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Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15
KENT COUNTY.


3. B. Downs. oyeTseer at the Aims Hoiiss
Of this county has yield of Russian red
wheat seldom equalled on light soil From
27 acres he threshed 925 bushels, "a N
bushels per acre.
John I. Jakes, of Wyoming has u very
profitable half-acre of lima beans. He picks
and markets from it every day, Sunday
excepted 40 quarts of beans.
w. D. McGloghlon. jeweler, of this town.
is the owner of one of the oldest clocks in
the world. 1t formerly belonged to Mary
Queen of SCOTS and is now in the neigh
borhood of three hundred and fifty years
old. 1t is of the very earliest construction
wheel and weight clocks. has only one hand
(the hour) Clocks were all made with
one hand those days and for about
two hundred years before the me chanica
invention Of the minute hand. This old
clock keeps time and strikes the hours with
butone weight, and all through is of pecu-
liar construction. 1t can be seen ticking
off the time in Mr.. McGloghion's store
Dover Inca
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MY MARYLAND.

The Groome farm in Back Greek Neck,
consisting of $50 ocres, was sold attmort-
gagee's sale by John s. Writ. assignee. to
Henry J. Pensel, of Chesapeake City, for
$S, 700.
The peach plucks of Kent county want
more wages and threaten strike. The men
now receive fifty cents per day, which, the
extremely low prices Of fruit considered,
the growers consider as much as they can
afford to pay.
Concord Camp. .CarolineCounty closed Mon
day with small attendance on Sunday
Meyer: has the number who visited the camp
been SO small as during the encampment
just closed. Those who purchased the
privileges complain that their business was
exceedingly dull,
Sharp's Island, at the mouth of the Chop
tank river. was recently visited by some
gentlemen from Cambridge who found it
to be desolate tract of about sixty acres
with no living being on it except birds and
insects, even the rabbits, which were
destroyed. Old citizens of Dorchester say
that fifty years ago it was magnificent
farm>of 600 acres. In ten years it will be
entirely washed away unless the ravages of
the water are checked. It is now reported
to be owned by VI. r. Creighton, of Balti-
more, who bought it for its oyster grounds.
The canneries in Wicomico county have
started work. The Salisbury Canning
Company expect to pack 100000 cans of
tomatoes, and will later on can a great
many pumpkins. Mr.. Fred. Stratner has
contracted for sixty acres of tomatoes. The
at Mardela Springs, Hebron.
Quantico and Allen are running on full
time. The Allen cannery will pack great
many peaches. The tomato crop will be
short OH account of so much wet weather
while the tomatoes were maturing. A great
per cent of the crop is rotting on the
vines
Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15
ConstItutional conYentiIon.

The New Castle county delegates elected
August list at the Republican primaries
met in First and Second Dirtricts Conven-
ton in Wilmington last Saturday nd then
in combined convention and named the fol-
lowing delegates:
William s. Hilles. Levi C. Bird, William
c. Spruance, Alfred D. Warner, and DR.. E.
G.. Shortlidge of. Wilmington, General
James H. Wilson Of New Castle hundred,
Edward G. Bradford of Christians hundred
Elias N. Moore Of Appoquinimink hundred,
Martin B. Burris of ST Georges hundred,
and John Pilling of White Clay Creek hun
dred. This is q very strong ticket and
merits the support Of every Republican in
the county. The nominees are capable and
representative as individuals, as citizens. as
party men. and they should be elected.
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TOWNSEND TOPICS.

u
j. s. Lattomus has moved into his new
home.
Thecannery began work on Wednesday
| afternoon.
/. John Collins who has been very ill is
somewhat better
Miss Matte Roberts. of Middletown. is
visiting friends her.
Miss Emma Weldon, of Philadelphia, is
visiting her mother.
Mrs. M. E. Reynolds, of Colts. is visiting
her brother, Edward Hart.
Miss Eva Haines, of Clayton, is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. J. s. Lattomus.
Miss Tillie Young. of Chester, is visiting
the Misses Lyman near town.
Miss Emma Choate, of Newark, is visit.
ing friends in this community.
Miss Nellie Lyman is spending few days
with her uncle, Charles Hutchison, at Del
mar.
Miss Lillian Chandler, of Baltimore, and
Miss Alice Chandler, of Stanton, are que SITS
of Mise Gussie Chandler
Mrs. Samuel Townsend and her little
daughter Bessie of Philadelphia, are guests
of Mrs. Mary Townsend near town..
Rev. Albert Chandler AID II. NJ Deakyne
were delegates from here to the Prohi5i-
tion Convention at Dover on Tuesday.
Mrs. C. f. Hubbard received telegram
on Tuesday evening announcing the sad
death of her brother. Wilmer F. Taylor,
Philadelphia, who was killed on Tuesday
morning.while coupling cars OH the Phila-
delphia and Reading R. R.
Miss Marie Baldwin, who has been visit
ing friends here. has returned to her home
at Annapolis. Md. She was accompanied
by Miss Gertie Hutchison, who will spend
some time at Baltimore, Kent Island, and
other places in Maryland.
The friends here of William F. Hollis
were shocked to hear of his death which
occurred last Saturday at his home in Phila-
delphia. Will was well and favorably known
in this community, having passed nearly
all of his boyhood days here.
Owing to the excessive heat in the after
noon and the threatening appearance of the
weather in the evening, the attendance at
the Temperance Grove Meeting on Wednes-
day was not so large as was anticipated
The meeting was addressed by Rev. E. P.
Roberts, of ODESSA. i'll the afternoon and by
Rev. ]. A. Arters in the evening. Both ad-
dresses had good clear temperance ring,
and the members of Woman's Christian
Temperance Union heartily endorsed all
the sentiments uttered. Net proceeds for
the day-$11 90.
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d ELAwARE CITY.

Mrs. Boyd is expected in town to-day.
John Swan has been home for a few days
Miss Alice Vail is at home OH her yaca-
tion
A private dance at the Piers was given on
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkerson will reside in the
Alexander house.
John Keen from near st. Gs3rges was in
town Wednesday.
Charles Pancoast's tomato factory began
operation on Thursday.
Mrs. H. C. Johannes is entertaining
friends from Baltimo re-:
Mrs. William Newkirk, of Philadelphia
is visiting Mrs. Mullen.
Howard Foard and family, of PhiIadel-
phia, are visiting his parents.
Mrs. L. II. Moore and Mrs J. A. Vreland
spent Wednesday with their mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gardiner of Phila-
delphia, are visiting Mrs. F. D. Dunlap.
Henry G. Carson, of New York. was in
town for few days, staying over Sunday.
Miss Susie Moore, of Philadelphia, spent
few days with relatives in town this week
week.
A boating party up the canal was given
on Thursday afternoon by Miss Ethel Rey-
bold.
Rev. and Mrs. H. S. Thompson anticipate
attending Emory Camp, near Baltimore,
next week.
A great number of carriages passed
through town ON Thursday. presumably en-
route for the Piers.
Miss Cora Dunlap and sister Aida. ar
guests of their aunt, Mrs. Joseph s. Dun
lap. in Wilmington.
The steamer Cadwallader failed to arrive
at her usual hour on Monday on acc ount
of canal boat being stuck in the deep cut,
Old Glory CounciFJr., O. U. A. M. will
give an excursion to Washington Park next
Thursday. the 10Th, by steamer Major Rey-
bold.
Mrs. Charles Bright. of New Haven,
Conn, and Mrs. FARRELL Newkirk, of Will
mington, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Alex.
farrell.
George G. Bennett and family. of Harris
burg. Pa, arrived on Monday. On Thurs
yhe left for Kennedyyille, Md, and Mill
ington, Nd, and will return to Delaware
City on Monday
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CURRENT EVENTS.

The large number of funerals which hav'
taken place this week has made demand
for hacks that in many cases could not b.
supplied, and funerals, have been delayed
for hours
LiHung Chang, China's great statesman
will arrive in this country August Goth
Extensive preparations are being made fol
the reception and entertainment as the
nations distinguished guest
The mortality among horses during thi.
hot spell, is very great, 176 dead horses
have been taken to the phosphate factories
in Baltimore this week, their death being
due to the excessive heat and inconsidera.
teness of drivers.
Three hundred barrels of sweet potatoes
were shipped from Holly Oak, Va, on Mon
day last. Up to that date 1914 900 barrels Of
white potatoes have been shipped from
that point and the freight agents think the
200, 900 mark will be reached before the
close of the season.
One of the latest novelties to strike Alb
ington. Mass, is a dinner delivery company,
Oders are taken, and at noon team drives
to the homes .of patrons and delivers hot
dim ers. 1t is great scheme during the
hot months, when housewives dislike to
cook hot dinner.
Among the old fashioned conventional
ties still existing in England is the one at
at Ramsgate which forbids ladies and gen.
tlemen bathing together in the Ocean,. In
persuance of this regulation London gei.-
tleman was recently arrested for trying to
teach his wife to swim, which has occas-
ioned considerable newspaper discussion ON
the ethics of the sea bath
1t is agreeable to note the provision that
is made for the poor by municipal officials
in this hot weather. Not only have the
streets in the tenement-house region been
flushed for several evenings and thus cool
ed down, but orders have been given for
keeping the free baths ofN. Y.open all night
and over in, Brooklyn the Park Commits
sioners has announced that people Wishing
to sleep in the parks may do so, carrying
mattresses and blankets with them if they
choose.
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ODESSA NOTES,

-,
Miss Ethel Mailly has returned from
Wilmington
Mrs. VIM. Phillips is entertaining friends
from Philadelphia.
The Odessa wharfis assuming its summer
garb of business activity.
Q Mrs. l.. Scott Townsend is spending 9
week with Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Townsend.
Miss Martha Townsend has returned
home after two weeks stay at Rehoboth.
Mr.. John Peterson whose illness has been
mentioned in these columns is still danger
ously i'll.
! Misses Nellie & JennieBennett left on Fri
day for Dover after spending week with
their sister, Mrs ]. G.. Williams.
Quite number of Odessians will spend
Saturday evening with Miss Mary Shall
cross at her beautiful home nearMcD Donough
Mrs. G. F. Grifferburg was stricken with
paralysis on Monday evening. Her condi-.
ton is slightly improved, but little hope is
entertained of her recovery.
The Juvenile social element of Odessa,
formed portion of the friends entertained
by Miss Helen Brsdy of Middletown, on
Tuesday evening. Among those from town
were Misses Frances Asprii. Mayme and
Helen Townsend, Frances and Marie Foard,
Messrs. Mac Foard. Harry and Will
Townsend and Joseph Williams.
The Watkins Packing Co. sounded their
their whistle onW Wednesday, and tomatoes
poured in from the surrounding territory
The Clio is heavily laden each trip with
wheat and fruit. Commission men galore, lii 6
the wharf and the hesitating farmer is a
subject for sympathy and pity. If he comes
TO town undecided as to who shall sell |
his fruit. he is literally torn to pieces by
buyers and shippers. The fruit trade |
makes liars of all men, the growers as well |
IS the buyers. The most consistent wor-
shipper will waver in the face of falling |
market and change his consignees. All this |
$ interesting for the buyers and still the |
merry war goes on.
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The ticket named is as follows:
State senator-J. Frank Alice of East
Dover.
RepresentatiYes-Dr. T. c. Moore, Duck
Creek. w. II. Moore. Kenton; DIR NJ. q
Downs. West Dover; DIR. Luther S. Con
well. North Murderkill; George c. Herring,
South Mnrderkill;. Jason B Simmons, Mis-
pillion: Drg George w. Marshall, Milford.
Levy Court-W. D. Hudson. Duck Greek;
Thomas C. Roe. East Dover; William r.
Postles. North MurderkiII; David Cooper,
South MurderkiIl; James ~. Powell, Mis-.
pillion.
Sheriff Frank Reedy, Milford.
County treasurer-Jabez Jenkins, North
Murderkill.
Coroner-John W. Knight, Little Creek.
Constitutional convention delegates
John B. Cooper. Duck Creek; Abner s. Cole.
Little Creek; David Clark. Kenton; VII
liam T. Smilhers, Beniah Watson. East
Dover; w. H. Franklin. MispiIlion; John
W, Herring. Milford; DIR. Paris +. Caslisle,
Jr., South Murderkill. ]. T. Aaron, West
Dover; George II. Murray, North Murder
Kin.
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The Long Hot Spell,


1t is the talk of the day. The newspapers
are full of it and high and low, rich and
poor. man and maid, lounger and loafer
alike are raving over the soul-barrowing,
body-torturing, ice-consuming weather.
Two weeks ofsweltering, sizzling, scorch-
ing days and no better nights have about
"done up. the natives. And still it keeps
on. Tuesday was the worst of them all
men died by the hundreds and horses by
the thousands in the cities and the end is
not yet.-Dunn promised cooling show
ers," but its a snare and a delusion-for
''it's just as hot as ever" says the typo in
side combs. The devil" says there is
hotter place yet, though" as he struggles
with bad piece Of bad copy. The editor
has ordered breezy paragraph" for the
local columns-as if they could be made to
order-and the paragrapher. snaps her fin
gers at the foreman's taunts.and. yielding to
fanciful Imagination. reyels in the cool
shade of big Mulberry tree, saying 4
don't care, nothing puts nae out. I'm re-
solved to be happy, though hot" And
there is a world Of wisdom in this philos
ophy. But all joking aside, it is the
longest torridest spell on record. at least
the Oldest inhabitant saysso. and General
Debility and General Humidity are doing
their best to reduce the population, which
from the stand point Of political econ
omist. may be wise stroke;-sun-stroke
however, Is not hitherto recorded as a bril-
liant coup d'etat. Fof the temporary re-
lief of suffering humanity, it rained a bit
Thursday night. and it did cool off alittle,
for brief period. but moth ing seems SO
permanent and prominent as the heat,
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Ghe cgliddletolun Gransfript
LOOK AT YOUR LABEL.

The printed label on your paper shows
the date 10 which your subscription is paid.
The subscription price of the paper is dol
lar Y. ar. at the same rate for longer or
shorter time. Bills are sent out every six
months, in the paper as the postal law al
lows, but this is some expense and consid-
erable trouble, aud it would be favor if
every subscriber who is delinquent for
a longer or shorter time would not wait
for bills. How many will act ON the sug-
gestion?
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-
Daniel D. Burrows. Of Easton. Md
brother of. Wright Burrows Of this towr
died on Monday from injuries receives
while trying to stop runaway horse. H
was 5s years old.
Miss Helen. Brady entertained abou
forty of her young friends Thursday even
| ing at an sAnimal Party" which was tn
occasion of much mirth at the expense o
animals Miss Irma Pitt and Maste
Edgar Rowe won the prizes.
A most interesting report Of the Wash
ingtdn Convention of Christian Endeayor
read by Miss Annie Ellison before the
Yonng Peoples society of Forest Presby-
terrain Church, has been crowded over to
next week. It will lose none ofits4efectiEe
points by the delay.
/ The electrical storm of Thursday eve
ming which brought cooler breezes and well
come rain to so many brought loss to the
Randalia farm. near Chesapeake City. Il
was owned by late Clerk Of the Court How
ard and his son resides there. About 8
o'clock lightning struck the granary and
stables, consuming them, the oat and hay
crop and some calves. The storm was
quite severe in that section.
Il promise to leave off discussion with
the TRANscRIpr" was the pledge made by
Caleb Jane tohis friends through his paper
months ago. He has violated that promise
a dozen times. What was it worth?
Whose word has been broken to the public?
The question of veracity. raised by Caleb
Jane is between him and his advertiser.
but in view of the above facts the DIR.
Miles Medical Company have the advantage
on their side.
-Undertaker J.H. Emerson ost one ofhi
hearse horses on Thursday, Maud, the mate
to the handsome black horse that died two
years ago. Returning from funeral at
Zion, about nine miles from here. her
driver observed that she seemed sick when
they reached Odessa, where he stopped to
rest, and at Mr.. ]. F. Pennington's horse
was borrowed to take her place at the hearse
while she was lead by the halter. They were
opposite the creamery just outside of town
when she fell and in few minutes was
dead. The extreme heat. the long journey.
and probably some disorder of digestion
were the cause of her death. She was a
very valuable horse, and MI. .Emerso ms loss
is considerable
"A farmer from this section shipped 100
baskets of peaches this week and when he
received the returns for the same a check
for S1.10 was the whole amount ofshis pay,
55cts. of which was placed to his landlords
credit.The trouble is with the quality of the
fruit, really fine fruit of which there is but
little this year, brings, as heretofore, fine
price. The market is over stocked with little.
wormy peaches and the growers are much |
discouraged. There re heavy shipments
from the lower counties every day and
there is some tip top fruit being marketed.
The original estimate of 90, 600, 900 baskets
as the peninsula crop for this year is said
to be not, far out of the way,a facetious city
stating however that four mil |
lions of them are worms and two millions |
peaches.
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Addicks In Kent.

The Union Republicans in Kent county
met in Dover on Monday and nominated
full county ticket. The only contest was
in the nomination for sheriff. There were
seven candidates and it was stated that
John B. Wharton would have been named
but that Mr.. Addicks wanted his lieuten-
ant, J. Frank Alice, for State Senator, both
being from Dover. The following was the
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A Midnight Episode.

Mrs. AL. Spear who resides in Middle
Neck on Mr.. Drummond's farm, had very
unusual and painful experience Sunday
night. 1t was about midnight, and her
husband, who slept in an adjoining room,
heard noise at the window in his wife's
room; as the wind had begun to raise. he
thinking she was trying to adjust the win
dows, went to assist her, and was dis
mayed to find the room empty and hearing
the sound of child crying in the yard be-
low, rushed down stairs and out doors to
find his wife with the crying child in her
arms. While yet asleep she had risen, and
with the infant in her arms, had stepped
through the net screening OF the window
and fell to the ground distance of twelve
feet. The bed stood against the window
and it was thus that she stepped from the
bed to the ground. Her husband found
her in state of bewilderment and also
suffering from the effects of her fall, as
she had broken her arm and injured the
spine. DR.. Vaughan was summoned. and
after reducing the fracture, turned his at
tention to the infant, which, marvellous to
relate, was but little hurt by its midnight
episode Mrs. Spear is not somnambulist
and is not at all given to sleep walking.
She attributes her late experience to her
over-anxiety on account Of the child, who
had been i'll, and her unusual fatigue from
extra work and the warm weather
When she first found herself in the yard
amid thunder, lightning and midnight
darkness, her thought was that cyclone
had struck the house and she was carried
off.
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OLD SUSSEX.

The barn on the farm Of James Gordy,
near Milton, was SET OH fire BY liehtning.
Saturday, and destroysd, causins The los
of two hours and some fsrm implements ;
Loss }2 900; partially insured. s.
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On account Of illness the undersigned
will sell at auction for the next two weeks,
commencing Saturday, August 10th, the
entire stock Of goods, composed of musical
instruments. jewelry and patent medicines
and ice cream saloon fixtures, oil tank,
coffee mill. gasoline stove, show cases.
tables and mating, ice cream freezers. also
Ice cream tubs and cans etc. Next store
to Reynolds. By order OF
MRs. N. TRUirf.
Main street, l(iddIetown, Del.
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g. a. r. Encampment at SD. Pau


The National Encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be held at st.
Paul, Minn., September to4
For this occasion the Pennsylvania Rail-
road win sell ON August 20, 80 and 81 ex-
cursion tickets to st. Paul and return. at
exceedingly low rates, as follows:
New York. $500. Philadelphia, s26 %;
Trenton, $27,05; Baltimore and Washing
ton. $500; Harrisburg, Wil:iamsport. and
Wilkesbarre, $24 rs; Altoona. $3.50; pro-
portionate rates from other points,
Tickets will be good for return passage
until September 16. with an extension to
and including September 30 if deposited
with the Joint Agent at St. Paul on or be-
fore September 16.
Full Information can be obtained ON ap-;
plication to ticket agents.
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Ice CREAM.-Booth's Celebrated Ice
Cream which is unsurpassed, owing to the
hard times will be sold. d.from 10 to 25 per
cent lover now and in the future, both
wholesale and retail. Call and get prices
before purchasing elsewhere. The retail
price per ct. in box 25c, 24c in tureen 9Oc
in can packed and delivered in town. GEO.
BooTH, Main street. Rice's old ice cream
stand.
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VIM. B. Sharp & Co.
FOURTH and MARKET Sis.
Wilmington, Del.
Closed every evemiug at 8
o'clock until, September.

Not enough to go around
two thousand yards more
will be ready for Saturday
morning at 8 o'clock of
those elegant unbleached
Sheetlngs, SC goods for 4c
per yard.
Again the power of cash
is in evidence. 5000 yards
of all-pure Linen Barnsley
Crash with red border and
selvedge edges; splendid
toweling crash, regular 12ac
goods, will be sold for SC a
yare.
Also, for the end OF the
season, | 900 yards all-linen
Crash Sulting for ladies' wear;
our 25c quality for Ioc per
yard.
Also, 1900 yards of yard
wide Hill Bleached Muslin for
&C per yard, and Hill Bleach
ed Pillow Case Muslin, As
inches wide, for &C per yard:
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CHURCH CIIIMEs.

Rev. Elmer Jones. Of Cecilton, viii
preach IN the n +. church tomorrow at3
both mornipg and evening seryices.