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Middletown transcript., 1901-11-30
cHEsApEAKR CITY NEWS

Julian Jones spent Saturday with Elk
ton friends.
Miss Helen Clayton, of Middletown, u
visiting Mrs. Mary Clayton.
Miss Hattie Morgan is visiting Mrs.
Charles Green, of Baltimore.
Harold Steel, of Baltimore, is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Steele.
Mrs. H. A. Lindsay is spending some
time with Mrs. John T. Wilson, OF Elktor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Bouchelle spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Miss Mamie Walters visitei Mrs.
Samuel Frazer, of Sassafras Neck, last
week.
Miss Bessie Conrey is spending some
time with her friend, Miss Burns, OF Bal
timore.
Mrs. Charles Commerford is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Frank Goodnow, of Will
mington.
Mrs. William T. Malster, of Baltimore,
visited her mother, Mrs. Annie Conrey,
on Monday.
Mrs. Oakley Barwick and Misses Bessie
and Mary Barwick are visiting Philadel-
phia friends.
Rev. Mr.. Mowbray, of Port Deposit,
was entertained by Rev. and Mrs. L. E.
Poole over Sunday.
Ernest George, a student of the Bethel
School, has entered the First Year Glass
at the High School.
Miss Mann and Mr.. L. Bristow spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. William Man.
love, OF near Cecilton.
Harry Griffith, OF Trenton, N. j., has
been spending few days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. /. G. Griffith.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown and son,
of Elkton, visited Mr.. and Mrs. D. P.
Boulden one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Hanson Knorr, oi
Town Point, visited their son, Stanley
Knorr, of Chester County, Pa, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. v. Manloye and
daughter, of Elkton, spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. james Boul-
den.
Miss Hattie Alexander has returned to
her home in Elkton, after spending few
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Alex.
ander.
The houseboat that has been lying here
for several days, waiting for weather fav'
orable to continue her trip to Florida,
has left.
The teachers Of the Chesapeake City
School have organized local branch oi
the Maryland State Teachers Reading
Circle. The Circle meets every Monday
night in the High School classroom
Monday night will be Shakespeare
"Julius Cesar"
Mrs. w. A. Alexander, Mrs. bennett
Steele, Misses Kay Price, Anna Young
and Alice Boulder attended the Woman's
Auxiliagg of the Episcopal Church held
in EIkton last week, Miss Boulden repre-.
senting the Junior Auxiliary of the
Church of the Good Shepherd.
Mr.. Levi B. Dickinson, well-known
farmer residing near town, died suddenly
at his home Wednesday night, aged
sixty-eight years, second stroke oi
paralysis being the cause. The funeral
was held Sunday afternoon at o'clock,
the following gentlemen acting as pail.
bearers: Messrs. Thomas Davidson, w.
]. Barwick, Henry Jones, William Lake,
Henry George and Robert Donaldson.
Interment was made in Bethel Cemetery.
Middletown transcript., 1901-11-30
cEcILToN sITTINGs

Miss Eliza Biggs has been staying will
Mrs. Mary A. Price.
Mr.. A. M. was entertained on Monday
evening by friends in town.
Mr.. John Buckworth spent Sunda,
evening with Cecilton friends.
Miss Mamie Jones attended the Thanks
giving dance given at Still Pond.
Miss Lily Pearce spent the afternoon
with Mrs. Susie Clark, near town.
Miss Lizzie Logan, of Baltimore, is the
guest Of Mrs. Rebecca Smith in town.
Miss Beulah Fillingame spent Saturday
with her cousin, Mrs. Ella Pearce, near
town.
Miss Ettie Price has returned to her
home after visit of few weeks with
friends near Millington.
Mrs. q. 7. Watts was called to the bed
side Of her father, Mr.. Henry Pearce, of
Elkton, who is very i'll at this writing.
Boys when you 20 home with young
ladies be careful not to let them fall on
the street and wait for some one else to
help them up.
Misses Frances Griffith and Myrtle
Templeman, OF near town, and Susie
Schofeld, Of Fredericktown. are on .
weeks visit to relatives in Baltimore.
Middletown transcript., 1901-11-30
THE PASSING OF popu1rsx

When the new Congress as
sembles on the I'd of December,
Populism will be found to have
almost disappeared as factor
in politics.
One by one most of the West
ern Senators who were elected
as Populists have formally an
nounced their adherence to the
regular Democratic party. Both
Du Boies and Heitfeld, of Idaho,
for example, now call themselves
Democrats, and the 'sSilver Re-
publican" faction, which was
at one time a wing of Populism,
now has at most one or two
spokesmen in the upper branch
of Congress.
Mantle, of Montana, with
Stewart and Jones, of Me-
vada, who left the Republican
party because of the silver issue,
have returned to its fold. Teller,
of Colorado, with possibly Sem
ator Harris, Of Kansas, are about
the only free lances left in the
body in which these allies of
the Democracy played such a
prominent part few years ago.
In the House the Populist
group has dwindled to less than
ten members. The remainder
of the popular division of the
National Legislature is made
up of men who are ranked as
straight ont Republicans or
Democrats.
Thus the hope of the Populists
that they might hold the balance
of power between the two great
parties and so influence if not
frame legislation, is doomed to
be frustrated.
Under the leadership of Bryan
lie Democtatic party took up
many OF the fads and fallacies
If populism, but two successive
defeats showed the unWisdom
Of this policy. Even in Ne.
braska this year, where the
remnant of the Populists COM
bined with the Democrats, the.
fusion candidates were defeated
~ a decisive majority; and
there 4, Is nowhere any sign of
,r;tal;tv in the organization
,,hoss array of D million votes
= 1892 AROUSED q belief in many
y ,',,aysars that an important new
Middletown transcript., 1901-11-30
xARrrYrILR Norrs

We hear Of another wedding TO be near
the New Year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Deshane are on Q
short visit to Washington.
Miss Julia Deshane is visiting her
cousin, Miss May Deshane.
Mrs. Agnes Rowan spent Thursday
with her cousin, Miss Mamie Duhameli
Misses Julia Deshane and Winifred
Price attended the Thanksgiving dance at
Still Pond.
Is it true we are to have another we'd
ding in the near future2 We hear Of one
or two having rented farms.
Say did you go to the ''Old Maids Con-
yentionp at Middletown on Thursday
evening or did you have too bad q coId2
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rowan attended
the wedding Of Miss Annie Anderson and
Mr.. William Woolleyhan at the home Of
the bride in Cecilton on Thursday eyen-
ing last.
We hear that a certain young lady,
while being accompanied home BY Mr..
T. slipped and fell on the street. Feel
sorry for her, but it was not because she
was to young TO walk.
Middletown transcript., 1901-11-30

The g
was the conuiV g early
'00,s and the cfdc1 ohly aI
pealed to one class, tle ~ 1asrs
whose lands were heavily mort
gaged and who on account "
the low prices Of grain were
unable to meet their inaeb ebteo-
ness.
II is only natural that with
the country's return to its nor
NAL trade and industriai status
this movement should virtually =
| vanish in spite of the strenuous
Ieforts which have been made
to keep it alive.
] 1t may be that the next feW
4 years will see the rise OF some
other third party movement,
| but there is now nothing N
sight to indicate such an event
and the political contests o.
the near future will apparently
| be fought out between the two
great parties without material
aid from any outside groups.
Middletown transcript., 1901-11-30
u;sa ME- kespszlls slty:

Alf. Lei; s Dick61s61, vel .kngHll
iAffaer residing neat hsfe died suddenly
III His home efiiies1a4 night. aged sixty
eight years, second stroke ol paraIy Iysls
being The canse, A wife and three
children survive him The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon at two O'Clock.
The following gentlemen acted as pail
bearers MessFs THOMAS Davidson, w.
J. Bafwick, Henry Jones William Lake,
Henry George and Robert Donaldson.
Interment In Bethel Cemetery. The
family have the sympathy of the conn
munity.
Middletown transcript., 1901-11-30
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The Sans az BslaMaFa Nill esiebfale
their 1oth anniversary hy giving \ baHs
ques e the Hotel ssratfoFd, Philadelphia
osl saturday evening, December 7th. The
following tsaasz have been assigned Tie
State oi Delaware, 4 John Hum, Gov
ernor of Delaware; Our National De-
yelopment, John Basselt Moore, Of New
York City; Duties Of Citizenship Ed
ward G. Bradford, Of Wilmington; Lib
efty and Independence the Rev.
Vaughan 8 Collins, Of Smyrna; Del
aware in Congress, The Hon. I. Il.
Bah, member Of Congress from Della
ware; THE Impress Of Delaware upon
New York City, Wilson Lee Cannon,
Jrs Of New York City, formerly Of
Dover, Dell. sThe Sands Of Sussex, =
Charles w. McFes, Of Georgetown.
Middletown transcript., 1901-11-30

Our stock Of Clothing, Hats, Shoes
and Cents Furnishings is now larger
than before; the prices lower than any
other clothing house for hundreds Of
miles around. Avisit to our store will
prove our statements true.
Mems and Young Mems highest-elass
faultlessly fashioned single and double
breasted sack and cutaway suits made of
Clays, genuine English Worsted, French
Thibet Cloths, Huddersfeld Tweeds,
Irish and Scotch Woolens, as well as the
choicest American weaves, in all the
styles to be found on the custom tailor's
fashion plates, high art, tailor made pro-
duction. Wholesale price S16 nooo
Never in Middletown has there been
Exhibited more fashionable line of
suits, or better grade of suits, or better
made up suits than We will m1. 80
offer to the public for only. @11.UU
Worth at the very lowest, $1,000.
Middletown transcript., 1901-11-30
Hallx aathsrsrr Nakinr: Honey

The preparing Of decorations Of holly
for the Christmas season Ia on and many
Sussex County people are engaged in the
remunerative work. The price Of holly
per box IL &1.75. and man is able to
make from $40 to s14 day while the
season lasts, which is shout five weeks.
The price per box last year was 81. IS, but
owing 10 the scarcity of the holly the
price was advanced. Many iarmers'
daughters are making Nreaths for ship
mept
Middletown transcript., 1901-11-30

THIS IS TO CERTIFY TO ALL TO WHOM
THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME.
That we, Robert q. Baird, OF the City OF vii.
nington and State Of Delaware. and James O.
McComb. OF Brandywine Hundred. New Castle
County and state Of Delaware. have this day
entered into limited partnership for the
ps q ensng uS a. se qs m so d
other feathers, and all thllsgs thereunta be-
longing or appertatning, under and BY virtue
OF the laws Of the state Of Delaware, upon The
terms hereinafter set forth.
The said partnership Is to be conducted
under the partnership name OF Charles Baird
and Company. and the general object OF the
ness OF fmanufscturiug and dealing In morocco
and other feathers and all things thereunto
belonging or appeFtaining
are as follows: The general partner OF the
said firm Is Rob rt s. Baird, living In the
City of Wilmington, New Castle County and
state q psa%afe eng 81 me spes,al ndd Raranes
New Castle County, and state Of Delaware.
That the said James q. McComb, the special
partner, has contributed the SUM OF Twenty
Thousand Dollars to the common stock Of the
said partnership.
That the said partnership Is TO commence on
the first day of Decemb Der. A. d, one thousand
thirtieth day Of November, A. D., one thous-
and nine hundred and two.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have here.
VIII Wilmineton and State Of Delaware. this
Twenty seventh day OF November, A. D., Que
thousand nine hundred and one.
ROBEBT g. BAIRD, {Seai.l
JAMES G. MCcOMB, (Seal)
Signed, Sealed and Dellv red
in the presence Of
Gro. 81. HOLLIS.
STATE OF DELAwAHE.
New q tie County,
BE 1T REMEMHEREis That on this
Twenty-seventh day Of November, A. d., one
thousand nine hundred and one, personally
o. = ny..naf T~~rrA ~
the Peace for New Castle Coungy and State Of
Eeiaware, Robert y. Baird, and James @. Nc
Comb. parties TO the foregoing Certificate.
known to me personally to b. such. and sever
ally acknowledged that they signed and
sealed the said Certificate for the purpose
therein set forth, and that the same Is their
and each oftheir act and deed.
GIVEN under my hand and seal the day
GEO. Il. HOLLIS, (seai.l
nov.30 6t Justice OF the Peace.
Middletown transcript., 1901-11-30
DEL. NoyEHBER %, 1901
An sEEvrr comMlssronERL LEVY COURT

= -
EUery EUening admits that poli-
tical advantage was the main
spring in the adoption OF the
present system of county gov
ernment, but claims that ''re-
form was also intended. At
the time of the passage OF the
act in 1891, the administration
OF the Levy Court was honest,
although there may have been
some extravaganza in small mat
ters. The principal idea of the
reformers was to reduce the
cost Of the collection and expen-
diture of the county taxes. But,
as has too often happened in the
past, when the measure was in
troduced in the General Assem-
bly,, "reformers of the Dickey-
Neary brand secured control OF
it, and then began trades and
deals. AS at first drafted, the
County Comptroller had almost
unlimited power and it required
the vote of four of the five COM
missioners to- pass a bill over his
veto. This did not suit the fre-
formers" and they changed it SO
that the same majority that orr
ginally passed the bill could over
ride the veto. This little change
emasculated the act, and renders
the County Comptroller's Office
practically useless. For we
have seen that even. under the
fierce light of public opinion,
the combine" does not hesitate
to pass any and al bills vetoed
by that officer. Other changes
were made, notably in the Couny
Treasurer's Office. There is no
reason why one man should not
collect all the taxes for thecounty,
and the whole expense should
not exceed 81, 500, while at pre-
sent the expense is fully $50, 900.
We are pleased that Every Eve-
ming can see some good in the
proposal to have a Levy Court
with eleven members, and to-
abolish the Road Commissioners.
This matter was under consider
alton, when the present Seven
Commissioner Act was passed.
Unfortunately the Senatorial sit
uation had developed to such a
point, that other matters were
weighed in its balance Two
members from this County, Sena-
tor Ellison and Representative
Clark, alone favored the Eleven
Commissioner Bill, but the others
were opposed to them and they
- q to the will of the majority.
sAe this matter
pe, and be-
hight and will pre-
Middletown transcript., 1901-11-30
Mems Winter Overcoats

Also on SALE Think of it. Talk of it.
Tell your friends of it. For never before
was there such an opportunity, and
never will there be one like it. 1t will
pay you well to come hundred miles to
Share in this gigantic bargain. People
who appreciate the value of money can
not afford to let the chance go by.
Mems and Young Mems heavy lined
Canada Gray, double stitched winter
overcoats, honestly made will give good
satisfaction. Actually worth mo 90
$780, Our price.......,............ SO.S0I
Mems and Young Mems extra heavy
Winter Overcoats and listers, durable
and stylish, sewed with strong linen and
silk thread-colors blue and black Plain
Beavers, guaranteed value $500 mk ~
Our prlce.......,................ PC'VO
Mems and Young Mems elegant soft
Kersey Overcoats, in dark brown, indigo
blue and black, made up handsomely, all
double stitched Positively fast colors
Strong Italian sleeve lining and with
good wide piping. Manufac- mo
tured to sell for $40. Our price PO.
Middletown transcript., 1901-11-30
Our ITEMS Pants
Department.


You cannot afford to miss the oppor-
tunity of visiting our pants department,
as we certainly show tile finest line Of
tryusers in the country.
Mems first class working pants Sc,
worth 81. Mems pants, worth $3.50,
CSC.
Hundreds Of pants to select from at
$l.4S, SITS and $I.9S.
These pants are made from Union
Cashmeres and Worsteds, and it is be-
yond question that they are at so cents
on the $l.00
Beautiful worried trousers, warranted
all wool, and hundreds to select from at
81 40, $2.98, $3.50, worth from $500 to
800 per pair
Knee Pants, 19c., s5c., 45c and 5Sc.
Children's Refers, the finest and best
line in the country, from CSC. up to
$2.98.
chiIdren's Clothing.
Child's yestee Suits, 9Sc.
All-wool yestee Suits, nicely trimmed,
S125.
Boys double breasted Suits. sizes 8 to
Is. 98c..
Boys all-wool double breasted Suits,
8 to - years, $l.3S.
Boys very fine all wool Suits, sizes to
Is, si.9s.
ChiId's Reefer Top Coats, ages to 8,
81, 40.
Child's Ulster, with large collar, s1.9s
We have very large line of Boys and
Children's Suits which would pay any
mother to examine while our assortment
is large.
Middletown transcript., 1901-11-30
Furnishings.

Regular 10c. Mems Socks. SC
Regular 25c. Mems Suspenders........ 12c
Good Working Shirts. rts..................... 19c
The best Working Shirts ............. SOC
Good Heavy Underwear................ 25c
Very fine Underwear SIC
All shapes Silk Neckwear 19c
Fine line of Silk Neckwear, 10 and 25c
Newest shaped Cuff Buttons. s............ 12c
A big line of Scarf Pins.............. 19c
Mems Overalls, all colors...........,... 39c
Mems Frocks to match ................. 39c
Gloves and Mits of all kinds. from
19c. to $1.50 pair.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-29
CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS
There Will Be at Least Fifteen
Executives at the Trans
Mississippi Congress.

Aside from United States Sena-
tors and Mem bers of Congress,
there will be present at the twelfth
Annual Session of the Trans Mis-
sissippi Commercial Congress
which meets in Cripple Creek,
Colorado, July 1919 inclusive, tif-
teen Governors of the states and
territories. They will gather for
the discussion of public questions
affecting their own states, and the
result of the question upon the
floor of the Congress formulated
into resolutions and subsequently
into bills will be octed upon by
the National Congress at its ses-
sion next winter. The matters to
to be considered at this Congress
comprehend many great questions,
including Governmental Depart
ment of Mines, Rivers. Waterways
and Harbors, Nicaragua Canal,
Semi-arid Regions, Pacific Ca able,
Merchant Marine, St. Louis
Worlds Fair in 1903. Trade with
the Orient, Consular Service, State
hood Railroad Transportation, Pre-
servation of Forests, Beet Root
Sugar, Rice Cultivation along the
Gulf Coast, Trade with Mexico,
Export and Imports through Gull
and Pacific Ports. Encouragement
of Home Manufactures, Good
Roads and Drainage, Oil Fields
Irrigation, Relation of Live Stock
Interests to the forest Reserves
Governmental Department of Com
merce and Industries, and United
States Postal Service. That the
discussion will result in great good
to the western country goes with
out saying, as in former years the
work of the Trans Mississippi
Commercial Congress has had
great influence upon matters of
legislation affecting the states and
territories west of the Mississippi
river,
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-29
Notice of Public Sale.

Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of an order issued by the
police magistrate of the city of
Florence |, James E. Warner,
poundmaster, will offer at public
auction and sell to the highest
bidder, on Monday, July s, at
O'Clock p. m, at Bank corner a
year old horse colt, white face,
branded ID cross. bar on left shout
der, in good condition to satisfy
the costs of suit and fine imposed
against the unknown owner for
violation of ordinance concerning
stock running at large
JAS. h WARNER.
Poundmaster
Florence, June 30 1901. 3.9
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-29
IRRIGATION MEANS P0PU-
LATION.

The steady, persistent demand
for government aid to make pos
sible the extension of irrigating
systems in the arid West is yearly
becoming more and more univer-
sal 1t is not subterfuge of poll
tics, but real economic necessity
Nothing is more clearly brought
out in the figures of the population
of the various states, which the
Census Bureau has just published,
than the disparity in numbers of
the population of the eastern and
western States. Some of the COM
paratively small eastern states far
outstrip their western sisters, which
have room enough and to spare for
half dozen of them Idaho, Colo
RADIO, Nevada with only one or two
persons, or in case of Idaho on y a
fraction of person, to each square
mile of territory is not a strong
showing. To be sure these states
have much land unsuited to the
life of large populations, but there
are millions of acres, seattle red
along the river valleys, which could
easily be made habitable and ex-
tremely productive by the intro
duction of water to the dry lands
From all sides rises the cry for ac-
tion. Nebraska has just had an
enthusiastic irrigation congress
reports come from Texas and New
Mexico of scheme to use the
waters of the Rio Grande; Colo
RADIO has an established example
of the benefits of such work; and
California owes much of her agri-
cultural prestige to the reclaiming
of her great central valley by irri-
CATION. The western states are
enthusiastic; the United States
Geological Survey is helping; and
there are sure to be beneficial re-
suits of widespread national
character
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-29
Knight Templar Trip to Louisville,

Two hundred Colorado Knights
remplar will attend the Grand
Encampment at Louisville, in
August.
They will leave Denver at 2:20
p. IN, Friday, August %, on spe-
cial train via. the Burlington
Route to ST. Louis, thence to
Louisville over the b q O. S w
railroad,
Stop-overs will be made at ST
Joseph 1.-TWO hours, Kansas City
eight hours and ST. Louis
twelve hours)
In all three cities the men from
the mountains will show the ma
tives "how to do il"
Louisville will be reached at 1870
a, m, Monday, August 26,
Accommodations have been Sc
cured at 3l7, Broadway. Enter
tainment headquarters will be at
Gault house, Louisville's swellest
hotel, where the hospitality of the
Colorado Sir Knights will be dis
pensed with lavish hand
The round trip rate, which is
open to the public, from Denver
to Louisville, will be S34 so
Correspondingly reduced rates
will be in effect from all other
Colorado points Sleeping car
rate. Denver to Louisville, ST
An effort is being made to Sc
cure reduced rates from Louisville
to Buffalo. This will enable per-
sons who attend the encampment
to visit the great Pan-American
exposition before they return
home.
Berths on the KniIhts Temlar
special should be reserved at once
This can be done at any ticket of
flee in Colorado. or by communi-
eating with q w Vallery, general
agent Burlington Route, Denver,
Colorado. Stiff
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-29
Concerning The Weather.

After all, heat seems to be only
relative, like most things, The
soldiers returning from the Philip
pines, who passed through Pueblo
yesterday and complained of the
cold, were either most exquisite
wits or provideutial teachers of a
great lesson. 1t would require the
entire American armyin the Philip
pines to make any impression upon
our firm conviction that this is hot
WEATHER: and yet there is some
satisfaction in knowing that there
are places in the world where 80
degrees in the shade would be con
sidered cold wave. Most people
are so constituted that they can
extract consolation from the rehec.
ton that somebody is worse off
than they are This is good weather
to take down certain volumes of
Kipling and read his stores of
tragedies and comedies in the heat
of India. Besides, as one of our
watchful contemporaries says, the
heat is good for the melons aud
the cora Pueblo Star journal
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-29

For some reason or other there
seems to be wide breech spring
ing up between the local Clerks
union and the Merchants associ-
alton. We are Inclined to believe
that the very first difficulty arose
over the question of closing on
holidays, and now the same ques-
ton is up again and seems to have
opened the old sore. The TRIBUNE
would suggest in the interest of
future pence, that the question OF
holiday closing be settled now
once and for all 1t ought to be
possible for conference committees
from the two organizations to get
together and agree on holiday
hours during the life of the two
associations
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-29
We print calling cards.
East and Return for One Fare.

Plus 81 90 via Union Pacific
Tickets on sale daily June 20 to
September 18th Final limit
October 3lst. Rate applies to
Chicago, St. Louis, St. Paul
Duluth, Kansas City, Omaha in
termediate and many other points
See your local agent or address E
r. Griffin, general agent, Denver
Colorado S6tf