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Middletown transcript., 1908-06-06
TOWNSEND

Roe MacSorley, of Baltimore, spent
Sunday with his parents here.
Harry Stradley, of Wilmington, visited
his family here over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lee, of near Clay
ton, visited relatives here on Sunday.
George Ward, of Middletown, was the
guest of John Masin and vile on Sum-
day.
Miss Mayme Townsend, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting Mrs. Walter Gill this
week.
Harvey Daniels, wife and daughter, OF
Wilmington, visited relatives here on
Sunday.
Mrs. F. G. MacSorley has returned
home, after spending sometime in Balti
more, Md.
Mrs. A. Atwell, of Chestertown, visited
Mr.. George M. D. Hart and wife on Satur-
day and Sunday.
Miss Stacia Mulyena, of Wilmington,
was the guest of Miss Beulah Hodgson on
Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Ethel, Anna and Bessie Denny,
of Middletown, spent Sunday with DR.. T.
A. Enos and family.
Martin Lee and friend, Mr.. Springer, of
Philadelphia, were the guests of Mrs.
MAJ Maggie Lee I &c ever ever sHf Sunday
Mrs. Gardner Shockley, who has been
spending sometime with her sister near
Kenton, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dexter, of Trappe,
Nd, spent Saturday and Sunday with
their friends and relatives here.
Mrs Perla Hutchison, who has been
spending sometime with her parents here,
has returned to her home in Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. Joseph Todd, who has been i'll for
sometime, died Monday morning, June
Ist, at the home of his brother, Charles
Todd.
Children's Day exercises will be OBJ
served in Townsend NJ. E. Church on to-
Sunday. A welcome is ex-
tended to all.
Middletown transcript., 1908-06-06
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal

At the annual election of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal Company,
held on Monday in New York, Coleman
L. Nicholson was elected president for the
ensuing year. The following were elected
directors: Hood Gilpin, George Harrison
Fisher, Bernard Gilpin, Charles Chaun-
cey, Archibald r. Montgomery, Emlen
Hutchison, Richard Vaux Buckley, James
Logan Fisher, Charles Chauncey Savage,
Henry G. Boyer, Charles 8. W. Packard.
Lewis NJ. Haupt, Thomas Willing Balch
and William B. Whelen. The total
revenue since June 1st, 1907, was $l04,-
799.37 and the tonnage 57l, ,416 tons.
Middletown transcript., 1908-06-06
ROBERT B. WILSON

The sad news of the death of Mr.. Robert
B. Wilson was received here on Saturday.
Mr.. Wilson who was 5s years Of age, was
former resident Of Middletown, and a
half brother of Mr.. ]. G. Aston, had lived
in Newport News, Va, for number of
years, but had many friends here who
were sorry to learn of his death. De.
ceased leaves widow, who was Miss Nat
tale, daughter Of the late Rev. Kennedy,
and sister Of the late DR.. w. F. Ken
nedy,a three sons, Leon K, R. Frank
and George K. Wilson, TO mourn his
death.
The remains we're brought here on
Wednesday afternoon and interlnent
made in Forest Cemetery.
Middletown transcript., 1908-06-06
GINN-WILLIAMs WEDDING

A quiet wedding took place at the
home of the brides mother. Mrs. J. K.
Williams, near Odessa, on Wednesday,
June Sd, when her daughter, Miss Eliza
beth Craft, was married to Mr.. James
Reynolds CHM, of Denver, Col.
Mr. and Mrs. CHM will reside in Den
yer, where the groom has a position as
bookkeeper for a large firm.
Middletown transcript., 1908-06-06
Trustees at Farnhurst

The trustees of the Delaware State Hos
pital met Thursday in monthly meeting,
and routine business was transacted. All
OF the members were present, including
William T. Watson, the member from
Milford, who succeeded John W. Causey.
The report of Superintendent Hancker
showed total population of 4l0, an in
crease of three during the month, of
which 226 are males and lS4 females.
During tie month he received $705. 20
from board Of pay patients.
Middletown transcript., 1908-06-06
The MiddleteWn Transcript
Mails Close as Follows.

Going Nortb-725 a. m, 1905 a M, 4.o5 PM
6.00 p. m. and 8 p. m.
Going South-8.O0 m. Alb p. M. and pm
For Odessa-75I0 q. M, $50 a. m. lib q. E'.'
4.bO p. m.
For Warwick. Cecilton and Earlville $40 a,
nj, and AS p. m.
Middletown transcript., 1908-06-06
CURRENT PRICES
MIDDLETOWN GRAIN MARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY s. B. FoARD.

DIRECTED WEEKLY BY W. T. coNNELLEE.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-11-08

IN stock and made a. order. lowest
tuceS Satisfaction guaranteed. Fu-
fr.Ile Furniture Co.
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Our Shoes
Make Good

There are some cheap
shoes that look well hut do
not wear we'll. Shoes
bought at our place mean
shoes that lock dreSSy.
wear we'll and give salts
faction. We charge only
moderate prices. but you
can depend upon the quail
lty and tit OF our footwear.
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CUT RATE on NTW
UNnI t:NOup TNFIW BITEES.
AIB9. TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE.
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''fts Naruing f0urnai haH 70 higher ctr
c~uia8lau rating than d. accorded 10 auy
other piper In Albuquerque ar any other
daiy 10 Sew MrgicD -the American News
puper Utrrrtory.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
FAGIN OF MANY DISCUSSES.
Mysterious Nan Who Was Fence"
to PfttSburS Employee

PitrsburE. Pa Aug IL-An alleged con
spiracy Of employees Of mercantile estab-
Hshuents 10 rob their employers. and
which. il is said. has already resulted in
the theft OF more than $4,000 worth OF
goods from half q dozen firms. has been
Unea-thed- and four arrests have been
made. while others are expected 70 fol
low.
E 3. jenkins. William Lindsay. and Two
other men whose names have not been
given ouJ are under arrest while SUFFICIENT
confessions are said 20 have been made
by them 10 warrant other arrests Each
Of the men so far arrested was for al
least six years trusted employe of his
firm and each worked for q different con
Ceru-
4 mysterious man. whose identity has
not been learned IS said 70 have been
the head Of the conspiracy Each day he
would drive by the back doors Of the
stores where his Confederates were en-
ployed. and the goods they had stolen
were loaded into his covered wagon and
hauled away The men declare they do
not know the mysterious mans name and
could not identify him. as he never ap-
peared twice il the same makeup
They say part Of the time he wore a
beard, sometimes was smooth Shaven,
and once was disguised as a negro
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
TOM SHARKEY LOSES $40.
Big Prize Fighter Hands Money 10
Man He Never Saw Before.

New York. Aug lit amt de coin.
Honest; but 10 tink that me, Tom Shar-
key. ne. would get stung for SO It near
makes ne cry"
That's the line Of talk generous Tom IS
handing out in his Fourteenth street
booze emporium to-day. 10 explain how
he was stuns for so by a man he had
never seen before
Now. all sporting men know that Shar-
key is generous Why. he doesn't think
any more Of a dollar than he does o.
both his eyes and his right hand. and
there was much interest when he sp-
pea-ed before Magistrate Kernochan 70
prosecute James Casey, Of IA Henry
street. Brooklyn, who is accused Of out
doing Noses feat by drawing money
from the ex-pugilist
a man came into my place said
Tom. II court. and said. Hello. Mr..
Sharkey.' I said. Hello Let's have a
drink. he said. I said. All right We
had some wine. and he said. BY the
way. the bos-Sheri1 FOIey-didn't leave
me any money tonight Could you let
me have so. I'm Under Sheriff Gil
christ I said. Sure and passed over
the $50 Then he asked me 10 make 1t
S70. and I passed over that That was
the last I seen Of him"
The magistrate adjudged that 10 lar
ceny had been proven, and Casey was
held 10 give the police another chance.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
SHELL GAMES ARE BARRED
New York County Fairs Are to Be
Cleaned Out by Law.
Attorney General Defines What
Amusements Are 10 Be Al
lowed in the Future

Albany. n 7. Aug u.-Attorney Gen
eral Jackson has defined just what at
fractions are permissible ar county fairs
In an opinion. requested by State Agr!-
cultural Commissioner Pearson. the at
torney general would permit the fairs to
continue the hit the niger attraction.
but ne bars cane racks knife boards
dice throwing shell games" wheels
OF fortune. slot machines. and the draw
ing OF paddles with sealed numbers. which
may or may no> lead to a prize
In other words. the attorney. general
says that only those games Of chance can
be permitted which give opportunity for
the demonstration Of skill on the part Of
players Ee adds that articles often used
merely for amusement. such as cards,
chessmen, billiards. and dominos. which
are not exclusively for gambling. may be
utilized in furnishing amusement
The law appropriating s2J9.0o9 for county
fairs provides that any fair association
which permits gambling al its exhibition
shall not receive its quota CT money
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

New York. Aug. lit was learned TO-
dzy at the Offices Of AIhoda. the Syrian
daily newspaper. that a number Of prom
inent Syrians. including the editors Of all
the Syrian papers in New York, met
Moutran Pasha. at the Plaza Hotel. in an
important conference.
At Moutran Pasha's invitation. his fel-
low-couatrymen pledged themselves TO
espOUse the cause OF reform in the Otto
man Empire The conference lasted III
o'clock in the morning. When il was
ended. every Syrian editor in New York
had signed an agreement 70 work for
reform in Turkey. and the conferees had
formed the nucleus Of a society which
VIII include Arabic speaking peoples all
over the world This society VIII be
known as the Syrian Ottoman Union So
ciety- Its headquarters viii be in New
York. but there will be branches n Can
ada. Mexico. Brazil. ana other South
American countries. Egypt, Syria. and
most European countries.
VIII Supersede Young Turks.
TIE Syrian Ottoman Union Society will
probably. in time. supersede the Young
turks. whose headquarters for years
have been in Paris. but at present the
new organization VIII aim only 20 work
in complete sympathy with those who
have accomplished the restoration Of the
constitution IN Turkey
The importance Of the new society can
readily be seen when il is stated that of
the 60 0o1 001 or so subjects Of Abdul
Hamid at least 100000 are Syrians or
Arabs. and speak a common language
The remaining I3.0oo0 people are so split
by religious and racial differences as TO
make cohesion among them wefI-nigh i'm
possible. Only One-half Of them are pure
Turks The rest are Jews. AIban.ans. and
MacedCnians-
Make Moutran Pssha. founder Of the
new society. is a wealthy man OF noble
blood who fCr seventeen years was the
moving spirit among the Young Turks in
Paris. where he lived in the Champs
Elysees- IN considerable s7iendor.
He owns all the concessions for rail-
roads and dock improvements IN syria
He has been stepping for some tine az
the Plaza Hotel. and was preparing 10 90
20 Canada when the restoration Of the
constitution was announced.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
ONE-LEGGED MEN ORGANIZE
French Missionary Goes to England
to Recruit Members.
Says He Wants No HumbuEs, but
Honest, Hard-wOrkfnE
PeddIers.

London. Aug u-Peg-leEginE briskly
from Dover. President Rosin, OF the
Union Of French Nendicants. established
eighteen months ago, at NIarseiIes. is in
London TO arrange a one-legged entente
at the Franco-British exhibition. between
his own country and England
He is perfectly serious about Z. too.
If well-reoeived by British one-legged
men. Rosin expects 10 bring over a strong
delegation Of his single-shafted brethren
4 don't want TO meet any humbugs."
Rosin said. when he landed at Dover.
but genuine. honest. hard-wor6ing Brit
ish peddlers or itinerant musicians with
only one leg apiece Think what a unique.
and. might say. affecting sight it would
be"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
FIRST CASH OFFERED
Miss Wilson's Union Print
erS' Fund Endorsed.
CONVENTIONS TO BE YEARLY
Five-year Proposition and Referen-
dunn Amendment Are Voted Down.
Printing of Taft Matter in Official
Publication Starts Political Row
Among the Various Delegates.

Special to The Washington Herald
Boston. Aug. IL-One Of the interesting
incidents in connection with the Typo
graphical convention was the rUHor to-
dav that c. ". AIcDermott. a gallant
young bachelor OF Taunton, formerly OF
Washington. was the first man TO offer
a subscription to the proposed million dol
lar fund for the union printers home at
Colorado Springs. Miss Anna C. Wilson,
the pretty machine operator from the
Government Printing ONCE. who is one
OF the trustees Of the home, is sponsor for
the gigantic fund which she hopes will
be raised
The entire forenoon was spent to-day
considering the report OF the committee
on laws. which included over hundred
different propositions for changing the
laws OF the international body
The most important Of these measures
was TO amend the referendum, giving the
entire membership Of the organization
the privilege to vote on all important
questions. This brought out a warm dis
cuss!on. the opposition declaring its adop-
was turned down.
Annual Meetings TO Continue.
The movement 20 make the time OF con
veD!ng once in five years also met with
speedy death. the majority declaring in
favor Of the annual meetings
Fireworks also featured the discussion
on prosecution OF infringements on the
union label by the local unions. After
lengthy argument. It was decided 10 leave
this power entirely in the hands OF the
central body
The propositions on Insurance sick, and
death benefits were brought Up, but were
not fully decided. and the committee
begged leave 10 further consider
In the stereotypers' session to-day a
telegram was received from President
Gompers- OF the A F Of L. conveying his
greetings Il was received with euthu-
siasm and a reply was ordered sent
There IS stin some doubt in the 7. T. L.
convention whether President GOupers
Will accept the invitation TO address them
May Force Political Issue.
The I T. L. officials had nothing to say
tonight on Gompers coming out openly
FOR Bryan. as Indicated by New York re-
ports Various delegations do not conceal
the fact that they viii force the political
issue on the floor OF the convention. and
not a little W-feeling among the Bryan
ties is occasioned By the printing OF six
pages OF Taft matter II the Official con-
yention publication
The woueu's auxiliary. 7 T. l.. held
spirited session this morning 20 make
Up for lost time yesterday Mrs. h w
Bowen. OF Washington. the president. an
nounced her committees. That the women
are business-lilze IS shown by their action
in Withholding d seat from the CHICAGO
dele gates pending investigation
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
THREE DIE IN STORM.
Death Follows Wake of Disturbance
in Indiana

Evansville. Ind Aug u--Three deaths
are reported here today due TO the ter
rIdc rain and hailstorm which swept
Southeastern Indiana and Northern Ken
tUcky. doing thousands of dollars dam
age late yesterday
Near Evansville. the twelve-year-old
son OF William BUrgdorT. a farme-. was
crushed 10 death by the blowing down
of barn Two children Of John Dut7ow
were blown from the TOP Of his house
boat and drowned AIRS. DuJroVv t-ied 20
save them bv leaping but struck the
lower deck Of the boat and is now IN
the Deaconess Hospital fatally injured
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
No Use Paying Twice.

Prom llf-blf&
An Irishman entered a country inn and
called for a glass Of the best Irish whisky
After being supplied he drank it and was
about to walk out when the following
conversation took place:
Landlord-Here. sir you haven't paid
for that whisky you ordered
Irishman-What's that you say2
Landlord-I said you hadn't paid for
that whisky you ordered.
Irishman-Did you pay for Il?
Lsndlord-Of course I did.
Irishman-Wel. then. what's the good
Of both Of Us paying for it7
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
ORIGIN OF YANKEE DOODLE.
Taken from an Old Dutch Folk
song.


In Greenbush. now Rensselaer,, near Al
Dany- y Y. was built house in 16f2.
said to be the Oldest house in the United
States In I755 It was converted into a
fort by the French and was named Fort
Crailo (Cralo. CarilIon}. Here the Brit
ish general, Abercrombie. was quartered
on his way TO attack Fort Ticonderoga-
He had a Dutch surgeon, who in the
garden in the rear OF this old house or
fort composed the song. Yankee Doodle
and at once II became popular in the Brit
ish army. His name was R Shuckburg
This was in the year 175S This item is
confirmed by the fact that the Dutch
have Il familiar harvest home song
whose refrain begins as follows "Yanl<er
didee doodle down" This Dutch folklore
air. no doubt Is very ancient and il is
no wonder that. ike many other famil-
lar airs. as Home. Sweet Home il
should be heard in almost every civilized
land. as has been claimed by travellers
and historians.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
MINISTER
GETS HIS RECALL
Continued from Page One.

tional government came and Nehnaed
Ais political and racial antagonists
came into power.
This is not the dramatic part Of il all
The stirring feature Is the coming Of
NundH Eey, the Turk 10 take the place
Of MehUed Ali Bey. son OF IZzst Pas1a
the Syrian. and called an OppreSSOr OF the
people Il IS Nundji Bey who Is meant
when the Syrians say Mehmed Ali has q
terrible enemy
Nund5i Bsy has been frank IN the news
papers in stating his opinions Of Izzet
Pasha- Coming into a diplomatic atmos-
phere, he viii not be expected 70 tell
what he knows about the retirement of
Izzst's son. G0T Of other things OF inter
est that rest between the Two
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

Paris, Aug. u--There was more wind
than Wilbur Wright. the aviator. wanted
this morning. and nothing was done with
his aeropIane until It was brought, from
its shed az about . O'Clock this afternoon.
when. although entrance 10 the race
course was limited TO ticket holders. it
was found necessary TO open a new gate
at which 10 handle part Of the crowd
Hundreds Of persons who had no tickets
witnessed most Of the fights from the
woods surrounding the track
At $50 the wind dropped 10 its mIn.-
mum The engine CT the aeroplane was
tested and found 10 work more satisfac-
tor.ly than it did yesterday. Wright made
a splendid start from the rail on which
his machine gains its momentum He
c-rcled the upper end Of the grounds and
then continued on a second and larger
circle, which brought him past the grand
stand, the occupants OF which cheered
him enthusiastically
Makes Third Circuit.
A third and greater circle covered over
half the grounds. and then the aeroplane
landed gracefully in front Of the grand
stand
The height OF the fight was varied.
Sometimes the machine was as low as
i've yards from the ground. and twice il
must have reached q height OF twenty
yards The average height was eight
yards
The speed hardly equaIed that made
yesterday n B0Iles. the expert. esti-
mated that the fastest speed attained to-
day was Chirty-elght miles an hour.
The regularity Of the flight and the
completeness Of the control showed the
Improvement Wright has already made
IN handling his aer0pIane
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

hills. enhanced in beauty oy the Sligo
stream, Takoma Park viii be still more
attractive with It's modern highway
bridge The Washington Sanitarium As
sociauon IS also interested In the project.
and Is expected 10 work in conjunction
with the residents Of TakOma in beauti-
flying that section
The sanita-iuul- which Is located on
Kill overlooking the beautiful valley OF
Takoma. has not only modern Up-to-
date building. but offers a retreat 10 IN
valiGs uneXceIled In thls vicinity for
Eealthful properties.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
FATHERS DESERT FAMILIES.
Statistics in New York Stnte show
Unusual Conditions.

Albany, Aug. U.-Census Just taken by
the State board Of charities Of the chill
dren consigned 70 charitable institutions
maintained by private and public funds
has developed an unfortunate state Of af-
fairs.
There has been since the depression
last fall. a considerable abscoading Of IA
theirs. due to the fact that the men have
been unable to maintain their families
because they were thrown out Of work
Statistics gathered by the State board
show that on July I last there were in
this State BIB such children under insti-
tutional care, a gain Of L791 in nine
months from October I last.
This gain IS unprecedented There was
an increase in the number Of such chill
6ren maintained from April 1 to July
Of about 800 over the normal number Of
such inmates received in former years.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
LEGATEES SUSTAINED.
French Court Supports VIII Leav-
ing g, 900, 900 to New York Men.

NOuEE oADFoEtS
ing S2,0OO,OOO TO New York Men
Paris. Aug. 1.-THE court to-day sus-
tained the contention q the American
legatees in the Rubens will case. holding
that the American courts alone had Juris-
dictiOn over the questions involved
Charles Rubens died in Paris in 1906
bequeathing his fortune Of 81 000. COO 10 two
friends IN New York. Henry H Ickle-
heimer and Julia Heidelbach- The neph-
ews Of Rubens contested this disposal Of
the property On the ground that Rubens
was in reality a Frenchman, named sam
uel Woog. who went to America when a
young man. became naturalized. amassed
a fortune. and returned to France in 1858.
The nephews said the property Of Rubens
should be divided in accordance with the
French laws. Ickleheimer and Julia Hei-
delbach maintained that. as the viii Of
Rubens was drawn in America, the
French laws did not apply.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
RECRUITS FOR CLUBS.
Cleveland and New York Obtain
Promising Youngsters.
SPECIAL 70 TIE Washington Hera.d

SPECIAL % TIE Wasssus-cr Herald
Cleveland. Ohio. Aug- u-Irwin Cough.
pitcher Of The Saginaw. South Michigan
League team, was bought to-day By
Cleveland to report at the end Of his
leagues season Briscoe Lord. outfelder
OF the New Orleans PeIcaus. also was
purchased
The former Athletic player now prac-
tically in the lead of the Southern League
natsmen, IS 10 report at the close Of his
season Wilbur Good. outieIde-. bought
from Akron. Of the O. and P. League. is
10 report In New York Monday while
Grover Land, a catcher purchased from
Ioleoo- OF the American Association, may
be summoned earlier than the end OF his
season
Homer Davidson. the Mans recruit
catcher, has been transferred 20 Akron
for the balance OF the season
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
His summer Evenings.


7 wish 7 had never learned to play
cards" exclaimed O man who had been
unfortunate al the game
You Ueg1 yog wish yo1 had learned.
don't you2' was his Eife's rejOinder
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
SLIGO CREEK BRIDGE.

TakOma Park Citizens Plan I'm
pOrtant improvements
After consideration lasting several
years. the authorities Of Tako-na Park
Nd, have decided 10 erect a new bridge
across Sligo Creek, in Carroll avenue.
The acton was taken at a meeting Of the
town fathers on Monday night. aod plans
are already under way to construct the
bridge al q cost Of $4,000
With its beautiful dells and wooded
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12

Don't Ca-e fo- tho public schools
Watch The Washington Ffe-aId's educa-
tonal column and pick out the sort OF
prep school. finishing school. b1s~.rese
school, or music Conservatory that -ou
may prefer. The Washington Head
prints more educational advertising than
any other Washington newspaper.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
snakes Are in Season.

From the PittsburE Gazette
How about the proverhial wisdom of
the serpent2 The East Liverpool snake
that swallowed a glass nest egg must be
an exception.