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Middletown transcript., 1902-02-01
TOWNSEND Nzws BUDGET

All Of our farmers have filled their ice
houses with five-inch ice.
Mrs. James G. Wilson hes returned
from visit among relatives at Federalf.
burg, Md.
The heavy fall of snow on Wednesday
made snow balling most enjoyable pas
time among the school children on We'd
nesday evening.
There was very pleasant surprise
party given Miss Euphemie Collins last
Friday evening at her home on Railroad
Avenue, it being her 10th birthday. Af-
ter indulging in various games the guests
repaired to the dinins4oom where ice
cream, cake and lemonade was served,
Those present were: Misses Ethelwyn
Maloney, Mary Money, Elizabeth savin,
Hettie Carpenter, Bessie Phillips, Myrtle
Townsend, Margaret Townsend, Agnes
Atwell, Margaret Weldon, Viola Watts,
Luta 0utten, Virginia Hutchison, Alice
Watts, Messrs. John Alfree, James Lee.
Martin Lea, Walter Lee, Ralph Vandyke.
Finley Scott, Wilmer Fenimore, Gilbert
Lynch, Levi Atwell, Lester Naylor and
Lee Pennington.
Middletown transcript., 1902-02-01
PORT PENN WAVES

o. J. Voshell was a Wilmington visi,
tor on Thursday.
Mrs. Emma Yearsley will remove to
Middletown on March 25th.
Mr.. William Castelow has returned
home after ten days visit in Whining
ton.
Misses Mabel Dyer and Flora Johnson
spent Thursday evening in Delaware
City.
Go to Kumpel's for the Lambertville
rubber boots, hip, $500; short, $3.50;
best on the market.
Mr. Fredus Van Hickel and wife, of
Delaware City. spent Thursday evening
with Mrs. NJ. A. Collins.
Charles Bender and wife have returned
home after pleasant visit with relatives
in Wilmington and Camden.
Rev. Harry Mitchell, of Colora, Md,
formerly pastor of the NJ. E. Church,
this town, preached very pleasing SER
mon on Tuesday evening to large con-
Messrs. Neff and Starr, of the Fenwick
Works, of Salem, N. J., will
meet farmers on Tuesday, February 4th,
between the hours of 1890 A. M. and
2.30 P. NJ, for the purpose of arranging
prices for the canning season for toma- |
toes to be used at this cannery,
Middletown transcript., 1902-02-01
ST. GEORGES ITEMS

Miss Elizabeth Riley was visitor at
"Bird's Nest' on Sunday.
MiFst Lena and Carrie Bendler were
over So iday guests of their mother.
Mr.. Herman Swain was entertained by
his sister, Mrs. Eugene Gravatt, on Sum
day.
Mrs. Edgar Carrow is entertaining
Misses Ollie Paynter and Elizabeth Riley
this week.
Miss Katie Swain spent part of last
week with her sister, Mrs. Samuel Lester,
Of near Red Lion.
Miss Sallie Cam who has been very ill
of rheumatism, at this writing is still un-
able to leave her room.
Miss Julia Paynter has returned home
after a very enjoyable visit with Rev.
and Mrs. E. H. Collins and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hamgn and
daughter, Miss Beatrice, were guests of
her parents at "Clear View on Monday.
Middletown transcript., 1902-02-01
ODESSA NOTES

Mrs. Lydia Temple was in town several
days this week.
Mr.. Hugh Rodney Sharpe was in Rid.
ley Park over Sunday.
The Misses Townsend entertained the
McDonough Whist Club Thursday even
ing.
Miss Ethel W. Brady returned home
to-day after spending sometime with
Mrs. F. B. Watkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. F. Shallcross, Jr., en-
tertained a number of friends at dinner
on Tuesday evening.
At the recital given in Middletown
Saturday, by Miss Hutchin quite num-
ber of 0dessians took part.
Mrs. Payne Greene and children, May
beth and Estelle, have taken the Van
Dyke house for two months.
The young folks are enjoying the sleigh
ing very much while the older ones are
complaining of the slippery pavement.
1t is now as it ever has BEEHIVE look
from different standpoints.
There will be quite a number of people
change their residences in Odessa the
coming spring. Mr.. ]. w. Watkins will
move into the house recently bought by
Mrs. E. T. Warner from the Cummins
estate. The post office will be moved
into the old store house of DIR. Woods,
corner Sd and Main streets, while the
present post Office will be occupied by
the Misses Fox as residence where they
have already opened a trimming store in
the room adjoining. Mr.. George of
Smyrna, will take the Enos property va
Gated by the Misses Fox.
The funeral of D. c. Walker on We'd
nesday from the home of-his grandmother
near town was largely attended notwith-
standing the very inclement weather.
His was a very sad death, cut down in
young manhood when the world looked
very bright. j. H, Emerson, ESQ.,, of
was the undertaken in
charge and the casket was one of the |
most elaborate ever seen in this locality. |
The services were conducted by Rev.
William 0. Hurst with interment in the |
NJ. E. Cemetery at Smyrna. Six of his
old schoolmates were bearers, namely, |
Fred Armstrong, Eugene Mccoy, George
Heldmyer, Joseph Roemer, Frank Rey.
nolds and Harry Knolls,
Middletown transcript., 1902-02-01
BOHEMIA MANOR ITEMS

Snow Snow Snowl
Charles Boulden, of Kent County, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Henry George.
Miss Helan Spear, of Earleville, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward o. Spear on Sun
day.
Miss. Elizabeth Lewis, of Dover, has
been spending some time with her aunt,
Mrs. Redgrave.
Mr.. Clinton Purner who recently sold
his fine farm here, is on a cunning trip
to North Carolina.
Mr.. Harry Bolton, of MiddIetown,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bolton.
On Wednesday night a great many
were out with their sleighs for royal
good time, it being the first sieighing
snow of the season.
The heavy rains of last week and the
early part of this week caused immense
washes in the roads, and is very danger
Gus at night to any but skillful drivers.
President McKinley's birthday was OBJ
served in the schools here on Wednes-
day afternoon and collection taken to
assist in the erection OF the national
monument at Canton, Ohio.
Middletown transcript., 1902-02-01
PENINSULA NOTES

A movement has been started by friends
OF Thomas S. Clark, who is confined in
the Trenton Penitentiary, toward having
oiemency extended to him. If the time
allowance for good behavior is allowed
him, iis time will expire July 5th, of
this year.
The Kent County Bar Association has
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: President, Henry R. john
son; vice-president, Henry Ridgely, Jr.;
secretary and treasurer, Alexander M.
Daily; censors, Henry R. johnson, James
II. Hughec and William 7. smithers.
The banquet of the Alumni of Dickin-
con College which will be held at the
Baltimore Club, Roland Park, Baltimore
on February 9TH, promises to be notable
affair and many prominent persons will
be present Chief Justice Charles B.
Lore OF Delaware will deliver an oration.
The chief justice was graduated from the
institution in the class of 48.
Special Agent A. B. Smith who has
had charge of the plans and arrangement
OF the Rural Free Delivery service for
Kent County, completed his work this
week and has gone West. He will re-
turn again before the service goes into !
effect, about the middle of March, and |
will be pleased to hear any and all COM
plants and if they are just he will en-
deavor to remedy them.
. Dr. ]. B. Merritt, of Easton, son of |
Rev. J. B. Merritt of Worton, has an old
clock which he values at $3.50. It is
fine time keeper, and the wood work is
OF mahogany. In 1776, at the time of
the signing of the Declaration of Indepen.
dence. it was the property of Caesar Rod
ney, OF Delaware. 1t has had several
owners since that time, and it was but
recently the doctor got trace of the clock.
Tr1nscT-irf l.
Middletown transcript., 1902-02-01
PERSONALITIES

!, Mr.. H. G. Eliason was in Philadelphia
Tuesday.
Mr.. Harry Ingram has returned fror
Philadelphia.
Mr. II. Q. DeValinger was in ElktoI
ON Thursday.
/ Mf. w. W. Freeman was Wilmington
visitor Tuesday.
/ Miss Lena Stats was an over sunda,
visitor in Baltimore.
Mrs. W. W. Freeman spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Miss May Conner is visiting relatives
at Still Pond and Kennedyville, Nd.
Mr.. William J. Bicket spent severa
days this week at his home in Parksburg
Pa.
Mrs. Q. T. Bradley has returned from q
visit of several days with her daughter in
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Metten, of Will
mington, were guests of his parents here
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loomis Wise, of New
Castle, are being entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. J. C. Jolls.
Messrs. Herman Conner and William
Berry spent Saturday with friends in
Back Creek Neck.
Mrs. A. L. Bradley, of near Townsend,
spent several days this week with Mr..
and Mrs. q. I. Bradley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Pogue. of Will
mington, were the guests of Mrs. Rachel
Conner one day this week.
Mrs. J. E. CHM and Master Delbert
Gallagher attended the funeral of Mrs.
West at Dover on Tuesday.
Mrs. John Bailey and son William, OF
Philadelphia, spent several days of this
week with Mrs. M. Kumpel
Mrs. George Echenhofer, of Philadel-
phia, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. |
Albert Price on Green street.
Messrs. Charles and Howard Petticord,
of Wilmington, were the guests of Mr.. |
and Mrs. W. J. Wilson over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morris, of Smyrna,
were entertained on Sunday by Mr.. and |
Mrs. Lemuel lee, on East Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. McWhorter enter
tanned large number of their friends at |
their North Broad street home Thursday |
evening.
Mrs. Harry Ellison. of Wilmington, re-
turned home Thursday, after spending |
q few days with her aunt, Mrs. J. H.
Emerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Hill, of Ken
nedyville, Md, were the guests of Mrs.
Rachel Conner, on South Cochran street,
part of this week.
Middletown transcript., 1902-02-01
THE MIDNIGHT GUEST
LITTER POe-a long time after. ]
DEDICATED 10 AUNT MARY.

DEDICATED 10 AUNT MARY.
It was after midnight, Deary. had
sought my bed so weary,
Too weary to even aco'ader at your Uncle's
snorel
While ! lay there nearly mapping. sud-
denly there came tapping
AS If some one gently rapping, rapping
at the old front door.
Tramp it may be, nothing moreI''
All, distinctly I remember, it wasn't
June nor in December,
Not the season for member OF the
Hobo's to explore.
Eagerly wished the morrow. yainIv T
had sought to borrow
Rest from slumber-but to nv sorrow
sleep could no more
When this rappfng. tapping at our old
front door.
Came again once morel
And with limbs bit uncertain, I arose
and drew the curtain,
Winking, blinking as my glasses fell
upon the floor.
Long stood there wondering. FEARING
deep into the darkness peering
lis some visitor entreating entrance
at our door,
Some late visitor entreating entrance at
our door.
Poor taste in em', if nothing norel"
Presently my soul grew stronger hesitat-
ing then no longer
Down the stairs ! stumbled, tumbled to
the door.
Sir said l." or madam, truly your
forgiveness implore,
But the fact is, I was mapping and so
gently you came rappinR,
And 80 family you came tapping, tapping |
at our old front door.
why didn't you ring you simple thine?) |
Then opened wide the doorl
As l opened wide the portal, in thera
skipped radiant mortal,
And with many founce and fluttar
straight into my arms she bore
Rugged me, kissed me, never missed mo
cried out quickly as sickly
smiled and swore (poetical iicensa1 will
sleep upon tho floor
And leave you Aunty, never moreP'
i'True have man and Ianoh4ar
You may sorter think ouehter
Brot. down with me to your door
But they lacked the time and money
For the trip, and that's why, Honey.
They have sent me on before
10 come rapplng at your door.
But show me, Love, tha heR you shoyel
And III come tapping nevermorel
Vhus she ratified on and spluttered. while
stood amazed and muttered =
At the witching hour Of mid. nipht Won
dered If there's any more
old front doorI,i ''s ~ es
shouid there pc, I'm free to utter, as it
seems my bread and butter
10 unbar the door.
am rather pleased than mournful with
out wishing to seem scornfuI.
% remember Uncle will be ten and
three score
Viewer morel Meyer morel /
Middletown transcript., 1902-02-01
ATTEMPTED xuRDxs

Excitement was created at Laurel We'd
nssday night by Frank II. Hastings, 4
minstrel, attempting to brain his father
in-law, the Rev, John II. Mitchell. Hast
ings was out drinking, and Mr.. Mitchell
went In search of him. The former re-
turned home arstI and when the men
met, there were hot words followed by
blows. Hastings grabbed an axe, and
Mr.. Mitchell was severely cut on his
hand while shielding his head Hastings
was employed as operator at the station
i'm this town about four years ago.
Middletown transcript., 1902-02-01
DEATH OF JAMES sRocKsor

James Brockson, an aged and highly
respected citizen Of Clayton, died Tues
day morning after a brief illness.
Mr.. Brockson was born in New Castle
Co. in 1918 and always resided in Della
ware. Deceased leaves widow and ten
children, Richard G. and J. E. Brockson,
Blackbird; Samuel j., of near that place;
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Weldon, Townsend;
George and Franklin Brockson, Mrs.
Mary E. Lattomus, Clayton; William
Brockson, Middletown; Clarence v.
Brockson, Wilmington. Funeral services
were held Thursday morning at 10 clock
at his late residence, Main Street, Clayton.
Interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Middletown transcript., 1902-02-01
THIS EXPLAINS ITSELF /
WILLIAM R. REYNOLDS,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
APPOINTED MAY 6, 1897,
FOR 2 YEARS,
STATE OF DELAWARE.
RESIDENCE BURNED

The residence Of George S. Avery,
about one mile from Milford, was totally
destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon
about Eve o'clock. The fire started from
a detective hue and when discovered had
gained such hesdway that it was impos-
sible to save anything. The family, con-
sisting of Mr.. Avery, his wife, mother
and several small children, one sick,
escaped in snow storm to the house
of William /. Simpson, where they were
cared for. The house, valued at about
$2, 900 was insured for small amount in
the Grange. Mr.. Avery will rebuild.
Middletown transcript., 1902-02-01
SURF ron DAMAGES

Through his attorney G. L. Townsend,
Jr., Harry Black has entered suit for dam
ages against R. T. Cochran and the Eagle
Creamery Company. Mr.. Black was
seriously scalded at the creamery on
Thursday, January 9Th, and claims the
accident was caused by . defective boiler,
and asks for 5000 damages. Since the
accident occurred Mr.. Cochran has dis
posed Of bis interests in the creamery to
Messrs, Cook & Brady.
Middletown transcript., 1902-02-01
Blaokbird School Has ! Librarv

Blackbird Public School has received 4
travelling library of "a volumes from the
New Century Club, Wilmington. The
list includes some of the best writings by
the standard authors, and affords q
valuable course of reading to the pupils
and the residents Of the district. The
library is open on Fridays from A. n.
till ?. nj, N -
Middletown transcript., 1902-02-01
Jssss B. cann

The news Of the death OF Jesse B. Cam
which occurred in Philadelphia on Satur-
day last was great shock to his many
friends in this community. Deceased
was the son of Mr.. Allibone Cam, Of
Kirkwood and was in his "a year. He
was employed at Broad Street Station as
receiving baggage master, and was sick
only q short while. Funeral services
were held at the residence of his parents
near Kirkwood Wednesday, interment
being made in St. Georges Cemetery.
Middletown transcript., 1902-02-01
CURRENT PRICES

M1DDLETOWN GRAIN MARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY JOHN W. JoL1s.
Wheat-No. 1.....82 I Corn
No. 2.....79 Yellow, shelled 81
Timothy Seed $3.50 +" cob. s.
Clover Seed fb 13c Oats &c
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
SHORT ON SEWERS
Minneapolis Has, Only About One
sixth Amount Needed, Says
Carl Iilstrup.
About Six Miles Have Been Put in
This Year Making Total of
1853 Miles.

When the six sewer crews now employed
complete their work for this year about
Nov. / six miles more of sewers will have
been added to the Minneapolis system for
the season. The work has already cost
the city about $4,000. Carl 1lstrup. sewer
his department for the year will finally
approximate 100000, as against $4,000
for last year. The sewers laid this season
have been pretty we'll distributed through
out the different wards.
"As yet" said Mr. Ilstrup, Minneapolis
has only put in about one-sixth OF the big
sewage system which will ultimately be
required to drain this vast city. 1t will not
be many years before there will be an
urgent demand for the construction OF the
other five sixths. The outlying sections
i'm the twelfth, thirteenth, fourth and third
wards, particularly, are rapidly building
up and 1t will not be long. before we will
have to complete our system to our utter
most confines in order to drain thoroughly
our big municipal area.
The lay of the land in MINNEAPOLIS is
admirably adapted to sewer construction
All that we need now is more money
with Which to prosecute the work. Fol
lack Of funds we are still behind the &C.
tual demand In the ninth, tenth, eighth
first, fourth, third, twelfth and thirteenth
| wards. The thickly populated districts a:
a whole, however, have been well take1
care of, considering our rapid growth.
AT the end Of this season we will hav'
1913 miles of sewers in Minneapolis, a. com
pared with more than 200 miles in tn
smaller city Of st. Paul. The fact Shout,
be borne in mind for purposes Of com
parison In this connection that st. Pau
covers a square mile more of territor,
and is a considerably older town. The:
were building sewers there before Mime
apolis was Thought Of"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
THIS WAS PLAIN .HERESY
Rockefeller's Sunday School Glass
Addressed by a Rank
/: ~ r...5 Socialist.
Neep York Sun SDeci0L Sc7-vZoe

New York, Oct. 6.-John d. Rockefeller,
Jr., did not attend his Sunday school class
yesterday on account of a cold He was
to have resumed his place in the gather
ing at the Fifth Avenue Baptist church,
and letter had been sent to all the
members of the class urging them to be
present and bring their friends.
There was a good attendance. Addresses
were made by several Of the III mem bers
who were present. A member from New
Jersey stepped out In front Of the class
and began to talk upon socialistic theory
which he had worked out and which he
said would give to every man fair com
pensation for his effort
He questioned the sincerity of powerful
capitalists who came before the class and
told them that the secret of success In
life was ability in washing windows and
doing we'll the little that was given them
| to do.
He said it was the habit Of all men who
had accumulated great wealth to tell the
| poor young men that they must be faith
full in little things, be honest and virtuous
| in all that they did, but he often ques
| toned if the wealthy men Of the cOun try
had obtained their wealth by adherns
strictly to the principles they were teach
| ing. He was not sure that these men hat
not employed different methods from
those they sought to inculcate.
| Others spoke along the same lines.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
SHE KNEW THE CHARACTERS in "LAZARRE"
EsSome Unpublished Facts From
Bonpar's Hhtory-s Real Comte de Chaumt and
His NothemN New YorkEd

we small girls expected to live in after we
each had married a prince.
1.-The counts son occupied the house
during the time I recall distinctly. His
name was Vincent LIE Ray. But he was
also a count; he inherited the title and
estates from his father. The father had
been a great favorite in the county. He
was a fine. serious, polite man-here' s
his picture. He always wore a sword when
he received his noble friends who came to
balls to make long visits at the
chateau, as they called the big house.
He learned to talk English pretty we'll,
and he tried to make himself a good
American in spite Of the fact that he went
back to France regularly after Waterloo
and at last died in his native land about
1910.
A Patron of Agriculture.
But he had done a great deal for JEFF
ferson county. He had introduced i'm
proved methods Of agriculture on his
thousand-acre farm, and he had imported
any number Of fine cattle and sheep from
France. once heard that he was the
first president Of our state agricultural
society," which was founded in 1925. Ever
| at that time so close to the revolution
our good Americans weren't altogether
| opposed to a nObleman, especially If he
helped us against the British asistocracy
And the son encouraged our demo
! cratic leaninSs by marrying into the Liv'
1ngston family that lived down on the
| Hudson and was wealthy for those days
This Miss Livingston was one Of the early
| American cOunteSseS.
II became particularly well acquainted
with the LIE Rays through my husband
He was half French himself and hi
father was for fifty years the agent o
the LIE Ray family in Jefferson county
sold off sections Of their big estate from
time to time, and managed their business
my husbands father was Patrick S
Stewart He was native Of Edinburgh
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
OSTRICH FARMING
How 1t Was lnaugurated In Algeria an
Brought to Success In South
October Success


October Success.
Fifty years ago the domestlcatlon or the
ostrich was an idea secuted by most of
the zoologists who had given time and
thought to the subject Their young, it
was believed could not be raised In
state of captivity. The great demand for
ostrich feathers was then met by hunt
ing and killing wild birds, and there were
indications that the species would soon
become extinct. But in the early sixties
a. French scientist named Gosse issued a
pamphlet in which he argued that the
domestication of the ostrich was feasible
and practicable, and not long afterwards
a. brood of ostricIes was reared In the
CITY Of ~Algiers. Gosse's pamphlet and
news of the experiment in Algiers became
familiar to two farmers In Cape Colony,
who determined to undertake the domes-
tication of ostriches in South Africa. Be
ginning with two birds, which they caught
and placed in an Enclosure. in twelve
month they had brood of eighty which
marked the birth of new industry which
has played a potential part in the devel-
opment and commerce Of a vast region
Large tracts Of land in South Africa, which
could not be proftably used for any other
purpose, are now devoted to this business
and feathers to the value Of six million
dollars, from nearly four hundred Thousand
domesticated birds, are now annually sen,
abroad from Cape Colony
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06

Co. UT on First avenue one can
Nv "A wi gossip chcerfully these days
in &@ about automobiles. flying ma
Ia WW chimes, and wireless telegraphy
leAA8 with an old lady intensely in
terested in current progress
But she can add personal "reminiscences
Of men who made great figures In the
world before railroads were imagined
She tells of grandnephew that fought
with FiliDinos. But she tells also of her
friends that became princes and kings
under the bloody leadership Of Bonaparte,
and Of other friends who aided In the
gentler, greater victories Of Benjamin
Franklin.
Apparently not more than seventy years
OF age, she has associated. nevertheless.
with historic characters of the eighteenth
century. She las lived always in Amer
ica almost always in country town.
Yet her guests, her neighbOrs, have been
French mobiles who were friends OF La
fayctte, and who entertained Franklin at
the court Of Louis XVI In her house
have visited a king Of Spain and brother
of Napoleon together with nephew OF
the Italian Alexander. Her next door
neighbor was a niece Of the great en-
peror's, and still another neighbor was a
friend of Madame de Staels
This fortunate MinneapOlltan, who has
felt so to speak, the great events Of three
centuries. is Mrs. Charity a. Stewart
She lives at 303l First avenue with her
daughter, Miss Anna B. Stewart, principal
of the Lyndale public school.
Mrs. Stewards home, until a few years
ago. was In Jefferson county, New York
near the Canadian boundary and close tc
the scene of "Lazarre," the new and pop
,ular romance.
Her earliest recollections include those
,of the big house where the count lived
Iof his many servants in queer livery anC
of the great balls, where the old ladies
,aDpearcd with powdered heads and sucf