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The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28

Arthur Libby Of Piusfeld Cyr Brothers
will commence OF the foundation at once.
F
Elders Pennell and Pepdleton will hold
an all-day religious service at the Slab
City school house in Canaan on the first
Sabbath in September.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
COrnVille.

Miss Nellie Amazene left, Tuesday, on
the afternoon train to visit friends in
Waterville. 1t will be remembered she
has been sick with rheumatic fever for a
year which has left her in crippled con-
dition. 1t is hoped she may soon gain
her former health.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
No. COrnviile.

Ernest Tufts, William and Elmer
Trask went to Bangor on Tuesday to at
tend the fair.
DR.. Gardner and wife are attending
camp meeting at Waterville, this week.
There was quite heavy thunder
shower, tuesday, accompanied by hail.
Mr.. Weymouth and wife of ST. Albans
have been visiting at her sisters, Mrs
Ellen Paine.
Lester Libby is hauling lumber to Skow-
hegan, for c. c. Kinsman.
Almon Whittier sent from Skowhegan,
Monday, the largest hog in this section.
Among the summer boarders at Isaac
Freeman's are Mr.. J Johnson and Mrs
Vesta G. Miller of Boston, Mass.
There has been almost year now o.
rainy, cold weather il seems as though
we should get some nice fine weather this
fall as it needs it to mature the corn ano
other crops.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
PRIED OPEN DOOR
HOSPITAL FOR C0NsUMPTIvEs

DIR. ]. J. Black, the welI-known New
Castle physician, is in favor of the estab.
lishment by the State of sanitarium for
the treatment of consumptives. He has
just written a pamphlet on "Consump-
tives in Delaware" in which he states
that there are at least 5000 persons in
Delaware suffering with tuberculosis in
lighter or graver form. He says that the
disease is undoubtedly durable, and urges
that the State Immediately provide such
sanitarium. He says:
- AS to the location of the sanitaTium-
the southern slope of Iron Hill would be,
an ideal site. 1t is among the highest
points in the State, about $40 feet above
tide water, and in every way desirable.
1t should be possible to acquire land
there, say one hundred to two hundred
acres, at reasonable rate, and placing
the buildings at reasonable distance
from the top, well wooded, would give
windbreak sufficient to make the sur
roundings all to be wished for in san
itarium. If the State will purchase the
site and appropriate $25, 200 the first year
I believe the buildings can be built, and
the undertaking be fairly launched to
run to January 1st, 1904. An appropria.
ton of $12, 900 more would carry it up to
the time of the next Legislature, Janu.
ary, 1906"
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
INTERESTED IN GOOD ROADS

Announcement that those who are in
terested in good roads are to hold meet
ing at Delaware College on December 1st,
has started considerable discussion of the
subject. There is general feeling that
the State ought to take hold of the mat
ter and as a first move construct good
stone road from one end of the State to
the other.
1t is argued that after this State Road
was built it would be an easy matter to
construct branch roads leading off the
main road and in the course of few years
the entire road system would be first
class.
Trustees of the New Castle County
workhouse are of the opinion that they
will be able to furnish stone as cheaply
as any other quarry for road purposes and
if the stone is purchased the state will
not only improve the roads but will also
assist the workhouse in becoming self-sup-
porting. There would therefore be a
double benefit.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
PERsoNALLY-CoNDUCTED TOURS

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announces the following Personally-Con'
Quoted Tours for the season of 1902
19O3:-
CalJornia.-Two tours: No. will leave
New York, Philadelphia, Harrisburg
and Pittsburg January 20; No. 2 will leave
February 10, and will include the Mardi
Gras at New Orleans.
FEoridd.-Three tours to Jacksonville
will leave New York and Philadelphia
February and II, and March 8. The
first two of these admit of a sojourn o.
two weeks in the "Flowery State" Tick
cts for the third tour will be good to re.
turn by regular trains until May 81, 1908.
Tickets for the above tours will be sold
from principal points on the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad. For detailed itineraries,
giving rates and full information, address
Thos. E. Watt, Passenger Agent Western
District, Pittsburg; E. Yungman, Pas
senger Agent Baltimore District, Balti-
more; G. Studds, Passenger Agent South
eastern District, Washington; or Geo. W.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Philadelphia.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
OIL IN KENT COUNTY

As result of investigations made by
experts, boring for oil will soon begin
in Kent County.
Some years ago, when new gates were
being put in at Moore's mill, three miles
from Dover, the workmen struck vein
of oil which colored the water in the
large millponds for a considerable dis
tance. Recently more Indications of oil
were found and experts were employed
to inspect land in this vicinity. The
places selected for making tests were the
farm of Henry Dagger, adjoining the
Moore premises, and the old brick yard
neal. .Moore's mill.
The result of the preliminary investi-
cations is such that an oil company, to
be composed of prominent citizens of
Dover and Philadelphia, is being formed,
and boring for oil will begin immedi-
ately after the necessary machinery has
been shipped here.-Er.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
SONS OF DELAWARE

The Sons Of Delaware, of Philadelphia,
will celebrate the eleventh anniversary
of the society by banquet at the Hotel
Walton, Philadelphia, on Monday even
ing, December Sth, at o'clock.
The following toasts have been as
signed: ''The State of Delaware" the
Hon. John Hum, Governor of Delaware.
Constitutional Liberty" the Hon. G.
Harry Davis, Judge, Court Common
Pleas of Philadelphia; Delaware in
War;" General James H. Wilson, of Will.
mington; Delaware in Peace" the Hon
John Bassett Moore, Columbia Univer.
sity, New York, president of the Della
ware Society of New York; "Religioua
Liberty" the Rev. Joseph Brown Turner,
D. D., of Dover; Fraternity" William
s. Hilles, of Wilmington; ''The Hare and
the Tortoise, " the Hon. L. Irving Handy,
of Newark.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
ROBBERS AT
TOWNSEND
Burglars Blow Open the POST
office Safe and Get
Over 5000
STOLE TOOLS TO OPEN DOOR

Burglars blew open the safe in the post
office ataTownsend early Sunday morn
ing, and escaped with its contents, con-
slsting of postage stamps, a box of valu-
able papers belonging to the postmaster,
and about S25 in money. The safe was
totally wrecked, and the heavy door was
blown across the room. Other portions
OF the safe knocked two big holes in the
ceiling, and the windows of the Office
were blown out. 1t is supposed that
the robbery was committed about 8
O'Clock, as that hour is given as being
the time when William Scott, who lives
nearby was aroused from sleep by the ex-
plosion, but thinking that the noise was
not an unusual one, did not attempt
making an Investigation. W. Harnan
Reynolds, who is also nearby resident,
heard the noise of the explosion, and he
likewise failed to investigate, thinking
that nothing unusual had occurred.
Postmaster Lattomus did not know of
the robbery, until he arose and went
down to breakfast, about o'clock, on
Sunday. On being informed of the rob-
berry he rushed to his office, which was
found to,be wrecked from one end to the
other. The explosion tore holes in the
office in various places, and parts of the
safe were found scattered all over the
place.
PRIED OPEN DOOR
The robbers gained entrance to the
building by prying open front door
with steel bar, which they had stolen
from the tool house of Foreman James G.
Wilson, but few minutes before, as is
generally supposed, the tool-house of
MIR. Wilson having been entered and sew
eral tools carried off ON Saturday night or
early Sunday morning All the tools
missed by Mr.. Wilson were found where
the safe-crackers had been at work in
the small room, which has been used as
an asserting room by the rural mail car
riers
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
HEADQUARTERS for HOLIDAY GOODS.
SterIinu Silver

Spoons, Forks, Knives, &C., Berry
Sets, Oyster Forks, Bullion Spoons,
Cream Spoons, &c. We have big as
sortment of ''Gorhams," Silver.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
SPECIAL ELECTION

Governor John HUM last week gave
out information that he will call spec
ial election for Representative in the
General Assembly from the ninth dis
trict of Kent County where the votes on
Tuesday, November 4th, tailed tie
between Solomon L. sapp, Democrat,
and James w. Powell, Union Republi-
can,
Under the law governing special elec-
tions, it is enacted the governor must
order special registration to be held on
two. successive Saturdays in the various
registration places in the district.
The qualified voters will not be COM
PEELED again to register, but the new
registration will allow all those who
have since become eligible to register
either by age or length of residence in
the district to qualify.
The election could not under this plan
be held at an earlier date than Tuesday,
December 10th, allowing the registration
officers about ten days to prepare.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
TROLLEYS FOR
SUSSEX COUNTY
Lewes Grants the Right of Way
MAY BE BUILT IN THE SPRING

LEwEs, Nov. 27th.-The outlook for
building the Su sex County trolley that
has been talked of for some years, is
Frightening and the indications are now
That it will be built this spring. A COM
pany backed by some New York moneyed
men has been chartered under the title
of ''The Sussex Railway and Steamship
Company" and its agents are now secur-
ing the right of way. State Senator
Wright and H. R. Hargroove, of Seaford,
who are the local representatives of the
company have been in Lewes, having
come from Milford over the proposed
route from that town and forsee but very
little difficulty as to the right of way
along that route.
The routes as projected now and from
Seaford via Georgetown, Trinity and
Midway to Rehoboth, and from Milford
via Milton, Nassau and Lewes, to Reho-
both. The company proposes to carry
freight and the route selected is situate
80 WV hAOop PdALc cCfCldI 1u1ICS away
from the present transportation facilities
and should contribute largely to the
support of the road by its freights.
The company will land its freights in
either the Philadelphia or New York
markets by means of steamers from
Lewes. That such a line will pay is
proved by simply stating that the old
Dominion Line was such thorn in the
flesh of the Pennsylvania railroad that
it was bought out and the docks at this
place demolished. The proposed com.
pany is an exact counterpart of the old
line from Lewes to New York, which was
feed by the D. NJ. & V. R. R., and the
new company has the additional adyan-
tage of transportation to Rehoboth, now
full fedged watering place; then only
small campmeeting place. The COM
missioners of Lewes have granted the
company right of way.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
PRISONERS FIRED JAIL

John Thomas, who was arrested in
Wilmington about two weeks ago and
taken to Georgetown aud committed tc
Jail, charged with robbing L. E. Wallace'a
hardware store, at Seaford, made another
unsuccessful attempt to gain his liberty
at an early hour Sunday. He and an.
other prisoner occupied a cell together,
and they set fire to the Jail by saturating
their bed with oil and setting fire to it.
The upper portion of the building was
burning fiercely when the fire was dis
covered, but Sheriff Hart and the other
prisoners extinguished the flames. The
men expected to escape during the ex.
element, but failed in their attempt.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
DELAWARE NOTES

The Sunday Breakfast Association of
Wilmington gave dinner to the poor
OF the city on Thanksgiving day.
Stanley Gerrick, charged with shooting
woman in Wilmington, while trying to
triglten friend, has been fined 500.
Frank Kitchens, of Georgetown, was
shot in mistake by fellow-gunner while
after partridges, and severely wounded.
James H. Hoffecker has sold the pro-
perty at Ninth and Broome streets, Will
mington, to Annie E. Clark for $11 ZOO.
The Peninsula Student, the official or
gan of the Wilmington Conference Acad-
emy, made its first appearance of the
school year Friday.
While William Fitzsimmons was gun
ming near Newark, Monday, his gun acci-
IDENTIFY exploded, wounding him in both
legs. He will recover.
Wilmington City Councilmen Monday
evening discussed the proposed new char
ter and later will hold conference with
the Board Of Trade Committee.
Andrew E. Sanborn has purchased the
residence of the late Levi c. Bird, on
Market street, Wilmington, and will con-
vert it into building for offices.
The Superior Court of New Castle
County opened Monday and there are
enough trials on the docket to keep the
Court busy until nearly Christmas.
The body of an unknown white man
was found floating in the Christiana River
near the railroad bridge. He wore a
lodge button containing the initials q.
N. P.
Coal has arrived at New Castle for the
first time since the latter part of April.
The dealers have secured several carloads
of pea and are supplying it in half-ton
lots at $3.50 per ton.
Wilmington police have been asked 10
look for Captain Ezekiel Russell, of the
barge George w. Boyd. The captain left
some friends to 20 aboard the boat, and
has not since been seen.
Wilmington City Council has not yet
made public its decision upon the peti
ton of the Police Commission for an in
crease in officers, but it is understood
that no increase will be granted.
Recently Miss Alice Connor, daughter
of Joshua Connor, discovered burglar
In the back yard of her fathers house,
and the plucky young woman emptie d
a revolver at the fellow as he was Jump
ing over the fence to escape.
The testing of the big guns at Fort Del
aware and Fort Mott, last week caused
great worry among the people of New
Castle, as the rumbling was mistaken for
earthquakes. Windows and dishes rat
tied and in somecases glass was broken.
The Delaware Saegerbund, of Whining
ton, has decided to take part in the con-
test of the Northeastern Saengerbund, to
be held in Baltimore in July, and will at
once begin rehearsals under the direction
of Professor G. A. Hartmann, of Phila-
delphia
As the Milford postmaster's term will
expire about the first of the year, and it
is a good paying Office, there are already
two applicants out for it, and both are
Union Republicans. One is John P. Stew
art, a shoe merchant, and the other
Frank w. Davis, of the firm of F. w.
Davis & Co., who carry on large -four
| mill.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
SLEEP FOR CHILDREN

In Sweden a committee was recently
appointed by the government for the
purpose of ascertaining how many hours
children of various ages ought to sleep
in order that they may be able to study
properly. According to the report for
warded to the minister of education
children who are years old should
sleep 12 hours; children who are years
old, IL hours; children who are years
old, 10 hours; children who are from IL
to IA years old, from 8 to 10 hours; and
those who are from IA to 21 years old,
to 10 hours. 1t further points out that
anaemia and weakness in children are
frequently due to lack Of sleep.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
viii Issue Clerical ordars

Pursuant to its usual custom, the Penn.
sylvania Railroad Company will issue
clerical orders for the year 1903 to or.
dain clergymen having regular charge ol
churches located on or near its lines.
Clergymen desiring such orders should
make individual application for same or
blanks furnished by the Company
through its Agents. Applications should
reach the General Office of the Compan,
by December 9th, SO that orders may b.
mailed December 31st to all clergymer
entitled to receive them.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
Mother eray's Sweet Powder. for Children,

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
in the Children's Home in New York,
Cure Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teeth
ing Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 3d.
600 testimonials. They nerer fail. At
all druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Ad-
dress Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29

Advertise in THE TRANscR1T.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
II Keen. tbs P..t w.-r ,,d nrv

Ask to-day for Aliens Foot Ease, pow.
der. Itcures ChilbIains, Swollen, Sweat.
ing, Sore, Aching, Damp feet. At al
druggists and shoe stores, 25c.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29

The Cuban situation is far from satis-
factory and is occasioning the President
much anxiety. The Cubans are becom-
ing over confident and are inclined to
regard themselves as entirely indepen-
dent of the markets and espionage OF the
United States. General Bliss, who has
gone to Cuba to negotiate treaty provi-
ding that while the Cuban tariff on i'm.
ports from the United States shall not be
changed, that on imports from all other
countries shall be increased 80 per cent,
and that in consideration of this change
the United States shall allow discount
OF % per cent. from the Dingley sched-
ules, on Cuban imports. reports that there
are many difficulties in the situation.
The opinion OF the President and of his
official family is that the Cubans are ex-
ceedingly unwise and ungrateful and it
has been determined to make no further
concessions but to stand by the provi-
sions of the Platt amendment to the let
ter.
~
The treaty with Columbia is not in as
promising a condition as it was a wetk
ago. At the last moment Senior ConcLa
refused to sign it without further instruc-
tions from Bogota and in the meantime
tn. advocates of the Nicaraguan route
are urging Secretary Hay to negotiate a
reaty with Nicaragua and with Costa
liiea 80 that he may submit all to the
enate next week. From Bogota, how.
ever comes the report that the Presi.
,lc. Of Colombia is most friendly to the
construction OF the canal and that be
will use every effort to further the ends
Of the United States
Evening star., 1902-05-01
APPEAL TO CONGRESS.
One More Effort to Secure Business
High School Building.

The meeting of the board of education
last night was devoted almost entirely to
the consideration of ways of securing GER
tain needed legislation at the hands Of
Congress before the close Of the present
session. Special dissatisfaction was ex-
pressed over the failure of the District
appropriation bill, as 1t was reported to the
House, to provide for the much-needed Busi-
ness High School building for which an esti-
mate of 100000 had been submitted. A
committee consisting Of Messrs. Allan Da-
Wis, principal of the Business High School;
James e. West. president of the business
High School Alumni Association. and Mr..
Paul E. Sleman, chairman OF the commit
tee Of school interest, was present at last
nights meeting of the board and made a
vigorous plea for a new Business High
School building.
The committee presented large book
containing arguments as to the Districts
need OF new business high school. to-
gether with samples Of the work done by
the pupils, letters from prominent busi-
Evening star., 1902-05-01
Young Mrs. Winthrop.

Bronson Howard's society drama,
"Young Mrs. Winthrop" in three acts, was
presented at the Carroll Insti-
tute Hall last evening, for the benefit of the
institute by a dramatic club whose mem
bers are identified with the leading dra-
matte organizations Of the CITY, Considerable
time and care were spent in selecting the
players best suited to the different parts
The performance was given under the di-
rection of Professor Charlemange Koehler
of the Georgetown University, who was for
mally associated with Booth and Barrett
and Modjeska.
The institute orchestra furnished the
music for the occasion. as 1t did also for
the dancing which followed after the per-
formance. Those in the cast were: Mrs
Ruth Winthrop, Miss Anna e. Black; Mr..
Douglas winthrop, her son, Mr.. p. T. Ford, ,
Constance Winthrop, his wife. Miss Flora
Snyder; Buxton Scott. lawyer. Mr.. Emil
r. Glass; Herbert. Mr.. J. A1onzo Cannon:
DR.. Mellbanke, Mr.. Francis j. p. Cleary;
John. footman. Mr. Frank vansant: Mrs
Dick Chetwym. lady of society. Miss
Grace Ross; Edith, sister of Constance,
Miss Carolyn Griffith.
Evening star., 1902-05-01
China Cases.


ness men relative to the inadequacy of
the present building on 1st street and
photographs of the present crowded con-
dition Of the building.
Attention was also directed to the fact
that the District bill suffered other cuts
in the public school schedule in the House
to the aggregate of 100000. In addition
to the Business High School item, the item
appropriating 100000 for the conversion of
the Henry building into normal school
building and similar appropriation for
the enlargement Of the manual training
school were also stricken from the bill.
AS a result of last nights meeting rep
resentatives of the board will appear he
fore the Senate District committee when
the District appropriation bill comes up
for consideration and use their best en-
deavors to have the three items named
incorporated in the bill.
The dates for the commencement exer-
cises Of the various schools were announced
as follows: Business High School. evening
Of June 16 at the National Theater: Colored
High School and business department of
the Colored Manual Training School. even-
ing of June IL at place not yet decided
upon; Eastern. Western and Central High
schools and Manual Training School No.
1, evening of June Is at Convention Hall.
The drill of the cadet corps of the Col
ored High and Manual Training schools
Evening star., 1902-05-01
To Contest LIQUOR Law.

The liquor dealers of Charles county. Nd.
are preparing. II Is said, to resist the en-
forcement of the new liquor law. passed
at the last session OF the Maryland legis-
lature, which icreases the license tax on
the sale Of liquor from SIS to s75. A meet
ing of the liquor men was held at La Plata,
and about half OF those engaged in the
business In Charles county were present.
when 1t was determined to test the con-
stitutionality Of the law, and steps were
taken to engage counsel to look after the
matter. Another meeting will be held this
afternoon when the plan of procedure will
be agreed upon and the test case will be
brought up In circuit court on the third
Monday in May.
Evening star., 1902-05-01

will be held at the American League base
ball park May II.
The High School Cadet Corps annual
competitive drill will be held at the Amer
ican League Park on June 3. 10 and IL.
Miss Bertha Twitchell was appointed a
temporary teacher.
An examination OF teachers for the kin
dergarten department will be held at the
Franklin building May % and "a at am.
Evening star., 1902-05-01

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shoe that finds favor with women
of affairs. Generously shaped at
the toe and close-fitting through
heel and instep. Especially easy
for tender feet. Shown in button
and lace. $500 quality d n
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