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Middletown transcript., 1895-02-23
LITTLE LOCALS.

Conan Doyle will contribute to ' c.
Clure's Magazine for March a dramatic
story of the Franco Prussian war.
The Juniors and the Veterans had an
| enjoyable time at Headquarters last night
| whese Il open camp Fl e was the attractio .
The snow is disappearing rapidly. Our
| streets however are still in bad way in
places, in spite OF the efforts to make them
better
T Mi,i etown ~ e ecled new officer,
on Tue-day ev.nin-. Miss Julia Stats
As made President aud Miss Maggie An
thor Secretary.
The cblnls aud IN. Banks were closed
yesterda'. in homer lie Father of Hi
Country. and Old Gi, y was uniurled iron
many bnusetop.
The lenten season will begin on next
Wednesday, Fepruirv 18th, and society
wi refrain from otwari demonstrations of
gaietv for the following 40 days.
The Official Board of the NJ L church
has appointed A. G. Cox to receive the con-
tributions to the church beneyo!ences.
Christian Advocate subscriptions etc.
And his work will lie much lighter if the
members of the congregation will attend
to this business without any unnecessary
delay.
Mr.. and Mrs Merritt Willets enter
tanned a very delightful company of
young folks at their home Hedge Lawn"
near town on Saturday evening in honor
cf the 21st, birthday of their eldest son
Horatio.
The earliest date on which Easter can
fall is March 22nd, and the fastest, April
25th. This year it will fall on April 14th
Easter will fall on its latest date in 1898.
nearly 400 years.
The party given by Miss Salie Jolls at
her home last evening was one of the most
delightful social events of the season to the
participants. There were 40 guests present
and the hospitality of the winsome hostess
was heartily enjoyed by ALL
During the week of the blizzard a large
silk umbrella with oxidized handle, was.
doubtlessly by mistake, removed from the
NJ. E. parsonage. 1t is greatly priced as
gift. and if this comes under the eye of
the person who has it, we hope they will
restore it at once
The sound of the fire alarm yesterday
morning called out the hosemen, with hose
carriage. hook and ladder truck, etc., but
the fire was principally alarm The
chimney at Mrs. Parvis' residence was on
fire. but there was no confagration for
which we are thankful.
The Vaudeville entertainment in the
Opera H ouse Thursday night was for bene-
fit of he Diamond State Brass Band but
the boys did not find it paying enterprise.
We hope their next venture will be more
profitable. The Band made good show
ing in the street parade, and great things
are prophesicd for these modern Tubal-
Gains.
Mr.. Seth Taylor. of Aberdeen. was in
town this week. He is the business man.
ager of J. H Preston canning CO. He in
formes us that the cannery here will not
| operate next season, as the farmers will
not undertake to grow tomatoes for $500
per ton and the canner cannot pay more.
We are heartily sorry that the cannery
will be closed.
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The "Farm Jcurna Free,

The Farm Journal" OF Philadelphia, is
the leading monthly farm paper of the U.
s. 1t is boiled down, and hits the nail on
the head every time. 1t has over 200, 600
subscribers scattered from Main to Wash
ington and from Michigan 10 Texas. 1t is
adapted to farmers needs in all parts of the
U. s., and is devoted to stock-raising, the
orchard, the diary, poultry the household
the boys and girls, etc. Its breezy. crisp
pages contain as much information in the
course of the year as many ofthe high-price
weeklies; while its earnest manly tone and
bright common sense way of treating farm
matters leave good and lasting taste in
ones mouth. The subscription price is
50cents year.
The publisher of The TRANSCRIPT will
send Farm Journal" one whole year to
every new or old subscriber paying q year
in advance. The subscription price of The
TRANscRIrr is only 81. Write to the Farm
Journal" Philadelphia, Pa, for sample
copies.
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PERSONALITIES
Little Lines About Men and Women
and What They Are Doing.

Little Lines About Men and Women
and What They Are Doing.
Mrs E. s. Jones is visiting friends in
Philadelphia.
Rev. w. L. S. Murray, of Dover. was i'll
town Oh Wednesday.
Mrs. j. Bowes and daughters, of Up
land, were recent CUES is Of J, c. Alston near
town.
Mr.. John C. Kelley will visit Philadel-
phia to-day, and return home via New
Jersey.
Mrs. Col. Legg, of Baltimore, visited
her sister, Mrs. N. NJ. Browne at the NJ. E.
parsonage this week.
Claude Perkins and Sereck S. Wilson
of Philadelphia, are expected guests in
town to-day.
Prof. Ashbury Pennington. of Phiadel-
phia, was in town this week, the same jolly
good fellow of old.
Mrs Wesley Bryant. of Baltimore, has
returned home after visit TO her sister
Mrs. N. NJ. Browne.
MIR G. L. Towsend Jr. of OIessa made
us pleasant visit yesterday ell route for
Delaware City where he was billed to star
it with the Amateur rheatricals of last
night.
Mrs. W. B. Tharp was in Wilmington
on Thursday and Friday and had the pleas
ure of hearing Mrs. Isabel Davis of Kings
Daughter fame. who made an address at
Hanover church Thursday night
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Naudain and chill
dreu have returned to their home in Bal
timore, after protracted visit in Middle
town. Their father William II. Houston
accompanied them to Baltimore where he
will make little visit.
Mrs. J. K Campbell. nee Miss Lizzie
Buckle and her bright little boy Willie, of
Philadelphia, spent yesterday in town, the
guests of Miss Ireland.
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OYSTERMEN AND BOATS.
Ice-Bound Vessels In the ChOptank-A
Harvest for Talbot Tongers.

Ice-Bound Vessels In the ChOptank-A
Harvest for Talbot Tongers.
The town commissioners Of Oxford on
Wednesday asked that an ice-boat be sent
to relieve three vessels which are in the ice
in the Choptank river about three miles
below the Benonis Point lighthouse. They
are all of Baltimore and have oysters and
crews aboard. The captains report that
they are without food, fuel and money.
They have been going ashore on the ice and
getting daily supplies, but now the ice is so
weak they are afraid to walk on it.
The whole of Third Haven river for miles
above and below Oxford is dotted with
groups of oystermen, who are cutting holes
in the ice and getting out oysters with
rakes, which, in the deepest water. are
thirty feet long. They work in squads
of from four to six people. Some
cue ice, some use the rakes, and others
sled the oysters to the packinghouses.
In Oxford packers are paying from 70 to
80 cents bushel for these oysters, and the
oystermen are earning from four to five
dollars day. Under present conditions of
the weatherthis work will not last longer
than this week. There are in Oxford at
least hundred workingmen who earn in
bulk S400 day in this oyster business. To
them, therefore. an ice-bound river is pro-
ductive of more money than an open river.
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RElnlHIInNS.

The Mutual Loan on the Death of e. B.
Rice.
At special meeting OF the Mutual Lnal
Association. held lat evening, the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased God in his all
wise providence, to remove out of the world
Edward B. Rice. for many years member
of this board and
WHEREAS, Mr.. Rice was faithful to the
duties pertaining to the position he held
among us as Director. giving careful at
tention to the business entrusted to him,
therefore be it
Resolved. That in the death of Edward
B. Rice, this board has lost q true and
faithful member, and in all our future
meetings, we shall miss his wise counsel in
qualifications, and
Resolved, That We convey to Mrs. Rice,
wife of our departed associate. assurance Of
our profoundest sympathy, in the great loss
she has sustained in the death of her hus.
band, aud
Resolved, That copy Of this preamble
and resolutions. be sent to the family Of
the deceased. and the same be printed in
the TRANSCRIPT and the NeW Era. By
order of the Board.
G. E. HUKILL, Vice-Pr
A. G. Cox, Secretary.
MIDpLErowN, DEL. Feb. 22d, '95.
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TOWNSEND TOPICS.

Evangelist W. K. Galloway spent Friday
in town.
Mrs. II. NJ. Smith is visiting friends in
Maryland.
Miss Nellie Earnest of Middletown is the
guest of Miss Josie Staats.
Miss Sallie Reynolds, of near Greenspring
is the guest of Miss Lola Finley.
Miss Hollis of Wilmington. who has been
visiting relatives here has returned home.
Quite number of our citizens went to
the home of Samuel Peachy, near Odessa.
to witness the marriage of their daughter
Lena to Mr.. Joe Armstrong.
Mr.. Frank George of Colts. Md, and
Miss Rosie Reed were quietly married at
the parsonage on Wednesday evening of
last week. Mr.. and M RS. George will re.
side in Townsend after March rs.
At the annual meeting of the Building
Loan Association, L. V. Aspirl, w. H.
Money, were reelected directors, J. F.
Stats. president, W. A. Scott, secretary; G.
NJ. D. Hart, treasurer. The members were
pleased with the report for the year, quite
an amount of stock has been subscribed
for in the new series.
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CHESAPEAKE CITY.

Rev. and Mrs. Jaggard visited Phila.
delphia this week.
T. P. Conrey, of Philadelphia spent part
of this week in town.
Miss Elsie Karsner has returned from a
months visit in Philadelphia.
Ralph H. Reese was entertained by
friends in Philadelphia last week.
DR.. Edward Graves. of Mariette, Pa,
was guest at John Reeds OH Sunday.
Mrs. Moore, of North East, was enter
tanned by Miss Carrie Brady this week.
Mrs. Anna Lindsey. of Warwick, is spend
ing some time with her son Henri Lindey.
Rev. N. H. Burnham and sister, Miss
Maybel Prince, are spending some time in
Groton Conn.
Mrs. w. C. Karsner and Miss Emma
Reed were entertained by relatives in Phil
adelphia last week.
Owing the illness of Rev. s. NJ. Perry on
Sunday last no services were held in the
Presby terian church.
Miss Florence Egee returned to her home
in Wilmington on Friday last and was ac-
companied by her grandmother Mrs. 8. E.
Dushane.
At this writing the country roads are in
an impossible condition and the farmers
are making great complaint about the
travel having to be done across their fields.
A mum" sociable was held at the resi-.
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. James Jefferson on
Thursday evening of this week for the
benefit of the mite society of the NJ. E.
church. 4H
The members of the P. E. Church gave
"a tea in the basement of the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. VandergriH on Thurs.
day evening of this week. The menu con-
sisted of ice cream, cake coffee and biscuits.
Owing to the thickness of the ice the
boats which ply between Baltimore and
Phifadefphia have not as yet begun to
make their daily trips hence all the freight
our merchants receive is delivered by ex.
press to Elkton.
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CHURCH NOTES.

Rev. F. F. Carpenter, of Towl send, will
preach at the NJ. E. church of this town
tomorrow. Rev. J. B. Roberts, Of Middle
town, will fill the pulpit at Townsend.
The Official Board of St. Paul's NJ. i.
Church, Wilmington, will not release
Rev. T. E. Terry, who was invited to the
pastorate of the church of this town.
Mr.. J F. Deakyne will lead The conse-
Grafton meeting Of the Christian Endeayor
ef Forest Presbyterian Church at $50
tomorrow evening All are cordially in
vited.
The revival services now in progress in
the Forest Presbyterian church will be
continued through the coming week.
The following clergymen are expected to
be present and preach. On Monday eve-
ming Rev. Mr.. Eckles. d. d. Tuesday eye-
ming Rev. L. A. Oates, Wednesday eve-
ming Rev. C. F.Thomas d. d. Thursday
and Friday evenings Rev. w. J. Fitzsim-
ons. The Sacrement of the Lords supper
will be administered on Sunday morning
March Sd. Preparatory service Saturday
afternoon March 2nd. All are cordially
invited,
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Away Down
.....South

Boreas Cools the Balmy Zephyrs of the
erable for the Tender Plants in
Both Vegetable and Human King
doms-Scott Way and the Spiritual
ists-How the transcripts Former
Editor is Imposed Upon, in the
Land of Sunshine and Flowers.
Middletown transcript., 1895-02-23
SOCIAL PURITY.

A Thrilling Lecture by Mrs. Edholm,
the Purity Evangelist.
Mrs. Charlton Edholm the we'll known
purity evangelist made an address in For
est Presbyterian church Tuesday evening
to large and attentive audience. She is
working under the direction of the W. C.
r. q. Her subject was Traffic in Girls"
and in thrilling, burning words she told If
the worse than death, traps that are sci for
young and unsuspecting girls who 60 out
into the world to make their living. Hav-
ing given her life to rescue work she was
able to tell many things that had come in
her own personal experience, that were
calculated to arouse every womanly and
manly impulse in her hearers, to give their
aid to the rescueing Of the 100000 girls in
this country who are in worse bondage
than African slavery.
Mrs Edholm Is n lady of rare culture
and fluent speech, and in the most chaste
womanly and sisterly way she told the story
of the darkened lives of her little sisters" "
These death traps she traced to the open
saloon and the liquor traffic, and she made
a most earnest appeal to the christian
voters. to help save the girls by putting out
the demon that makes brutes of men, and
leads them to the most debasing and most
far reaching criminal vices.
At the close of her address there were O
number of new names given to the local
W. G. T. u. and many, both men and wo.
men, of the community are stirred to ac-
tivity in this most needful work of social
purity. The memory of this devoted wo.
mans words will linger long in the minds
and hearts of her hearers and we hope
will not return into her void.
Middletown transcript., 1895-02-23
DELAWARE CITY.

Messrs. Harry Price and Roy Keane were
In Odessa Wednesday.
Mr.. J. J. Shepherd ofthe University Is at
home for the holidays.
Mrs. John Keans and Miss Berenice spent
Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Miss Florence Tybout is visiting the
Misses Clark at Greenlea.
Mr.. H. Ayres, of Easton, Nd, spent Sum-
day with his mother.
Mr.. George L. Townsend, Jr., of Odessa,
visited friends in town Sunday,
Mr.. Fred K. Reybold, ofthe Philadelphia
Record visited his parents Thursday.
Miss s. B. Roberts spent several days of
last week in Chester and Philadelphia.
Mrs. NJ. J. Shepherd. of Camden, Del, is
the guest of her brother Mr.. W. A. Jester.
Miss Mahala Welles, of Wilmington was
the guest of Miss Emma Clark this week.
Mrs. Frank Reybold, Miss Clara Vail
and Mr.. c. N. Price, were in Philadelphia
Monday.
Mrs. John r. Swan who has been visiting
her mother, Mrs. Johannes, returned to
Baltimore Saturday, accompanied by Miss
Nellie Swan.
Captain Lewis, Of the Steamer Bruner,
running between New York and Baltimore,
now lying in the canal, assisted in remov-
ing Lord Raglan when wounded, from the
battlefield in the Crimean war, in the year
1855.
The dramatic entertainments given in
Assembly Hall on Thursday and Friday
evenings of this week were for the benefit
Of the Presbyterian Church of that place.
''The Elephant" and "Prof. Baxters Great
were creditably rendered by
local talent. A supper and festival fol-
lowed from which q handsome sum was
realized.
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ODESSA NOTES.

Miss Sallie Enos is making an extended
visit in Philadelphia.
L. Y. Aspril Jr., has been confined to his
home with La grippe.
The Misses Atkins, of Philadelphia, are
visiting Mrs. H. L. Clayton.
Jos. G. Browne, Esq. was the guest OF
his brother at Newark yesterday.
L. Scott Townsend spent Friday with
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Townsend.
Rev. R. Irving Watkins visited friends at
Clayton and Smyrna during the week.
Mrs. W. A. Rhoades is the guest of her
brother-in-law. Mr.. Clendaniels, of near
Kennedyville.
Mrs. o B. George left ON Friday morning
for her home at Camden, where she will
spend few days.
Mrs. E. N. Moore who has been confined
to her room for several weeks, has COM
pletely recovered.
Miss Susanne Sawyer is enjoying the
short respite from school duties at Clayton,
the guest of her brother.
Mrs. Scall, of Bridgeton, N. J., nee Miss
Constance Mailly. is visiting her many
friends and relatives in Odessa.
The numerous friends of Mr.. Jonathan
K. Williams will be very glad to hear of
his convalescence, although yet in a criti
cal state, his condition is much improved
and we sincerely trust that in few days
his cheerful voice will again be heaed in
our midst.
A very pleasant suaprise was rendered
Miss George Enos, of Wilmington upon
her return home an Thursday. The even
ing passed most pleasantly and various
games were INDUCED in until late hour.
Among those present were Messrs. Joseph
Brown. George Gibson, Joseph Eccles,
Harry Townsend and William Townsend;
Misses Louise Vandyke, Ethel Mailly,
Matte Townsend, Ida Lord and George
Enos.
ARMSTRoNG-PEACHY.
On Wednesday evening last the home of
Mr.. Samuel Peachy was the scene of very
pretty wedding. on which occasion, Miss
Ielene Peachy was united in marriage to
Mr.. Joseph M. Armstrong of Odessa. At
six o'clock the Rev. F. F. Carpenter who
was the officiating clergyman, entered
the beautifully decorated room, followed by
the bride and groom. The wedding march
from Lohengrin was skillfully rendered by
Miss Ethel Huntington. The bridal couple
took their places beneath floral bell sus-
pended from an arch of evergreen. After
the marriage VOWS the happy couple re-
ceived the congratulations of their many
friends A bountiful supper was served,
which all enjoyed. The evening was de.
lightfully spent in music and song, Miss
Huffington's singing being especially en-
joyed. The bride wore a seal-brown hem
rietta with brown moire trimmings and
carried bride roses.
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Brave Easton Women.

Easton's volunteer fireman deserve great
credit for the work they performed at the
two fires last week; and in giving credit
where it is due. the woman should not be
forgotten. No men could have behaved
better than Mrs. Tharp, Mrs. Norris, Miss
Mary Jenkins, Mrs. Ball, Mrs 1. A Barber
and the other ladies' affected by the Gazette
fire behaved well Mr.. Tharp was away from
home at the time, but Mrs. Tharp, after
giving the alarm superintended the re-
nova! of furniture from her burning house
with the GOODNESS of veteran fireman, and
Miss Jenkins was performing The same
task in her house. There was no panic of
any sort among these women. and their ad-
mirable conduct has elected much favor
able comment.
Easton is proud its firemen. and none
the less proud of it's firewomen.-Easto
Ledger.
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Well. the drug clerk looked at me softl
to seeif really meant it. and said, mo,
was the head of shark"
| have decided to quit asking direct ques
tions.
Speaking of rattlesnakes reminds mi
that Florida has a great reputation as I
snake country. but in three winters in th'
State, have never met live rattlesnake
and only one poisonous snake of any kind.
A few people have been bitten by rattle
snakes, but an event of the sort is SO rare
that it is talked about for ten years. have
heard of only one case of bite by a Flor.
ida rattlesnake that was not fatal. 1t was
on the Indian river some years ago. The
man was a member of the Florida Legisla-
ture and recovered, of course. But the
snake died most horrible death.
A half gallon of whiskey taken at three
drinks is believed to be the only remedy for
the bite of rattlesnake. 1 travelled once
through Georgia with man who carried
several large bottles in valise, and when
eyer the train would stop at station he
would grab bottle and take long, linger-
ing drink. 1 inquired why he did this at
every station. and he told me he was afraid
that when the train stopped a rattlesnake
would come on the cars and bite him. He
believed in always being prepared for the
worst, he said, and he was surprised to see
ME travelling recklessly through the South
with no snake bite antidote at hand.
A good many Florida counties are dry
counties" But they are not so dry" as the
law intends. Artemas Ward once said, in
happy moment ~ like temperance ho-
tells, though they do sell the worst liquors"
The same rule applies to dry" towns in
Florida.
One day, in "dry" town, 1 was riding
round with member of the Second
Branch of the City Council When he
asked if ever drank anything stronger
than unfermented buttermilk, and told
him did not except when 1 was sick. He
asked how felt then, and said was quite
poorly. Then he stopped in front of con-
fectionery store, took me in, just winked at
the man behind the counter and he drew
the corks from couple of bottles labelled
Beverage" drank it, am sorry to say,
and don't know to this day the true ma
lure of it. 1t might have been lager beer
or it might have been just bilge- water fla
vored with aloes.
No man will ever, again, fool me with
mysterious drink in dry" town.
Twill close this hurried letter by saying
we are qnite thawed out now in Florida
and are enjoying our usual semi-tropical
weather.
Lake Helen is peach country" to some
.xtent, there being several handsome and
profitable orchards here, with younger
ones coming on. But 1 will have to tell
YOU about these in future letter.
The Harlan Hotel, at which we are stay.
ng, has about forty pleasant people under
he hospitable care of Miss S. Kempe, of
Asbury Park. N. J., whom some of youl
'eaders may know
SCoTT WAY.
LAKE HELEN, FLA, Feb. 15, 1895.
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81 ERE ANDTHERE.
Bright Siftings Gathered From Far and
Near.

Bright Siftings Gathered From Far and
Near.
Some malicious medical man writing in
British journal recently, says that the
American oyster is unhealthy, and so it
comes that our shipments of the bivalve
have fallen off from 5000 barrels week to
little over 200. 1t will not be healthy for
that doctor to come in contact with Amer
lean oyster shippers, not at present.
The Popes S5th birthday is to be cele-
brated at the Vatican with great ceremony
on March 2. Should he live another year,
Leo XIII will have attained to the same
age as his predecessor. Plus TX.
Twelve of the 100 prisoners in Libby who
escaped therefrom through the celebrated
tunnel ON the night of February 9, 1854,
assembled at the old prison, now removed
to Chicago, on the thirty-frst anniversary
of that event. Twelve out of 1901
The Desk used by Charles Dickens and
presented to Edmund Yates by the mem.
bers of the family has been recently sold
for $525.
Miss Calender and Miss De Forrest, who
keep bachelors hall together in New York,
are two millionaire women who care more
for each other than they do for husbands.
They are clever musicians and the Four
Hundred authorities on music.
The South Dakota divorce laws have
been amended so that only three months
residence is now required as preliminary.
Twenty four Hawaiian rebels have been
tried by the military commission. Two
were acquitted, six have been sentenced to
death by hanging and the others have re.
ceived sentences of imprisonment for vary.
ing terms.
Mrs. Lease is soon to publish book, des-
cribing her experiences in political life. Its
title will be, Among the Wolves" ard it
is supposed that Mrs. Lease figures either
as Little Red Riding Hood or as the Grand
mother.
The snowfall over the South last week
is unprecedent. As far South as Thomas.
vile, Ga, near the Florida line, sleighing
was INDUCED in. Two inches fell in North
ern Florida. The record has been broken
in almost every section, and in most places
the snow yet remains on the ground. In
the cities street t-car traffic was impeded or
suspended.
The Board of Education in New York
has appointed a woman truestee, q new
departure but doubtless good one. Mrs
Rainsford the wife of DIR. Rainsford
rector of st. Georges Church, is the ap-
pointee, and she is acknowledged to be
well qualified for the Office. Mayor Strong
will appoint women members of the Board
of Education also as soon as the oppor-
tunity presents itself.
The dog show which is now OH in New
York gives opportunity to note the advan.
tages of good breeding, advantages that the
dogs are not slow to display. It is said
that the aristocratic curl of the lips as well
as the tails of certain pugs and mugs of the
400 is very characteristic.
Mayor Strong has given Mrs. Ballington
Booth permit to hold open air meetings
in New York at will. The Salxationists
have repeatedly tried to get such permit
but heretofore could only secure the priv.
ilege as transitory act.