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Middletown transcript., 1906-05-26
RECKLESS USERS OF THE ROADS

fTWo men in an automobile on
Long Island went dashing along
a highway in sixty -horse-powe
machine at a speed estimated at
fifty miles an hour. The route
they were taking was familiar to
the chauffeur, who went over the.
road several times every day.
He knew there was a certain
grade crossing over q. steam rail
road, and that it was at a point
where it was impossible to tell
whether or not a train was COM
ing unless one was within fifty
feeto of the tracks. But these two
men paid no heed to the crossing
and the assumption is they
knew a train was coming and
sought to run ahead of it-and on
they went. They arrived just in
time to lit the second coach of
the train. Both men were
crushed to death against the
coach, their automobile was
caught and ground to bits under
the wheels, fragments being car
ried for a quarter of mile be-
fore the train could stop. No
damage was done to the train.
but the passengers felt the terri.
BILE jar. Both the train and the
automobile were going at the
same speed, and thus the shock
was tremendous.
I'm spite of the known danger
Gus character of this particular
crossing, and in spite of the
Middletown transcript., 1906-05-26
ODE ssA


Miss May Enos entertained her friend,
Miss Crawford, on Sunday.
Miss Emma B. Eccies spent Sunday
with her cousin, near Kenton.
Mrs. e. T. Warner, Of Wilmington, is
the guest Of her brother, Mr. D. w. Cor
bit.
Mrs. D. G. Cannon, Of Philadelphia, is
visiting at the home of Mr.. U. P Ginn,
near town.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Dulin, of WASH
ington. D. c.. are visiting his father, MIR.
Elwood Dulin.
Mr.. Edward Rhein has returned to
Philadelphia after spending several weeks
here with his parents.
Miss Louisa Van Dyke, of Ridgley
Park, Pa, was the guest Of Miss Martha
Townsend on Sunday.
Mrs. Sophia Mcgee and daughter Helen
left Wednesday for Wilmington where
they will spend sometime.
Mrs. NJ. E. Rhodes entertained her
daughter, Miss Helen Weldon, of Phila.
delphia, few days this week.
The w. G. T. U, met at the home OF
the President, Mrs. j. w. Watkins, on
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock.
Tomorrow Sunday Col. J. W. An
drews' Post, No II, Dept. of Del, will at
tend the morning services at St. PauPs
M. E. Church in body. Rev. w. E.
Gunby will preach an appropriate sermon
to them All members are requested to
meet at the Church at 1915 A. NJ.
There will be flag raising next Wed.
nesday morning, Decoration Day, when
tile p. o. =. OF A., will present All Ameri-
can flag to the Odessa Public School.
Presentation will be made by E. E. Red
eker Of 0denton, Md, Pres. Of the Mary
land State Camp. P. o. S. of A. Music
will be furnished by the School. After
exercise OH the school grounds they will
proceed to Matthews Corner school which
will also be presented with flag All
members OF the order are requested to
meet at the lodge room at 8. 30 A. NJ.
On Memorial Day, May Both, the local
post will hold the usual memorial services
over the graves OF their departed COM
rades. They will meet at the NJ. E.
Cemetery promptly at l o'clock, after
services they will proceed to the Friends
and Presby terian Cemeteries Rev. Mr..
Clay, Of Middletown aud Rev. w. E.
Gunhy, OF this town, will make the ad-
dresses. Everyone is most cordially in
vited to attend the services. Those who
have flowers to contribute are asked to
leave them at Mr. l. V. Aspril's shop not
later tlam 8 O'Clock in the morning.
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FRUIT CROP IS PROMISING

/ According to several Of the fruit grow
ers down the State, the peaches were not
hurt to any appreciable extent by the
late frosts, and from present indications
the crop will be the largest for several
years. Nearly all of the trees in all parts
OF the State are full of buds, which, upon
recent examination, appear TO be in a
healthy condition. At the time OF the
last frost, which was also accompanied by
a freeze, it was feared that some of the
stems had been frozen, in which event
the buds would fall off The juno drop
will, of course, tell to what extent they
were damaged, but the appearance of the
buds at this time does not give much
cause for apprehension.
In some parts of the State late straw
berries were damaged, but there is still
| plentiful supply, and it is believed that
the damage will not be serious.
During the past two years many new
peach orchards have been set out in Del
aware, principally in the lower part Of
the State, and as all of them appear to be
in healthy condition, it is likely that
Delaware will regain her prestige as
peach State.
After several disastrous peach years
many OF the orchards were rooted up and
the ground they formerly occupied was
utilized in some other manner, but dur
ing the past few years new orchards have
been set out in places where they did not
exist before, which indicates that some OF
the farmers have decided to go into fruit
raising on much larger scale than ever
before.
At one time Delaware was the principal
peach-raising State OF the country, but
because of the disastrous seasons referred
to she lost her prestige to certain extent.
Middletown was once the centre of the
peach belt, but many of tile farmers in
this section who formerly raised peaches
in large quantities abandoned the business
altogether and now the peach belt is fur-
ther down the State. Milford, Bridge
vile and other towns in that locality are
now the principal peach shipping points,
and it looks now, judging from the num-
Der of new orchards, as if Sussex county
would continue to have the lions share OF |
the orchards for several years.
A similar condition exists on the East
ern Shore of Maryland. In several of the
Eastern Shore counties many new or
chards have been set out and much new
ground is being devoted to the business.
Most of the farmers are now selling
their fruit to agents at the shipping sta
lions, instead of sending it to the cities
to bd handled b. agents there, although
there are some who have their own city
agents and get very good returns
Middletown transcript., 1906-05-26
WARWICK

Strawberry festivals are now in order.
Mrs. John Lattomus was In SMYRNA on
Sunday.
Rev. F. S. Cain spent Wednesday in
Wilmington.
The parsonage has been re-roofed dur.
ing the past week.
There will be no pr ,aching at the NJ. p.
Church tomorrow.
Children's Day service will be observed
in the NJ. 2. Church to-norrow.
Mrs. James Vinyard and Mis-, Lizzie
Caldwell were the guests of Mrs. Mary A
Lofand on Monday.
Mrs. EIwoed Parriss is spending this
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r
o. Spear, on Bohemia Manor.
Rev. Frank S, Cain entertained ON Fri.
day and Saturday the Rev. George +
Mock, District Sunday School superinten.
dent.
Mr.. I. Price King, Jr., was elected
District Secretary and Treasurer during
the business session of the District SUNDAY
School Convention which convened IN
Cecilton, Nd, last Saturday and Sunday
Middletown transcript., 1906-05-26
PORT PENN

Mrs. George D. Mccoy visited Whining
ton on Monday.
William c. Dyer spent Sunday with
friends in Philadelphia.
Miss S. B. CIeaver left on Wednesday
for short stay.in the city.
Mrs. George H. Webb and Miss Helen
spent Monday in Wilmington.
Herbert II. Boyd, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with friends here.
Mrs. John A. Wallen is spending this
week with relatives in Wilmington.
Mrs. William R. Heavelow and chill
dren were in Wilmington on Thursday
last.
/ Mpssrs. NJ. G. Moore and Frank Years.
ley were Wilmington visitors on Satur-
day.
Miss NJ. d. Eaton returned home last
week from an extended visit to relatives
in Odessa.
Frank E. Moore and Miss Florence
Yearsley were in Wilmington one day
last week.
Miss Mary Smith. of New Castle, spent
part of last week with her uncle, William
r. Heayelow.
Mrs. S. D. Collins and sisters, Misses
Cora and Alma Yearsley spent Wednes.
day in Wilmington.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carly, of Middle
town, spent Sunday with their daughter,
Mrs. r. S. Yearsley.
Miss Elva Carpenter is spending some
time ith her brother, William Carpen-
ter, of near Newark.
Miss Annie Keen entertained Misses |
Alberta Harris and Mary Driscal, OF Will
mington, on Sunday.
Miss Bessie Evans who has been
spending the past few months in Phila-
delphla returned home last Saturday.
Mr.. F. B. Stevens who has spent the
fall and winter in Washington, N. j., re-
turned home for few days on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Naylor, of Cam
den, N. j., are spending this week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas s.
Eaton.
George Moore and sister, Mrs. R.
R. Eaton, were the guests of James NJ.
Jleaver and family, of Mt. Pleasant, on
Sunday.
Middletown transcript., 1906-05-26
DELAWARE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT

The exercises of the Commencement
season at Delaware College will begin OF
Sunday morning, June 18th, at II O'Clock
with sermon before the Y NJ. G. A. tc
be preached by the Rev. Fl. G. Mcbride,
of the White Clay Creek Presbyterian
Church, in the College Oratory. On the
evening Of the same day at O'Clock the
annual Baccalaureate sermon will be de-
livered by the Rev. DR.. W. Dayton Rob.
erts of Temple Presbyterian Church.
Philadelphia.
On Monday afternoon, June 18th, at 3
O'Clock the exercises of Glass Day will be
held in the Oratory, and in the evening
at o'clock the anniversary exercises of
the Athenaean Literary Society will take
place.
On Tuesday morning at Ii O'clock the
Board OF Trustees will meet to act upon
the Faculty's recommendation for degrees
and such other business as may be
brought before them. In the afternoon
the annual Field and Track Sports will be
held. In the evening at o'clock the
anniversary of the Delta PM Literary
Society will come off, on which occasion
an address will be delivered BY Chief
Justice Charles B. Lore.
held on Wednesday at 1890 O'clock in
the 0ratOry OIL which occasion an address
will be made by Henry Ridgely, Esq of
Dover OF the graduates, w. E Hark-
ness, Jr, ]. E. Edwards, and W. V.
Derby will delivered addresses.
Tie Bishop Coleman Prize OF twenty
five dollars will be awarded to the Senior
of the best all round standing The
Alumni Prizes which were contes-
ted for in public debate and oratoricaI
contest some months since will be pre-
sented to the winners on Commencement
Day. Lewis P Bush prizes for the best
essay open to all undergraduates, and the
F. w. Curtis prizes for three students in
Freshman English who have made the
most progress in their class work will be
presented. The Philo S. Bennett Prizes
endowed by Hon. William Jennings
Bryan from fund left by tile testatur ,
will be awarded for the best essay upon
the subject Of free government. Tue
Lieutenant Clarke ChurcInlan Prize for
virtues as a soldier will be awarded to the
most deserving man in the Military de-
partment. The Prizes offered by the
ladies of the W. C. T. U. for the best
orations upon some subject touching upon |
Scientific Temperance will also be award
ed at this time.
The Roberts Medal will contested for at
the Exhibition Drill which will be held
in the afternoon at o'clock. The exer-
cises will be closed by student hop on |
Wednesday night.
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M1DDLETowN. DEL, MAY 20, 1906.
VACANCY TO BE FILLED

Those who have doubted the
sincerity of the quarrel between
Senator Alice and Mr.. Addicks
NAV now rest assured that it is
genuine. Despite the apparentim-
possibility of filling the vacancy
now existing in Delaware's Sen
atorial representation, the bitter
ness between these two lnen
seems to be bringing about the
choice of Col. Henry A. DUPONT
as Senator. More than ten years
ago, Col. DUPONT had a majority
of all the members of the legisla-
ture, but Acting Governor Wat
son returned and claimed the
right to vote and be counted;
thus making the vote stand, du-
Pont Is, the opposition, including
Addicks, Is. But now, Mr.. Ad-
dicks seems to think that the
only way in which to kill Sena-
tor Alice, is to consent to
the election of Col. dupont.
All of the members Of the
Legislature, except Senator Dr..
Moore, of Smyrna, have united
in a petition to the Governor for
a special session, and pledging
themselves to elect a Senator
promptly. To do this, with the
five vacancies reducing the num-
Der of members in joint conven-
ton to AZ, will require the votes
of "a for one candidate. Mr.. Ad-
dicks is conceding that Col. du-
Pont will be the one to receive
those "a votes. Senator Alice is
publicly and privately urging his
friends to vote for Col. dupont
The Regular Republicans from
this county have always been in
favor of Col. DUPONT So, appar-
emily there is nothing 10 it or in
it, except Col. dupont. On the
last vote, taken by the present
Legislature just before its ad-
journment, the vote stood, of the
81 Republicans, DUPONT, Is, Ad-
dicks, Is, and T. G. dupont, 1.
With Senator Allee's help, there
shouldbe no doubt of the choice of
the conference falling upon Col.
DUPONT.
1t should not take the Legisla-
ture Long to settle this question.
The Governor will probably not
call a special session unless he is
assured of an election of a Sena-
tor. This assurance we believe,
he now has. Therefore, all that |
will be necessary, is to meet, say
on some Monday, early in June,
and the following Tuesday, ballot
for and elect Senator, and on
Wednesday, after comparing the
two journals, adjourn.
Immediately after the election
of a Senator will come the unfit
cation of the party, with one
State Convection, one State and
one County Committee, and one
ticket from top to bottom in all
the counties, thus assuring at the
start of the campaign, a fair pros
pect of success. Nothing will
more surely demoralize the enc
my than this almost certainty of
defeat. The Democrats are split
now-they will be worse than
split when they face an enthus
astic, united foe. Here's hoping
that in a few weeks. it will be
Senator. DUPONT. i,
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CHESAPEAKE CRY


Miss Mary Boulden visited at Farm
hurst last week
Miss Fanny Brooks is spending some
tine in Wilmington
Miss Lizzie Barwick is spending some-
time in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Clarence Truss has been spending
sometime in Wilmington.
Thomas KibIer, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with his father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz Steele spent one
day last week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Elmer Bouchelle has returned
home after visit with her parents in
Trenton, N. ].
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Elliott, of Newark,
Del, have been visiting her mother, Mrs.
NJ. E. Willis.
Martin Whitelock, of Chester, has been
spending a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Coleman.
A strawberry and ice cream festival will
be held at St. Augustine school Saturday
evening, May 26th.
The Chesapeake City High School
base ball team defeated West Nottingham
Academy teamSlast Saturday afternoon by
the score of II to 6.
The International Sunshine Society
held fair and strawberry festival Thurs
day evening in the corner store house
owned by Mr.. ]. NJ. Reed.
William 7. Bouchelle, brother of Harry
and Bryon BoucheIle died suddenly at his
home on Saturday night at Green wich,
Con, of intestinal trouble.
Mrs. Cornelia Cleaver, wife of T. J,
Cleaver, Superintendent of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal, died at her
home last Wednesday morning, after
lingering illness. The funeral took place
Saturday afternoon, with interment in
Bethel Cemetery.
Commencement Notes
The commencement exercises OF the
Chesapeake City High School will be
held on Wednesday evening, May 30th,
in Masonic Hall. A banquet will be ten
dered the graduating class the same even
ing by the Alumni Association.
Rev. S. Perry will deliver the Baccalau.
reate Sermon to the graduating class of
the Chesapeake City High School on Sun
day, May 9th, at 10 80 A. NJ.
The graduating class at the High School
this year is the largest in the history OF
the school. 1t contains nine members.
An admission fee of Is cents will he
charged to cover the cost of hall, printing
Of programs and music.
The Elkton Mandolin Club will furnish
the music for the commencement on Nav
3Oth.
DIR. ]. NJ. II. Rowland, of Baltimore,
will deliver the commencement address
this year.
Middletown transcript., 1906-05-26

knowledge that other mishaps
had occurred at that point, the
driver of the automobile look
chances, and with recklessness
Of the most approved quality he
went on his death. Fifty miles
an hour on steel rails is fast time,
but fifty miles an hour on a pub
lie road is even faster and
fraught with no end of possibili-
ties. That there are not more
tragedies of the Long Island sort
| just reported is the surprising
feature of automobiling.
aDrivers of motor cars are in
clined to overlook the necessity
of going cautiously, and they
come to have spirit Of bravado
that is encouraged by exemption
| from disaster, but sooner or later
a fatal blunder is made.
"There are more persons killed
and injured in a year while riding
in automobiles than there are
passengers on steam railroads
killed and injured in the course
of travel. Yet steam trains have
the advantage of being guided by
steel rails and they follow given
lines at given intervals that be-
come known to those who live
| along the roads or have occasion
to cross the tracks. But the
automobiles have each a route of
their own, they come and goat all
hours of the day and night, and
nobody knows when oneof the ma
chimes is to dart into view. 1t is
assumed by too manyofthe users
Of the motor cars that they can
run as fast as steam trains and
yet avoid accident. It is getting
to be a serious matter for those
who travel the highways, and the
wisdom and necessity of laws to
restrict the speed of horseless
vehicles are recognized as i'm
perative. Those who drive
horses across railroad tracks and
| those who walk over them are
warned to ''stop, look and listen. "
And this Should apply as we'll to
the users of automobiles if they
wish to avoid being ground to
death or to escape the misery of
swapping out the life of somebody
else. "-Norning NeIOs.
The accident near Armstrong;
Corner on Sunday, in which sew
eral colored people were serious
ly injured, is convincing evidence
of the necessity of action being
taken in reference to the wreck
less manner in which our city
cousins drive their automobiles
over the county highways, and
doubtless some law will be en-
acted during the next session of
our legislature to put an end to
this dangerous and wreckless
use of the public roads.
Middletown transcript., 1906-05-26
EXTRA SESSION no ELECT SENATOR
All Republicans But One Have Signed the
CAN 10 Present ia Governor Len

SeA&N ~ a . AN5esA ~ ~ Ss&A ~ ft0t AfNeA
The last preliminary step toward setting
the Republican differences in this State,
beginning with an extra session Of the
Legislature to elect Senator for the Dell
aware vacancy, was taken W ednesday al
ternoon and the extra session and Senator
we're thereby assured. After conference
with ]. Edward Addicks over the tele-
phone from Addick's present hesdqnar-
ters, the Bellevue-Stratford, Philadelphia,
the three Addicks stalwarts who had
withheld their signatures from the paper
petitioning Governor Lea to call the
special session, held conference at FELTON,
and decided to sign and close up the mat.
ter. 1t was the last skirmish, unless
something unforeseen should develop.
The last men to sign we've Senator Alvan
B. Conner aud Representatives Daniel B.
Murry, of Viola, and Frank H. Davis, Of
Milford. DR.. T. c. Moore, of Smyrna,
Senator-from the first District who has
| not signed, is reported to be in favor Of
the extra session and is expected to fall
in line.
Ask Governor For Special Session
Whether there will be special session
of the Legislature to elect United States
Senator now depends upon the action Of
Governor Preston Lea, as he was form
ally requested Thursday evening at his
country home, near Delaware City, by a
committee representing twenty-seven Of
the twenty-eight Republican Assembly
men to convene special session.
The Governor said lie had no state
ment to make as to whether he would
call special session OF the Assembly,
when asked about the subject.
The formal request for special session
was submitted to the governor by COM
mittee comprising President protein.
Conner Of the Senate, Speaker Dem
ney of the House of Representative, Muir.
ray'on behalf of the Union Republicans,
and Senators Sparks and Mendinhall and
Representative Stafford, ,of the Regular
Republicans. Senator Conner was spokes-
man, and submitted the pledge signed by
every Republican member excepting Sem
ator T. G. Moore to abide by the result OF
caucus and to elect Senator in special
session. The governor did not commit
himself in receiving it. The agreement
contains no stimulation as to when a
caucus shall be held. The downstate
members returned after handing over the
signed paper, and the Wilmington mem
bers would say nothing OF their visit.
Attorney General Robert II. Richards
Thursday began to examine into the ques-
ton of whether the five vacancies in tie
Legislature will have to be filled before
the Legislature could assemble to ballot
, for Senator.
Middletown transcript., 1906-05-26
SUMMIT BRIDGE

Miss Elizabeth Swami is quite i'll at he
home here.
Mis- Rlieta Veazey has returned home
from Philadelphia.
Miss Anna Ellison was the guest of Mis-,
Clara Paxson last Thursday.
Thomas Craig, Of Earleyille, Nd, was
the gnest OF friends near here ON Sunday,
Alexander Maxwell, of Middletown,
visited this place one day last week.
Mrs. John Shelton, OF Bohemia Bridge,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. George Matthews
last Sunday.
Miss Goldie Mae Grisweel, of Phiadel-
phia, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
I. Money last Saturday.
Mis- Evalinda Money has returned
home after spending sometime with her
grandmother, Mrs. E. Money, near Earle-
vile, Md.
Thomas Sartain had the misfortune to
injure one Of his thumbs quite severely
one day last week so that surgical aid was
necessary,
Middletown transcript., 1906-05-26
Mrs. Botkin in Prison for Life

Cardelia Botkin, whe sent the poisoned
candy to Mrs. John P Dunning of Dover,
causing her death, and also the death OF
her sister who partook of the candy, was
sent to Jail at San Quentin to begin her
sentence of life imprisonment. This ends
the legal battle which has been waged for
eight years involving two trials. Mrs.
Botkin was made infatuated with John
P. Dunning and thought that by remov-
ing his wife he would be free to marry
her.
Middletown transcript., 1906-05-26
Testing for Cold

Louis l. o. Atwood, who owns the
Gray's Hill farm east of Elkton, on which
gold-bearing quartz was recently dis
covered in sinking well, has had an ex-
animation of the premises made by j. d.
West, Of Port Deposit, who has devoted a
great deal of study to the subject of min
erals and who pronounces that the yellow
metal is there in large quantities, as we'll
as tin, copper and oil veins. Mr.. Atwood
has had samples Of the quartz shipped to
Denver for IN accurate assay by experts.
Middletown transcript., 1906-05-26
. EGISTER'S ORDER.
REGISTER OF WILLS OFFICE,

New CASTLE COUNTY, DEL Sov.2 p, 1915
Upon the application of Edward Hart.
Administrator of I a sar Rrinkley late If
Appoquimimink Hundred. in said county,
deceased, it is ordered and directed by
the Register of Wills that the Administrator
aforesaid give notice of granting of Let
ters of Administration upon the estate of the
deceased with the date of granting thereof
by causing advertisements to be LOSJed with.
in forty days from the date of such eLters
in six of the most public place of the
County of New Castle, requiring all per-
sons having demands against the estate to pre-
sent the same or abide by an act of
Assembly in such case made and rovided;
and also cause the same to be inserted within
the same period in THR MIDDLETowN TRAM
CRI PIT, a newspaper published in Mddletown,
Del, and to be continued therein two months.
~, Given under the hand and seal of
}sEAL Office of the Register of Wills afore-
t@-1 sad, at Wilmington, in New Castle
Co nty aforesaid, the day and year above
written
FRED e. BACH, Register of Wills.
NoTICE-Notice is hereby given that Letters
of Administration we've in ue rm of law
ninth day of Nov. A. ID. 1905 and that all per-
sons having claims against the estate OF the
deceased must presen the same duly atteSted
to the said Ad Illustrator on or before the
Twentv-ninth day Nov.l9 l6, or abide the Act
of Assembly in such case mat e and provided
EDWARD HART,
Adm ifisIaior
Address, Townsend, Delaware