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Middletown transcript., 1894-09-01
CHESAPEAKE CITY,

William Pryor, of Wilmington, is visit
ing in town.
Mrs. Fletcher Price is sojourning q
Atlantic City.
The Public School will reopen on Mon
day, September End.
Miss Lille Gross. of Stanton, Del, is Wis
iting friends near town.
Ulysses Colmary, Germantown, Pa, ID
spending few days in town.
Miss Carrie Barnes, of Wilmington. is
the guest of Miss Laura Coleman.
Miss Mary Fennimore of Philadelphia, il
visiting her cousin, Miss Laura Jones.
Miss Margret Griffith of Baltimore, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. James Hopper.
Miss Henrietta Jarmar, Of Elkton, il
being entertained by Miss Carrie Brady.
Mrs. William 9. Karsner, and Miss Marga-
ret Smack spent this week at Ocean Grove.
Miss Mamie Karsner, of Wilmington. has
been spending some time with Miss Anna
Johnson
Misses Irene and Emma Reed spent this
week with Mrs. Walter Clayton, ath
home near town.
Misses Lula, Minnie. and Clara Groppel,
of Baltimore were guests at Harry Bou-
chelle's on Monday OF last week.
Misses Alice Hanson, Mamie Bennett
and Mamie Ridgeway of Baltimore, were
guests at G. s. Wooley's this week.
Mrs. Rudolph Egee and children has,
returned to their home in Wilmington
sfter . pleasant visit among frisnds here. q
Miss Edith Lindsey and brothsr Wnliam
aud Fred, Of Germantopl., have returned.
home af!er I pleasant tiylt esnons islaEivse'
The aeyI<lz o SY3iiizlz ioinasy a.
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hip Of the church a IL COCA siS5
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REDUCED RATES.

To the Delaware State Fair a,
Dover.
The seventeenth annual Delaware State
Fair, to be held at Fairview Park, Dover
from September 10th to 18th, promises te
be one of great interest.
The inducements offered this year to cue.
cessful competitors will be greatly in the
increase of those of previous years, and the
many special premiums to be given out viii
act as a strong card towards securing a.
great number of exhibitors to the fair. The
grand display of cereals and live stock Will
be most interesting and instructive to the
visitor
Racing, as usual. will be striking and
drawing feature of the occasion. This part
of the programme has been much improved
by the addition of new blood. 81.
In all, the fair this year will be exceed
ingly interesting, and the attendance will
undoubtedly be larger than ever before.
Asa further inducement towards making
tile affair grand success, the Philadelphia
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad viii
sell excursion tickets. including admission.
70 the grounds, from principal stations On
tho Maryland Division and irom all po:nls
on the Delaware Division and Branchse
and Queen Annes ;and Kent j. r e
greatly reduced fates Tickets xiIl IS solds
from ne loth totl 16th iziolnsiye lood 81
rstarn: :untn tbs l7i1 aslpsiys. s s
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Pennsylvania Tours to the South.
For several seasons past the announce
ment of the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany's Tours to the South has been looked
Tor with interest, and the pleasant anticipa
tions of those who participated in them
have been more than realized. For the
present early autumn, announcement is
made of two personally conducted tours
from New York to the mountains of Mary
iand and Virginia and the two most promi-
nent cities of the upper South. The specific
points covered by these tours are Gettys-
burg, Blue Mountain, Luray Caverns.
Natural Bridge, the Grottoes of the Shenan.
noah, and the cities of Richmond and
washington. 1t would be difficult to plan
tour OF ten days which would embrace a
more interesting group of places. as every
one OF them has an individual interest that
cannot fail to enlist wide and favorable
attention. The scenery of the entire route
is picturesque and attractive, and the season
Is timed so as to present the scenic beauties
In their best form. These tours will leave
New York and Philadelphia on September
10th and Goth. and the members of the
party will travel in special trains of parlor
cars provided exclusively for their use. The
entire round trip covers period of ten
days, and excursion tickets, including all
travelling expenses, will be sold from New
YORK at $55 and Philadelphia $50. For
itineraries containing complete information
as to routes, special train service, descriptive
notes, &C., apply to or, address Tourist
Agent. 1ls6 Broadway, N. Y, or Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia.
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BRIEFS.

The New York Weekly Tribune and
the TRANSCRIPT for year, for only one dol
lar. Send your subscription at once.
Bargains in hose and shoes are now 10
be found at Mrs. A. s. Adams.
Graduates from Goldey's Commercial
and Short Hand College, Wilmington,
Del. have no trouble in securing good posi-
tioas. See advertisement and write for
catalogue.
Cheap wool means cheap dress goods
hence the great reduction in all woolen
fabrics at Mrs. A. s. Adams.
Does your razor need sharpening Then
take it to E. S, Jones, agent for the Warden
Razor sharpener, and he'll put an edge on
it that will surprise you,
"A large assortment of dry goods and
groceries will be sold at cost for cash dur
ing this month at Mrs. A. s. Adams.
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JUSTICE OF1HE PEACE,

Squire Ferguson Holds Court In
'Whoppum.''
Squire Ferguson moved his Magistrates
Office from his old quarters with NJ. B. Bur
RS, to his residence in the East End, where
he is prepared to issue warrants. marriage
licenses. etc.. as heretofore For nearly five
years he has occupied offices with Mr.. Bur-
ris, but the increase in both the law and
m ,gistrates businers. causes him to seek
new quarters.
Holding Court in "Whoppum" will doubt
less give it boom, and history will again
repeat itself, for, many years ago the bus
iness part OF the town was down by the
sycamore tree. where the blacksmith shop,
the town pump and the school house were
the chief industries. What change the
years have wrought.
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The Tax ON Playing card..

The new tariff bill imposes tax Of two
cents on every pack ofplaying cards in the
hands of manufacturers or dealers and on
every pack manufacturered after the law
goes into effect. 1t also provides apenalty
of $50 for the sale of every pack of cards
after the,laW becomes operative without .
two-cent stamp attached. Every one who
has playing cards intended for sale is re-
quired to forward to the internal revenue
collector Of the district in which he does
business q sworn statementof the number
Of packs Of cards he has on hand the day
the bill becomes law. Importers OF play.
ing cards will also Be required 10 every pack
imported.
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Wicomico county, Nd, will raise $54 ,00(
worth of tomatoes this year.
| Harry W. Burriss, of Boston, Mass, will
start the horses at the Delaware State
Fair.
The annual Fair of the Cecil County
| Agricultural Society will open at Elkton
| on September 4th and continue four. days.
E. N. Baker, of Dover, has over hund-
| red hands at work in his cannery and is
packing about 800 baskets of tomatoes q
| day.
County Commissioner Thomas A. Dud-
ley. farmer in Chapel district, near Eas-
| ton, has lost nearly all his hogs, amount
ing to five or six hundred dollars, with
cholera.
Workmen have been engaged for several
days past clearing the land of VIM. NJ. Sin
gerly at Frenchtown on the Elk river. two
miles south of Elkton, preparatory to build
ing large brick-yard on the land. Mr.
Singerly recently discovered rich vein of
the best quality of clay.
Mrs. Elexine Ross, one of the oldest wo-
men Of Cambridge, died early Wednesday
morning. She was born in Caroline county
and was the widow of the late William q.
Ross, who was one Of the most prominent
men of the county. Mrs. Ross was seventy.
one years of age. She leaves six chill
dren.
A. F. Huey, Esq, the hustling agricul-
tural implement and carriage dealer, who
was recently burned out at Masseys, is in
full operation again. He has secured good
quarters in the lower end of the town and
opened his large warerooms with full
supply Of implements and carriages.
Harwood Ayers. of Delaware City, has
purchased the jewelry business of A. Bern
hard, in Easton. Nd, and moved to Easton
on Saturday. He is an experienced man
in the business. His father now dead, was
a well-known minister in the Wilmington
NJ. E. Conference and lived in Smyrna some
years before joining the Conference.
James w. Greenwood, prosperous far.
mer, living near Kennedyville. has dissap-
peared and serious apprehensions are felt |
for his safety. He was married several |
months ago to Miss Lille NJ. Rutter On
August 10, he left home. stating that he
was going to Wilmington on business,
Since then he has not been heard from.
A large lot of valuable real estate wa |
offered at public sale Wednesday at Chester
town. The valuable property known as the
''Rasin Farm" in Still Pond Neck was
offered at mortgagee's sale, but was held up
at $780, "The Old Plantation" property was
purchased at n1ortgngee's sale by Ida
Rasin for $26 per acre. A property adioin-
ing Still Pond village was purchased by
Mrs. Caroline Hynson. The McCleayer
near Worton Station, was pur-
chased by Franklin Smith. Personal prop
,rty in the county is selling at extremely
ow prices and great deal is being offered
1t public sale.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE,
ODESSA ITEMS.

Miss Gangwhere, of Philadelphia, is visit
ing Miss Bell Rose
Mr.. Alfred Scott spent Sunday with G. W
Townsend and family.
Mr.. Frank Tyson and family paid Odess
flying visit on Sunday.
Mr.; and Mrs. w. A. Rhodes, Jr., spen
this week in Washington.
Miss Julia Lofand, of Wilmington j,
visiting her uncle, Mr.. Ed. Smeed
Mrs. Reed has removed her hous
hold goods to Baltimore where she intend:
keeping boarders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fell, wife and sis.
ter, who have been visiting Mrs. Edward
Appleton, have returned home.
Quite number of Odessa and Middle
town persons attended the Union Tent
Meeting on Sunday last.
Owing to disputes between the teams, the
game of ball played here on Saturday be.
tween Odessa and Middletown remains un.
finished
Tomatoes and corn are coming into the
cannery quite rapidly now and the opera
tives have been able to work on full time
for the past few days.
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CECIL COUNTY FAIR AT ELKToN,

Reduced Rates via Philadelphia, VIII.
mfngton and Baltimore Railroad.
The Success which has attended this ex.
hibition during previous years should arouse
sufficient enthusiasm to draw even larger
gathering this year than ever before. The
management, encouraged by the great
success of last season, has again offered
every inducement to both the exhibitor
and visitor. Many new and live attractions
have been gathered for the programme
such as trick horses, balloon ascensions
and parachute drops. These are in addition
to the running and trottIng races, which
are, as usual, the chief enlivenment of the
occasion.
For the accommodation of visitors to the
fair the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad will sell excursion
tickets from many points on its divisions
and subdivisions at greatly reduced rates.
which will include admission to the
grounds. Fair days include September 4th,
5th, 9th and 7th, and tickets will be sold on
those days. good to return until the Sth.
A special train will leave Elkton for Will
mington 603 p. m. on September 5th, 9th
and 7th
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TOWNSEND TOPICS.

Miss Anita Wilson left on Monday morn
ing for West Chester, where she will attend
school.
Uncle Toms Cabin is to be in town next
week.
The colored camp at Ebenezer closed on
Monday.
Our railroad depot accomm odations are
as poor as ever.
The public school will open on Tuesday,
September 4th.
Prof Roe and wife, have returned from
visit to Scranton, Pa.
Miss Ethel Boggs, of Smyrna, is the guest
of Miss Nellie Lyman.
The town commissioners have posted
up their new ordinance.
Miss Maude Smith, Of MiddIetovn, is
visiting Miss Nina Scott.
Mrs Kimble, of Chestertown, is the guest
OF Mrs. A. G.. P. Reynolds.
Miss Mollie Lyman, Of Chester, is visiting
friends in this town and vicinity.
Mrs. Maggie Smith, of Middletown, il
the guest of Mrs John Townsend.
Owing to the scarcity of corn and toma-
toes, the cannery is running on about half
time.
&c. Hutchison has purchased from Mrs.
Mollie Gears, her dwelling on Commerce
street.
Miss Angie Foxwell and Miss Emma
Weldon returned to Philadelphia. on
Friday.
Mrs. Watkins. mother of Rev. R. I.
Watkins, of Odessa, is visiting at the
parsonage.
Miss Annie Townsend and Miss Mollis
Gill have returned from a visit to Will
mington.
Clayton Foxwell, of near Chesapeake
City, spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. M.
E. Weldon.
Mr.. Elmer Webb, of Clayton, together
with his wife and child, spent Wednesday
with his parents.
The family of Gardiner shockley moved
to Claymont on Thursday where he has
charge of creamery.
Mrs. Catharine Hutchi.on has moved
into the house on Main street, vacated by
I. E. Wells and family,
Mrs. Walton and her daughter Birdie, of
were the guests Of Mrs.
Joanna Lattomus last week.
The town commissioners have appointed
two special officers for Saturday nights for
the purpose of preserving better order.
Miss Tillie Young and Miss Laura Lyman.
of Chester, and Miss Clara Lyman were the
guests of Mrs. D. B. Maloney for several
lays.
Prof. Drukenmiller and family will give
IN entertainment in the hall on Saturday
evening, September Sth. Half the proceeds
or the organ fund.
Mrs. Walmsley and her sister, Miss Mable
Watts, who have been visiting Mrs. G. N.
Watts have returned to their home in
Cecilton.
A number of our citizens went on the
excursion to Ocean City ON Thursday, and
| large number went to the Piers on the
anne day. The town was unusually quiet.
Rev. Mr.. Baker, Of Baltimore, preached
1t the Union tent meeting ON Sunday
morning and Rev. N. NJ. Browne, of Mid
lletown, preached in the afternoon. The
MEETINGS have been quite interesting during
he week and there have been a number of
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MALLALIEU NOMINATED,
Republicans OF Queen Anne's Name
Their Man.

Republicans OF Queen Anne's Name
Their Man.
Joseph Mallalieu, of Millington, was NOM
mated at the Republican Convention of the
First District at Ocean City, Md, on Tues
day to fill out the unexpired term of Rob-
ert F. Bratten, deceased.
MIR. Mallalieu was born in Queen Annes
county, near Millington,' about fifty-two
years ago. He is the son of Thoma
Mallalieu, proprietor of the Unicorn Cloth
Mills. He was educated at Dickinson Col
lege. For years he conducted the mills,
which closed about ten years ago. Since
then he has been farmer He was elected
in 1881 to the State Legislature.
There IS every reason to believe that he
will be elected.
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And Nowtba 0v~eor

rr1r
The oyster season opens to-day. That is
welcome news to almost everyone, for the
bivaive is general favorite. 1t is said
that the oysters this year will be very fine.
The oyster industry in the Delaware bay is
a species of farming just as much so as
raising corn. The dredger plants and then
he reaps The Chesapeake oysters also
promise well. The quality of the oysters
now being sent to market is superior to
those which were coming this time last
year. Then the quality was poor and the
oysters all the season were below the usual
standard. Old dealers and those who know,
say that the oysters that are now coming
indicate that the quality this year will be
superior TO that of last year.
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POLITICAL NEWS,
Democrats Name Their Candidates
and Adopt Remarkable Plat
fnv,,,- -ntto,. Nr.%&. 10 Trtaract


and Adopt a Remarkable Plat
form-Other Matters of Interest.
The Democratic Convention at Dover or
Tuesday nominated Ebe Walter Tunnel
OF Lewes, for Governor of Delaware, and
Samuel Bancroft, Jr., Of Wilmington, fol
Representative in Congress.
There was little opposition to Mr.. Tunnel
but the fight for Bancroft was pretty warm
1t required five ballots in the New Castle
County Caucus to give him the nomination,
but the bosses finally ruled The Conven-
ton has been we'll called Willard Sauls-
bury's Convention, for as he cracked the
whip Neary, Dickey. Callahan, etc,
struggled with the opposing forces and
finally won for Bancroft.
The ballots resulted as follows:
Bancroft-Firt, 10; second, 26; third, q;
fourth 20; fifth. "a.
Handy-First, II; second, IL; third IA;
fourth. II; fifth. 81.
Cooch-First, 13; second, II; third, IL;
fourth, q fifth, 5.
Wnlteman-tlrst, Z; second, 81 third, D.
fourth, 1; fifth, none.
Cochran-First, 8; second, Z; third, 5;
fourth, Z, fifth, 2.
Kent and Sussex counties agreed to stand
by the New Castle county caucus for Con-
gresham, and in convention the names of
Tunnel for Governor and Bancroft for
Congress were ratifad
The leaders are well satisfied with the
ticket. and though the Evening Journal
continues to sputter for the present, it
will soon fall into line, take back all it has
said and work for Bancroft That is the
style of the Cleveland Democracy.
Mr.. Tunnel is native Delawarean of
Sussex County, for the past 10 years resi-
dent of Lewes. He is spoken of as a man
OF unimpeachable character, and is strong
candidate.
Mr. Bancroft is a native of New Castle
County, is wealthy manufacturer, and
formerly Republican. but has been sail
ing under Democratic colnrs since 1868.
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DELAWARE CITY.
Miss NJ. Filon is in town.

/ Miss NJ. Filon is in town.
The Canning factories are in operation.
Harrington Clark was in town this weeI
Miss Alice Foard has returned fror
Philadelphia.
Rev. Luther Oates is away on q fou
weeks vacation.
Miss Eva Thompson has returned from
Philadelphia.
| Miss Ada Fountain has returned fror
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Cornell and son are guests of he
father, S. Fountain.
Miss Rene Sullivan is being sntertaine
by the Misses Collins.
Miss Nellie Swan is at home after al
absence of five weeks.
Howard Armstrong. of ofWilmington, spen
Sunday with his mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Brown, OF New
Castle, spent Sunday in town.
Miss Anna May Pennington is stayin,
with friends in Maryland.
Col Floyd, of Wilmington. spent Thurs
day with Rev. George s. Gasner
Miss Mary Corbit returned from Chester
on Wednesday with her father.
Mrs. K. sadler and son returned to thei
home in Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. Lewis. of Philadelphia, visited hel
brother, J. Helms on Wednesday.
Miss Della Memo, of Tacony, Pa, has
been visiting Miss Stella Ferguson
Mrs. 81. Bateman, of Philadelphia, Wis.
tied friends in town on Wednesday.
Mrs. Peter Messig, of Philadelphia, has
been visiting her brother, J. Messig.
Miss Helene Cheairs returned on Monday
from delightful visit in Middletown.
Next Wednesday is the Clyde's last day
for stopping at Delaware City this season.
Mrs. Allen, of Philadelphia, spent We'd
nesday with her mother, Mrs. Ruth Bigger.
Mrs. Martin B. Dunlap, of Wilmington,
spent Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. Nichols.
Robert Mills and family left town on
Thursday for their city residence in Will
mington.
Frank Lally and wife. of Philadelphia,
visited relatives in town for several days
this week.
Mrs. N. G. Price and Miss Lou returned
from their summer outing on Friday. Mrs.
Price is quite sick.
Mrs. Edwards. of Philadelphia, with sew
sral friends, were entertained by Mrs.
Bright on Wednesday.
Mrs. S. McClain, Mrs. J. A. Vreeland and
Mrs. L. H. Moore, of Philadelphia, spent
with Mrs. C. A. Ogle.
A boating party geven by Miss Allie Clark
vent up to Cleaver's woods on Wednesday
evening. A delightful evening was enjoyed
'y all participating. The party consisted
If Misses Bessie Mills, Nettie Colburn,
Iadaline Colburn, Fannie Cheairs, Annie
;heairs, Fannie Clark, Florence Hall and
Ter guest Bessie Ella, Laura Sadler, Mrs.
Boyd Cleayer and Allie Clark. The gentle
men were Henry Higgins, Harrington
lark, Thomas Sadler, Boyd Cleaver, B. |
'ownsend and Mr.. Haywood.
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REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.
Executive Officers Elected and Hen

Executive Officers Elected and Head.
quarters Established.
The New Castle County Executive Com
mittee met in the rooms of the Young
Mems Republican Club in Wilmington on
last Saturday.
F. +. Bach was made temporarv cllaIr.
man, and he following officers were then
elected: Chairman, Martin B. Burris oil
Middletown; vice-chairman for the Second
district, Richard E. Buckingham, of Mill
Creek hundred; secretary, Edmund Mitchell,
Jr, of Wilmington; treasurer, Seth H.
Feaster, of Wilmington. The officers re-
ceived the unanimous vote of the committee.
1t was decided to hold the primary election
for members of the General Assembly, road
commissioners and assessors ON September
9th. The polling places will be open from
3 to z D.. m.
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A Voice From Bourbon.

To the Editor Of the World.
do not know what you think about it.
but I have never had any confidence in Mr.
John G. Carlisle as a stateman since ]
i heard of his accepting house and lot
as ee' from the Louisville Lottery
Company. After that it does not surprise
me to find him on the side of the sugar
trust. As far as the Democratic party is
concerned, he is mournful failure, and no
one is more painfully aware of it than are
those in Kentucky and other Valley States
who were once his wafmest partisans.
BOURBON COUNTY.
New York, Aug, 9th.
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MISS AGNES MERRITT.

Her Early Death From Typho old Fever.
Miss Agnes Merritt the daughter Of Rich
ard Merritt of Warwick died early Satur-
day morning, after briefillness oftyphoid
pneumonia. She was only 81 years old,
was loved by all who knew her for her
beautiful character, her gentle spirit and
zamiable disposition. She was the or
sanist Of the NJ. P. Church at Warwick
and an active worker in church and Sum-
day School.
Her funeral on Monday was conducted
by her pastor Rev, B. P. Truitt. assisted
b Rev. Mr.. Kane. Interment In Warwick
Censtsry.
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G. A. r. ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT.

Low Rates to Pittsbur9 by Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.
Interest in the annual reunions Of the
Grand Army of the Republic and Naval
Veterans Association grows with each
succeeding year, not only among the vet.
Grams themselves, but among all patriotic
citizens of the republic.
The encampment this year at Pittsburg
from present indications, promises to be
as interesting and enthusiastic as any
reunion since the war. Thousands of
veterans from all parts of the country will
be present, and Pittsburg will surpass
herself in showing them her hospitality.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
will sell excursion tickets from all ticket
stations on its line east of the Ohio RIVER
for all trains September 9Th to 10th, valid
for return passage ON all trains until Sep
tember 25th inclusive, at one fare for the
round trip.
For more detailed information, write to
Chas. o. Scull, Gen1 Pass. Agent, B. & O.
R. R., Baltimore. Nd.