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Middletown transcript., 1893-04-29
PERSONALITIES
Little Lines About Men and Women
and What They Are Doing.
Or. W. E. Barnard spent Sunday with


and What They Are Doing.
DR. W. E. Barnard spent Sunday with
Still Pond friends.
Thomas Budd was visitor at the
Capital on Tuesday last. az
Mrs. NJ. CIendaniel, Of near town,
visited Chestertown friends this week.
Miss Helen Naudain returned on Mon
day from visit with Wilmington friends.
Miss Bessie Reynolds. who has been in
Philadelphia for some weeks returned home
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Laura Hill, of Philadelphia,
visited her sister Mrs. Frank Pierce, near
town, this week.
Joseph Denney, of the Port Penn
lighthouse, was in town on Tuesday, and
made the TRANSCRIPT pleasant call.
Warren Cochran, who has just re-
turned from business trip South, stopped
over to see his mother and sister on We'd
nesday.
AS we go to press we learn that although
Mr. Nathaniel Williams is very ill, he
passed a good night, and shows signs of
improvement
Miss Allie Mckee who came home to
attend the funeral of her grandmother,
Mrs. Howell, on Tuesday, returned to Bal
timore on Thursday.
Mrs N. NJ. Browne, Mrs. R. L. Price
..5 1Eso,aa AlJ;o ri ord Ebarna In
gram, attended the W. c. T. U. Convention
at Townsend on Wednesday.
DIR. G.. G. Chamberlaine left on We'd
nesday morning for New York where he
will be the guest of his son for several days.
The Doctor witnessed the naval review.
Frank Dorsey, of near Warwick, hay-
ing passed a successful examination for ad-
mission to the Williamson School at Media,
Pa, will enter upon his school duties next
week.
Mr.. A. G. Cox, accompanied by his
lister Miss Lou, went to Dover on Monday,
where they are making visit at the NJ. E.
Parsonage, the guests of DIR. and Mrs
Iurray.
John W. Jolls left for New York on
to see the manoeuvring of the
varships. From there he will go to his
yew England home, and renew old ac-
uaintanceships in Little Rhody."
IS. R. Estes, representing the clothing
ouse of Hamburger G. Sons, of Whining
on, was stationed at the Middletown Hotel
bis week taking orders for spring and
clothing. Mr.. Estes stated to the
Transcript man that he conducted the
rst ready-made clothing store in Middle
own in 1876, being located in the old
.oreroom on the corner of North Broad
I'D Main street. which occupied the site of
le shoe store of Edwin Prettyman. He
as surprised at the marked improvement
our town since he left it.
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the rebellion, and how the Delaware boys
were frightened then they heard the can
onading. .aA
1t is marvel me changes that time has
wrought since the bloody days of the six
ties in war vessels. And when we look on
monster vessels as the San Francisco We
wonder how such little spit-fres as the
Monitor could accomplish so much.
But the feet before US was bent on
peaceful mission and it is to be hoped that
their guns will never be turned against one
another.
They left Old Point Comfort early Mon
day morning amid the waving of handker-
chiefs and the music of the band stationed
on t1e ramparts of Fortress Monroe playing
the natioral air of each country as its ves-
sci passed out of the Roads. w. A. B.
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DIED in MISSOURI.
A Former Delawarean Dies in Kan

A Former De1awarean Dies in KAN
sas City at an Advanced Age.
News has been received in Middletown of
the death of John Hayes on April Goth.
The diseased was brother of Mrs. M. E.
Jump, of this town, and was well known
in this vicinity.
He was a local preacher in the M. E.
Church at Dover for number of years.
The deceased was stricken with paralysis
and being in advanced years, it proved
fatal attack.
During the session of the Wilmington
Conference in March last he derived much
pleasure from hearing read the reports in
the TRANscRIPT, and could understand fully
what was transpiring in his former home.
His funeral occurred on Sunday last.
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HERE AND THERE.
Little Items of Interest Condenced for
Ready Reading.

Little Items of Interest Condenced for
Ready Reading.
-Chestertown is to have savings bank
Fort Monroe is now completely de-
serted.
Seven million eggs are annually laid by
founder.
"A flea can jump over barrier 500 times
its own height.
The turkey bird, despite its name, is a
native American.
The Baltimore Sugar Refinery will soon
resume operations.
You can get 80 loaves of bread for on
dollar at Mrs. Adams.
"A. Countryman is the name of poultry
raiser near Admission, Ala.
The passion for pancakes is never quite
extinct in the human breast.
Crooked nails are always an indication
of pride, even to hautiness.
The mild-tempered Norwegians live
longer than any other people.
On and after May Boston letter carriers
will work but eight hours day.
The recent frosts have nearly killed the
entire cotton crop of Mississippi.
"A Michigan man has a pitcher that
was brought to this country on the May
flower.
-Kensington church congregations are
largely composed of persons under 81 years
DID,
The Chinese have q flower which is
white at night or in the shade, and red in
the sunlight.
The most perfect echo is at Killarney,
Ireland. 1t repeats cornet note nearly
twenty minutes.
The Ladies' Aid, of Cheswold, has pre-
sented the NJ. E. Church with silver com.
munion service.
Fifty thousand Philadelphians can
legitimately excuse late hours by reason of
club membership.
The annual shad bake to be given by
officials of the Delaware Division, p. w. &
B. railroad, will take place at Bombay
Hook. May 5th.
Secretary of Agriculture ]. Sterling
Morton spent last Sunday as the guest of
Senator Gray at Wilmington. He returned
to Washington on Monday.
The law library of the late Chief JUS
1: ID L of
and volumes, will be sold in Wilmington
by L. w. Stidham & Son, on Friday, May
18th.
Owing to the illness Of Lord James
Hennen, one of the British members of
the Behring Sea Tribunal Of Arbitra-
ton, the tribunal has adjourned for one
week.
This has been windy month i'll many
sections of the country and destructive 10
life and property. There have been springs
when our worst blows have come and gone
with March, but this year it seems that
undesirable weather is long drawn out.
When Napoleon overran Italy his at
tention was called to number Of silver
statues of the Apostles which had decor
ated an ecclesiastical institution for cen
turies. "Take them down." said the great
conquerer, "and coin them into currency,
that they may go about doing good, as did
their Master"
The womans Health Protective Asso-
citation meeting Wednesday morning in the
New Century Drawing Room, Philadelphia
was addressed by DR.. Pauline Root, OF
Madura, Southern India, who gave an in
formal talk on Cholera as Seen in Every
day Lie in Southern India and Some Les
sons Other women physicians who have
Travelled in India took part in the discus
sion.
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Struck Another Snae.

Work has ceased at the water works for
several days, and the Light and Water Com
mission are in quandary. The contractor
has been driving an S-inch we'll, but on
Wednesday he was unable to proceed any
farther because of some hard substance
which refused to be penetrated by the drill.
Some of the members of the Commission
do not know whether or not to expend
more money in attempting to force pas
sage through the rock, and are having
almost daily consultations. The result is
looked forward to with much interest.
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THE NEW ADDITION
To the Shirt Factory To Be Built Very

To the Shirt Factory To Be Built Very
Soon.
The ladies employed at the shirt factory
have acted upon the suggestions published
in last weeks TRANSCRIPT and subscribed
about half the stock to Insure the
erection of the new addition to the
factory buildings. 1t is wise move on
their part and evidences the fac. that they
have an interest in the establishment thai
furnishes them employment
The committee appointed by the Board
of Trade to solicit subscriptions have met
with marked success, and nearly the full
amount has now been subscribed to erect
the buildings.
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anitoIv Woddod

Miss Ruth Naomi Schreitz, of Middle
town, and William A. Rhoades, Jr., of
Odessa, were quietly married on Thursday
afternoon at the residence of the brides
sister. Mrs. John Clendaniels, near Ken
nedyville, Md. Only few friends witnessed
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Rhodes
arrived in Middletown on the 4:31 p. m.
train, and were driven Immediately to
Odessa where the groom had prepared a
pretty home for his bride. The TRANSCRIPT
extends congratulations and best wishes.
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Editor Married.

George w. Humphrey, Editor of the
Every EUening, was married on Thursday
afternoon, to Miss Annie E. Gerry, at the
residence of her uncle Mr.. Samuel w. Me-
gill, near Cecilton, Nd. Only the intimate
relatives of the bride and groom witnessed
the ceremony which was performed by
Rev. D. II. Corkran. Mr.. and Mrs. Hum
phrey drove to Middletown and boarded
the 4:52 train for Philadelphia. They
sailed Friday on the Decatur H. Miller,
from Baltimore for Savannah, and on their
return from the South will probably make
a flying trip to Chicago and the Worlds
Fair
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Illustrated Concerts.

Prof. G. L. Svrrick will give his illustrated
concerts at the Opera House on onday and
Tuesday evenings, May s and 9. These en-.
are of high order, and with
attractions will furnish a very fne
exhibition Of stereoptican views, the finest
ever seen in Middletown Prof. Surrick has
been secured by the members of the Pres
byterian Church, in whose interest the en-
tertainments are given.
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Big Government Contract.

The Kiomensi Woolen Mill Company. of
Newark, De-, have received a contract
from the United States Government for
blankets for the amount of $4,000. These
blankets will be used by the United States
army in the Western States"
The company has its mills at KiamenEi
Stanton and Newark. The Kiamen>i mills
have the largest capacity. State Senator John
Pilling is the president of the company.
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Another Old Resident Gone.

Horatio Gates Lloyd, formerly promi-
nent farmer of this neighborhood, died at
his residence near Camden, NJ, on Mon
day. Mr.. Lloyd had many friends here
who have the greatest sympathy for his
family in their bereavement. He was a
man of very reserved manners, but those
whose privilege it was to know him well,
found in him the truest and most apprecia
tive Of friends. A loving wife and four
devoted children survive him. Hi funeral
took place on Thursday from his late resi-
dence. He was 63 years old.
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Delaware,s Oddities,

Delaware has curious collection of odd
surnames. There is a family of Colts in
Kent county. The Peppers and Mustards
have lived neighbors in Sussex, and there
are Peaches in New Castle county, inau-
spiciously settled north of the peach belt.
eral counties of the State. and Della
ware is an occasional Christian name. A
girl whose name was Leonora Missouri
Cannon provoked from stranger the
prompt declaration that the name was at
once sentimetal, patriotic and explosive.
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st. Anne's Church.

Rev, ]. Beers will preach sermon ON
F" Con irmation next Sunday at the 10 80
q. m service. In .he evening the sermon
will be on thoughts suggested by the
"Naval Review of this week.
Bishop Coleman is expected to officiate
at the evening service of Sunday, Nay 14th,
at 80 o'clock, and administer the rite of
Laying on of Hands" or Confirmation >
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Electric Plant In Flames.

The electric light plant at Salisbury was
destroyed by fire on Saturday, and now the
town is left in total darkness; all the streets
were lighted by electricity, as were also the
business houses and many private resi-
dences The loss to the company is esti
mated at from $4,000 to s2O, 900. Insurance
$1,000. The fire originated in the boiler
room, and in half hour the whole build
ing was in flames.
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The farmers onportunitv.

Since Monday last the price of butter has
gone up seven to eight cents wholesale and
has reached the high figure of 45 cents
retail along the curbstone market. No good
butter can be obtained at less than the
last mentioned price. This rise in the price
exists in all the eastern markets. 1t is at
tributed to an insuficientcy of grass on the
farm lands. The recent rains have not
been general nor enough to make the grass
grow and the yield of milk has been below
the normal figure for the spring season.
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Can't Abide Church Fairs.

Because he opposed church fairs, which
the majority of his congregation favored,
the Rev. D. T. Firor, of the South Chester
Baptist Church, has resigned. He says
some members of his flock made things I'M
pleasant for him and he does not propose to
remain. His salary was $500, and he says
the church should be able to keep up ex-
penses Without fairs and festivals
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A Fortunate Church.

The people of St. Georges are very for
tunate in securing the services of Mr.. Can
didus the celebrated tenor singer who de-
lighted so many hearers while with the
American Opera Company in the large
cities. The gentleman has consented to
give concert for the benefit Of The Presby-
terian Church of that place.
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smith VIII Remain in jail.

!. A prominent resident of Wilmington
received telegram from Attorney general
Olney, at Washington, assuring him that
Paying Teller Peter I. E. Smith would be
allowed to remain in New Castle Jail u"til
the expiration of his term of imprisonment
The information came from prominent
ference with Attorneys general Olney on
the subject.
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That ..Non-Partisan,, Police.

Wilmington will after May 1st. have that
"non-partisan" police force we hear our
Democratic exchanges talking so much
about There have been 25 Republicans
and Democrats dismissed. All the COL
ored members of the force, including the
ianitors have been dismissed and white
man appointed to their places.
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Unclaimed Letters.

List of unclaimed letters at the postoffice
Middletown. Del. for the week ending
April goth, 1898.
Miss Teeney White, Mrs Kate Davis, Mr..
Samuel Johnson, Miss Iidy Landy and
Mr.. Tt os. Latomus. Persons calling for
the above will please say they are adyer-
tised.
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Conference Academx trustees.

At a meeting of the trustees of the Con-
ference Academy at Dover on Monday,
Prof. W. L. Gooding, the principal, offered
his resignation which was not accepted.
His reason for resigning was that the heavy
rental was more than he felt able to bear.
The trustees decided to employ him at a
fixed salary, and assume the financial
burden themselves, realizing that they
could i'll afford to loose Prof. Cooling who
has so faithfully and aeceptably served the
school in the past
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A New LIQUOR Law.

The bill to allow retailers to sell liquor in
quantities from one quart to one gallon to.
be drunk off the premises, and in quantities
less than one quart to be drunk on the
premises, passed both houses of the Della
ware legislature this week and is now
law.
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delaware CITY Wants Him.

Rev. Lewis w Gibson, rector of Christ
Church. Dover, who so recently had a dis
turbance in his congregation, has received
a unanimous call to become rector of Christ
Church at Delaware City. Whether Mr..
Gibson has consented or not has not been
aScertaiDed
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Died of Paralysis,

Miss Eliza FARRELL died at the residence of
her brother Charles Wesley FARRELL, near
Deakyneyille, last Thursday of paralysis
aged rs years, month and 2 days. Her
remains were inferred at Friendship GENE.
terry Tuesday. Rev E. Fl. Hinson officiat-
ing
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Anrnnns

Mr.. suburb-"Well, how are you getting
along with my artesian well?''
Contractor (despondently( 1--WE are
down 800 feet and haven struck rock yet"
Mr.. Suburb-'Rock? Good lands! told
you to bore for water, man, water. don't
want stone quarry;
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Kent Comfy Milk,

The prices paid per hundred for milk at
the Kent county creameries for the month
Of March, were: Chestertown, S1.00; Ken
nedyville, s1.10; Locust Grove, 81. .05; Galena
and sassafras. S1Os; Crumpton. 81 co. Mil
lington, 95 cents.
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Trustees ReappoInted.

Governor Reynolds has reappointed
Thomas B. Smith, of New Castle county;
Zebulon Hopkins, of Kent county, and Dr.
e. C. NAPLES. of Sussex county, to be
trustees of the Delaware State Hospital at
Farnhurst.
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Base Ball,

The League championship games began
on Thursday. Our youth will now watch
with anxiety the rise and fall of their
faYorite clubs.
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TCart for Sale

A ladies cart, only used about half a
dozen times; also set of fine russet harness
VIII sell at bargain. Apply at this office
Middletown transcript., 1893-04-29

j. F. Brikerhof, specialist in lenses for
the eye will be at the jewelry store of Mrs
Massey Thursday, May 4th.
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Fine Printing.

Don't fail to get our estimates for any
printing You may have. Our prices and
our work cannot be duplicated outside of
the big cities. We lead but never follow.
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Az OLD POINT
THE WAR SHIPS OF THE WORLD
ATTRACT BIG CROWDS
THAT SALUTE OLD GLORY

.d wave Handkerchiefs In Admira-
t,on of the Gorgeous Array OF
Pomp-Interesting Points In ana
Around Fortress Monroe anu
uompton Roads-America's Beautl-
W.. vasseIs. and Handsome
Onicers and Men-The Pride oi
the Seas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-29
THE WORK OF A MADMAN.
Emperor William Does Not Connect
France With the Internal Machines.

France With the Internal Machines.
BERLIN, Nov. 29.-Chancellor Won Ca
priv and Major Ebmeyer. his aid, were re-
ceived by Emperor William at the new
palace at Potsdam today. Major Ebmeyer
told in detail all the facts he knew in con-
nection with the Internal machine that
was sent to the chancellor. His story in
all respects agreed with that told exclu-
sively by the representative of the United
Press on Monday last.
Major Ebmeyer, it will be recalled, re-
ceived the package and started to open it,
Noticing something that resembled powder
dropping as he was removing the wrappngs
he turned the parcel over to the police
who, after soaking it in water, made a
cautious investigation and discovered that
1t was an Internal machine.
The emperor after listening to the story
said the. whole thing was the work of a
identified France with the attempted out
rage. though the package was sent from
Orleans.
Major Ebmeyer told the emperor that his
wife was present when he began to undo
the package. His majesty congratulated
him upon the escape of himself and wife
Even the anarchists of Berlin have ex-
pressed their non-approval of the attempt
on the chancellor's life. They held a meet
Ing last night and declared that the an
archiSts were in no way connected with
the outrage. The chancellor. it was en-
phatically said. had no enemies among the
anarchists.
At the opening of the reichstag this after
noon Herr Won LevetZow, the president
exp expressed the indignation felt by himself
and all other members Of the house without
regard to party feeling. at the dastardly at
tempt that had been made to assassinate
the emperor ana Chancellor Won Caprivi
by means of internal machines. He said
he thanked God that neither his majesty
nor the chancellor had been injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-29

team and is a game in himself but his
sprained ankle has kept him out of much
Of the late practice. This is his third year
on the team. The other half back, David
son, is a new man. but training has brought
out ingenuity and grit in him to make his
strength available. Ward. Marshall and
Harms are also on their first year, but play
like veterans, while Reeves, the left tackle,
plays with the experience of three years to
back him.
1t is hard to draw the line between the
team and the substitutes as to good play
ing, for Breckenridge (who is a son of In
spector General Breckenridge of the army
is as good as the chosen ends, and Gelm' 8
only fault is a little slowness, while Full
lenwider has been playing for two years.
The team has been most efficiently coached,
and though they themselves are not over
confident OF success, the rank and file of the
followers are enthusiastic The middies' best
work against the big teams this season
was to hold the University of Pennsyl-
vania down to II points and to score 6
to Lehigh's r. while the West Poin tiers
could not score against Lehigh, though
they held Lehigh down to is points. But
the best thing in favor of the Pointers is
their score a week ago of to the Prince
ton Tigers It, which is an excellent recon-
mendation.
The set team plays Of both teams are
kept very quiet and on each side there are
rumors of surprises for the other side, but
one thing is sure, the teams go into the
fight very evenly matched, and to the
hundreds OF spectators who go down 10
the drill ground in front of old Fort Severn
to see the game a good game is promised
whether they be the wearers of the mid
dies gold and blue and yell ''Ra, ra, "a,
hi, no. ha, L. S. n. A, Sis! Boom! Bahr'
or sport the gold and gray of the army's
pets and answer it back with "Ra, ra, rah,
West Point, West Point. ra, ra, rah"' All
the bets on the game at the Army and
Navy Club so far are even and light
though the army officers started to give
odds when the Pointers scored against
Princeton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-29
LATEST CABLE NEWS,
Terrible Railway Collision in
q Italy.
THE ITALIAN AND FRENCH CABINETS.
Emperor Williams Comment on the
Attempt on His Life.
MISS MICHEL AGAIN LOSES.
MISS MICHEL AGAIN LOSES.
MANGLED AND BURNED ALIVE.
Twenty Lives Lost in an italian Rail-
way Collision.

way Collision.
ROME, Nov. 29.-News has reached this
city of a terrible railroad accident last night
at Melzo, town in Lombardy, twelve miles
northeast of Milan. Two trains an express
from Milan for Venice and a goods train
laden with infiammable material, collided
just outside Melzo. The wreckage was set
on fire by the lights on the trains, and a
most horrible scene followed. The accident
occurred about the middle of the night.
A number OF the passengers were instant
ly killed. while others were pinioned by the
mass of wreckage lying upon them.
Those who were uninjured worked heroic
ally to release the imprisoned men and
women, and succeeded in many cases in
doing so. The flames spread rapidly, how
ever, and 1t was only a short time before
the heat was so intense that no one could
approach the burning coaches. The cries
OF the dying and wounded. who saw a hor-
rible death staring them in the face were
heartrending, but 1t was impossible to rem
der them any assistance.
A number of members of the chamber of
deputies were on the express train, and dis
patches from them are arriving at the
chamber reporting their safety, and briefly
disaster.
Full details Of the accident are not yet at
hand owing to the fact that the telegraph
line is working badly. 1t is impossible to
learn the exact number of the killed though
lives
Forty injured persons are reported to have
been rescued from the wreck. A house in
the vicinity was thrown open to receive the
injured, and to this temporary hospital they
were removed
The line was blocked until toward noon
To-Day, when the service was resumed.