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Middletown transcript., 1894-03-03
DEATH OF GEORGE G. LOBDELI
At Noon on Thursday at His Residenc

At Noon on Thursday at His Residence
in Wilmington.
George G. Lobdell died at noon on Thurs
day at his residence, No. 1903 West Four
tesntb street Wilmington.
The deceased was in his 18th year which
he would have completed next November.
The cause of death is kidney trouble with
which he has been affected several years.
Mr.. George &. Lobdell was the nephew of
E.Mr. Bonney, of BonneY G. Bush. the foun-
kders ofthe original car wheel manufacturing
plant with which Mr.. Lobdells business
life was identified. The works were
founded in 1886. and in was at first con-
sidered good days work to cast six wheels
and fit them to the axles. The present
works have capacity of 500 wheels per
day.
In 1888. Mr., Bonney died and Mr.. Lobdell
succeeded him, the new firm being Bush &
-Lobdell. In 1856 Charles Bush died and
fQAr years later Mr.. Lobdell succeeded to
proprietorship of the whole plant. In 1867
the Lobdell Car Wheel Company was
organized with George G Lnhdell. President:
William W..Lobdell, Secretary. and P. N.
Brennan, Treasurer. In 1882 the new
works near the mouth of the Chrstiana
were built. In addition to his manufact-
uring interests. Mr.. Lobdell was quite a
land owner and took keen interest in
stock and dairy matters. The Hazel Dell
fair grounds were one of his enterprises
and the losses upon the fairs held there
were shouldered by him. The Minquadale
Home for Aged Men owes its establishment
to his philanthropy. In the highest and
best sense he was one of the best citizens of
Wilmington.
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Meeting of Odessa Loan.

: The Odessa Loan Association held theil
annual meeting on Monday night last. The
following officers were reelected for the
ensuing year: President D. w. Corbit, Vice
President, J. T. Shallcross; Treasurer, F. b
Watkins; Secretary, L. v. Aspril. Jr. Di.
rectors T. W. Rose, E. N. Moore, H. l.
Davis, DR.. w. v. Woods, A. P. Corbit, W.
R. Davis. L. V. Aspril, William H. Hickey,
J. G. Brown. The sum of $1,000 was dis
posed of at to cents premium.
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Accident,

AT the Kickapoo exhibition on Tuesday
night while Thomas Levanion was perform
ing a very difficult act on the .trapeze, be
made a slip and was thrown to the floor
but with no serious consequences, for in a
very few minutes he was back on the trapeze
and finished his performance. 1t was
thought at first that he was severely injured
and there was a sigh of relief when it was
known that he had escaped with hardly a
scratch
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and Elwood Griffinburg of Odessa: Miss
Ella Isaacs, and Messrs Edward Graves and
ID. J. Vandyke, of Townsend; Miss BERTHE
Dickinson and Messrs Abel Gilbert Green,
ofMcDonough, Miss Elva Lambden and
Messrs W W. Jones; and A-D White of
Mt Pleasant; Miss Ada Hayden and Abe
Hayden, of Fieldsboro; Miss Florence
Budd, of Warwick, Md, William Veasey,
Kirkwood, George NJ. Rose of Middletown;
and Harry Rose of Chicago, Ills.
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Condition of the Rev, r. G.. Jones

The many friends of our brother and
fellow la borer, the ReA. R. C. Jones, will be
pleased and thankful to learn Of an i'm
provement in his health. In personal
letter, dated the 13 inst, he writes: Il am
growing stronger slowly, am sleeping
fairly we'll and do not often have return
OF nervous attacks. l am doing some work,
as l feel able, and feel grateful for what
now enjoy Light has shone again upon
my path, and my song is "Bless the Lord
o My soul!'' He closes with expressing his
desire to be kindly remembered to all his
riends.-PeninSuld Methodist.
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KILLED BY HIS BROTHER,
Another Instance of the Folly of Using
the s'Don't Know 1t was Loaded''
WaaD0Il

AnOCner instance or the FOLLY OF Using
the s'Don't Know 1t was Loaded''
Weapon.
A fatal shooting accident occurred at Leb-
anon, Kent county on Wednesday in which
Edward son of Robert Bostic, was instantly
killed.
Edward, who is IS years old. was examin-
ing an old gun when his brother, aged
IL years, came out of the house and was
looking on. A few minutes later he took
the gun and playfully pointed it at Edward.
Neither of the boys knew that the gun
was loaded. but when the little fellow
pulled the trigger there was a report
and Edward who was only a short
distance off fell to the ground.
He received the entire charge into his
forehead and lived only short time after
the shooting.
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Special Jury Panel.

Prothonotary Hort has chosen special
jury for the case of Wesley Parsons vs., the
P. w. & B. railroad, which comes off Mar
9th. The-panel is as follows Jesse K. Bay.
lis, Samuel H. Baynard, Charles NJ
Groome, Bernard Dalton, Harvey E. Gregg
Edward Woodward, James H. Gust, Walter
Grace, Thomas Hawthorn, E. B. Frazier,
William White, Douglas Mccoy, Jones
Guthrie, Frederick Mcintyre. W. R. Wilson,
Clayton M. Riley, George A. Cleaver, w. II;
Houston, John P. Cochran, Jr..Augustus
Hushebeck, Richard Clayton, Daniel B.
Maloney. Edward Graves,
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Attorney for the Trustees OF the Poor.
The Transcript extends its congratula-
tions to E. R. Cochran, Jr., on his nomina.
ton as Attorney for the Trustees of the
Poor by the Democrat caucus. Mr.. Cochran
is well qualified for the position and his
success in receiving the nomination when
SO many others were in the race. reflects
considerable credit upon him as a recogni-
ton of the estimation in which he is held
by his party.
Middletown transcript., 1894-03-03
Unclaimed Letters.

List of unclaimed letters at the Post
Office, Middletown, Del. for the week end
ing Feb, % 1894, James Dimon, John
Douton, Eugene Goldsboro, Mrs. Mary A.
Gilchrist, Miss Lenia Jones, Frank Lumb,
Miss Josephine Stevens, Miss Couelia Shaw,
John Sanders, Oliver Singular, Mrs. Emma
Siogler, Mrs. Mamie Welch.
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FfeldsbOrO Puhlic School

The following pupils of Fieldsboro Public
School attended every session during the
month of February: Willie Francis, Morris
Collins, John Collins, Clarence Maree, Ella
Reynolds, Beulah Reynolds and Gertrude
Naylor,
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Town EIact;op

Monday, March 5th, will be town election
day when the following officers will be
voted for; two Commissioners, to serve two
years; one Treasurer, for one year; one
assessor, for one year; and one Alderman,
for one years.
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LOYAL TEMPERANCE LEGION.

A Letter From Our State Superfnten.
| dent of Juvenile Work.
The following letter is taken from "The
Young Crusader" a paper published in
Chicago in the interest of Loyal Temper
ence Legion work. Written by Mrs. Mar
ion Price, the Superintendent of Juvenile
work in our State, we feel that it will be
interesting to our readers.
TO DELAWARE L. t. LIS
DEAR BoYs AND GIRLS: l hope you all
have had so far very Happy New Year,
and trust you have all resolved to do
more for the temperence cause than ever
before, and that you will put forth new
energies and work with more zeal against
the grim monster, whiskey. and show the
people you are more determined to help
drive it from among US. Do all you can
against cigars and cigarettes. Some of our
boys and girls are destroying all the old
cigar stumps they find in the streets, "a
good idea,-for they cannot be used for
any thing else. Try to get all the;new
members you can this year, so that in the
fall we can report a larger membership
than ever before. Delaware is very small
but she can and means to do her share in
this great and good work. Perhaps you
may think because it is SO small we cannot
do much, but when nearly two thousand
children make up their mind to do thing
something will be accomplished. so "work
while is yet day." You will be glad to
know that your own Diamond state sent
the first Christmas present to the l.. T. L.
room in the Temberence Hospital. Hurrah
for Delaware! Do not forget to e"Band of
mercy" let us have more of these in con-
nection with our L. r. LIS.
Yours in the cause,
Marion H. Price.
Middletown, Del State Supt. L. TIL
The two local organizations, Loyal Le-
gion, No. 1 and 2. have returned to their
former Headquarters, the pleasant room
over Mr.. Woods store and are each pre-
pairing an entertainment to-adHahce the
the Temperance cause; No. 1. composed of
younger members, will hold Festival
about the Easter tide. No. 2. will give
Demorest Medal Contest as soon as prac-
ticable. The class is to be composed of
young ladies and gentlemen, between IL
25 years is now forming. Any who desire
to compete may apply to Miss Mary Ander-
son, or to Miss Addie Hazard.
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Public Sale Postponed.

The pubfic sale of W. B. Weldon, which
was to have taken place on Monday, Feb
26th, was postponed until Tuesday, March
9Th, at 10 o'clock.
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Prices ofMflk.

The following are the prices of milk in
the neighboring creameries: Sassafras. 95c.
Townsend, 9Oc. Sandy Branch, Odessa and
Middletown $l.00.
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TOWNSEND TOPICS.

Rev. Hyson of Smyrna was in town OF
Thursday.
Mrs Jennie Wilson is visiting her daugh
ter Mrs. Winfield Lattomus.
Mrs. W. Barnett of Middletown spen
Wednesday with Miss Racine Weldon.
Mis- Susie Wilson who has been visiting
Miss Nellie Gill, returned home Thurday
Mr.. Thomas Bratton who has been quite
sick, is now convalescent and we hope
soon to see him out again.
| Mrs. J.. S. Lattomus was called to Clay.
ton on Wednesday, on account of the
death of her aunt Mrs. Ann Price.
Several persons in the vicinity have
lost horses, with an unknown disease,
which seems to affect the throat.
A crowd of young men went from here
on Thursday evening to give Mr.. John
Morris and his bride an old time serenade.
The Chautauqua Circle met at the home
ofNV.i E. Hart this week. Longfellow-
his life, Ibis works and etc., was the theme
for the EVENING"
Quite number of our young folks Wis
tied the home of James CHM near here on
Monday evening. The occasion being what
they called the oyster supper of the season.
A dog belonging to W. A. Scott, which
was supposed to be mad was shot ON Friday
of last week. The town commissioners
have ordered all dogs in town muzzled
after the third of March.
About 200 people assembled in the Town
Hall, Tuesday evening last to witness the
performance of the Cyclone Minstrels,"
company composed entirely of young men,
who gave a really creditable exhibition
In the first part f. M. Tyson was Interlocu-.
.tor, while Harry Stradley and John War
rem handled the bones and tambourine
respectfully. The singing of John Ratledege,
John Warren, dancing Of H. Stradley and
F. P. Webb and Harmonica selections by
those two gentlemen with organ accompani-
ment. and recitations of w. Naylor were
we'll received by the audience, as was the
AHuiuii Sluo oN iliSlliS VI SluIieS SIduuOCh,
of the Middletown Athletic Association.
Following is the program:
PART 1.
1.-Two Old Maids in Blue. Company
Harmonica Selections. ........F. P. Webb
Recitation wv. Naylor
pat Rooney's Rooster" ........J. Ratledge
song. 49,. ..H. Otraoley
'Jemlma Brown. "................J. Warren
PART II.
F. Tyson
Trouble at de School House" J. Ratledge
w. Naylor
''Tll Nebber Leave Old Dixie Land Again"
.....................J Ratledge
Tho p;1rr;,, Eo.bar F. Tyson
1e i's IN : '''iie' - '''''' w. Naylor
Stump Speech. h..................H. H. Stradley
"How Are You Off For Stamps
To-day" ".................. N. Ratledge
"De Sauer Kraut'' .........
Mrs;o,1 skotob H. Stradley
j. Ratledge
p,o,tot;o, Tn, F. Webb
: i'''i''e'''oi l u'''' H. Stradley
Club Swinging. Charles Craddock
(J. Ratledge
+. = --'- -. II. Stradley
Home (Hic) Sweet Home. .......J. Warren
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A Biz OF
FLORIDA
WHERE, GOOD FISH ARE IN
PLENTY AND BAD COOKS
SPOIL THEM.
,sSf't
PLEASURES OF CAMPING

The Land of Cocoanuts, Oranges,
Pine-Apples and Alligators Com
pared With the Big Northwest.
A Country where There is no Mean
Temperature, and the Poor Man
Has Picnic.
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PORT PENN SCHOOL.

The following names comprise the Roll of
Honor for attendance, department and
recitations for the month of February:
Fannie Bender, Minnie Collins, Mabel
Dyer, Mary Flemming, Cora Yearsley, Ethel
Eaton, Blanch Yearsley, May Ringgold.
Carrie Bender, Jennie Yearsley, Lima Bend
Ter, Florence Yearsley, Artie Dyer, Artie
Yearsley. Hamil Egee, Elwood Webb,
Clesson Yearsley, Oscar VanHekle, Carpen-
ter Yearsley.
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4ORIDA has the fin
est fish and about
the worst cooks in
the world. POM
pano is at the head
of the fish process
sion, and sells for
a dollar a piece in
the Baltimore mar
,kets, but the aver
age Florida hotel
cook can ruin the
good name Of even
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CHURCH NOTES.

: Rev.a.F H. Moore will preach at Arm
strongsaChapel on Sabbath afternoon at 8
O'clock. s...': -
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ROLLS OF HONOR.

The following pupils that have alta ined
an average of 95 per cent. or over at the
Middletown Public Schools for the month
ending February 2Sth, 1894:
Room No. Julia Stats, Josephine
Stats, Nellie Ernest, Laura Sylvester.
Room No. 2-Helen Price, James Shall
cross
Room No. 3.-John Parvis, Mary Brown,
Edith Wilson, Charlie Talbot, Horace
Moore, Robert Hall, Augustus Nowland,
Ethel Burrows, Emma Shaw, Helen Smith,
Rudolf Echenhofer, Raymond Wilson,
Jessie Culberton, George Kelley, Nora
Moore, Addie Echenhofer, Julia Kelley.
Room No. 4.-Mary Holten, Birdie Lyman,
Sylvia Moore, Annie Berkman, Daisy Ly-
nam, John Mcguire, Harold Roberts, Ran
dolph Gary, Grover Talbot
Room No. 5.-Florence Owens, Elsie
Jones, Davis Gary, Grover Johnson, Samuel
Dunning, Willie Echenhofer, Matte Rob-
erts.' GRADE 3-Helen Cochran, Mary
Nowland, Louise Mcdowell, Hessie Argo,
Ella Burehard.
Room No. 6.-Viola Downy, May Kun
pei, Lillian Solway, Herman Wilson, George
Alice. Fred Blome, Peverly Constable, Harry
Devalinger. Warren Ellfcott George
Richards.
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TIE TRANSCRIPT, 100 per year in advance,
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THE TRAsscRlpr, s1.oo per year in advance
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-04
INCREASE IN NATIONAL DEBT

II you have not voted yet, just think
over these facss aud try and realiz'
what they mean. The Democracy ha,
been in full possession of the govern
ment for over year. During the montl
Of March just passed, according to
the statement of the public debt,
the national debt OF the United
States was increased by $1,000, 900
That is, the government ran behind il
its ordinary running expenses just thai
amount. The same ratio kept up dur
ing the next twelve months woul,
make an increase OF the public debt n.
the rate Of over SsOO, ,OOO, 600 year
Bear in mind this decrease follow
right after an increase in the public
debt Of S5o,OOO,OOO caused by the bono
issue.
During the past two months Of Demo
cratic misrule the public debt Of th,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-04
POINTS TO REMEM BER.

Remember. IL the infamous Wilson
bill. as amended by the Senate, becomes
law, it cannot possibly be changed for
over three years and hard times and
low wages, or no wages at all, will con-
tinue during all that time.
Remember.
The Wilson bin is now before the
Senate. Rhode Island is the first State
to vote since the introduction OF amend
ments to the bill began. It's yerd!cs
today will give encouragement to or
warn the Democracy as the State votes
either for or against the Democratic
party.
Will you vote TO encourage the Demo-
cratic leaders in Washington to so on
and complete the ruin of Rhode Islands
industries?
Or will you send them warning to-
day that they have gone too far and
must stay their hands from these bitter
attacks upon the industries of this
manufacturing commonwealth?
You have time TO vote. Vote as you
please, but remember that there is
personal responsibility resting upon
every man, and the man who votes TO
destroy Rhode Islands industries hurts
himself, his family and his neighbors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-04
DEMOCRATIC MISRULE TO BE
REBUKED.

The attempt Of the Democracy during
the campaign just ended to avoid al.
lusions to national issues was very
significant.
Why did they not want to discuss
them?
Was it not because their party has
proven itself so incompetent to gov
ern that they realized that any allusion to
the policy Of the Democracy would be
direct disadvantage to themselves in
drawing voters to their party. They
wanted only State issues discussed and
they only wanted one side of those issues
talked about.
Why did they not come out and ap-
peal to the workingman to support the
Democratic party, the party pledged to
reduce the burden of taxation" to
which such frequent illusions were
made last year and year before last
Was it not because they feared that the
worlSingmen of Rhode Island, who for
the first time in generation have been
idle for months, would inquire if "these
are the Democratic good times that
were to come as the result of entrusting
the government to that partyg'
Has the Democratic party in Rhode
Island showed itself any better able to
govern than the Democratic party nj
Washington
IL the National Democracy with
Voorhees,, Wilson, Crisp, Cleveland,
Hill, Carlisle, aud hosts of others. can
not govern wisely, how can the Stat
Democracy with its Honey, Garvin,
Carroll, Baker and others expect I,
governy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-04
THE SUPPLY KITCHEN.
IL Opens Today With a New England
breakfast.


The supply kitchen opened this morn
ing, and during the day delightful New
England breakfast was served under the
direction of Mrs. Capron. The pleasant
rooms at the corner OF Fountain and
Clemence streets were tastefully deco
rated with hot-house plants, flowers and
flags and bunting, while the antique china
and bric-a-b brac added to the artistic at
fractions of the rooms.
The menu for this mornings breakfast
was as follows:
Baked beans and brown bread chops,
clam fritters, fried pork, Dreaded with
baked potatoes, cold ham, hot rolls, In
dian pudding, doughnuts, apple tarts, GUS
terd and squash pies, fruit, tea, coffee,
chocolate and milk.
During the day hundreds availed them
selves OF the opportunity to assist the
kitchen in its charitable work by eating
one of the breakfasts, while quite num-
ber of the poor people of the neighbor-
hood ventured In and went away to spread
the delightful information that 1T would
hereafter be possible TO obtain first class
meal for ''next TO nothing"
Tomorrow Mrs. Heller Will serve Ger
man breakfast, and while the charming
mattresses today were dressed to repre-
sent the prim and demure Puritan maid
ems of the seventeenth century those
who serve at the table tomorrow
will be dressed in the costume OF the
Fatherland. Besides the regular breakfas
flowers will be on sale tomorrow and an
excellent program of vocal and instru-
mental music will be rendered at intervals
during the day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-04
Among the Fircmen.

II. c. Davis OF Hook and Ladder No. g.,
who has been sick for some time, has re-
turned to duty.
The quarterly meeting OF the old asso-
ciation will be held next Monday evening
at S o'clock at the house of the Three
Ones.
The members OF Hose Co. No. and the
Auxiliary" joined forces Saturday even
ing and INDUCED in banquet, which was
served i'm the parlor of the house. The
Auxiliary is composed OF dozen or more
of The residents of that vicinity, who
take an interest in the department, and
more especially that which interests No.
4. At The head OF the table sat Charles
CARPENTER, who ofiiciated ~ toastmaster,
and he performed the duty equal to
Depew. After the "feedn the company
adjourned to the room OF Acting Captain
Weeks, where the exercises were con-
tinued. Messrs. viii Pryor and Charles
Farrell contributed much TO the occasion,
and the representative of two genera
tions OF the Carpenter family entertained
the company with dancing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-04

WoRKINGMEN of Rhode Island, you
do not need any frantic appeals to give
your vote to the party of prosperity and
high wages. You have tasted during
the past year the fruits of Demo-
cratic victory. You have experienced
poverty and want, cold and hunger,
have seen your children and your wives
calling for food, fuel and clothing that
you could not supply as direct
consequence of Democratic con-
troll of national affairs, and
you do not need to be told that a
vote for the Democratic party today
means a vote TO endorse
that party and its policy
of destroying American industry and
deoasing American labor. The Repub--
lican party asks your suffrages and
points to the years of prosperity and
happiness that you enjoyed, before
the Republican system Of protection
was threatened with destruction, as an
earnest of its right to be again entrusted
with control,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-04
REPUBLICAN VICTORY.

While the election is not yet over THE
NEWS has not the slightest doubt that
the result will be a grand Republican
victory. Not ON the policy of claiming
everything regardless Of facts, but from
the logic of the situation. We are
choosing today State officers and a
Legislature that will choose United
States Senator, thus mingling State and
National issues.
On general principles the Republican
ticket is bound TO win and specifically
it Is entitled to the suffrages Of the
people because the State officers have 10
courageously confronted and conquered
the attempted steal Of the State by the
Democracy.
The Republican position in this con