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Middletown transcript., 1896-06-06
CURRENT EVENTS.

President and Mrs. Cleveland celebrated
the tenth anniversary of their marriage on
Tuesday June 2.
The children's subscription for a monu-
ment to the late Eugene Field already
amounts to sS34.56 which represents over
1000 subscribers.
Another FIVE millions was added to the
national debt during the month of MAY
and still the administration insists there is
nothing the matter with the revenue.
Mrs. Potter Palmer. of Chicago, is re-
ported TO be working in the interests of
Col. Fred. Grant, her broiher-in-!aw, to
secure him the nomination for vice-Presi-
dent at the St. Louis Convention.
Miss Julia Stevenson, daughter of the
Vice President. was married OH Tuesday
to Rey. Martin Hardin, in Washington.
the bridegroom is pastor Of the Presbyter-
ian Church. at Bowling Green, Ky.
Kate Field died at Honolulu, May 10, Of
pneumonia. She went to the Sandwich Is
lands for her health and during her stay was
engaged as newspaper correspondent for
Chicago paper. She was brilliant writer.
lecturer and editor.
The coronation exercises of the Car of
Russia closed in an awful calamity in which
over one thoussnd peasants were crushed
to death in the mad scramble for the SOU
veinirs distributed among the people on til
plains near Moscow.
In Bavaria the police will allow no wo-
man to appear in Public on bicycle un-
ess She holds certificate of efficiency. To
obtain one she must first ride before the
police officers in crowd of other candi-
dltes without falling OF or running into
any one.
Miss Nellie Siaaleyt,e Titus. the first wo
man admitted TO the bar in New York city
as married on Wednesday TO Edgar Wcr-
ner, publisher and vocalist She was tie
FIRST woman in the United States admitted
to the Circuit Court of Appeals Of the
United States. She has youth. beauty and
social position and has made 4 brilliant
professional record. She is of Quaker par
entage.
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Reduced Rates to washington.

The Fifteenth International Convention
of the Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor will be held at Washington, D.
c., July Z to 13, 1896, and for that occasionl
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell from July 6 to inclusive. excursion
tickets to Washington and return a single
fare for the round trip. These tickets will
be good for return passage until July Is
inclusive. but if deposited with the Joint
Agent at Washington prior to 800 p. M,
July IA. will be extended to July 81 in
elusive.
Full information in regard to rates and
time of trains can be obtained upon appli-
cation to ticket agents.
Excursion tickets for the following side
trips will be sold as UNDER
From July to IS inclusive excursion
tickets between Washington and Baltimore
and Baltimore and Washington will be
sold at LIS for the round trip. good for
return passage until July IA inclusive.
From July 6 to 81 excursion tickets from
Washington to Gettysburg and return will
be sold at So So for the round trip, good to
return until July 81 inclusive. On the
same days the Western Maryland Railroad
Company will sell excursion tickets from
Baltimore to Gettysburg and return, with
same return limit, at $2.15 for the round
trip.
From July to 81 excursion tickets will
be sold from Washington to Richmond and
return at S4.00, to Pittsburg and return at
$500, to Old Point Comfort and return (all
rally 5000 land going all rail and returning
by boat) S5.55, to Fredericksburg and re-
turn $2.2s. These tickets will all bear re-
turn limit of July 81 inclusive.
All tickets for side trips will be sold only
on presentation of the return portions of
excursion tickets to Washington issued for
this occasion.
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WANAMAKER CLOTHING

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We've got a bully black and
blue Thibet suit for IS. The
only objection to telling Of it
is that nine out of ten of our
readers that do not knowmuch
about us will say: It's a lie.
So here's a description of it.
All-wool; serge coat-lining
as we'll cut as a $50 suit; as
strongly sewed, but not SO fine
stitches fine enough for the
cloth; and the cloth fine
enough for twice the money
and yet clothing isn't cheaper
this year than it was last year.
Ify you are a big fat man we
can fit you with it; tall or short.
Hyou are any sort of irregular
man we can fit you with it.
We ought to say the cloth
has been inspected, just as all
our cloths are F; and shrunk, as
all our cloths are; and the
making inspected, as all our
making is thousands of suits;
and selling, as all our stuff is
your money back if you think
it isn't SO good as we say.
Your money back if you'll
take it.
Queer thing to do: a IS
suit The queerest part of the
business is: we make no profit
on it. We think it a bully thing
to do. Have you any objec-
ton?
New store at Chestnut and
Ninth.
WANAMAKER & Brown.
Oak Hall, Market and Sixth.
Chestnut and Ninth,
across from the Postoffice.
WILLIAM H. WANAMAKER.
Market and Twelfth.
PHILADELPHIA.
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Kallev,s A. .bf, For = so3

30 DAYS SPECIAL.-For 30 days only, we
offor you the following bargain lot OF
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. 2 bottles, goes for So. 80,
the honest market value ofWhich is 81. so !.
No other house can give you so much
value for your money, as the one and only
reliable. Family Liquor store Of James A..
Kelley. s. w. Cor. Tenth and Shipley Sts.,
Wilmington. Ds1s
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DELAWARE CITY.
Jacob Frempt is quite sick.

1 JACOB Frempt is quite SICK.
Mrs. J. R. Swan is visiting Mrs. Webb in
| New Castle
Miss Florence Hodgman has returned to
Wilmington.
John r. Swan has resumed work on the
Henry L. Cav.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Altman spent Sunday
with her parents.
Mrs. Samuel Craig has returned from a
visit to her old home.
Miss Lily southwick, of fNew Castle, has
been visiting her sister.
Mr.. Isaac Ubil and daughter Agnes were
in Wilmington on Tuesday.
Miss Riley, Of Wilmington. spent Sun
day with Miss Stella Ferguson
Rev. and Mrs. William Lauderban, of
Salem, were in town on Tuesday.
The Indians have left for some other
village to heal more credulous folk.
Mrs. Alex Jarr.ll, and Mrs. William Eli
son visited Philadelphia this week
Mrs. Annie Nickle and Miss Lizzie Day.
idson visited Wilmington on Monday.
Rev. T. B. Hunter and his mother haye
gone to Baltimore for a protracted visit.
Misses Berenice Keane and BERTHE Van
degrift visited in Chester on Wednesday.
Mrs. Foster is selling the store goods of
her sister, Mrs. Carter. at very low prices.
Samuel T. Biddle and George Cosgrove,
of Wilmington, spent Sunday with George
II. Foard
The Gen. Cadwalloder has started her
daily trips through the Delaware & Chesa-
peake Canal.
Rev. George s. Gassner attended the con-
,vention at New Castle on Wednesday also
Mrs. N. G. Price.
Rutherford B. Hayes and sister Miss
Ada, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with
relatives in town.
The delegates from the Episcopa: Church
to the convention were N George Price,
and Sylvester Downs
Mrs. s. McClain and Mrs. George w. Rob-
inson, of Philadelphia, spent Wednesday
with relatives in town.
Mrs. H. c. Johannes and Mrs. Amos
Collins drove to New Castle on Wednesday
to attend the Episcopal Convention.
Robert Mills and family, of Wilmington,
stopped in Delaware City ON their way to
and from the old Drawyer's Church on Sun
lay. 4 |
About 20 persons from Delaware City |
vent over on Sunday to Chesapeake City
IN the tug G. G. Ash to attend the funeral
If j. f. Price.
Miss A. Hunter has left town for Ocean
Irove to open her cottage, "The Diamond
State" for the summer. Miss Nellie Swan
with Miss Hunter for the season.
At the Epworth League on Sunday even
ng NJ iss May Thompson read an interest
ng report of the convention held at Port
Deposit last week, concluding with COM
nendatory remarks in behalf of Samuel
lines, Jr.
The pupils Of the public school are busily
for commencement which event
ccurs the last of this month. III connec-
ion with said event we are requested to
olicit the editor of TRANSCRIPT to copy
the steele curriculum"
Charles G. Burr. of Birmingham, Conn.,,
pent few days in town this week Mr.. Burr
ras soldier in the late war and his CON-
any was stationed for time ON Ft. Della
vare. He visited the island and expressed
nuch regret at the mutilation of the Fort.
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Unclaimed Lei ters.

List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the MiddIet6wn post Office which can be
had by saying they are advertised:
Florence Thomas. Rosa Jones, Rohart
Armstrong. George Hoops.
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A Handsome Book on Summer Travel.
The BaltimorS & Ohio r. R. Co. has just
s;ued handsome book descriptive of the
various summer resorts, in the mountains
and by the seaside, adjacent to or reached
by its system of lines.
It is finely printed and illustrated by q
number of very fine cuts. Send 10 cents to
Gas. o. Scnll. -Gen1 Passenger agent,
Baltimore, Md, for ©.
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SHOE DEPARTMENT

Madam your feet would look the prettest and feel the
most comfortable in easy fitting fashionable pair of
handsome Oxford Ties Where will you buy hem7 We have
for your seeing of the dantest styles your eyes
looked upon and the prices far below your expectation
soc. 75c, ST 90, SI.25, $3.50 and $500.
Chdrens button shoes with extension soles and stitched
edge 81 to IL 75c instead of $500 Sizes II, j
TO p at Soc instead of $I.25.
& About pairs Ladies Dongola kid button shoes,
with pointed and round toes square, plain and pateat
tip, they fit perfect and they wear well at $1.25.
The summer fad--the goth Century Tailor-made shoes
for ladies' button and lace. They fit like glove soles
light and flexible, at $I.e8.
Boys laundered percal shirts with two collars in a
very neat line of patterns at 65c
Mems fine laundered percal shirts. two collars, ex
celent patterns splendid quality, sold everywhere 81
at 75c. Sizes Ia to IS inches.
Mems gossamer weight shirts long and short sleeves,
sizes "a to 4o. at 25c.
3ac buys best American and Merrimack shrtngs worth
S cents.
Sc buys best indigo and grey prints Simpsons worth
cents.
6ac buys Hill usins | yard wide, worth ,Ioc
&C buys Lonsda1e cambria muslin, yard wide worth
I2H cents
2ac buys Utica sheetings, rol worth as cents
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A FLUTTER AMONG
SHOES
BEST GOODS AT
Lowest Prices.

Ladies' Fine Kid, needle and common
sense toe, patent tip, flexible soles,
made to order, worth $3.50. our
price $500.
Ladies' Fine Kid, Elite toe, patent
tip, flexible soles. cheap at 50. %
our price $1.75.
Lewis "Wear Resisters," the cheapest
because the best wearing Shoe of
the day, worth every cent Of s.. 90,
at $1.50.
Ladies' Oxford Ties, Finest Kid, Elite
toe. common sense toe, common
sense heel, little beauty, very
cheap, $1.50.
Mems Shoes, heavy and light, in large
assortment at equally low prices.
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ranious " itll hard times. and financial
disaster. His friends should hunt out
the reasons for the different couditions.
Locally tlereis political di, quietude.
Delawareans are conservative, but the
people ara beginning TO iealizs that
they have mt beef, alive 10 their inter-
,sls ss they should. The State of Del
HaaIe should have had anew Cunstitu-
tiofi twenty YEARS age, and legislation
sI,o HAT wuuid have stamped cut the
evil of bribery which nov threatens TO.
4 ,.lly control the State. Is not this the
patriots upport anis9p Parties are a
necpssi'y under our form of govern
m4nt but he people should see to it
that hey get from the par. les the laws
and the homes administration OF those
laNs They desiie. 1t is certain that the
people OF Delaware do not want Ad-
.di. ksism. In 1888 The Democrats of
Kent county protested against "Ad-
aicksism,, which is bribery at the pri-
,narips among other evils, and they
4, c,pd Republican General Assembly.
prhe conservative Democrats do not en-
sIorse The manipulation Of the assess
mei,t aud tax laws hy which the Dem
ucra,s have maintained their majurities
81 The pas This is the time when the
nalriu.ic l,elawarean SHOULD make his
uersonality fell; II need be, let partisan
nrefsrences be put aside for the general
oood: Isl the patriot rise above the
narti sall aud demand that the right
am prevail. How? II is not for tise
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-10
Legality of Future Delivery Transactions.

Justice White of the supreme court of the
United States recently rendered decision
involving the validity of contracts for flu
ture delivery. The case was that of Theo-
dOre Hanson VS.. James K. Boyd and others.
Hanson had claimed that the contracts for
future delivery could not be inforced be-
cause they were gambling contracts. The
understanding was that final settlement
should be made according to the usageS and
rules of the Chicago Board of Trade. The
court below had held that there was moth
ing illegal orimproper in such proceeding,
providing the original contract was lawful,
which it had been found to be. This view
was confirmed by the opinion.
A prior decision, rendered in the United
States supreme court by the late Justice
Jackson, was in line with the finding of
Justice White. This case was that Of b. S.
Bi6b, plaintiff in error, against Richard ID.
Allen Il Co., on appeal from the middle dis
trict of Alabama. The suit was originally
brought to recover for commissions for SER
vices rendered and money advanced on
sales of cotton for future delivery, accord
ing to rules OF the New York Cotton Ex-
change. One of the pleas was that the
work performed by the brokers was the
and that the money paid was In settlement
of losses from such wagers, and the statute
of the State of New York against wagers,
bets, ETC.. and gambling transactions, was
set up. 1t was held that the evidence failed
to show that they were wagering contracts;
that there was no understanding between
the plaintiffs aud defendants that the cot
ton sold for future delivery was not in fact
to be actually delivered, and it was testified
that there was no understanding, expressed
or implied, that the cotton was not to be de-
liyered at the time stipulated in the con-
tracts of sale. The undIsputed testimony,
il was held, established that the sales were
not wagers, but that the cotton was to be
actually delivered at the time aged upon.
1t was shown that the rules and regulations
of the New York Cotton Exchange recOgni-
z-d no contracts except for sales and pur
chases for actual delivery. The decision
maintained the validity of the contract for
future delivery.
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Valuable as an Advertisement.

A day or two ago the first surgical
operation which was direct outcome of
applying the new photography was per-
of this operation is as follows: "The
usual Berlin representative of our friend
the milkman came to a medical man
complaining of terrible pains in her arm.
A tiny black spot in her hand was the
only outward and visible sign of the
trouble. This, the milkwoman explain
ed, was the place where, two months
ago, she had accidentally run needle
into her hand. The needle had been taken
out, she explained, but it was possible
that the point was still in the hand.
The, doctor suggesting that it would be
difficult to decide whether this was so,
the lady inquired pertinently, If that
Is so, what is the good of the x rays?'
One satisfactory result was that, after
nearly an hours photographing, an ex-
cellent photograph was obtained, show
ing the tiny piece of steel in such per-
lection that even the thinner end of it
could be recognized. 1t was then extract
ed without difficulties.
"But the most interesting part of the
story is yet to come. After the operation
this up to date milkwoman, with many
expressions of gratitude, said: And
now, pray, have the kindness to give me
the photograph. l shall hang it up in
my shop. 1t will attract new custom
ers. "-Westminster Gazette.
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East Orange.

Bernice Colby is spending the week
at George MerrilPs at South Corinth.
Henry Palmer and wife of Manches-
ter are guests at James Koutan's.
Mr.. Fowler of Topsham has pur-
chased the Chester farm and moved
10 the same.
George Fetch has moved his goods
to his brothers E. w, Felch.
Jennie Colby who has been spending
! q few weeks at j. E Sleeper's in Brad
ford, returned home Saturday.
Florence Richardson who has spent
nearly year with her sister in Con-
cord, returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Gilman Hutchinson is spending
the week with friends in Barre.
Last Saturday was very rough,
clustering day, more like December
than April.
Deferred Items.
A G.. Coleman who is working in
Bradford is spending the week at home.
Georgia Prescott of Bradford is
spending the week with her aunt, Mrs.
A. Q. Coleman, and other friends.
Rev. j. j. Munroe will close his la
bors here next Sunday, previous to at
tending Conference at Barre.
Carroll Button commenced work at
Dea Metcalf's in Corinth last Monday.
Ora Dodge of Waits River is work
ing for Lewis Hutchinson, and Ver-
non Coleman for Mr.. ROBBIE in Brad
ford.
Fl. H. Colby is working for George
Merrill at South Corinth through sug-
airing.
About forty attended the donation
visit at the vestry Tuesday evening,
for Rev. j. D. Cross. A pleasant eve-
ming, a fine supper served and gener-
al good time enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Paine visited
friends in Barre last week.
Frank Lamb, wife and son of Brad
ford spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends in town.
Ethel Hamilton no has been spend
ing several days with friends at East
COrinth, returned Saturday.
Rev. j. d. Cross Free Baptist pastor
here for one-half the time the past
year, closed his Iabors last Sunday.
He is man rs years old, resides in
Vershire some fifteen miles distant
and has been absent only one day in
the time and that to attend funeral,
showing remarkable perseverance for
a man of his wears. May Gods grace
attend him, is the wish of his many
friends here.
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A Feat OF P4nnians6ip:

In 1866 Robert Stewart, a famous
master of penmanship, executed 81
Bank of England note with such mar
velous accuracy and reality that he was
waylaid in the streets one night and
robbed of the note by a ruffian who had
seen it in his possession few hours
previously. Stewart, indignant at the
treatment to which he had been subject,
gave chase to the thief, and with the
assistance Of the police succeeded in re-
covering the sham note.
At the subsequent police court pro-
ceedings no one seemed to have the
slightest suspicion as to the genuine
ness of the note, which was handed
round to the various persons engaged in
the case.
A few weeks later Stewart, who was
a personal friend of the cashier of the
local Newcastle -Tyne) bank, took
the note to him one morning and asked
that it might be cashed. In return for
it he received five sovereigns, and left
the bank.
An hour or two afterward he paid a
second visit to his friend the cashier,
and taking him ON one side confessed
that the note was a forgery and re-
funded him the money. The cashier,
whose surprise was great, refused to
believe the note was a counterfeit, and
was not convinced until Stewart had
executed another one in his presence. -
Pearson's Weekly.
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A New Blackboard.

So much has been said of late about
the black board and the slate as incon-
venient and insanitary that novelty
blackboard is worth mentioning. This
is made ON the following principle: A
sheet of ground glass of suitable size is
set into very firm, thin frame. This
frame is hinged so as to swing into an
other frame attached to the wall This
stationary portion is fitted with a back
board, covered with black canton fan
mel, velveteen or serge, velveteen giving
the best effect. When the swinging glass
is pushed firmly into the frame, it presses
on the velveteen backing. The ground
surface is, of course, outside. This makes
a blackboard that may be used either for
crayons or lead pencil, as the case may
be. There is also white back, which
may be used. This forms an admirable
surface for colored crayons. If it is nee
essary to copy or practice in geometric i
designs or flowers, sheets of paper cor
tanning them are placed between TT
backing and the glass, the outlines sho--
ing through perfectly. New York Ledg-
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Chief Justice Mercer Beasley of New
Jersey, now an octogenarian, has sat on
the bench for nearly 40 years. despite
this advanced age" says the Philadel-
phia Record, "his intellect is as bright
as ever and his sense of humor as keen
as it was so years ago. His associates
on the supreme bench tell an anecdote
which occurred during the last term of
court. A certain young lawyer, whose
idea of forensic strength consisted in
the use of extraordinary law terms,
without regard to fitness, handed the
chief justice copy of his brief. After
glaneing at it he judge interrupted the
fiedgling by remarking, Mr.. Blank,
what particular meaning did you attach
to this sentence when you wrote it?'
"The young lawyer attempted to ex-
plain, and was finally forced to admit
that he had forgotten the significance of
that particular sentence. Thereupon the
old chief dryly remarked: You remind
me of a philosopher who. years after
having written a certain book, was
asked to explain passage. After study
ing awhile he said: young man,
when that passage was written, just two
knew its meaning. One was Almighty
God and the other myself. Now only
one knows the meaning-that one is
Almighty God. "'''