Middletown transcript., 1907-11-02
n1ppIITuwN. DEL. nov. ), lso1
Local News

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Country Lard Wanted. Will pay til
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ARMsTRoKs's MEAT MARKET.
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teeth. Or. johnson.
We sell fruits, nuts and candies as !
side line. w. 7. JOHNSON.
HORSE sHOEIEG. Plain 75c casl
Satisfaction guaranteed.
e dold Crowns, Bridges and
Ufffi8 Patchwork made in my own lab
ratory. Dr. Johnson.
FOR SALE. Thoroueblys modern
house at Odessa, seven rooms and bath
hot and cold water. Possession at ans
time. GEORGE L. TOWNSEND, JR.,
Odessa, Del
Unclaimed Letters-The following iis.
OF letters remain unclaimed in the post
Office for the week ending Oct. 24thg'
Miss Emma Archey, Lem. Harding. Mr.
Elze Jones, Tom. Whitlock.
Rev. William Henry Hutchin viii
preach in Townsend NJ. E, Church on 70
morrow Sunday evening. The PAD Tor,
Rev. F. G. MacSorley will preac al
Blackbird on the same evening.
The Sunday evening service il Be
thesda NJ. E. Church will consist ofyplat-
form addresses by the officials, clergy and
Others interested in the results Of the
coming election. Special music by the
children and choir. Everybody invited.
As James Padley, living near Arm.
strong, was taking load Of pigs to the
boat, on Thursday, the noise fnade BY
the pigs frightened the horseg causing
them to run away. MIR. Padley was
thrown from the wagon and bis arm dis
located, while the horses ran ON.
DR.. NJ. C. B. Mason, coIored Conferences
Secretary of the Freedmens' Aid Society
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church, win
discuss The temperance qaestion for
Anti-License in DaIes NJ Z. Church, on
tomorrow Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock. The public is invited TO attend.
There will be union nj citing Of the
congregations of the Pre- yterian and
Methodist Churches, in Sd Pauls NJ E.
Church, Odessa, on to-moI ow Sunday
evening at 7.30 O'Clock. Th Rev. Thomas
4. Ponlson, DID,, SO well IND iayorahly
known 10 our people win lbe a,e speaker
and the public is invited 4 c1me ont and
hear him.
4 Rev. w. /. White, d Chestertown,
Nd, and Rev. Robert Watt, D. D., of
Smyrna. will address a temperance mass
meeting on the vaca lot adjoining
Massey's iewelry stored this Saturday
AFTERNOON at o'clock. These gentlemen
will make the last public address of the
ampaign and the public is invited to
\me out and hear the issue discussed.
he programme forI the Century Club
ting last Tuesday, Included interesting
RS read by Mrs. iC. J. Freeman, Mrs.
Hofecker. Mfss Lola Ingram rem
some very pretty instrumental
Next weekJs programme includes
les Of Early Pioneer Life, 7 by Miss
''Indians, iPast aud Present, 2 by
lston; indian Legends, . BY Mrs.
r. lie of bennington, Yer
mon when psersing recently with
the Rev. F !. n. bore on the Local Option
question, stated bat for many years Yer.
mont had prot ition then a few years
ago she snbstit ed high license and in
reply to DR. oore's question which Of
the two systemS be preferred Mr.. Richie
/. Immediately r4plied? Prohibition, by all
means" Mr. Richie has extensive busi-
ness and financial interests in Vermont
and was qua!lfed to give his reliable
opinion on this question He also stated
that under ProAfbitiop the chilsfeh we're
better dressed than when high license
prevailed, and. that The family was gem
orally moN afortable aud prosperous.
be declaT hat the great majority of
the cities towns had returned to no
license, 40 lat in short time the
entire state w Spld again be under prohi-
bition.
Mr.. +. E. Williams OF Elkton; Md,
spoke in the Fbrest Presbyterian Church
on last Sunday evening, on the results of
Local Option ID Cecil County. Mr.. viii
liams statedtI that Cecil County had been
dry ''off apg enn for number of years ;
but each sxnfrience Of sswet' had re-
suited III move decided adherance to the
.'dry" side Of the question, and when the
Isst election was held on the question Of
Local Option lie knew Of only one mer-
chant Of any prominence in all the county
who favored the wet side, and this
merchant was decidedly behind the times
in bis business methods. The speaker
also stated that when prohibition was
first adopted there had been numerous
trials for violations 81 the law; but as
those who sold liquor illegally realized
that the law would be enforced, the num-
Der of cases steadily decreased, and at the
last term Of court. not one case Of illicit
liquor selling vas brought up. Business
had improved during no-license, and col-
Iections had decidedly increased. The
Saturday night crowds, with all their
drinking and noise, had disappeared bus
the people came 10 sbe stores, made their
purchases, and then vent home. III con-
trast 10 this, The speaker said that many
respectabIe white and coIored people
living II Cecil County would not visit
New Castle, Kirkwood and Middletown
On Saturday niHhte On account Of The
drunkenness and disorder characteristic
Of these places on those evenings 10
rn1nonsn Ia the funniriee az to whether