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Middletown transcript., 1896-02-15
TOWNSEND TOPICS.
Did you get a valentine?

Did you get a valentine?
Assessor Stradley is sick.
Mrs. Annie Bramble is visiting relative.
in Dover.
Mrs Maggie Roe visited friends here on
Wednesday.
& Mrs. George AtwelI, has returned to her
home:near Betterton, Md.
John Timmons has commenced the
building of portable dwelling.
DR.. L. W. Finn. of Wilmington, spent
Tuesday with Mr.. D. B. Maloney.
Mr.. Arch Naudain, of Chester, visited
his parents the latter part of last week.
Rev. A. T. Scott, of Wilmington. visited
relatives here on Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Sue Hudson. of Smyrna. spent SUM-
day and Monday with Mrs. T. A. Enos.
Mr.. Walter Finley, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of his sister, Mrs. A. L. Quillen.
Mr.. G. NJ. D. Hart has bought of s. B.
CHM tract of timber near Union Church.
Rev. T. E. Bell has returned to Easton.
Rev. G. ". Burke. of Millington, and
Rev. Albert Chandler will exchange pulpits
on Sunday.
There is probability of Captain Virgins
rebuilding the creamery, and roller mill.
Townsend cannot well afford to do with
out such industries.
The 14th series of the Loan Association
is now open, an unusual amount of stock
has already been taken which fact goes to
show the popularity of the Loan.
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Church SoclabIe,

The first of the Church Sociables Under
the auspices of the Christian, Endeayor So
ciety was held on Thursday evening at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Nc
Whorter. The inclemency of the weather
prevented many from attending who de-
sired to do SO. yet goodly company gath.
cred and enjoyed the program ar.
ranged by the Christian Endeayor Social
Committee.
Misses Lena Pleasanton and Mary Max.
well rendered pleasing instrumental
duet; Rossiter McCrone recited Sometime
a poem by Mary Riley Smith; Miss Nc
Whorter sang "The Sweetest Story ever
told" Master McCrone recited 'Bettie and
l and the Bear" Mr.. Moore, the pastor.
was persuaded to give some "reminiscences
OF his travels, which in substance and in
the telling are interesting and instructive.
Several numbers of the program were
omitted because of the absence of one or
more of the persons to take part.
After the literary program came games
and social converse, the four C's-cake,
coffee, chocolate, and the collection. The
last amounted to over five dollars and the
other three amounted to '.second cup and
third piece some.
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Public Sales.

TUESDAY, Feb. 18th-Entire Stock and
farming implements on the McWhorter
farm one and half miles from ST..
Georges, by Samuel Austin; D, P. Hut
Gibson, Auctioneer.
THURSDAY, FEB. 20th-Stock and Farm
implements on road leading from Reybold's
Station toDelaware City. by SD. Townsend.
A. L. Swan auctioneer.
THURSDAY. Feb. 27-Entire Stock and
farming implements on DIR. Ashcraft's
farm near Salem Church by William Col
Inns; D. P. Hutchison. Auctioneer.
THURSDAY FEB. 27.-Stock and farming
implements on the Willis farm, near Mt
Pleasant, by Joshua Clayton, Jr.
MONDAY, FEB. 18th; Personal Property,
Stock. Farming Implements. Furniture,
etc. by A. K. Paxson, agent, on E. L. Clark
Farm. about one and half miles above st.
Georges. See ad. in paper
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CHURCH CHIMES.

Tie Y. p. s. c. E. meetings are held every
Sunday evening at GAS O'Clock ,..in the lee.
ture room of Forest Presbyterian Church
The topic for tomorrow will be Loyalty
to our Church" Meeting to be led by the
pastor, Rev. F. H. Moore.
NextTuesday, being the threelhundred and
fiftieth anniversary Of the death of Martin
Luther, the subject of tomorrow evenings
sermon of the Rev. F. II. Moore, at the
Forest Presbyterian Church, will be ''The
Posthumous Influence of the Great Re-
former"
Special services will be held in the For
est Presbyterian Church, beginning We'd
nesday evening. Feb. 10th, and continue
ing. except Saturday evening until March
1st. Clergymen from a distance are ex-
pected to be present and preach at every
service. All are cordially invited to attend
these meetings. Administration of the Sac
rament of the Lords Supper on Sunday
morning, March 1st
During the season of Lent the Wednes-
day evening sermons at st. Anne's Church
will be by visiting clergymen as follows:
February 9th Rev. VIM. Schouler Rector
of Trinity Church Elkton Md; March 4th
Rev. R. A. Sawyer, Rector of st. Thomas
Church, Newark; March 11th, Rev George
s. Gassner, Rector Of. Christ Church, Della
ware City; March 18th, Bishop Coleman;
March 25th, Rev. G. s. Davidson, Minister
i'll charge of the Church of the Good Shep-
herd, Chesapeake City, Md.
Mrs. s. L. Baldwin, of Brooklyn, the wife
OF the Missionary Secretary, will. occupy
the platform in the NJ. E. Church on
Sunday evening. She is the daughter of
the late Rev, Mathew Jerman, of Camden,
Del, and sister to Mrs. John HI. Hof-
fecker, ofSmyrna, whom she has been WIS.,
iting. Mrs. Baldwin spent number of
years in Missionary Work in China, DR..
Baldwin having been Superintendent of
Missions there. She is said to be a most in
structive and&captivating public speaker,
excelling heflafted husband. All are cor
daily invited by the pastor to the service.
Lenten services at St. Anne's Church
Rev. William J. Wilkie, rector, have been
announced by neat cards, as follows:
ASH-WEDNESDAY.
Services and Ad ddress 1000 a. m. and 7.30 D. m.
Sundays-Services, 7.aO and 1880 a. M, and
1902 m.
MISUNDERSTANDING Prayer, 3.3op. m.
MISUNDERSTANDING Prayer with Reading).
3.30p.
Wednesdays-M Prayer and Litany,
$50 a. m.
Evening Prayer, with Sermon, 7.3o p. m.
MISUNDERSTANDING Prayer, 3.3Op.m
Fridays-Morning Prayera and Litany 8. 9.SOa. m.
Evening prayer, with Address 7.aO D. m.
oaturoays-Evening Prayer, AGO p. m.
HOLY WEEK.
Daily Morning Service. 1O.Ooa. m.
Evening Service, on Wednesdays, 7.30 q. m.
on other days, 400 %: M
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MIR. Purnell Jones has sold out hi
| grocery store on North Broad street to Mr.
James K. Orrell, Of Smyrna.
Prof Penny, of Delaware College, gav'
a Farmers Talk" in the Town Council
Chamber on Saturday afternoon last.
The burning of stable early Sunday
evening on the farm of Mr.. Van Horn
near Townsend, was plainly seen by oul
citizens.
Mr.. w. M. Clendaniel is nursing Q
sprained hand and arm, occasioned by be-
ing caught in the machinery of traction
engine last Saturday.
The Farnhurst murder trial has en-
gagged the attention Of the Court this week
and of the people of New Castle county.
1t is now in progress.
The man who is always wondering
what the neighbors think of him would be
surprised sometimes to know that they
seldom think of him at all.
The Delaware Society for the preven-
ton of Cruelty to Children has elected DIR.
E. G. Shortlidge president, Willard Hal
Porter secretary. and Lindley G. Kent
treasurer.
Mr.. Samuel Brockson has left Middle
town for Blackbird hundred where he will
engage in farming pursuits. Mr.. Banning
is occupying the house on Lake street
which Mr.. Brockson vacated and has also
taken his position in the dry goods store of
w. H. Brockson.
james P. Ratledge, deputy sheriff un-
der Sheriff Gills, has resigned. James b.
Tucker, health officer, has been appointed
in his place. Mr.. Tucker was a warden in
New Castle Jail under Sheriff Simmons and
was at one time sergeant of police. The
position pays about $1,000 year.
-Invitatinns are out for the marriage of
Miss Amy, daughter of Mrs. Annie H. Gal
lagher, Of this town, to Mr.. William B.
Clark, of Philadelphia. on Wednesday next
February 10TH The ceremony will take
place at the residence of the brides mother
on Lake street, at O'clock, P. M.
About 300 invitations have been sent
out for the dinner of the Alumni Associa-
ton of Delaware College at the New-Cen-
tury Club on Thursday evening. February
81. The dinner will be the most elaborate |
one ever attempted by the association and
is intended to awaken interest inthe college
among the old students.
During the heavy wind storm on Mon
day night one of the shade trees on DR. |
Vaughan's property on Cass Street blew |
down, falling across the electric light wires |
by which it was held up until workmen cut |
off the lap. An effort was made to save the |
'ree, it being as is usually the case the i'm
oortant one for shade, but the surface roots |
had been cut to relay the pavement during
he summer and there were not roots strong |
enough to hold it. 81 told you so' was
he satisfied exclamation of one man who
advised the trimming and topping of the
trees last fall, after the pavement had been
aid.
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Little Lines About Men and Wome
and What They Are Doing.
ii Miss Bessie Boyer is visiting friends j
Wilmington.
Miss Mary Lippincott is visiting friend
in the Quaker City.
Miss Martha Heaton spent Sunday il
the City of Brotherly Love.
| Miss Lucie Cochran is spending some
time in New York City with relatives.
Miss Maud Smith spent Saturday ant
Sunday last with Wilmington friends.
Mr.. Robert s. Carpenter, of Port Penn
paid the TRANSCRIPT pleasant call yester
day.
Miss Edna Cazier gave 6;St. Valentien'
party at her home at Mt. Pleasant las
| evening.
Mrs. John w. Roberts, of near Smyrna
spent the day Monday with her mother.
Mrs. Manlove Wilson.
Miss Sadie Pharo has gone on her
usual winter visit among friends in thu
City OF Brotherly Love.
Miss Matte Taylor, of Cecilton, is
spending few days with her aunt, Mrs. G.
r. Hall, on Crawford street.
Mrs. J. c. Stats and little son Wilbert.
of Fairlee, Md. spent this week at her
mothers, Mrs. Catherine Merritt
Mrs. J. A. Jones, of York Pa, is spend
ing some time with her father, Mr. Thomas
Cavender, on South Broad street.
MIR. Daniel c. Hickman. of Ocean
Grove, N. j., is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Barnett and other New Castle county
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Grifiths, of
Philadelphia. have returned home after
spending some time with her sister, Mrs.
Edwin Prettyman.
MIR. Samuel Mack, Superintendent of
the Supply Station, P. w. and B. R. R.
Philadelphia, is visiting his brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. George Booth.
Mr.. John r. Gill, of Bassett, New
Jersey, after spending some two weeks with
his brother. Mr.. George Gill. here, and with
friends in Kent county, Nd. returned home
the first of the week.
Mrs. E. w. Purnell, who has been stop
ping several months at the Middletown
Hotel returns to-day to Philadelphia. She
will be accompanied by her granddaughter,
Miss Henrietta Prettyman, for brief visit.
Miss Mary F. Burris was out yesterday
the first time in two weeks, she having
been during that time the faithful attend
ant of her nephew, Master Elwood Reed,
in case of typhoid fever. Her young
charge is much better.
Miss Mabel Parvis, Misses Blanche and
Ada Cochran, DR.. J. C. Sites and Messrs.
Will lam Brady and Edward Vaughan at
tended the Leap Year Party at DUver, Tues
day evening. Three hundred and fifty of
the four hundred and twenty-five invita-
tions sent out were accepted. The ladies
showed the gentlemen their idea of swell |
affair.
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DELAWARE CITY.
John Swan was i'm town Friday.

John Swan was i'm town Friday.
Miss JennieSV Vail was in town Saturday
| Robert Morris his returned to Phila-
delphia.
John H. Roberts, Jr.. is visiting his
parents.
Miss Annie Bigger was in Philadelphia
on Monday.
Miss Irene Davidson is the guest of New
Castle friends.
Mrs.J Edwin Amos spent Tuesday in
Philadelphia.
Miss Maggie Stout spent Wednesday in
Philad,lph
Mrs. Frank Reybold has returned from
Philadelphia.
Miss Bessie Mills, of Wilmington, was in
town Wednesday.
Rev. G. 8. Gassner visited Wilmington
and Newark this week.
Mrs. George Green was the guest of
Wilmington friends ON Sunday.
The Whist Club met at the home of the
Misses Cheairs Wednesday evening.
Misses Matte and Marian CIeaver, of Mt
Pleasant. visited Mrs. U. A. Davidson this
week.
Daughters of the King" met at the
residence of Mrs. N. G. Price Monday
evening.
Mrs. E. Robinson, of Philadelphia, is the
guest of Mrs. E. A. Stout at the Delaware
City Hotel.
Mary, the infant daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. S. H. Irons, died on Tuesday of
pneumonis.
Mrs. Rachel Foster and daughter, Miss
Bessie, of Wilmington. visited relatives in
town this week.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the NJ. E. Church met at the
Parsonage Friday evening:
Michael Corbit, a well known citizen,
died Tuesday morning, aged 70 years. Mr..
Corbit had been failing for some time, and
his death was not surprise to his family.
Several children survive him.
The British tank steamer, Aureole, with
q carge of over 22OO tons of petroleum, got
nearly mile out of the channel just nth
of Fort Delaware and got aground in the
storm Saturday night. She is still fast,
although the process of tightening her has
been going on since Wednesday.
Miss Cora Grimes entertained her friends
ON Tuesday evening. Some of those pre-
sent were Misses Eva Gardner, Annie |
Roberts, Sadie Craig, Stella Wingate, Retta
Burnite, Ethel Grimes, and Gertie Hutchin- |
son; Messrs. A. Roberts, Atwood Wingate,
Max Bland, George Bland. Frank Dunlap,
John Roberts, George Cairns, and L.
Baker.
The "Salamagundi Party" held in the
Parish House Wednesday evening was a |
success and a very enjoyable affair. There |
was solo by Mrs. C. Won Culin, recitations
and readings by Miss ]. W. J. Marley, Miss |
Edna Ubil. Rev. Geo. s. Gassner and Mr.. |
E. Coale which added much to the pleasure
Of the evening. Refreshments consisting
IF cake and coffee were served.
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Kellex,s 81 30 For 90 90

80 DAYS SPEcIAL.-For 80 days only, we
offer you the following bargain lot
strictly pure and standard goods: quart
bottles pure California wines (sherry port,
catawba, blackberry and Rhine), one quart
bottle pure rye whiskey, (five years old)
and one bottle extra quality champagne,
and the whole lot, bottles, goes for $3.50,
the honest market value of which is a 80
No other house can give you so much
value fory money, as the one and only
reliable: Family Liquor Store of James A
Kelley, s. w. Cor. Tenth and Shipley SITS
Wilmington, Del.
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SHOES.

We have tried many makes of Shoes,
and have decided that the Lewis
Wear Resisters" are the Best Medium
Priced Shoe on the market. They are
rightly named Wear Resister.n We
have received this date the following
in this line: Child's Dongola, heavy
tip and soles to 8, $1.0O, Child's Dom
COLA, heavy tip and soles sizes 81 to
10f, 81 25. Ladies' Dongola, patent
pointed tip, sizes 3 to 2, $3.50. Mems
Kangolo Balls, extra heavy soles.
broad Toe, heavy tip, something new
in leather $500.
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TERMS OF SALE
VIM. B. Sharp ( Co
FOURTH and MARKET SITS.
Wilmington, Del.

Commencing "Wednesday
morning we shall offer the
second lot of good quality
Outing flannels from the Ap.
pleton mills fire; some pieces
a trifle soiled on the edges
two thousand yards 64c, in,
stead of 12ac per yard.
Three thousand yards fine
lace Chambray Ginghams,
beautiful colorings in new-ef-
fects. The early selections
are always the best and these
goods were made to sell for
25c. We shall offer the lot
for I23c per yard.
Twenty-Five hundred yards
in remnants of India Llnons,
each length two to ten yards.
They are regular 20 and 25c
qualities but we shall sell the
remnants for Ioc and I2Hc
per yard-fne and sheer.
Lancaster and Amoskeag
Apron Ginghams, the best
made, 5cper yard.
Mems Unbleached Cotton
Stockings, extra heavy, don't
seem to be popular with us
We have about fifty dozen,
great value at 15c per pair.
Weshall sell three pair fer 25c,
and popularity may come at
that price.
Ladies double ffeececlined
Balbriggan Stocking, ins sizes
8 81 and 9, are now reduced
from soc to 25c per pair.
Notwit h S t an din g the
grounding prophesy we.
think it late for heavy gray
underwear and shall offer
mems Shirts and Drawers in
all sizes, regular soc goods
all season, for 37Hc.
Our own importation of
Huckaback pure linen Towels,
with hemmed or fringed bor-
ders, and the best 2oc towel
we ever sold, we shall now
offer for I2ac each.
Feather tickingin remnants
Il to 10 yards in each rem !
nant-2o-cent qualities for
l24c each.
A large lot of cloth REM
1ants in blue and black
Beavers, blue. black, green
md garnet Bouole Cloth.
each piece containing II to-
, yards, at about one-third of
he all-season's regular price.
Most Of these offerings are
echoes of the stock.taking
= |
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Ghe syliddlsiosu.g Gyrsn tript
MIDDLETowN. DEL. FEB. Is. 1895
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

We shall begin this week sending out,
for the second time. subscription bills. and
as soon as 1t is convenient we trust our
subscribers will remit the amounts due.
A dollar year is a small matter but hun
dred annual subscriptions means hundred
dollars. Several hundred means several
hundred dollars. We should like to have
subscription list with no arrearages over
year. Such subscribers are the most ap-
probation readers, and advertisers like
them best.
The label ON your paper should show the
date to which it is paid. If there is any
mistake we wish to correct it, and having
adopted system of checking subscriptions
we believe we can guarantee against errors
in the future. Let the TRANSCRIPT hear
from you.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-15
IN ADDITION

We have all kinds of Shoes for ell
kinds Of people, for all sizes OF feet.
and all prices that carry you back to
1894 when leather was at its lowest.
Infants Shoes. 25c up Infants Shoes.
S0c up. Ladies' Shoes, $1.00 up. Mems
Shoes, 90c up. Boys Shoes. 81 .25 up.
Rubhers, Artics, Gum Boots for Men.
Women and Children.
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Mrs. swartz

Mrs. Maggie Swartz. the wife of John
Swartz, near McDonough, died ON Mon
day, aged about 40 years. The funeral
took place on Thursday. interment at
81. Geor4e delegation of knights Of
Pythias from Middletown acting as pail
bearers.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-15

MONEY UNEMPLOYED or waiting invest.
ment can be made to earn you Interest If de.
posted with this company.
INTEREST PAID on deposits Of money as
follows: per cent. on deposits payable on de.
mand, by check, same as banks; ~ per cent.
on deposits payable after 10 days notice; per
cent. on deposits payable after so days notice.
Special rates for large sums to remain for
year or longer.
SPECIAL ATTENTION given to the accounts
Of Ladies, also to those of Executors, Admin.
istrators, Trustees, Caardians, and Receivers.
The Company acts by authority of law as
Executor, Administrator, Guardian, Receiver
and Agent, and executes trusts Of every des-
cription.
. Correspondence solicited and full informa.
tion furnished concerning any branch Of the
Company's business. Satisfaction guaranteed
Send for pamphlet.
BENZ. NIELDS, JAS. B. CLARKSON
President. Treas. & Sec.
Vice-Pres. Trust Officer.
DIRECTORS
Benjamin Nields, Jos. H. Chandler, MD
James A. Hart William NJ. Field,
Henry F. Dure, Charles e. Fritz,
VIM. p. Bancroft, Archibald A. Capelle,
VIM. ]. McClary, VIM. r. Brinckle
John II. Tatum, Samuel g. SimmOns,>
John Pilling. may11y
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-15

FoR SALE.-Stock of general store in Mid
dletown, DEL, doing good business, Good
reasons for selling. Lease will be assigned
to purchaser. Possession at once. Address.
y. D. HAWKINS, Attorney,
Dover Del.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-15
Boots and Shoes /!

For over 80 years the acknowledged
Leaders in Footwear, we continue to
hold the trade by Honest Dealing.
Every pair of boots Reduced in price,
was Full Value at the old mark. Boots
that were $3.50 now $l.25, the $2.25
Boot Now $1.5O, the $3.50 Boot Now
81 90, the $500 Boot now $3.50, the
1915 Boot now 1925.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-15
NOTICE!

Proposals will be received until Thursday,
February Goth 1896, for printing three hundred
5000 copies of the Journal of the Legislative
Committee of the State of Delaware, session
of 1895. The Journal to be printed in Octave,
with the Journal of the session of 1896.
JOSEPH G. JOLLS.
Clerk of the Legislative Committee.
MIDDLETowN DEL. Feb. 1st 1895.
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Farming Utensils, Harness, &C.

I Two Farm Wagons, Hay Riggings, 2Mow-
Ing Machines, Horse Rake, Suiky Guilt
vator, Hand Cultivators, Corn Marker, /
Randle Harrow, Plows, Bags of Phosphate
Hand Corn shelter. Binder, 1 Feed Cutter.
Hay Fork, with blocks and rope; Ladder,
Family Carriage, Buggy; l Roadcart; q
Of single Harness, 10 sets Of Plow. Harness 3
sets of Wagon Harness, 10 Collars, 10 Brides,
lot OF Double and Single Trees, Cow Chains,
Halters, Chicken Coops, l Buffalo Robe,
Blankets, Churn, Creamery and Dairy Fix
lures.
TEN TONS OF GOOD TIMOTHY HAY, l
CRIB OF CORN IN THE EAR.
Household and Kitchen Furniture
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-15
TERMS OF SALE.

On sums of SO and under, Cash; over that
amount credit Of Ten Months win be given
Citizens National Bank of Middletown. Del
aware, with approved indorser, with Interest
added from day cf sale Conditions to be
a. K. PAxsoN. Agent.
a.. E9wAN, Auct
g. ii, SALMON. Clerk
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-15

WANrED.-A good man TO carry on truck
farm: reference required. Apply to Walter
Monro, -Blackbird, Del.
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Monday, FEBRUARY Oath, 1896,
att o clock, P. M,
At which time a President, Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer will be elected to
serve one year and three (3) Directors to serve
three years. Also, at the same time Stock in
the 18th Series will be for sale.
ct ~. ASPRIL, Jr, Secretary.
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-15
For Sale :!
Loan Notice !!

The Stated Annual Meeting of the ODESSA
LOAN ASSOCIATION, of Odessa, DEL.
wiRbe held at the Academy, on
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-15
Auctioneer!

1 am prepared to call sales of Real Estate
and Personal Property-Beg glad to give prices
or reference to any that are going to make a
sale.
d. P. HUTCHISON,
dec 4-tf Townsend, De
Middletown transcript., 1896-02-15
PERSONALITIES

Little Lines About Men and Women
and What They Are Doing.
Miss Bessie Boyer is visiting friends in
IV;im;potop
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-11

mails beyond and establish his reserves as
he would in active service. There will he
a sham attack. and the sentinels will fire
and fall back on the picket line, which will
in turn fall back on the picket line, which
will in turn fall back on the reserve posts.
The whole command may call fer reinforce
ments and execute flank and other move
ments which are employed in active ser
vice. This will give valuable field in
structiOn.
col. slPpLEE WANTS GOOD EATING.
While the soldier boys will attend strictly
to business, they will try to he more COM
comfortable than ever before. The camp
and the stables will be connected by tele-
phone lines A brand-new cot for use in
camp has been invented by Sergeant j. +.
Swain of the Fourth Regiment. 1t is
light and snug, and when not in use may
be folded into a bundle six by eight inches.
Lieut.. Col. J. Frank Supplee of the fourth
Regiment is trying to impress upon the
soldiers that they should see that the camp
fare is neatly served and tempting and EN-
braces a variety of edibles.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-11
AN EFFECTIVE WARNING.

The train was just ready to start for Bos
ton when detective from Superintendent
Byrnes office got on one of the smoking
cars and said, BE careful gentlemen; |
believe there are a couple of sharpers in
side
Good gracious - exclaimed very sty-
lish looking gentleman, preparing TO get
out Cpd no idea there was such people
here, I'm sure shall get out. y
Another, who was sitting in seat OPP
postc, exclaimed.
81 have Il large sum of money with me,
and have no wish to lose it, whereupon
he, too, got out.
"All right, gentlemen the officer
calmly remarked they are both gone
now Willard j. Bloomer in Harlem
Life.