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Middletown transcript., 1899-08-19
Ieonidas Darlfngton.

Desiring to give expression to their sense
of the loss which the Bank, as well as the
town. has sustained by the death of Leoni-
das Darlington, our late Teller. the Direc--
tors have this day adopted the following
TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY.
Elected to the position of Teller and
Bookkeeper in the year 1884, he ever per-
formed the duties of his dual Office with
the most satisfactory and exemplary care
and fidelity. Exact and methodical in an
unusual degree in all his transactions, his
work was in all respects model of neat
ness and accuracy. Kind, courteous and
obliging in his manner, he held Q high
place in the esteem of all the friends Of the
Bank, as we'll as of the community in gene
raj, which the many marks Of their regard
and confidence, shown in the several offices
of trust that he held, SO abundantly mani
tested. He was looked upon by all who
knew him as thoroughly honest man,
efficient officer and good citizen. His un-
timely death is deeply lamented and mourn
ed by the whole town as that of near and
dear friend.
Resolved, That this tribute be spread at
large upou the minutes of the Board and
q copy sent to the family Of the deceased.
8. s.sss ". i lIoeEVoOD sa1raaeD' Committee.
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dhe sgtliddletoiun Graastript
,.,--z, r,rTI1t,Crtt1Fs IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

rethesda M. E. Chnrch.-Rev. Isaac L
wood. Pastor Preaching every, Sabbath al
~ az q m. and 7.S0 p. m. Sabbath School
xUey orerv S SABBATH at p. M, A. g. Cox, Superin
tendent. Prayer meeting, every THURSDAY
sveniEg. 78O o'clock. Junior Epworth
Geacue and Epworth Cadets every
Frisiay night at z O'Clock. Young Ladies' Mis-
Women's Foreign Missionary Society, first
Friday night of each month. Women's Home
missionary Society, first Thursday night OF
each month Mite Society, first Saturday
night of each month. Official Board meeting
first Friday afternoon of each month at2.SO
O'Clock.
morning at 1880 O'Clock, and every Sabbath
EVENING at 7.SO. Sabbath School will De held
eyery Sabbath morning at SIS O'Clock,
II. @. Ellison, superintendent. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening. Young Peo-
neI's Society Christian Endeavor meets every
Sunday evening at 6.45 o'clock. lunlor So
ciety Christian Endeavor every Sunday after
noon at O'Clock. 49,,
s,a hbath of each month at p. m.
81. Anne's Protestant Episcopal Church.--
Rev. VIM. j. Wilkie, Rector. Holy Commun- n
lon on the first Sunday in the month at l0.3c
a M. ON ali other Sundays at 7.3o a. m. Di-
vine services every Sunday at l0So q. M, ana
I 20 D. M Morning Prayer and Litany every
Wednesday and Friday at IN a. M. EVEN
ing PRAYER on Friday at $50 p. m. On all Holy
ilays service at 10 q. m, and $50 p. m. Sun
day School at 9.45 q. m. Adult Bible Class az
rs b. no. The Guild meets every THURSDAY at
n m the adies on the first and Jn1ru FRI
IA % al each month at p. m, the Boys CiuD
on Friday evenings at $50 and the JUNIOR
Auxiliary on SATURDAYS at D. M
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ODESSA NOTES.

Miss Georgia Hallman and Master Frank
Tyson are the guests fthe Misses Doughten.
Mr.. Clarence Williams returned to Phila-
delphia Thursday after spending few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. s. Van Dyke.
Mr.. George Whann, of Philadelphia. was
in town Wednesday.
Rev. w. o. Hurst left on Monday for his
summer vacation. He will spend part of it
on the Wye River and part at Ocean Grove.
Mr.. Charles Gibson who has been attend
ing Wye Camp and visiting friends in that
vicinity returned home Saturday.
Miss Neil Townsend has returned home
from Rehoboth.
Mr.. Hill. of Wilmington, was the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Townsend on
Sunday.
Mr.. Watkins Foard, of Newark, N. J., is
visiting his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Columbus Watkins.
Miss Rsba Scott, who has been the guest
of Miss Martha Townsend, left for Reho.
both Wednesday
Mrs. Frank Watkins spent Tuesday in
Philadelphis.
Miss Reba Burgess has been spending a
few days with Miss Mary AspriI.
Miss Belle Rose, OF Philadelphia, and her
friend, Miss Marshall, are the guests Of
Miss Beirdie Rose.
Mr.. William Huntington is improving his
home by a coat of paint.
Mrs. Columbus Watkins entertained Miss
Mollie Wilson, of Philadelphia, this week.
The Misses Townsend are entertaining
Miss Maize Townsend. Of Camden, and Miss
May Hutchin.
Mr.. Joseph 9. Brown and son, Joe, were
Rehoboth visitors Thursday.
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Leonidas Darlington

At regular monthly meeting of the
Mutual Loan Association, of Middletown,
Delaware, held on the evening of August
18th, 1899 announcement being made of
the death of Leonidas Darlington, late
Treasurer Of the Association, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That in the death of Leonidas
Darlington, this Association has lost a
capable and efficient officer: the community
a courteous gentleman and good citizen,
and his family kind husband and father.
Resolved, That we extend to the family
our sincerest sympathy, commencing them
to the care and protection of our Heavenly
Father.
Resolved, That copy of these resolutions
signed by the President and Secretary, be
sent to the family. also be spread upon the
minutes and printed in the New Era" and
Transcript.
JOHN F. McWHoRTER, President.
ALFRED g. Cox, Secretary.
Middletown. Del, August 18th, 1899.
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TOWNSEND LETTER

Count Rocco Dianovitch, the Austrian
nobleman who is completing tour of tht
world in the interest Of prison reform, ar
rived here on Monday at 1011 A. NJ, Al
that time being on his way to Dover where
he expects to thoroughly investigate the
condition of Kent county Jail. He has off
cial reports on his person of visits to prisons
| throughout the civilized world, particularly
| in Africa and India. While here he said he
expected to remain in Dover for a week
and will secure an audience with the gov
ernor. He walked down the Delaware rail-
| road, leaving MiddIetown at noon Sunday.
He proved a very interesting conversation
alist and seemed much interested in the
various condition of affairs as he passed
leisurely along the railway.
Tne farmers of this section are studying
with much interest the present drift Of the
price of wheat. They are especially inter
ested just at this season of the year because
it is the settling period with large number
Of them. Their wheat is now all harvested,
threshed and garnered and the most irn-
portant queFtion which exercises their
minds is: Shall we sell now or shall we
wait? Those who have been studying the
problem have been reading the daily com
parative prices as published in the daily
papers.
The Townsend Fishing Club comprising
the following gentlemen went down the
bay on Tuesday: Messrs. w. E. Graves, l..
B. Shockley. G. P. Jones, Freeman Walker,
Daniel Richardson and Captain George
Virgins. 1t is currently reported among
their many friends here that the mark ct
will be "heavily stocked" on their return
and that their friends are expecting a supply
of bountiful nature,
The large cannery of Messrs. Wells,
Herring & Co. began operations on Tues
day giving employment to a large number
Of local residents. The following gentle
men from a distance are in charge of the
operations: Messrs. Wells and Herring, of
Aberdeen, Nd, F. G. Numbers, James
Poplar, j. A. Acres and Harry King, of
Havre de Grace, Md.
The ladies of the W. C. T. U. held their
festival in the church grove on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings. 1t was quite sue
cessful
Miss Elmira Bates, of Wilmington, ac-
companied by her friend, Miss Mary Hol-
ten, of Middletown, visited Mrs. John D.
stradley, on Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Scott Mr.. and Mrs.
G. NJ. D. Hart attended the funeral of Mr..
Leonidas Darlington, Middletown, Tuesday.
Miss Moliie Gill has returned from
visit with Wilmington friends.
Ms. Edgar Reynolds and Mrs. William
Wright, Jr were guests of Middletown
friends on Monday.
Miss Lizzie Lockerman has accepted
position at the Delaware State Hospital,
Farnhurst, as trained nurse.
Miss Edith Carpenter. of Philadelphia,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Townsend.
Mr.. Irving Riggs. of Wilmington, is pay
ing visit to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Townsend; also Miss Elizabeth
Collins, of Wilmington.
Mr.. Louis Gill is quite sick at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. George NJ. D. Hart.
Mr.. John Ennis, leading citizen of
Traynor. Pa, is visiting here.
Mr.. John L. Dickey has returned to viii
mingion.
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--rhs negro assailanis Of williatn AAsfn,


-.Ths negro assAilanis Of William Ahsfn,
night operator at Ginn's Block, near Mid
dletown, James King. alias Chester King"'
alias Samuel Carpenter, and John Henry
Raisin, alias James Young, who are in
New Castle jail attempted last week to settle
their difference in personal encounter.
The men met in the corridor, charged each
other with the crime and the lie was passed.
Each drew from his pocket case knife,
and they were about to spring at each other
when the warden appeared ON the scene
and drew his revolver He ordered them
to go to their cells. declaring that he
wonld shoot the first man that used the
knife. They went to their cells muttering
curses. Each swears that he win yet take
the life ofthe other. and from general ap-
they appear to mean what they
Middletown transcript., 1899-08-19
1Yllmlngton EleotrIc SHOW

The annual convention of the National
Association of Municipal Electricians will
be held in the Grand Opera Honse, Vii.
mington on September 9Th next.
Mnjor John c. Fahey will make the ad-
dress of welcome on behalf of the city and
Governor Tunnel on behalf of the State.
On the 9th there will be a street parade of
the police and fire department and a very
fine musical program.
On Monday evening, September 4. the
Governor win formally open the electrical
exhibition at Pyle's Cyle Academy. which
will be OF national as we'll as local interest.
After the 4th the exhibition will be open
daily from IL noon until II 80 p. m. to the
9th inclusive.
All the railroads have granted special
rates.
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champion Shot Of the world

Miss Annie Oakley writes: Myself and
many of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Co.
have given Aliens Foot Ease, the pow
der to shake into the shoes, most thorough
trial, and it does all if not more than you
claim" 1t instantly takes the sting out Of
Corns and Buniens. Aliens Foot-Ease is
a certain cure for swollen, hot, aching,
nervous or sweating feet. Sold by all
Druggists and Shce Stores, 25c. Sample
sent FREE. Address Allen s. Olmstead,
Le Roy, N. Y.
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Single Fare to Baltimore and Return
via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account
Presentation of Sword to Captain
Dyer OF the q. 8. 8. Baltimore"
For the occasion of the presentation, on
September II, 1899, of sword of honor to
Captain Dyer Of the United States cruiser
Baltimore" for his heroic action in the
Battle of Manila, the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company viii sell special excursion
tickets from stations on its line in the
States Of Maryland, Delaware, the District
Of Columbia, and the stats of Pennsylvania
as far north as York, to Baltimore, ct rate
Of single fare for the round trip minimum
rate, fifty cents). Tickets viii be sold
September II and Il, and viii be good to
return until September ID inclusive.
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Unclaimed Letters.

A list of unclaimed letters remaining in
the Middletown post Office which can be
had by saying they are advertised:
Miss Emma ]. J.Sylvester, Miss Reba Saun-
ders, Mr.. J. H. B Mr.. John Botty, Mr..
William Kemp.
Middletown transcript., 1899-08-19

: AGENTSwANTED-FO "THE LIFEAND
Achievements of Admiral Dewey, nthe worlds
lifelong friend and admirer of the nations
idol. Biggest and best book; over 500 pages,
xl0 inches: nearly 100 pages halftone illustra-
tions. Only $l.50. Enormous demand. Big
time. Write QUICK. The Dominion Com
pany, 3rd Floor Caxton Bldg, Chicago.
Middletown transcript., 1899-08-19

]. F. McWhorter Son, Middletown, Del.
Dear Sirs;-Your letter received asking
Separ tor bought from you in April Will
woul6 not take three times what gave you
grand, sweet butter. When bought the Ser
40 pounds of butter per week, the first week
pounds "a clear gain of 20 pounds). 1t is ver
saves lots of work, and is a very light rur
Separator, am !
/
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A Clothes that you
can dependon for
STORE color and wear.
garments that
FOR you feel satisfied
GOOD and appearance e soS 5e
and that you rea-
CLOTHES lie are properly
made and sub
stantially trimmed. Black
Diagonal Suits with sack,
cutaWay or Prince Albert
coats. Not a Black dag
onal Suit in the house but is
every strand all-wool and
wocsted. Sack Suits, So,
SO, $3.50, and SIS; Cula-
way Coat Suits. So, $40, S12.-
so, SIS and up 10 $25; Prince
Albert Coat Suits, SIS, $18, |
S2O and $25. Black Coats
and Vests with different
Trousers, neat gray stripes
are most popular, and we
sell the coats and vests from |
any of the suits and have |
hundreds of the grey trou-
sers, all sizes, styles and |
prices. Full dress Suits al |
ways in stock; $13 to $25 for |
coats and vests, $5 to 81 for
trousers. Tuxedoes $12 and |
SIS.
Closed evenings at 6 ex-
cept Saturday.
JAS. T. MULLIN & SON |
Clothing Sixth and
Hats, Market
Shoes. Wilmington.
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j. F. McWhorter & Son, Middletown. Del.
Gents:-Yours received, and will say in reI
American Separator, we had little trouble at
separator, but we are all right now and think
Is better than when used creamery and is muc
from the milk, and is very little work to clean a
more, that we are well pleased with it.
Middletown transcript., 1899-08-19

]. F. McWhorter & Son, Middletown, Del.
conference.-the American Separator
we find 1t has done everything you claim fo
were falling when you put the machine in,
increase OF butter; we are sure 1t takes all of
operate; we think we make better butter an
letter If we would part with our machine fol
American, our answer is we would not,
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-10-21
swAMson.s IS DROPS"

is the sun of the sick room. 1t has saved
the public, in less than five years, more
money than the national debt of this
country, when you measure the value
of health restored. suffering humanity
relieved of its agonies and diseases.
Money which otherwise would have
been expended in funerals, doctors
and drug bills, loss of labor, etc Ii
you have never used it, do not fail to
send for at least trial bottle
: Swanson 5 "5 Drops" never fails
to cure. 1t has cured and is curing
millions of people afflicted with Acute
and Chronic rheumatism, Sciat-
fca, Neuralgia, Asthma, La
Grippe and Catarrh of all kinds.
t'5 Drops has never failed to cure
these diseases. when used as directed.
1t will cure you. Try it. Price of large
sized bottle SiOO, sent on receipt OF
price, charges prepaid: 25c sample bot
tie sent free, on receipt of 10c to pay
for mailing. Agents wanted Swan
sons Rheumatic Cure Company,
No. 164 Lake street, Chicago, Ill.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-10-21
Kansans In Hospita, Improvinr.

San Francisco, Oct. 17.-Captain w.
J. Watson of the Twentieth has not yet
decided to accept the lieutenancy in the
new volunteer service, lately offered
him. His father and sister, who with
himself constitute the family, want him
to decline the appointment. It is ru-
mored that another is pleading with
him to give up the army-but this is a
military secret.
The army surgeons have had Captain
Watson under the X-ray several times,
but have not yet been able to locate the
bullet which he carries with him. The
wound, however, no longer troubles
him.
Captain Adna G. Clark, who is here
with a crippled arm, has regained his
health. Mrs. Clark and the baby are
with him. They will return to Kansas
with the regiment.
Lieutenant Collin Ball has recovered
from his injury, and has been assigned
to duty at the Preside.
The sick Kansans in the Preside
hospital continue to improve.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-10-21
DEWEY HONORED BY BOSTON.
Given Sword, Then a Watch on q
Silver Platter.
NO ONE EVER SAW ITS EQUAL

Boston, Oct. 1.-THE residents of
Boston and vicinity, augmented by
thousands of visitors from other sec
tons of the commonwealth and from
adjacent states, did honor to Admiral
Dewey. The hearty greeting with
which Admiral Dewey was received
when he arrived was completely over
Swallowed as he rode through the city
in the front ranks of the brilliant naval
and military pageant. Some of the
New England states sent their COVER
nors and some number of their other
prominent men. From all parts came
large delegations.
Just as the party were about to take
carriages for Boston common members
of the Boston Traveller staff appeared
and presented the admiral with a
beautiful sword, the cost of which was
met by dime contributions from the peo-
ale of Boston.
OBy the stand at the city hall $50
trained singers from the Handel and
Haydn society were seated. AS the ad-
mira1 and his party appeared upon the
stand, the society sang ''See the Con-
quering Hero Comes" to which the ad-
miral listened chepeau in hand and at
the close of which he stepped forward
and acknowledged the reception with
repeated bows.
The mayor then delivered the address
to the distinguished guest, who remain
ed seated, at the mayors request.
Mayor Quincy said in part: ''Our
people love you as an example of great
devotion to high duty. In our national
perplexities arising out of the strange
and trying situations which confront us
in the Philippines we turn to you who
knew the conditions so well, for coun-
sci, for guidance, for still further Ser
vice.
''The city government of Boston now
desires to present to you. Admiral
Dewey, a gift which you may take
away as slight token of our gratitude
for your services to the country, of the
special pride which we feel in you as a
son of New England and as a memento
of this memorable visit. The sugges-
ton of a watch as suitable present
came from one of your former ship
mates. We offer to you upon g. silver
tray, which will hand. down to your de-
scendants, in a more enduring form
than parchment, the inscription en-
graved upon it formally extending to
you the freedom of the city of Boston.
May the time which this watch shall
mark deal gently with you, and may
you be long spared to serve your coun-
try in whatever station she may need
you"
Admiral Dewey appeared greatly
moved at the mayors remarks. He
said:
''Mr. Mayor: 1 wish to thank you for
your kind and complimentary remarks.
I wish also to thank, through you, the
citizens of this city, for this present,
for its freedom, and for this great ova-
ton; the like of which no living man
has ever seen, think The ovation
which was given me here, I believe, has
never been equalled within the lifetime
of any of us-at all events, never saw
the equal of it. I thank you very much
gn6a -
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-10-21
strictest Neutrality.

Berlin, Oct. ia high German Off
cial, whose utterances may be taken as
absolutely conclusive, said to repre-
sentative of the Associated Press.
1--WE shall observe the strictest neu-
trality, no matter what may develop in
the war between the Boer republic and
Great Britain. That is the only course
left open, as conditions in South Africa
are so complicated and our relations
with both sides are so delicate that to
abandon neutrality by so much as a
hairs breadth necessarily would lead
onew and unforeseen complications.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-10-21
ENGLAND'S PATIENCE.
DiplOmatic Stage Is Passed-war NUS
Determine the Issue.


London, Oct. 13.-Mr Balfozr, ad-
dressing the Uuionists of Haddington
said:
9Th crisis in South Africa has now
reached the stage where diplomacy is
put aside, argument ceases to make fur
Their place, and appeal is made to arms
Peace and that good will among men
which it is our first business to Guilt
vate in all of Great Britain's vast pos
sessions has been wantonly and gratui-
tously imperilled by the rash policy OF
the Boer government.
"A great change has taken place IL
the past three months In the opinion OF
this country regarding our South Afri
can policy. There was not then the
clear conviction which now exists re
specting the true merits of the case
which is now to be decided by the arbi-
tratement of force, but the more the
public has known of what the govern
ment has done and what they aimed at.
the more they have come around to the
view that the government, if they have
erred at all, nave erred on the side OF
patience.
Now that the prospects of peace are
finally. destroyed, now that war with
all its consequences, all its loss of life,
all it's destruction of property, all its
suffering, is on US, we can say we never
asked anything but justice, never desir-
ed anything but freedom, all we longed
for was equality under the Transyaal
republic toward men of our race and
speech, which we freely give to men OF
the Dutch race and speech in the neigh
boring colonies, and if they think ii
worth while to imperil their future in
order to refuse these rights, at all
events the blame rests on them and not
on us"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-10-21
The Shah of Persia.

Muzaf1ir-I-Din of Persia was made
the governor of a province when he
was quite a small boy, though he had
no work to do in connection with the
ONCE. Owing to his fathers Jealousy
and parsimony he was kept very short
of money and desperately ignorant,
while he was also indolent and heed
less. Nowadays he seems fairly
amiabIe sort OF gentleman. He spends
his time in shooting, taking snap
shots, playing with a little telegraph
instrument, and pottering in his gar
den, in a pea-jacket and Scotch tweed
trousers, setting and resetting plants.
He Is still slovenly in his habits.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-10-21

At Berlin and many other capital
towns abroad soldiers are forbidden 70
smoke in any OF the principal streets
through which royalty might pass,and
II by any chance they should see =
royal carriage approaching IN another
street they must instantly throw away
their cigars or cigarets. The church
Of Rome is most emphatic on the sub
5ect OF smoking, and no priest dare
smoke In public.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-10-21
Not Dynamite.

Capetown, Oct. 16.-An armored train,
escorting two seven FOUNDER guns sent
from here to Mafeking. was wrecked,
apparently by the removal of rail.
The train left the track, and the Beers
fired into it for half an hour with ar
tillery and captured it. The guns re-
ferred to belonged to the colony. They
are light and of old pattern. We have
no details as to casualties.
The entire crew of the armored train,
with the exception of the engine driver.
were made prisoners by the Boers
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-10-21
Important Bankruptcy Ruling.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. ia deci-
sion of great Importance in BANKRUPTCY
cases has been handed down by Judge
Jenkins of the United States court of
appeals, who has ruled that a judg-
son within four months preceding the
fling of bankruptcy proceedings is
void. Inasmuch as it is an apparent
impossibility to determine to GER
tainty the exact standing of creditors,
it is stated the decision viii result in a
ush for other security.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-10-21
I.nlpoua uaman BODIES.

BarthoIin, In his treatise DE Luce
Hominumet Bratorum." in 164T, gives
an account of an Italian lady whose
body shone with phcsphoTic radiation
when gently rubbed with dry linen Dr.
Kane in his last voyage to the polar
regions witnessed almost as remark
able q case of phosphorescence- A few
cases are recorded by Sir Henry
Marsh and many other authorities In
which the human body shortly before
death has presented q pale, luminous
appearance.