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Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08
NEUROLOGY

Entered into rest at her home, "Fair-
view," near Mlddletown, Delaware. Sunday
morning. July the Second, 1899,
HANNAH JUsTIs GIBBS.
Mrs. Gibbs was the second daughter Of
the late Justa and Catharine Springer Justis.
She was born at Brandywine Springs,
Delaware, August 10th, 1919, and was bap-
tized, confirmed and married in old Saint
James Church, Stanton.
On January 22d, 1S45, she married Ben
jamin Gibbs and in 1916 they moved to
their home on the Levels where she has re-
sided fifty-three years. She leaves four
sons and two daughters: Joseph Shewell'
Anne Dale, Isaac, Edmund Cantwell and
Katharine Justis.
From her girlhood Mrs. Gibbs was con.
sistent, devoted member of the Episcopal
Church. For years st. Anne's Church had
no member more faithful, and in every
church enterprise she was prominent. But
health and strength failed. Her last at.
tendance upon public worship was al
Christmas, 1897.
Kind, gentle and unselfish in her nature
Mrs. Gibbs had many friends. The great
majority Of those of early life have passed
on before but all of the younger generations
who have known her love and honor
her. She was patient and accomplishing
through her long illness, an evidence oi
that piety which made her beloved by all
with whom she was associated. She was
buried in the family lot In Saint Anne's
cemetery on Tuesday evening, July 4th
| 1899.
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08
KICKED AGAINST A COLORED
BAND

Wednesdays "Delawarean" says of the
Fourth at Smyrna:
"As Eoted in the "Dela wareann Saturday
last the citizens of Smyrna laid themselves
out to do the proper thing yesterday. and q
program was arranged that was calculated
to make the American Eagle glad that
Duck Creek was on the map. Among the
features was to have been procession in
which the heavy weights of the town were
TO participate, followed by lodges, clubs,
etc.. from Clayton, Cheswold, and the sur
rounding country. The parade in fact was
to have been one Of the imposing features
Of the days celebration, but a shadow
black as midnight was thrown over, around
and ahead of It, which knocked it into a
cooked hat.
It appears TINT among the committees
on celebration was one whose sole duty 1t
was to look after the musical portion Of the
affair. The understanding it is claimed
was that they were to employ brass band
-"a white brass band" many citizens
claimed this was the idea. but instead the
committee contracted with 'black brass
band" and most of those who had con-
templated marching in the procession, re-
fused to "procesb, /" report says.
Middletown's citizens who attended are
severe in their criticism of the failure.
There were 16 persons in the parade. The
Smyrna "Times" says lit was q fzzle
There was lack of enthusiasm from the
start, and not only this but there was con.
siderable clashing and mismanagemenl
among the committees, which resulted in
nothing being done which would reflect
credit on the town." The Diamond State
Band of Middletown was advertised on
4 their posters but the facts are they were
never engaged. After it was too late fol
the Band to supply the places of its absen
members the Smyrna people tried to en-
gage it. having first advertised it. Loca
negligence with some contrariness seems t
have marred a successful celebration. Tn,
people were there.
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08

When the TRANscRIPr announced re-
Gently that Mr.. w. R. Bandell, having dis
posed of his interest in the Dover Shirt
Factory, would be associated In the future
with the Middletown Shirt Company at the
factory in this town, it was expected he
would remain some time as resident.
Such is not the case, however. Inducements
from certain progressive citizens OF Chester
10 locate shirt factory in that growing
city have been made and he has accepted
the offer. 1t is understood that this in the
output OF The concern is to be an addition
of the business of the MiddletoKn Shirt
Company, like Smyrna and Dover, but IN
no way will it interfere with the volume OF
the work done at this point. In fact, Mr..
Burgess would like to increase The output
of the Middletown factory. He would take
a score or more operators il he could en-
gage them giving constant employment.
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08
A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture of Annie
3. Springer, of l125 Howard St., Philadel-
phia, Pa, when she found that Dr. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption had CON-
pletely cured her ofa hacking cough that
for many years had made life a burden.
All other remedies and doctors could give
her no help, but she says of this Royal
Cure-"it soon removed the pain in my chest
and 1 can now sleep soundly, something /
can scarcely remember doing before. 7 feel
Ike sounding its praises throughout the
Universe" So will every one who tries DR..
Kings New Discovery for any trouble oi
the Throat, Chest or Lungs. Price SOC. and
s1OO. Trial bottles free at Vaugban'l
Pharmacy; every bottle guaranteed.
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08
dChe sytliddletolulr Grallstript
m,rr rrI1IRnHEs IN MIDDLEToWN.


bethesda Nj. e. Church.-Rev. Isaac L.
Wood. Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath at
1880 q, M, and 80 p. m. Sabbath School
every sabbath at 2 p. m., A. G. Cox, Superin-
tendent. Prayer meeting, every Thursday
evening" 7.30 o'clock. Junior Epworth
League and Epworth Cadets every
Friday night at O'Clock. Young Ladies' Mis-
sion Circle, Monday nights at Parsonage.
Women's Foreign Missionary Society, first
Missionary Society. first Thursday night Of
each month. Mite Society. first Saturday
night of each month. sOfficial Board meeting
first Friday afternoon OF each month at 2.SO
Forest Presbyterian Church.-Rev. F. 81.
Moore Pastor. Services held every Sabbath
morning at 1890 o'clock, and every Sabbath
evening at 7.S0. Sabbath School will be held
every sabbath morning at els O'Clock,
H. q. Ellison, Superintendent. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening. Young Peo-
peI's Society Christian Endeavor meets every
Sunday evening at 6.45 O'Clock. Iunlor so
ciety Christian Endeavor every Sunday after
noon at o'clock.
Services at Armstrong's Chapel the hrst
sabbath of each month at p. M.
St Anne's Protestant Episcopal Cnurcn.--
Rev. VIM j, Wilkie, Rector. Holy Commun-
ion on the first Sunday in the month at l0.Sc
a. M On all other Sundays at 20 O.. M Dl-
vine services every Sunday at 1880 a. m, ana
73Op m Morning Prayer and Litany every |
Wednesday and Friday at 10 a. m. EVEN |
ing Prayer on Friday at $50 p: m. On ali Holy ey
Days service at 10 a. m, and 3S0 p; m: sun
day school at 9.45 q. IN. Adult Bible Ciass az
7.45 D. M. The Guild meets every Thursday at |
o. m the Ladies on the first and third Fri
days of each month at p. m, the Boys, OiuD
on Friday evenings at 73O ana Vhe junior
Auxiliary on Saturdays at D. m.
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he did not have such dead sure thing

he did not haye such dead sure thing
after all, but did not lose heart.
Meanwhile the other clerks in the Court
House began to get themselves in readiness
for the ice cream festival which Beasten
announced would come off Wednesday
afternoon. William Draper, Of the Clerk
of the Peacs's Office, attired himself in a
golf coat in honor of the event.
The Phillies, much to the surprise of
everybody, took both games from Brook
lyn, and so of course it fell upon Beasten to
do the treat act" Beasten was much cha
grinned when he read the scores of the
Fourth of July games.
1t was whispered through the corridors
of the Court House in the morning that
colored waiter had been hired for the fes-
tival.
Beasten, however, had nothing to say
about the festival to which he had ex-
tended such general invitation.
When it was thought time for the festival
to take place, William Draper was delegated
by the other clerks, who were anxiousIy
waiting for the ice cream to make its ap-
pearance, to proceed to the Recorders Office
with lot of spoons and inquire about the
festival.
Draper did so and when he entered saw
that Beasten was treating himself and John
Conahan, H. w. Davis and his employer,
Recorder Clark, to five-cent boxes of ice
cream.
Draper could hardly believe his eyes.
Beasten calmly told him that he was too |
late. Draper returned and told the other |
clerks, who had assembled in the corridor, |
that BeaSten had Thrown them down" |
and that the treat was off.
Some of the clerks advised an attack |
upon the, ice cream party of four with a
view of breaking it up but wiser counsel
prevailed. Draper attempted to collect |
enough money to purchase ice cream but
failed. The clerks are determined however,
% get even with Beasten at some future
late.--The Sun.
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08
MIDDLE TOWN BOYS IN ICE CREAM
RIOT


The fact that an ice cream treat did not
take place as promised, came near causing
small sized riot at the county Court
House Wednesday.
Some time ago Harry w. Davis, one of
the clerks in the Recorders Office, who is q
strong believer in the playing qualities of
the Phillies, was speaking of the strength
of the team when Walter Bsasten, another
clerk in the same Office attempted TO tell
that the Phillies were "quitters" and grand
standn players. Beasten tried his best to
talk down Davis, who would not have it.
Then Beasten tried to bluff him by betting
him an ice cream treat that the Phillies
would loose both Fourth Of July games to
the Brooklyns.
Davis took him up at once. Beasten
thought he had sure thing of 1t and spent
much time laughing at Davis expense.
Then he started to tell the other clerks in
the Court House all about it and invite
them to the ice cream festival, which he
said would take place on Joly 5, for which
the looser would pay.
When the PhilIiss developed their rsceni
| winning streak, Beastsn began to see thai
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08
Robbed the Grave

A startling incident, Of which Mr.. John
Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject, is
narrated by him as follows: II was in
most dreadful condition. My skin was al
most yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated.
pain continually in back and sides, no appe-
tite--gradually growing weaker day by day.
Three physicians had given me up. For
tunateIy, friend advised trying Electric
Bitters; and TO my great joy and surprise,
the first bottle made decided improve
ment. continued their use for three weeks,
and am now a well man. know they
saved my life. and robbed the grave of an
other victim" No one should fail to try
them. Only so cts, guaranteed, at Vaughan's
Pharmacy.
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08
rrvIue to RIpe the old Man In

Father, dear father, come home with
me now, for ma has some carpets to beat
she's got all the furniture out in the yard
from the front door clean out to the street.
The stove must come down and be put in
the shed and the yard must be cleaned for
some grass, for it's time to clean house and
the DEVILS to pay-and the front windows
need some new glass. Father. dear father,
come home with me now and bring some
bologna and cheese: it's most IL o'clock and
there's nothing to eat-I'm so hungry I'm
weak in the knees. All the dinner well
have will be cold scraps and such, and we'll
have to eat standing up, too, for the table
and all are in the back yard; oh, wish
that housecleaning was through. Father,
dear father, come home with me now, for
ma is as mad as Turk; she says that
you're only lazy old thing and that she
will put you to work. There's painting to
do and paper to hang and the window and
castings to scrub, for it's housecleaning time
and you've got to come home and revel in
suds and cold grub !
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08
TRY ALIENS Foot-Ease,

A powder to be shaken ito the shoes
Your feet feel swollen, nervous and hot
and get tired easily. If you have smarting
feet or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot-Ease.
1t cools the feet and makes walking easy.
Cures swollen. sweating feet, ingrowing
nails, blisteis and csllous spots. Relieves
corns and bunions of all pain and gives
rest and comfort Try it to-day. Sold by
all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial
packages FREE. Address. Allen s. Ohm
stead, Leroy, N. Y.
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08
Ennlaimed Letters.

A list Of unclaimed letters remaining in
the Middletown post Office which can be
had by saying they are advertised:
Mrs. Ewards, Mrs. Kizzie Wilson, Mrs.
w. H. Wallis, Barney Brooks, Thans
Narte, Asteny Pratt, care of Mr.. Clark;
Pete Seen, care Seen Bros. Show; Charles
Swiggett Townsend & Clayton.
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08
Notice--Dividend |

NEW CASTLE COUNTY NATIONAL
BANK OF ODESSA,
July 9Th, 1899.
The Directors have this day declared O
semi-annual DIVIDEND OF THREE PER
CENT. clear Of taxes, payable on and after
- ''e- ~ JOS. L. GIBSON, Cashier.
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08
Dividend Notice /!

CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK, !
MIDDLETowN, DEL,
July 8, 1899
The Board of Directors have this day de-
| clared seni-annual DIVIDEND OF THREE
PER CENT, payable to the stockholders on
| and after July Is, 1899.
s-st JOHN 8. CROUCH, Cashier.
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08

On account of the Epworth League Inter.
national Convention, to be held at Indian.
apolis, Ind, July 20 to %, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell excursion
tickets from points on its line. to Indian
apolis, at rate Of single fare for the round
trip.
Tickets will be sold on July 1s and 10,
and will be good to return until July "a,
inclusive, except that by depositing ticket
with the Joint Agent at Indianapolis before
July "a, and the payment of fifty cents. the
return limit may be extended to leave
indianapolis not later than August 20, 1899.
For specific rates and conditions apply to
Ticket Agents.
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08

!" Won1an's Work
Is Never Done. .
:. The constant care causes sleeptessness,
lass of appetite, extreme nervousness, ana
that tired feeling. Bat nondsTa
change comes 9uhen Hoods Sarsaparala
s taken. Il sfVes pare. rich blood, GOOD
appetite. steady nerVes.
6od9.SagqboM
Never !slE3:lll.EID
Serge Light-weight.
strong, cool
Suits and of good
colors. Serge
Serge is a summer
cloth. W e
Coats never sold as
many suits,
Serge we never sold
better ones
Trousers forthe money,
they have
style and every good
quality. Mems Su t S,
$3.50. $40, $I2.5O and |
$l5, all sizes, regulars,
stouts and Sims. Men
Odd Serge Coats, single
and double breasted; 81
so, So and 81, for single
breasted; $3, So and IS, |
for double-breasted; Odd |
Serge Trousers, left from
suits, 50, $3.50 and $3;
Boys Suits with single
and d o u b ! e-breasted
Goats, $3.50, 81. so, SO
and $3.50; for single
breasted Coat Suits, $8,
SO and $3.50; for
double, Boys Odd Serge
Coats, 50, $3.50 and $3;
Boys Short Pants Serge
Suits, 81 and SIS; Odd
Trousers, Is cents and 81.
All kinds of Flannel,
Wash Pongee, Mohair,
Alpaca and Cotton Goats
for hot weather wear.
Closed evenings at 6
except Tuesdays and
Saturdays.
JAS. T. MULLIN & SON
Clothing, Sixth and
Hats, Market,
Shoes, Wilmington.
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08
Notice--Diyidend /!

PEOPLES NATIONAL BAEE,
MrDDLHTowF, DEL,
July l, 1872
The Board Of Directors have this day de-
clared q dividend of1W0,A AND ONE HALF
PER CENT. 5or the last SIX mouths, payable
sst G.b. KELLEY, Cashier.
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08

Reduced Rates to Indianapolis via
Pennsylvania Railroad, Account Ep-
worth League International Conven-
Middletown transcript., 1899-07-08

Entered into rest at her home, Fair
view" near Mlddletown, Delaware. Sunday
morning. July the Second, 1899,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-29
Two Freak Laws.

~ HE California newspapers are in
a state of mind The new Cali
fornia law forbiding the publ
cation of cartoons has been supple
ymented by a statute requiring the sig
mature of the writer on all articles pub
1ished in newspapers referring to indiv-
Jdduals. If the law is enforced there will
he many disguised resident of Cali
1ornia. The little personals upon which
$50 many people, both in public and pri-
waite life, depend for prominence will
become things of the past for no pub
fisher will consent to devote half the
space Of his columns to the names of
his reporters and editors. This attempt
at press regulation will prove
failure.
The anti-cartoOn law was enacted in
February. 1t provides that 1T shall be
unlawful to publish in any newspaper
handful, poster, book or serial publica-
tion, or supplement thereto. the por-
trait Of any living person. a resident of
California, other than that of per
son holding public office in this state.
without the written consent Of such
person first had and obtained; pro-
vded that it shall be lawful to publish
the portrait of person convicted of a
crime. 1t shall likewise be unlawful to
publish in any newspaper. handbill,
poster, book. or serial publication, or
supplement thereto. any caricature of
any person residing in this state,
which caricature will in any manner re-
fleet upon the honor. integrity, man
hood, virtue, reputation or business or
political motives Of the person so carl
catured. or which tends 10 expose the
individual so cariCatured TO public
hatred, ridicule or contempt The
law, it will be seen. is stringent
in its provisions. Violations of it are
to be punished by a fine of not less
than 500 nor more than $500. or by
Imprisonment for not less than one
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-29
Not in 1t.

1HE Miners astonishing campaign
plan is to link the name of Mr.
Heinze with that of w. A Clark
and present the pair as the twin victims
OF an alleged conspiracy to hurt their
properties. Even if this complaint in
| behalf of Mr.. Heinze and Mr.. Clark
We're true, it would have about as much
bearing on next Mondays election as
it has on the results of the recent frosts
in Florida
| As for Mr. Clark. he is the type of
man who would vigorously repel the
insinuaton that Butte can produce any
man or set of men who, by political act
of theirs, could put any part of his
property in peril. He would dismiss
that insinuation with lofty contempt;
he would be impatient to punish any
newspaper that impudently presumed
to appeal to the Butte public on the
plea that any Clark properties need
political defenders.
In its time, the Butte public has had
unpleasant relations with certain parts
of Mr.. Clark's possessions. His water
property was fastened on Butte years
ago, to be the bane of the city, hind
rance to its growth, an agency for the
spread of filth diseases, a source of
discomfort, damage and danger. But
there is no water fight on in Butte this
spring.
In recent months the stubborn pur-
pose of Mr.. Clark was to make a freight
yard of Butte for the benefit of his
street railway property. A scheme
more outrageous was never attempted
in any decent community. 1t was
foiled, it will fail; the issue is not one
of the factors in the pending election.
In fact, as far as the Standard is able
to discover, w. A. Clark's purchase of
the senatorship is his only relation to
the election to be held next Monday.
His investments certainly cut no figure
self is the man who would sneer loudest
at the suggestion that McCarthy's cleo
ton will put any fraction of his millions
in peril
i is a perfectly safe guess that on
this score Mr. Clark does not share the
anxiety of the terror stricken Miner.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-29
WEDNESDAY, MARCH %, 1899.
TWELVE PAGES S.
The Miners tissues"

20 UTTE's municipal campaign is
I'D moving forward along its leg
itimate lines, so far as the par
ticipation of the general public therein
lis concerned. The political work of the
kweek is enlivened daily, at sunrise
with the remarkable output of the press
Tin the office of Mr.. W. A. Clark's Butte
Miner.
| Yesterday morning the Miner con-
Quoted its regular, annual campaign
sale of the properties of the Anaconda
! company. That is harmless.
Yesterday morning, likewise, the
Miner placed on exhibition an uncom-
1nonly awkward effort to ring the
Heinze lawsuits into the election. That
is irrelevant.
Yesterday. too, the Miner raised the
cry that w. A. Clark's possessions in
Butte are put in peril. That is ride
ulous.
But, with the rest of it's comment
the Miner remarks that the Anaconda
company is manifesting its sympathy
and support of the Boston and Montana
people in the matter of the recent local
attacks on their property.
Whatever the bearing of this talk
may be on politics, the Standard hopes
that the Anaconda company is assum-
ing the attitude thus imputed to it to-
ward the Boston and Montana COM
pany.
In the opinion of the Standard,
that is the least the Anaconda company
could do, not alone on the score of pro-
lection for its own property against the
attacks of wreckers, but also by the
prompting of what is just toward a
reputable mining company and because
that course. on the Anaconda COM
pany's part, is due as tribute to the
integrity and to the security of bust
ness operations in Montana.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-29
HElREss WEBS Her LOVER.
Titled Girl Remains True to Her First
Sweetheart.

From the Chicago Chronicle. ".
Sadie Holmes of San Francisco the
pretty telephone girl who fell heiress
to large estate n Wales about a year
ago, has re ,r.tiy taken a name other
than the one which came to her with
the dollars Of { rich relative. She Is
now the wife of Jcsepn M. CHASER,
young merchant of this city, whose
place of business is on Stockton street.
The marriage ,"ck place last Saturday
at the German Cathr'ic church on Col
den Gate avenue. and after the cere-
mony the heireJy and her husband de-
parted for the seaside town of Santa
Cruz, where they are now spending
their honeymoon.
The bride was formerly telephone
girl at the Palace hotel. and My &c ased
saying Number please when the
news came from Wales that her father
was no longer plain Sadie Holmes, but
the Lady Sarah Bretherton. The title
came from Lady Jane Bretherton,
whose death placed large estate at
the disposal of Frederick Holmes the
father of Sadie, the bequest STIMULATING
that the telephone girl should change
her name to Bretherton.
After receiving the news OF his wind
fall Holmes went to Wales to establish,
lAiS Sidilll anu lilC Lduy ICSlHH-
ed her position at the Palace. She was
engaged to CHASER at that time, and the
gallant young man, when he heard the
news, offered to release her from her
promise, but, like the true, faithful
heroine Of the good old story-books,
she loved him all the more because Of
his unselfshness. A few weeks ago
Papa Holmes sent word from Wales
that he was safely installed as lord and
master of Bretherton castle and its
broad acres, and the Lady Sarah at
once told the young man Of her choice
that she was ready to become his life
partner. The marriage soon followed.
After the return from Santa Cruz Mr..
and Mrs. Chaser may take trip across
the ocean and inspect the Welsh estate
which in time may become their home.
Frederick Holmes, father of Mrs.
CHASER, is we'll known in San Francisco
shipping circles as a broker. He was
born in Liverpool and took to the sea
when a mere boy. When "a years Of
age he married a pretty young Spanish
woman residing in Panama, and at
loves behest deserted the sea, Their
daughter, now Lady Sarah, takes after
her mother in appearance, and with
her mothers beauty and her fathers
dollars she is the envy of the girls who
YEARLY watch the switchboard day af-
ter day, with no buoying hopes of a
fortune coming from Wales or any
n har country