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Middletown transcript., 1904-07-16
ST. GEORGES

Mrs. Miles Clark and son Ralph visited
Wilmington on Friday.
J. Fl. S. Gam has returned from short
stay in Atlantic City, n. J.
Augustus Weik and family were guests
of relatives near New Castle on Sunday.
James Paynter visited his sister-in-law
Mrs. Maria Racine, in Porters OIL Tuesday.
James White, wife and daughter spent
Sunday with friends near Collins Beach.
Rev. DR.. J. R. Milligan spent Sunday
in Princess Anne, Md.
Miss Lucy Lester is visiting Whining
ton relatives this week.
Miss Mabel Jones left ON Tuesday for
a visit to Baltimore, Md.
Miss Olivia Paynter spent part of this
week in Newark.
Henry Gray, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with her parents, NJ. J. Gray and
| wife.
Miss Elizabeth Stewart, OF McDonough,
has been visiting Miss Elizabeth Clark
this week.
Mrs. Charles Wright and daughters, of
Baltimore, Nd, are visiting d. C. Wolf
and family.
George Swain and wife on Sunady en-
tertaiued Eugene Gravatt and family, of
Glasgow.
Miss katherine Swain has returned
home from weeks visit to her brother
near Newport.
Miss Maude Swain has been spending
a week with her niece, Miss Ada Gravatt,
of near Glasgow.
Miss Lucy Hill went to Atlantic City
on Saturday where she will remain dur
ing the summer months.
There will be meeting of the Official
Board of the NJ E. Church this (Satur-
day. evening, in the basement Of the
church.
The Bible Readers will meet at the
home Of Miss Ida Wright on Monday
evening and DIR. Milligan will have
charge. All welcome
Mrs. William Roberts who las been at
the Delaware Hospital in Wilmington for
several weeks for treatment las returned
home much improved.
Mrs. Charles Wright aud daughter,
Miss Ida, and Miss Elizabeth Stewart
spent Saturday with Howard Vincent and
family, in Elkton, Md.
Ms. E. II. Collins, of Marydell; Mrs.
Nathan Newlin, Miss Ethel Calhoun, of
Wilmington, and Mrs. Washington Bar
rons, of Kirkwood, called on friends here
on Friday.
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Removed to the middle room in the
Opera House. JONES q BRADLEY 1
Mr.. Hezekiah Rogers, father OF Mrs.
w. P. Cullen and grandfather OF alrs. Il.
s. Fouracre and Miss Hattie Cullen of
this town, died at his home near Frederick
early Wednesday morning, aged 80 years.
Funeral services were held at his late re-
sident Friday afternoon at two o'clock.
The remains were entered in Barretts
Chapel Cemetary
Only few crops Of wheat have been
threshed in this vicinity as yet. The
moist condition of the weather the past
week has been much in the way. As
between the owners of threshing outfits
who wish to make time and the growers
who desire their grain housed in good
condition, there is being quite pull.
The crops which are in barns are gener-
ally said to be OF good quality, but the
yield little below the average.
Grabbing parties are becoming popular
with our young folks, the sport and past
time being enjoyed by many married
couples and older people as we'll. The
drive, to the Maryland or Delaware
waters, the amply filled lunch baskets,
the sail on the water, the sport OF catch
ing the pesky little crabs, afford much
sport and excitement to say nothing ofthe
dangers of pinched fingers, sun-browned
cheeks, &c. On Monday morning last
large party visited Town Point, Md, and
had fine time-minus single crab.
In the party were: Frank r. Pool and
wife, Henry Shredder and wife, Mis-. J.
L. Shepard, Mrs Rose Kennedy, Mrs.
w. E. Barnard, Mrs. Harry D. Howell,
Mrs. Fannie Lockwood, Miss Dora Price
Miss Maria Nowland, Miss May Holton,
and William Hukill, William Brady, DIR.
E. NJ. Vaughan and Dr. c. H. Green.
The New Century Club of Middletown
have elected for the coming year the fol-
lowing board: President, Mrs. Merritt N.
Willis; lst vice president, Mrs. Richard
Cam; I'd vice president, Mrs. Frank Wat
kins; recording secretary, Miss Lydia
Cochran; assistant recording secretary,
Miss Ethel Brady; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Cuthbert Green; Treasurer,
Miss Anna Derrickson, who at their first
meeting appointed the following chair.
men of their committees: Current events.
Mrs. Charles Derrickson; literature, Miss
Marie Lockwood; music, Miss Laura
Willis; education, Mrs. W. B. Biggs;
domestic science, Miss Clara Blackiston;
social affairs, Mrs. T. H. Gilpin; art and
drama, Mrs. M. N. Willis; juniors, Mrs.
Harris Mcdowell; cinics, Mrs. Edward
Reynolds; social science, Mrs. Frank Wat
kins; reciprocity, Mrs. Caleb Freeman;
libraries, Mrs. J. P. Cochran.
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SHOOTING ASSOCIATION

The following scores of the Fourth of
July shoot were received too late for
publication last week:
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PERSONALITIES

Mr.. Joshua Clayton has returned from
Philadelphia.
Miss Nora Armstrong is visiting friend
in the Quaker City.
Mr.. G. N. Dickerson has accepted a po
sition in Wilmington.
Miss Ada Roberts is spending severa
| weeks in Wilmington.
Mrs. ]. P. Cochran and Miss Caddit
Tumlin are in Atlantic City.
DR.. d. w. Lewis, will return to-day
after an absence of two weeks.
Mr.. W. A. Hukill. Jr., of Syracuse, N
Y, is spending his vacation with us.
Mrs. D. Warren Wilson, of Elkton, Nd,
spent Thursday with friends in town.
State Treasurer and Mrs. NJ. B. Burris
are being entertained by Kenton relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Goldsborough were
guests of friends near Cecilton last Sum-
day.
Mrs. George, of New York, is visiting
her sister, Mrs Ira Davis on East Main
street.
Mrs. L. G. Sterner, of Camden, is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.
Parker.
Miss Emma Jones, Of New York, is
being entertained by Miss Helen Clayton
on Green street.
Miss Lillye A. Carly will leave to-day
for Rehoboth where she will spend a
weeks vacation.
Mr.. Walter Monro who has been con-
fined to his room for the past several
days is improving.
Rev. Henry Austatt, of York, Pa, was
an over Sunday visitor at the home Of
Mr.. Joshua Clayton.
Postmaster John w. Jolls, who has
been confined to his room for several days,
is able to be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Campbell, OF Phila-
delphia, were the guests of Mrs. Mary
Vandegrift over Sunday.
Miss Madge Bowen, OF Newark, has ac-
cepted position as stenographer with
the j. c. Parker & Son Co.
Mr.. George w. Boyles and family, of
New London, Pa, are the guests OF MIR.
Benjamin Boyles near town.
Mr.. H. C. Browne, OF Wilmington,
spent Sunday with his family, who were
guests of Mrs. II. V. Parvis.
Miss Elizabeth H. Powell, of Pocomoke
City, Md. was the guest of her brother,
Mr.. Howard Powell on Thursday.
Mrs. W. P. Cullen and daughter, Miss
Hattie, attended the funeral OF her father,
Mr.. H. Rogers, in Frederick, Friday.
Mrs. S. NJ. Rosenberg and two child
rem are visiting relatives in New York and
Adirondack mountains, where they will
remain for the month.
Misses Essie and Anna Greenan who
have been visiting Miss May Kumpel for
the past month, returned to their home in
the Quaker City to-day. Miss Kumpel
will accompany them home.
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cEcILToN

Miss Edridge, of Virginia, is the guest
of Miss Emma Lusby.
Miss Davis, of Philadelphia, is the
guest OF Miss Edna Stephens.
William Lyman, of Townsend, spent
Sunday with Thomas Boulden.
Miss Mabel Allen, of Earleville, spent
Sunday with Miss Mary Dawson.
John Taylor spent one day this week
with Richard Smith, of EIkton.
Miss Frances Griffith had as her guest
over Sunday Miss Mary Anderson.
Miss May Deputy is spending the week
with Miss May Dushane. of Blacks.
Miss Frances Griffith is spending few
days with Miss Myrtle Templeman.
Charles Jones, of Rockville, Md. gspent
few days with A. Woodall Jones'.
William Peters, OF Philadelphia, is the
guest of his cousin, William Luthringer.
Nelson Taylor, of Philadelphia, is visit
ing his grandmother, Mrs. John Taylor.
Miss Mamie Jones has returned home
from Philadelphia where she spent six
weeks.
Miss Georgia Wamsley is being enter
tanned by her cousin, Miss Ada Pearce,
OF Elkton.
Miss Blanche Padley is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. NJ. E. Freeman, of
Chesapeake City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shipman, of New
Jersey, spent the past week with Miss
Lydia Millikan.
William Morris and wife, of Whining
ton, visited his father, John Morris, dur
ing the past week.
Miss Caldwell, OF Philadelphia, has re-
turned to her home after spending some-
time with Mrs. John Stephens.
Miss Blanche yanBuskirk, of Balti-
more, has returned to her home after
spending sometime with relatives in and
near town.
Mrs. Harry G. Ellison, of Summit
Bridge, aud Miss Marie Jones, of Rock
vile, Nd, are being entertained by Mrs.
Jennie Price and daughter, Miss Rena.
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CHURCH NOTES

The Young Peoples Society OF Chris
tan Erdeavor of Forest Presbyterian
Church, meets every Sunday evening at
6.45 o'clock. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to everybody. The topic for to-
morrow evening is: 'The worlds gain
through universal peace" Psa. 46:9-11 ;
Matt. 23:S-l2. Leader, Miss May Holten.
Rev. Alfred Smith, d. D., the Confer
ence Temperance Evangelist, will preach
Tomorrow, the 18th inst, as follows !:
Bethel Church, 1890 A. NJ; Summit
Bridge,3 T. M; Chesapeake City, 8 P. M.
Rev. c, T. Wyatt will occupy his pull
pit next Sunday both morning and even
ing. The evening service begins at 7
and closes at 8 o'clock. The public is
cordially invited.
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THE MrrLrNaroF FIRE

j The desolation wrought in Millingtol
by the fire-demon last Tuesday evening
rendered many people destitute. As sool
as the people of Middletown heard th'
cry of distress, steps were taken by on
citizens to render some assistance. On
merchants and business men generrusl,
responded, and on Thursday fifteen
boxes of groceries and clothing were
shipped to the fire sufferers, and Friday
morning another large box of clothing
was sent to the destitute. Rev. G. T.
Wyatt made an active canvass, and his
efforts were ably seconded by the ladies
and our prominent men. Twenty-Five
dollars in cash is to be sent later The
following letter was received from. Rev.
Edwin Gardner, pastor of NJ. E. Church
in Millington, acknowledging the receipt
of the donations:
MILIINGToN, Nd, July Is, 1904.
DEAR Bro. WYATT win you kindly
state that the clothing and provisions
have been received and are being dis
tributed to the destitute by the committee
OF ladies appointed by the commissioners.
We are caring for these cases, and with
the assistance received from the various
sources, are daing all in our power to
make them comfortable. The scenes of
destitution and suffering have been heart
rending. hut | am glad to say that the
timely aid from neighhorfng towns and
cities has enabled rs to provide food and
clothing for the distressed.
Our church is being used as a distribut-
ing point for clothing. Provisions are
dealt out from private house near the
railroad, which, undoubtedly was saved
III answer to prayer, as its doom seemed
more than once to be sealed.
Our people are exceedingly apprecia-
tive of all that has been done for them,
and have requested me as a member OF
the Relief Committee to so write the
good people of MiddIetown. A few of
the destitute are living in barns, others
in tents provided by the State, and others
are staying in the homes of those which
the fire did not reach. So far as know,
everybody opened his home to shelter as
many of the distressed as could be ac.
commo dated. Five are being quartered
at the parsonage.
Provisions are well supplied to the
hungry. Each receives all that he needs.
At present several OF the merchants who
suffered heavily, are building temporary
structures on their former business loca-
tions, and are receiving goods from the
cities so as to start again in business.
We are getting along as well as could be
expected under the circumstances, and
want to personally thank you for all your
trouble for our destitute people.
Very fraternaIly,
EDWIN GARDNER,
Member Relief Committee.
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ODESSA

Miss Beulah Cleaver is spending this
week in Philadelphia.
Miss Inthia Link, OF New Jersey is the
guest of Miss Mary Mccoy near town.
Miss May Orrell left last Friday for
Wilmington where she will spend some.
time.
Mr.. George Cleayer, of Philadelphia,
visited relatives in town a few days last
week. -
Mr.. Harry Snyder. Jr., of Philadel.
phia, is visiting Mr.. George Whittock near
town.
Miss Mary Enos entertained last Sunday
her friend Miss Lena Stats, of Middle
town.
Mrs. E. T. Warner and son John, OF
Wilmington, are the guests of Mrs. ID. w.
Corbit.
Mr.. Edward B. Herricx, of Whining
ton, spent Sundy with his aunt, Miss
Lucy Appleton.
Mrs. E. Walker, OF Wilmington, spent
several days this week with her many
friends in town.
Misses Rebecca and Frances Watkins
visited their little friend, Miss Mary
Curtis, at Newark on Monday.
Mrs. Isaac S. Smyth, of Philadelphia,
has returned home after spending few
days with her son, DIR. II. F. Smyth.
Mrs. S. F. Shallcross entertained Mrs.
Shallcross and daughter, Martie of Tren-
ton, N. j., on Tuesday and Wednesday.
In the absence of the Rev. ]. M. Arters
on Sunday, the Rev. G. P. Prettyman, of
Galena, Nd, will occupy the NJ. E.
pulpit both morning and evening.
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FARMERS ORGANIZE

A number of Kent County agricultural
lists have organized the Delaware Produce
Exchange with an authorized capital Of
500, 600.
The local officers OF the Peninsula Pro-
duce Exchange, which have been selling
potatoes in Salisbury for its members, are
very highly gratified at their success thus
far. During this week they have sold 8
car loads (. 0. b. 5 at So per barrel and 4
at 81. 80 per barrel. The market in the
nearby cities during the week ranged from
So. 25 TO $1.10, the top of the market, or
better, being realized for the groves right
here at home free of expense except COM
mission of per cent. The exchanged
was prepared for low prices the last week
on account Of Monday being a holiday,
and did not offer any potatoes for sale
after Thursday Dorer Inder
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will Remove Shoals In AppoQ uiniminl

United State Engineer Flagler Las re-
ceived additional appropriation for Del
aware streams, the money coming from
the emergency appropriation OF s., 3,000,-
600 for the country at large, authorized
by the last Congress. The amounts re-
ceived Tuesday were as follows: MispiI-
lion, Riverl$5, 300; st. Jones River, S4,s
500 Appoquinimink River, $4,000. The
money is to be applied as follows: Mispil-
lion, dredging bar at the mouth and re-
building ietty; Appoquinimink, dredg-
ing shoals in the river; st. Jones, dredg-1
ing at the mouth and in the river. Pro-
posals for the work will be asked at once,
SO that operations can begin without de.
lay.
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Candidate to Succeed himself

Mr.. NJ. N. Willis, who was appointed
a Levy Court Commissioner by the Gov
ernor, has decided to be candidate for
Commissioner from the Sixth District.
While member OF the Levy Court is in
eligible by law 10 reelection, Mr.. VIII
Its has never been elected, and therefore
tis act does not apply to him, nor to Mr..
Elliot, who was appointed at the same
time. The killing Of Rule 10 by the
County Committee removed the last bar to
the candidacy Of these two men,
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CHEAP SUITS

= for Men; $50 Suits in all
sizes, 33 to A, in our clean
up sale. S., Sc and $3.50
for Suits worth double or
more. Broken sizes, small
lots and the balance of a
makers stock. Big cut in
Straw Hats, all at ! price
and less. 200 of them at so
cents that were 81 to $3.50
Bargains in tailoring, just
now Suits at SIS and Trous-
ers at IS to order, single pat
terms and styles that we are
closing out. Same style and
care in fitting as at the regu-
lar prices.
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FARMERS TAKE NOTICE

We have secured the AGENCY for the
Celebrated Listers High Grade Bone Fer
tlllzers. In connection with all our other
weii-known BRANDS we are now in a posi-
ton to serve you better than ever. If
you wish to use fertilizer that is strictly
9 Bone Goods, we would be pleased to
quote you prices on the LISTERS GooDs
delivered at your point Of delivery. They
Lave been tried for over fifty years.
Ground and Stone Land Lime delivered
at all points. JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
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To-Day! !!

We begin the second week
of the Great Reduction Sale.
The first week of this sale
has beena much greater sue
cess tn a n we expected,
many of the lots advertised
have been closed out entire
ly and some of the larger
lines have been reduced to
very small lots.
In order to add zest to
this weeks trading we have
gone all through the stock
again and given prices an
other mark down. Some of
the small lots are marked
at less than half cost to
make, in order to assure
ourselves that they will be
closedout this week entirely.
Read the prices. They
speak louder than words.
The balance of our but
ton shoes to go at so cents
a pair about IL pair left in
this lot.
25 cent Beads to go at 10
cents string, a lot of 25 cent
belts all kinds to go at 10
cents each.
A lot of 12 and Is cent
buttons and madras to go
at 10 cents a yard.
A lot of linen collars
slightly soiled,3 cents a doz.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-07-01
clo.s.mouthed Nntlven.

As TO the difficulty OF getting in.
formation from Abysslnians. trav-
eler says; II remember once telling
a somali. Fara. who acted as my in.
terpreter In Mohamod Hassan's abb
sence. to ask q Boran some simple
question about the route. After ten
minutes conversation no appeared to
be coming TO an understanding with
the Boran. so asked what tho man
had said. My interpreter implored
me not to interrupt. as he was Just
getting to the point. Nearly another
ten minutes elapsed before my pa.
thence broke down and demanded
what he had elected. He says that
he is very poor man and has only
two sows. was his reply"
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Sketch Of Ten, Hospital.

an overcrowded tenement house when
tie temperature is at 100 degroes.
Quiet and nourlshment are also two
itoms to DO taken into consideration.
THE superintendent. Miss Hlggen-
boiham, Is one OF the most successful
trained nurses among crippled chill
dren. She has made n life study OF
their ailmerts and needs. and besides
the scientific knowledge necessary,
possesses n sympathetic nature that
binds the little folks to her. They
have all possible faith In their re-
oovery II she says so. Special sup
plies have been furnished for these
patients. They include flannel coats,
trousers or petticoats, sweaters. wool.
en- bathing clothes and eiderdown
oapes. The treatment will include
special exercises. A novel set OF
games has been adopted that will add
10 the chlldren's pleasure and lnstruc.
ton and not fatigue or injure them.
in this work action is the thing.
Delay means death sometimes. A sick
mother and languishing babe often
have to be sent to the seashore the
very day OF the visit. Here is another
polnt in our method-that is. we take
the family. treat Il as a unit. and do
not separate mother and children. We
even try 10 have them In little room
OF their own at the ocean home.
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dining roon.R third Is devoted to rec
reatIon. and tho-rShRre dormitcf,e!
The furnishings are not oily nclsn-
tinc but dainty MS well. white eeing
tho prevailing color over The cali
vas tops and sides is stretched vat
erproof Khaki. Instead Of glass win
dows there arc wire screening. let.
ting In plenty Of air and al the same
time keeping out all insect llie. The
doors are OF glass. over the platform
canvas and khaki arc stretched 80
that the little patients may have ,helf
outings even on rainy days, Tho ven
delicate will DO carried or wheeled
about.
All sorts OF ingenious things have
been done In the way Of ventilation,
so that as one sits IN a tent no feels
as II he we're In the open air, though
there In 10 draught and no shock
from sun or wind. In front Of the
nest OF tents and nearer the roadway
are others devoted to medicinal work.
The association has felt the need
OF such a sanltarlum for some time,
as It's stan has been unable to treat
In their other homes tho many chill.
dron suffering from the disease tn.
bcrculosis has been ono OF tho great.
est hlndrances 10 the labors OF the
summer colony. It Is tho terror OF
tho tenements-a monster the doctors
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-07-01
Philanthropists Seek to Save
Poor Children of Great City

A tent hospital for tuberculous cl1.
/ dren has been opened at Sea Breeis
/ Coney Island. New York. II Is untsr
the management OF the Associate,
for Improving the Condition OF NJ
Poor. being a part OF their sumn,r
colony Of homes. II is the FIRST hsa.
pital In America 10 be maintained IN
winter as well as In summer for ~
exclusive purpose OF seaside tre,f.
ment Of the non.pulmonary forms N
the disease, such as scrofula and IA.
berculosis Of the bones. joints a,d
lymph lobes.
II has been shown In France. En-.
land and other countries that this -.
s~liar form Of tuberculosis can IL
cured by sea air In France. whTe
there are the most successful tent
hospitals. girls and boys sufforhv
from tuberculosis are kept Az mar
the water as possible, some living an
ships anchored out at sea, wblle IN
other cases ambulances are emplovod
TO carry the children to the ocean
edge every day.
The tent hospital, though the lssa
Of scientific mon. f. partially the o,,.
growth ot the intuition OF nurses
large number Of tuberculous chlldrop
have boon coming to the Sea breeze
colony every year. and the effect of
the salt afr upon them so impressed
the attendants that they recommend.
cd an ocean hospital. TO be kept opep
the year around Some $4,000 Wa
appropriated In February and tho
work started. Other help has boon
given, and the sanitarlum Is now com
plotod. The institution Is not an on.
act COPY OF any European beach hos.
pltal but represents tho best ldeas
OF an sanltarlums Of It's type.
Tho camps are as plcturesquo a7
they are useful. Built on gigantic
ociagonal plan. tho ocean homo soems
n workable nest OF tents. Each sep.
arato one rises from point OF tho
central platform. and Is devoted 10
special purpose. The platform ls
generous and comfortable, and cnelr.
clos an open space OF sand. The
whole Is Just above high water mark.
one tent is the ofIloe. another the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-07-01

Twas Ever Thus.
Bcone-six little girls playing on
the village green
"Oh. Goodnessi" with shriek.
Look there grlsi Looked"
Hes coming this wayi
ooh. my
Hes runningl
"Oh, deari" wailing Hes catch.
ing-usi" painting
"Oh. OH Now-yo -iust-atop-
that OH" with a shrill cry that
startles the neighbors Tor blocks
"Oh. dearl Boo.hooi"
Chorus oo.hOol" Tears. more
tearsi shHoksl
Then mans voice calls out
from Browns raspberry bushes:
Here. you What are you doing
10 those glrls7"
Jaw. gwnnl / amt doln nothln' 10
IN fraIdy-catgl' and little Johnnie
Brown throws dead garter snake
across Smiths bprbodwiro fence and
sinks away down The aIIoyl
Il IL when We get these gIImpsos Of