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Middletown transcript., 1894-04-07
improvements.

Mr.. Dreka is having his property on
Crawford street much improved. The
dwellings known as the miller Houses'I
have new front porches. and other needed
repairs that add much to their looks as
well as the comfort of the occupants. Mrs
Stats is also improving her house on the
same street, preparatory to its occupancy
by Mr.. VIM. E. Evans. from Noxentown
Mills, who will soon move to town.
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MRS. j. w. RARNETT.

Good at Bottom Prices
Mrs. Barnett is making a speciality oi
dress goods of all kinds at marvelously low
prices. Go or send to her for samples and
compare her figures with city prices.
Her store is well stocked with q full line
of notions. trimmings etc,
Miss Lillian Covington of Baltimore pre-.
sides at the millinary department.. Hel
taste and skill in this line of work is shown
in the beautiful hats and bonnets that have
already been sent out from her hands.
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Married.

Mr.. Oscar Bittle and Miss Minnie vasey
were married at st. Paul's NJ. E. Parsonage,
on Thursday, March 10Th, 1894, by Rev. T.
E. Terry. Both parties were residents of
this town and well-known here. Mr.. BittIe
was formerly clerk in the post office, but
recently resigned, and has gone to Baltimore
to seek new field.
Middletown transcript., 1894-04-07
To Complete the Double Track

r. L. Holiday. Superintendent of the
Delaware railroad, and George V. Massey,
attorney for the company, were in town
this week arranging for the purchase of
land to complete the double track between
Mt. Pleasant and Kirk wood. The owners
of said land are DIR. J. C. Mccoy, Misses
Beasten, ]. Frazier Eliason, A. E. and J.
Frank Eliason.
Middletown transcript., 1894-04-07
Annual BANQUET.

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows
gave their annual banquet Thursday night
in the Major John Jones Post Room. There
were about 80 present and the occasion was
one of much pleasure for all participants.
An elaborate menu was one of the principal
features of the evening, and nothing was
omitted to make very delightful affair.
Middletown transcript., 1894-04-07
RUTGERS GLEE CLUB.

An Ideal Musical Entertainments
Given at the Opera House.
The Rutgers Glee Club made their first
appearance on the Peninsula in Middletown
last night, and delighted all who heard
them. Every member of the club is a
musician of the first rank, and the selec-
tlons were well chosen and charmingly
rendered. The program as given was as
follows:
l.. Ghant.. .;:-:............W Willis Clark
2. Burlesque Yodle. .iSeevers
3. Solo and Chorus-"The Interrupted
oerenade, .............. Patty Stair
Mr.. VOORHEES,.
4. Chorus.-"Massa's In De Cold, Cold
uroufo ................... Foster
.. Solo,. ....................... Selected
Mr.. JOHNSTON
s. did Miss Jones Come Back"
Z. OnoT US. ......... .SetecteG
s. Sure Mike" Quartette. .................
MEssRs. BRAeDoN, ENYARD, JOHNSTON, AND
GREGORY.
8. japanese Serenade ......... Kan Tsinq
PART II.
l. folka.. ......-............H HOn W5enztert
2. Solo,. Selected
Mr.. BRAaDoN.
8. Chorus-"Rocked in the Cradle of the
Deep. p. Knight
4. Medley. .BrGgdon
5. Solo-"O Go Away, Now Do,". .BrGgdon
Mr.. WYcKoFF.
s. "Chestnuts" (new). -. !. !. Rutgers Songs
4 Solo and Chorus-"Katy Did" .Brdgdon
Mr.. ENYARD.
8. Gaping Chorus. s......... Rutgers Songs
8. "On the Banks of the "Old Raritan,
......... Rutgers Songs
The following ladies acted as patronesses
Mrs. G. w. w. Naudain, Mrs. w. B. Biggs
Mrs. N. NJ. Browne, Mrs. A. NJ. Brown, Mrs
NJ. Williams, Mrs. J. B. Foard and Mrs
g. D. Kelley.
Middletown transcript., 1894-04-07
Died..

Died.
Suddenly of diptheria in Philadelphia,
on April End, Sarah OFT, wife of John
Crisfield Murphey, formerly of this town.
Middletown transcript., 1894-04-07

THE TRANscRrrr, 100 per year.
Middletown transcript., 1894-04-07
MEMORIAL
SERMON
REV. F. II. MOORE PAYS TRIB1TTE
TO A PREDECESSOR.
REV. JOHN PATTON D. D.
Sketch OF a Life of SO Years-Hls
Beautiful Character as seenThrough
the Eyes Of the Speaker when aIlfttIe
boy.
| SPECIAL memoria

'PEC1AL memorial
service was held in
the Forest Presby-
terian Church on
last Sunday even
ing, in honor of the
late DIR. John Pat
ton, who was for
almost fifteen years
the beloved pastor
ofthat church. The
Rev. r. H. Moore
oan,lpofaI AZ :car
Middletown transcript., 1894-04-07

Olivet Churches, where they are still doing
good work for the Master.
In October, 1865. DR.. Patton was installed
pastor of the Forest Church of Middletown,
Delaware, and for almost fifteen years he
ministered to the spiritual needs of this
people. When he came here he was begin
ming to discern the limits of his prospective
usefulness, and he freely stated that he did
not think that his ministerial efficiency
would exceed five years; but contrary to
his apprehensions, bis health was so pre-
served and improved, that he was able to
serve you for almost three times five years.
And he went in and out before you through
all these years, as an honored citizen and
faithful pastor, and you learned to appre.
ciate and love him. As a preacher of the
word, he was sound, scriptural logical
His sermons built his people up in their
most holy faith, and he gave them an
answer to give to every man that should
ask Of them reason of the hope that was
within them.
As pastor, he was the genial refined
Christian gentleman. You loved to hear
him talk, for his range of information was
very wide. As Dr. Wills remarked at the
funeral services, "He knew something of
everything, and everything of some things
and his conversation was certain to be
instructive and stimulating. In your re-
joicings, he rejoiced with you, and in your
hours of sadness and bereavement. Won
could rely upon his most tender sympathy.
you loved him, and the children loved him.
They were the lambs of his flock, and when
the news was received that the Doctor had
passed away. those who at the close of his
pastorate had been the very young children,
were now the most active in securing con-
tributions for the floral memorial which
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-19

The readers OF this paper viii be
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ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-19

Cheap Exeursion TO Galveston via
die snntn lie Moutc.
on Saturday. August ~. the Santi

on Saturday. August ~. the Santa
Pc VIII aell excursion tickets to Gall
weston and return M tho low rate OF s..
Tickets viii be limited Tor return On
special train leaving Galveston on the
following Monday evening. or on first
train Tuesday morning, thus giving
the oxcursionists two days In Cal
Veston.
A special train consisting of coaches.
free reclining chair and Pullman sleep
ar, VIII leave from Gainesville satur-
day evening reaching Galveston at :
O'clock Sunday morning and returning
viii leave Gaivegton Monday evening
al o'clock.
Don't lose the opportunity Of seeing
Galveston this summaf.
Surf bathing Il now OF rs best
Crabs, shrimp and other good things
TO eat. Special rates 70 Fort Worth.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-19

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fhsf Gems ssr,5its, ma safa ,nnd th.,,
cail for H. ~ ,,i,,1 Ia he tno,,sht tNat
satsapnriila no-sorssd e-rsit medicinal
pOwers nut tbpt idaa has iou.- since
been exploded. Tho hasseeds thiitk
they arc netting a medicine ana
oucnched thirst an Tor ton cents and 1t
ticlSles them"
rhv soda water dispenser ceased his
harnngue for n moment % mix three
chocolate soaas for O trio of young
girls who had Just entered. There Was
splutter aud "phH' aa he pitched
q bromo-seltz,r on the counter 10
dNspeptlo looking man with me hand
ana dealt ont Tour eheeks via inc
otnrr lhen Waikea IN three ~ ina
mon dressed a "a Meneah hnslA. lney
ih'su UP IN hcnt OF tho Hela esNnter
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or ,,a-5d a r,,,,,,',,,t st NON ana mon
nudlgiur one sald eo,nrfbinr thnt
sotIndcl iiF. .,Ynaalnnu pealne.
Then nc looked M the NAM behiad
| the counter and mraky nnd mildly
SAID, as a bland sillt. spue.td across
| his face. "Thlec r;lawbelly."
'Iccg" asked the bartender.
Lice" said John IA reply and then
the three Cinnamon foudly fingered the
/ spoons and quietly guiped down the de-
! freshiug drink while perfect bliss
overspread their tanned faces. After
| the departure of the Cinnamon Il oc-
| CURED 10 the rimos.Smr man that this
/ bartender might not be In such "A talk
| ative mood al another time go he
au.szed him further encnurR2lnE him
! to talk more by again ordering a decoo-
ton.
"You sAld awhile ago that the saloon
was a back number. WIN YOU please
captain more clearly what YOU meant
by tina, rcmnrlSY'
''You 500. hers, is how Il IS You cnu
soon prove IL to your own satlafactinu.
! Go ntu tho cntc OF any OF the hotalR.
! Whore YOU found four or live bnrtond-
ers, You soc two or thra6 nt work.
Where You saw a crowd. you'll soc one
OF two patrons AT the bnr rake the
saloons. it's tho same thinr. Thcn tnliS
to the bartrnders thetngclyes mud they
viii toll You their tredc has fallen OF
greatly, at last 90 nor cent, They
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-19

Have you ever soen rich ap6oimaa
Of gold ore from Tho great Cripple
are going 10 give away twenty-five
rpeelinenH Of ORC "a which plenty or
gold cnu be plainly seen, also ffw
ahnres of the capital stock u our COM
pany N you take any interest Ia min
IND whatfyer II VIII pay you 20 write
~ al once. Address The Colorado
cold Mining and Prospecting Co.. Box
"a. Cripple Creek COLORADO
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-19

~. ,,.it galveston this season ~ w
,o5, rate Of s.. Swing you we cas- s, an
niehts at the great ts,If eiss mis-
reaort, ~ rrains leaves Fort Wortn
onp ee.iis ~ m Ample accouinioe ions iot
At oAv " cars free and fiegant
al. CnAm e SPECIAL rates 10 Fort
s ,rel,h Ask your ticket agent
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-19
NECTAR AND ICE CREAM.
How Peoples Tastes Change and
How the n.rrooms are Deserted
The New Fad is TO PatrouiEe the
Soda and lee Cream Counter.

Soda and lee Cream Counter.
1t Is growing fad for the first
class ice cream saloons to have men
behind the soda counters to serve their
patrons. The prlolpal Fourth street
ice cream saloons now all have regular
men in white Jackets and aprons, who
wait upon the women. II is a COM
mon sight to see the counters during
these warm days surrounded by pref
lily dressed young girls and women sit
ting upon stools. enjoying their ice
cream soda by eating It from glasses.
with daintily carved spoons. This bar
tender serves great number Of con-
ooctions also. and many men are to
be found there, too, who seem to en-
joy the novelty In one Of these large
ly patronized stores Times-star re-
porter yesterday Intercepted the bar
tender while he was being waited upon.
What do you have all those eggs
for over there on the counterg" he was
asked.
"oh, we have great demand for
fzzea Of all sorts, and the indies fire.
! quently call for sherry and egg. We
make hlps. too. such ns shefbet. sherry
and stro,ybe,,.,. ain AVA 49,, - 49,,
/ a.. - -. ~
Nie cbss IN 'helh' Many eau Tor phos-
pates and egg. IL Is said to be n great
nervinc. and many Of the ladies' down
town on sboppinr tours fatip,,ea rran,
r,,ol,to tb,a,,,, ~ .,,,,',. 49,, H.,
~ 'us'' '''' N'V'es' u'OP ~
can Tor phosphate ana esq and drink
it with great relish, Sons like straw
berry to sweeten II. and nearly all
tho peonic win, conn. a., ,,,.r.. ,,.t,, ~,
=" ie'e WI" """
80 io' 'le ice cream can Tor some
klnd of drink In which the egg acts
as a food with drink. We keep them
and sol them with nearly all our sy-
rup mixed drinks because It's a lad.
and It's a growing fad, too. ] tell you.
We use here on real hot day AS
hlsh as seven and eight dozen eggs
Jay, anu ! KNOW OF no more refresh
rs uIihN thNh uhose make where
tne golh OF an egg Is required to give
baS.e 80. e Wy, ~, u.llk Suieg lor we
i,',,,',,,, "a ~ 80 Hi1us c1lls, toy' LOT tBB
ar ~ 81 , MVeteleu WIN some nnl
Vr,, c,' ,JP ~, ~ u,Ier Inn muses. mem
i,nc,,. ~, 49, Fi1is''ap's' women
men INN INK, 80 "iuJT uiiiihH DETER IMAM
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-19

Ten drops OF genuine Angostura Bit
tiers, manufactured only BY Dr. J g..
49, sieFeri z Sons, impart delicious
fiavor to cold drinks. and prevent all
summer diseases.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
A FATAL DAY ON THE WATER.

Yesterday was doubtless looked for
ward to by thousands as promising re-
lief from the unusually hot spell by the
opportunity afforded for Outings" and
especially for excursions on the water.
But its history was the saddest known
to the city for some time past.
A tug with fishing party on board
foundered suddenly Off Sandy Hook and
nearly or quite forty lives were lost a
sloop, on which were two men, two
women. n boy and an eightcen-month-
old baby, capsized in Gowanus Bay and
all but the baby, who floated on the
water. were drowned. a fishing boat
was run down off the banks by the
steamer city of Rome and all on board
were lost. There was panic on the
steamer Tolchcster, with 1000 Brooklyn
| people on board. through the blowing
out of q cylinderhcad. and the engineer
| was fatally sCalded.
There were several other accidents
| making the day memorable one In n
sad way. The police patrol boat res.
| cued four or five men whose boat had
been capsizcd. The change of weather
bringing up sudden squalls had Its share
in causing the disasters.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
WILL HE sUCCEEDl

The politicians have a theory OF their
own with regard to Mr.. Croker's sud
den return to New York. They say 1t
Is history repeating itself
When Croker evaded the Fassett Com
mlttec ambitious politicians began to
plot for his overthrow as the Tammany
boss and sought to push him out OF the
leadership just as he had elbowed out
John Kelly when the latter was sick and
unable to resist.
Croker Immediately returned home and
succeeded in thwarting the conspiracy.
1t Is said now that the close friends of
Mr. Croker. led by Lawrence Dclmour,
discovered Immediately after his de-
parture that there was likely to be n
movement of an important character
directed to the complete reconstruction
OF Tammany on reformed basis. and
to the overthrow of all those in the or
ganization touched by the corruption
exposed by the Lexow Committee. They
say this would mean the overthrow of
all Mr.. Croker's friends.
This is not what Mr.. Croker's re
trement" meant. He still desired to be
the power behind the throne, and the
greatest of all power-the financial
power. They say Mr. Croker comes back
conspiracy in the days OF the Fassett
Committee.
VIII he succeed?
The evening world., 1894-06-25
WIMAN GETS A STAY.
Execution of Sentence Postponed,
Pending Argument
Plea for a Certificate OF Reasonable
Doubt Friday.
Tho Ex-Financier Has Another
Chance to Escape Sing Sing.

Justice Barrett, OF the Supreme Court.
to-day Issued an order requiring 'he Dis
trict- Attorney to show cause why o GER
tificate OF reasonable doubt should not
be issued in the case of Erastus Wiman,
now under sentence to five years and six
months Imprisonment on charge OF
forgery in the second degree.
The order was issued upon the appli-
cation of Lawyer A. B. Boardman. of
Mr.. Wimans counsel. and Is made re-
turneble next Friday.
In connection with the order to show
cause, Justice Barrett issued n stay OF
execution, which will prevent Mr.. WI
man from being taken TO Sing Sing un-
til after the question of Issuing the
certificate of reasonable doubt has been
argued.
The whole proceeding In court this
morning was very brief.
Mr.. Boardman did not state to Justice
Barrett the grounds on which he will
argue for the certificate Of reasonable
doubt.
Mr.. wiman, after thlrty-four years
in semi public life as a member
OF the firm OF Dun, wiman & Co and
Co.'S Mercantile Agency. from which
he hal an income OF $4,000 a year. and
was accounted a millionaire. failed for
nearly sl,ooO,OOO fifteen months ago.
Then the country was astounded one
day when he was arrested charged with
forgery. He was tried before Justice
Ugraham two weeks ago, at an extra
ordinary term of the Court OF oyer and
Term!ner and was convicted by a jury
composed OF his warm admirers and
personal friends. The verdict was de-
livered with tears in every jurors eyes
and in choked utterances by the fore
man there was recommendation to
mercy.
Mr.. Wiman was sentenced to Sing Sing
Prison for five years and six months. An
appeal was foregone conclusion.
Mr.. Wiman Is sixty years old, has a
wife and six children, and impoverished
them all in his efforts to save his credi-
tors from loss. but the evidence showed
the jury that he had been engaged for
four years in improper uses of the funds
of R.G. Dun & Co. and had overdrawn his
accounts $2S7 600 in a manner indicating
that his intentions were not honorable.
Then came four distinct forgeries. by
which he raised $4,000 He was tried on
one forgery of 5000.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
FOUND CHILDREN PEDDL|NC.
Gerry Agent King Banged Over
the Head by a Woman.
Besunder Held in 80OO-The Society
Holds the Others.

Agents King and Babcock. OF the
foot OF Whitehall street last evening,
according to the story they told in the
Tombs Police Court this mornig.
They arrested three children when the
passengers came ashore from the
O'Clock boat from St. George. They
claimed that the children had been
peddling candy on the boat md were
being morally injured by contact with
the crowd that comes from South Beach
on Sunday nights.
The Gerry officers had found the three
children on the boat. and had made ar.
ranBements to arrest them as soon n.
they landed at the Whitehall street slip
but their presence was known to some
young fellows, who avowed that the
children would not be arrested.
Agent King testified that he got the
children into the small passenger-roon
and kept them there until the boat was
doCked. For some minutes, Agent King
said, he had to fight to keep the roughs
from entering the room and taking the
children. He said he received Il stinginc
head from an umbrella In the hands OF
n woman.
The children are benjamin Besunder
sevcnt cen years old. OF 81 Pitt street
the same address, and Dora Ost. twelve
years old. of 90 Pitt street.
They were arratsned in the Tombs
Police Court this morning. and Besundei
was charged with using the children fol
the purpose of peddling, and was held
were committed to the care of the Gerry
Society for examination.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
Freedom of q Doubtful Sort.

To the Editor:
I think the letter signed Johnnie Bull' was
written either by would-be Yankee humorist
by Of those born agitators, neither English
nor American, that delight In creating and foster
ing bitter feeling between Engishmen and
Americans have been In the States four years,
and as yet I have failed to find more freedom
than I enjoyed In England. but l notice that
in the locality I am living parents may allow
their children to run the roads and streets during
the day instead Of sending them to school. and
are allowed to send them. and do send them. to
work in textile factories before they have passed
fixed standard Of education In those cases
will admit a little more freedom is found In
America unn IN England, but It is freedom of
a doubtful sort. and think not conducive to
he good OF the community: yet 1t enables me
to account to a certain extent for some OF the
letters l read In THE Evening World for am
not willing to believe that the freelngs that seems
20 me to be shown in the undercurrent OF some
Of those letters the feelings Of the better class
OF Americans. ANGLO SAXON.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
Moses.


To the Editor:
admit, as ! said before, that Moses may
have lived who was recognized by the Jewish
people as their lawgiver. Some stones OF Egypt,
as 'snag' observes. seem to establish the entity
OF a man named Moses. and 1t is said they also
corroborate the Bible in regard to the plaques
and the exodus But the Bible is the only au-
thority there Is for believing that Moses per-
formed ono single miracle. In this. 1t Is sup
ported by no sculpture nor by any other writing
what! Are we expected to believe that q man
living in Egypt. In the fifteenth century b. e..
controlled all nature and performed the most
astounding miracles without attracting the atten-
tion of any ancient historian? Is 1t credible that
sanchoniathon, Manetho. Megasthunus or Herodo-
tus would not have placed on record somo ac-
count OF those prodigous performances. II such
events had occurred7 Josephus collected all pos
sible evidence In favor OF hts people but he ven
lures not to say that any single author that he
cites wrote one word about the miracles Of Moses
Nor has David Lindsay. your able correspondent,
who says at is becausce he can't understand
tho Bible that he loves IT," penned one word to
prove that Moses performed those supernatural
acts In presence then OF this universal silence
I must confess my faith 10 not sufficiently robust
to believe that Moses worked those miracles. Yet,
II David Lindsay can accept the Biblical narrative
with confidence and full conviction of It's truth.
he Ia, for my part, entirely free to do so. But.
Low does "David'' know that sceptics are mot
at all we'll acquainted with the BibleI' l ven'
ture to say that most scepucs know more about
It than he knows about any other book
NICK ODEMuS
The evening world., 1894-06-25
FIVE HUNDRED IN DANGER.
Fire in the Sky-Scrnping Masonic
Building, Chicago.

tBy Associated PreSsJ
CHICAGO, June 25.-Five hundred
visitors to the Masonic Temple roof gar
den, on the twenty-first floor of the Ma
sonic Temple. were given a decided
fright yesterday, and a panic was mar
rowly averted.
A few minutes before o'clock fire was
discovered in the rubbish-room. on the
first floor adjoining the shafts of the
freight elevators, and for a few min
utes 1t looked as though there would be
a serious consequence.
Prompt action on the part of the fire.
men prevented serious damage to the
building, and the fire was confined to the
rubbsh-heap and the felt wrappinRs of
scores Of steam and gas pipes which run
to the roof. There was no smoke percep-
ttble on the roof until the flames were
discovered pouring from the doors of
the freight elevator shafts. There was
but little excitement In the building, eX-
ceot on the roof.
There the manager realized that there
might be danger of panic with fright
full results, and he at once went to the
theatre. He told the people there was IA
fire in the building. and that as a mea-
sure OF precaution they had better GO
down to the ground.
Seven elevators were running and the
people were all taken down in a very
few minutes.