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Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09
LOCAL OPTION

At midnight Thursday the license law,
which has been in force in Cecil County,
Md, for the past years and six months
expired, and the Local Option Prehibi-
tory law ratified by the voters of Cecil
County at the election held in November
last went into affect. For several weeks
past hotel proprietors have been prepar-
ing for the inevitable, and in some in
stance only the bars were kept open.
The new law strictly prohibits anyone
from selling, directly or indirectly, or So
liciting or receiving orders for the pur-
chase of at any place within the limits of
the county, or giving away any spirit
uous or fermented liquors, or intoxicat-
ing drinks of any kind, or cider, tonic
beer, lager beer, gin or sOhnapps, or any
article used or sold as Leverage In the
composition Of which whisky, brandy,
high wines or alcohol or any spirituous
or fermented liquors shall be an ingred-
lent. The law further provides that only
a regular practicing physician of the
county can obtain liquor from druggist.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09
INTERCHANGEABLE 1000-MILE REFUND
TICKETS

Commencing June 1st, 1903, inter
changeable 1OOO-Mile Refund Tickets viii
be placed on sale, limited to one veal
from date OF issue, good only for trans
portation of the owner, with usual free
allowance Of 100 pounds baggage, ovel
any of the following lines:--
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Between
all points east of Ohio River and be-
tween Pittsburg and Kane. Also to
and from points on Philadelphia and
Reading Railway and Central Railroad
of New Jersey between Philadelphia
and New York.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. East oi
and including Huntingdon
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road.
Erie Railroad. East of and including
jamestown and Suspension Bridge
Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Pennsylvania Railroad.
These tickets will be sold at rate of $50.
90 each, subject to refund of $1,000 on
surrender OF cover to Trunk Lines Mileage
Ticket Bureau, No. 143 Liberty Street,
New York, at any time within eighteen
months from date OF purchase.
This form of ticket will be issued in de-
ference to requests of numerous patrons
of the lines in interest desiring one ticket
good over several lines instead of having
to provide themselves as at present with
separate ticket for each line they desire
to use.
Agents at principal stations Of the rail-
roads named above will have these tickets
on sale and give all further information
regarding them that may be required.
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BEGGED HusABNo TO KILL Her

Mrs. William M. Miner, wife of a
well-known merchant at Masten's Cor ler.
Kent County, tried to cut her throat on
Saturday. Mrs. Minner las been an in-
valid for three years. While her daugll-
ter was out of the room the deed was
committed. The daughter found her
mother almost covered with blood, and
rushed frantically for her father. Az
soon as his wife saw him she begged him
to cut a deeper cash in her throat to end
her suffering. A razor was found se.
creted in the room. It Is believed that
Mrs. Minner will recover.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09
MARYLAND NOTES

| Louis Chamberlain was appointed post
master at Kingston Monday.
Dealers in Elkton have reduced the
price of milk from to cents per quart.
A new hotel has been erected at Toll
chester Beach, the well-known summer
resort on the Chesapeake Bay.
CaptainJ Dixon West, of Cecil County
has invented an instrument which is
claimed will locate minerals in the EARTH
The Ericsson Steamboat Company is
contemplating the erection of dancing
pavilion ON its pier at Betterton, to cost
$25OO.
Tie Howard House, at Elkton, has
been leased by ]. Frank Henry, of Elk.
ton, from the heirs of the late DIR. H. Fl.
Mitchell.
At the election Monday for Commits
toner's of Easton to succeed Thomas H
Jenkins, Edward B. Hardcastle was
elected by 1876 plurality.
William H. Holm, Treasurer of Cecil
County, has placed in the hands of the
Sheriff for collection delinquent taxes
to the amount of about $4,000.
For the larceny of "a cents worth of
corn William Brown, colored, local
preacher of Kent County, was convicted
and sentenced to ten days in Jail.
The graduating class of North East
High School is as follows: Misses Eva
Bacon, Ethel Biddle, Emily Moore, Jesse
Mccartney, Minnie Costlett, Emma
Thompson and Raynor Carey.
Charlestown, on the North East River,
in Cecil County, is fast becoming a sum-
mer resort OF some note for Philadel-
phians, who have erected some hand
some summer residences there.
The annual election for Town Com
missioners and Town Bailiff of Chesa.
peake City Monday brought out an un-
precedented vote and resulted in the re-
election of the present Commissioners by
an overwhelming majority. N. A. Van
Buskirk, for Bailiff, was also reelected.
The following are the dates for holding
county fairs in Maryland this year: Po-
comoke City, August lila; Easton. Au-
gust 1920; Rockville, August 1921; Toll
chester, August 25-2S; Bel Air, August
1928; Timonium, September Is; Marl-
boro, September 29-Octoter 1915; Fre-
derrick, October 1928.
Scott Perkins, the nj gro who was shet
by his employer. John W. Seemer, the
Easton liveryman, died Monday. JUS
tice Fairbanks began an inquest, the tes.
timony showing that Seemer had shot in
self-defense. and he was released under
$40. 600 bail. Scott and another negro
had threatened to kill Seemer because he
would not raise tl.> wages.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09
NEW YORK FASHIONS
Hats Beautiful; New Tailor-made Gowns;
Silks; Parasols.

In view of an extraordinary size, hats
are in lightest possible material and on
such sairy-like expanse, loose bouquets
are thrown carelessly as if by accident,
very low crowns, rot interfering with
such lovely pictorial effects. Nothing
seemingly artificial interferes and one
might imagine the work done by All aer.
ial passerby. Garlands show more oil
human handiwork and cunning bestowal
of ribbon that Stimulates floral compile
ton. while exceedingly pretty, give evi.
dence of milliner's work-room. As a
consequence, moreover, of wide extend
ing brims, small dainty blossoms often
nestle beside the face, but must corre-
spond with similar adornment on the
outside. In sharp contrast, however, are
hats showing long quill feathers stuck in
aggresively and very long ostrich feathers
laid in precise manner from back to
front, where the soft adornment peers
over, are high style or again, the last
named addition may curl over with fine
result, OH one side.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09
THEY WANT
GOOD ROADS
Delegation From MiddIetown
and Odessa Before the
Levy Court
TRUSTEES WANT OLD JAIL

There was another delegation befor
the Levy Court Tuesday morning askin,
for Improvements to roads. 1t was com
posed OF prominent citizens from Middle
town and Odessa and they asked tina
one-third of the money appropriated b,
the recent Legislature be spent on tn,
road from Middletown to Odessa.
A. P. Corbit was spokesman for tn,
delegation. Others of the party wht
spoke on the subject to the court wer,
Daniel Corbit, Frederick Brady, Georgs
Townsend and DIR. Green.
Cornelius j. Horrigan who was re
Gently appointed road commissioner fol
New Castle County, was present ant
was called on by the court to give hi.
opinion on the matter of improving
roads. Mr.. Horrigan stated that he
thought it would be best to spend all the
appropriation OH one road, as it could be
done cheaper than improving a section
of several roads.
A. P. Corbit said that by putting it all
in one stretch it would make a large
number of people antagonistic towards
the good roads bill. He thought the
bill wanted friends and not enemies.
Wants Market House Exempt
Walter Ii. Hayes, stated to the court
that suit had been entered by Receiver
of Taxes Rettew against the Wilmington
Market House Company for 1898 taxes
Mr.. Hayes said that the company leases
the market house from the city and
that in four or five years when the least
expires it will be the property of the city
For this reason he thought the company
should not be compelled to pay the taxes
The matter was referred to the courts
attorney.
Trustees Want Old Jail
John H. Rodney presented the follow.
ing communication from the Trustees, OF
Market square, New Castle:
''The undersigned having learned that
Samuel A. Mcdaniel, late sheriff, upon
his removal from New Castle, surrendered
possession of the Jail and sheriff's house
to your body in this way make formal de-
mand for the same.
'The Legislature of the State of Della
ware, by act of the Assembly passed Feb
ruary 10th, 1888, Volume 18th, page $40,
vested the said premises in US as trustees
for the benefit of the inhabitants of New
Castle, when ever the same should cease
to be used for public purposes. This de-
mand is made under and in accordance
with the provisions OF law"
Richard G. Cooper,
]. Henry Rogers,
George Gray,
john Fl. Rodney.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09
REDUCED RATES TO SAN FRANCIs( O
AND Los ANGELES

On account of the meeting of the Mas
ter Plumbers Association, at San Fran
cisco, CAL, May 10 to %, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company will sell excur-
sion tickets to San Francisco or Los An
geles, May II to IL, inclusive, good to re-
turn until July 10, from all stations on
its lines, at reduced rates. These tickets
must be validated for return passage, for
which the usual fee of fifty cents will be
charged. For further particulars con-
corning rates, routes, and conditions of
tickets consult ticket agents.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09
DELAWARE NOTES
The price of milk at New Castle drop.
ped from s to cents per quart.

The price of milk at New Castle drop.
ped from to cents per quart.
Wilmington and West Chester will
soon be connected with trolley line.
Newark's new military company was
mustered into service Monday evening by
Lieutenant Colonel Charles NJ. Stevenson.
Rev. John France has been elected
president of the Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Preachers Association.
Bishop Leighton Coleman, of the Epis-
copal Diocese of Delaware, celebrated
his sixty-sixth birthday on Sunday.
Nathaniel Van Horn, William Wright,
Jr., and Edward Phillips have been
elected Town Commissioners of Town
send.
| ]. B. Roberts, clerk of the Wilmington
Department of Elections has brough suit
for $3.50, which he claims the city owes
him for back salary.
Fifteen prisoners of Georgetown Jail at
tempted to get out by saving the iron
bars, but their noise aroused the Sheriff,
who prevented the delivery.
Governor Hum has appointed Thomas
R. Steele, of Baltimore hundred, to be
Justice of the Peace and Notary Public
for Sussex County, resident at Millville.
A writer on the New York Sun, in
thorough discussion of presidential tim
ber-in-the Democratic party, sets forth
that Judge George Gray is the strongest
man the Democrats can nominate.
Warden and Mrs. A. s. Meserve, of the
New Castle County Workhouse, and AL
fred Crozier, of Wilmington, will attend
the National Conference OF Charities and
Corrections at Atlanta, Ca, on May 9th.
The people of Rehoboth are hoping
that the granting of Igor license to the
Hotel Henlopen will put an end to the
existence of speak easies that are said to
have been numerous at Rehoboth here
tofore.
A large metal company is looking for
suitable location and it is said to have
centred on Delaware as desirable place
for the new industry. The plant will be
large one and will require about 20
acres of ground.
Edward W. Eagle, of New Castle, mo-
torman of the New Castle & Delaware
City trolley line, who was injured and
thought to have been killed in the wreck
near Delaware City last week, is able to
resume his duties.
The commencement of the Wilmington
Conference Academy will be held on
Wednesday, June 10th. Commence
ment week will begin on Sunday, June
7th, when the baccalaureate sermon
will be preached in Wesley NJ. E. Church.
1t is said Governor HUM will not ap-
point the two commissioners of public
highways for Kent and Sussex counties
until he sees what the Levy Courts of
these two counties are going to do in the
matter of public highway improvement.
Big catches of trout have been made in
the bay near Waterloo this week by
Lewes fisherman. James Prettymen
caught five hundred pounds in one haul,
which is almost unprecedented for this
time of the year. The fish are of good
size and bring fair prices.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09

.
Gus Portions of the United States for
Which Special Rates will bs in Effect
via Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
BALTIMORE, MD.-2Oth Triennial Ma.
tional Saengerfest of the Northeastern
Saengerbund, June 1920. Tickets on
sale June 18th to 10Th, good returning
until June 22d, inclusive.
BALTIMORE, MD.-Benevolent and Pro-
tectiye Order of Elks, July 2l-23. Tickets
on sale July 10Th and 20th. good return
ing until July 25th, inclusive.
BALTIMORE, Md Seventy-Ninth An
Aual Session of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, l. o. o. F., September 21-26.
Tickets on sale September 10Th, Goth and
2lst, good returning until September 2sth
inclusive.
BOSTON, MASS. National Educational As.
sociation, July 6-1O. Tickets on sale July
Sd to 9th, good returning until July 18th,
inclusive.
DENVER, c0L0.- Christian Endeayor So.
ciety, July 9-13. Dates ofsale announced
later.
DETROIT ,MIcH.-Epworth League, Inter-
national Convention. July 1919. Tickets
on sale July 18th and 18th, good return.
ing until July goth, inclusive.
Los ANGELES, CAL.--General Assembly,
Presbyterian Church in the U. s. A.,
May 2l-June I'd. Tickets on sale May
I'd and 11th to 18th, good returning un.
til July 18th, inclusive.
ST. LOUIS, K0.-Dedication Cerem onies
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, April 30
May I'd. Tickets on sale April 26th
to 10Th, good returning until May 4th,
inclusive.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. National Associa-
ton Master Plumbers of U. S. A., May
1922. Tickets on sale May I'd and 1lth
to 18th. good returning until July 18th,
inclusive.
SAN FRANCISCO, cAL.-Grand Army of
the Republic, August 1922. Tickets on
sale August 4th to 18th, good returning
until October 18th.
SARATOGA, N. Y.-ImperiaI Council, An
cient Arabic Order Mystic Shrine, July
7-10. Tickets on sale July 9th and 7th,
good returning until July Goth, inclusive.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
One Way colonist Rates to the West

Tickets on sale daily until June 14th
1908, inclusive at all ticket Offices OF The
Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad to points in
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Mexico, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah,
Washington, Wyoming, and British Col.
umbia, at Greatly Reduced Rates.
For full information call at ticket
Offices Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad OF
write H. A. Miller, T.P.A. Market street
station, Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09

Parasols are newly finished by narrow
black velvet laid in rows running up and
down Oh the edges, or again, the parasol
may be bound with black velvet and dis
play chenille dottings on the silk. Hem
stitching in single row is very popular
finish, and gives 80 modest touch of
adornment that conservative, and the
gay as well, will find it attractive. Other
wise there is the usual complement Of
quite plain parasols or fancy patterned
silk ones, while for watering places,
chiffon in ruffies. at the edge, or placed
on silk, will be leading style.
Lucy CARTER.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09

An exhibition of Tailor-made gowns at
Lord & Taylor's gives evidence of the
favor shown to coats and other gowns
display blouses belted in. Mixed cloth
is very fashionable and delightful tailor
gowns for warm weather, are in canvas,
voile and other semi-diaphanous goods.
Such fabrics often show the new feature
of shirring, but the lining below is tight
fitting, SO that close outlines may be pre-
served in some measure. In silks, great
favor is shown to Pongees embrt Tered
in dots, or large spots and gunmetal Pom
gee is a novelty. Louisines in checks
are very stylish either for waists or entire
dresses.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09

A handsome costume is in Wooltex.
with long coat. triple skirt and stole
front; pettieoat, a Sorosis in mercerized
sateen. A Bolero costume with triple
yoke, is in very rich Mohair Sicillienne,
material in great demand, because the
English dyers in Bradford make newer
and higher finish than ever before. The
neck is low and the front. trimmed with
pearl buttons. The front is in the new
French Curve emphasized by the Rosa
land waist adjuster, an admirable con-
trivance which attached to the corset
holds it comfortably and firmly at the
desired point. The belts of the skirt,
petticoat and waist, are kept in place
without wrinkling, thus obviating the
annoying fulness consequent on the
super-posing of several different gar
ments. A third gown is in lightweight
Worrall-dyed English velveteen, has the
curve front and the new extended skirt
back, produced by strip of featherbone
running to foot above the bottom.
Here triple line of featherbone holds
the skirt gracefully in position. The
girdles Of both costumes are made on the
girdle featherbone form, which is elastic
and pliable, and they are now reckoned
as essential by first class dressmakers
as featherbone stock collars. The Golf
fures are all low, and this brings about
the use of silk hair nets that are really
a necessity.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09

the SANE CUT PRICES which made four months ago.
Come and your choice while have such opportunity
Our prices must be higher but the time being will continue
follows
up s22 So "Atlas "Classic," "Nuban and "Jewel Oak
Single Heaters No. 10 to No. 16, at $3.50 to $1,000
"Othello" Ranges Coal Wood No. g. 50 No $500
Sunshine Range, Coal Wood No $780, No $22 80;
"Iron King Cook Coal Wood No z 90; No. s2lOo;
No 9, $3.50.
Wyoming Dockash Range Coal or Wood No g. s25O O0 No.
9, $500, WITH THERMOMETER. 'Pennsular Steel oven
Range No g. $50, stove with Reservoir $25 30
Steel Range premier" No. 9, WITH HGH-CLosET AND
RESERVOIR, better made $500 Steel Range domestic
No with High Closets Reservoirs at correspondngy low
prices All the above Cook Stoves and Ranges OF the very
highest and finest grade We have great variety OF other
Cooks and Ranges coal wood and coal Heating Stoves at
much lower prices.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09

Principal Conventions to be Held in vari-
Gus Portions Of the United States for
Which Special Rates will bs in Effect
via Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-09
THE u. S. SEPARATOR

May be little higher price than some
other Separators, but those who use it find
after short time in use that it is the
CHEAPEST, BECAUSE 1T GETS ALL
THE CREAM, and the longer it is used,
the cheaper it will be; for the difference in
the quantity of cream saved will soon pay
for the Separator. WGet a U. S. SEP
ARATOR and "DAVIS SWING"
CHURN, and you will never regret it.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-19
Education of Women.

The progress in education is so
marked and so we'll understood as to
need but little comment. When in 1851
Mrs. Stanton, Lucy Some and l made
demand that girls in the state of New
York should be permitted an opportu-
nifty for a college education, there was
not even high school open to them in
the whole United States. Oberlin, o.,
was the only college they could enter
and there were no preparatory schools
to fit them for that institution. At the
present time they are admitted to all
the state universities except those or
Virginia, Georgia and Louisiana and
to all the large universities Of the mid
die and western states. The unwar-
ranted and retrogressive action of Chi
cago university in 'segregating' the
women students shows that the battle
is not entirely over, but the end is in
sight.-Susan 3. Anthony in Collier
Weekly.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-19
Arbor Day.

State Superintendent of Schools
Miller has designated the 18th
day of April as Arbor day
day In West Virginia, and has ap-
pealed for the hearty cooperation
of the lie lchers In the various schools
of the State to make the occasion a
success. It can be made a useful
as we'll as an ornamental occasion,
inasmuch as the superintendent
suggests that teachers and school
officers encourage the movement to
beautify and adorn not only the
school grounds but the home prem
ises as we'll. The barren. treeless
front yards and uniuvitipg sur
roundings of many houses are
strong arguments In favor o. such
good work.:
These suggestions are not only
applicable to.the State schools, but
those under the jurisdiction OF ipde-
pendent school districts, like
Wheeling. 1t Is wonderful how a
few flowers will make glad a former
waste place, and there are many OF
them In the city school yards. Be,
sides, the planting OF flowers will
teach the youth to love the delight
full blooms of nature, and inspire a
refining influence In the nature OF
tie child that will forever cling to
1t.
The superintendent In his circu-
lar gives US the practical side of
Arbvr day, when he says: An
other feature of Arbor day that IS
being emphasized In many places
Is the planting of shade trees along
the public highways. In some sec
tions, too, the commercial idea Is
linked with Arbor day work In
planting waste places In trees for a
future lumber and fuel supply,
while thousands of nut trees are
being set out, which will not only
make glad the heart of many a
boy In the middle of the century,
but put dollars into the pockets OF
the owners of such trees"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-19
THE PURE OIL COMPANY
OPENS AN OFFICE HERE

SIS. R M. Jennings and Heidreick,
of Butler, Pa, were also here, en-
gagged In the same Grant.
Tn. local Office will for the pres
ent by In charge of T. E. Iinker,,' OF
Titusville, a most pleasant gentle
man, who will make his home In
the city, and remove his family here
as soon as a suitable place Of resi-
dence can be secured.
The location of this Office here is
au acknowledgement on the part OF
these gentlemen, who have had
years of experience In the oil busi'
ness. of the fact that Slstersv!lle Is
the center of the great south west
field. All sorts of propositions and
overtures were made by the New
Martinsville people to secure this
Office, but they know an oil town
when they see one, and naturally
selected Sistersville. The Review
gives them a hearty welcome, and
will unite with the good people OF
this city to make the homes Of such
employees as may locate here as
pleasant and their stay as congenial
as possible.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-19
Saloon keeper Heavily Find.

WESTON, w. Va, March 1e.-In
the circuit court today Judge Ben
nett imposed heavy fines on some
Of the saloon men that were found
guilty of selling to minors. Doyle
ard Tompkins had three of these
cases, they were fined one hundred
dollars and costs. In eacl case
they refused pay ment of the fines.
The judge ordered the place locked
up, which was done and after being
closed for a few hours the money was
forthcoming and they were permit
ted to again resume business.
Pomeroy and Ritz also had a couple
of cases. Their fines were the
same as Doyle and Tompkins. T.
G Dawson had four cases; he won
two and lost two His fine was
twenty dollars and costs N each
case. Quite a number of confess
ions were made. The fine In all
confessed CAGES was twenty dollars
and COSTS. The grand jury has
already found a large number Of
indictments for gambling, rafllng
and Illicit sale of Whiskey and has
business that will hold them In ses-
sion until Saturday morning.