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The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-30
Outing Gowns 39c.

Childrens, dainty Pink and Blue Stripes, Mother Hubbard style ? 10 IA year zes. Regular SEC values.
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Handkerchiefs 17c

Womens Handkerchiefs, All Linen and Shamrock Lawn, slightly soiled. Values 25c 10 35c each.
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Children's Kimonos
 At 95c each,

Kimonos and Bath Robes, made Of Feecedown, in variety of patterns, cord and tassel belting waist. Sizes 1 10 ia years. Were Sl,25 and Si i.3e. Sale Price asc.
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G,-3 a-A. gse g7.7 C-o sE2. T -6A.. :, sears IA, <,lh0 Kind You Have Always BOlT Signature " / rIlE%z4I:
 of S-s>G<Es1 " /cG<cftSJG%
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Handkerchiefs %

Mems and Women's Handkcrchiefs slightly soiled. Regular l2 l-2c to l5c values.
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Mid Winter Women's and Girls Outerwear and Waist Clearing.

Women's Suits, beautifully tailored, in five diff ferent models, all colors and all this seasons models $25.OO values. Sale Price $1t75.
 Misses SuitsY six different models in Mixtures and Solid Colors. All this seasons models, some trimmed and others plain tailored Regular value $200O Clearance Sale Price $l.75.
 Misses Coats, in Nays, Browns and Mix lures; three models, some with braid and fancy buttons. Regular $s95. Sale Price $495.
 Long sleeve Lingerie Waists, new 1909 models, beautifully trimmed with lace and medallions on yoke and sleeves. $175 values At SIPS.
 Women's Long Black 5o-inch Coats, in Kersey and Broadcoh; four models, nicely trimmed with braid. $500 values. Sale Price $975.
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Outing Gowns 79c.

Outing Flannel Gowns, in four. diff ferent style yokes, trimmed with fan. cy washable braid excellent grade of Outing, in Pink, Blue and Grey Stripes. Regular Sl .00 value.
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Office Desks.

The Quigley Standard Desks are among the best. We in ventory January i, Until then $95 buys a $50 desk, $40 buys 8 $55 desk and $48 buys a $65 desk; heavy square edges and flaked quartered oak,
 The round edged desks of other standard makers, com mencing at $14, at equally large discounts,
 As to the Dolls Perambula tors, Morris Chairs, Children's S Rockers, and, in fact, most any thing in the furniture line, don { you make us an offer this week unless you wish to buy.
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Children's Night Drawers 19c and 39c,

Outing Flannel Night Drawers, with feet, in pretty Pink and Blue Stripes. 29c values for l9c. The soc values for 39c.
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Most useful hata towels for swift rubiowns may De made of crochoted twlne. An ordinary single crochet stitch will do the work and it will only be necessary to crochet fl quite loosely. for the towel must not he too stiff II is easy to sea what an hex pensive assistance this would he in the household, Of course, the towel should be aute large Tho twine may be purchNsoa for fifteen cents the ball
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Cbildren's Books Sc

Children's decorated cloth bound books, well selected title list, full page colored frontispiece, very suita. ble for Sunday School prizes.
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Dinner Sets Sl3.25.

100 piece decorated China Dinner Sets, dainty floral spray, gold knobs and handles. Including Sugar Bowl, Cream and dozen Soup Plates. Reg ular value Sl9.50 set.
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Outing Pajamas At SIPS to S2.9S

Women's Outing Pajamas, in Stripes Polka Dots and Figures, Pink, Light Blue, Tan and White.
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Ov-ine Flannel Skirts: 39c Skirts at 25c; s# An odd lot of Kimonos, assorted patterns and {
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Embroidery In heavy worstod or silk ls largely employed on cloth gowns Lines of it are worked on tho tops of the nouncos anl round the cuffs and collars of the small coats. The workmanship is broad and heavy the outlining is often carried ont in black, while tae fling-in tones with tho color of the cloth or is designed In contrasting shades. suggestion of gRla ,---Te -l-9a here and tlere- sl4gs "a ciated in Paris. With black tailor eos tunes gold embroidery is m great fav- or scrolls and solid rounds or thp gold, with knots and further scroll work in black silk or wheat ears car ried ont In gold being ftactiyc de- signs
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Tea Kettles 79c

Heavy all copper nickle plated seam less Tea Kettl $. Value SIPS
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Wool nnion suits that have become too small through shrjukage can be made almost as good as new. Cut the suit in half around the waist line. Buy 2 skeln Of wool yarn the color of the suit and crocaet common stitch onto. the waist part. TOW after row, until vou think you have the desired length of garment Then join this with the same stitch onto the trousers part and you will have a suit whieh can be worn a few more seasons.
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White Ware 2c each

500 pieces of White Ware Fruit Saucers, Tea Plates and Pie Plates. Regular 4sc dozen. Al 2c each
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Dinner Sets SS.4y

ii2 piece decorated Porcelain Din. ner Sets. choice Of floral spray de. cora,iors. Value Sl2.00.
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Outing Gowns 45c.

Outing Flannel Gowns, made Mother Hubbard style, in Pink and Blue Stripes with plain color collar and cuffs, made long and full. Regular Nalne soc ench.
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Mid Winter Clearance of Outing Flannel
Outing Petticoats 29c

Children's, made on band, with scalloped rufflc al bottom; assorted styles and plain White. Worth up to 59c each. Sale Price 29c.
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To mend tan ar brown hosiery one should do the work as soon as inc tin lest hole appears in inc toe or heel ef the stocking Nou can do much neat CT work f you purchase the mercer ized embroidery floss for the purpose Il does not ruff like the ordinary alarming cotton and it seldom wears out In working over the worn place use the weaving stitches and run them one fourth of an inch hack into tho stocking material Do not wash tan or brown hose in warm water for the colors fade .,e white soap and tepii water, wasa them by hand rinse at once and dry
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Books Two for 25c.

Cloth bound decorated Volumes, Fiction, Tales and Classics, long title list, regular 2 mo. size; average 300 pages. Special two for 2sc.
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Cluny Laces Sc.

Cluny Laces and Insertions from 3 10 inches wide, in White and Ecru. Value l2 l-2c yard.
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The Metropolitan Store of New Haven
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Water Pitchers S3.9S

Four pint standard Gut Glass Water Pitchers, whirlwind pattern, brilliant and perfect. Vauc Ss2s.
Middletown transcript., 1908-09-05
BATTLED WITH FLAMES

Boston, Mass, Sept. AFTER nerve
racking fight with fire, during which the
captain and white officers, with clubs and
revolvers, drove the panic-stricken coolie
crew to work, the British steamer Nun
caster Castle. from Oriental ports, arrived
here last night, with a valuable eastern
cargo and collection of wild animals.
Fire broke out in No. hold on the
night of July 9th, while the steamer
was in the Red Sea. The Chinese crew
became terror-stricken and leaped to
the lifeboats. To add to the confusion,
the electric lights went out. Captain
Watson, with his white officers and
two American government surveyors,
R. M. McCrone of Middletown, and
John E. Herrick of Buffalo, homeward
bound from the Philippines, drove the
coolies from the lifeboats and forced them
to fight the flames. Water was unavailing
against the fire: and when an attempt
was made to smother the blaze with steam,
it was discovered that one of the bulk
heads was open. Engineer Fairburn,
however, with wet sponge in his mouth
entered the fiery bold, closed the bulk
head and saved the ship. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000. Mr.. R. M. McCrone,
is the only son of Mrs. Ida R. McCrone of
this town, and his numerous friends will
be interested in the above news item.
Middletown transcript., 1908-09-05
CEcILTON

Miss Fannie Redding, of Virginia, is
visiting Miss Elma Taylor.
Clifford V. and Fred E. Hoover are
home after baseball season.
Mrs. ]. Beltz entertained her sister
from Colt one day last week.
Mrs. Peacock, of Massey, is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Peacock.
Miss jamie Smith is visiting her sister,
Mrs. George BoyIes, near Massey.
Miss Vita Houe, of Philadelphia, has
been visiting Miss Frances Griffith.
A. w. Jones and wife, of Massey, spent
Sunday with Mr.. Thomas P. Jones and
wife.
Misses Mollie and Leila Mccoy have
been the guests of Mrs. J. D. Mccoy, of
Cayots.
Miss Leona Yates has returned home,
after spending sometime with friends in
Delaware.
Miss Mary BIackway, who has been
spending sometime in Kent County, has
returned home.
Mrs. Bennett, of Lankford, and Mr.. G.
Perkins, of Baltimore, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. R. W. Blackway.
Lewis Freeman and brother Wallis, OF
Philadelphia, spent last week with their
grandparents, Mr.. II. W. Black and wife.
Mrs. John Van Buskirk and daughters,
Misses Blanche and Penola, of Baltimore,
are the guests of Mrs. William Anderson.
Rev. R. G. Watkins, wife and daugh-
ters, Misses Helen and Grace, were enter
tained on Thursday by Mr.. Burk and
wife.
Misses Blanche and Penola VanBus-
kirk and friend, of Baltimore, and Mr..
and Mrs. P. Smith were the guests of Mr..
Ewood Padley and wife, near EarleviIe,
on SsssaAy.
Middletown transcript., 1908-09-05
DELAWARE RED MEN

One thousand Red Men from Delaware
will participate in the Founders Week
pageant at Philadelphia next month. A
joint committee from all the tribes of Red
Men in the State have appointed SUBJ
committees to arrange for the participa-
ton, and none among the Quaker City
organizations that will be is the pageant
will be handsomer or less worthy of notice
than the Red Men from Delaware.
The Delawareans will be accompanied
by several bands of music and will
invade Philadelphia in all the glory
of war paint. Red Men of Philadelphia
will entertain them, and Delaware war.
riors are preparing to be captured as we'll
as to help celebrate PhiladeIphia's found.
eriDg.
The joint committee from all the tribes
in Delaware will meet in Wilmington
next Wednesday night in Red Mems
Hall to make further arrangements for
the visit.
Middletown transcript., 1908-09-05
DRUG VICTIM RECEIVERS

Walter Biddle, of State Road, has been
released from Farnhurst Hospital, re-
stored in mind and body, after being prac-
ticalIy insane since las: February, when
he was either overcome by illuminating
gas or was drugged. Biddle and a com.
panion Lemuel Butler, drove to Elkton in
search of horse that had been stolen.
They then went to Wilmington, where
they stopped at the Bulls Head Hotel,
and it is said drank some liquor. The
next morning they we're found almost
suffocated with Illuminating gas which
was escaping in the room. Both remained
asleep for three days, which led the ply.
sicians to believe that they had been
drugged. Butler died soon after and
when Biddle recovered consciousness his
miRd was a blank and be was taken to
Farnhurst for treatment, where be recov-
cred and was released.
Middletown transcript., 1908-09-05
PERSONALITIES.

Miss Lydia Dockety has been soiourn-
ing at Bowers Beach.
Mrs. SprankIin, of Overlook, Pa, is
the guest Of Miss Jodie Biggs.
Miss Meta Crosby, Of Wilmington, is
visiting Miss Sadie O'Neal.
Miss Clara Vaughan, Of Milton, is the
guest of Mrs. A. NJ: Chamberaine.
Mr.. Edward Beck, OF Washington, D..
c.; is visiting his father, Mr.. 3. II. Beck.
Mrs. Ella Pennington, Of Philadelphia,
is the guest Of relatives and friends here.
Mrs. Eunice Wilson is entertaining her
sister, Miss Mary Roberts, of Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. w. A. Comegys is visiting her son,
Mr.. Joseph Comegys and wife, in Phila.
delphia.
Miss Cornelia Townsend, Of Odessa, has
been visiting Miss Mary Hutchin during
this week.
Mr.. William Wilson and son, of Butler,
Pa, have been visiting his brother, Mr..
Harry Wilson.
DR.. and Mrs. P. R. Smith are visiting
relatives near Wy oming, Bowers Beach
and Oxford, Nd.
DR.. and Mrs. J. Allen johnson and
children have returned, after spending
week at Betterton, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. vansant, of Will
mington, are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Green.
Mr.. Isaac Green, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac M. Green, near town.
Miss Matte B. Green, Of Philadelphia,
is the guest of her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac NJ. Green, near town.
Rev. P. L. Donaghay, Rector of St.
Anne's Episcopal Church left this week
for Atlantic City, for two weeks vaca-
tion.
Misses Nellie Murphey, Margaret Fisher
and Name Powers. of Wilmington, were
guests of Mrs. Margaret ]. Darlington
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kern, Of Phila-
deIphia, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Brockson several days during
the past week.
Misses Bessie and Ethel Evans returned
to their home in Philadelphia Thursday,
after two weeks visit with Mrs. Ella
Stanger and family.
Mr.. Rossiter McCrone returned Friday
morning after three years stay in the
Philippines, and is visiting bis mother,
Mrs. Ida r. McCrone and family, on
Green street.
Middletown transcript., 1908-09-05
HAVE THE CH1LD's EYES EXAMINED

No advice could be more pertinent to
this work than that given by DR.. Neff,
Director of the Department. of Public
Health and Charities, to have the eyes Of
school children examined.
Many child fails in studies and breaks
down because the eyes need glasses.
Some such children cannot see words and
figures on the blackboard. Some have
headaches, nausea and digestive distur.
bance from astigma.ism, unequal focus OF
other defects of the lenses OF the eye. A
very large share of failures in the gram.
mar grades and in our high schools are
solely due to this cause.
No child can be harm by the exam.
ination of his or her eyes by trained
eye specialist Many a boy or girl is
saved from lifelong nervous overstrain by
having the eyes properly fitted with
glasses s.-Phild. Press.
Middletown transcript., 1908-09-05
BASE BALL
MiddIetOwn Defeated UnknOwns by the
Score of IL to 8

MiddIetOwn Defeated UnknOwns by the
Score of IL to-
The game of base ball played on We'd
nesday afternoon last between the regular
team and picked nine calling them
selves the Unknowns, was a one sided
affair, the regular team winning by the
score of II to 8. The gate receipts
amounted to $25, and, according to the
agreement made by the managers. the
winning team got all the cash, and
the Unknowns will in all probability
not want another contest. The Un-
knowns made two runs in the first in.
ming on two passed balls and made their
other run in the seventh inning.
The score by innings follows:
Middletown.........0 0 2 2 5 l 6 l ky
Unknowns...........20 0 0 600 l 0 o. 8
The Wilmington Field Club will be here
to-day and try conclusions with the home
team. This should be very interesting
game, as the visitors defeated the locals
few weeks ago, and the home team will
try hard to redeem itself to-day.
Middletown is to have baseball nov
city. On the 10th of September (next
Thursday ball club composed of Chero-
kee Indians, accompanied by Miss Maud
Nelson, the champion lady pitcher of the
world, will play the local club. Our
club will be strengthened and the games
will be for blood. We will not only have
the novelty of an Indian ball club with
lady pitcher. but the greatest novelty of
all will be the night game. The Indians
have with them complete electrical out
fit with which they can illuminate ball
ground to daylight brightness, and they
will play game Thursday night as we'll
as Thursday afternoon. There is every
prospect of being a big crowd in atten-
dance at these two games.
Middletown transcript., 1908-09-05
TOWNSEND

Miss Lillian N. West visited Mis- Elsie
Carey, near Smyrna, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Donovan spent
Sunday with relatives in Houston,
Miss Mable Hudson, of Wyoming, is
the guest Of Miss Beaulah Hodgson.
Miss Ethel Eldredge, OF Wilmington, is
visiting Miss Lillian Hart this week.
Mrs. Joanna Lattomus is quite i'll at
the home Of her son, D. B. Maloney.
Miss Lillian Hart spent last week with
Mrs. Henrietta Parvis, in Middletown.
Miss Gertrude Spackman, of PhiladeI-
phia, is the guest of Mrs. Winfield Latto-
mus.
Miss Norma Hart is spending this week
with her aunt, Mrs. Rosie Wilson, in
Smyrna.
Mrs. W. H. Reynolds and children are
spending two weeks with her parents at
Greensboro.
Miss Alice Mccoy, of near Odessa, was
the guest of Miss Arrelee Lattonus on
Wednesday.
Miss Rena Knots, of Cheswold, has
been visiting Miss Mildred CHM during
the past week.
On account OF the reunion of Old Union
there will be no service in Townsend M.
E. Church until evening.
Mrs. Amanda Quillen and niece, Miss
Marian Hart, have returned home, after
spending several weeks in Philadelphia.
Miss Marian Hart entertained a num-
ber of her little friends on Tuesday after
noon in honor of her eleventh birthday.
Old Union M. E. Church will celebrate
it's annual reunion on tomorrow. Sun
day.. Services in the morning at 1890,
preaching by Rev. Poulson, of Ridley
PARK, Pa. Service in the afternoon at
23O, preaching by Rev. ]. A. Arters, of
Middletown.
Middletown transcript., 1908-09-05
WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE
One Of the Buildings at Bakers Corn
Canuery in Ashes

Cdnnery 10 ASHES
The people of Middletown were greatly
excited on Tuesday morning when one
of the large buildings at Bakers Corn
Cannery was destroyed by fire. The
building burned was used by the Boz
hemian workmen who came here frUm
Baltimore, Md, as their living quarters,
and some one circulated rumor that
several small children had perished in
the flames; but it was not true, as only
one child was slightly burned.
Tie entire structure was ablaze when
the iremen arrived and they turned their
attention TO saving another building but
a few feet away. 1t wa sgood work with
but one line of hose, and they deserve
credit, although working under the dis
advantage of bursting hose in two in
stances. The loss was comparatively
small outside the burned building, which
was fully covered by insurance, and the
Messrs. Baker have already contracted
with Mr.. G. L. Cochran to build another
one. The reports of the loss of money
by the employees are trifiing, We are in
formed, the Messrs. Baker being willing
to remunerate all for the full amount of
checks lost by the fire.
The ladies of the New Century Club
also got busy, and by soliciting aid from
the citizens, we're able to send two wagon
loads of clothing and other necessaries to
the unfortunate ones. The Messrs. Baker
are profuse in their thanks to the aid
they received from our fire-fghters and
the ladies and others of our town.
Middletown transcript., 1908-09-05

FOR SALE.-A.. number one coon dog,
thoroughly brokenj guaranteed. A weeks
trial will be given. Price $50. Address,
Andrew Runner,
R. F. D. No. 2. Warwick, Md.
At the New Castle COUNTY Agricultural
Fair held at Wilmington this week, Mr..
N. ]. Williams of this town, was awarded
three blue ribbons and one red ribbon.
Mr.. Williams had only four of his thor
oughbred horses and colts entered, two
of them being in the same class and they
were awarded FIRST and second prizes.
Baron Larabie, his handsome standard
bred stallion, was awarded first prize,
and greatly admired by the thousands of
visitors. Jessicka McCurdy and her colt
by Uriu, won first. Palo Axworthy, q
yearling colt by Axworthy, won blue
ribbon, while Cornelia Onward Dewey, a
yearling filly by Admiral Dewey, was
awarded second prize.
Middletown transcript., 1908-09-05
WARWICK

Mrs. R. D. Akin is visiting relatives
in town.
Mrs. John L. Lattomus is visiting
Townsend.
7. Bayard Vinyard visited Harrington,
DEL, this week.
Miss A. Estelle Marsh was at Chesa.
peake City this week.
Mrs. R. B. Merritt was the gnest oil
Mrs. Lydia Coverdale.
Miss Agnes Crowley was the guest OF
the Misses Marsh this week.
A number of Warwicktonians attended
the Wilmington Fair this week.
Mrs. Sallie GunkIe is entertaining Mrs.
Dan Mitchell, OF Atlantic City, N. J.
Clarence Lipiscomb was tie guest OF
relatives in town part of the past week.
Mrs. Benjamin Hall who has been
quite i'll is slowly convalescing. DIR. &.
A. Ritchie has been in attendance.
Contractors were in Warwick on Mon
day looking over the road that is to be
improved. They say work will begin
October 1st.
The local base ball team went to Smy.
rna on Saturday putting up beautiful
game, but we're defeated by one run, the
score being to 5. Our boys will go to
Cecilton Wednesday where they will 60
against the Hoover brothers and other
strong players. Smyrna will give re-
turn game on the local diamond Satur.
day, September 9th. A strong game may
be looked for.
Middletown transcript., 1908-09-05
UNION CHURCH NEAR BLACKBIRD

The memory OF old Union NJ. E. Church
near Blackbird, now practically aban-
doned as regular church, is to be per-
petuated chiefly because of its age and as
sociations. having been the home of the
late Bishop Scott and the resting place Of
his body. The church is not now used
for regular services and if some care
should not be taken of it, it would decay
and soon become nothing but mass of
ruins. 1t is brick structure and can be
preserved, and it is the intention of those
interested, headed by Rev. F. G. Mac
Sorley, who is on that circuit, to see that
it is taken care of and that its memory is
kept alive. In order to make the move
ment for preservation effective, it has
been decided to have annual reunions on
the first Sunday in September of each
year. Consequently there will be such a
reunion tomorrow and Pastor MacSorley
is arranging an interesting programme,
with view to having services all day.
The morning sermon will be preached by
Rev. Thomas L. Poulson, d. D., and the
Rev. J. A. Arters, of Middletown,
will preach in the afternoon. The old
church is much beloved by the residents
of that section of the State. 1t is located
in Appoquinimink hundred about q miles
southeast of Townsend, and was formerly
the centre of fairly populous rural dis
trict, but because of the development of
other churches, most OF the regular attend
ants have transferred their member
ship, which makes it impossible to keep
up the church in a regular way, but it
will be kept alive, nevertheless, by the
annual reunions. 1t is not known Just
how old the building or congregation is.
An effort is being made to get the details
of their history. The present building,
is not the first one on the site, although
1t is very old. The original building was
of frame. Mr.. MacSorIey, who is in
charge Of the circuit, is pastor of the Al.
E. Church at Townsend. 1t is probable
that an effort will be made to form an as.
sociation to look after the care OF the
building and arrange for the annual re-
unions.
Middletown transcript., 1908-09-05
HELD UP BY HIGHwAYMEN.

Arthur Johnson, residing on the farm
of "Doc" Massey north of Smyrna, had
an uncomfortable experience while re-
turning home Saturday night. When at
the bridge near Duck Creek two men
stepped out and covered him with their
revolvers with the command "Hold up
Your HandsP johnson saw he was up
against tough proposition and let the
highwaymen have their way. They took
his ring and all the money he had on his
person. Johnson, it is understood, be-
lieves the men were masked to represent
colored men. He was allowed to ego
home'' under the command that "if he
raised his voice or mentioned the affair"
he would be dealt severely with the next
time.