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Middletown transcript., 1897-08-28
B. & o. Railroad.

Schedule in effect M ay 10th, 1857
All trains Illuminated with Pintsch Light
*Express trains.
TRAINS LEAVE wILMINGToNS DEL
AWARE AVE STATION FOR
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Observation-Disclosures.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets drst FRI
day night OF each month In Hose House.
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l4iddletow wn Directory,
MIINInIPAL nFFICERs

president-G. w. w. Naudain; Secretary,
w. s. Letherbury; Charles II. Howell.
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d p. HO TUT IsON' Ueu1rHI ManaBer.
]. R. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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Ram
WHIP AND SPUR.

Mrlburn is riding we'll at Newport, so is
James.
Pete Kitchen was 100 to at Cincinnati
and ran third.
Furr and Fcucom are nearly always
within the money at st. Louis.
Cousin JeeIas, who was famous Splinter
eight years ago, won at Detroit yesterday
at 3 to 1.
Jockey Slaughter can only ride for his
own stable. He was set down at sc. Louis
for poor riding.
The favorites at Chicago went up in the
air yesterday, and the talent got whack
between the eyes.
Billy Mason lowered the Illinois State
record for two-year-olds at four furlongs,
going the distance In AT 1-2. He was
backed from 80 to to IL to 1. He got a
good start and was never headed. Dr..
Sharp, the odds-on favoTite, also ran.
Because Starter Brown had hisown mare
Carrie Lyle, entered In the last race at New
port yesterday, Henry Daniels, the we'll
known Western horseman, acted as starter
and made horrible blunder. The favorite
and second choice were practically left at
the post.
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GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

In response TO q challenge of Leonhardt
and Raymond, who want to fence for 500,
Doc" Sctlutter, a Baltimore fencer.
offers To afcapt He states that he has
fought several times with Sig. Costallo.
of Newport, R. L., and has held a naval
training station championship
CASTOR Rvierre, the famous French bt-
cycle racer, who won the recent Paris
Bordeaux road race. and who holds most
of the loDg-distance records of France,
has cabled to Dixie Hines, who viii man
are his American tonr, that he will sail
next Saturday for this country, where he
will meet all the long-distance riders.
Durinr A rccert thunderstorm five val
uable trot,ing horses were killed by light
ming on the farm OF George w. Denny,
Belmont road. near Philadelphia. The
horses. Patrick t2:25); Frank t2:35),
and three colts, valued at So, 900, had taken
shelter under o tree. The lightning bolt
shattered the tree and left the horses
dead underneath Patrick was the prop
erty Of Peter Herman, and was formerly
owned by A. j. Mediar.
A fifteen-round 90 between Dan Murphy,
of Waterbury, and All. Hanlon, of Eng
land. wac the chief event at Waterbury,
Conn Thursday night. For eleven rounds
bonoro were easy. but in the twelfth a
left hook on Hanlon's jaw knocked him out
The other events included ten-round draw
tetweei william Forsyth, of Danbury, and
Samuel Myers of Waterbury, andten rounds
at 1872 pounds between George Justice, of
Brooklyn, and Jack O'Brien of New York,
In which o'Brien got the decision
At the Eastern swimming championships,
to te held at Wayne, Pa, on August ~,
the question of supremacy between George
Whitaker, Of Milwaukee, and DR.. Paul
Neumann. of Chicago, will probably be set
tied. Whitaker yesterday expressed q
Willingness to try conclusions with Neu.
mann, providing the Chicago Athletic AS
ISOLATION. from which he recently severed
his correction. does not protest his entry
under tic rules affecting the removal from
one club tn another during the year follow
ing such a step. Neumann is training in
Chicago, and Whitaker will have no trouble
In getting himself into form.
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CoRBETT MADE A HIT.
Offered $4,000 10 Captain the Har-
rIsburg Ball Club.

harrisburg, Pa, Aug. IA. Harrisburg
NAV be represented in the Atlantic League
next year The town was well pleased
with tie Reading aad Athlstic teams, which
played a regularly scheduled game here
Yesterday that was transfer Ell from Read
Ing.
Jim Corhett played first base for the
Athletics and there were more thaa 300"
tDect ators to see him. he made great
hit, playing his position in magnificent
style and lining out three base hits Thu
Athletics won 10y a score of IL to ID.
Last night a number of prominent spor.-
ing men met Corl,eJt at Ibis hotel AID
Offered to buy the Athletics franchise,
furnish new grounds in the heart Of the
CITY and give him IA handsome guarantee
ff he would agree to sign here for ne It
season As captain and first haseman.
The offer made him is said to be $4,000
and a large slice of the profits
Corbet treceivec telegram from Reno
hast night offering $4,000 for another
hgo'' between him and Fitz. Jim i'm
mcdlately wired his acceptance.
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Che ~ Dimes
City Brevities.

Albert Garner, a twelve-year-old runa
way. was apprehended last night by Ponce
man Flathor and turned over 10 MS
parents.
Charles Perry, oOlored, twenty years o'u
who recently escaped from the reform
school. was arrested yesterday bg fohce-
man Cooney and returned TO the lnsIlea
ton.
lanes Minor, a lineman in the employ
Of the Postal Telegraph Company, TEL
from a tree which he was trimming oa
.hc Foxhan road yesterday and broke his
collar bone.
Thomas a. Hussey, a deserter from the
Marines. was arrested yesterday by 20
6ccmaE stewart, of the Firth precinct
and turned over TO Capt. Harrington at
The Marine Barracks.
A conductor and gripnIan OF the f-Street
line kept theil car standing long enough ior
the passengers to look at the runaway oil
a grocery wagon at c street ana New
Jersey avenue this morning.
Holm Burke feI from stable loft in the
rear Of No. 1903 / street northwest last
night, sustaining severe internal Injuries
and was sent To the Emergency Hospital
DIV Policeman A. Houghlah.
william Johnston, one of the helpers
along the Zine" Of farmers, on Louisiana
avenue, was charged in the police court
HIS morning with stealing from the pro-
prletors OF various wagons. His Protesta-
tions of innocence proved Of no avail, and
he was seEt down for thirty days.
ola
Euehling. aulo-St
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the batter is: hit IL hard, Only takes one
u hit i'll Take mnotheri Makeit be over!
All they can say tn the runner Is; SOW
now, nowl Get away Now you're or!
Shde, Run harjl Run hardr' Thse inces:
SAINT TepetitioGs weary the crowd aud Go
not rattle twirler. But when Arie arose
tn the old days and said that there would
be a balloon ascension Immediately be-
cause the Chief Whale was coming with
tree for bat, ard then booted Ike
screec.. owl. turned fiipflaps at third base,
anu danced TO SSiegged to and from the
plate, the crowd went into ecstasies, the
batters laughed aud pounded furiously and
the pitchers gasped. turned green aud went
I'D in the air. There never was but one
Arlie, and it would pay any club 10 hire
him and tote him around Just to hear that
voice again. Chicago News.
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Washington won their fifth consecutive
victory yesterday at National Park. de-
seating Billy Barnie's Brooklyns by the
score of to 3.
the Senator's would drop game tot ne Troll.
ley dodgers, but only for a little while. as
the lengthy twirler who was On the rub
Der for the Statesmen, Hillary Swain.
stcAdied down and pitched grand game
after the first two or three innings.
Swain has gone against Boston, Philadel-
phia anG Brooklyn an his regular turn, and
each FInie ise mas act mis- opponents uoM Il
with five hits. Such fine recoid il
just cause for the tall lad TO be proud
and furnishes sufficient evidence TO coIi-
vince the management and public alike that
he is a box artist lar above the ordinary.
SWAIN " as rs daai 10 tie efforts o fUnetisIl
ing players 10 rattle him as Mark Hanna TO
tine entreaties ofofficeseekers from anyother
State than Ohio, and at critical stages Of
the contest was as cool as the proverbial
cucumber.
All the Senators atted well with the ex-
ceptiou of Capt. Brown, who not only
famed the air three times I'M succession,
but had an off day in the field, making
three Of the four errors charged against
the Statesmen. The other error, made by
DeAIontreville, was as much OF surprise
10 the yoEIgster as everybody else, as il
was on the easiest chance he had during
the game.
Tommy Tucker led the team with the
stick with three Safeties, while Abbey and
Wriglty were ,l1>e behind with two eacu.
most of the hits CO ming at the right time
to score runs.
Griffin. Cor the visitors, was the only one
who could dc anything with Swaim's de-
livery, while Anderson and Jones, those
usually reliable aud hard-hitting players,
failed 10 make hit.
The Trolley Dodgers make their farewell
appearance at National Park this a rternoon.
king or Mercer viii probably d the p,ucr
ing for the wagnerites, while Dunn is In
line to perform from the slab for the Troll
lev Dodgers. on form the home team should
win today's contest. aud ma re il the same
dose for the visitors as Washington received
i'm Brooklyn last week.
Yesterdays score r. II. L.
Washington 49,. 2O0003O ONT IL 1
Brooklyn 1900. O01110 COOS 2
Batteries-Swaim and Mcclure; Payne
and A Smith. Umpire-Emslie.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-14
YACHTS CN LAKE ST. LOUIS.
Aomo aud Glencairn III Contest for
the Sruall Boat Trophy.

the SMALL Boat Trophy.
Montreal. Aug l4.-The contests for the
beawahanka Corinthian Yacht Clubs one
rater trophy began this morning on Lake
et Louis The hour set for the little
racers, the American Mono and the Cana
tian Glencairn II, was / o'clock, but with
khe usual delays attendan: on such affairs
II viii probably he some time after that
bour before the tiny craft cross the line.
Large crowds gathered on the shores Of
Dbe lake this morning TO witness the races,
Ind numerous small steamboats,, filled with
enthusiastic Canadians, were gathered near
bhe starting line, nile off Point Claire,
by 8, 80 O'Clock.
The steamboat Duchess OF York carried
the members Of the Royal st. Lawrence
Yacht Club The races are for the small
boat trophy offered by the Seawahanka
CorlnLhian Yacht Club. This cup was taken
to Canada last year by G. Heuick Duggan,
of the Royal St Lawrence Yacht Club,
who, with the Glencairn / defeated Gin
ton IT Cranes II He.rie ia three straight
races ON Long Island Sound.
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Broke "a Bicycle Record.

Wilmington, Del, Aug. 14.-Luther c.
johnson last nightbroke the bicycle record
between Brandy wine Summit campand Will
mington for the Wilmington Bicycle Club
cup. His true for the 7.6o miles was Is
minutes and 20 seconds. He was paced by
Frank Dampman and George Ray, OF
Philadelphia. The best previous time was
that of E. c. Goodley-1S minutes and q
coanndS.
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WASHINGTON Law and CLAIMS COMPANY
Rooms 5&7, 472 La. ave. NV.

This company will purchase Real Estate,
the title to which is defective or In dis
pute, or will clear up said titles for the
owners. Will pay back taxes at a discount.
VIII furnish bonds In criminal and civil
cases. Will act as receiver, assignee,
guardian, or trustee. Will prosecute claims
OF all kinds and viii BUY AND SELL such
as are assignablc.
Street and Steam Railroad Accident
Cases Specially. No charge for Consul
tation. Financial Assistance Furnished to
Litigants on Reasonable Terms.
Telephone No. Ills. JOHN q. SLATER,
1yl-e4 fre00en&
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A wHEELMAN,S LONG RIDE.
South Dakota Rider Tripg to Break
Record.

Rochester, n. Y, Aug. 14.-Harry Leo,
of Sioux Falls, s. D., passed through this
city yesterday en- route to New York city
on a bicycle. Young Leo is endea voring TO
break the road record from Sioux Falls u
New York-30 days hours-held by
Charles Foster, of Kansas City.
Leo is eighteen hours ahead of time. The
distance is LIZA miles. He started July
"a at p. m. Leo haslost twelve pounds
He rides an so 1-2 gear.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-14

Bay Ridge, 90 cents for the round trip:
trains leave 3:l5 a. m. and 4;3o p. m
Sundays, 9:.S5 a m, 80 and 3'l5 D. IN.
Baltimore and return, SIS; Saturday
and Sunday next.
Frederick, Nd, and return, 81 Au-
gust %.
Buffalo and return, 81 .20: bes5 and most
nicturesaae rou e: account G. A. r.; Az
euS' u ia - going auI 2e-12, 14-em
Atlanticc City. So, August 81 Try the
Royal Blue special; the shortest and best
-~ute 20 Atlantic City. aul 4e-lo, ION
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Cricket Players Return Home.

New York. Aug 14.-Among the passen-
gers who arrived today per steamer Paris
from Southampton were the following
members OF the American cricket team
f. n. Bates, Harry p Bailey, Crawford
Bates, IT,. Herbert L. Clark. ]. Bartou King,
Frank w. Ralsten, J. q. scattergood, Harry
1. Thayer and Milton c. Work.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-14

Our beautiful Ice Cream ParIor. where
choicest creams and ices, limeades, lemon
AIDES, phosphates and favorite fruit cream
eodas Is served at usual prices. The
public Is cordially invited to come and
drink the coldest soda water in the city.
14O1 Massachusetts, avenue, corner 18th
and Mass. avenue. au13-tfem
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-14

1t is always gratifying to receive testi-
monials for Cbamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrboea Remedy, and when the in
dorsement is from physician 1t is espe-
clally 30. "There is no more satisfactory or
effective remedy then Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and DiarrhDea Remedy" writes Dr..
r. E. Robey, physician and pharmacist, OF
Olney, Mo and aafhe has used the Remedy
In his own family and sold 1t in his drug
store for six years, he should certainly
know For sale by Henry Evans. Wholesale
and Retail Druggist, e3s F street; Con
neoticut avenue AMI street northwest, and
1929 MARYLAND avenue northeast.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-14

Make the Garden Party and Bazaar for
the benefit of the summer home for St
AIMS Infant Asylum, a success by going
the first night-Monday, August 16.
Grounds surrounding ST. Aloysius' Church,
North Capitol and i streets. Item
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Gold at Congress Heights.

The bag of gold hidden in the Congress
Heights woods changed positions yester-
day. An elderly woman walked over ii
and her dress pulled the top OF the bag
over so that 1t can now be seen twenty
feet away. 1t is expected 1t Will be
found tomorrow as the woods are full Of
people on Sundays. II
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GAMES TO-DAY

Brooklyn nt Washington.
Baltimore at Philadeiphios
Boston at New York.
St. Louis at Cleveland.
Chicago at CINCINNATI
Louisville rat Ptttsburg.
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The steamers Jane Moseley, Arrowsmith,
Samuel j. Pentz. and Harry Randall, all
keep Consumers Berthe best beer made.
ASK Tor it au13-7t
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-14

The steamers Jane Moseley, Arrowsmith,
Samuel ]. Pentz, and Harry Randall, all
keep Consumers Beer-the best beer made.
ASK for it, au13-7t
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S1.25 To baltimore and Re- $1.25
turn via6B. q q. X. II.
via b. & o. r. r. ALI trains August IA
and 16, valid for return passage until
following Monday au11 4t-em
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-14

The steamers Jane Moseley, Arrowsmith,
Samuel J. Pentz. land Harry Randall, all
keep Consumers Heer-sthe best beer made.
Ask for it. eu1S-7t
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Silk Gloves and Mitts.

Ladies and Misses Pure silk Mitts,
in white, cream and colors: reg
ular 25c value E. q. =. e.. o. .. =. 80
All are fine, all-siIk Gloves In tans,
blues, greens, navy. cardinal and other
shades, were 50 and soc o.. . Qo
Open until o O'Clock tonight.
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81. & R." ROUTE.
"4l7 NINTH SUITS.

HON Inn is one of the
most charming of road
houses just q nice hide
away fIom town-past
Brookland.
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R. II. F.

At Philadelphia X. III. r.
PaltiIaore ...... 2 o 20 i O--S 10 U
Philadelphia =. =. 0000oO Ii
Bstteries-Nops and Clark; Fifield and
Mcfarland. Umpire-Ke
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GAMES ELSEWHERE.
At New York
r. III. E.

At New York r. II. E.
New York 2o4053o Ox-l4,.15 2
Boston ....... DOL 10000 6 IL 5
Batteries Sullivan and Warner: Klobe-
DAM and Bergen. Umpires-Lynch and
Carpenter.
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SWAIN WAS An ENIGMA
Brooklyn Could Not Solve His
Delivery and Lost.
STATESMEN BATTED TIMELY

Found Pitcher Payne When Hits
Meant Runs Third Time the SeE-
aforial Twirler Has Let His Or
pouents Down for Only Five
Hte- BrookiyL's Farewell Today.
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Ribbed Underwear.

This particular line Is the next best
friend the corset has; invariably always
together.
After inventory we, find different lots
of fine ribbed vests.
&c for IL 1-2c value.
IL 1-2c for 19c value.
26c for soc value.
Second Floor. New Building.
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b. AND o. BULLETIN

Electric bells, speaking tubes. l2Os
Pa. ave. aulo-St
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ana WOULD De gOOu tDin2 Inc EWlngiteS
say they Will not duplicate last years
slump on their Eastern trip.
Sockalexis may soon be in the game for
Cleveland permanently. tits said that the
recent discipline administered in large doses
has completely taken the swelling out OF
the red man's head, and that he Is willing
to get In the game and do the best he can
for the team The Cleveland management
has l,ecn considering the ACCESSIBILITY Of
Hading Sock to a minor league, and it Is
understood that proposition was made to
Grand Rapids to trade sockalexis and
! cash bonus for OutfIelder Slagle. The
Grand Rapids management wanted too
much cash, and the deal fell through -
Toledo Bee.
There were sever al kinds of fans at Ma
| t.onal Park yesterday. The female fans
were there I'm large numbers, and they had
! fans OF assorted sizes to keep cool with;
the score card boys had palm leaf fans
| to sell, and the male fans were largely In
| evidence. But the fans which attracted
| the most attention were the three present.
| ed to Capt. Tom Brown by Pitcher Payne
and, judging from the expression on the
| Senatorial center fielder's countenance,
he would have been perfectly willing TO
worry along without them, for, instead OF
| helping to keep him cool, they made him
red hot, and NO doubt they had much to
| do with his three errors.
How listless, how hollow, ball games seem
since Arie Latham went away How peo-
| pie miss his pratt!e! Always something new,
something original, something hilarious
never anything offensive or personal-Ar-
| lies remarks were source of perpetual
| gire, Joy forever. The present race vi
coacheu Ii tiresome. An they can sa to
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Al Philadelpllia-
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Ladies' CoIIarettes
and Fancy Fronts.

Ladies Null Collarettes, slightly
mussed, sold for CSC and 35c...........6o
Ladies SilkChiffon Cotlarettes, slight
ly sOiled; we're soc aud 75c. Loo
One lot OF Ladies Odd Neckpiecea
which sold up TO 81 so AGO
Everything else in fine Ncckwear, inciud-
Ing some of the imported styles, made
Of all kinds of fine materials, which
sold up to $500 =. .. E. .. .. =. :. A6e
First Floor, New Building
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Summer Corsets.

We've made the old prices on Summer
Net COrsets book silly.
We have quite a lot OF them, IN fact
more than necessary TO supply the regular
stock. We are going to sacrifice this sur
plus
Aud sell the 35c. kind for...2lo
The soc. quality for 90
And the 75c. grade for ..-.-........ASa
Second floor, new building.
Evening star., 1897-05-06
INSOLVENCY CHARGED
Suit Filed Against the Guarantee Stock In
vestment Company.
Mr.. kelsey Asks for a Receiver to
Wind Up n Dusi.

Sherman 8. Kelsey today fled a bill in
equity against the Guarantee Stock Invest
ment Company, a West Virginia corpora
tion, having an Office here at 1927 G street,
charging that the concern is insolvent:
that Its business has been adjudged fraud
ulent by the Post Office Department, and
praying that receiver be appointed by
the court to take charge of the company's s
business and wind up its affairs.
Mr Kelsey states that he is a stock
holder In the company, having become So
he alleges, through false and fraudulent
representations and promises of the officers
OF the company, purchasing February 16
1897, twenty-five shares. and .wo hundred
shares the 10th of the following month, at
par value He claims that February 20 and
Z! and March 10 and 70 he received certain
dividends, but asserts that when he de-
manded that the company observe its cor
tract TO redeem his stock at par value after
the expiration Of the required fifteen days'
notice, he was Informed that there was
no money or funds in sight to pay the
same. or any future dividends. A letter
which his attorney, Mr. Tracy l.. Jeffords
addressed to the company Monday last, de-
nahdiEs payment according to contract,
Was Mas' 1ne complainant alleges. returned by
the Post Office Department authorities
marked: Returned to sender unclaimed. .
Fraudulent" fraudulent"
me company's assets, says Mr.. Kelsey
ne believes. consist of Office furniture and
possible options. all worth less, he states,
than $3OO. The apparent object of the
company, he explains, was the buying.
selling and specializing in bonds contracts.
icans, mortgages. real estate, stock and
Industrial enterprises.
A prospectus of the company, attached
to the bill of complaint. gives the following
as IT'S offcers: President James E. Diffen-
Ger1er: vice president and manager, Fred.
Balcom; treasurer, A. C. Clancy: secretary
Davis L. Ferguson, and assistant secrc-
tary. r. H. Garrett. The first named is
stated to be of Baltimore, Nd the last
named OF Philadelphia, the others being of
TINS city. The prospectus cited as refer
erces the Lincoln National Bank of this
city and A. Mckinney & Company, bank
ers. A. Broadway. New York The first
named reference is claimed to have been
unauthorized.