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Middletown transcript., 1901-06-22
BASE BALL
BeneaiOts VS.. Bachelors

The game of base ball played on the
local grounds last Monday afternoon be-
tween the Benedicts and Bachelors, was
witnessed by large and enthusiastic
crowd, and the spectators no doubt de-
parted feeling that they had gotten
many new ideas Of the National game
which will enable them in later years to
point back with pleasure to the "stars"
OF this very interesting game
The Bachelors lost the toss and were
the first at bat, and during their half of
tie first inning two crossed the home
plate; florist Steele being the first player
to make the circuit. The Benedicts
were not so fortunate, but managed to
get one run in their half of the first,
our new groceryman, Mr.. H. S. Beasten,
scoring OIL lorg drive to deep centre by
G. Taylor, who surprised the fans by his
heavy slugging throughout the engage
ment. The second inning was an even
break, each side scoring one run, but the
OLlllN llONCu W bC GliC 1dldl IlJnllIS
the bubbles, when through their inability
to catch, pick up, throw or judge the
ball, allowed the Bachelors to pile up IS
runs, thus giving them lead too great to
overcome.
In the fourth inning the Benedicts
changed their pitcher, R. L. Naudain,
giving away to w. McClary. This change
had the desired effect on the sluggers,
and during the next four innings he kept
the hits well scattered, and caused many
of the ''lone ones'' to fan the air.
The game was played as benefit for
the first team which has recently organ
lied, and netted the sum of S21.OO, which
was used in purchasing mask, breast
protector, gloves, etc, and the manage
ment feel highly elated over the patron
age received from our town people and
the surrounding community.
The score by innings follows:
Benedicts 4 8 0 l Oh
Bachelors 2 13 3 0 2 8 I-25
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-22
ST. GEORGES ITEMS

Mrs. Sallie Riley is visiting relatives
and friends at New Castle.
Mrs. Thomas Bird returned from Han
over, Germany, on Saturday.
Mrs. G. L. Gravatt, of near Porter's,
spent Wednesday at "Clear View"
Mrs. J. B. Vail, of McDonough, spent
Wednesday with her sister, Mrs. G.
Swain.
Miss Lou Hendrickson, of Delaware
City, visited her uncle, Mr.. H. V. Buck
son, on Sunday.
Mr.. c. NJ. Riley was an over Sunday
guest Of Mr.. Clarence Pool and family, OF
near McDonough.
Miss Lizzie Simmons isspending some
time with her friend, Miss Lizzie Lester,
near Delaware City.
Mr.. Richard Moore secured a position
in Chester, Pa, on Monday, and left
Tuesday to accept it.
On account of the rain last Saturday
the school held their picnic at the home
of Mr.. Vincent Moore.
Mr.. William Schunder, of Delaware
City, has secured position with Mr..
Fred Welsh as blacksmith.
Mr.. William Taylor, formerly of st.
Georges, now of Philadelphia, died at his
home Wednesday, June 10Th, at s O'Clock.
Misses Matte Swain and Sallie Cross
land, of Wilmington, spent Sunday with
Mr.. William Haman and family at State
Road.
Rev. Seth o. Gibbons will hold his
Children's Day service at Kirkwood to-
morrow evening. All are cordially in
vited.
Miss Matte Richardson and sister,
Marie, of Riverside, n. j., are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Carrow and family,
of near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schunder and
daughter, Miss Catharine, of Delaware
City, spent Sunday at CHERRY Villa
Farm" the home of her sister, Mrs. Fl.
w. Swain,
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-22
EARLY CLOSING

The annual effort to secure the
early closing of our stores has
been made and for the first time
is partially successful. Several
of our progressive merchants
have posted notices that they will
close at $50 P. M. In many of
the stores the clerks are required
to begin their duties about five
o'clock in the morning, and to
force them to work until nine
o'clock at night during the hot
months is almost cruelty. The
only objection urged against the
early closing movement is that
it would inconvenience the far
mer. This might be true of
certain stores during wheat
harvest, but that busy time will
he over before it is intended to
commence. It must be borne in
mind that practically every far
mer in this section sends his
team to town every day to tie
creamery, and it would be no
hardship to hay his shopping"
dona then. As matter of fact,
,,;natv-fiye per cent. of his shop
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-22
PORT PENN WAVES

Mrs. Neal Conrad was in Wilmington
on Wednesday.
Mr.. G. W. Duncan, sr., was in New
Castle Saturday.
Mr.. Henry Cleaver spent Wednesday
in Wilmington.
Mr.. Harry Bender visited Philadelphia
friends this week.
Miss Daisy Yearsley is being enter
tanned by Cecilton friends.
Mr.. Charles Collar, of Philadelphia,
visited his mother Sunday.
J. R. Conard, of Milford, is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Albert Kumpel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kumpel, of ST
Georges, spent Tuesday evening in town.
Mr.. James G. Vandegrift and Miss
Sadie Ford visited friends here Saturday
evening.
Messrs. F. B. Watkins and Daniel Cor
bit, of Odessa, were in town Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. G. w. w. Naudain and Mr.. T. E.
Hurn, of Middletown, were in town on
Tuesday.
Mrs. William Carpenter was the guest
of Mrs. Clayton Reybold in Wilmington
on Wednesday.
Miss Fannie Dilworth, Of Philadelphia,
is spending the week with her sister,
Mrs. w. H. Hall.
Mr.. Roy Tracey, Of Philadelphia, spent
few days this week with the family of
Mr.. w. H. Hall.
Rev. Charles Kershaw, graduate Of,
Carlisle College, is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kershaw.
Mrs. Mary Reynolds, of Townsend, is
spending the summer with her daughter,
Mrs James F. Moore, and family.
Miss Hannah Williams and sister, Miss
Mamie, are visiting the families of 1. w.
Conard and Z. S. Zachies this week.
Mr.. Albert Kumpel, our enterprising
merchant, has been awarded the contract
to supply the United States Quarantine
Station at Reedy Island, with meats and
groceries for one year. Mr.. Kumpel is
one Of our energetic young merchants,
and his new contract will doubtless be
handled in manner that will be highly
satisfactory to both the government and
himself
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-22
A HIGH TAX RATE

On Tuesday last the Levy
Court Of New Castle County in
timated that it would be neces-
sary to increase the tax rate this
year. Every close observer of
county affairs has known for
Months that this was bound to
occur, but it has just dawned
upon the controlling power of
the Levy Court that it is not pos
sible to go on spending more
money than it was collecting.
Blame is laid upon the old court
but while this is partly true it is
not the whole truth. The pre-
sent body knew when the mem
bers assumed Office on the first
of January that it was face to
face with a deficit. If the mem
bers did not know this, they
are unfit for the responsible
position to which they were
elected. Knowing it, they should
have proceeded to retrench and
economic. This they have not
done, but have gone on in the
lines laid out by the old body and
have now landed where the old
body would have landed. When
the tax rate was made last year
it was known to be insufficient,
and appropriations were made
which it was known would large
ly exceed the actual receipts
from taxes, yet, in spite Of this,
at least $4,000 has been ex-
pended for which no appropria-
ton was made or contemplated.
Such financiering is calcu lated to
bring on bankruptcy. r.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-22
MY MARYLAND

Capt. Andrew Woodall sold 100 head
of cattle to Pennsylvania stockbuyers
last week.
Ex-Governor Z. E. Jackson has pur-
chased residence property in Baltimore
city at the cost OF $4,000.
A. N. Oldham, of Leslie, has been un-
able to locate the horse and buggy re-
Gently stolen from his stable.
Judge Frederick Stump, who has been
i'll at his home near Perryville, for several
months past, is now slowly recovering.
A rumor is current that DIR. Reid, pre-
sident of Washington College will not re-
turn to that institution next year. 1t is
also stated tnat there will be other
changes in the faculty.
The commencement exercises of the
Tome Institute will be held in the Tome
Memorial NJ. E. Church, Port Deposit,
on Tuesday next, June 25th. There are
twenty-five graduates.
The following changes in the salaries
of Maryland postmasters have just been
made by the department: Berlin, from
$1,000 to $500; Denton, from $1,000 to
S14O0; Ellicott City, from $500 to $1,000;
Havre de Grace, from $500 to $1,000;
Rising Sun, from $110O to $1200; Cam
bridge, from $500 to $1,000; Easton, from
$1,000 to $4,000; Emmitsburg, from $1,000
to $11OO; Port Deposit, from $140O to
$1,000; Westminster from $4,000 to $2300.
Chestertown remains the same as last
year, $1,000. Easton has been raised from
a third class to a second-class office.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-22
EARLEvILLE NOTES

Harvest will be here about the 23d.
Mr.. Robert Duhamell was in Middle
town on Wednesday.
Mrs John Rowan entertained her pal
ents one day last week
Master Neasey Taylor spent Wednes-
day afternoon at Frederiektown.
Mrs. Sallie Pennington seems to be
something stronger at this writing.
Mrs. Mary Knight, Of near town, is EN-
tertaining Eer sister, Mrs. Kanely, OF
Philadelphia.
Rev. G. w. Townsend and wife paid a
short call at Mr. John Benson's on Tues.
day afternoon.
The funeral OF Mrs. Alice Robinson
was one of the largest in this neighbor.
hood for sometime.
The Literary Society meets this Wed.
nesday evening at Mrs. Jennie Woolley.
hans, near Cecilton.
Misses Rena Richards and Elsie Spear,
with Messrs William Rowan, Jr., and
Ollie Clark, enjoyed themselves at the
picnic given by the teacher at Cayot's
Corner last week.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-22
THE COLLECTORS RETURNS

The collectors under the tax law of
1897 should have filed with the clerk Of
the peace by the first Tuesday of this
month a statement of all persons who
have paid taxes and all persons who
have not paid taxes for the current year
Such returns must be opened for FIVE
days to examination by taxables, after
which the Levy Court shall pass upon
them to decide which items are errors
and Which should be collected. The fol-
lowing tax collectors have made their re-
turns: Francis D. Baldwin, Mill Creek
hundred; Richard T. Cam, Jr., Red
Lion, W. E. Husbands, Brandywine:
George Mcintyre, Chris tiana; John w.
Morrison, White Clay Creek; George G.
Rothwell, Blackbird; I. G. Scott, St.
Georges
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-22
Question Answered

Yes, August Flower still has the largest
sale of any medicine in the civilized world.
Your mothers and grandmothers' never
thought of using anything else for Indi-
gestion or Biliousness. Doctors were
scarce, and they seldom heard of Appen-
dicitis, Nervous Prostration or Heart Fail
ure, etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fermenta-
ton of undigested food, regulate the ac-
ton of the liver, stimulate the nervous
and organic action of the system, and that
is all they took when feeling dull and bad
with headaches and other aches. You
only need few doses of Green's August
Flower, in liquid form, to make you sat-
isfed there is nothing serious the matter
with you. Get Green's Prize Almanac
For sale by J. S. & w. Lattomus, Town
send, Del
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TOWNSEND NEWS BUDGET

Miss Alma Jones, Of Smyrna, visited
here on Saturday.
Miss Pearla Shockley is visiting her
many friends here.
Miss Hattie Carpenter is visiting Miss
Ethelwyn J. Maloney.
Edward Kenney, Of Berwyn, Pa, vis-
tied here on Monday.
Miss Gunkel, Of Norwood, Pa, visited
here on Wednesday.
Mrs. Whitehouse, Of Wilmington, is
visiting Mrs. W. H. Money.
Mrs. Joshua Haymen has returned
from visit to friends at Wilmington.
Miss Katie Ratledge is visiting her
many friends at Wayne Junction, Pa.
Miss Ethelwyn J. Maloney has re.
turned from a pleasant visit among her
many friends at Newark.
Mr.. John D. Stradley is located at
Clayton where he is experimenting the
work of asserting berry crates for the
railroad company.
Mr.. George Hall is doing rushing
business since he located here a few
months ago. He is carriage painter and
his artistic work in ornamenting the var
ious kinds of vehicles has attracted fav-
orable comment in all parts of our Sec
ton. All of the local residents consider
him quite an adept i'll this particular
line. We wish him very much success
in the future.
Two young ladies of this place partici-
pated in remarkably odd scene on our
streets few nights ago. They procured
a young mans team early in the evening
and kept driving through our principal
streets until late hour. They frequently
yelled to those whom they CHANGED to
see as they passed the many pedestrians
during the evening, and their hilarity
caused much unfavorable comment among
our citizens. Girls, it was wrong, very
wrong luueeu.
The work Of the contractors at Noxen-
town bridge will probably be finished by
July 10Th. The archway is nearly half
completed, and evokes much praise from
all who see it from day to day. Mr..
Baughman the contractor is very popu-
lar man here, and he evidently under
stands this line of work to most COM
plete degree. All Of the local residents
are doubtless much pleased to have him
remain here, and by his personality he
gains friends daily. He assures our IRE
porter" that he is much pleased with
Townsend, and is. always glad to meet
our people.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-22
BENEDICTs VS.. BACHELORS

The Batchys and the Bennys
Went out to play game,
With mistakes and fumbles many,
1t was altogether tame.
There was the Undertaken Jake
Who played in left field,
For fumbles he did take the cake,
The bat he could not WELD.
Then comes old fat Harry D.,
Who thought he could play ball,
Such sprinting you never did see,
He could not run at all.
They put him in for short step,
And short he was of course,
For every time he went kerfop
And shook the earth perforce.
He should have had door
With which to stop the ball,
As through the air lie tore
Only to stumble and fall.
Then there was the Florist Steele,
A tall and awkward guy,
Who thought he knew deal,
But let the balls go by.
The ball it banged him on the ear,
Oh! how it made him grin;
1t almost finished his career,
1t certainly was sin.
Next the Insurance man F. Cats,
Quite large about the waist,
With his hands spread out like mats
As after the ball he chased.
Then next was handsome Bert,
With his bright and winning smile,
With all the girls he tried to firt
In his most graceful style.
Old Foulky could not play at all,
Yet thought he was immense,
His eye was never on the ball
1t was always over the fence.
And DIR. R. was in the game
In his black alpaca coat,
But he played ball just the same
AS he neatly lined them out.
Then DIR. L. from another town
Who posed as an Adonis,
But at third base he went down,
Thus ending his gallant prowess.
There was Frank G. who pitched the bal
With his long and shuffling gait,
He could not curve the ball at all
Nor put them over the plate.
There are others, but leave them to theil
fate
rhe game is slow, It's getting late,
am going home, l want no more,
do not care to see the score.
BENEDICT.
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WE notice that the Town CoLn-
Gil is improving the condition of
the bitches on North Broad street
and have been putting in new
crossings. Also that several
property owners have been noti-
fed to repair defective sidewalks.
We hope while the notices are
being served, that the serious
condition of the sidewalks on
East Lake street will not be for
gotten or overlooked. We have
twice before called attention to
this matter.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-22
FOR EARLY CLOSING

EDITOR OF THE TRANSCRIPT In your
valuable paper of last week noticed an
article in regards to closing the stores at
six o'clock through the summer months.
This week The New Era says it would
drive the farmer away from our town
with his dollars. l would think from
five A. NJ, until six P. NJ, the farmer
would have ample time to do his dealing.
You can look in our streets any time
from six o'clock until ten and eleven A.
NJ, and you will see our farmers here
and there transacting their business, and
as a rule go home and let their families
come to town in the afternoon. Now
were l a farmer, think between me in
town in the morning and my family in
the afternoon, I could manage to spend
all my dollars. So don't blame the
farmer, for it's our own town people that
come to do their dealing after six O'Clock.
l don't think the Lord intended man to
work more than half of the time, so let
us have an early closing, and I am sure
the merchants will have just as many
dollars as ever. READER.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-22
As Seen by Others

AS Seen by others
$21.00 Good
Gates famed the air.
Did you see the game?
DR.. Richie hit them hard.
Jolls looked sleepy in right.
Steel is stone wall Oh first.
D. Holten caught good game.
Clayton lost his speed in the fourth.
Massey was favorite with the ladies.
DR.. Lewis is at home on the diamond.
Bennett made great throw from left
Foulke's kid gloves were slightly soiled.
Taylor has good eye, and hits them
hard.
The bubbles had a case of rattles in the
third.
DeValinger knocked a ball over the
fence.
Beasten made a grandstand catch at
second.
Steele was hit on the ear while taking
nap at first.
Undertaken Emerson took them on the
bounce in left.
Weber seemed to be excited and had to
be dragged on the field.
The third inning was a hard one on
pitcher R. L. Naudain. His support was
ragged.
The Benedicts have recognized and
promise to redeem themselves on the
Fourth.
DeValinger turned a somersault in the
sixth, but promi es to have spikes on his
shoes for the next engagement.
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Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ea.e, powder. 1t cures
painful, smarting, nervous feet and in
growing nails, and instantly takes the
sting out of corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight or new
shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain cure for
sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching
feet. Try it to-day. Sold by all drug
gists and shoe stores. BY mail for 25c.
in stamps. Trial package FREE. Adj
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-22
To Mothers in This Town

Children who are delicate, feverish and
cross will get immediate relief from
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for chill
dren. They cleanse the stomach, act on
the liver, making sickly child strong
and healthy. A certain cure for worms.
Sold by all druggists, 25c. Sample FREE
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-22

ping is done at that time, or on
the afternoon visit of his wife.
His evening purchase is usually
limited to cigar.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-22
G.. RI. MESSICK,
A rchitect and Builder,
Midd1atoxxra Delaware

Building all wanted handle
everything that building kind of work
that with would like
beautiful dwellings, call opposite the NJ E.
Church. where will be glad and talk You will find
able charges, and only that work
do well. 8june-1y.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-26
Women and Jewels.

Jewels, candy, flowers, man-that
is the order of a woman preferences.
Jewels form a magnet Of mighty
power to the average woman. Even
that greatest of all jewels, health, is
sacrificed in the strenuous efforts to
make or save the money To purchase
them If a woman would risk her
health to get coveted gem, then let
her fortify herself against the insid-
ious consequences Of coughs, colds
aud bronchial affections by the regu-
lar use Of Dr.. Boscuce's. German
Syrup. 1t will promptly arrest con-
sumption in its early stages and heal
the affected lungs aud bronchial
tubes and drive the dread disease
from the system. 1t not "A cure-alb
but it is certain cure for coughs,
colds and all bronchial troubles You
can get DR.. G. G. Green's reliable
remedies at all druggists. Get
Green's Special Almanac.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-26

At the meeting of the State Grange
Of Farmers at Eau Claire last week,
an even dozen of resolutions were
passed covering all the important de-
mands of the country in legislation
free delivery of mails; postal savings
banks; the election of u. S. senators
by popular vote: control Of trusts by an
amendment to the constitution Civ
ing such power to Congress; pass
Senate bill No 1889 charging powers
of interstate commerce commission:
regulate the use of shoddy; more
pure food laws; extend the markets
foragricultural products equally with
manufactured articles; construct the
Nicaragua canal; construct ship
canal connecting the Gulf with the
Lakes; protect the dairy interests by
passing the oleomargarlne bill.
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(Flrst publication, Dee. II, 1901 }
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

GTATE or WISCONSIN, County Court fo
y Pierce County.
In the matter of the estate ofLucy De Eft,
Blood. deceased In Probate.
Notice is hereby 81 zen that letters of admin
iStration on the estate OF Lucy De Elite Blood
deceased, late Of the city of River Falls in sale
county, having issued to ID. ID. Proctor, OF the
city OF River Falls in said county, the claims
and demands of all persons against said Lucy
De Elite Blood, deceased, viii be examined
and adjusted by the County Court OF said
Pierce county, at the regular term thereof, K
be held at the County Court room, in the vii
lage of Ellsworth in said county, on the first
Tuesday, being the 2ud day Of September, A
ID. 1902, and that until and including the frs
day of September, A. D. 1902. is the time al
lowed and limited by said County Court fol
creditors of said Lucy De Rite Blood deceased
to present their claims for examination and
allowance.
Dated Dec 9Th, a. ID. 1901.
By order of the Court,
ALLEN z. WELD, County Judge.
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A GOOD Connh Medlclne.

(From the Gazette, Toowoonba, Australia
/ fluid Chamberlain Cough Remedy
an excellent medicine. | have been
suffering from severe cough for the
last two months, and it has effected a
cure, | have great pleasure ia recon-
meuding it.-W. c. WoCKNER. This
is the opinion Of one of our oldest and
most respected residents, and has
been voluntarily given in good faith
that Others may try the remedy and
be benefited, as was Mr.. Wockner.
This remedy is sold by R. S. Free
man s. Son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-26

II the fellow who discovered that
great hole in the ground out in Mon
tana will arrange to stuff it full Of
condensed air, Of which there is now a
supernuity, saturated with the con
centrated extract of cold AZ about 40
degrees below zero and a hundred be
low what is Of any use, he can make a.
bonanza fortune. Canned in this con
dition, he can sell it out next sum
mer when it is in demand and when
it will be Of great value.
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First publication, Dec. u, 1901
hlTlCE 10 CREDITnRS.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN, County Court fol
y Pierce County
In the matter of the will OF Sidney Porch, de
ceased. In Probate.
Notice Is hereby given that letters of admin
iStration with the will annexed on the estate
of Sidney Porch, deceased late OF the city OF
River Fails in Saidc 0unty, having issued to r. M
White, Of the city of River Falls in said county
the claims and demands all persons against
said Sidney Porch, deceased, will be examined
and adjusted by the County Court OF Pierce
county, at the regular term thereof, to be held
at the County Court room, in the village of Ellis
worth In said county, on the first Tuesday
being the 2nd day of September, A. d. 1902
and that until and including the first day OF
September A D.. 1902, is the time allowed aud
limited by said County Court for creditors OF
said Sidney Porch, deceased to present their
claims for examination and allowance,
Dated Dec 4th, A. ID. 1901.
BY order of the Court,
ALLEN p. WELD, County Judge.
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Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a 5o-cent
bottle Of Greenes Warranted Syrup
Of Tar if it fails to cure your cough or
cold We also guarantee a 25-cent
bottle to prove satisfactory or money
refunded. G. r. TAGGART.