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The Middletown Transcript
Mails Close as Follows.
Going North—7.2b a. m., 10.05; a.m., 4.05ip.m.
p. m. and 8 p.m.
Going South—8,00 a.m.. 4.1b p. m.. and 9 p.m
For Odessa—7.50 a. m., 8.30 a to., llJn a. m.,
""kot Warwick, Cecllton and Earlvllle 9.20 a.
m. and 4.46 p. m.
KIDSLETOWir, DEL., AFS1L SO, ISIS
LOCAL NEWS
Swat the fly.
The soda fountains are frizzing.
Light and Water Election, May 6th.
Don't miss the moving pictures to
night.
What lias become of Middletown's
Boaid of Trade?
' What is finer li a i gentle Spring after
an old fashioned Winter?
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
J. C. Geben.
The best steak,roasts, lamb aud veal, at
W. C. Jones'.
FRESH aud SALT FISH at my store
W. C. Jones.
at all times.
Wagons and Dearborns ior sale.
J. C. Green.
For auy tiling you need in harness, go
Redgrave Bros.
Wetherill'e Atlas Paint will give you
satisfaction, try it.
Get Middletown Farm's Ice Cream at
Wilcutte. Deliveries made at all timee.
Hay ior Sale for Cash C. R. Clayton,
Middletown, Del.
to
Redgrave Bros.
Latest designs in Wall Paper at
BANNING9.
Use "Crystaloid Dairy Feed". Aualysis
guaranteed at
Evans' Echange Store.
Highest Cash Prices paid for all kinds
of Hydes.
FOR SALE.— 12Ü0 chestnut wire fence
posts. Apply toN. J. Williams, Middle
town, Del.
Roger's Stain Floor Varnish is just
what you need to make that old floor look
new. Sold by
WANT.—Good carpenters at once
Good wages. Apply to Johns & Wilson,
Warwick, Md
Heldmyer's Store.
Redgrave Bros.
HIDES WANTED—The highest
cash prices paid for horse and cotv hides.
W. C. Jones.
For Sale.—Tomato, Cabbage, Egg and
Pepper Plants. A. W. Tatman, Clayton's
Green House.
Dahlias For Sale—Some choice named
Dahlias at Steele's. Try them, they are
1911 novelties.
50,000 Strawberry Plants for sale—best
E. J. Steele,
Middletown, Delaware.
FOR SALE CHEAP—Rebuilt 1910
model Bock 4 Passenger, new tires.
Shallcross Garage
Middletown, Del.
Bragdou's large soda fountain will open
this morning. This announcement will
please the numerous patrons of this popu
lar soda dispensary.
WALLPAPER— at G. W. Peterson's
New stock 5c Roll aud up. Remnant
stock 3 and 4c roll.
commercial varieties.
HAY WANTED—Will pay $29 per.
ton for No. one mixed bay delivered at
Middietown ou days of bailing.
W. D. Evans
FOR SALE.—La-ge ice box for bntcliei^
a'so a good carriage and harness, will sell
T. G. Tomkey.
Middletown, Del.
HIGH GRADE LEHIGH COAL, al
eizeB ALWAYS in stock aud under cover.
Guaranteed free Iron) dirt. Oak Wood to
fit tiie stove. 'Phone 5 and 48.
Jesse L. Shepherd.
After October first, tbe library hours
will be:—Tuesdays, 3 30 to 5; Fridays, 7
to 8.30; Saturdays 3 to 5. The library
will be open on Tuesday evenings for
school children exclusively.
FRESH MILK—I have made arrange
ments witii Mr. John Heldmyer Jr., to
handle my milk, where old customers or
new ones can get same at all hours of the
day.
cheap, Apply to
J. C. Alston
It will pay you to get onr prices on
Recleaned Seed Oats and Seed Po a toes
before placing your ordere. Our potatoes
shipped direct from Maine.
Jesse L. Shepherd.
EGGS FOR SETTING—Single comb
Black Minoricae, the best of all layers.
Eggs $1.00 per 15; $3.00 per 50.
E. A. Goldsborough
Middletown, Del.
Dr. Johnson has removed bis dents
office from the residence of Miss Bessie
Anderson to his new office two doors
above. Pending tiie completion of the
operating room the reception room is
being used for that purpose.
Jnst received a car of Sncreoe Dairy
Feed and a car of Bran. We are daily
expecting a car containing Sucrene Horse,
and Mule Feed and Cotton Seed Meal.
We would be pleased to supply your
Middletown Farms, Inc.
wants.
Secure onr prices on High Grade Land
Lime and Fertilizers before yon order
these goods. Id storage in onr
houses Bear and Middletown, by the bag
or ton. Satisfaction in
ware
every case
guaranteed. Phone? 5-48.
Jes.sk L. Shepherd.
I am still soliciting trade for the best
dyeing and cleaning establishment to be
found in the East: Scores of satisfied Casto
mers from last year can testify to the
quality of the work. No gasoline
ing, bat the finest steam scouring on all
goods. Men's Suite, $2.50, Trousers, 75
cents. Ladies' Skirts, $1.50 np; Down
Quilts, $1.50 and $1.75.
smear
Robt. B. Jones.
Mies Eliza Cochran Green entertained
tbe members of the Bridge Whist Club
last Friday afternoon, at her home
East Main street. Miss May Holten won
tbe fire! prize; Mrs. Willard B. Biggs the
eecood prize; and Miss Helen Brady the
gueet prize.
Miss Agnes Clark entertained at cards
on Wednesday afternoon, at her home on
West Cochran street. The first prize was
won by Mrs. Frank J. Peningtou; the
second by Mrs. John C. Green; the con
solation by Miss Elizabeth Priée. The
goests first and second prizes
by Miss Patton Cochran and Mias Agnes
Cochran.
on
were won
Unclaimed Letters—The following list
of letters remain? unclaimed in the post
office for the week ending April 11th
Mre. Annie Detnby (Dead Letter) Miss
Bertba Emese, Mrs. Janie Henry, Mre.
Lizzie Hurd, Mrs. Alice Miller Mre.
8. C. Miller, Mrs. P. H. Wilhelm, Amo.
Twake Clifton, Graodoo Cork,Paul Hicks, {
MtJ Libby, Perry Locktuan, Charles;
\
Patton, Samuel T, Walker.
v A CLOSE CALL
On Monday morning about 20 minute«
after 7 o'clock as Charles Lewis was driv
ingWhe of liveiyman Allen's teams across
the railroad track,the locomotive and sev
eral cars of a freight train which bad
been cut in two, came swiftly southward,
aud nearly caught the team and i'e driver
Lewis had barely lime to pull his horse
back on ita haunches, aud save himself
from death, but even then the car struck
the horse on the nose.
The safety gales were op, aud Lewie
could not see the other part of the
train, and mislead by seeing the gates up,
and tiie conductor standing near the
crossing who gave him no warning,
thought the road was clear.
The company makes do provision for
using the gates before 7 30 A. M., indeed
they object to using them at ail as they
declare gales to be unnecessary at this
fearfully congested point where jiore pas
eengers cross the railroad then at any
other point in the State!
The gateman Mr.J.M. Clough,comes
at 7 30 and remains without even
half hour until the evening passenger
at 8 P. M., or for 30
if it be late—13J to 14 hours and
derstand he is paid ior these long hours
and this laborious and responsible work,
$1.07 a day! Mr. Wilson who used to have
tire lighter duty of flagging only, got
about $1.65 a day.
There ought to be two gatemen here
night and day as there is a great deal of
shifting and train passing at night. The
Company provide two men at the Forest
crossing where the travel is not one-tenth
as great as over this town crossing.
But the Company had no watchman at
Forest until they were roundly amerced
in damages for a killing there,and proba
bly they are waiting for a similar costly
lesson to teach them a like prudence at
this point.
Not less than six or eight people have
been nearly killed at this dangerous cross
ing, and the Town Commissioners should
take steps compelling this corporation to
do its duty.
The company hitherto has in various
ways failed to provide even the ordinary
comforts aud decenciea of travel until The
Transcript has raised a row about it, and
its agitation about the stoppage of travel
by freight trains unbroken, brought
about a remedy of that old abuse of pub
lic right by the company.
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a noon
minutes after
we uu
An Exciting Incident
Just as a big crowd of men were filing
out of the Squire's office where a referee
trial between two of the leading citiz9ns
iiad occupied the whole of Monday after
noon the mare attached to an open
buggy iu which were seated Mrs. John C.
Stiles aud Mrs. Jesse L. Shepherd, began
ruuniug and kicking violently. Fortu
nately the excited auimal ran iuto two
other teams standing on the South aide of
Broad street aud got so mixed np witii
the other vehicles that she stopped roi.
ning and tiie ladies managed to clamber
out without being thrown or struck by
tire flying heels of the mare. Several gen
tlemen ran to tire animal's head and soon
had her under control and unhitched
from tiie buggy which had Buffered some
damage. Tiie breaking of a shaft strap
had thrown the shafts high up u -der the
mare's face and frightened her. She cut
her off hind foot in the fracas.
Mrs. Shepherd has only recently recov
ered from a severe attack and it was feared
'he excitement might be too much for
her. But save for a little paling of her
face, sbe bore herself quite cooly.
I. 0. R. M. Raising of Chiefs
The Grea*t Chiefs of the Great Council
of Delaware visited Seneca Tribe No. 44,
Improved Order ot Red Men on Tuesday,
April 16tb ior tbe purpose of raising tbeir
Chiefs.
Tiie (oliowingGreal Chiefs were preeent
Great Sachem, M. Summerlins; Great C.
of Records, Edwin McIntyre; Great Juni
or Sagamore, John F. Lynn; Great Mee
binewah, C. Porter; of Wilmington and
Deputy Great Sachem-Dr. S. S. Cobb, of
Clayton, Del. Chiefs of Seneca Tribe
raised were Prophet, Thomaa Truitt; Sa
chem, G. C. Crow; Senior Sagamore,Geo.
Pinder; Junior Sagamore, Henry Segel
ken; C. of R., A. H. Suydam; K. of W.,
John L. Maul.
There were preseot member« from
Odessa, Newark, Cecilton, Chesapeake
City and Trappe, Md. After the raising
of the Chiefs, the visitors were invited to
partake of refreshments iu the Masonic
Reception Room.
Death of J. Frank Brown
Mr. J. Frank Brown died at tiie resi
dence of bis sister, Mrs. J. M. Foster, on
East Lake street, al 8.30 o'clock Wednes
day morning, in the 66th year of his age.
Mr. Brown was a well known citizen of
onr town, a hard-working man, polite,
obligiog and courteous to all. He was a
haody man, always busy in serving those
needing his services in odd jobe about
their homes. He leaves one sister, Mre.
Jacob M. Foster, and two brothers. John
R. Brown, of this town, and W. 8. Brown,
of Wilmington. FnDeral services were
held at the residence of bis sister, oo Fri
day afternron, at two o'clock; and inter
ment made in Forest cemetery. Tbe
psii-bearera were: Messrs. J. 8. Cronch,
Alex. Metten, J. F. McWhorter, C. R.
Clayton, A S. Eliason and L. C. Scott.
New Sod« Fountain
Mr. T. G Tomkey proprietor of the
"Kandy Kitchen," 011 Broad street, has
installed a handsome soda fountain id
his store and invite» those who wish a
refreshing and heathfol drink to give
him a call to-day, (Saturday) when he
will serve them. The foantain was mar
ufactured by the Southern Soda Fonutein
Company of Baltimore, and ii of the very
latest end most approved design, of
Kentucky mottled marble, witb fixtures
complete; insuring a healthful drink.
Many bare called at bis store and admired
tbe new fountain. See bie ad. in this
issue.
Mr. Wolford Return»
{ municate with bia parente. Although in
a most serious condition he is on the
road to recovery.
We are glad to learn that Mr. Hiram
Wolford, baggage master at tbe railroad
station, was made a bappy man Wednes
day afternoon by tbe arrival home of bia
lost son, wbo had been missing for some
mouths. The young xan was in a St.
Louis hospital ill, and unable to com
OUR FRIENDS AND VISITORS
Personal Items About People Yon
See and Know
sev
bad
Mrs. John J. Jolis is visiting her mother
oear Millington.
Mr. John Hoffecker spent Sunday with
bis parents here.
Mrs. Purnell L. McWhorter, was a Wil
mingten visitor last week.
Miss Lydia Docketv, of Stanton, visited
Miss Lain Vinyard recenty.
Mies Mary Merritt, of Fairlee, Md.,
was a visitor in town Saturday.
Mr. John Byron was the guest of rela
tives at Chestertown, Md., over Snnday.
Mrs. Eliza Vaughan, of Milton, ia visit
ing lier son, Dr. E. M. Vaughan and wife.
Mrs. Ella Pennington, of Philadelphia,
was the goest of relatives here part of this
week.
Mies Edith Francis has returned, after
spending two weeks with her mother at
Smyrna.
Miss Eliza R. Hurn spent last week at
the home of Mrs. John R. Price near
Warwick.
Mrs. William Collius and little son, of
Smyrna, visited Mrs. Colliu's parents part
of this week.
Miss Thorndyke Roe, of Greenwood,
spent Beveral days this week with Mrs.
Maria Jones.
Mrs. G. W. W. Nandaiu visited her
daughter, MrecJohn B. Cooke,of Philadel
phia, last week.
Mr. Harry Downey, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with ins parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Downey.
Mrs. Paul I. Gillie, of near Wilmington,
is epeuding some time with her daughter,
Mrs. J. J. Northrop.
Rev. E. H. Moore and J. Fletcher Dea
kyne attended the meeting of Presbytery
held at Dover this week.
Horatio N. Willite, of Philadelphia,
wae a visitor at the home of his father,
Merritt N. Willite this week.
Dr. Robert Comegys and wife, of Phila
delphia, spent Sunday with bis parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Comegys.
Mise Helen Biggs is the guest of school
friends living iu Columbus, Ohio. She
will probably return home next week.
Mrs. Albert L. Massey and son Albert
Jr., of Wilmington, visited Mrs. Massey's
mother, Mrs John L. Smith this week.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Joseph
Biggs iB confined to her home by illness,
threatening to develop into pneumonia.
Mrs. George Stevens, of Haddon
Heights, N. J., spent several days this
week with Mrs. George Lockwood on Cass
street.
Mrs. J. B. Donovan was in Philadelphia
on Monday. Mre. Donovan now has as
her guest, her mother, Mrs. Brockson, of
Little Creek.
Mrp. Oscar G. Goodhand and children,
Katheriue and Oscar,of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
spent this week in town, the gneste of
Mrs. Goodhand's mother, Mrs. G. W. W.
Naudain.
Mrs. George Derrickson was a delegate
from the missifinary society of Forest Pres*
byterian Church to the annual meeting
of the Presbyterial societies at Pocomoke
City, Md., last week.
Mrs. Charles T. Jarvis left on Monday I
morning for ber new home at Water I
Valley, Mississippi, where lier hosband |
is emproyed by the III. Central R. R. Co.,
as air break inspector.
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Mrs. H. Hilton and little daughter, oi
Spartanburg, S.'C., and Mise Alice M.
Beck, of Vineland, N. J., have been
spending the week at the home of tbeir
father, Edward H. Beck.
Rev. W. J. Wilkie, of Stanford, N. Y.,
former rector of St. Aune's Choicli, is
spending eome time witb friends in and
near towu, now the guest of Mr. W. D.
Bradford and family, near Warwick, Md.
Supreme Representive, Joseph C. Jolis,
P. G. Chancellor, H. 8. Beasten, of Mid
dletown, and G. O. G., Charles Nicker
son, of New Castle, visited Felton Lodge
K. of P. Wednesday evening and con
ferred the degrees on several candidates.
The Transcript is glad to tell tbe many
friends of Mr. Lloyd M. Bragdon, that he
is perfectly well, aud that tbe stories ol
tiie terrible volcanic eroption of Mount
Chiriqui iu Hondorae were untrue. His
pereuts are naturally relieved of a long
borne aud cruel burden of auxiety, for
since tiie time the story was published,
about ten days ago, they were unable to
reach their sou by telegraph, or to receive
one word from him until F'riday.
Invitations have been received here
for the marriage of Mr. George Douglas
Kelley, Jr., of Newark, and Miss Louisa
Mc-Collough Griffith, of Wilmington. The
carriage will take place on Tuesday,
April 13th, at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. aud Mrs. William D.
Griffith in WilmiDgtou. Mr. Kelley
is treasurer of tbe Newark Trust & Safe
Deposit Company. Heisa son of Mr.
and Mre. George D. Kelley, of Middle
town. and lived here before accepting
tbe position witb tha Newark Trust
Company.
An Awful Event
Out of 2340 happy travelers who a few
days ago sailed from Eogland on tbe
huge Titanic, only 739 reach America
alive ! And numbers of those will die aa
a result of tbeir awful experience. It ia
at once the most dramatic and tbe saddest
page in tbe tear-stained history of tbe
sea. Yet thank God, even tbe horror of
this awful scene, is lighted up witb superb
flashes of manly heroism, and of womanly
devotion !
Democratic Caucus
There wilt be a meeting of tbe Demo
cratic votera of St. Georges hundred at
the Stidham House, in Odeaee, on Tues
day, April 23d, 1912, at eight o'clock, P.
M. Tbe purpose of this meeting is to
select Five Delegatee end Five Alternates
to attend the Democratic State Conven
tion to be bald at Dover, Taeaday, April
30th, 1912, and also 8ix Delegates and Six
Alternates to attend the Special County
Convention to be held at Wilmington,
Saturday. May 4tb, 1912.
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500 Gab Entertained
Miss Agues Clark entertained the mati
nee "500" club oo Wednesday with a
number of gneets present. Mrs. J. Frank
Pennington won the first prize, Mrs. J.C.
Green the second prize and Mias Lizzie
Prioe tbe consolation. Mias Patton Coob
ran «scared tbe guest's first prize tDd
Mise Agnes Cochran the eecood. Refresh
ments were served.
CAPTURING A SEA TURTLE?
Jnst as we go to press, we are in receipt, |
over oar grape-vine "wireless"* of a mes
sage from one of oar most esteemed read
ers in McDonough, telling of a notable
discovery made between that place aud
Odessa, last Saturday.
It seems that one of Middletown's lead
lug citizens was returning from a visit to
McDonough that day, and as he drove
over the Old Drawyers bridge, be espied
some distance up tbe creek, a mammoth
sea turtle taking its Spring uap o.i tbe
south side of a mud bank. And it was a
whopper!
His head filled with delicious visions of
green turtle soup, gallons of it, and tbe
famous "set out" he would provide for
"the boys", this gentleman,driving quick
ly to Odessa, forthwith telephoned his
host at McDonough of his remarkable
fiud, and giving him a glowing deecrip
tion of the size and toothsomeness of tbe
prize, urged him to burry to capture this
rare trophy from Old Ocean, before it
should make ita escape.
Acting upon this advice, the farmer
immediately called np three of bis strong
est bands, and had them load a big drop
and fall on a two-horse wagou, together
with a lot of strong grappling irons, sever
al fish spears, a pick or two and a huge
eel trap, and started with them for the
"Boss, dat's a munstrus tackle for
scene.
a fact Guily but him full o'eap—sbub,"
cried old Denby smacking bis chops as be
gazed at the far off object, and swallowed
of the imaginary "tu'kle soup"! "I*
some
looks like a big fallow, Dsnby, that's cer
tain."
With feverisb excitement a panel of
fence was removed, and the team driven
part way across the field towards tbe bank
where the monster sea turtle was still
placidly snoozing on its soft paludine
couch.
Bat as the party drew nearer the sup
posed turtle, iu tbe words of the poet,
"Then methougbt the air grew denser,
Perfumed from bd unseen censer"—and
to their chagrin, the eager hunters found
that the much vaunted prize "tea turtle",
was only—a dead cow already quite"ripe''
and with their fiogere athwart their noses
all bands silently, sadly drove back to tbe
farm witb all tbeir tuitle capturing para
phernalia.
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Death of Mrs. Mary L Rjron
Townsend, Del., April 19th, 1912.
Our community was greatly shocked on
Monday when the sad news came that
Mrs. Mary E. Ryon, nee Mary E. Money,
wife of Dr. E. W. Ryon, of WilmingtOD,
was dead. Mrs. Ryon was taken to Mre.
Walters' private hoepital on Wednesday,
April JOtb, for appendicitis. Tbe opera
tion proved fatal and ehe died, Monday,
April 15th at 5.30 P. M. Mrs. Ryon wsb
born and raised here. Last June sbe was
married to Dr. E. W. RyoD, of Wilming
ton, where she bad since lived until ber
death. Funeral services were held at ber
late residence in Wilmington, Wednes
day at 2 o'clock P. M., and tbe remains
were broDghltoTowoBend tbe borne of ber
mother, Mrs. Mary E. Money,where ser
vices were held Thursday, at 1 o'clock
P. M. Revs. Corckran, Frank Carpen
ter and L. I. McDougle bad charge of the
services. Mrs. Ryon leaves to mourn ber
I det,h * devoted husband, a heartbroken
I m °tber and a loving brother, Mr. W. C.
| Money and many relatives and friends,
Interment was made in Townsend M. E.
Cemetery. Tbe pall bearerfrwere ber six
cousine, Dr. H. Naylor, of Pottatown, Pa.,
Elmer Naylor, of Philadelphia, William
Gorden Naylor and Harold Wbitebouse,
of Wilmiogton, Lester Naylor, of Mc
Donough, and Woodie Naylor, of near
Odessa.
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OUR PIANO CONTEST
Our Piano Contest has set
Middletown and the towns
and villages for miles around,
all in a flutter! The affair is
spreading like a prairie fire,
and already 90 ladies are go
ing for one of those fine
prizes—tbe smallest $5.00!
Nominate your wife, your
daughter, or your sweetheart
before the voting begins. It is
"A fair field and no favor,
for all comers. And the large
numbers makes the contest
more even, and lessens the
likelihood of some single fav
orite having a monopoly.
Come one Come all.
on
to
!)
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Sunday School Organized
The Summit Sunday School re-organiz
ed last Sunday. Tbe following officers
were elected:—John R. Butler, Superin
tendent; Joseph Evans, assistant; Mre.
Wallace Kaue, secretary; Mrs. C. H. Sal
mon, treasurer; Mrs. James Benson, as
sistant; Misa Belle Carnagy, organist;
Miss Frances Austin, assistant; Mrs. Eliza
Bendler, librarian; Miss Jeanette Cann,
Mrs. C. H. Salmon, Mre. Reba Dickinson,
Mre. Eliza Bendler, Mr. Frank Pole, Mr.
Thomas Golt, Mre. Rebecca Dickinson,
Mrs. Ada Thompson, Mrs. Wallace Kane
teachers; Mre. Eliza Bendler, Mrs. C. H/
Salmon, Mr. Joseph Evens, Mrs. Dickin
son and Miss Jeanette Catin, Lookout
committee.
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Plans for St Frauds
Architects J. and M. Kennedy, oi Wil
mington, are preparing plans for the re
building of St. Frsnois Xavier Roman
Catholic Church, near Warwick; which
was horned this winter. It will coet
about $10,000 to replace the church end
it is planned to restore-it jost as it was be
fore tbe fire. Contractors in Maryland
will be askei to bid on tbe work in • few
days.
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First Anniversary
In honor of onr first anniversary as a
firm, we are giving onr Patrons 10 Anni
versary Bargain Days—from Saturday,
April 20th to Tuesday, April 30tb. Every
thing heavily reduced for 10 Days Only!
Read Fogel & Buraton's big two page Ad.,
in this issue.'
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ODESSA
Mr. George Heldmyer visited friends
|
iu Philadelphia last week,
Mrs. Joeeph Coil and children are
spending this week iu Philadelphia,
Mrs. William Gremminger has been
visiting relatives iu Glassboro, N. J.
Miss Marion M.fflin spent part o( last
week with friends in Lsngobrne, Pa.
Christian Endeavor meeting will be
held next Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. —
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Heller were gueste of
her parents in Glassboro, N.J.,this week.
Mise Margaret McDoy, of Wilmington,
spent part of this week with her parents
here.
Miss Mary Giloh h-s returned home
alter a pleasant visit with relatives in Bal
timore.
Mr. William Elliott, of Philadelphia,
was the guest of Mr. J. Coll and family
over Sunday.
Preaching Services at the Presbyterian
Cbnrcb next Sunday both morning aud
evening to which all are invited. '
Tbe Junior Epworth League meets
Friday afternoon at the St. Paul's M. E.
Cbnrcb. All Juniors are invited to at
tend.
Tbe Ladies Horae and Foreigu Mission
ary Society was entertained Wednesday
evening last at the home of Mrs. G . E.
Coppage.
Epworth League Services at tbe osnal
hour. Subject for next Sunday's lessons
is "Tiie Desolation of Emptiness" Isa: 24:
1-6. Lake 13: 34, 35.
Tbe friends of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Packard tendered them a "Shower" on
Tborsday evening last at their home on
High street. Many handsome and use
ful presents were received.
PORT PENN
Mrs. Jessie Davis is spending a week
with her sieter, Mrs. George Lockerman.
Mre. J. W. Spicer, of Delaware City,
visited ber parents, A. Bendler and wife,
on Tuesday.
Joseph Denny and wife entertained
over Sunday their son, William and wife,
of New Castle.
Mrs. Mary Collins and neice, Mies
Hazel Bendler, have returned aiter a
week's visit with her daughter, Mrs. Dale
S. Bendler, at New Castle.
Sunday evening being tbe time for
Junior service in the Christian Endeavor
extra music was furnished by the Junior'
(or tbe meeting, with Miss Mae Yearalev,
one of tbe members aa leader.
Tbe house of the late Conrad Zacbies,
recently purchased by Thomaa Higgins,
bas been rented to the contractor of tbe
atone work for sleeping accomodations for
about 40 men wbo are employed on tbe
work.
Tbe Breakwater Construction Co., of
N. Y., bave began operation on tbe new
Government contract of building a stone
breakwater or dike, from old Reedy Is
land to a point below Appoqninimink
river.
A. Kumpel, our leading merchant is im
proving the appearances of things on Con
gress street, by painting hie property and
laying concrete sidewalks. He is also in
stalling water works and acetlyne gas for
lighting purposes, which will be a great
improvement.
Frank Torbert and wife were serenaded
in their new home on Friday evening by
tbe young people, wbo furnished tbe
bride and groom witb plenty of kitchen
uteueila, besides a number of useful as
well as pretty presents, and all were
treated to refreshments and spent the
evening iu various amusements, after
which they retired, wishing tbe bappy
couple mauy prosperous years.
Nominate your beet girl or lady friend
in tbe Piano Contest.
New Century Gab
Tbe meeting of the New Century Clnb
on Tuesday afternoon was given entirely
to business. Tiie arrangements lor tbe
coming Federation were disenssed and
new plane made. Mrs. F. H. Moore was
made chairman of badges and credentials,
and Misa Bessie S. Anderson, chairman of
tbe refreshment committee for the recep
tion.
The day sessions aud the entertainment
given by Miss McLaren iu tbe Opera
House in the evening will be open ineet
Tbe reception to be given at tbe
ings.
home of Mrs. J. L. Siiepberd will be for
the Club members, their guests and dele
gates to the Federation.
Colored Man Assulted
On Saturday evening the Matthew
Brown who has repeatedly been before
the Court ou various charges made while
drank au improvoked assoit on George
Cropper a highly respectable colored man
aud chewed hie fingers. In self defence
Cropper was forced to knock Matthew
down. He was subsequently arrested
aud Squire Cox held him in $200 bail to
answer to the Court above. His employer
Walter 8. Letberbnry went on bis bail
bond, and Matthew was released.
Matthew has hitherto managed some
how to wriggle out of all the many diffi
culties into which his drinking, bad tem
per and evil nature has gotten him.
Mr. Townsend Cengratnlated
When George L. Townaend, of Odessa,
who was recently appointed United
States marshall for Delaware, went to
Wilmington early Saturday afternoon lie
wae given an informal reception while at
loncbeon at Hsuoa'a cafe. Many friends
of 1 - r. Townsend, who had learned that
be was lunching there,called end extend
ed congratulations, the greetiogs coming
from Democratic friande as well as Repub
licans. It wae entirely unexpected on
tbe part of Mr.Towoeend, but was appre
ciated nevertheless.
Death of J. B. Baker
Mr. J. B. Baker, proprietor of tbe local
corn cannery, died at bia borne in Aber
deen at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening,
after an iiloeas of several months,
ceased was aged 67 years, and leaves a
widow, two daoghters and one ion; tbe
latter, Mr. Harold Baker has conducted
tbe cannery here for the peat two seasons.
Tbe fanerai service* were held at two
o'clock and the remain* will be interred
io Angel Hill cemetery, near Havre-de
Grace, Md.
De
0 -
Nominate your beat girl or lady friend
in the Piauo Contest.
CHESAPEAKE CITY
Miss Hanna Bouchelle is visiting rela
tives and friends at North East.
Miss Alive Boulden, of Philadelphia,
visited Miss Alice Clark this week.
Mrs. Annie Malster, of Baltimore, is
vititing her mo. her, Mrs. Annie Couray.
Miss Georgia R. Ellison is visiting Mr.
1. Griffith Ellison and wife, at Kirkwood,
Del.
Rev. Kenny will preach his firgt ser
mon in Cayotts Chorch on Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Sara Karsner is visiting her
brother Mr. A. J. Bouchelle, on Bohemia
Manor.
Mrs. Jennie Ogden is at her home near
town, after a several months slay in
Pennsylvania.
Rev. and Mrs. L. E. Pool and daugh
ter, MeriaD, ot Wilmington, are visiting
friends here this week.
Mrs. William Cramer and children, of
Wilmington, spent this week with her
mother, Mrs, James Vaughan.
Tbe North East base ball team wil
play oar high school team on Saturday
afternoon, game calls at 1.30 P. M.
The seniors of the Chesapeake City
High School will make their annual trip
to Washington, D. C., on Thursday,
April 25th.
A "Talent Social" was given at the
home of Mrs. James S. Hopper on Mon
day evening. $254 wee taken in for the
Manse fund.
Mrs. Jacob Metz has returned to her
home after spending three weeks with
her mother. Mrs. Maria Johnson, of
Philadelphia.
Tbe Home and Foreign Missionary
Society met at the borne of Mrs. B. Car
penter on Thursday afternoon.
Rev.
William Clews of the Presbyterian Church
was installed in the evening witb appro
priate services.
TOWNSEND
Mr. Kemp Dooovan, of Newark, was
home on Sunday.
Mr. aud Mrs. D. B. Jones visited tbeir
son Mre. Daniel E. Jones, of Dover, on
Sunday.
Miss Mildred Wells is spending this
week witb Miss Pearle Boggs, of near
Smyrna.
Mre. Emma Finley, who bas been spend
ing some time with her daughter in Wil
mington, has returned home.
Mrs. Moitié Hait spent a few days of
Ibis week with Mrs. George Atwell, of
Stillpond, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hart were guests
of Mrs. H. Parvis, of Middietown, on
Sunday.
Misa Elma Lockerman, who baa been
spending some time with ber sister at At
lantic City, baa returned'.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Morris and chil
dren, of near Smyrna, visited her mother
Mrs. Maggie Lee ou Sunday.
Mrs. S. E. Collins was iu Smyrna on
Wednesday.
On Saturday moruiug a bappy crowd
left town to attend a house party given
by Mr. and Mrs. J. Wright, of Smyrna.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright's hoeptality was
very much enjoyed by all tbe girls. On
Monday the bappy crowd returned home.
Those who comprised the party were
Misses Katie aud Lain Ratledge, May
and Mildred Wells, Nellie Beardsley,
Jnlia Wells and Roth Richardson.
We desire to state for
the benefit of the merchants
giving prizes for the Tran
script's Piano Contest, that
cooponswill be given only for
future cash purchases, aud
positively NOT for week or
ger accounts.—[Ed].
CTOBIHT PRICES
MIDDLETOWN GRAIN MARKET
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY 8. B. FOARD.
Wheat—No. 2 $1.00 Corn—
No. Î
Yellow, shelled 76
" cob. 72
Timothy Seed 8.50
Clover Seed 15.00 Oats
MIDDLETOWN PRODUCE MARKET
70
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY W. T. CONNKLLEK
Eggs, per doz..
Country Butter,per lb.
Creamery Butter, per #>...
, per lb.
Chickens, per lb.
17(S»19
j39
44
II
Lard,
Live
Potatoes
114
... 12@16
..85@1.00
IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE
-OF
VALUABLE FARM LANDS
About three miles from Middletown,
formerly tbe lauds of the late Dr. James
B. Crawford.
As Attorney for the owners I will offer
for sale by Public auction, iu front of the
Middletown Hotel, at Middletown, Dela
ware, on
TUE8DAY, APRIL 30th, 1912,
' At 12 o'clock, uoon
All those two valuable Farms known as
tbe "Forest Farms" aud formerly owned
by the late Dr. Jamee B. Crawford and
bia daughter Mery Virginia Crawford,
situated on the road leading from Van
dykes School House to Vandyke Station,
about 3 miles from Middletown and about
two aod a half miles from Townsend in
New Castle County Delaware.
The lands are situated directly opposite
each other aod will be offered separately
and together, they are now occupied
under a verbal agreement by Messrs. T.
Henry Marvel and William Timmons,
spectively.
Mlie Marvel piece contains about 240
acres and is improved by ■ 2 story frame
dwelling end a one story frame smoke
bouse, 2 storv frame bern and stable, car
riage bouse attached and wagon shed.
The Timmons place contains about 196
acres, aud ia improved by a 2 story trame
dwelling end attachments, 1 story frame
wagon shed and e story barn and stable.
The farms have a considerable quanti
ty of good timber.
Terms of sale, one third cash, balance
in 6 and 12 months, with interest and se
curity, or all cash at purchaser's option.
Taxes and all expenses adjusted to day
of sale.
A deposit of $250 will be required upon
each Farm at the time of Sale.
MARK O. 8HRIVER, Jr., Attorney
Pattison à Gaban, Auctioneers
Baltimore, Md.,
re
Charles Schuman
Hand-Made Harness
Repairing a Specialty
West Main Street
MIDDLETOWN.
DEL.
Or eat Voting Contest
Starts Like a Whirlwind
Many Nominations of Popular Young Ladies
Already Made.
First Count Will be M ade May 16th
Get In the Race. So Many Splendid Gifts
Give All an Opportunity
in
of
The big prize voting contest announce
ment in these columns last week is creat
ing more interest than we imagined it
would at the beginning. Nominations ol
contestants are being sent to tüls office
aud soon tbeie will be many who would
be willing recipients of a fine $40U Obei
meyer Piano or oilier valuame pnzes enu
merated iu this list.
All o! these handsome prizee are enu
merated iu the announcement on another
page aud will be given to some of the
ladies of Middletown aud vicinity.
The question is: how can I do it? All
that is necessary is to get your relatives
and friends to trade wiin tue merchants
who are donating prizes iu this popular
voting contest.
Fur each $1.00 spent with the inet
chauts you will receive 25 votes which
can be voted for auy of the contestants.
Also to get your frieuds to subscribe for
the Middletown Transcript. For eacii
one year uew subscription you will re
ceive 600 votes; for each oue year renewal
500- for each year back subscription 400
votes. Of course it will be understood
that under no circnmstauces are coupons
issued by tbe merchants except upon
cash purchases.
The rules are that no oue connected
with The Transcript office can compete
for any prize. The reasons lor this are
obvions. We want tbe contest to be
conducted with the greatest possible
fairness, with uo occasion oi op
portunity for anybody to criticise. The
ballot box is now at The Trauscript office,
ready to receive votes. The keys are in
the hands of Mr. John S. Grouch, who
will be one of the judges. The box will
not be unlocked until the first couut is
made, ou May 16tb. Tbe judges will be
absolutely disinterested people, iu whom
everybody will have confidence, and
every count will be participated iu by a
representative of the Publishers' Music
Co., who are managing the coutesl.
There will be uo favonties and uo chance
for favoritism. The lady who secures the
largest number of votes will win tbe
piano, and so on down for tbe rest of tbe
prizes. We wish there were pianos
enough logo round for ail the gi.ls, bat
there are nut and all but one will bave
to be content with oue of tbe many other
beautiful prizes offered.
Voting can commence at any time in a
ballot box which is placed iu this office
and the key to tbe box will be giveu to
the awarding committee whose names
wid be announced iu auother issue ot
this paper.
Use tbe free vote coupou in this issue.
If yon know of any lady who has not
been nominated aud whom you think
would make a good race use tbe nomina
tion blank below and send her name to
The Transcript office or bring it in per
son aud her name will be entered. It
matters not if sbe is married or siDgie.
Read tbe rules in the large ad. iu tiiis
issue nr we will mail them upon request.
Inspect the offerings of the merchants
and learn how you may secure votes for
yourself or friend. Be sure to asK these
merchants for coupons.
Those who do not understand tbe rules
aud regulations of this contest, can call
at this office or write us and we will be
pleased to go over the proposition with
them.
EXT&A PRIZE OF $10 IN 0OLD
Tbe first count in tbe coutest will be
made on May 16th at which time $10 iu
gold will be awarded to tbe contestant
having tbe largest number of votes at
that time. This prize is extra, in addi
tion to the other prizes offered, and its
winning will not bar the winner from
securing the piano or any of tiie other
prizee.
DO IT NOW and help some one reap
the benefits of this liberal offer. Remem
ber that many of the merchaula of Mid
dietown are interested in tnis conteet and
give a 25 vote coupon with every $1 cash
purchase.
This coutest is between individnals aud
no lodge or other organization will be pei
milted to eoler. This also means that
no lady will be permitted to staud as the
candidate of auy particular organization
witb the understanding if sbe wins the
piano or other prizes it is to go to (list
organization. Such an arrangement
would be manifestly unfair to tbe other
contestants. Any candidate ao detected
will be disqualified.
Remember and bave your friends trade
witb the merchants wbo are giying the
coupons. They are reliable trades people
as follows :
J F. McWhorter & Son.
J. H. Bmersou.
S. E. Massey.
Fogel & Burstan Department Store.
W. T. Connellee.
M. Banning.
Redgrave Bros.
L. M. Scott.
Tbe Globe Clothing Store.
Mrs. Rosa Weber.
E. A. Truitt.
E. J. Steele.
This is the first voting conteet The
Transcript baa ever giveu, and we pro
pose to make it a "howling success." We
want new subscribers and a lot of them,
and these girls will get them for ns by
seeing tbeir friends and inducing them
v
25 VOTE COUPON
Send this Coupon to The Middletown Transcript
office within 15 days from date and it will count for
TWENTY-FIVE VOTES. No money is required with
this Coupon.
Vote For
SATURDAY, APRIL 20th, 1912
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Nominating Blank
Popular Vote Contest
_1912
I hereby nominate or suggest the name of
?
Address.
As a lady worthy to become a candidate in your Popu
lar Voting Contest. I present this name with the dis
tinct understanding and agreement that the editor shall
not divulge my name. This does not obligate me in
any way whatever.
Signed.
Address_
to subscribe or renew for The Trauscript.
We guarantee to make tire paper wtli
worth the money of every subscriber,
and we expect to hold a 1 these new soL
scribera for many years to coûte. That
is the only way we can make this
test make money for ns.
The names of the young ladies who
have already been nominated in this con
test are given below. We want each one
of them to call at The Transcript office
and get a book of receipts and copies of
The Transcript to work with and get
busy. The one who does the best work ia
going to have that beautiful Obermeyer
& Sons piano, and the others are going
to be handsomely rewarded by other
prizes. Iu addition one of them is go
ing to win an extra prize of $10 in gold,
to be awarded May 10th. Now, young
ladies, it is np to yon to get busy. A good
s'art may mean a great deal, so get in
the ga i.e early.
The nominations so far made
follows:
it
con
are as
MIDDLETOWN
Miss Frances T. Beasten.
Miss Emma Burchard.
Miss Elsie Byron.
Miss Hattie Cochran.
Miss Emma Carpenter.
Mies Lena Dutton.
Mies Anna Denny.
Miss Lola Ingram.
Miss Bertha Manlove.
Mies Mary Richards.
Mies Lydia Redgrave.
Miss Ada Scott.
Miss Marion Vinyard.
Miss Lulu Vinyard.
Mies Lena Weber.
Mrs. D. W. Stevens.
Mrs. W. T. Pearce, Jr.
TUWN8END
Mies Benlah Hodgson.
" Eva Insolo.
" Arrelee Lattomus.
" El va Lockerman.
" Ethel Lee.
" Katia Ratledge.
" Ruth Richardson.
" May Wells.
Mrs. May Parvis.
/
FOREST P. O.
Miss Wilmina Mannering.
" Margaret Hill.
" Florence Heinold.
" Pearl Raush.
" Ada Weber.
BLACKBIRD
Mies Emma Carrey.
" Margaret Caulk.
" Phylis Fortner.
" Ethel Fenneinore.
" Ethel Taylor.
Mre. William Fortner.
ODESSA
Miss Anna May Berry.
*• Grace Bignear.
" Clara M. Douglas.
" E'nnia Ecoles.
•* Frances Heller.
" Ethel Plummer.
" Ella Rhoadts.
" Emma Weist.
Mrs. Lee Orrell.
MCDONOUGH
Miss Ellen Gillan.
" Mamie George.
Mrs. Edward Armstrong.
PORT PENN
Mies Beil Carpenter.
", Amelia Ea
" Myrtle Voshell.
Mrs. Albert Bendler.
ton.
DELAWARE CITY
Miss Eva Bendler.
" Edi a Crossland.
" M lcfred Carey.
Mrs. Walter Ginn.
" William Beck.
MT PLEASANT
Miss Dorothy Culpitts.
" Blanche Cleaver.
KIRKWOOD
Mies Evelyn Cosdeu.
" Gertrude Jones.
" Beulah Wright.
SUMMIT BRIDGE
Mrs. J. R. Boiler.
" John Neville.
CHESAPEAKE CITY
Miss Ida Bouchelle.
" Daisy Bonchelle.
" Ethel M. Ellison.
" Florence Egee.
" Edna Spear.
Mrs. Nell e Reed.
cecilton, MI).
Miss Nellie Anderson.
" Ruth Alderson.
" Reba Burris.
" Manila Baiiey.
" Mary Black way.
Mrs. Amy Bonchelle.
" L. B. Manlove.
WARWICK, MD.
Miss Eva Kirg.
" Bertha Lynch.
" Ma nie Meiritt.
" Clara Price.
Mrs. S. D. Wilson.
MASSEY, MD.
Miss Edith Maslin.
" Edua Ransom.
COLT, MD.
Miss Helen Davis.
" Thresa Dreka.
. " Marv Othnson.
" Ada Robinson.
" Helen Siradley.
Mrs. Earl Davis.