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Middletown transcript., 1906-11-10
TOWNSEND

S. 7. Scott visited town on Tuesday
Joseph West visited BIaokbird on snn.
day
Mrs George Knots visited town on
Mrs. /. Pritehard is entertaining Mrs.
LYDIA Dockety.
d. P. Hutchisou has been quite III dur
ing the past week
Miss Cordelia Martin has returned to
her home near Smyrna.
Miss Jeanne Metten, Of MiddIetown,
Is visiting Miss Sadie Weldon.
Harry Lightcap, wife and son, OF
Odessa, visited town ON Sunday.
Mrs. Maggie Lee and daughter, Miss
Ethel, are visiting near Smyrna.
Miss Lenora Davis, OF Middletown, WIS.,
tied Miss Lillian Hart on Saturday.
Mrs. W. A. Scott and Mrs. L. L. Ma
loney spent Monday in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Richard Hodgson and family spent
! Sunday with their parents in Sassafras.
Mrs. George Knotts and son Lloyd Wis.
tied in Wilmington during the past week.
Messrs. Roy Tucker and Howard Ar
nit, Of Smyrna, were visitors in town on
Sunday.
The business meeting Of tie Y. met at
the home Of Miss Ethelwyn Maloney on
Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bratton have re-
moved their household effects to Will
! mington where he has employment.
MIR. and Mrs. Benjamin West enter
talned Mr.. and Mrs. William West and
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Clarence Hntcllison on
Tuesday.
A surprise party was given to Mr.. Lloyd
Knots at his home near town on We'd
nesday evening. Quite a number Of the
young folks were there and the evening
was very enioyably spent.
The Ladies' Home Missionary Society
held-a convention in the NJ. E. Church
on Thursday Both the morning and
afternoon sessions were well attended.
The ladies were served sumptuous lunch
in the Church Hall.
The young folks of town gave George
Peachy surprise party in honor Of his
fifteenth birthday on Friday evening Of
the past week. The evening was 6ne,
and there was jolly crowd which made
the old house ring with their merry
laughter. At late hour refreshments
we're served, after which they departed
for their homes, wishing George many
happy returns of the day.
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A CURE FOB lsrEMrERAsuE

A Southern doctor in attendance at q
recent medical convention at a dinner at
y l,icil the question OF intoxication and
It's cure was discussed made a statement
which was regarded by some of the ply
sicians and laya,en who were listening TO
him As remarkable.
he said that he had given good deal
oi attention TO the question Of inebriety
at,t! its prevention or cure aud stated that
be had found that the creating OF an ap-
petite f'r fruits was the best and in fact
the only remedy for the disease. Fruit
lie said viii destroy entirely tile taste for
liquor and in his experience ne had
fever found Rfail that was fond OF
fruit, who at the same time had an ap-
petite for drink. Oh the contrary, lie
said, nobody ever saw drunkard who
cared for fruit.
The remedy is so simple that it il wprll,
considering and experimentation il.
within reach ~ everyone.
Middletown transcript., 1906-11-10
CHESAPEAKE CITY


Freeman Morgan, Of Middletown. spent
Sunday IN town.
Mrs. j. Harvey Thomas and child, 81
Wilmington. are visiting Mrs. Elizabeth
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Mrs. s. Ross shann, Of Carmichael
Nd, is,the guest Of Miss Hattie Morgan.
AIr. Taylor, Of Baltimore, ,ieitpd lis
sister Mrs. B. BouchelIe over Sunday.
Miss Ada jefferson. Of Camden, N J.,
spent last Sunday at his home here.
Misses Lille and Margaret johnson
have been visiting relatives in Whining
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs George Lumm, OF Cayots,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Pierce.
Mrs. L. F. Hurn, Of Middletown. was
the guest of Miss Nan Hayes, ON Sunday
Noah Jefferson, Of Baltimore, is visiting
IrlenQs IN town.
DR.. and Mrs. G. C. Laws attended the
marriage Of their brother Henry NJ. Laws
to Miss Mabel Smith, in Baltimore, Tues-
day, November 9th.
Miss Bessie Barwick visited friends in
Wilmington, several days last week.
Miss Emma Lorraine, of St. Augustine
spent few days last week in town.
Mrs. Charles Green spent Friday in
PhiladeIp lila.
DR.. W. c. Karsner was Philadelphia
visitor one day last week.
William knight, Of Baltimore, spent
one day last week with J. H. Steele.
Miss Eddie Ferguson, of Ceciiton, is
spending sometime with her sister, Mrs.
Byron Bouchelle.
Mrs. N. I. Griffin, OF Colwyn, Pa, is
spending sometime with Mrs. Fl. C. Grif.
fin.
J.. W. Metz spent Wednesday in vii.
mngton,
Miss Mamie L. Jefferson entertained a
few friends at Halloween Party last
Wednesday evening.
Ross Watson has been appointed as
pucking Police.
B, Bouehelie attended the wedding Of
his eonsin, Miss Fannie Taylor. in VIII
mington last Wednesday.
special meeting of the Daughters OF
Confederacy was held at Mrs. A T. Egee's.
last Tuesday night. The regular meeting
will be held at the home Of Miss Karsner.
Tuesday evening, November 18th.
The Daughters OF America held Mas
qnerade and Pie Social, ia the store prop
erty ON jews Corner, last "wednesday
evening. On account OF the stormy
weather the crowd wRs not very large.
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ODESSA

Mrs. w. V. Woods is spending few
days in Philadelphia.
Mrs. I. G. Webb is entertaining Miss
Jessie Staats, of TayIors Bridge.
/ Miss Edna Ewell is visiting friends in
Vienna, Md, and Parksley, Va.
Miss Martha Townsend is visiting Miss
Louise Yandyke, in Ridley Park.
Mrs. L. G. Armstrong and children are
gnests Of friends in Chestertown, Md.
| Miss Bertha Stevens is spending few
days with her brother in Delaware City.
Mr.. George Moore and wife. OF Kings
t5n,yN. Y, were visitors in town this
week.
MIR. Oliver c. Stevens left Monday for
a trip through Virginia and West yir-
ginia.
Miss Elizabeth Gates. OF Wilmington,
il the guest of her couein, Miss Emma
Eccles,
Mrs. w. E, gpicer has returned home
after spending week in Chester, Pa,
and Penn's Grove, N. J.
Miss Frances Aspril, of WaIlingford,
Pa. spent Sunday here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Y. AspriI.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Stevens returned
home Thursday after an extended visit
With her daughter in Medford, N. J.
Mrs. George W. Davis, Mrs. w. r.
Rhodes and Mrs. w. W. Naylor attended
the convention OF the Woman's Home
Missionary Society held In Townsend on
Thursday.
Roll Of Honor
The following pupils of Odessa Public
School are on the roll of honor for de-
pertinent, progress and attendance for
the month Of October Minnie Armstrong
Jeanette Watkins, Madeline Pennington,
Helen Watkins, Ralph Shallcross, Fred
Kielkopf, Ethelda Webb, Derauf Rhodes,
Mailly Davis, Lloyd Gaulk, Charles Kroa-
emier, Arthur Phillips, James Carpenter,
Francis Davis, Robert Heller. Delaware
Lightcap, Frances Heller, Viola Smith,
Craig Naudain, Edna Carpenter, Aldiee
CIeayer, Helen Wallace, Blanche Weist,
Corrine Kielkopf. Minnie West, Isabella
Smith, Naomi Morgan, Alonza Cleayer,
Earlon Massey, Kenneth Rhodes. Grace |
Carpenter, Okla Wallace. Mildred Phillips. |
Willis Naudain, Pearl Harris, Anna Hurd, |
Lille Hurd,
Middletown transcript., 1906-11-10
PoRT PENN

The Misses Clark were callers in towr
on Saturday.
Miss s. B. Cleayer is visiting in Phila
delphia.
Misses Annie Newnom, Carrie Bender
and Mr.. Horace Eaton attended lecture
in the High School on Saturday.
Mrs. Samuel Eaton was in Wilmington
on Saturday.
Mr.. William McMullin attended the
Sunday School Convention in Whining.
ton Thursday.
Messr. Samuel Money and Edward
Clayton are spending sometime at the
home Of William Heayellow.
Edwin S. zacheis visited Wilmington
on Monday.
Thomas E. Hurn called in the village
on Monday.
Henry O. Bender has accepted posi-
tion in the dupont Co. g office this week
in Wilmington.
Florence c. Hall started on Wednesday
TO visit friends at Fort Howard. Balti.
more.
Rev. W. H Logan preached at tile
Presbyterian Chsrcil on Sunday.
Middletown transcript., 1906-11-10

thIz hundred There is 10 doubt
that bribery on q large scale was
intended and the presence Of the
detective sent here ut the request
of the Republicans alone pre-
Vented tlle aIteIn pt % zpuy the
election.
No better evidence of the de-
termination of the Democrats,
who care for the preservation of
decency and order in this COM
munity, to place the seal of their
dis-approval upon the liquor
domination of their party is
needed than to look at the pro.
hibition vote, There have never
been ii the Third Election Dis
trict more than four prohibition
votes cast. Tuesday there were
fourteen. The Prohibitionists
had endorsed the candidacy Of
Mr.. Corbit and the ten Demo
Gratis who voted the Prohibition
ticket were enough in themselves
to elect him.
The election of the two Repub-
lican Road Commissioners and
the Assessor is evidence Of the
satisfaction of the taxpayers
with the management Of affairs
for the past year and the dissat-
isfaction with the poor assess
ment made IN 1905 and 1905.
The next four years will be
marked on the part of the Road
Commissioners with the same
care, honesty and ability as in
the past. The successful candi-
dates are that kind of men.
On the whole the people Of st.
Georges Hundred are to be sim
cerely congratulated for the mag
nifcent victory accorded to the
whole Republican ticket. And in
saying this we do not want to in
innate the Democrats are as much
included as are the Republicans,
for We think that they will now
purge themselves of the 1load
they have been carrying for
years. If they do not, the people
will at the ensuing elections.
Since the above was written,
Mr.. Cochran has filed a petition
for a recount of the ballots that
were rejected in the Third and
Fourth Districts, claiming that
enough valid ballots were reject
ed to elect him if counted. At
this time we are unadvised of the
result of the recount, but have no
fears of outcome. Republicans
never yet lost by a recount.
Middletown transcript., 1906-11-10
cEcILToN

! Miss Minnie Smith, OF Warwick, has
been spending few days with Miss Clara
Manlove.
Tic Harvest Home services were held
in the NJ. E. Church on Sunday afternoon
and evening.
Miss Lille Short was the guest of Miss
lone Benson during the past week.
Durney oldham, of Philadeiphia, has
been spending few days with bis par.
ents, George Oldham and wife.
Miss Richards was the guest at Mrs. w.
II. Anderson on Sunday.
Mesars. Arthur and John Freeman, OF
Philadelphia, have been spending few
days With their parents. William Freeman
and wife.
Misses Blanche ard Penola Van Bus
kirk, Of Baltimore. are visiting their
cousin, Miss E.lith Anderson.
Mr.. and NJ ). Herbert Conner, Of Aid
dietowp, spent s,iuaav lat viii, Mr. aud
Mrs. Robert SNYDER.
Don't fnr4t, lie tournament that i 10
be Leid here oi. Saturday, November l0tll,
al F. H.
Mis- Edna STEPHENS had as her guest
over Sunia, Mr. Joseph Beckman, Of
Philadelphia.
Mrs Clayton Tempieman has returned
from visiting her daughter, Mrs W. Har-
ris, ID Christiana.
Mr. AND Mrs. Arthur Davis, Miss Daisey
Hoover, Fred IIoeyer and Lambert Man
love attended the Peter Pan dance at
Odessa on Monday evening
limitations have been received here to
the Wedding of Mr.. G. Davis Taylor TO
Miss Catharine q. Palmer, of Philadel-
phia, at the lnme of the brides parents,
on Wednesday evening. November 18th. !
Middletown transcript., 1906-11-10
LETTER TO yoHs ARMSTRONG
Middletown, Del.

Dear Sir. A pound OF good meat and
no bone is worth more than half pound
of meat and lIalf-pound of bone; bul
there are, as you say,a great many people
who won't pay more than certain price
by the pound. Give 'em bone; that's
right; give 'em plenty Of bone!
There are people who won't pay more
than $3.50 gallon for paint: give I'm
bone!
There's no better school than expert
ence; cost is high; but the lesson is never
forgotten.
Let man paint two houses alike, same
size; one Deyoe, the other that 81 80
paint. He buys 10 gallons Of each, and
pays So day for labor-$3 day is $3 a
gallon, easier reckoning.
He has to buy two gallons more Of the
$l.50 paint; and has two gallons left Of
Devoe: l2 gallons $3.50, SIS; gallons
$l.75. $l4; "a more for Cheap paint.
He pays So gallon for painting: 8 GAL
Ion $24; IL gallons $36; $I2 more for
painting ''cheap" paint.
He'll buy the less gallons paint after
that. If people are slow to learn, it's
because they keep-on buying bone meat /.
Give 'em plenty Of bone.
Yours truly
FW DEyeE & Co
ii
r. s. J. #. McWhorter & Son cell our
,,a;,.4
Middletown transcript., 1906-11-10
ST. GEORGES


Miss MshIe larqnelt visited ber home
q Milfords \ Reads from Friday until.
Monday
sitorgs Murry WAS the guest Of lis par
elaEss NIT. ana u rs Levi HIurry, at tfleir
home near Newark. from Friday until
Monday,
Frank Till spent Sunday III Delaware
City.
Mrs. Agnes cummins, of Smyrna,
was the guest Of MIR. and Mrs. Rash on
Thursday
Mrs. Howard Gray is entertaining his
sister from Still Pond. Md
Miss Matte MCCARTHY, of Summit
Bridge, is the gnpst Il Mrs H. Y. Brick-
son.
Alrs. Milligan has returned from an
extended visit to her daughter, Mrs. Fore
man, of New York.
Miss Lizzie Stewart, of Philadelphia,
was the guest of Miss Ida Wright from
Friday until Sunday.
Townsend Moore spent last week in
Odessa.
Miss Lucie Hill has returned from a
three weeks visit with Wilmington
friends.
Mrs. Edward Lester was the guest of
Mrs. William Aspril on Tuesday.
Miss Sadie Bellvile returned to her
home in Wilmington on Saturday after
an extended visit with friends here.
Mrs. Gritts and son and Mrs. Dewitt
we're in Delaware City ON Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Simmons were
the guests of his parents on Sunday.
7. Bayard lIeisel, of Delaware City,
was the gnest Of his mother, Mrs. Martha
Heisel, on Thursday.
Miss Edna Stelson, of Clearfield, was
the guest OF Mr. and Mrs Dewitt last
week.
Miss Sara Miiligan was an over sam
day visitor at her home here.
Albert Stewart spent one day last week
lin Wilmington.
The supper held by the ladies Of
the H. E ChurcI, OH Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings of this week was we'll
attended aud quite neat sum vas added
to The treasury
Mrs. Ida w Brewington spent THURS
day and Friday in Philadelphia as he
guest of her daughter, Miss LilianH. Brew
ington.
Miss ya'eria Gem, of McDonough,
spent Sunday with friends in town.
Mr.. William Pennington, of Media, Pa,
was the Sunday guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. K, Price and family.
On Sunday morning, Nov. II, at 10.30
Presiding Elder A. 5 NJ nnbray will
preach at ST. Georges N. E. Church.
Epworth Leagne Service will be held in
the evening, leader, Mr.. Samuel Walk
ers Topic "Forgiving Ole Another"
Matt 6:l2 The evening services are well
attended Come out and swell the num-
bers,
Misstiester Poole spent Sunday with
friends in Wilmington.
Mr.. Carl Brewiugton is spending few
days with BItinore friends.
Mrs. E. Fl. Mcwhorter and daughter
spent tr' early part of the week in Phila-
de pl,is.
Misses H,rriet and Laura Batten, of
Poriers, visited friends in town ON Thurs
day.
Middletown transcript., 1906-11-10

r. s. J. +. MeWhorter & son cell our
paint.
Middletown transcript., 1906-11-10
DEMAND roR SUGAR coRN

New Castle County farmers and prin
cipally those in Red Lion Hundred are
considerably elated over the news that
Charles w. Pancoast will need 100 acres
nlare OF sugar corn in 1907 than in The
past season. This means thousands oI
eipliarsin that section for the farmers aud
the help to be employed in the cannery.
The corn used In the cannery comes from
stock raised off Nebraska seed, supplied
free by the proprietor OF the camnery.
The farmers have but little work withthe
corn and haul it in the husks to the cam
merry where they get $3.50 a ton for the
prnduct
Middletown transcript., 1906-11-10

VICTORY
Ever since the advent of Ad-
dicks into Delaware politics, the
Democrats have been claiming
that without money the Republi-
cans would be absolutely without
chance of carrying the State.
at last they have had what they
claimed to- be wanting: an cleo
lion with no corruption. Ad-
dicks was eliminated, the Chair
men of the two State Com nittees
entered into a solemn compact
not to spend any money; in many
districts this agreement was ex-
tended by local agreements of
the two parties; and the freest
from corruption for at least fifty
years. In addition to this, the
Democrats had the advantage of
the so-called Union Republican
ticket in this County and the dis
content arising from such a sit
uation. In spite of all these fav-
orable conditions, Democracy
never got such beating as was
administered on Tuesday. 1t is
true that Congressman Burton
had a larger majority two years
ago than this year. But-in the
legislative fight, which after all
was the ultimate desire Of that
party, they were out of sight.
Thirty-six members out of fifty
two on joint ballot are five more
than the Republicans ever had.
The reason for this victory is
not hard to find. Delaware al
ways was a Repu blican state, but
the old assessment and collection
laws made Q majority out of the
minority, by a system of disfran-
chisement such as no other state
had. With the advent of the new
constitution, providing absolutely
and for all time, for a free vote
and a fair count the Republicans
entered into their own and it viii
bemany years before the Demo
cracy can make winning fight
in Delaware. 1t can only come
as a result of Republican folly or
wrong doing. So long as the lat
ter party does right its voters
viii support it; when it goes
wrong the voters will turn it
down. So long as the present
high standard of efficient and
honest management is maintain
ed there is no danger to the
party.
Another lesson to be learned
from the election is that it does
not profit a party through its
newspapers to make attacks upon
so-called "Rings. The only
member of the EUery EUeniny's
Court House Ring" who was a
candidate for a full second term
received the highest majority of
all the county candidates. Hon
esty and fair play in politics pay
the same as they do in other
branches of human effort. The
people when they are voters are
the same people that they are
when they are buying merchan-
disc or buying space in a news
paper, they are at heart honest
and fair.
If any single fact be demon
strated by the results of the cleo
tion it is that Addicks claims of
enormous sums spent for corrup-
tion and the claims of EUery EUen-
i1ag and other Democratic organs
that large sums of money were
sent into Kent and Sussex Coun-
ties in 1904 to be used for the
purchase of votes, are alike un-
founded or that the money so ex-
pended was thrown away. 1t is
possible that one party's pur-
chases Offset the others but
hardly probable. To adopt that
view would force the conclusion
that the Democrats had bought
more votes than the Republicans,
for the Republicans carry more
districts this year than in 1904
ST. GEORGES HUNDRED
Middletown transcript., 1906-11-10
CURRENT PRICES
Proclamation |!

In accordance with established custom
and following the Recommendation Of the
President of tue United States,
/, Preston Lea, Governor Of the State
OF Delaware. do hereby designate THURS.
DAY, NOVEMBER THE TWENTY.
NINTH INSTANT, as day of Thanks
giving and Prayer, and do recommend
that the people Of this State on that day
refrain from their usual vocation and. in
their homes and places of worship, offer
acknowledgment to Almighty God for
his many blessings, and prayers for the
continuance of his Divine favor.
In witness whereof, / have
,..,.. hereunto set my hand and
,SSN&I. caused the Great Seal of
:&MN said State to be affixed, at
ANkE Dover, this first day of
80 November, in the year of
our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and six and in the year OF
the independence of said State the one
hundred and thirty-first.
By the Governor
PRESTON LEA.
Joseph L. CahaIl.
Secretary OF State.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-30
This Important Question Discussed from Many Points
of View-A Problem Difficult of Solution.

10 feel the pulse of opinion when see a
man with a lot of hair on his face IT makes me
think OF the animals in the Zoo. It's nice TO have
a skye terrier for pet because he's little and
cute but a shaggy faced gives you the
creeps If he could only take 1t off in the pri-
vacy of the home 1t would be more endurable
1 know girls who have refused proposals from
whiskered men-that is. they imposed a condi-
ton of getting a shave and the men went off
mad. A girl is always sorry who marries man
with beard. She doesn't like TO have him keep
1t on and she's afraid TO confront the features
that may be hidden beneath. Perhaps he has
a small chin or a hare lip. Another thing. a
bearded man who uses tobacco generally car
ries enough nicotine in his face TO poison
streetcar full of passengers. If he had any sense
OF decency he would boil his beard in milk. like
he does his meerschaum pipe. 1t wouldn't hurt
If he would put little formaidehyde on 1t to
kill germs AS for small mustache and slen-
der pair OF burnsides. they are becoming TO
some men and harmless"
A leading tonsorial artist of downtown hotel
said:
1T is a mistake that you have idly listened TO
lay opinions on a most important matter, IN
stead of consulting a professional in the first
place What2 1t makes difference what the
weaTers of whiskers think or say. Yes. they
own them. So does the millionaire own the mas
terpiece, but 1t is the artist who created the
picture that is competent 10 discuss IT, and
my fellow artists have devoted our lives to Great
Spg thousands of facial hairscapes, so 10 speak,
and what we don't know about the subject does
not I'LL q large space in the library OF Columbia
University. 1 am thinking. by the way or chal-
lengtng a learned professor TO debate on the
question OF hair oil used by the royal BARRIERS
on the shepherd kings of Egypt-but that Is an
other story
MY verdict and my position that of any
conscientious artist who scorns what may
crue 10 him in shaves and haircuts. My sole OBJ
9ect is to make beautiful faces and 10 erect
hrsute monuments which shall gladden. the
New-York tribune., 1906-09-30
BREAD AND BUTTER ROMANCE.

About eighteen years ago a number of chill
dren, boys and girls, were playing as usual near
the old slaughter house IN Crockherbtown. Car
diff One day foreigner ragged. tired and
hungry. appeared on the scene The children
ceased their noisy prattle and cast questioning
looks at the stranger. Among them was a little
girl who was eating bread and butter She saw
the hunger in the mans eyes and when he asked
for Just little share Of her feast she offered all
she had. The man ate greedily. He had not
tasted food for three days. he said. and then the
little girl. like some good fairy, went home for
more bread and butter for the stranger. while
the other boys and girls looked on with wonder
appeared near the CrOckherbtOwn slaughter
house, and every day he was fed by the girl
The sequel comes IN q letter from the foreigner
who asks the Echo" 70 help him TO trace his
little oenefactresS of long ago, whose mother
Kept coffee STALL He signs himself Harold
Swadolf. and says he went abroad shortly after
the incident above referred 20. when I used to
tell her how hungry I was writes the man.
her eyes woud I'll with tears. but never for
got Nellie Hawkins. l am rich man to-day.
l am coming home 10 England next spring to
make her a present of $4,000. IL she IS alive"
Upon receipt OF the letter referred to the
Echo representative made inquiries and found
that the Miss Hawkins referred to is still a
resident Of Cardiff, and has been married for
many years. She distinctly remembered Harold
SwadOlf. He was, nineteen years or so ago, a
master baker I'm Salisbury road, and Miss Haw-
kins sayss he comes OF a we'll tO-dO German
family, He was" she continues. "a fine look
Ing young fellow. He was in love with me- bur
I don't remember giving him bread and buttsr@
South Wales Echo.