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Middletown transcript., 1921-04-16
'sThe Golden Hope,'' featuring
Edith Storey, will be the attraction
at the Opera House Friday evening.
BETHESDA CHURCH NOTES

Sunday, April 18th 1921. -
$50 A. NJ. The Sunday morning de-
votional meeting Of the Brotherhood
will be in charge of Brother James
FARRELL, Sr. Don't miss this service.
1890 A. M. Morning worship with
sermon by the Pastor.
11.45 A. M. Sunday School. The
Sunday School is the Church's Training
School to help you and your children.
Your children should be there. Come
With them You will never regret your
hours spent in the Sunday School.
6.4OP. NJ. Junior League meeting.
73O P. M. Evening worship with
sermon by the Pastor. Good music.
A special feature for the evening will
be singing by Brother ]. Edward Davis
of North East, Md. Brother Davis ha:
been associated in a number of meet
ings with Prof. VIM. N. Thomas whose
sweet spirit and delightful singing WI
enjoyed so much. This will be treat
Prayer meeting every Wednesda.
evening at 7.30 o'clock.
You and your family, friends ant
visitors are most cordially invited to at
tend these services.
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Odessa Church Notes
DRAWERS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

DRAWERS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Arthur j. Tippett, Pastor
Sunday, April l7th, 1921.
9.45 A. M. Sunday School session.
1915 A. M. Morning worship with
sermon by the Pastor.
7OOP. M. Christian Endeavor and
Song Service. Topic, "How Can We
Improve Our Recreatlons % l Cor.
1923; 24:3l.33; Ill. Sudler Wallace,
leader.
Boys Brigade meet at the church
Thursday evening at o'clock.
For perfect attendance at Sunday
School for the last quarter. Misses
Helen Kumpel, Sallie McClain and
Agnes Ennis each received copy OF
''The Story Of the Bible;" Madaline
Webb and Elizabeth Carey, leather
bound bible; Elizabeth Phillips, Edna
Thornton and Masters Frank Thornton,
Albert Mcgee and Harry Packard, a
copy of 1.-The Story of Jesus" William
Morris, Charles Thornton and William
Phillips, a baseball bat; Carl Webb,
Harry Thornton and Carl Morris, a
league baseball; Carlton Lyman and
Preston Morris, a fielder's glove. The
next presents will be given next Easter
and will be still better than the ones
last Sunday. Everybody welcome te
any of these services.
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DELAWARE'S POPULATION

The Director of the Census has issued
a preliminary statement showing the
composition of the population of Della
ware according to sex, color or race,
and nativity, as shown by the census
taken as of January l, 1920.
The total population Of the state.
223,O ,OO3 comprises 113, 755 males and
1O9,248 females. The corresponding
figures for 1910 were 1O3, 435 and SO, 887.
respectively. During the decade the
total population increased by 1912 per
cent, and the male population by 10 per
cent, and the female population by 1915
per cent. The ratio of males to females
in 1920 was 104.1 to 100, as against 104.6
to 100 in 1910.
The distribution of the population
according to color or race in 1920 was
as follows: White 192,615; Negro,
80, 1886; Indian, 2; Chinese, 43; Japanese,
8. The corresponding figures for 1910
were as follows: White, III, 1O2; Negro,
81, 181; Indian, 5; Chinese, 30; Japanese,
4. During the decade the white popu-
lation increased by 1875 per cent, while
the Negro population decreased by 2.7
per cent.
The foreign-born white population
numbered 19, 80 in 1920, as against IT,
42O in 1910. This element of the popu-
lation constituted S.9 per cent of the
total in 1920. as against 8.6 per cent in
1910.
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Mrs...Asseneth Moore

Mrs. Asseneth Moore, widow of the
late Vincent Moore, of st. Georges,
died at the home of her son-ln-law, MIR.
J. Howard Grassland, near Delaware
City, Wednesday afternoon, at 1.3O
o'clock, after an illness Of several
weeks, aged 67 years.
Deceased leaves three sons, Messrs.
James B. Moore and Walter Moore, of
st. Georges; Mr.. Richard NJ. Moore, of
this town; and two daughters, Mrs. J.
Howard Grassland, of near Delaware
City, and Mrs. Charles Smith, of Vir-
ginia, to mourn her death.
Funeral services will be held at the
home of Mr.. J. Howard Grassland, this
Saturday morning, at 1870, and in
terment will be made in Townsend M.
E. Cemetery.
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EXAMINATION DATES CHANGED

The State Department of Education
has made the following announcement
as to change IN the date tor teachers
examinations.
In order not to conflict with the track
meet at the University of Delaware and
the county athletic meets which come
on May Z and May IA, respectively, 1t
has been decided to change the dates of
the teachers examinations so as to
bring them on April % and April 3D.
This v ill change the rules and regulations
of the State Board of Education which
have been sent out previously and the
following schedule will prevail:
April %, A. M.-Arithmetic, hand
writing, spelling and Delaware history.
P.M M.-U. S. history, geography, music
and theory and practice of teaching.
April 30, A. M.-Reading, oral and
written English, elementary science and
community civics: P. NJ. drawing.
hygiene and sanitation. physical train
ing and handwork.
The places for these examinations
remain Unchanged: For white teachers,
No l School, Wilmington; Dover High
School; Georgetown High School; Sea
ford High School. For colored teachers
Dover colored school.
Any who wish to take other exami"a
+ions in accordance with Section 16:
(12) of the school laws of 1920, mus
notify the State Commissioner of Ed
ucation at once.
A. R. SPAID,
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Crop Outlook Discouraging

That there will be severe shortage
in food stuffs from the farm this year
is the prediction made by the Farm
Bureau after careful survey of the
rural sections of Delaware. The
survey, made public shows that the
recent freeze killed most of the fruit
and all the peas planted for canning.
Tomato growers are not putting out
plants this year and because of the
low price of potatoes but few will be
planted. The high price of fertilizer
with the low price of farm crops hal
led to great shortage of acreage this
year.
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ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES
EPISCOPAL

EflSCOE AL
Sunday, April 18th. The Third SUM-
day after Easter.
1890, Morning Prayer and Sermon.
1l.45 Sunday School.
7.3O. Evening prayer and address.
We are all grateful to Bishop Cook
for his helpful message last Sunday.
May it help us all to be more faithful
Christians.
We extend a hearty welcome and
good wishes to the members OF the
newly confirmed class. We hope to see
everyone present and partaking of the
Holy Communion on Sunday, May 1st.
The members Of the various Sunday
School classes will be promoted next
Sunday. Let every scholar be present.
The service for the presentation OF
the Missionary Mite Box Offering will
be held this Sunday. at st. Johns
Church, Wilmington, at three O'Clock.
The Bishop requests that all teachers
and two members from each class be
present at this service. Will those who
are willing to take the children of st.
Anne's Sunday School, please have
their automobiles at the church on Sun
day afternoon at 1.3O O'Clock. We
want to send full delegation from this
parish. To the school having the
largest offering per capita and largest
increase over last year the Bishop will
present banner.
The Rector has been asked to organize
a chapter of the Daughters OF the King.
How many of our young ladies would
like to become members? Remember,
there are obligations to be fulfilled
The Rector and Wardens have re-
ceived letter from the committee hav-
ing in charge the Renovating of Bishop
stead,' the residence of the Bishop,
and they are appealing for funds to
liuuidate the balance needed to pay the
cost of the improvements. They ask
for So. 90 from each communicant in the
parish. This parish has already sent
$1OO. If you are interested, send your
contribution to Mr.. J. B. Foard or Mr..
J. G. Bragdon.
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EGG LAYING CONTEST

The Egg Laying Competition, a
Georgetown, conducted by the Phila
delphia North American in cooperation
with the State Board Of Agriculture
is attracting more and more attention
and interest with every succeeding
year. This Is the tenth year of the
competition and the seventh in which
it has been located in Delaware. The
primary purpose of the competition is
to raise the standard of egg production.
The average hen in the United States
lays about seventy. eggs per year.
The profitable hen must lay more.
The highest record made in this COM
petition was that of Lady Englantine,
of 314 eggs in 1854 days. The highest
pen record of five hens is 1905 eggs
per year, an average of 261 eggs
per bird. One hundred pens of five
birds each make up the condition. the
year beginning on November l, and
ending October 8. Any variety of
standard breed is admitted.
These pens have come from all
parts Of the United States, from
Florida and Texas; from Washington
and California;; from Vermont and
Michigan; from Canada and from,
England. This North American com
petition was the first to be started in
this country but since that time similar
enterprises have sprung up in the
United States and in Canada. Aus
tralia was the pioneer, having started
about sixteen years ago. The great
interest in these competitions is shown
by the fact that the poultrymen of
Ohio are asking for sixteen thousand
dollars year for the next two years
to carry on an egg laying contest at the
State University. New Jersey has two
contests now running and expects to
start another next November, and is
asking for a hundred and fifty thousand
dollars for special poultry building.
The State Board of Agriculture hopes
to continue this contest indefinitely but
may be compelled to move it from
Georgetown to either Milford or
Dover.
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Entertained Friends

Mrs. Jesse L. Shepherd and Miss
Jessie C. Shepherd entertained at a
bridge luncheon, last Thursday, in honor
of Miss Esther Shallcross. A delightful
feature of the afternoon was the silk
stocking shower. complete surprise.
given for Miss Shallcross, whose engage
ment to Mr.. Clarence Marshall of York
lyn, was recently announced.
Those present besides Mrs. Shepherd
and Miss Shepherd were: Mrs. Bassett
Ferguson, Of Ridley Park, Pa; Mrs.
James E. Woodall Of Georgetown, Md.
Mrs. Henry S. Brady, of Mt. Pleasant;
Miss Esther Shallcross, Mrs. Julian H.
Foard, Mrs. Dorsey W. Lewis, Mrs.
John C. Green, Miss Helen Shallcross,
Mrs. C. Malcolm Cochran. Mrs. Elias
M. Shallcross, Of Middletown.
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new CENTURY CLUB
Planted Tree to The Memory Of
John Hoffecker
PAPER--CONSERVATION WORK

This being conservation week at the
Club, the Chairman Mrs. Mcdowell was
in charge and the program was opened
at the school where few appropriate
remarks were given by the chairman
concerning the replanting of an oak
tree to the memory of John Hoffecker,
as the one placed there last year had
died. Rev. DR.. Northrup spoke of the
appropriateness of the occasion and of
the supreme sacrifice given by the
young man in whose memory all had
gathered for the tree planting, and
after the singing of America by the
children of the school, the blessing was
asked. Then the club members con-
tinued their meeting at the club.
Mrs. J. Allen johnson kindly favored
the club with very beautifully render
ed musical selection.
Mrs. Howard Pool read most appro-
pirate piece concerning the conservation
of our trees and wood lands. and especl-
allv recommended that all the club
members be interested in the culllng
of the trees in lower Delaware for
Xmas trimmings, as it is well-known
fact that they are slaughtered without
thought to the future of the young
ones.
Mrs. C.. J Freeman read paper on
tree planting on the "Conestoga' trail,
now part of the Lincoln High
way.
Mrs. Clarence Pool read an outline OF
the Conservation hay" at the Golden
Prairie Bi. Annual meeting.
Mrs, Mcdowell then asked all the
ladies to give soma of their own ideas
and practices in conservation IN their
everv day life in the home.
The club will order poppies made by
the French widows and orphans, which
will serve to help net them some money
to rebuild their devastated France and
in memory of our. boys who died over
there. They will be on sale IN time
to be worn on Memorial Day.
MRS. ROBERT GABRIEL,
Chairman of Publicity.
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Michael A. Sullivan

: Michael A. Sullivan, a well-known
and highly esteemed farmer, of near
Earleville, Md, who was paralyzed sew
eral years ago, suffered third stroke
early last Friday morning and passed
away about 10 o'clock that morning,
aged Sc years. He is survived by his
widow, who was Miss Reba Collins, and
by one daughter, Miss Kathryn.
Funeral services were held at St.
Francis Xavier Church Monday morn
ing, with interment in the adjoining
cemetery. Mr.. Sullivan was kind
father and a good neighbor, and all
who went to him for help were given
cheerful assistance.
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Opened For Business

When the paper reaches you the
Fountain Ice Cream and Soda Parlor
will be open and ready to welcome you
and serve you the best ice cream
sodas and candy the market will afford
Music is provided for your use in a
Wurlltzer electric piano that plays the
very latest music beautifully just for a
nickel. To this you may dance on q
waxed hardwood floor or sit and see
others do it while enjoying your Sharp
less ice cream sundae.
Some expense and labor has been ex-
pended in decorating the parlor so it
will be pleasing to the eye and make
you feel that your patronage is appre-
ciated. Come and enjoy the amuse-
ment provided for you.
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fine APPROPRIATION
To Eradicate tuberculosis in Kent
And Sussex
TESTS WILL BE MADE FREE

tuberculosis eradication work is 60
ing on with an ample state appropriation
to take care of it for the next two
years. During these two years it is ex-
pected to clean up Kent and Sussex
Counties, so as to make them ''free
areas" With this purpose in view
the tuberculin test will be offered free
of charge to every cattle owner i'm
these two counties. In New Castle
County the work will be pushed as
rapidly as possible.
The essential points in the agree
ment under which this work is done
are as follows:
The testing is done by regular
employed State or Government veterl-
narians and there is no charge for the
service. The cattle owner is required
to furnish transportation between his
farm and the station for the veteri-
marian, and also meals and lodging
when necessary during such times as
the veterinarian is engaged in the per-
formance of his duties under the agree
ment.
The entire herd must be tested and
retested at such times as are considered
necessary by the Bureau and State
Board.
All re-acting animals must be re-
moved from the herd and slaughtered
as soon as, possible, ordinarily within
ten days. If not within thirty days no
indemnity is paid to the owner of the
cattle; provided, that arrangements
may be made to keep registered
animals separate from all other
animals and retained for limited time
for breeding purposes.
The premises must be cleaned and
disinfected. Milk from re-acting cows
cannot be used UNLESS IT is
STERILIZED.
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Mrs. Mary Floyd Choate

Mrs. Mary Floyd Choate, widow OF
the late David L. Choate, died at the
home of her son-in-law, Mr.. Samuel j.
Brockson IN this town Tuesday morning,
after an illness of several months, aged
IS years.
Deceased leaves one daughter Mrs.
Brockson, and large circle of friends
to mourn her death.
Funeral services were held at the
residence of MIR. Brockson, Thursday
afternoon, at one o'clock, and inter-
ment was made in st. Thomas Episcopal
cemetery at Newark.
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FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT. COME AND GO

AAAOOA- ma NOsAA AAA'~
Miss Laura Willis has returned from
a sojourn at Atlantic City, N. j.
Mr.. an6 Mrs. Rowe Jacobs spent las
week with his parents, at Aberdeen
MI.
Miss Alice Walters, of Philadelphia
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett Otho
son.
Mrs. H. B. Mcdowell has been spenG
ing week with friends in New York
City.
Miss Eugenia Beasten has been visit.
ing Mrs. L. V. Davidson, at Atlantic
City, N. J..
Mr.. Francis D. Pinder, of White
Haven, Pa, visited his parents here
this week.
Mrs. L. E. Cullen has returned home
from a visit with relatives in Frederick
and Milford. ~. D..
Mrs. Louise McColgan is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Norman P. Crouch, in
Wilmington.
Mrs. Elwood S. Garrett, of Whining
ton, spent Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. C. M. Cochran.
Mrs. L. V. Kirk spent the weekend
with her daughter, Mrs. Roger A..
Eox,;, -,
Mrs. John Heating and little son, of
Tuscarora, N. Y, is the, guest of her
aunt, Mrs. j. j. Shannon.
MIR. and Mrs. S. Merritt Lockwood,
of Washington, D.. c., spent the week
end with relatives in town.
Miss Elva Freeman, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Freeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Albert Klmpel, Of
Port Penn, spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Corbit Vinyard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph P. Comegys, of
Philadelphia, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Comegys.
Mrs. Albert M. Donovan and children,
of Wilmington, spent the week end
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
H. Carpenter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. b. Montgomery, of
New Castle, spent several days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Marker
and family, of near Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Norman Gill and
Mrs. Frank NJ. Richards, Of Philadel-
phia, were enter tanned over the week.
end by Mr.. and Mrs. John Voshell.
Miss Louise Mcdowell and friend,
Miss Dwyer, of New York City, have
been guests of her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. H. B. Mcdowell at the Home
stead" near town.
The many friends of Mr.. F. j. Pen
ington, will be pleased to learn that he
is improving, after an operation, which
was performed at the jefferson Hos
pital, in Philadelphia. last Monday.
Miss Pauline Wiley, of Ridgeley,
Md, who has taught in our public
school for two years has resigne1 !, and
her resignation took effect Friday.
Miss Wiley will take up the work of
Junior Chautauqua leader with a
Southern Company.
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New Music Store

Last Saturday, the Jessup Piano Co.,
of Wilmington, opened here with full
line of pianos, player pianos, phono-
graphs, records, etc.
The crowds that have visited them
daity, show that the people appreciate a
store of this character. Those interest
ed in musical instrument would do
we'll to take advantage of the special
prices and discounts they are offering
and will offer the next few days.
Miss Madeline Manlove, one of oul
most. talented and well-known musicians
is assisting in this sale and demonstra
ton,
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Planted Tree For Soldier Boy

In honor of the memory of John j.
Hoffecker, who lost his life in the
World War, the ladies of the New
Century Club, planted red oak tree,
on the school ground Tuesday after
noon. This tree was planted to replace
the one which the ladies planted last
year but died during the winter months.
The Rev. V. P. Northrup gave a
short talk and the school children sang
"America." Bronze markers were
placed on this tree and on the ones
planted to the memory of Rupert Bur-
stan and Davis Manlove.
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See Pauline Frederick in "A
Slave Of Vanity at the movies
Thursday evening next.
Delaware Shad Coming Slow

After temporary setback by the
cold weather and high winds of the
past two weeks the shad fishing season
will be resumed this week under full
headway. Only few Delaware shad
were caught last week owing to the
rough weather, but the shad are run
ming we'll and are coming to market in
fine shape.
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Governor Appoints Board Of Health

Governor Denney has reappointed
the following as members of the State
Board Of Health: DIR. G. w. K. Forrest,
Wilmington; DR.. L. S. Conwell, Dover;
DIR. W. F. Haines, Seaford.
Members of the State tuberculosis
Commission chosen are: Mrs. Donald S.
Ashbrook, Mrs. H. Fletcher Brown,
Wilmington; Mrs. A. R. Richardson.
Dover; Charles Van'Leer, Seaford; A.
w. Robinson, Laurel; DR.. E. s.
Dewight, Smyrna.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

A dance was given Thursday nigh
in St. Georges for the benefit Of the
baseball team.
Rev. J. G. Mccoy pastor of St. Geor
ges M. E. Church, was given recep
ton in honor of his return.
Kappa Alpha Fraternity, University
of Delaware, will have its annual dance
in the State Armory April~22.
Thomas Armstrong, Of Delaware
City, has a newly Matched chicken witt
four legs and it is scratching we'll.
The Smyrna Baseball Association ha:
been re-organized, with Hervey P. Hall
president; DR.. R. Franklin Corley, sec
retary-treasurer, and Lee R. Cochran
manager.
There will be total eclipse of the
moon on the night of April q. The
moon will begin entering the earth's
shadow at IL o'clock, and an hour and {
half later will be totally darkened.
John Heldmyer, Jr., Real Estate
Broker, West Main street, has sold te
Victor Joseph, Of Wilmington, the Al
acre Ennis farm situate on the roac
leading from Middletown to Odessa.
Consideration So, 500
At the biz thday party given by the
ladies of Forest Presbyterian Church,
Thursday evening, April 7th, about
$l25 was cleared, which will be used tc
help defray expenses for improvements
to the Manse.
"Friends of Old Drawers have Sc
cured DR.. Walter Hullihen of Newark,
president of the University of Della
ware, to make the address at the an
nual meeting at Old Drawers Church
the first Sunday in June.
The Delaware Threshermen and
Farmers Association meeting at Dover,
elected these officers: President, B. B.
Bowden, Seaford; vice president, Harry
Unruh, Middletown; secretary and
treasurer, Walter A. Geist.
Mrs. Henry D. Boyer, of Smyrna,
president of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs, addressed meeting
of the Women's Order, National Asso-
citation Of Retail Druggists, in Will
mington on Wednesday afternoon.
Chubby Hall and Clayton Durham,
of Delaware City, returned with IA
shad, Friday, the largest weighing 20
lbs. While out fishing Frank Rheim
and William Press saw a sturgeon
jump. This is unusually early in the
season for sturgeon to be seen.
This winter has been the warmest on
record in the 80 years the Weather Bu-
reau has been operating, according to
figures compiled by the Philadelphia
weather forecaster. The average tenn
perature for the winter 1920-21 has
been Alas, an increase of 5 degrees
over the previous record-holder, the
winter of 1S89-90.
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A Good Years Work

Rev. w. A. Wise, superintendent of
the Middlotown District, gave fine
account of his work the last year, at
the CrisfieId Conference. fne victory
which interests Middletown people was
the securing of beautiful residence
for the family of the superintendent
and the changing of the, name of the
District from Easton to Middletown.
The four Districts are now all named
after the city where the superintendent
resides.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-16
MiddIetown Student Won

The annual defamation contest of the
New Castle County public schools was
held in the DUPONT High School last
Friday night. There were 10 partici-
pants and the winners were: Gladys
Gabriel, of the Middletown High School,
first; Catherine Roberts. Delaware City
High School, second; Harold Riggs, du-
Pont High, third.
The prizes awarded were $40, SIS and
So. so gold pieces. Larger prizes will be
awarded to the winners of the State
contest.
Middletown transcript., 1921-04-16
Music and Dansant at
THE FOUNTAIN.
Building New Home

Contractor w. L. Torbert, of Laurel,
has taken the contract to erect for Ed
ward D. Hearne, Esq. modern dwelling
on South Broad street. Mr.. Hearne is
resident of Georgetown but has held an
official position in Washington, D. c.
for several years, and has decided to
reside in Mlddletown, when his new
home is completed.