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Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23

THR ''acting governor" does not in
tend to be troubled with Office hunters
and we think him wise in this conclu-
sion. He has announced that lie will
appoint eX-State Senator John d. Dor
man, sessions 1SS7-'S9, to succeed E.
w. Houston, clerk of the peace for
Sussex county, term expiring April /,
1896. Mr.. Durman resides at Draw
bridge, hear Milton, is bro; o;her-iE-law
to Attorney General White and is
called wealthy man in Sussex. An
nOuncement is made at the same time
tina. Joseph B. Hearn, of Gum born,
will he appointed to succeed John J.
Morris, fecorder of deeds, term expir-
ing May Is, next. Mr.. Hearn was a
member Of the General Assembly of
1885 when his vote defrated the legis-
lative constitutional amendments, to
which the Democratic Party was
pledged to the people by two State con-
ysntions In ten years-he gels his re-
ward for betraying the people but
pleasing the politicians.
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23
MY MARYLAND.

James Bowens, a colored man, who was
in Jail at Frederick for assulting Miss Long
a young white woman, was lynched on
Saturday by mob of infuriated citizens.
John W. Day, .well-known resident
Cecil County, died at his home in Warwick
on Sunday, after protracted illness. He
was in his fiftieth year, and for number
of years was magistrate for the first dis
trict.
MIR. William Hendrix, of Queen Annes,
near Chesterbridge, had a pen of five pork
ers, the total weight of which, when butch
cred and dressed, is estimated at 2,25O lbs.,
or 450 pounds each. Mr. J. E. Newton, OF
Kennedyville. killed two hogs a few days
ago that weighed respectively $50 and 445
lbs.
The vote was so close in Kent County at
the last election that number of the Demo
cratic friends of James Alfred Pearce are
urging him to contest the seat of Senator
Wescott, the Republican candidate who
was elected by plurality of 8 votes. The
Republicans of Queen Anne's county have
decided to contest the election Of Senator
Representatives and Register of Will
Mr. Irving Walker, of Baltimore, large
land owner in Queen Anne's and Kent
Counties, enjoyed the novelty of potato
roast and fox hunt with a number of his
friends at Centreville, last week. A huge
fire was built and the finest specimens of a
lot of Potatoes were selected for the feast,
some of them weighing oyer two pounds,
and served hot from the ashes, were tempt
ingly appetizing. The fox hunt was also a
success.
Mr.. Hiram NJ Brown, fChestertown, has
purchased the greater portion of the heavy
corn crop of Treasurer Garret Foxwell.
The total crop will he slightly over 5000
bushels, possibly the largest crop grown by
any one farmer in Kent or Queen Anne's
counties. Mr.. Brown also purchased a
large portion Of the big crop of Mr. John
Clendaniel, the full crop reaching $500 BUSH
els. The same buyer bought the crop of
Mr. Victor Hendrickson, amounting to 3,
240 bushels
Kent County is in the lead in matters
hymeneal this week, and Chestertown was
the scene of several fashionable weddings,
among them being the marriage of Mr.. w,
A. Smith and Miss Isabelle Pippin, on
Wednesday morning, in the NJ. E. Church,
by Rev. W.P. Crompton. and in the after
noon OF the same day, Miss Lillian Hyn-
son and Mr.. Charles Underwood Carpenter,
of Ohio, were married at the home of the
bride, by pr. s. C. Roberts. of the P. E.
Church. At Locust Grove NJ E. Church,
by Rev. Frank Fletcher Miss Henrietta
Kelley and Mr.. Barclay Kilbourn were
married also on Wednesday afternoon.
A fatal hog disease broke out in the pen
of fine porkers of MIR. Dennis J. Nowland,
on Sunday morning. Without any appar-
ent cause, one Of his heaviest killing hogs
was attacked by a malady which caused
profuse bleeding at the nose, death result
ing on the following day. Several others
were taken in the same way and died after
being sick about twenty-four hours. Mr..
Nowland had a number similarly affected
on Tuesday. Those which were not sick
were moved 10 other quarters and carbolic
acid and other disinfectants freely used.
He is unable to assign any cause for the
trouble Chestertoa0n Transcript.
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23
CHESAPEAKE CITY.

Miss Elsie E. Karsner was in Wilmington
part of this week.
Frank P. Conrey, of Philadelphia, spent
Monday with his parents here.
Mrs. T. A. H.Obrien, of Fairmount, Del,
is the guest of Mrs. Thomas Reese.
Miss Evelyn Kibler, of near St Angus
tine, was the guest Of NJ ss Egee en-
Thursday.
Miss Hattie Morgan, Of near Earlville,
spent part of this week with her grand par
ents, att Back Creek.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Elizabeth V. Woolford, daughter
of Mr.. Samuel w. Woolford. of Woolford
Md. to Ralph II. Reese, of this town. The
ceremony will take place at the residence
of the bride, Liberty Hall, Woolfold, Nd,
OH Wednesday Nov. 9th at 8 o'clock.
Two young women from New York, en-
route to the Atlanta Exposition in small,
sloop, arrived here last Saturday. They
are types of the new woman" and have
created not q little CONSERVATION in our
town. Their only companion is q small
Newfoundland dog, and they expect to
reach Atlanta in about three weeks.
The regular meeting of the Monday
Night Club" was held in the club room,
which is also the lodge room of the Jr. o.
U. A. NJ, on Monday evening of this week.
Forty members were present, and one new
member proposed and unanimously elected
The program was as follows: Piano Duet
One Heart, One Soul. Misses Birdie Simp-
son and Julia Beasten; Reading, Roger and
l, Mrs. Emma Willis;e Vocal Solo, At the
Ferry. Miss Sallie Barwick; Recitation, The
Painter Of Seville, Miss Emma Lewis, Vo-
cal Solo, Sweet Heather Bells, Miss Rena
Beiswanger; Reading, Hunting the Mouse,
John M. Reed Jr.; Duet Mandlin and Gii-
tar, Love me for old Loves Sake, Messrs.
VIM. Alexander and Harry Bouchelle The
program concluded with "a Country Din
ner," in which all took an active part
Miss Mary Ellison was awarded the prize
for having the largest list of viands compos-
ing country dinner" The prize was a
handsome handpainted bletter.
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23
The date ON the label ON your
paper shows the time to which
your subscription is paid.
TO ADVERTISERS.

In justice to ourselves and
to you we wish to state that
the circulation of the TRAN
SCRIPT is over I,2oo copies
weekly and has been for the
past FIVE months. We be-
lieve this to be at least rs
per cent. greater than any
other country weekly in the
county. This statement is
made merely to correct an
erroneous impression which
obtai in certain quarters.
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23
More of Duncan Beard. /.

Mr.. EDIToR:-In your issue of Nov. 9th
you make inquiry concerning Duncan
Beard. I remember when quite small
boy of hearing my parents and others say.
that Duncan Bearedmade clocks at Mat
hews Corner about three quarters of mile
from Odessa. Mathews Corner is about five
minutes walk from Fair View, the resid-
ence ofMr. James V. Moore.
1t is also said that Duncan Boards re-
mains where placed in the Old Vault at
Noxentown Mills. had occasion to visit
this Vault, about fifteen years ago and
found it in good state of preservation. In
size it is about fifteen feet square and ten
feet deep, and capableof holding fifteen or
twenty bodies, at one time; there was shell
wing around the inside but 1t has long since
decayed and fallen to the floor
About forty years ago the Rev.
George Foote. for many years pastor of
Old Drawers Church, wrote History OF
the Old Church and had it printed in
pamphlet form. In it he says Duncan
Beared was one of the Building Committee.
Also very liberal contributor to the same
Church.
A SuBscRlBER.
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23

1T is now Chancellor Nicholson and
Attorney General White, they having
taken the oath Of Office in Wilmington
on Thursday on the old Latin Bible,
printed in 1880, the same on which Mr..
Nicholson's great-grandfather was
sworn in as the first Chancellor Of Del
aware. Il has been suggested that
Offices in Delaware are inherited; an
examination Of the records will show
that they are kept in certain families,
all worth the keeping.
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23
DELAWARE CITY.

Geo. w. Grimes spent Tuesday in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. Samuel Vail visited Philadelphia on
Monday.
Thanksgiving service at Christ Church
at O.30 a. M.
Miss Joh.s. of Philadelphia, is visiting
Miss M. Silva.
Mrs. r. T. Eagle, of New Castle, was in
town on Sunday.
Miss Matte Price spent Sunday at home,
also Fred Reybold.
Robert Langland, of Camden. N. ]. was
| in town on Tuesday.
Miss Laura Frempt has returned from a
visitto Philadelphia.
| Miss Anna May Pennington is visiting
relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Frank Reybold and daughter Wis.,
| tied Philadelphia this week.
Samuel Hines, Jr.. accompanied Mr..
Amos to Hartford County, Md.
Mr. Roberts is moving from the Henry
house into Miss Ella Cleaver's.
Miss Mary Carpenter, of Port Penn, is the
guest of Mrs Joseph Anderson.
Confirmation services at Christ P. e.
Church next Wednesday evening.
John B, Vandegrift, of near Port Penn
was in Wilmington on Wednesday.
Mrs. Peoples is enjoying visit to friends
in Wilmington and Germantown, Pa.
Mrs. VIM. Ellison and Mrs. Alex. Jarell
visited Mrs. VIM. Morrow, near Wrangle
Hill.
The American Mechanics will give sup
per on the 10Th in Jefferson's carriage fac
tory.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Reuben Anderson were
guests of relatives in Philadelphia this
week.
Mrs. Kincaid, of Pittsburg, Pa, was the
guest of her brother, Rev. J. Edwin Amos,
last week.
Mrs. Ida Burgess and children were en-
tertained by her sisters, Mrs. Stillman and
Mrs. VIM. Davidson.
Mrs. Ida Greed and daughters, also Mrs.
NJ. F. Hines and daughters. spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Michael Bryne, of st Georges.
Mrs. Geo. N. Bright entertained her sis
ter, Miss Eva Sutton and Misses Jamison
and Stetson, of st. Georges, on Tuesday.
The officers of the Golden Eagle Lodge
gavea reception to the members and
their friends on Monday. evening the 18th.
The usual Thanksgiving hop will be
given by the young men of Delaware City
on Thursday evening the 2Sth at Assembly
Hall.
this week in Baltimore. He expects to re-
turn on Friday accompanied by his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Cecil Rice.
n Miss Alice Vail has gone TO Philadelphia
to enter upon the arduous duties of a
trained nurse. She has entered the Phila-
delphia Hospital as pupil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Britton(Mrs. Mary Lee)
have returned totheir home in Bucksport,
Maine after brief visit to Mrs. Britton's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clement B. Reeves.
Two ladies' mother and daughter, named
Matthews went through the canal on their
cat boat "The Herald' enroute to the At
lanta Exposition. The crew consisted of
these two plucky women only.
The Foreign Missionary Society of the
N. e. Church held their annual meeting
on Sunday afternoon. The program was
singing"In the name of Christ advance"fol-
lowed by prayer for the Bulgarians. "The
world" for Christ was then sung and ues-
tions asked by the president of the Society,
Geo. W. Wharton relative to the catechism
the Greek and Bulgarian churches, were
answered by the school. Miss Lille Hines
read, "The conversion Of a Chinaman" and
Miss Frances Dempsey recited IA penny
and Missions" The service closed with
singing "Your Own" and the benediction
by the pastor Rev. ]. Edwin Amos.
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23
FROM OLD SUSSEX.

Andrew J. Ross, of Milford, is an appli-
cant for the position of collector of county
taxes for Milford Hundred, to succeed B.
Frank Dickerson, the present incumbent.
Gov. Watson ammo unces that he will ap-
point Joseph B. Hearn of Gumboro, Re-
corder of Deeds of this county and John B.
Dorman, near Milton, clerk of the Peace.
Both men have been in the General Assem-
bly,, the former member of the House
1885 and the latter of the Senate in 1873
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23
CURRENT EVENTS.

DR.. Samuel F. Smith. of Nowtop, Mass.
the venerable author of our national hymn
America died in Boston Saturday of
last week, of heart failure. He was await
ing train at the depot, ON his way to fill
an engagement 10 preach on Sunday, when
he fell, unconscious. An ambulance was
summoned. but he died before reaching q
hospital. He was 81 years old. and was
not only an author, poet and linguist, bu
also regularly ordained minister of the
gospel in the Baptist Church.
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23
Rates to The West via B. & o. r..

Rates to The West via B. & o. II. II.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. is
selling tickets to all points in the West,
Northwest and Southwest at a lower rate
than via any other line. Persons contem-
plating trip can procure time tables and
all the necessary information as to- rates,
etc., by writing or applying to III. A. Mil
ler, Passenger Agent. Delaware Ave. Sta
ton, Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23
unclaimed Letters,

List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the Middletown post Office which can be
had by saying they are advertised
Mrs. Louisa Stewart, Miss NJ. Hamonds.
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23
.TAKE-
The
Philadelphia
Inquirer

More than 100000 other people are reading it
every day, They can't afford to miss it and
neither can you. The Associated Press, the
best service of special dispatches in the State
Lehigh Valley, the Schuykill Valley, the
Chester Valley, Central Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, gives all the news in detail to
Inquirer readers. Pages on sporting subjects,
articles of special interest to women, real
estate, financial and marine intelligence are
thoroughly covered each day in The Inquirer
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23

THE TRANSCRIPT is indebted to
Hon. Anthony Higgins for a Report
on Education in the United States at
the Eleventh Census.
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23

Big assortment of Ladies' stylish coats,
at Messick's.
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23
MIDDLETOWN
Transcript
ONE YEAR FOR
...$L.25...
The Weekly Post

is an eight page seven column paper
published in Washington, D. c., the Tuesday
morning of each week. In politics it>is a
strictly non-partisan independent newspaper
advocating only such legislation as is mani
testify in the interest of a majority of the peo.
pie. In addition to fresh daily news from all
over the world, the Post offers special features
in its widely known editorial department, in.
teresting fiction, and items of interest to the
farmer. Full market reports, etc.
Come into our office or drop a postal to the
Post and get sample copy.
The Weekly Post is 20 cents year.
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23

THz TaAsscnupr 81 90 per year.
Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23

$500 Garments for s6.C0..
$3.50, $500 and 800 Garments for
$500.
$500 Garments for $500 and $3.50.
$3.50 and $500 Garments for $3.50.
$50 and $4.00 Garments for $3.50.
$3.50 Garments for 81 so.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-20
The l., A. w. and Racing.

Less than One-tenth of the mem
bers of the league ever take part in
public competitions, while more than
nine -tenths care nothing for races or
racers. Yet this small fraction of the
leagues membership receives the lion S
share of attention. An overwhelming
majority of the league cannot name the
present champions or their records, and
would not mourn if the world never
saw another bicycle race. The mat
tiers which interest them are cheaper,
more durable and easier running
wheels; better roads on which to use
them; cycling dress which a modest
woman need not blush to wear, and
legislation which will give wheelmen
all their rights, and some additional
privileges. If this class of wheelmen
and wheelwomen finds that the league
fails to help them in these directions,
they will gradually drop out and seek
aid elsewhere. During the past year
the league lost more than ten thousand
members, and large majority of these
ten thousand deserted because they
were not interested in racing, while
the league seemed to care for little
else. Outing for June.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-20

National bank for 80 years and Is large
real estate owner in the vicinity of New
York city His palatial four story brown
stone front In fashionable residence quar-
ter of New York cost $4,000, and he Is
said to possess so much property that he
cannot tell exactly how much he Is worth.
He is 70 years old, was never married be-
fore and surrendered to Miss Bly's charms
after fortnight's courtship, it is said.
Nelly Bly, is, Of course, nom de plume
inspired by the song about the young
woman who "shuts her eye when she goes
to Sleep" and the girl who has made the
name so famous Is Miss Elizabeth Coch-
rane, a very advanced type of the new wom-
an the world is hearing SO much about
nowadays. She was born at Cochran's
Mills, Armstrong county, Pa, about 30
years ago and her father was a lawyer and
owned valuable mill property and timber
land. The family first lived at the mills
and then moved to Apollo, ten miles dis
tant, Miss Cochrane attending boarding
school at Indiana, Pa, until 1881, when
Ill health compelled her to abandon her
studies. Later she and her mother removed
to Pittsburg, where George A. Madden,
managing editor Of the Pittsburg Dis
patch, gave her an opportunity to do her
first newspaper work.
After considerable experience she sought
a wider field in New York and began her
sensational work on The World. She ex-
posed abuses in the City Insane asylum
after being incarcerated In the institution
for ten days, went around the world in 70
days and hours, beating the record of
Jules Verne's hero, who did his globe
girdling on paper, entrapped noted lob
byist at Albany, interviewed numerous
people of prominence and wrote sensational
exposes that gave her widespread notoriety.
She has probably seen as much Of the
world and its ways as any other young
woman Of her years in America and will
probably retire from the newspaper bust
ness now that she is mistress of a metro
politan residence, magnificent country
seat and stable full of horses and has a
husband who can spend a million without
even nearing the verge Of poverty.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-20
THE FINEST SUMMER RESIDENCE.
Cornelius vanderbilt's New Palace, The
RreakerS at NewpOrt

Like the tabled phenix, The Breakers,
Cornelius Vanderbilt's palatial summer
home on the Cliff at Newport, has risen
from its ashes and retired from the phenix
business. 1t is now as fireproof as money
and human ingenuity can make it, and no
wood is used in it's construction. In ex-
pense and beauty it far exceeds the famous
marble palace now owned by Mrs. Alva
Vanderbilt, who recently secured a divorce
from her husband, William K. Vanderbilt,
and is said to be without doubt the finest
private summer residence in the world.
The old Breakers was destroyed by
fire several years ago, and all its costly
pictures, statuary and furnishings went
up in smoke. The result was that when
the new building was planned the first
consideration was to have it freproof, so
that future treasures of sculpture and art
collected at great expenditure Of time
and money should not be swept away In
an hour by the hungry flames. Not even
a silver Of wood it is said, has been util-
lied in the building of the palace, and the
substantial walls are of Indiana limestone.
The hall is in the center Of the house and
It's roof is the roof of the building itself
The rooms above are entered from q gal
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-20
Newspaper Waits.

She had studied French. "Have you
any bon-vivant this morning?''
Butcher-"Boned what, mum?'
''Bon-vivant Why, that's French
for good !'-Life.
Don't you think the baby looks like
me, dear?" asked the proud father.
"Y-e-e-s," replied the mother, eau
tiously, when its getting ready to
cry. Washington Star.
''Why do you always get off your
wheel, Badger, when you meet a
LADY,"
Because I can't take my hat off to
her. do the best can and take my
self off. '-Harper's Bazaar.
A.-"Why do you always prefix the
word, dictated to your letters? I see
you don't keep correspondent.
B.-"No, but I am rather deficient
in spelling"-Feierabend.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-20
THE BREAKERS (FRoM THE SOUTH.


lery that runs completely around the hall
at the second story The most palatial
room in the house is the dining room,
which has the height of two stories and is
lighted by lofty arched windows command
Ing magnificent view of the ocean. The
walls are mainly Of Italian marble, with
here and there a establishment of mosaic
work or tiling. They are divided into Sec
tions by onyx pillars which support deli
cately tinted arches. The ceiling is a series
of paintings, the central design being an
ethereal figure driving three white horses
through the clouds. The decorations were
done by corps of Italian artists especially
imported for the occasion. The drawing
room, the billiard hall and the various
rooms are all that art and the almighty
dollar can make them In the way Of ele-
gance and beauty.
Mrs. Vanderbilt is evidently not an ad-
mirer of the nude in art, for several of the
pictures and number of pieces of statuary
In the house have ceased posing for 1.-THE
altogether" as Trilby would say, since
Mrs. Vanderbilt first saw them
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-20
How Ice Forma.

On the surface of a river or water ex-
posed to the air ice is made by the cold
ness of the air against the top of the wa
ter. When water is cooled thus, it at
first shrinks in size, and therefore sinks
below the less cold water next to it.
This, in turn, gets cooler, shrinks and
sinks, and so on, till all the water from
top to bottom is lowered to degrees C.
above zero. AS soon as the water gets
colder than this it begins to swell, and
therefore no longer sinks as before. but
stays on the top, and if the cooling still
goes on till zero G. is reached it begins
to turn into ice. When, by the colder
air atop of it, as much heat is taken
away from this water at zero as would
have raised pound of water at zero to
pound of water at 70 degrees c., q
pound of ice is formed; when twice a.
much, two pounds, and SO on, till, If the
air above the water keeps cold enough,
the whole of the water will in tina -
made into ice.-Exchange.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-20
LIKE A SIEVE.

The chief function of the kidneys Is to separ-
ate from the blood, in its passage through them,
of certain impurities and watery particles which
retention of these in consequence of inactivity
of the kidneys is productive of Bright's disease,
dropsy, diabetes, albuminuria and other mala-
dies with fatal tendency. Hostetters Stomach
Bitters, highly sanctioned diuretic and blood
depurent, impels the kidneys when inactive to
renew their sitting function, and strain from
the vital current impurities which infest 1t and
body. Catarrh of the bladder, gravel and reten-
ton of the urine are also maladies arrested or
averted by this benign promoter and res ora
tive OF organic action. Malaria, rheumatism
constipation, biliousness and dyspepsia also
yield to the Bitters, which is also speedily bene
fetal to the weak and nervous.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-20
His Hard Luck Story.

Mr.. McSwat-I made a most annoy
ing discovery this morning about q
clock I've had in my house for the last
six years.
Mr.. Chugwater-Turned out to be an
eight day O'Clock, I suppose, and you
been winding it regularly every morn
ing for
"Oh, no. That's the old, old story.
This is altogether different. l thought
it was an eight day, and under that i'm
preston had wound it regularly every
Sunday morning for six years. My wife
had been winding it the other mornings
of the week and saying nothing to me
about it. This morning she forgot it, and
the blamed clock ran down. "-Chlcago
Tribune