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PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING
Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware
flcKENDKEB DOWNHATI,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Entered at the Tost Office as teco&drclasi matter
MIDDLETOWN, DEL., NOV. 14, 1896
election returns.
Never before in this State have ef
forts so far reaching been made to steal
elections. In New Castle county the
special objects were the seating of
John T. Dickey over some other Dem
ocrat and the defeat of the Republican
Sheriff and Receiver of Taxes. The
method used was to change the figures
iu the returns. For instance in the
Second .Precinct in Middletown for
sheriff Mr. Toman received 119 votes
and Mr. Flinn 100. According to the
figures given out by "Every Evening
these were read on Return Day 169
votes for Toman and 50 votes for Flinn
a change of 100 votes though the to
tals were the same in each case, 219.
By these methods Mr. Flinn's majority
of 1160 was cut down to 182.
Fortunately Mr.Dickey bad to wrong
a Democrat to gain his object and thus
his contest comes within the lines of
the party in power. *B
methods of altering figures Mr. Dickey
who by the unofficial figures was the
lowest man on the Democratic legisla
tive ticket was raised to the place of
third highest and Mr. Woodaard W.
Cbearis of Delaware City th ough third
from the lowest was counted out be
ing made the lowest. Fortunately Mr.
Cheairs knows his rights and is deter
mined to have them. He will contest
before the General Assembly and being
a Democrat his party cannot tarn him
down as they could a Republican. Our
readers will understand that one Dem -
ocrât for the Legislature was defeated
by Mr. J. Frank Eliason who" received
the votes of both the Republicans and
the Union Republicans and his major
ity was so large that Mr. Dickey could
not count him out. It is the duty of
the Attorney General to prosecute
every man guilty of fraud upon the
ballot.
Upon our first page will be found the
result of the returns made in Kent
county. Upon one side is the Republi
can count giving all the votes cast in
** the county save that of West Dover
hundred which the Inspector would
not read and which being read would
not change the totals. This shows the
ejection .of the whole Republican
ticket. Upon the other side the Dem
ocratic count where returns from two
precinctB in Dover, one in Camden,
one in Frederica, and two in Milford,
were thrown out upon the slimmest ex
cuses, and thereby the Democrats are
counted In by disfranchising half the
county. This is an outrage upon the
ballot that no people can afford to
' make. The use of money at the elec
tion is the excuse for this wrong.
There is a law against bribery and it
should be enforced but Delaware
should abide by her elections. As mat
ters stand everything is uncertain in
Kent county. Governor Watson has
issued do certificates of election, appar
ently being undecided as to his duty in
the matter. There will be contests
and' cases in the courts. The Levy
Court of Kent selected and swore in
the Assessors for the several hundreds
who upon the face of the returns were
elected.
There will be a special session of the
Supreme Court of Kent county at
Diver on Thursday next calling upon
the Inspectors to show cause why they
should not count the vote as cast. It
is believed that the frauds upon the
ballot can be reached through the
courts.
In Sussex there appears to have been
a fair election, as elections go, and the
Republicans being beaten there was a
fair count. The Republicans elect the
Sheriff and two members of the Levy
Court who with the holding over mem
bers will constitute a majority. There
bas been talk of a contest in Sussex
for the whole ticket and the setting up
of a "rump" Legislature for the pur
pose of electing Mr. Addicks to the
Senate. This is denied and it could
not stand for a day before tbe U. S.
Senate. Rumor also credits Mr. Willis
with the intention of contesting Mr.
Handy's election to Congress. Un
doubtedly many Republicans were de
prived of a ballot by methods so long
in use in this State, but it would seem
like a big undertaking to overocome
Mr. Handy 's majority. Such a contest
would bring before the country, how
ever, the peculiar political methods
used in Delaware and some good might
be done thereby.
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Not a citizen of Delaware but must
regret that the election did not
close tbe political campaign. The
weeks and months of contest before
tbe election were enough, and to have
the matter continued in the way of
contested elections is an affliction.
In some communities feeling ran so
high that business men were boycotted.
This was not confined to party but
faction against faction within parties.
It is wrong and should be discouraged.
Since tbe election was not allowed to
decide, as it should, but there are to be
contests over tbe offices this feeling of
Ill-will grows where it should have
died naturally. The men who pro
longed this matter are responsible for
this condition bqt they care nothing
for tbe peace and happiness of com
munities so they feed from tbe flesh
pots. All good citizens should frown
upon tbe boycott and if need be also
upon the boycotter. Men bave a right
to their opinions and they should have
* the privilege to express their opinions
finely at tbe ballot box. That is free
government. That is good govern
in
Interesting political matter is
given on our first page. Tbe article by
Hon. Thomas B. Cooney who in 1870
waa Urn Republican candidate for Gov
amor, merits tbe consideration of all.
Readers who have suggestions to make
M to the constitutional convention or
upon legislation will find the columns
ÏÂAH 8 CRIPT open.
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«<"• ' "
RESPONSIBILITY FOR liKPUBLI
CAN DEFEAT.
The Republican vote being divided
at the recent election, the success
the Democratic State ticket was inevi
table and it is not out of place at this
time to say a few words a 3 to the re
sponsibility for this division.
Although many people would ascribe
it solely to Mr. Addicks, who begau
the factional fight in the party by pre
venting the election of a Republican to
the United States Senate two years ago,
we are 'of the opinion that Messrs.
Hoffecker and Willis, candidates for
Governor and membsr of Congress re
spectively, on ths Addicks ticket, are
largely responsible also.
It was an open secret that every ef
fort was made to induce a candidate on
eaeh side to withdraw so that all Re
publicans, Irrespective cf their opin
ions on the Addicks question, could
come together and elect a governor and
member of Congress: The regular Re
ef
the
of
the
for
the
169
of
of
-
of
publican candidates, in that spirit of
self-sacrifice which alone made the
n
McKinley victory possible in Delaware,
were willing to do anything, but the
Addicks candidates would not wifch
draw. Mr. Willis openly admitted
that his election as well as that of
Mr. Hoffecker, was impossible and
professed his willingness to retire
if his associate on tbe Addicks ticket
would join him. The last named gen
tleman, however, in the true spi rit of
his leader, put down his foot and prac-,
tically said, "Hoffecker or nobody, "
which reallv meant Addicks nr nnhndv
The same sentiments seem to have
me same sentiments seem to bave
ammated Mr. Willis in Washington
last winter. The only Republican i n
the Delà ware Congressional delegation,
he coolly stated at the GeorgetownCon
vention that he was not sent to Wash-1
lngton for the purpose of rendering any
tbe camp,i ?[ , and ,t „ well that If
,
publican voters should know and un
derstand that Messrs. Hoffocker and
Willis coolly subordinated tha welfare
of the Republican party in this State
to the parsonal interests or Mr. Ad
dicks.
VIEWED BY NEIGHBORS.
The "Philadelphia Times" of Thurs-1
gave its readers under the title of "the
Muddle in Delaware" the following:
Between the Higgins and the Ad
dicks Republican factions, and the
sound money and cheap money Demo
crats of Delaware, they have gotten up
a grand political muddle, and are all
tangled up like a pile of eels. Legisla
tive contests will be made in Kent and
Sussex counties, aud it is quite prob
able that there may be a rump legisla-1
ture organized by Addicks to elect
It will be remembered that the last
Legislature, after along and bitter
struggle, gavea quasi election to Colo
nel DuPont, but the legality of his
wa f h dis n e i d -,T, he
Whole issue turned on the right Of the
President of the Senate, then acting
Governor of the State, to resume his
seat in the Senate and vote for United
States Senator. If that act was legal,
there was no election, as the vote of
the acting Governor left DuPont in
the minority, while if the acting Gov
ernor had no right to vote as a Sena
tor DuPont was legaily elected.
The Senate during the last session
refused to admit Golonel DuPont, but
the case is not disposed of. The Sen
ate could, at its meeting in December,
admit Colonel DuPont and thus end
the whole controversy, or it might de-J
lay the admisse n of DuPont, wait the ]
appeaiance of a new Senator to be elec
ted bj the coming Legisiature, and
then decide between them, or if unable
to decide betweeu them,the case might
go over to the new Senate.
As long as the Senate has not ad
milted a Senator from Delaware, it is
within the power of that body to admit
any claimaut it may prefer, as it is the
sole judge of the election and qualifi
cation of its members. If during the
coming session a Senator shall be ad
mitted from Delaware, that would be j
conclusive, but if none shall be ad-U
^wli U , r i D i^ C ; l Ivi ng S ,K 8i0n ' v he I
de novo and admit eitherXpont U o e r an?
other claimant for the position. / t
there shall be a dual Legislature in
Delaware, and any irregularity in the
election of the new Senator, the
chances are that the United States
Senate would not admit any one dur
mg the coming short session, and in
u V K nt M UP ° nt S ' 0 "'* 1 ,i j £ely H ad '
the 4 H, of l ° m8et 0 "
There is another conmlication in the
Delaware election that is not serious
as to present results, but might be
serious as a precedent for the future.
The name of one of the Republican
Electors was improperly printed in «
ffi D n.! tbe "Sr-"
eiuünï muted"^Jrarately^s ff^st
for two Afferent mon the hLhosî
Bryan Elector in the State would be
SSaSKf f cTaÄaTr tS
evident intention of the voter was to
vote for the same man, the vote should
be counted and a certificate given to I
the RepuWican Electors whom the
people of Delaware certainly believed
.. , .. . -
&S î he }?'
game man for Elector^und^if Pindar
^faw 8 0 f ^Ke ttm Ïntentiôfn?
ining tbo legality of the vote, there can
S'. -Jgyaggüy.a?* "I»
Ä st
da f» 7 i a l„ t0 d CP , rrect " esa of ,. tbö
Lr dfffir A „t 0te w °' ,ld
thus give Brvan one FlprPnra^ota 8 ^ 0
the State EleCt0ral vote ,n
Delaware ha«« harnm« nnn
most demoralized Stetes of the Uuiïu
her political contests, and her people'
are likely to see the climax of this de- 0
moralization and debauchery when 'he
w™ t n^iÄi 8h8l, ? eet - in - the
wranglw of faction and corruptionists
m politics the 8 hame that has been
V«ar ^ ta «- e d ï ring ,i. he la8 H
i MteUtniphfhB M b ® DeXt
Äre hÄ h 2 bi ïb ? dS
admission of CoioDel duPont as Senator
from that State. x
_ 1
HERE'S TUE OBPORTCNITY .
The political conditions Id Delaware ™
are such that if we are to have re
forms Ih«* mntf noma nn« TN
v!i " / 4 ^° r , yeara
the State has been manipulated by the
t&x laws, and to these have been added !
the Australian Ballot Law and Regis- |
tration as a means of disfranchisement,
sad now bribery which in a moderate
form has heen witiu» for years towers
above all others to control tbe politics
of the »tat«. If pubiio sentiment for
,. ' ~
day looking at our Delaware politics
11
himself United States Senator.
in
one
4
of
re
to
reforms that shall give us honest elec
tions dues not assort itself at the pres
ent time then is the Statu to be pitied
indeed. These reforms will not come
unless the people demand them and the
public press should be a unit in its
advocacy of the right and in condem
nation of the wrong. To be righteously
indignant over the outrages perpetra
ted by the opposite party and silently
consenting to the crimes of one's own
party is hypocrisy, and the indignation
is wasted. The opportunity is present
for a general condemnation of political
wrongs and for a revision of our meth
, , . ... ,
ods so that honesty and fair dealing
shall have a show in the future. Will
the newspapers of the State not arise
to their high privilege? The Tran
script has no desire to assume a loue
position, uor to point out tbe incousis
tencies of co-temporaries, for it is a
thankless task, but to get justice the
editors of^Delaware should unite for
, the right. Let j ustice be tempered with
of meiC y f or j t] politics as in life none are
1
fully clear iu both act and desire.
. . „
. | fraud upon the ballot in every county
in this Swate have suggested these
thoughts, together with the sad fact
that Republican papers are violent in
The charges and coqnter charges of
.... , .. ... .
1 eir . 8a "" cl ^ lon 0 f' ie outrages
commiUbd by Democrats,.but are silent
as to those of their own party, and
with Democratic papers the reverse is
the case. Is is not time to condemu the
. . .
^ong for the good of the State? Per
h»!» the week of the election was too
exciting to ex P e6t 8 non-partisan state
m t . ,, , n , ..
^ we 3ha11 have i t i hem m th ®
n I ature - As a sample of the editorial
I ^ ias ^ rom two papers down the
State> 0ur Demorftlic brother says:
"Considering the odds that were!
| again . st . the ® in the shape of money
«" »"* »' A " Cb f/Si " 1
I in Delaware. The people decided that
| t^ ey W jjj }j ttve uone 0 f mons t er
I who thinks he can deal in the franchise
| of the people as in so much Bay State
Gas stock I
, Whether we httlon? to the el»«-»
jj nown in politics as the victors or to
I the vanquisiied, we are heartily glad I
that the campaign of 1896 is a matter I
of history. Wherever there are those I
who are rejoicing under the laurels of
victory, so must there of necessity be I
found those who are silent under the
willows of defeat. The campaign just
I closed has been the most exciting since
t ,ie days of the late war. Delaware
bas not escaped her share of the bur
J den of turmoil. Addickism in its
I worst form reappeared at the polls last
Tuesday. Not only his money was
there but preconcerted violence in its
most malignant form of open and
boasted riot. From the accounts from
th o several voting places in Kent and
| Sussex we have every reason to believe
that Addicks with bis money and des
j perate lieutenants intended carrying
the election in Kent and Sussex by
methods unheardof in Delaware poli
heal history. Nearly every voting |
Sat 1 tL t Zn i r r o C f°i U ," ties ,, wa ? 1 be -
I sie 8 e ^ at the opening of the polls by &
I desperate, crazy, cursing mob who de
manded that Addicks' votera' assis
I tants should bo appointed in opposition I
to the appointments of the election
committees and contrary to law. And 1
they attempted to carry their demands
in to execution by mob violence. In
Dagsboro hundred |they succeeded in I
This was
die only place they were successful. In
Georgetown they succeeded in having I
8 free riot but failed to break up the 1
election as they intended. Such act-1
ices as the above should induce every I
decent man of whatever party to join '
Democracy in the common cause of re
storing to the people the opportunity I
of a free exeic se franch'se. Addick
I' 3m can no longer be tolerated in any I
form - It must he put down and driv- 1
en out, or our elections will remain a
farce and a disgrace to the State. Last I
Tuesday's election waa not an exprès
fion of the people in any sense of the ,
tenu. It was simply the expression
'violence and corruption. It is I
known that in Sussex alone that Ad
dicks furnished 140,000 with which to
® voters and it is a positive I
a ct that he spent $100,000 in the whole I
om'LnlS" 6 and a refl8Ction upon
We may be nretud'' h'TiT
We " a / be P re îud.ced but it appea is
to us tbat the following from a Union
Republican editor is less reasonable
though the couuting out of Kent
countv ia thfl . rim . ... a
llT /. . g ,? f , W th whlCh be
Hlg S ln8 follower had anything to
d ° :
" Never before in the hi itory of D jla
W&re u" 8 - SUCtl lawleMne33 Prevailed
RepublicanTb^efaTtemDted 8 "^'font
nlace a t Dovef k « "
ThursdavThe nîL'IfHimiü, I i
his followers were carried^nt^o the
letter by their Democratic ames-a^d
who,flu y 8 hed^ wSh the tow k"
a? r tramp ( ' ed down law without even I
?, itlng authority of giving reasons. On
i prepex , t of fraud Dot even
" by a proof and against
a 3 Henry 6 Ridzeîev ' ^e^canvassmi
board of Kent JnnrJ'v
or tebulam even oni Ä?!!! I
dred of that county—thereby changing
a Republican majority of 480 to a
Democratic majority of 198. I
Th, ' B wi f h the aid of Higgins bolters the
K be Vfcry P rinc 'P le3 of anarchism have j of
^ en Carr . ied ° ut in De,aware and a the
ke n mob ?uled
»»toM « 6 e Im« M»M«£rt SSSt I ''"
*af-tir- u s
grounds expressed in the language 0 fl
James L. Wolcott and John B B. *Pen
nin gton "that extraordinary occasions
met with extreme measures."
. es ? 1060 were ashamed to | in
"g fhaUhe cïur"°wi U uo^lu ^coï' I tise
dance wiih Iaw-Lvfi 7 th«v and
0 f carrying it through ^Such »rf thi
men who have taken 8 oaths to snnnirt We
S? TawsTÄaT Shame^on
them !" I i^
_
' used
Mrs. Hall Short.
q, 111 !' " artha E ' 8h ° rt ' Wif ® ° f Mr - Hall l tha
N^dîedlt heîho^ to
ecfc * diet ^ r Wednesday, Nov. such
tu mor in her throat. Mrs. Short's
maiden.name was Miss Martha Humph-1
™ y : and befor0her ,parria s esbe »»ided in
„ etow , n where sbe was en S a S ed in tbe I
millinery business. She was -a Christian
lady of maDy virtneg ' Her hasband ' three many
sons and five daughters survive her. The have
funeral was yesterday at 10 o'clock A. M. j shake
Interment at the Smyrna M. E. Cemetery. | and
. . j It
J. F. Brinkerhoff, the eye specialist, will j
again be in Middletown at Mrs. Massey's i cure
jewelry store on Thursday Nov. 19th. If feet.
your eyes need attention he is the proper j 20c.
one to consult.
8 .
elec
pres
come
the
its
own
. ... . . ...
great event of the social world this week,
Dame Fashion, however, had more show
Will than the horse,
arise
CURRENT EVENTS.
Wyumftig and Nevada .have less than
one inhabitant to the square mile.
One of the public schools of Germany has
made it obligatory"'for its pupils to learn to
ride the bicycle.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has two
palates provided for him free of cost by
the British nation.
A pinmaking machine turns out 8000 an
hour, and some factories have as many as
thirty or forty machines at work at one
time.
The Horse Show in New York was the
A blizzard in the northwest with heavy
snow fall in Minnesota and North Dakota
loue extending to Colorado and Iowa, was tiie
weather report this week:
a
Eleven votes for McKinley from one
the family is the record of a Dubuque , Iowa,
for man, William White, his six sons and four
grandsons all voting for sound money and
are P rotection -
1
There are more ants to the square mile
in Florida than in any other country of the
world. There are ants that will measure
, more than half an inch in length, and then
there are ants so small that they enn scar
| cely be seen to move with the unaided
in
of
eye.
1 Mrs. Walter Castle, the wealthy San
I Francisco lady who was sentenced to three
months imprisonment for shoplifting in
J London, was released from jail on Tuesday,
is her pardon having been scared largely
the | through the personal inflnence of Ambas
sador Bayard.
too
ton a « com " oda tion train Alabama, kissed
a pretty girl passenger while en route be
® tween the two cities, and the young lady
sued the R a i] road Company, and was
I awarded $245 damages. But shell licveryet
that much for another kiss,
Great Britian and Venezuela will settle
the dispute over their division line arnica
1 V.n.z„"„
er
The conductor of the Home and Ann is
is now practically settled.
The women who fought so well for the
right of suffrage in California are elated at
I the result of their contest 83 shown by the
!atest returns - The J consider their defeat
to a virtual victory because of the great vote
I P°^ ed - Incomplete returns from all coun
I t ' es 8ll0w that the suffrage amendment re.
I ceived in round numbers 80,000 votes, while
195,000 were cast against it.
I ~ „ „ „ . t . .
The >L^ a. Government has just purchased
the hou3ein Washington in which Abra
^am Lincoln died, Congress having appro
priated $30,000 for that purpose. The house
stands nearly opposite tne o!d Ford Theatre
and it was there the President was carried
after the assassination. The house has been
lately occupied by the Lincoln Memorial
Association as a museum of Lincoln relics
d th . . ,
... p 0 perpetuate
museum.
*
How It Works In Colorado. I
A correspondent of the New York!
Journal writes an interesting description ofl
th e scenes at the polls in Denver onX
| tion dav where the women were voting \
- — wome™?u g
HoiHmn r o o nn tViû ^ . 14 . I
aJ ° f . * lhQ P icture ß not
p'her "ttractive. (Of the women whom he
I ln i* r v iewe d a great majority confessed that
femaIe suffrage is a failure. Many said they
1 had voted at this election as a matter of
sentiment, but they would never vote
again. One working woman declared that
I after voting that day she was out of Dolitics
foreve , She objeefed to being fun^r
and taken from her work bv „ eonlB . .
I w ^ P y . I>e ? pl 1 e wh °
1 waed " er v ° te - The criminal dass of
women ' according to this correspondent,
I voted 8oIid ;y for 'he party in power, fear
' n 8 Ike police. Other women divided their
vote, just as men do, and for the same
I reasons. Many voted with their husbands,
Everywhere they were treated with re
I spect and deference at the polls. The fol
1 lowing conversation is iuterestimr
,1,. _ _ _ , ë . .
I r ! had
p , en- , 0f ° ou S0 ' Isai1 ^- the great ad
, van ' ag0 ° f suffra e®^ 18 that ^ purifies poli
tlC8 - There was silence for the space of a
I seconds there the women who had not
spoken said: 'The great advantage of
suffrage is that it teaches women that they p
I are not one bit better than men. We're
I sat up for years and told have men how
corrupt their politics were, and men have
w" are "Vh" T id h° W "T" 01, °
we are and how we should have suffrage.
We ve had a lar 8 e and enthusiastic surprise
part y; we women hâve found out that our
politic3 are j " 3188 c° rr upt 83 men's politics
a «d they're just a little trickier. We've
be en at it two years, and we're scheming
and mak i ng combinations and doing all
the very things we've been finding fault
with the men for doing all these years. The
women of the better classes are getting
disgust<5d and drawiD B out of politics just
" ° ur men have donB ' and the women of
the other classea have become enthusiastic
and haye gone into politica jnst 83 their
mankind have - Suffrage has certainly
k" 4 adyanta * e ' Retaken the conceit U
To ° nr orrespondente
To put two columns of matter in
column of space ip often the difllcult task
that confronts the Tkakscb.pt on Friday
morninES - andifonrresalarcorre 3 P on dents
wonld 8end in their weekly news letters on
Thara day morning instead of a day later,
mnch of the difflcult y would be obviated,
and we would be spared the very delicate
task of "cutting" our correspondents and
the V themselves would be spared the trial
of having their contributions mutiliated by
the ruthless hand of the editor, who is so
Space 10 an adTertiser who comea lat« in
''" d ° ,,h • •»- w«
pecialIy ' bat we are convinced that our
weekly tetters could, for the most part,
reach us a day earlier, and if there are any
items of interest a day later, send them on
in addition to the first letter. The adyer
tise " ent3 are th ® very life of a news P a P er
and we 0801101 afford to neglect our adver
tisers even for 1110 best of correspondents,
We 3 J m P athiz e with the latter in their
chagrinand dismay at - ba ' *•
i^ em » the best part of their contriba
tions, left out, and the surgeons knife is not
used with greater relnctancs than Is the
editor's blue pencil upon certain letters
tha ' are among the weekly contribution
to 'u* Tran8CWPT ' 8 bnd 8 et of news - To
such we say come earlier, and you'll fare
better, but if you cant come early,come any
how,but don't scold if we "cut" you,
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one
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sent
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His
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most
JUDlic.
logic,
orhls
tag
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to
two
by
an
as
one
Thera are several cases of diphtheria in
Elkton and vicinity, but (he disease is by
no means epidemic.
An Elk ton Druggist has introduced an
attraction for the thinly in the shape of a
fountain from which he dispenses hot cof
fee, chocolate, beef tea, clam bnllion and
other tempting cold weather drink.
Mr. John E. Morris, on Mr. Samuel Van
nort's farm, shelled with Mr. Walter
Sparks' shelter between snnrise and 3.30 p
m. on Tuesday last, 2200 bushels of corn
and hauled the same to Beck's wharf be
fore sundown. Who can beat it?—Chesler
town Transcript.
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church of
Elktoh, which was destroyed by fire last
January, has been rebuilt and was conse
crated on Tuesday with impressive cere
monies. The chnrch is similar to ths one
destroyed and is one of the most beautiful
on the peninsula.
Richard Coleman, of Royal Oak, Talbot
county, has taken out an oyster tonging
license. He is 87 years old, and is said to
be the oldest active oysterman in the State.
The oldest licensed tonger in Kent is Mr.
Kinsey E. Thomas, of Cliff City who is 79
years of age.—Chestertown Transcript.
The threatened epidemic of Diphtheria
is now under control in St. Michaels and
the few cases are improving rapidly under
the care of the skilled physicians. The
colored schools were also closed last week,
and no services were held in the Methodist
churches ou Sunday week.
The stable of Charles W. Baker at Aber, I
deen was entered Monday night and a pair
of horses stolen, together wifh several sets
of harness, robes, and blankets. A horse ,
and buggy belonging -to Samuel Preston
was also stolen, the thief unhitching it I
from the fence in front of a residence near I
Aberdeen, where Mr. Preston was spending
the evening. No clue has been discovered |
by which the thieves can be traced. I
There are many persons, even yet, in I
Talbot County, who believe that Bryan I
has been elected to the Presidency, because |
a woman fortune-teller says so. About two I
„„„ , , j , . „.I
months ago she planted two beans. She
went through the necessary incantalipns in I
such performances. Oneof the beans was I
named McKinley and the other Bryan. |
They were tended carefully, and the for
■"ff ""'r? «r ■
np first represented the successful Presiden- j
tial candidate. A day or two before elec-1
tion both beans came to the surface, the I
Bryan bean outstripping the other three I
hours and tweutv-six minutes. Therefore I
„„„M b. elected b, .
small majority. J
the
tiie
four
and
the
eye.
San
in
be
is
.
I
I
„ TATF np
I ExkJ^ivb I
For many rears it has been the custom of I
ofl t^epeopieof the iJnited Steteste set apart I
ÄÄSÄI
\ a11 mercles . it is meet that we should I
I in other lands there are wars and riimore ofl
ware, we have peace and tranquillity, a stable |
I
future we have unskakeV confidence. I
! C
of this state have been esjwcuiiy blessed J
o C ^ p L. a ^ d im J^ unlt £ frot 3
m "' 10 flre and wlnd ' "'""»"ate and
Therefore, L William t. Watson Governor I
ÄrSiJfffeÄ
the United states, do call upon ail good citi
*ens,on
Thursday, the mhday of this month
n , il ^ , 1
lui^t^re togivfti^^ tor fh^tbSnruSt I
mercies received, and to ask for a contin-l
TiSommendSro that those who bave ab- 1
jmdance should remember the needy, not I
th^nto^rfeeive !''" 11 U m ° re blessed give |
in witness whereof I
1 have hereunto set mÿ I
hand and caused the Great I
S^rctobelffl^da'tD?®^'I
| S bai. 1 this fifth day of November! I
thou^an'd r eie°ht r hundred
and ninety-six, and of the I U,
IndependeucaoftheUnited 1
twent/.fl^t 16hU " dredand I r
p ,, .. WILLIAM f. WATSON. I
^ 6 °jjha!ivey Whiteman I
Secretary of state, j
--- SO
° PER ^C? USE ' MiddletOWH.
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Thanksgiving Proclamation.
LECHE* ME
Tuesday Eve., Nov. 17th, '96,
THE KENTUCKY ORATOR.
Col. GEORGE W. BAIN, I the
Will Lecture on the Subject :
r"
Î
The Lecture of Col. Geo. W. Bain on "Boys
and Girls, Nice and Naughty," was one of the
most eloquent and instructive a Littleton
audience ever had the good fortune to hear.
It more than pleased. It made better every
one that heard It .—Littleton IV. H. Journal.
We believe no fece was present-that was not
wreathed In smiles by the irrestlble force of
his humor, nor no eye that was not dimmed
by pathos, while his flights of eloquence were
a delight to &\\.—Qoffstoum, N. H., Journal.
we
make
from
Has
Wednesday Eve., Nov. 18, '96,
THE PEOPLE'S FAVORITE,
Dr. BYRON W. KING,
ELOCUTIONIST.
Of Byron W. King, elocutionist, teacher, re
ter, reader, actor, student and author, in all
' which capacities he displayed his skill last
night, much may be said. His success has
A more difficult program I
could not have been selected; no two selec- I
tions were alike in style. The carefdlly I ^ a .
portrayed impersonations all challenged our I rncea
admiration and won our heartiest applause. I
fÄ if RÄ SIS I
scribabte. ^e^tewtlfness ofhls'dœith scene j N ®w
sent a shiver over every one In the audience I erl Z
Never before have I seen an audience held as I *t
he held his last night. They wept because he I
weptand laughed because he laughed, while
SHOE8
ci
of
Thursday Eve., Nov. 19th, '96, |
THE PRINCE OF ORATOBS,
Col. L. F. COPELAND,
In his Charming Lecture,
75c.
A big
eaoh.
His eloquence U unsurpassed and his I , .
humor irreslstable— New York World. lot of
Colonel Copeland is beyond question the KV?
most popular, pleasing, eloquent, witty and I which
Instructive lecturer now before the American •
JUDlic. A man of ripe scholarship, extensive
rostrum as a wielder of weapons of satire, I
logic, eloquence and hnmor for the pleasing I
orhls audiences while at the'ssme Urns teach- r
tag the most yal nable lessons of truth and ] -
right. - 1 I
Subject:- "Sampson's Riddle.
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To
Doors open at Seven o'clock.
GENERAL ADMISSION
RESERVED SEATS - - ' -
Course Tickets Oue Dollar.
All
3SC-I harboring
I on my
3JC.
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WANAMAKER8
in
by
an
of a
cof
and
Van
p
corn
be
of
last
cere
one
to
Mr.
79
and
The
I maker would
pair
sets
,
Work for US. Choosing is hard
it I —for there never were so many
I
. e P r Ctty COatS to Se
| foCt kom.
I A price hint-—
in I 15—Rough Cheviot Coats—tailor back;
I high rolling collar; full sleeves;
| . _ Be "™ 8 «U bound.
I 7 "*,7
„.I reefer front plaited back; high roll
ln g collar; half lined with satin
in I rhadame.
I 88—Walking Coats of Frieze—box
| reefer front; tailor back; seams all
„ ... ,, „ .
■ sä;
j est shades of tan; shield Iront; roll
ing collar, slashed and inlaid with
I velvet; coat fastens with inlaid vel
I stra P! half lined with satin rha
I n * ,
.
J laid velvet collar; lined with satin
rhadame.
110.50—Walking Coats of Kersey —
double-breasted; fly front; trimmed
with imitation marten; storm col
lar, fur trimmed; garments half
lined with satin rhadame.
♦18.60—Walking Coats of Black Kgr
sey — newest fly front; 11 strap
seams; 6 large pearl buttons; lined
throughout with fancy silk.
Philadelphia, Monday, Nov. 9,1800.
WOMEN'S COATS
There isn't such anothet
stock of Women's Outerweai
in this broad land. ~ And we
don't make one of the gar
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ments. The best commercial
tailors in Europe and America
contribute to the stocks. One
grow prosy in
style—that's why we have all
the best from the worldful at
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I WOMEN'S SHOES $2 60
I R llt . nri .
. Y * \°° Sn °, eS ; 1 ^ re
I *4 s " oes > an< i worth It They
I are yours at $ 2.60 simolv be
I V3 \
cause-the Philadelphia maker
I Oi them lost profits to keep
running during a dull spell
ofl • • , j I
| —giving us the shoes at
I than' last lot or next lot will
I
! C °f, r
J Women's black Shoes of
chrome-tanne>rl L-irJcbin mV!,
enrome tanned kldskin, With
I oalc tanned soles. Hand
1 -„«.u p onhm , ^ - ..
I , 2 ° th Century, or fhannish
Siloes—button and lace.
1 -
I AQATEWARE " SECONDS
| Everv dav lessens vnnr
I u A' . , .
I Chance to share in this distri
I
rü 0 "i° Agateware Kitchen
I Utensils. They re "seconds
I—but from beauty hurts not
I U, ir f C tr, cmmA* ^ A 9
1 nurcs 10 goodness—ana as a
I r ule it takes an expert to find
I anv flaw
I r'l. . « . .
j L.n^npcr tfiffn tin bcCHUSG
SO durable; better than tin,
because all foods are safely
cooked and kept in auate
I v »
i ware,
r,
ess
sewed welts.
High Shoes—button and
lace.
you
its
find
we
we
in
»»
ft
or
Coffee Pots—quart, 28c; 3-plnt, 25c,
and up to 8-quart at 80c.
Dish Pans—8-quart, 40c; 10-quart, 47c; I
14-quart, 56c; 17-quart, 66c.
Butter Kettles, 60c, 00c and 67c.
Pie Plates, 8c, 9c, 11c.
Pudding Pans, 134-quart at 18o; 9
quart at 15c and on np to 10-quart
at 33c.
Let these hints stand for
fur,
saved
the stock ;
John Wanamaker.
Another Cut I
12
extra
Coal
Still Lower Prices!
Our Closing Out Sale
greatly lowered our Shoe stock, but
we still have a good number left, and to
make them go the faster we have made
ANOTHER REDUCTION in the Prices of
from
Has
Offering better chances than ever to get
Valuable Goods at th« T^w«at n f t« 1
^ a . luaDle woods at tne Lowest of Low
rncea *
*r j • ,
Ladies' Shoes.
N ®w and Pojwalar Styles, that were form
erl Z 'L® 0 t0 and more recently sold
*t $1-20, are now all
nf 4>1 ftrt ffin TJ 0 :_
1 ^ 1,00 1 tlie Pair *
SHOE8 that were 81.00, §1.25, tl-50,
CHILDREN'S SHOES that
20 to 25 Per Gent on
the Pair,
The
now
__were
^ 126, ^ 1 * 00 « w - 75 > now 60
75c.
wvL-Neck Wear.^vt/i/z,
This Season's Styles. Excellent Goods.
big Assortment. Regular Valus 26 cents
eaoh. To be closed out at 15c, or S for 25c.
. STONE JARS. We have a choice
lot of Stone Jars and Earthen Crocks and
KV? 3U H«Me for pickles. Vegetables Ac.,
which we will seifet very Low Prices.
„
A. REYNOLDS,
■> ' . . .. ' . _ .
Midfllpf nWn T)a1 *
NUUUieiOWH, UBl.
■
frumlngtoa,
To tyhom it flay Concern
All persons are hereby forewarned , agains
harboring or trusting my wife, Virginia Ron
my account, as I will pay no bills of Her
WILLIAM ROSS.
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we
WE ARE flAKING
r
A Wonderful Distribution l
of High Class Goods at
v
♦
t
«•
Less Than Wholesale Prices
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^ A great Mid-season Reduction Sale is now in progress at our *
< ► counters. The best goods and garments are being offered our <■
3 ' customers at lower prices than are generally paid by retaile-s. %
; Those who cannot reach, the store in person are advised to avail *
• • of our perfect mail order system. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
! ! Money refunded if purchase is not satisfactory :
{! THE SILKS—that taks part la this
< • graat dlstribatisa of |aoda, at laaa thaa
; • whaleaaia prioes, are aatlraly new aid
laelada :
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o
WOMEN'S COATS AND CAPES. ♦
A few of tbe thoutandi of choice t
styles Included In this great Hid-S
Seasee Sale are mentioned to-day. £
They are principally the production oft
oar ewa anourpasted workrooms. $
Some, however, came from the beet £
maker« of Paria, Berlia and New York: %
COATS — of elastic-back ô . %
Boucle, buttoned high in front, «pO.UU c»
COATS—of Astrakhan Cloth,
lined throughout with good,
strong satin, deep collar, new
back, at . . .
> COLORED SILKS-" Lyons
; dyed," 34 inches wide, in about
, twenty different shades, for
dresses or fancy work. Worth aQ
40 cents, at.*8C
NOVELTY SILKS-colored Q „,
ground. Formerly 75 cents, now«» 4 iv
<
<>
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FANCY- TAFFETA SILKS
mono-tones in light and medium
effects, including white and
black. Formerly)
$7.501
: 65c
COATS—of tight curl Astra*
khan Cloth, shield front, but
toned high at neck, finished in
front with two pearl buttons,
lined throughout with /» AA
satin, at. ». flviOV
COATS—of extra quality
trakhan Cloth, shield rr
lined with satin Rhadame, coat ~
back, finely made and fin- n AA
ished, at.f 14.00
COATS—-of rkh, tight-curl, lustrous
Astrakhan, lined with fine satin, in a
number of styles, many trimmed with
straps of fine Kersey or braid, ail the
choicest styles of collars and backs are
represented,all are tailor-made through
out and finished in the finest manner, at
$15, $18, $20 and $25.
CAPES — of rich silk Seal
Plush, ji inches deep, very full
sweep, lined throughout with
'««."•r »16.00
CAPES—of lustrous curl As
trakhan Cloth, lined throughout
with satin, collar edged
with fur, at.
loo, now.
NOVELTY SILKS—colored
peau de sole grounds, 2Z inches mr n
wide. Formerly »1.50, now . . «OC
£ FANCY TAFFETA SILKS—
£ heavy, colored ground, with
* graduated stripes of contrasting
«►color. Formerly >1. jo per yard,
''now. 7ÖC
JI BLACK SATIN DUCHESSE
« > a good, glossy-faced, well-cov
| ; ered grade. that was mads to stil K A
,, for 7S cents p«r yard, at ... OUC
I \ BLACK NOVELTY 5 ILKS
« > Damas effect in the ground, In
' ' terspersed with neatly colored
4 , figures. Mads to sell for f loo ko
< > per yard, at.. . OOC
o BLACK SATIN RHADAMES CQ
J ; made to sell for 85 cents, at. . OoC
; ; BLACK SATIN BROCADES
.. 30 inches wide, in ths new
<> stylish designs. Mads to sell
' ; for 85 cants per yard, at ... OOC
; > BLACK SATIN DUCHESSE
3 J 34 Inches wide. Made to sell
; : yard> at . WC CAPES-of good q«Ilty As
£ DAMAS — 33 Inches wide, trakhan Cloth, lined throughout
] ' gros-grain ground,-with largo with satin, full, generous sweep,
,, designs in satin. Never sold deep collar, edged with fur, '
<> heretofore for less than fi.oo w ffffelymade and finished, at $ 7 . 0 v,,
3 : ••• * * 76C CAPES-of fine Kersey, Itned ! \
' ' BLACK LUXOR SILK— throughout with satin, inlaid « >
<, former Si. jo per yard grade,at fl*vv velvet collar, finished On edge \ [
; ; RICH BLACK DUCHESSE with rows of stitching, at. . $7.UU,,
<. BROCADE5"—the ground of CAPES — of good quality <'
' > duchesse with figurer in ara- Beaver Cloth, very full sweep, • ►
,, besque designs of gros grain. or inlaid velvet collar, stitched * K
« > A »2.00 per yard grade at. . fill.SO edges, at.$t).vU ,.
:: - j;
j ; Mail orders recoin prompt and accurate attention.
; Samples of Silks, Dress Goods and catalogues of Coûte and Capos < >
J J tont to any address, free of ohargo, upon request. , < >
As
ont,
< ►
wi
$ 10.00 ;;
Strawbridge & Clothier ±
Philadelphia
< ►
ow Prices for
5hoes
• • •
• • •
0 < 0 < 0 **QiOgogo > ggo|ogogogogoioiogog •
WHATEVER PRICE YOU DESIRE TO PAY FOR
Shoes—Men's, Ladies', Girls or Boys—we can supply
your wants and give you better value for the amount paid than
you can obtain elsewhere, quality compared yith quality and
price with price. We make this statement fully conscious of
its meaning, and all that it implies, and know it is absolutely
true, because we have gone thoroughly into the matter and
find that in all grades we are giving more style, more quality
more durability for the money than any other dealer, and
we shall continue to do so right along.
Ladies' Shoes at $2.00
we combine all the merits of style, fit and durability attainable
in a shoe at anything near this price. They will be found
superior in all particulars to any shoe sold at $2.50. Our
shoes are sold by us at a smaller margin of profit than that
obtained by other dealers.
or
Id our
Ladies', Misses and Children's
Coats and Capes.
Ladies'Cloth Capes, double capes, trimmed with velvet aDd
fur, good value at $4.00, here at $ 2 . 49 .
Ladies' Silk Plush Capes, $3.98 to $10.00. A two dollar bill
saved on avery one.
House Furnishings.
Mrs. Potts' Sad Irons, new and improved patterns, nickle
plated, 76c per set—3 irons, 1 handle, 1 stand. Extra handles,
12 cents,
Wash Boilers, oval, with cover riveted, handles made of
extra heavy tin. 7 inch Copper Bottom, 65c ; 8 jnch Copper
Bottom, 80e; 7 inch Metalic Bottom, 46c; 8 inch Metalic
Bottom, 66 c.
Coal Scuttles, good size, 19c ; CoaL Seives, long handle, 17c ;
Coal Shovels, short handles, 3c, Coal Shovels, long handles, 5c
Cake Turners, good quality steel, the 10c kind, 6 c.
Ironing Boards, 40c, Cake or Bread Boards, 25c.
Wire Clothes Lines, the 25e> kind, 10c.
■ B. MESSICK.
The Flowers of the Season.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS.
AUJthe Choice Varieties. We have -
immense stock at
houses. Wm be brought to as sold.
Give your order now. Prioes wlU
be low.
our green- -
PENNROCK COllPANY.
825 Market^ St.
Wilmington,
Del.
Edwin R. Oochron, Jr;
Attornev-at-Law !
frumlngtoa,
NO. m MAkxxT Stxxxt,
Delaware
Johns,
and Surveyor,
(County Surveyor of Cecil Chanty,)
WARWICK, MO.
Land Surveying promptly attended to and
lines accurately defined.
John W. Jolis,
Dealer in
The Wm. Lea ft Sons
'%.Flour'
Patent
Mill Prod of all kladi, Seeds, Coal, BS«
COAL COAL
Agent.torW-.Lna ASo*u Oo,tett.