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Middletown transcript., 1895-01-12
SUMMER SCHOOLS.

Viewed From Practical Standpoint.
Through the Republican Glasses in the
Sunday Star has the following, which will
| be of interest to teachers and those who
are seeking the advancement Of our Pub.
| lie schools"
Governor Reynolds recommends an ap-
preparation for the support of summer
school for teachers. 1t were better policy
to induce school commissioners to pay bet
ter salaries to the teachers and they could
all afford to attend such schools as they
saw fit. The work of summer school is
| necessarily spasmodic and limited. There
is no training possible in such a school.
The value of going to college is largely in
the continuity of the course. There are
enough eleemosynary schemes and institu-
tions in the State. Let the teachers be paid
living salaries from the ample school funds
of the State, funds provided for by the
Whig administration of the past and the
Republican national policy, and the teach
ers can provide for their own education in
a proper and self respecting manner. Della
ware wants not only class of better paid
teachers. but the State is also in need of
better and filter persons for county superin-
tendents. The last twelve years ofDemo-
cratic administration has brought forth the
most disreputable collection of school sup
intendents that was ever seen, and this in
large measure is the reason for the low and
constantly lowering standard of the public
schools of the State. A county superin-
tendent of schools ought to be an honest
man, who is also a scholar and gentleman.
Stockley and Reynolds selected political
roosters for these places. One or two of
the appointees embezzled the States money
Others were Incorporate. Still others were
course, vulgar fellows, unfit to come in
contact with children. All of them
have been thrd-rate Democratic polite
ians who got the appointments for charac-
teristic party work. This is no time to
make further appropriations for the public
schools. 1t is the time to husband the gen.
erous resources of the school fund; to put
rein on the clubs Of tire school districts;
to put every dollar to use in educating the
children; to raise the standard of the super
intendents; make it impossible hereafter
for jailbirds 10 obtain teachers certificates
in EXCHANGE for disreputable political work,
as is the case to-day, in Kent county.
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A Skater Drowned.

James Williams, young colored man
eyed "a years was drowned on Saturday
afternoon on the Noxentown pond where
he was skating with number of his frinds.
When he broke through the ice his asso-
ciates became terrified and fed, leaving
him TO sink or swim. William Hall a
young man of our town, who had him.
self but just escaped similar fate, having
also broken through the ice, endeavored to
rescue the unfortunate man, and did every
thing in his power to aid him. But the
poor fellow evidently lost his head and
went down. His body was recoyered Sun
day morning near where be went under.
Joseph Bratton having found him. The
water was only about 10 feet deep. The
young man lived near Townsend, was un-
married and the chief support of an aged
flasher and mother. His funeral took
place on Tuesday.
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wrought in the kindly face of Mother Ma
ture are greater than at any other season
The trees are bare, gaunt and solemn; the
| fields brown or snow clad, and the ''Nortl
Winds Masonry" transforms the whole
ear th into palace of beauty with Jack
Frost the reigning sovfeign.
Through all the mid winter nights dream
the great silen forces of nature lie sleeping
undisturbed by the roar of the elements
the storms and tempests, and in a trance.
like slumber await the resurrection dawn
of the glad springtime.
What profound mysteries are suggested
to the thoughtful mind at this season! The
country has rare charmes for the real love
OF nature in mid winter, as we'll as mid
summer. and it is a mistake to fancy that
life in the country, because it is lacking in
"excitements' is also lacking in variety,
though our city friends marvel that one
can exist with anything like mental eQua
nimity in the country t.l, u:li the drearyP)-
winter. But doubt if the members of the
gay sets in the swell circ les of the
fashionable cities have really as much mind
and soul expansion during the winter, as
the intelligent wives aud daughters of our
weH-to-do farmers. Though their outlook
may be upon broad acres of snow-drift and
forest. if they are supplied with few peri
odicals, magazines and newspapers through
these loop holes they can look out upon
the great busy world, and thus in a mea-
sure become part OF it.
During these delightful long winter eve
nings, many farm house home is the
scene of such pictures as Cowper describes
in his Task.
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CARDINAL GIBBONS, REPLY.

What Christians Should say When
Confronted by Difficulties.
In his sermon on Sunday Cardinal Glib.
bons. evidently referring to Ingersoll's re-
cent lecture in Baltimore, said:
would ask you, brethren, to have three
answers ready in your mind when you are
confronted by any difficulties against
Christianity:
First. Ten thousand difficulties do not
make a single doubt, and ten thousand
doubts do not destroy single fact of reye-
lation; ten thousand layers of fog and cloud
do not blot out the sun in the heavens nor
diminish its splendor.
Second. The Christian religion has been
in possession for 1000 years, and has been
cherished by the wisest and best of men in
every age and country: and it is. stronger
to-day than it was ever before.
Third. All the civilizations of the past
and all existing civilizations to-daylworthy
of the name have been based on the doc
trinal and moral principles of the Bible. 1t
is time enough to surrender our Christianity
when some better system is brought for
ward to supplant it.n
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DELAWARE CITY.

Miss Anna NJ. Pennington is in Kennedy
vile, Md. .-
Miss Fannie Clark spent Saturday il
Wilmington.
Mr.. Francis Mcintyre spent Saturday il
| Philadelphia.
Misses Tybout are guests of the Misse:
| Clark at Greenlea.
Postmaster G. N. Bright spent Wednes
day in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Brewer is entertaining her sister
Mrs. M. ]. Byles, of Philadelphia.
Miss Matte McMunn and Mr. s. R
Hines, Jr.. are sick with La Grippe.
Miss Nellie Swan is visiting her sister,
Mrs. II. Ellison, near Chesapeake City.
DIR. Gregonan, of Smyrna, Turkey, was
the guest of Miss Emma Clark last week.
Miss Ella Cleaver visited relatives in
Philadelphia and Wilmington last week.
Miss Florence Hutchinson and Miss
Irene Cairns spent Tuesday in Wilmington.
Miss Anna A. Pennington and Mr.. Chas.
Pancoast are quite sick with typhoid fever
NJ. W. Hibshman has removed his family
to Philadelphia where he expects to re-
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Altman, and children of
New Haven, Conn.,, are visiting Mr.. John
Beck.
Owing to the snow and ice in the river it
is almost impossible for the workmen to
cross to Fort Delaware
Mrs. John Schunder and daughter Mrs.
NJ. F. Hines, have returned from visit to
relatives in Philadeldhia.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr..
Richard c. McMullen. of Wilmington, and
Miss Florence E. Hutchinson, of this place
Thursday, January 18th. at two o'clock, in
the NJ E. church.
Miss BERTHE Clark entertained few of
her friends last Friday evening. Those
present were: Misses Agnes Vail, Berenice
Keane, Gertrude and Julia Sadler, Mary
and Bina Morris, Nellie Vail, Matte Price,
Mary Reybold, and Messrs. Roy Keane,
Harry Price, Norman Cleaver, Guy Vail.
]. Russell Pennington, Charles McMunn,
Malcolm Reybold, Will D. Clark.
A 'Twelveth Night" party was held in
the new parish building. Quite number
were present, among whom were: Mrs.
N. G. Price, Mrs. Thomas Bracken, Mrs.
Swan, Mrs. O. B. Wingate, Mrs. Browne,
Misses Lou Price, Mary Bracken, Fannie
and Annie Reeves, Annie Hunter. Lucy
Jackson, Nora Foard and Sallie Gassner,
Messrs. Thomas Bracken, N. G. Price, o. B.
Wingate, Harry Price, Malcolm Reybold,
Russell Pennington and others.
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Read This,

The Farm Journal of Philadelphia is the
leading monthly farm paper of the United
States. 1t is boiled down, and hits the nail
on the head every time. 1t has over 300
900 subscribers scattered from Maine to
Washington and from Michigan to Texas.
1t is adapted TO farmers needs in all parts
of the United States, and is devoted to
stock-raislng, the orchard, the dairy, the
garden. poultry, the household the boys
and girls, ETC., etc. Its breezy, crisp pages
contain as much information in the course
of the year as many of the high priced
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 so
cents year. The publishers of the TRAN
SCRIPT will send Farm Journal one whole
year to every subscriber who will promptly
pay up his subscription to this paper, new
or old. Write to the Farm Journal, Phila-
delphia, Pa, for sample copies.
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CHESAPEAKE CITY,

Edgar Ellison was the guest of Stanley
Steele on Sunday.
Miss Carrie Brady is being entertained
by Baltimore friends.
Frank Corey. of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday in town with his parents.
Miss Emma 8. Reed was the guest of Mrs.
Walter Clayton part of last week.
Harry Howard was entertained by Phila-
delphia and Wilmington friends last week
Mrs. Anna Hopper and daughter Helen
are visiting Mrs. G. H. West, of Philadel-
phia.
Miss Lillian Biddle, of near Earleville Is
spending some time with her aunt, Miss
Alice Clarke.
Mrs. J. V. Wallace and Miss Laura Wal.
lace spent last week With Mrs. Frank Will
liams of Baltimore.
Rev. N. H. Burnham attended the Con-
vention held in Elkton, part of last week
and also spent part of the week in Wash
ington. :
Owing to the great quantity of ice in bay
and river, the Ericsson line boats are run
ming very irregularity reaching here very
often at noon.
The skating on the creek and on Steele's
pond last week was fine and large crowds
INDUCED in sport. Ice from five to seven
inches in thickness was harvested by those,
having ice houses.
The Jr: O. U. A. NJ. will attend the
Church of the Good Shepherd in body on
Sunday evening, January Goth. Extra mu-
sic with the addition of the violin and cor
net will be provided for the occasion.
Harry Lloyd fell through the ice on
Monday last and had narrow escape from
drowning. He was rescued by T. ]: Con-
rey, Jr., and Groome Steele, and on the
day following Henri Brady fell through
in water ten feet in depth.
Our town is rapidly growing very dull in
social affairs. All our young men who at
tend college having returned, after having
spent the holidays at home, thus making
almost scarcity of young men, but they
say that good times are in store for as.
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WILLIAM e. WRIGHT.

AWorthy Tribute to a Son of Delaware
from the North Star State.
The Herald, the leading daily of Duluth
Minn., pays the following tribute to our
townsman, w. E. Wright, Esq:
w. E. Wright, the we'll known attorney,
leaves to-day or Tomorrow Tor Middletown,
Del, where his home will be in the future
Mr.. Wright has resided in Duluth for eight
years and has acquired place in public
and private life that will be hard to fill.
He has always taken a deep interest and
concern in matters of public interest and
does not feel that his efforts have been
fruitless in bringing forward and advanc-
ing some very important questions. He
has been energetic and active in political
and legal circles, earnest in manner and
purpose, possessed of scholarship most
profound and fund of knowledge most
extensive. Mr.. Wright's departure will
cause regret among all his associates in
legal, business, political and social circles.
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TEMpERAN CE CONVENTION.

A Large Gathering at Dover on Thurs.
dav In the Interest ofLocal Option
The unfavorable weather on Thursday
prevented many persons who had intended
to be present at the Local Option conven-
ton in Dover. But for all the bad weather
there was a large gathering of the friends
of temperance from all over the state at
the capital.
There were stirring addresses, and reso-
lutions, and a rough draft of Bill for Gen.
eral Assembly asking for local option This
bill provides that the three counties shall
be allowed to vote separately on the ques.
ton of local option at a special election to
be held on the first Monday in November
next. If the vote then fails it is to be tried
again at the next general election. 1t is
then to be voted on each four years there
after Ii the bill is passed and goes into
effect, it will be unlawful for any person
or persons to sell liquors of any kind
which are intoxicating, and weiss beer
is included. Sweet cider can be sold by
those who make it. and at certain seasons
of the year, when the apple crop is OH, it
can also be sold by Others except to chill
dren or to All intoxicated lerson.
A person is not allowed to give away
liquor except at his own house in the way
of entertainment. A fine of $50 and inn
prisonment of not more than six months
is provided for the first violation of the
law, and a double sentence for the second
violation. When these fines are collected,
one third goes to the informer, one-third
to the county in which the offense is COM
mitted, and one third to the state. In
cases tried before the City Court in VIII
mington one third goes to the informer.
one third the state and the other third to
the mayor of the city to be held by him as
a fund for the suppression Of crime. In
case there is no information thu city gets
two-thirds of the fine. Prosecution in all
cases will either be by information be-
fore the City Court in this city, or by in.
dicment by the grand jury. Druggists will
be allowed to sell liquor on proper prescrip-
tions, or where it would be necessary to
save life. Records of all such sales are
kept There is also a fine provided if
physician makes false prescription for
liquor.
There are may persons in our commu-
nifty who are convinced that some action
ought to be taken by the present Legisla-
ture to protect the people of the state
against the demoralizing effects of the liq-
uor traffic. The question of revenue is an
important one with many and the liquor
dealers are working that argument for all
there is in it, The saloonists of Wilmington
are seeking to nullify the law that makes
it q misdemeanor to sell to confirmed
drunkards list of w whom have been made
kno wn by the police Of that city.
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TOWNSEND TOPICS.

Mrs. Mary Anthony and Mrs. Latin, OF
Smyrna. spent Saturday with Mrs. Roe.
Mr.. Benjamin Lockerman has been con-
fined to the house for week with bad
cold.
Lourie Adams (colored) died on Tuesday
night, at the home of her son Edward, of
this place.
Phil. Dixon, (colored) who has been sick
for year or more, died at his homo near
Vandyke's.
Miss Mary Webb. of Delaware City, has
been the guest of Mrs. 1. Pritchard for
several days.
Wash. Smallwood (colored) died at hi.
home on New Discovery" the latter part
of this week.
The Ladies' Aid will hold its business
meeting for this month, on Saturday even
ing in the W. C. T. U. headquarters.
Rev. F. F. Carpenter is holding extra
meetings here. but owing to the inclemency
of the weather they have not been very
successful. They will probably continue
thorough next week.
Twenty-Five persons went from here to
Dover on Thursday to attend the conven-
ton, nineteen men and three women, IF
the weather had been favorable the number
would probably have been much larger.
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Hose f,omnanvomcars

At the regular annual meeting of the
Volunteer Hose Company held on Friday
evening of last week. the following officer.
were elected: President, William Taylor
LIST yice-president, J. A. Suydam; Cd vice
president, ]. T. Gears; Secretary. ]. C. Jolls
Treasurer, NJ. Kumple; Foreman, j w Gary
1st assistant. William Kates; I'd, c. NJ
Stanger; Pipeman, H. f. Gears; assistants
s. r. Warren. H. Hilyald, ]. A. Bradley, J.
R. Brown. G. NJ. Rose; Trustees,J. W.Jolls
w. T. Connellee. E. s. Jones.
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CHURCH NOTES,
Preaching at Armstrong; by Rev.

Preaching at Armstrong; by Rev. f. II
Moore, Sunday afternoon at 8 clock.
The week of prayer has been observed by
the both the Presbyterian and Methodist
churches of our town; though the weather
has been very inclement the pavement at
times covered with ice, making it danger
ops for pedestrians, these services have
been we'll attended, many persons not hav-
ing missed single serviceduring the week.
The meeting will be continued in the
Methodist church next week, with the
hope that many persons who have not had
the opportunity of attending may have
the privilege with more favorable weather
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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.
DIR. W.T. Kennedy, was in town Oh
Thursday.
Miss Annie E. Adams, of Dover, is a
guest at John w. Jolls.'
Miss Mary Register, of Dover, is a
guest of Miss Dora Price.
Fred Echenhofer, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday and Monday with his parents
in town.
Miss Louisa Cox is visiting in Havre-
de-Grace, Md, the guest of Mayor Van
neman.
Mrs. H. NJ. Barr has returned home from
a several weeks visit to her son, DIR. Martin
Barr at Elwin Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Maxwell have re-
turned home after several months sojourn
in South Carolina.
Misses May and Burdella Davis, of Mill
ford, have gone to Wilmington after visit
of week to friends in town,
Mr.. Walter FARRELL, of Dover, is visiting
Mrs. George M. Wilson. on Lockwood st.
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PENINSULA NOTES.

The Snow Hill (Md.) Messenger, Messrs
Purnell and Vincent, proprietors, began it.
twenty-seventh volume last week by en-.
larging to 8 column folio.
There were SO many applicants for marri
age licenses in Georgetown last week, thai
the supply of blanks in the Office of the
Clerk of the Peace was exhausted.
Easton is soon to have a Convent under
the management of the Catholic church.
A hospital with a corps of trained nurses
will be an important adjunct the Convent.
Miss Lizzie A Hayes, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis G. Hayes, of Locust Grove, was
married 10 Mr.. VIM, 7, Money, # GaIena,
Wednesday, at 8 P NJ, in Mt. Olivet NJ. E.
Church, Gslena.
The Delaware Construction Company, of
Wilmington, starts out the new year with
about $3.50, 900 in contracts. This includes
work in N. Y. navy yard, at the mouth of
the Schuylkill and at Norfolk, Va.
The marriage of Leonora, fourth daugh
ter of the late Henry Bramble, to Bartus
Wilkins, son of Bartus J. wilkins, all of
Kent county Md, is announced to take
place i'll Salem NJ. E. Church Jan. 16 at
$50 Pm.
Washington Smallwood, an aged colored
man, died near Blackbird, on Saturday.
He was once arrested for the murder of
the old colofed man, Alexander Baynard. a
few years ago, but was released for want OF
evidence Connecting him with the murder
Invitations have been issued for the mar
riage of Miss Florence E., daughter OF
George Hutchinson, of Delaware City, to
Richard Cam McMullen, of Wilmington.
The wedding will occur on Thursday after
noon, January II, in the M. E. Church at
Delaware City. at 2 o'clock. Kew. Amos will
perform the cermony.
The following newly elected officers of
Appoquinimink Castle, No, 10, K. G. E.
were installed last Wednesday evening by
Deputy Grand Chief. Richard Hodson: P.
c., Rev. Herman Roe; n. c.. C. II. Dukes;
v. c., J. c. Hutchison; s. H.. H. NJ. Smith;
V. H.. A L. Quillen; H. P. Harry NJ. Deak-
yne; w. B., D.. B. Maloney; W. C. Al.
Lyman; Ensign. w. r. Henderson; Esquire
w. B. Weldon; 1st g., ]. 2. Stats; I'd, G. |
Harry Gill; Trstree, Al. Lyman; Repre-
sentative to Grand Castle, R. Hodgson.
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ODESSA NOTES.

Mrs. E. N. Moore is quite ill at her hom
near town.
Miss Lizzie Wingate is seriously i'll a
her home on Main st.
Miss Anna Gibson has returned from
visit to Wilmington friends.
Miss George Enos has returned to hel
school duties at Wilmington.
DIR. Emory Marvel, U. of P, was the
guest of friends for several days last week
John G. Baker, our genial young friend
of Chester, Pa, is spending few days al
home.
Messrs A. P. and Daniel Corbit are again
in town, having spent the Holidays in
Philadelphia.
Miss Anna Miles, of Woman's College,
Baltimore, spent several days with Miss
Neal Townsend.
Miss Emma Wilson, who has been the
guest of Mrs. F. ]. Pennington, has been
called home by the death of her brother.
Master James L. George is confined to
his room by painful, though not serious
accident sustained while skating a few
days since.
Quite a number of Odesseans attended
the convention at Dover, on Thursday, and
express themselves as well pleased with the
days work.
A most interesting Temperance Sermon
was listened to by packed house at the
M. L. church on Sunday evening last.
The pastor, Rev. R. I. Watkins, with his
usual force and eloquence, dwelt at lengh
upon the evil results of the "Rum Traffic
when viewed from business standpoint.
and closed with an urgent appeal to men
and women alike to be present at Dover
and aid the noble cause as best they could.
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DELAWARE IN THE CAROLINAs.
The Returns From a Christmas Box
Prove That It is More Blessed TO
Give Than to Receive.


Give Than to Receive.
The junior Branch of the Woman's Aux
illary of St. Anne's Parish has proven the
blessedness of giving. The immense boz
and hogshead full of all sorts of useful and
pretty things which these embryo mission
aries shipped to Beaufort, S. G. at Christ
mas time, have been heard from. and the
story of the hearts gladdened homes hight
ened and workers encouraged is beautifully
told in letter from Mrs. Jeffreys, devo-
ted and consecreated woman who is giving
her life her talent, her all to Christian
work among the poor and distressed peo-
| pie of the Carolinas. Her letter is full OF
loving messages to the children-onr Mid
dletown boys and giris-who. guided by
| older heads, were instrumental in doing SO
much for the children in that poverty
stricken and apparently abandoned section.
She tells how tears of joy and gratitude
were mingled with exclamations ofsurprise
and pleasure as one after another of the
many comforts were disclosed at the un-
packing of the box which arrived on the
day appointed for Christmas festival.
something they had never known before,
and TO many of them Christmas, heretofore,
had but little meaning. The substantial
gifts found many places of need, while
books, toys and other juvenile delights
made the little Carolinas wild with joy.
Books were evidently the greatest of treats,
for there is no book store in all that county.
Think of i'll Every article sent seemed to be
Just the thing needed, and even the box
itself with the nails and packing paper were
used in stopping the holes and mending
the little tumbled down shanty of one poor
old woman of the parish. The money
value of the things sent was 5000. but it is
beyond our power to estimate the real
worth of the donation
Mrs. Jeffrey tells also of the great poverty
and ignorance of the people, the majority
being fisherman who live hard rough lives.
The closing of the packing houses during
the general business depression of the past
two years has deprived them of their only
means OF support, and their want and mis-
ory are only equalled by their ignorance
and illiteracy.
To give the children better chance than
their parents have had, is what this brave
spirited woman is working for. The pub |
lie schools are only kept open one or two
months in the year because of lack of
means, and in that one place there |
are three or four hundred children and but |
one teacher Naturally the children make |
slow progress, and often forget from one year
TO the next what they have learned, since |
few of their parents can read and they |
have no home help. These are the chill
dren who appeal to the missionary spirit
m our boys and girls whose lots are cast in
ofore pleasant places. They are learning
lessons of self denial in giving of their
own, and the feeling of kindred and
interest manifested in each other on
the part of these widely separated
children is another exponent of the teach
ng. "a little child shall lead them"