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Middletown transcript., 1894-02-24
DELAWARE CITY.

Miss Laura Frempt has gone to Philadel.
phia on visit.
Mrs. William Roberts, of Wilmington.
spent Sunday in town.
Rev. G. M. Bond. of Newark, preached
in the P. E. Church Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Wingate celebrated their
second wedding anniversary the 18th of
February.
Miss Julia Dushane, of Cecilton, Md, has
been guest at the Methodist parsonage for
a week or two.
Mr.. Edgar Price and wife. of Millington,
Md, have been in town for several days
visiting friends.
R. Anderson and son receiyed 25 tierce of
salt this week from Germany to be used in
putting up cavier.
The many friends of Joseph vanHekle
will learn with regret Of his death which
occurred last week.
Miss Bouldin, of near Chesapeake, has
returned to her home after delightful
visit, accompanied by Miss Lizzie Davidson
of this town.
The first herring of the season were
caught in the locks on Tuesday; 40 fish
were landed. Fishing in the canal must be
pretty good, as some large gill nets were
recently caught here by moonlight.
A man was killed near Reybold Station
Tuesday evening by the incoming mail
train He had arrived on the express few
hours before and had walked back that far
when met by said train. His body was
sent the next morning to the morgue in
Wilmington for identification.
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STATE sUNDAY-sCHOOLs.
Programme for Their Annual Conven-
tion to he Held Next Month.

Programme for Their Annual Conven.
tion to be Held Next Month.
The annual convention of the Delaware
State Sunday-school Association will be
held March 18th and 10Th, in West Church,
Wilmington, Del Joseph Pyle. the presi-
| dent, will preside. Prof. John R. Sweeney,
of Chester, will lead the singing, and his
hymnal, "Unfolding Treasures" will be
used. Following is the programme:
MARCH 18TH.
Morning-10 o'clock, service of song;
reading of scripture; prayer. 1870 o'clock
enrolemeet of delegates; appointment of
committees; service of song. II o'clock,
address of welcome; response by the presi
dent; reports of State officers, the president,
the executive committee, the statistical
secretary and the treasurer; reports of
county officers, schools and workers; ser
vice of song; benediction.
Afternoon-2 o'clock, service of song;
reading of Scripture; prayer, 2:30 o'clock
address, "The Supreme Need of the Sunday
school," the Rev. John D. G. Hanna; dis
cussion. 3:15 o'clock, address, "How Can
we Elevate the Average Sunday-school
Teachers Standard" Prof. Isaac T. John
son; discussion. 4o'clock, address, "How
to secure the Cooperation of Parents in
Sunday-school Work." Mrs. ]. Frank Ball;
discussion. 4:45 o'clock, service of song;
benediction.
Evening" o'clock, service of song; read
ing Of scripture; prayer. 7:45 o'clock, ad
dress, Suggestions for Sunday school
Teacher" the Rev. s. B. Meeser. SIS
o'clock, address, Better Things in Sunday
school Work, AZ B. F. jacobs, Of Chicago;
service Of song: benediction.
MARCH 10TH.
Morning-9 o'clock, service of song; read
ing of scriptures; prayer. 80 o'clock, re-
port Of committees; election of officers;
miscellaneous business. 10 o'clock, address,
as the Sunday School Cause Making Pro-
gress?" the Rev. Lafayette Marks, D. D.;
1915 clock, address. Primary
Work." discussion. 11.30
o'clock, address, 'The Opportunities and
of the Sunday School Scho-
lar" Hugh C. Browne; discussion, service of
song; benediction.
Afternoon-2 o'clock, service of song;
reading of scripture; prayer. 2.30 o'clock,
address, "The Place of the Sunday School
in the Work of the Church." the Rev. N |
H. Miller, D. D.; discussion. 3.15 o'clock
address, subject to be selected, B. F. Jacobs;
discussion. 4.45 o'clock, service of song;
/
Evening" o'clock, service of song, 7.30 |
o'clock, report of committees. 7.45 clock,
address, "The Sunday School Work for the |
Whole World" B. F. Jacobs; service of song; |
closing exercises; benediction; adjournment.
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PROGRESSIVE GAME PARTY.

Miss Maybel Taylor Entertains
Number of Friends.
The always bright and beautiful home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Taylor, on North
Broad street, was more attractive and
luminous than ever last evening when in
response to Miss Maybel's invitation many
young persons gathered there to her recep-
ton
Pretty tete-a-tete tables were scattered
through the parlors and library. and varl-
GUS games were the order of the evening.
Authors, Anagrams, japanese Oracle, Peter
Coddles, Tattooed Man and the well-known
Donkey Party. For three of the games,
First and BOBBY prizes were awarded the
successful competitors. The favors were
a handsome blotter, finished in hammered
brass, ivory and silver paper cutter and
two lbs. box of the finest French bon-bons;
the BOBBY prizes were a monkey, rattle
and rubber ball. Miss Maybel received
with much ease and grace, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor's hospitality was as usual,
most genial and generous. The handsome
gowns of the young misses as well as
those of the more matronly betokened
tine artistic touch of modiste, worthy to
be compared with the most distingue.
Miss Maybels gown of cream brocade
crepe was unique and becoming. Miss
Lizzie Caulk in pink silk waist and black
drapery, Miss Ethel Parvis in blue and
white silk, Miss Sallie Jolls in blue silk,
Miss Hattie Barnard and many others
in shades dainty and delicate composed a
bevy of unsurpassed grace and beauty.
After several hours spent in playing the
innocent games, interspersed with instru-
mental and vocal music the guests were
invited to a collation. most inviting. Fried
oysters, chicken salad biscuit coffee ices,
and cake. Among the guests were
Miss Purnell, of Snow Hill, Miss Pearle
Smith of Maryland, Misses Ethel Parvis,
Lizzie Parker, Julia and Josie Stats, Hat
tie Barnard, Dora Culbertson, Daisy Nau-
dain, Lucy Cochran, Helen Price, Sallie |
Jolls, Mary Appleton, Mary Dunning, Ada |
III. ", n. OCulil, VI
J. Beckley and Frank Massey, of Whining
ton, Lynn Caulk, Hugh c. Browne, Louis
Barnard, Willie and Eddie Collins, Gray |
Taylor, Gilpin Massey, Edgar Clarke, Louie
Naudain, Allan Mcdowell, Fred and Nor
man Crouch, Victor Messick, Lindsay
Cochran, Reese Parkar. Jesse Shepherd. Mr..
and Mrs Joh:. Crouch, Mr.. and Mrs. Parker.
Mr. and Mrs A. NJ. Browne, Mrs Arm.
strong, MIR. and Mrs. Williim Barnett. As |
we witnessed this happy gathering we re-
called our youthful days and were inclined
to quote the words of the old melody
Backward turn Backward, oh, time in
your flight, make me young again, just for
TO, night" but had to content ourselves
with the thought of many happy occasions
similar to this that came to US when "you
and I were young.
AT a seasonable hour the happy prarty
dispersed.
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CUT BY FLYING GLASS,

A Large Stone Thrown Through a p.
w. & b. Car Window.
Someone threw large stone weighing
about two pounds through window of
north-bound P. W. & B. passenger train,
No. 96, Tuesday night, near Mount Pleasant
A colored woman was badly cut by flying
glass.
The train was stopped at Mount Pleasant
and two men sent out to look for the man
who threw the rock. The next station be-
low was also telegraphed to and ordered to
send out men, The fiendish act caused
CONSERVATION among the passengers, a
number pulling down the venitian blinds
to protect themselves in event of a repeti-
ton of the outrage on the way up.
Detective Hutchens was notified and
went to work on the case He followed
some tracks from the rairood to the house
of Wilson Adams. His shoes fitted the
tracks and he was arrested.
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Polly McNatt.

The name "Polly McNatt" is hardest
that one politician in lower Delaware can
call another. Polly McNatt was the wife Of
a man who always sold his vote to one
party or the other. Democrat or Whig, but
the arrangement for the purchase was
made with Polly, and to her the purchase
money was paid when transaction of this
kind had been completed, one day the
purchaser said to the old woman: "Polly,
your husband always sells his vote to one
party or the other, but what is he really in
politics2 "Well." said Polly, "when he's
with Democrats he's a Democrat, and
when he's with Wings he's Whig but
when he's alone he's just a." and hero
Polly, who was not nice of speech, put In
an epithet that may not be committed to
print. Ever since that time, however, q
man whose vote is open to influence has
been called a Polly McNatt-Ne,0 York
Sun.
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PERSONALITIES

Little Lines About Men and womel
and What They Are Doing.
Mrs. N. M. Browne spent several day
in Philadelphia this week.
Miss Wright, of Cambridge. Nd, is thu
guest of Miss Helen Naudain.
Miss Susie Hickey is visiting her sister
Mrs. Clara E. Warren, this week.
Mrs. William Hates is visiting her
daughter Mrs. T. o. Craddock, in Chester
Pa.
Mrs. Nathaniel J. Williams and Miss
Jessie Hukill were in Philadelphia OH
Wednesday last.
w. F. Metten, who has been confined
to his home for the past two weeks
is much improved.
Mr.. Nicholas Brown, of Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa, is the guest of the family of William
Hates, on East Main Street.
Mrs. William Taylor, Mrs. w. F. Bar
nett, Mrs. James Collins and Mrs. T. H.
Armstrong were in Wilmington on Tuesday
last.
Warren Cochran, who has been on an
extended business trip through the South
since last October, returned home on Thurs
day last.
Miss Mary F. Burris is improving
slowly from her recent attack and will
soon be able to resume her duties in the
TRANSCRIPT Office.
Prof. William Thomas, musical com
poser and author of Life From the Cradle
to the Crave and also Of THE Prodigal,"
mas DeeH III town sIHce Thursday.
Hon. John Field, Ex-Postmaster, Of
was in town on Tuesday last
on business pertaining to the affairs of the
shirt factory which is controlled by Young,
Smyth, Field & Co., of which Mr.. Field is
q member.
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Death of Harry Conner

Harry Cooper, died at the residence of F.
P. VanHekle, ESQ.,, near Delaware City, on
Thursday, February Sth, in the 48th year of
his age. For many years he was the faith
ful farm hand in the employ of F. P. Van
Hekle, Esq, while he lived on the Ash
farm just outside of Middletown, and when
Mr.. VanHekle moved to his farm near
Delaware City, he was accompanied by
Harry, who continued to live with him till
the day Of his death. He will be remem-
bered by his many friends here as a faithful
and hard working man, and those of us
who used to frequent the old Van Hekle
mansion, will remember him as a good
natured participant in our boyish, if not
mischierous, exploits with Fredus P. Jr,
ct ais.
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Joseph Kepp1er of ..Puck,, Dead

Joseph Keppler, the charicaturist, the
editor and part proprietor of the comic
journal Puck, died at 5o'clock pm. Wednes-
day at his residence, No. q East Seventy
ninth street, New York, in the seth year of
his age. The immediate cause of death was
heart failure, resulting from complica-
ton of spinal and lung troubles. Mr.. Kep-
pier published Worlds Fair edition of
Puck in Chicago, and devoted himself to it
with so much ardor that his health gave
way. He returned to New York in the fall
sick man and his condition has been
steadily growing worse ever since. He was
born in Vienna in 1889, and came to this
country in 1890.
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JR. o. U. A. M.

| First Annual Session of the State Coun'
ell ofDelaware, Held at Milford.
The first annual session of the State
Council, Junior Order United American
Mechanics, convened in Red Mems Hail.
Milford, Del, on Tuesday last.
The representatives arrived on the noon
train and, Joined by the local order, march,
ed to the hall, where the opening session
was held.
The only business transacted at this ses-
sion was the qualification of the new rep
resentatives to the State Council, and the
making out the order of business for the
afternoon session. Fifty-two members
were present, every Council in the State
being represented except Delmar.
The afternoon session opened at 1.30
o'clock with prayer by 1. T. Parker Of
Winona Council, Wilmington.
The reports of the several officers were
read and approved.
The secretary's report showed the follow
ing standing of the order in Delaware:
Twelve councils have been instituted in the
State since the last session. The number
of members at the institution of the State
Council was 43O; total to date, 923.
Total receipts from all sources, So, 1883
paid for relief and burying the dead
s1,97274, current expenses, So, 323 76; total
S5,296.5O; excess Of receipts over expendi-
lures, $S1718
Assets-Cash in hand. S1,0s5.43. value
council property, S1ls37.79; total, S2,923.22,
total receipts of the State Council finances.
1898 40; State Council assets, S176.02.
After all reports had been read, submitted
and approved the Council proceeded to the
election of officers as follows: E. S. Jones of
Middletown Council, No. 2, State Councillor,
I. 7. Parker, Wenonah Council. No. 8,
W. J. Moreland, Diamond
Council, No. 5, Secretary; w. J. Downey,
Eureka, No. 1, Treasurer; W.. Anderson.
Old Glory, No. II, Conductor; S. ]. Fisher,
Wenonah, No. 8, Warden; J. V. Prettyman,
No. Is, Inside Sentinel; l.. H. Ross,
Milford, No. 8, Outside Sentinel; George W.
Nutz, Eureka, No. l, Representative for
one year to National Council for unexpired
term; G. L. Moore, Washington, No. 10,
to National Council for five
years. The National Council meets in
Nashville, Tenn.
After the election of officers Dover was |
selected as the next place Of meeting and |
February Goth, 1895, the date.
The evening session was consumed in the
of officers, the appointment of
the standing committees, the secret work of |
he order and speech making.
The standing committees appointed were
as follows: Law, David Hutchison, H. c. |
Clarke and E. T. Williams; Finance, w. O. |
Stack, G. w. Nutz, s. R. Estes; Credentials,
A. B. Connor, o. W. Marvel. Frank Win
gate; Appeal, w. L. Layton, F. J. Kessler,
R. H. Higbe.
After some speechmaking the session ad-
ourned.
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Progressive Euchra Party

Miss Helen Naudain entertained a num-
Der of her friends on Tuesday ev ening last
with progressive euchre party given in
honor of her guest, Miss Sadie Wright, of
Cambridge, Md. 1t was a most pleasant
affair." Delicious refreshments were served.
The following were present: Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Biggs, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Brown.
Mrs. w. P. Miffiin and daughter Miss Ada,
Miss Edna Frazier, Miss Bessie Reynolds,
Miss Edith Reynolds, Miss Blanche Coch-
ran, Miss Edith Derrickson. Miss Corine
Cochran, Miss Mary Cochran, Miss May
Holten, Miss Daisy Daudain, and Messrs.
John G. G. Kelley, DR.. Horace Vaughan,
DR.. J. c. Sites, w. R. Reynolds, Howard
Pool, Frank Pool, Ciarance R. Clayton .
Fred Brady, Fred Crouch and Allen Nc.
Dowell.
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SALES TO TAKE PLACE.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26th.-W. B. We'll
don, on the "Polk Farm" one mile south
of Fieldsboro. on the road leading to Tay-
lor's Bridge. Sale of Stock and Farming
Implements.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 27th.-Isaac Gibbs,
Sale of Stock and Farming Implements, on
the "Kibler Farm" near st. Augustine, Md.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2d--Mrs. Mary
Vail, between Middletown and Odessa
Farm Stock and Implements.
MARCH 1st.-Mrs. Susan Fenninmore,
about miles east of Odessa. Farm stock
and Farming Implements.
MONDAY, MARCH 12th,-C. w. Pancoast,
on the Longland farm between Delaware
City and Port Penn. Farm Stock and I'M
plements "A. 1. Swan, Auctioneer.
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w tt NJ 9

At meeting held Thursday evening of
the Woman's Home Missionary Society of
Bethesda Methodist Church some prelimi-
mlnary arrangements were made for the
meeting of the Conference Society, March
8th. This annual gathering will be made
up of about one hundred and fifty delegates
representing every department of work and
benevolence of this organization. Mrs.
Mary Leonard Wells. the daughter of DR..
Leonard, one of the Secretaries of the
General Missionary Society will be present
and address the Society. Mrs. 8. A. Stew
art, of Washington, D. c., will represent a
department of work deeply interesting to
all who see the needs of the home field.
The meeting will continue in session one
day and evening and promises to be of a
highly interesting character. Arrangements
are being made for special train north,
after the night session. The local society
appointed the following committees. On
luncheon, homes, decorations, music, re-
ception, and so divided the work among
the members of the Society that it will be
comparatively light on any one person.
Cordial invitations are extended to the
ladies of the town and to all women ada
cent to Middletown to come and note the
work their sisters are doing in our own
land.
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TOWNSEND TOPICS.

1
Capt. Wiggin is about to make some i'm
provement in his creamery building.
The Sunday School reports larger collec
ton for missions this year than ever before.
Misses Emma and Carey Weldon wer
rendered social on Friday evening of las
| week.
Come and see F. NJ. Tyson, in Prof. Twi
lights Trouble at de dollhouse" Cy
clone Minstrels Tuesday evening.
Quite number of our citizens attended
the surprise party given in honor of Aaror
Reynolds birthday at his home on Tuesday
evening.
On next Tuesday night THE Cyclone
Minstrels," company composed of loca
talent will make their initial appearance or
the boards of the Town Hall. Plenty oi
singing, music, dancing, tableaux and funny
sketches will go 10 make up an entertain
ment which you cannot well afford To miss.
Admission Is cents; children under 12years
10 cents
Our long looked for Experience NJ. eting''
to report on the church organ fund will be
held next Friday evening in the school
house hall. There will be given in connec-
ton with it program consisting of music
and recitations, also some calisthentic ex-
cersises by the little folks. The admission
will be ten cents. We are expecting to have
an enjoyable time.
The Epworth League held public literary
meeting last Friday evening, and at the
close of the program the semi-annual cleo
ton of officers took place. D. B. Maloney
was reelected President and the following
Vice-Presidents were elected: Department
of Christian Work, Rev. F. F. Carpenter;
Literary Work." Rev. Herman Roe;
mercy and Help" Mrs. Herman Roe; En-
tertainment, Mrs. Winfield Lattomus; Secre-
tary, Walter E. Hart; Treasurer, Mrs. James
Taylor.
The knights of the Golden Eagle" Gel
ebrated their fifth anniversary on Wednes-
day evening with banquet The company
numbered about hundred composed of the
members and their families. Prot. Herman
Roe was called to the chair and made a fit
ting speech, relating the history of the Castle
from its organization. The following anni-
versary ode, which was arranged for the oc-
casion was sung:
Each year, in numbers growing,
The Castles highways throng.
And speeding to their castle gates,
Glad Eagles haste with song;
What means this jubilation?
Why float the banners gay?
Why take one songs gladden. sing?
'Tis Anniversary Day.
Our day, our day mid winter breezes blowing
Our day, our day the charm ofjoy bestowing
Then let each fount of music play,
With praise, Gods blessings to repay.
On anniversary day, from hearts o'erflowing,
To-day we count the graces
That, like golden CLEAN,
Their sunlit pathway traced so bright
Throughout the years swift dream;
We bless the hand that showers
With flowers the Eagles way,
Thatgives us hearts, to bless this name,
This Anniversary Day.
The evening was spent in speech-making
in vocal and instrumental music, etc. Those
present did ample justice to the good things
that graced the table. The manner in which
they were served did credit to the committee
who had charge
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Kickapoo Medicine Company,

The above company has been giving first
class entertainments every night during the
present week and will be here next week
also. Especially good are those of We'd
nesday and Saturday evenings when a small
admission fee is charged. The one on last
Wednesday night was well worthy of the
appreciation manifested by the audience
present. Their performances are very good,
in fact we have seldom if ever seen them
equalled and never surpassed by any regu-
lar travelling company. Their entertain
ments are refined and always in good
taste.
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RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERsM MEET.
Annual Election and Selection o.
Delegates to the Grand Division

Annual Election and Selection of
Delegates to the Grand Division
Aregular meeting of Wilmington division,
No. So, Order of Railroad Telegraphers, was
held at the division room, corner of Third
and Market streets, Wilmington, Del Tues
day night last.
The annual election was held and the
following officers were elected to serve for
the ensuing year: P. C. Began, chief tele-
grapher; w. Edgar Flasher, assistant chief
telegrapher; W. ]. Holton, secretary and
treasurer; w. o. Merrick, senior telegra-
pher; J. A. Ranch. junior telegrapher; J.
7. Aiken, inside sentinel; P. P. Lloyd, out
side sentinel;
A. Edgar Flasher, W. o. Merrick and H.
L. Hayes were elected delegates to the
meeting of the Grand Division to be held in
Denver, COL, in May next. P. c. Began
and Miss Anna Dixon were elected Alter
Mates
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Death on the Rail.

An unknown man was killed on the
Delaware City railroad on the night of the
goth by the evening passenger train. He
was walking on the track between Corbit's
and Reybold stations when the train struck
him. He was instantly killed. He had a
letter on his person addressed to Charles
seney and post marked Roe, Md, which
was evidently addressed to him by his
father. If this letter was addressrd to him,
his former residence was at Philadelphia.
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STOLE THE BANKS MONEY.
An Ex-Paying Teller Confesses to
Stealing $47 200.

Stealing $47, 900.
Theodore F. Baker, the former paying
teller of the Consolidation National Bank,
Philadelphia, pleaded guilty Thursday
morning before Judge Butler in the United
States District Court to the embezzlement of
900 from the bank. Baker, who has
been in Moyamensing awaiting disposition
of his case, looked about ten years older
than on the day of his arrest. His face was
covered with a homely beard. showing
streaks of gray, which, with the prison
pallor, made him look like an aged man
His interests were looked after by City
Solicitor Charles F. Warwick.
Two witnesses, George Watson, director
of the bank. and Edwin H. Webb, cashier
were examined. The testimony was mainly
relative to Bakers confession of the embez-
element. He has been in the banks en-
ploy for about twenty years. Sentence in
the case was deferred.
Matthew Van Duzen, Jr., a book-keeper
of the bank, who is accused of abetting
Baker in the theft, was arraigncd, pleaded
not guilty and put on trial.-Morming
NeWs.
Middletown transcript., 1894-02-24
Jr. o. U. A. M. Deputies Appointed

The following Deputies have been ap-
pointed for the councils throughout the
State to serve for the ensuing term: s. R.
Estes, Diamond No. 2, Eureka No, / and
Jas. A. Garfield No. 10; Samuel Reed,
Welcome No. aad Winona No. 9; VIM.
]. Anderson, Old Glory No. 12 and Per-
severence No. II; H. c. johnson, Buck
No. 1S, Middletown No. and Townsend
No. IL; Charles L. Moore. Washington No,
Is and Enterprise No. 16s Capt E. T. Will
liams, Lewes No IA; o. W. Marvel, vigilant
No. 10 and Maydell No.6.