in the condition of the
canned goods market. Unless such i'm
provement takes place, it will mean
that many tomato growers will be out
of business for the coming season, and
that means a very considerable loss in
many ways, to what was becoming on
the Peninsula very profitable industry.
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PIANO RECITAL

The meeting of the New Century
Club ON Tuesday, was held at the AS
semby room at the High school in order
that the pupils might have the benefit
of the program.
The entertainment was entirely
musical and was in charge of Mrs. c.
W. Robinson of Wilmington, State
Chairman of music. Mrs. Robinson is
a musician of high order and to say her
audience was pleased, is putting it
mildly.
The club women are certainly doing
a good work when they give the school
children the benefit of such a musical
treat.
The following program was given:
Intermezzo Stojowski
Piccolo Lsschetizki
Etude Mignon Schuett
Persian Song
Lament of the Rose
Waltz Strelezki
By the Brook
Slumber Song Wilson Smith
Arachne Spinning
Serenade Carreno
Mazurka Impromtu
The Juggler
Pans Flute
Scotch Love poem
Idyll Poldini
Frog Pond
Caprice Niennois
Danse neGre
Slumber song-Newland
Romance Grunfeld
Egeria
Wedding March
The program for next week will be:
Home Economics Day" Miss Helen
Brady, chairman.
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LECTURE ON ROADS
Prof. c. A. Short Suggested Sand
clay and Gravel Roads
FAMERS SHOULD COOPERATE

On the evening of March 5, Prof. c.
A. short, gave an illustrated lecture
under the auspices of the agricultural
club of Delaware College, in the College
oratory, on the subject of "Good Roads
and the Farmer" Prof. Short first
stated that the improvement on roads is
a problem Of vital Importance to the
farmer and to the student of agriculture.
Good roads, he said, are advocated by
four classes of people; by the automo-
bilist, to increase his pleasure; by the
politician, to promote his political pres
tige and furnish source of graft; by
the engineer, sometimes for the purpose
of providing himself with a good job at
alarge salary; and by the farmer, when
once he realizes how much they will
mean to him in business way.
Trunk lines between cities, the speak
er continued, are usually of small bene-
fit to the farmer. The best road, from
the point Of view of the producer, is
not the straight road between large
towns, but the road that will give to the
greatest number of shippers an easy ac-
cess to some shipping point. Of thirteen
benefits ascribed to good roads, the
farmers receive nine directly, and shares
the other four with the transportation
company, the merchant, and the ulti-
mate consumer. Many of the poor
roads can be made serviceable for 48 or
so weeks of the year by use of the King
road drag. This drag will produce a
road surface of from 80 to 80 per cent.
efficiency on dirt roads at an average
cost of $40 mile per year.
In closing, Prof. Short said that far
mers as a class, in order to make the
most of farming, must adopt an effec-
tive system of road maintenance 50 that
paved roads one built shall not be per-
mitted to wear out; and that sand-clay
top soil and gravel roads must be built
to supplement the trunk lines built of
macadam in order to make any system
of roads really effective
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IN WOODS
MutiIated Body Of COIOred Man
Found Near Wilmington
NO INDICATION OF VIOLENCE

One of the most gruesome sights
Coroner Spring and the attaches Of his
office have witnessed since he came into
Office, and there have been many horri-
flying spectacles brought to his atten-
ton, developed Tuesday night when
the dead body of negro man was
found in Folly Woods along the New
port turnpike. Evidently having been
preyed upon by wild animals which
were driven to extremes by starvation.
The body was still frozen stiff when
brought to the morgue last night.
The discovery was made through
horse. a band of gypsies were tramp
ing along the road and when they came
to the woods they decided to camp for
the night Alfred Riley, enc of the
band, took two of the horses and start.
ed to lead them to the little stream
which flows through Folly Woods to
give them drink. As he approached
tree stump, one of the animals clos
est to it baked and refused to take
another step forward.
Riley coaxed and dragged on the
lines, but the horse would not move
and it even tried 10 draw back and re-
ture to the camp. Riley started to
look about to see what had caused the
animal such freight and then he saw
the body lying back of the stump. He
shouted to another man of the company
and told him of the discovery.
The men notified farmer in the vi
cinity, and he in turn telephoned to
Coroner Springs Office, and the body
was brought to the morgue. The man
was lying on his back as if he had
dropped upon the ground to sleep.
Parts of the body were covered with
snow which had not melted duriug the
recent warm days. Whatever animals
had been feeding upon it had gnawed at
the flesh of the face until there was
nothing left of it but the frontal bone
of the skull
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BETHESDA CHURCH NOTES

}. 80 a. m.- Brotherhood Devotional
Meeting.
10 80 a. m.-Public worship with ser
On. Subject, ''The barrel of meal and
the cruise of oil"
2p. m.-The annual Sunday School
Missionary Rally. Each class is urgeo
to do It's best. Our school for years has
been noted for its generous gifts to
missions, and the need and opportunity
were never SO great as now. We are
expecting to have great day.
Those who have receivad missionary
cards from thepaster will please re
turn them Sunday, if possible, as con
ference will meet in few days.
z9O p. m.-Public worship with SER
mon. Subject, 'Ts it well with thee?
Is it well with thy husband? Is it well
with the child?"
The Junior League meets on Saturday
afternoon at 8 o'clock.
All subscriber to the Christian Ad-
vocate will please settle with the pas
tor within few days, as he mustsettle
with the Book Concern at Conference.
The following is the Board of Stewards
for the ensuing year: Alfred G. Cox,
E. G. Alice, Minors Banning, Walter
w. Allen, Manlove D. Wilson, D. w.
Stevens, P. L. McWhorter, Mrs. Jesse
L. Shepherd, Mrs. E. G. Alice, ]. H.
Emerson, E. S. Jones. w. t. Pea ce,
Sr. James D. Davis, Jr., W. B. Hates,
Captain William E. Lee, NJ. B. Burris,
J.J. Northrup and Charles 7. Deakyne.
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OUR FRIENDS AND VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know

Miss Mary Price, of Nc Donough,
spent last Sunday here.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Cam had their
sons with them over last Sunday.
Rev. P. L. Donaghay spent several
days last week in Atlantic City, NJ.
Mrs. Emerson Polk, of Pocomoke
City, Md, is staying with friends here
Mrs. Julia jackson, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her sister Mrs. S. Custer.
Emory W. Hukill, of Wilmington,
was an over Sunday guest with friends
here.
Miss Neoshia Collins, of Wilmington,
is spending some time with friends in
town.
John ]. Hoffecker, of Philadelphia,
visited his father Mr.. J. R. Hoffecker
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Voshell of
Philadelphia, spent last Sunday with
relatives near here.
Mr.. William E. Wright who has been
spending sometime at Hershey, Pa, is
here for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. A. B. Berry, of Odessa, has
been staying with her daughter Mrs.
William b. Wilson, near town..
John F. Metten, of Philadelphia,
was a recent visitor with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Metten.
MIR. j. C. Peverley, of Mechanics
vile, Md, spent Sunday with his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. George V. Peverley.
Miss Bertha Jones, of Guyencourt,
and Niss Jennie Wood, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward S. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Jones were guests
at the tenth wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Numbers, near
Clayton, last week.
Mrs. C. w. Robinson and Mrs. Gayle
Hoskins, of Wilmington, and Miss Nary
Hutchin, of Middletown, were guests
of Miss Eliza Green at luncheon on
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Northrup spent
several days this week in Wilmington.
Nr. Northrup attended the Grand Ses-
sion of the A. o. U. W., which was
held in that city.
Mrs. Sarah v. LeonhArt, formerly /
postmistress here, has rented her home
to Mr.. W. H. Shriver and will move to
Philadelphia, where Mr.. Leonhart is
employed as foreman of a large har-
ness factory.
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HON. HANDY TO LECTURE

The women of the New Century Club
of Niddletown, have been fortunate in
securing the Hon. L. Irving Handy for
the evening of March 26th. His lecture
subject is Watching the Child Grow"
and you may know the subject will be
well handled in the skillful way so char
acteristic of Mr.. Handy. The subject
is timely one for each year, sees the
child coming more and more into his
own, not only is every father and mother
deeply interested in Watching the
Child Crow" but statesmen, college
presidents, learned men and women
all over our country have come to real
ize that the manner of training and
rearing our children is of national i'm
portance. The babe of today will be
the thinking, doing citizen of tomorrow.
To those who have heard Mr.. Handy
we need say nothing more than ''March
26th, at o'clock, Century Club Room
tickets IS cents"
But to those who have not had the
rare treat Of hearing Mr.. Handy, we
say 1--WE cordially invite you, and then
insist that you do not neglect this op-
portunity of becoming bettsr informed
on subject of Importance to you and
every well-wisher Of our nation.
Then, too, Mr.. Handy will give you so
many good laughs that you will be de-
lightfully entertained as well as in
structed.
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OBITUARY
MRS. BESSIE B. JONES


Mrs. Bessie B. Jones wife of William
G. Jones, of Cecilton died, at the Ger
man hospital in Philadelphia, on Sun
day morning last, at four thirty. Mrs.
Jones had been taken to Philadelphia
for an operation for Goitre, aud after
she arrived there, it was found that
her heart was too weak for the opera
ton and she was put under treatment
hoping that the heart would become
strong enough to stand the operation
in few days but, her vitality was to
low and she became gradually worse
and died on Sunday as above stated.
Her funeral took place on Tuesday
afternoon, and was the largest and
the saddest funeral ever seen in that
Rev. G. Hardesty
preached a very feeling sermon and
most every one in the house was moved
to tears. Mrs. Jones leaves a devoted
husband and three children. Earl aged
seventeen, Helen fifteen and William
two years to mourn her loss. The pail
bearers were: George Morgan, James
Lusby, Charles Griffith, Alexander Will
son, John Black and Harry Mccoy.
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FARMING IS PAYING
Several Apple Growing. Companies
to be Organized
PEACH INDUTRY TALKED CT

MILFORD, Del, March 10. &C. VII
son, formerly of Michigan, moved IL
Delaware about year ago and pur-
chased farm near Milford. Last
spring he planted one field with oats
from which he harvested an exception
ally large crop, following which he i'm
mediately planted the same field with
red kidney beans and harvested a good
crop. In another part of the farm he
planted and he harvested peas for the
cannery, after which the same land
was planted in corn, both crops giving
excellent returns. He states that in
his home state he has never been allie
to secure two crops from the same field
in one year.
This season he is making plans to tly
a three crop schedule and already he
has his factory beans planted. He
states that he will purchase more and
at once.
That the land in lower Delaware is
as well adapted to the culture of apples,
as few years ago it was for the peach,
has been fully appreciated by the far
mers in this section during the past
year. As result of this awakening
the farmers last fall set thousands of
apples and made prepal ations for set
ting more this spring. The nursery
mon in IOUor Dalawaro roDorf +ba+
they have received unusually large
numbers of orders for apples and that
of some of the varieties they have al
ready oversold their stock.
Several large apple growing compan-
les are now being talked of, and it is
likely that land somewhere in this sec
tion will be procured and set in appies.
With the planting of large numbers Of
apples, the revival of the peach indus
try is again coming. The apple grow
ers almost invariably plant peach trees
between the apple trees, and in this
manner derive profit from their lands
while the apples are coming into bear
ing. By the time the apples are ready
to pay, the peach tree has passed It's
paying stage and is ready to be pulled
out. A few years from now lower
Delaware will be one of the apple pro-
ducing centers of the east. This fact
will impress itself upon those who visit
this section.
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St. Annes' Church Notes

The Third Sunday in Lent Morning
Prayer and Sermon at 1890.
Sunday School at 11.45.
Evening Prayer and Address at 7.3O.
Service on Wednesday evening at
7.3O. The Rev. B. F. Thompson, Rec
tor of Christ Church, Dover, DEL, will
be the Lenten preacher. The public
is cordially invited.
Service, Holy Communion on Thurs
day at 1920.
Meetings:-The Ladies' Guild on
Thursday at o'clock. The Woman's s
Auxiliary at 2 O'Clock, and the Junior
Auxiliary at o'clock on Friday after
noon.
Service on Friday afternoon at $50.
The Rev. Percy L. Donaghay, Rector
Of St. Anne's, preached in St. Thomas s
Episcopal Church, Newark, Del, on
Tuesday evening of this week.
The Rev. A. E. Clatrenburg, Associate
Rector of Christ and Emmanuel Par
ishes, Wilmington, Del, preached in
St. Anne's on Wednesday evening.
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Roll Of Honor
TowNsENp PUBLIC scHOOL

The following named pupils deserve
special commentator for the month of
February:
10th Grade Mary Daniels, Maryland
Porter, Dallas Hart.
9th Grade Mildred Daniels, Elizabeth
Richardson, Ruth Reynolds.
9Th Grade-Naomi Shockley, Reba
Rittenhouse, Leola Ratledge.
7th Grade e-Leilah Money, Gladys
Pollitt, Irving Hart, Milton Graves,
Corinne Outten, Jack Lyman.
9Th Grade Helen Pritchard, Mabel
Harman, Thressa Wilson, Gladys Money,
Elsie Powell, Rebecca Bramble, Edward
Graves.
D 5th Grade-Urie Naylor, Noble Nay
lor, Frances Graves, Sadie Carol,
Maudie Bramble, Stockton Townsend,
Richard Knox, Agnes McNatt, Wilson
Ivory.
4th GRade-M Milton Hart, Reuben Har-
man, Elsie Landon, Elizabeth Maloney,
Pearla Wells, Essie Curlott.
Sd Grade-Margaret Wilson, Anna
Bratton, Merritt Sa7in, Frank Naylor.
I'd Grade-Mary Watts, Clarence
Stats, Elmer Pritchard, Avery Shock
lev. John Hutchinson, Alton Guessford,
Mary Schwatka.
1st Grade-W William Pinder, Horace
Vanhorn, Hilda Stewart, Lillian Alfree,
Davis Stats, Henry Graves, Leonia
McNatt.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-14
NEW PETIT JURORS

The following list of petit jurors was
drawn Tuesday morning to serve in the
county court beginning next Monday;
First Representative District-Wil-
lard Mitchell, John G. Sutton, Robert
C. Porter.
Second-Geo. B. McNamus, Henry
Mccoy, Thomas K. Parker, Frank R,
Heaton.
Third-Frank P. Kane, Christopher
J. O'Keefe, Eugene Wyatt, Elwood
c. Jackson.
Fourth-William H. James, J. Virgil
Rolph, Dennis F. Leary, John F. Grant.
Fifth-George F. Sylvester, Alfred
G. Pogue, Charles E. Searles, Harry A.
Brand.
Sixth-RObert A. Vance, Ira E.
Sharpley.
Seventh-Sa Samuel L. Bane, John G..
Chandler.
Eighth-Alexander Guthrie, J..
Homer Crossan.
Ninth-James H. Marshall, George
Morrison.
Tenth-Christopher Grier, Herman
Padberg.
Eleventh-S. ]. Hollett, John Moss.
Thirteenth-W William Green, Lester
M. Naylor.
Fourteenth-William M. Collins,
John H. Lyman.
Fifteenth-Edward Latta, Harvey
J Johnson.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-14
New Arrivals

Anew dentist and new automobile
dealer in town! The dentist has not
yet hung out his shingle so we do not
know his full name, but just now he is
known as DIR. Combs Jr., and he lives
with his parents Dr. and Mrs. Warren
S. P. Combs, on South Broad street.
The new automobile dealer is the in
fant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Elias M.
Shallcross on Cass stree5. If you want
a new car, send in your order at once
to Elias Jr., and his father will attend
to the matter for you.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-14
JoANF. ALEXANDER

John E. Alexander. rs years old, one
of EIkton's oldest and most prominent
business men, and senior member of
the firm of John E. Alexander & Son,
died Monday. He served for ten years
in the Town Council, was a member
of the Board of Poor and Insane for.
Cecil county, and director of the Elk
ton Banking and Trust Company. His
wife and four children survive him.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day, interment being in Elkton ceme-
terry.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-14
CHESAPEAKE CITY

Mrs. James Willis and daughter, of
Baltimore, Md, are visiting Mrs.
Emma Willis.
Miss Adelaid Clayton spent the past
weekend with friends in Philadelphia.
Mrs. George Larabee, of New York,
is the guest of her piece Mrs. Harold
Steele.
Mrs. James S. Hopper, and Mr.
John Hopper visited relatives at Easton,
Md, on Monday and Tuesday last.
Mrs. Addie Thomas, of Newark,
Del, is visiting her mother Mrs. Will
liam Byers.
Miss Anna Hevelow spent Tuesday
of this week with friends in Wilmington,
Del.
Mr.. Edgar P. Bishop is spending
sometime with Mr.. R. B. Merritt, of
Warwick, Nd
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shuman, of Bal
timore, are visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs Agustus Tatman
Miss Emma Lorraine, after being in
town for some time has returned to the
home of her sister Mrs. Harry W.
Jones on the Manor
The Ladies of the M. E. Church will
hold an Oyster and Poultry supper in
the Masonic Hall Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday nights, March 1918 and
14th.
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Entirtained Sewing Circle

Mr.. and Mrs. John Banks, of War
wick, entertained the Sewing Circle at
dinner Thursday, March 5. The oc-
cassion was the quilting of another
beautiful quilt. This one found its
home in the parsonage of Rev. and Mrs.
H. Smith in Detroit, Mich. The circle
appreciates the interest Mrs. Banks
has taken in making the sale of this
quilt to her sister Mrs. Smith, also for
taking upon herself the trouble of
sending it by parcels post, and for the
delicious dinner served to the jolly
party.
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Free Lecture

Residents of Delaware who would like
to know more about Christian Science
will have splendid opportunity by at
tending the free lecture in the new
Christian Science Church in Wilmington,
on the evening of March 20.
Aside from the regular services, this
is the first public occasion held in the
new edifce.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-14
LOCAL NEWS
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
J. C. GREEN.


J. C. GREEN.
The best steak, roasts, lamb and veal
at w. C. JONES.
WANTED-BALED HAY AND
STRAW. S. B. FoARD.
FRESH and SALT FISH at my store
at all times. W. C. JONES.
For new Wall Paper and Garden Seed
60 to Banning's.
Marydel Canning Co., will be at Arm
strongs canning Office, Saturday, March
21st, at l o'clock, to make contracts
for tomatoes for the canning season.
FOR SALE-Good farm, 43 acres, all
tillable, located in Warwick, Nd.
school, church and cannery in sight.
$26O0.
y ID. BANKS
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
of Letters remaining unclaimed in the
Post Office, for week ending March 5th,
Mrs. Eliza Platter, Thomas Bradley,
Robert Harrison.
FOR SALE-I purchased my Bran
before the recent advance and can give
you very attractive price.
S. B. FoARD.
After Octobet first the Library hours
will be: Tuesday, $50 to P. M;
Friday, 7 to $50 P. M; Saturday, to
5P. N. On Tuesday evening, the Lii
brary will be open for school children
exclusively.
FOR SALE-Two cars of CHOICE
SEED POTATOES shipped direct from
HOULTON, MAINE. Also, one car
load of CHOICE SEED OATS stored in
our warehouse.
JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
A Free lecture on Christian Science
will be delivered in the new Christian
Science Church at Wilmington, Del, !,
Friday evening, March 20, by Reverend
William P. Mackenzie, member of the
Christian Science Board of Lectureship.
All are cordially invited.
FOR SALE-Two cars of choice Seed
Potatoes. These potatoes will be
shipped to me direct from Fort Fairfield
Arvostook County, Maine, and will be
sold under a guarantee to be absolutely
pure. l have Just received a sample
of these potatoes and they are now at
my office for your inspection.
S. B. FoARD.
Don't forget the Horse and Mule sale
of Claude Bowen, at the Middletown
Hotel stables, this Saturday after
noon, at clock.
FOR SALE An Ideal hot water
boiler. W. Is 7 sections, IA sectious of
American radiator, 80 inches, column;
SO sections "a inches high, column; IA
sections 80 inches, 8 column. Used one
season. and guaranteed to be in good
order. Can be seen at my residence at
any time
DR.. N. L. BEALE.
At Mrs l. N. Valandigham' sale on
Tuesday, most of the articles brought
good prices, but because of no high bid,
some of the old family pieces were not
sold. Mrs. Valandigham has rented
her house to Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Davis
and will make her home with them. Mr.
and Mrs B. Frank Gallagher will occupy
Mr.. Davis house ION Green street.
The members of the New Century
Club have decided to use the money
which for sometime has been laid aside
on ''tree fund" to replace the dead
trees on the walk just north of Middle
town, between here and Forest ceme-
terry. Mr.. E. S. Jones, who superintend7
ed the work of planting the other trees
las well as collecting the money for
same) has kindly offered to attend to
the planting of the new trees and if
the women have not enough cash to pay
for all, he will collect enough to
pay for the remainder of the trees.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-14

neutrality-suspicious. lady stenog-
rapher. Permanent position. Address
giving reference and experience
P. o. Box F.
Easton, Nd.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-14

HIGH GRADE LEHIGH COAL
always in stock and under cover, guar
anteed free from dirt.
Phones 5 and 48
JESSEL. SHEPHERD.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-14

WANTED. "A good secondhand
york carriage, must be cheap. Apply to
THIS OFFICE.