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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02

WOMAN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
Southampton. L. l.. Sept. Miss
Frances Griscom. of Philadelphia, won
the woman's golf championship to-day
by defeating Miss Margaret Curtis, of
Boston. by 6 up and to play.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02
NEWS FROM THE
SPORTING WORLD.
How Bats Were Crossed on the
Diamond Yesterday.
BALLY BOO BOY WINS AGAIN.

Echoes From tho Teams of tho National
League How the Clubs Stand Whit
noy'. Horse and "Tod" sloan Add to the
Futurity Stakes by Duplicating Tha.
Great yictory-Miss Frances Griscom, of
philadelphia. Wins the woman's Golf
Championship.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02

See your Agent at once as to dates
and rates by the SEABOARD AIR
LINE RAILWAY to the Annual Con-
vention of the National Baptist Assoc
citation (colored), at Richmct !: Va.
se2-St
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02

SIGNALS. but the game was fast and
furious. The visitors returned home
tonight. having been defeated by q
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02
BERKELEY apvTs.

ENTLEAIAN WANTS ROOM. WITH
III or without board. Bath conye-
niences preferred. near Berkeley. POST
Office. Can give references. Address
WI ED-SECOND-HAND OFFICE
w safe and desk at once> Give lowest
cash price. Address H.. Virginian- Pilot,
Berkley. va. au3l-3t
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02

w f. ROACH & CO., s.. s. Phone 1915.
w .Real Estate and Rental Agents.
Office corner of Berkeley avenue and
Chestnut street. Berkeley. Va. Prompt re-
turns guaranteed au7-tm
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02
ELKS PLAY RAIL-

Newport News, Va. Sept. 1.-The
Gfhmond Iclks visited our city to-day
10 play match game with team Of
the local lodge for the benefit of the
hospital fund.
None of the players were profess
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

PHILADELPHIA, q BROOKLYN. s.
Brooklyn. Sept. 1.--Brooklyn won the
rubber in the series of five games with
Philadelphia to-day by outplaying the
visitors in all departments; McGinnity
him was of the sensational order At
tendance 5000.
Score by innings: RH.E
Brooklyn ...... 30 O12iOlO x-5 .
Batteries; Bernhard and Mcfarland;
McGinnity; and Farrell. Time-i.4o. Um-
Dire-HurSt.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02

Cycling Championship RegaIned.
Philadelphia, Pa. Aug. Jimmy
Michael to-day regained the middle
distance cycling championship by de-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02

Chicago. Sept. 1.-Chicago won two
well deserved games from Cincinnati to-
Garvin held the visitors down to three
hits in the first. and Menefee secured
tho decision In the second on account
of excellent fielding. Attendance 1000
Score by innings: RHE
Batteries: Garvin and Donahue: Hahn
and Kahoc. Time-1:45. Umpirc-Ems-
Second game: RHE
Chicago 80. o2oo1o21x-G 3
Cincinnati -. .....011000 02 o. 3
batteries: Menefce and Donahue
--Emslie
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02
FAREWELL SMOKER.

BICYCLE THIEF.
An unknown negro stole a bicycle
from the front of Mr. II. l.. Edwards
store yesterday afternoon and made
good his escape. Notwithstanding the
whole police force and several citizens
pursued him.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02

Hymn No. 1875.
Reading of minutes.
Vocal Solo-Nfrs. Foreman.
Collection-Hymn No. 3d.
Recitation--Miss Imogen Hathaway.
Address-Rev. I. w. Johnson.
Vocal Solo-Mr. Henry Roane.
Hymn No I49.
Benediction.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02

ID ANK OF BERkLEY.-coUNrRY,
~ trade specially. Sonyenlent hours.
Interest on deposits, rsiI-tf
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
SACRED To HEROES.
Memorial Day Generally Recognized
as a National Holiday,

Memorial Day Generally Recognized
as National Holiday.
In 35 out of the As states of the Union
May 80 is legally recognized as Memorial
day. Everywhere the day is practically
considerer legal holiday, but only in the
number of states mentioned is it SO by law.
Most persons consider it was what is known
as national holiday. Surprising as the
fact may seem, there isno such thing as
national holiday. There is no provision
in the constitution of the United States
that permits such thing. Congress has
from time to time recognized certain
special days for business purposes, but not
even the presidents proclamation of Thanks
giving day makes it legal holiday in any
state unless the legislature of that state
has so signified by legalation.
1t needs no presidents proclamation, no
legislative action to make the United States
observe Memorial day. The descendants
of the 2,77S, ,304 soldiers who constituted
the Federal armies which fought from 1861
to 1865 need no reminder to perform what
they consider sacred duty. The 340610
members of the Grand Army OF the Repubr
lie who followed the fate of the stars and
stripes, some of them fromF ort Sumter to
Apromattox. do not require admonition
to honor their comrades whom wounds or
disease have taken from among them.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
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 q
most dreadful condition. Ny skin was al
most yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated
pain continually in back and sides, no ap,
petite-gradually growing weaker day by
day. Three physicians had given me up
Fortunately. friend advised trying Elec-
tric Bitters;' and to my great joy and sur.
prise, the first bottle made decided i'm
provement. Icontinued their use for three
weeks, and am now well man. I know
they saved my life and robbed the grave OF
another victim" No one should fail to try
them. Only SO cts, guaranteed, Vaughan's
Pharmacy.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
ELKs' CARNIVAL.

| A gigantic industrial street fair, great
carnival, an alluring, amusing, instructive
midway and mammoth professions of fire.
men, fraternal societies, children, industrial
floats, military and mssqueraders, are a
few of the things that will be seen in Will
mington for the week of June 18, day and
night 1t will be held by the Wilmington
Lodge of Elks.
Though the industrial street fair and
carnival is new thing kereabouts, it is a
great event in many Western cities and it
gives promise of being the greatest amuse-
ment enterprise ever offered to the people
of Delaware.
The Boulevard, ,one of Wilmington's finest
streets, has been. secured. Fences ten feet
high inside each curb line will be put up.
In this space will be booths with water.
proof roofs, in which will be beautiful and
artistic displays of everything manufac-
tured or sold in tine city. These goods will
not only be shown, but sold. In addition
there will be a mammoth midway on
which will be shown every attraction that
graced the midway of the National Export
Exposition in Philadelphia, and in addi,
tion many other shows too numerous to
mention.
The exposition will continue for week,
day and night, rain or shine, from noon TO
midnight. Every day there will be an inn
mense procession of some kind. For in
stances ON Firemen's Day monster parade
will take place.
1t is believed that at least $4,000 strang-
ers will be brought to the city during the
week. Reduced rates will be secured on all
railroads, steamboats, and trolley lines for
one hundred miles and every inducement
will be offered people to come here Over
$1,000 worth of Autographs alone will be
used in exploiting the exposition in every
town from Philadelphia to Delmar, includ-
ing Chester, West Chester and nearby
Maryland and New Jersey towns.
Satisfactory hotel rates will also be offer
ed to visitors to induce them TO remain for
the whole week.
The objects of the EIks in bringing this
big enterprise here are two-fold. One pur-
pose is to prominently bring TO the atten.
ton of our neighbors for one hundred
miles around just what beautiful city this
is and what advantages it offers to buyers.
Another is that the lodge may raise money
ID devote to the local charitable institutions
one of the principles Of the order being be-
nevolence.
In every other city in the country where
these street fairs have been held, and there
have been fifty-four of them, the citizens
have always subscribed at least five thous-
and dollars to defray. the preliminary ex-
penses Here. however. it is said, the Eks
propose to guarantee all expenses them
selves.
Committees of local lodges have already
secured assurances Of hearty support from
City Council. individual members of the
Board of Trade and mary merchants and
business men.
Governor Ebe w. Tunnell will be invited
to open the carnival. and it is believed lie
will accept the invitation Should he ac.
cept he will be accompanied BY his staff.
The merchants of Wilmington are giving
the carnival their enthusiastic support and
every one admits It will be the greatest
thing Wilmington. and in fact, Delaware
has seen for many years.
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TO FIRST VOTERS

There is a constitutional pro-
vision which will become opera
tive before the next general cleo
ton is held, of which the general
public maynot be aware, although
it has been published in connec-
ton with the Constitutional Con-
vention. It is an educational
test. 1t is "that no person who
becomes of age or who is natura-
lized after January1s 1900, shall
be permitted to vote who shall
not be able to read the Constitu.
ton in English, and.be capable of
writing his name. /"
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
MEMORIAL DAY ABROAD.

Custom of Remembering the Dead with
Flowers Is Spreading.
Memorial day in Europe is making head
way. principally through the influence Of
the large number of wealthy Americans
who now reside in most European cities
Though many of these have ceased to be
Americans in spirit and have in many
| cases succumbed to their environments, the
members of the respective colonies cele-
brate such battles as those of Gettysburg
and of Appomattox by banquets and other
social festivities and thus aid in creating an
atmosphere favorable to the great Ameri-
can holiday. Were there no colony of
wealthy Americans in Paris, for example,
the grave of Lafayette would have been
forgotten long since by his own country
men. The representatives of both nations
meet in common reverence over the grave
of Lafayette and in the evening usually
celebrate by dinner, where toasts are
given and responded to and where elo.
quence and wit find apt deliverance.
In the same way in England the Ameri-
can Memorial day is crowding out of re-
membrance that of November 2, which has
from time immemorial been fixed by the
church as the day devoted to the departed
dead. 1t is a season of gloomy weather
and of biting cold, when people find it hard
to be out of doors, much more to visit these
lonely and darkened streets of metropolis,
which are very opposite in respect of site
and cheerful surroundings to American
cemeteries and which one can afford to
visit without carrying around with him al
awful foreboding of the hereafter.
The countries outside of the United S tates
however. where the American ideas of
memorial day have made most progress are
naturally Mexico and Canada. Since Diaz
has practically become the dictator of Mex
leo, May "a is as regularly celebrated in the
City of Mexico as is May 80 in Chicago or
New York. The Mexican celebration is
even more elaborate in some respects than
ours. and invariably those American SOL
diers who fell in 1847 are always included
in the ceremonies. The Mexicans extend
the celebration usually over three days,and
besides costly floral tributes, a government
military band accompanies the procession
lists which pours forth strains of delicious
music. With the dawn of memorial day
steady stream of people pour into the ceme-
teries from daylight to dusk. Flowers are
so marvelously cheap the graves present
the appearance of being one vast field of
variegaied colors, and, as with US, the day
is national holiday, and q general light
altedness pervades all the people, which |
in more somber Europe would be regarded
as sadly in keeping with the solemnities of
the occasion.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26

| W n4AlfC Ou IuO oCCuCs w uOu q Cuhi
lent number were cougregated, Jacol
Link was lowered into the we'll ant
placed rope around Miss Thomasol
and she was safely drawn out. Th
dog was also saved, but the younl
lady tainted after reaching the surface
and the assistance of a physician was
necessary. She is still suffering from
the shock.
Rev. Martin X Fallon, pastor of st,
Patrick's r. G. Church, Wilmington,
and one of the bost-known priests OF
the diocese, died Monday morning ol
heart trouble at theparoch ial residence.
He was 81 years old, and had been fail.
ing since last January, but was consid-
erably improved by treatment at hos
pitsl in Philadelphia, in February. He
attended his duties as pastor until
about month ago.
Milford people are talking of street
market. The Psninsular News and
Advertiser has taken up the matter,
but as yet no definite decision has been
reached. Scores of farmers come into
the town on Saturdays, and it is felt
that there would be TN advantage in
allowing the farmers to stand on the
streets and sell directly to the people
from thtir wagons just as is done 10
Wilmington. Similar markets have
b. en- tried 10 number of places but
rever succeeded except in Wilmington.
Willie PAscoe, aged 13 years, a boy
from a Philadelphia home and in the
employ of William LAWSON, of near
Robbins, met death in a singular mani
ner at an early hour last Monday
morning. He was sent by his emplo,
er with a load of charcoal to be deliver
ed at the station at Robbins, and, in
driving under the coal shed, The fore
wheels Of the wagon ran upon an OBJ
struction, thereby raising the wagon
body and catching his head between
the back of the seat and cross beam
of the shed. The team Immediately
came TO a standstill, and when found
the unfortunate lad was dead.
Wien an undertaken went to en-
balm the body of Charles Deen, far
mer Of near Hobbs, in Caroline county,
Md, who died Sund y morning, his
relatives protested against the use of
embAlming fluid, claiming that he was
not dead. Several physicians were
summoned to determine whether or
not life had really left the body. There
was considerable excitement in the
neighborhood. 1t was claimed that
there was warmth and other evidences
of life. An experienced physician said
said the man was not dead. Others said
he was. Efforts to resusciate were be-
gun and kept up for several hours.
Warm blankets and heated bricks were
placed about the body, Hope was not
given up until Monday night, however,
and the remains were buried Wednes-
day
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.

who visited Washington, no more and
no less. They have no official status
IN this cauntry any more than they had
in Europe, where they made number
OF Intellectual attempts to secure Off
cial recogni ion, before coming to the
United S ates,
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
RIne and Gray.

There is anoth'r event which has grad
ually been blended with the day set aside
for decorating the graves Of The men who
wore the blue. 1t is the time when those
who loved the men who wore the gray re-
member their own dead, the men who
fought honestly and bravely for the
cause they believed to be right. The grave
knows no foe. Both rest
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgement day,
Under the roses the blue,
Under the willows the gray.
There are fewer of the gray to remember
than the blue. for the total of those who
fought in the Southern Confederacy is
placed at 1000. The graves decorated
not only contain all that is mortal of men
who perish on the battlefield, but hundreds
of those who were taken from the cares of
this world years after the sounds of strife
had ceased. 1t is the principle of the
Grand Army of the Republic, as we'll as of
the Confederate associations, that any
member thereof shall be honored in death
with the same tribute that is paid to the
comra les whom death claimed during the
ar.-Exchange.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
Rednoed Rates to North Mano nesttr !

For meeting Of German Baptist Brethren
at North Manchester, Ind, May 20 to Jnps
8, 1900, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany willplace special excursion tickets on
sale May % to June 8. 1900, from station.
west Of Baltimore lnot inclusive). and Lar
caster and Reading inclusive1. and scutk
Of and including sunbury, at rate of one
first-class limited fare for the round trip.
Tickets will be good returning until July !,
inclusive.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
A Perfect Newspaper.

To publish ALL THE NEWS promptly
and suceincily and in the most readable
form, without elision or partisan bias; to
discuss its significance with frankness, to
keep AN OPEN EYE FOR PUBLIC
ABUSES. to give besides a complete recoSd
of current thought, fancies and discoveries
in all departments ofhumane activity in
its DAILY EDITIONS Of from 10 to IA
PAGES, and to provide the whole for its
patrons at the nominal price of ONE CENT
that was from the outset, and will con-
tinue to be the aim of "THE RECORD
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
Growth of Patriotism,

Pens and tongues combined, and busy
for years, could not fully explain the value
of the patriotic work that has gone perman-
emily into Il ofthe educational institutions
of the land, from the smallest district
school to the greatest university, as direct
result of Memorial day.-Selected,
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26

Difficulties give way to diligence" and
disease germs and blood humors disappear
when Hood's Sarsaperilla is faithfully
taken.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
SECRET SOCIETIES.


Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. Q. q. A. M.
Meets every Monday night in McWhorter's q
Hall at O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A. M. Meets
first Tuesday OF each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 9, /. .. o. F.
Meets every Thursday night In McWhorter's %
Hall at O'Clock.
Damon Lodge, No. IL, K. OF P. Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhorter's Hall at
8o'clock.
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs. Meets
every second and fourth Friday night in
of p. Hall.
Union Lodge, No. 8, A. Q. U. W, meets every
I'd and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorter's
Hall.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
YSldhJeer Hose Company, meets drst Fri
day night Of ca h month In Hose House,
THE CHURCHES.
Bethesda M. E. Church.-Rev. E. w. Cas-
well, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath at
every Sabbath at 2 p. M, A. G. Cox, Superin-
tendent. Prayer meeting, every Thursday
evening, 7S9 O'CLOCK JuRisr dsr,. Epwogth
Friday night at O'Clock. Young Ladies' Mis-
sion Circle Monday nights at Parsonage.
Women's Foreign Missionary Society, first
Friday night OF each month; H. Women's l5e Home ns
each month. Mite Society. first Saturday
might of each month. Official Board meeting
first Friday afternoon of each month at ESQ
O'Clock.
Forest Presbyterian Church.-Rev. F. 81.
Moore, Pastor. Services held every Sabbath
morning at 1880 O'Clock, and every Sabbath
evening ut 7.30. Sabbath School will be held
every Sabbath morning at 9.15 O'Clock,
Il. 9. Ellison, Superintendent. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening. Young PeO-
pePs Society Christian Endeavor meets every
Sunday evening at 6.45 o'clock. Junior So
ciety Christian Endeavor every Sunday after
noon at o'clock.
st. Anneis Protestant Episcopal Church.
Rev. VIM. ]. Wilkie, Rector. Holy Commun-
ion on the first Sunday in the month at l0.3c
q. m. On all other Sundays at 7.30 a. m. Di-
vine services every Sunday at 1880 a. m, and
40 p. m. Morning Prayer and Litany every
Wednesday and Friday at $50 a. m. Even
ing Prayer on Wednesdays at 7.30 p. m. and
on Friday at $50 p. N. On all Holy Days
service at $50 a. M, Sunday School at 9.45 a.
m. Adult Bible Glass at 7.45 p. IN. on We'd
nesdays. The Guild meets every Thursday at
2 p. m, the Junior Auxiliary IN Saturdays at
IS p. m. and the Woman's Auxiliary on the
second Friday OF each month at 2.30 p. m.
Services at Armstrong; Chapel the first
sabbath of each month at 8 p. m.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
Delicious
Hot
Biscuit

are made with Royal Baking
Powder, and are the most appe-
tizing, healthful and nutritious
of foods.
Hot biscuit made with i'm
pure and adu1terated baking
powder are neither appetizing
nor wholesome.
It all depends upon the bak-
ing powder.
Take every care to have
your biscuit made with Royal
baking powder, if you would
avoid indigestion.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST, NEW YORK.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26

after a career Of over twenty years Of unin-
terrupted srowth is justified in claiming
that the standard first established by its
founders is the one true test of
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26

An attempt will be made to get a
vote on the Nicarauga Canal bill, which
was favorably reported last Wetk, in
the Senate this week, but if there is a
disposition to prolong the debate, then
the attempt will hardly succeed. Some
of the best friends IF the bill would
prefer that it be not p ssed at this ses :
sion for oneo another reason, although
they will of course. vote f,r it if a Vote
can be reached in reasonable time.
Ii it is voted upon, it will pass by IA
large majority.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
niddletoWn Directory.
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
BANKS.

President, G. W. W. Naudain; Secretary
George G. Rowe; Charles Fl. Howell, VIM. r
Cochran, David /. Allen.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26

Peoples National Bank.-President, g. w
W Naudain; Cashier, Geo. ID. Kelley; Teller.
w. G. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Street.
Citizens National nk.-President, joseph
Biggs; Cashier, John 8. Crouch; Teller, +.
Davis. Bank Building on South Broad
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
The Sunday Edition

at &c. per copy or $1.OO per year. together
with the Daily, will give its readers the
best and freshest information of all that is
going on in the world every day In the
year, including holidays, will be sent fol
$4.O0a year or IS cents per month.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26

The adj ,urnment of Congress earl.
i" June, has been practically determinru
upon. The House " i'll be ready for att
journment any time after the first wet K
in June and the present imprt ssiop
is that the adjournment will take plsc,.
somewhere between the tenth aud th
fifteenth, the date depending on the
Senate.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
MARBLE and GRANITE


We aim to, and do, give you
the best and most original de-
signs, independent Of all other
dealers, as it costs no more to
have the latest and best de-
signs, which is greatly to your
interest. Estimates furnished
on application and visits made
to the country upon notihca-
ton.
GEO. L. JONES,
wilmington, Delaware
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
The Pioneer

one-cent morning newspaper in the
United States, ''The Record'' still LEADS
WHERE OTHERS FOLLOW.
Witness its unrivaled average daily cir
culation, exceeding $4,000 copies, and an
average exceeding l45, 900 copies for its Sum
day editions, while limitations of its plan
Of publication in every important city of
the country testify to the truth of the
assertion that in the quantity and quality
of it's contents, and in the price at which it
is sold ''The Record" has established the
standard by which excellence in journ-
alism must be measured.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
THE CHURCHES.

E9ldhJeer Hose Company, meets 6rst FL
day night OF ca h month In Hose House.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
The Daily Edition

of 'The Recordn will be sent by mail to
any address for $500 per year or 25 cents
per month