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Middletown transcript., 1908-07-04
CHESAPEAKE CITY

Mrs William Brown is on trip to Vir'
ginia.
Dr.. W. c. Karsner spent Tuesday in
Baltimore.
Mrs. William Borem is visiting relatives
in Wilmington.
Miss Nan Hayes is spending a few days
at Bear Station.
Joshua Clayton, of Middletown, was in
town on Saturday.
Mrs. H. A. Lindsey spent part of last
week in Wilmington.
Miss Carrie Ellison is visiting Mrs. l.
G. Ellison, near Kirkwood.
Mrs. Nellie B. Reed spent several days
of last week in Philadelphia.
Miss R. B. NicolI, of Philadelphia, has
been visiting Miss Sadie NicolI.
Misses Edith and Edna Brown have
been visiting relatives in Salem, N. ].
Mrs. 7. N. Lorraine and Mrs. Henry
Kibler were visitors in Wilmington last
week.
Mrs. Ethel Rowe, of Virginia, is visit.
ing Mrs. Mary Howary at "Randaiia."
Mrs. R. B. Jones and Miss Margaret
jones are spending several days in Balti-
more.
Miss Elizabeth Hazel. of Philadelphia,
is spending sometime with her father, w.
A. Hazel.
Harry Hevelow, OF EIkton, and Albert
Matsinger, of Philadelphia, spent Satur-
day evening in town.
Rev. 7. c. Smoot will spend Sunday
with his family at Rehoboth, and Rev.
Ernest Hallman will preach for him.
Mrs. Charles Cooling and son, Roland,
have been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John W. Arrants, in Elk Neck.
Several from here attended a party on
Saturday evening, given at the home OF
Peter OFT, in Back CreeK Neck.
Misses Elizabeth Spear. of Wilmington,
and Eleanor Mccoy, of Kirkwood, were
entertained by Miss Frances McCloskey
one day last week.
Quite crowd gathered at the locks on
Thursday when Capt. George johnson, OF
the Nonpariel Rowing Club, of New York
City, reached here in his boat made of
newspapers. He left st. Augustine, Fla,
May 9th. and is bound for New York,
rowing all the way.
The Chesapeake City base ball club will
play two games of bali with the New
Castle team on Saturday. The first game
called at 1890 A. NJ, and the second at
2.30 P. NJ. Admission 15 cents. The
home team went to Middleto~n on Sat-
urday and met defeat by score of to 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett Steele entertained
a number of little folks on Monday even
ing from seven until nine, in honor of
their daughter Madalyn's seventh birth |
day. Among those present were: Misses
Alice Hopper, Adelaide Clayton, Gene |
We've and Irene Byers, Elizabeth Smith
ers, Margaret Ellison, Emma Griffith and |
Emily Williams; Masters Edwin and |
Reed Graves, GiIlen Hargraves and Flet.
cher Williams
The Board OF Town Commissioners of /
chesapeake City passed the following or
der: Ordered, that the bailiff be and he is |
hereby authorized and instructed to swear
out all warrants hereafter to be issued by |
any magistrate for the violation of the
town ordinances, in the naE,e of the
President and Commissioners of Chesa-
peake City. The Board also ordered that
the ordinance relating to speed Of auto.
mobiles be enforced, and the Secretary |
have printed and posted a notice in five
public places to the effect that the speed |
Of automobiles within the town limits be |
limited to eight (S) miles an hour, under
penalty Of five dollars for violating this
order.
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WILL GET MORE PENSION

The new pension act signed bv
President Roosevelt on April 10 providing
fur the increase of pensions for the
widows of war veterans went into effect
last month and checks for this increase of
$l.50 month from April 10 to June,
were allowed them.
Besides the new vouchers which will
be filled out and sworn to three months
hence have been greatly simplifed com.
pared to the former pension vouchers.
This is also the case with the vouchers Of
the old "vets" who are still drawing
pensions from the government.
Middletown transcript., 1908-07-04
REGISTRATION OFFICERS

Governor Lea on Tuesday appointed
the following registration officers for lowe
New Castle County:
Eleventh Representative District
First Election District-Registrar Franl
Kemether, of Glasgow; assistants Franl
Rutter, of Porter and Edgar McMuIlen
of Porter; alternate, Charles Walton, o
Cooch's.
Second Election District - Registrar
Charles S. Butterworth. of Glasgow assis
tants, Zachary T. Harris and William H
Higgins, of Porter; alternate, Fred McIn
tire, Of Chesapeake.
Twelfth Representative District
First Election Dstrict-Registrar, Stew.
art L. Beck; assistants, Thomas C. Reeves
and j. Russell Pennington; alternate,
William T. Vail, all OF Delaware City.
Second Election District - Registrar,
William B. Lester, of St. Georges; assis.
tants, Albert N. Sutton and William G.
Janyier; alternate, John C. Siuckert.
Thirteenth Representative District
First Election District-Registrar, JOS
eph III. Enos, of Odessa; assistants, James
G. Ginn and Harry Gray. of Middetown;
alternate, Joseph G. brown, of Odessa.
Second Election District - Registrar
Winfield s. Vail, of Port Penn; assistants,
Otis G. Carey and Henry Heller; alter.
nate, Viii lam B. Nelson, of Port Penn.
Third Election District-Registrar John
W. Denny, of MiddIetown; assistants.
William II. Brady and Harry S. Beasten;
alternate. Merritt N. WiIlitts, all of Mid
dletoWn.
Fourth Election District - Registrar,
Henry D. Howell, OF MiddIetown; assis.
tants, James A. Money, of Mt. Pleasant
aud James L. Warren, of MrddIetown.
alternate, Eugene A. Pax on, of Mt
Pleasant.
Fourteenth Representative District
First Election District-Registrar, Levi
Lattomu~, o! Townsend;assistants, John R.
Carpenter, Jr., and T. Bayard Schwatks.
alternate, Lee Sparks, OF Odessa.
Second Election District - Registrar
Israel A. Harman, of Townsend; assis.
tants, Joseph B. Deakyne and Frank T.
Tatum; alternate, John d. Carter, all of
Townsend.
Fifteenth Representative District
First Election District-Registrar, Adel.
bert johnson, of Townsend; assistants
Samuel Armstrong and Benjamin Boeps.
alternate, Abram Stats, of Taylor,s
Bridge.
Second Election District - Registrar
William Fl. Fennirnorr, Back kbird; sssis.
tants, John L. Stevenson and George Fl
Records, of Blackbird Forest; alternate
Charles Beth, Of Blackbi
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POSSIBLE CANDIDATES

POSSlBLE CANDIDATES
The newspapers are full of the
possible candidates to be nomi-
mated by the Republican State
Convention, much attention being
given of late to the action of the
friends of the present Governor
and Congressman, looking to-
wards securing a denomination
for those able officials, and some
consideration is also evidenced
as to the Attorney Generalship.
Our friends, the Democrats, do
not seem deeply interested in
their own possible candidates,
evidently going upon theassump-
ton that it makes little difference
who Is defeated.
No one questions the admins
tration of Governor Lea, nor the
work of DR.. Burton as Repre-
sentative. But there is to be
considered the direct obligation
incurred by the party, as a result
of the treaty of peace adopted in
the settlement of the factional
fight, that had split the party in
twain for ten years. This agree
ment provided that the Republi,
can nominee for Governor in 1908
should come from Sussex County
and the Congressional nominee
from New Castle County, and this
agreement should be carried out
to the letter, and the convention
should nominate the choice of
those two counties for the Office
to which each is entitled.
AS to the Attorney.General-
ship, there seems to be a disposi-
tion in some quarters to select
the candidate from Kent County.
We know nothing of the candi-
date prominently mentioned from
that County, but it certainly
seems to US that this is an Office
that should not be considered
from county lines. The record
of this State in its Attorney, Gen
erals is one to be proud of. To
name only a few of the recent
ones, they are: John R. Nichol-
son, John Biggs, Herbert Fl.
Ward and Robert Fl. Richards,
and as the Republican candidate
will most probably be the elected
one, it behooves the party to Sc
lect as it's candidate a man in
every way competent and able to
follow in the wake of such men
as the above. There is another
consideration, if county lines are
to be at all in question, and that is
that more than seventy five per |
cent. of the work and business of
the office is in New Castle County |
and other things being equal, the
candidate should reside here.
But that is a minor question.
The main object should be to Sc
cure a worthy candidate, one of
whom the party and State shall
always be proud, not one for
whom excuses must be made.
The other Officers to be nomi-
mated are important. For State
Treasurer, a man of sterling hon.
esty and Of good business quail
fications is needed. For Auditor
of Account, and Insurance Com.
missioner, men of like character
will be found in all the counties
able and willing to fill the places.
But no mistake should be made
in the Office of Governor, who has
the naming of the entire Judic-
iary of the State and the Attor-
ney General, who not only has
the honor of the State in his keep
ing, but is directly responsible
Middletown transcript., 1908-07-04

The TRAsseRIpr, 81 per year,
Middletown transcript., 1908-07-04

Governor Lea on Tuesday appointed
the following registration officers for lower
New Castle County:
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Mr.. w. S. Cooper Of Charleston,
was knocked down and run over by an
automobile driven by DR.. w. L. Speis-
segger in that city Friday night, and
later died from the injuries received.
Mr.. Cooper had just stepped from
trolley car on Wentworth street, and
noticing an automobile approaching was
confused and stepped Immediately In
front of the machine, with fatal results
The coroners jury exonerated Dr.
Spiessegger.
- Charlotte Observer, Sunday: Bob
Springs, the negro who killed a COM
rade in upper Steele Creek township
last spring at church frolic, was ar
rested last week in Lancaster, S. c.,
and brought to the city yesterday.
Sheriff Hunter, of Lancaster, made the
arrest and Sheriff Wallace brought the
prisoner here yesterday Springs bears
a bad name, having killed woman on
the Bales place in the lower section
Of the county several years ago. He
was tried then for murder but the case
was not made out against him and he
was acquitted.
Columbia October "a: A special
term of the state supreme court, has
been ordered by Chief Justice Pope to
meet next Friday to consider the is
suance of a mandamus against the dis
pensary commission to pay the claim
of the Louisville Distilling company
amounting to $354.35 and $34 costs.
The claim has been bought up by A.
w. Ray, of this city, and was ordered
paid by the general assembly. The
money is now tied up by the Federal
courts, and should it be ordered paid,
and the commission refuse to pay it, the
commission would be liable for con-
tempt. On the other hand If it should
be paid on order Of the supreme court
it would be liable for contempt by the
Federal court.
Anderson Daily Mail: The action
of the Audubon society in arresting a
milliner of Columbia for selling nom
game bird feathers as hat trimmings Is
causing the Anderson milliners to sit
up and take notice. for it shows that
the society agents are getting busy.
The law of this state says that 1t shall
be illegal for millner to sell feathers
or plumes as hat trimming that have
come from nOn-game birds. 1t Is legal
to offer for sale hats trimmed with
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SHERMAN IN SHADY DEAL.
Republican Candidate for Vice Presi-
dent Exposed In Questionable Trans


Columbia State, October q.
New York, October 26.-The World
sprung the sensation of the campaign
this morning when it devoted two and
a half pages to exposing the connection
of James S. Sherman, Republican vice
presidential candidate, with a land
company that proposed to secure a
great block of public land from New
Mexico at to 5 per cent of it's value.
The company first planned to buy 150,-
900 acres by means Of dummy appli-
cations for 100 acres each. Workers In
a Milwaukee brewery were the dunn
mics.
But the promoters became alarmed
and decided to get congress to permit
New Mexico territory to sell in $4,000
acre blocks. Sherman, general attor-
ney for the land company, drew and in
troduced the bill. 1t passed the house
and was only held up in the senate by
one objector, Patterson of Colorado.
Futile efforts have been made today
to get the Associated Press to carry
the story. The World management as
sured me today they had documentary
proof for everything printed and that
it could be inspected. Sherman refuses
to make a statement.
The papers containing the story that
went to news stands in Utica, Sher-
mans home, were bought up and de-
stroyed The Taft papers say not a
word.
No party has ever had a more despi-
cable deal from the press Of America
than the Democratic party is now ex-
periencing. w. E. Gonzales.
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vitations to the marriage Of his daugh-
ter Miss Floride. to Mr.. Walter Wheel
er Love. The ceremony is to take
place at the brides home in Yorkville,
Wednesday, November II, at II o'clock
a. m.
Mr.. John r. Schorb Of Yorkville,
passed his ninetieth birthday last Sat
urday, and several friends dropped in
during the day to congratulate him on
the occasion. The editor Of The En-
quirer was among the number, and
when he called shortly after noon, he
found the old gentleman busy at work
developing and toning a number Of
Photographic prints that he had made
for customers during the morning. Mr..
Schorb is easily the oldest citizen of
Yorkville, and so far as The Enquirer
has information, is the oldest citizen Of
York county. He was born in the
Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, in
1918, came to America in 1884 and has
been a resident of Yorkville since De-
oldest photographer in the United
States, if not in the world. He learned
the art from a Prof. Avery, who was a
pupil of Daguerre, the discoverer and
inventor of the art. This was away
back in 1S40 or 1S41, only few years
after the first announcement Of Da-
queries famous discovery. Mr. Schorb
came to Yorkville originally for the
until 1859 He had been giving his
spare time to photography from his
first arrival however, and 1t was not
until the last named date that he be-
gan to devote all of his time to the art.
Among the treasures of his studio,
which he showed some Of his visitors
last Saturday, including the editor, Is
a collection Of photographs Of some of
the older inhabitants of Yorkville, who
were young men and young women
when he came to the town, and along
with these the collection includes, in
many instances children and grand
teresting, especially to people who have
been more or less familiar with the
town for a period Of 40, so or 60 years.
1t would not be fair to say that Mr..
Schorb is in robust, physical health;
but he is in remarkably fine physical
condition considering his recent severe
illness and his advanced age. His
mental condition Is perfect.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-27
The SPECULATIVE MARKET

Yesterdays developments in the
speculative market are summarized in
an Associated Press dispatch Of last
night as follows:
The cotton market was irregular to-
day and closing barely steady at an
advance of l point on January, but
generally net unchanged to points
lower Sales were estimated at 275,O0O
bales.
The market opened steady, unchang-
ed to points lower owing to indif-
ferent cables and the report of the
census bureau, showing 6,2S3,7S9 bales
ginned to October 18th, or little more
than had been generally anticipated.
Wall street bulls who had taken profits
last week became heavy buyers at the
decline, the market however soon ral-
lied and during the middle session sold
about to points net higher with
January relatively firm. Later prices
reacted under realizing and local bear
pressure but offerings were we'll
enough absorbed on a scale-down to
impart steadiness. Consideration Of
the census figures appeared to draw
local opinions of the crop no closer to-
gether, some claiming that over so per
cent Of the total had been ginned and
that the yield would be under 12,000,-
900 bales, while others contended that
these figures reflected a crop of over
$4,000 900 bales. Local spot people said
that New England mills were under the
market and that little business was
being done in consequence. There was
some southern selling here during the
day presumably in the way of hedges.
Receipts at the ports today 61,904
bales against 64,145 last week and ST.
S5l last year. For the week 100000
against 415,369 last week and 343,537
last year. At New Orleans 1885
against 11,766 last year, and at Hous-
ton 20,054 against 9,417 last year.
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some points that have not heretofore
been considered. AS to that we have
no information, and we can only sur
mise But we hope the thing will go
to a quick settlement. What we would
like to see would be a winding up of
the affairs of the dispensary, and the
development of evidence against all
who are guilty of crookedness. or
course, we sympathize with the old
time sentiment against Federal inter-
ference with anything that seems to in
volve state sovereignty. But in this
case that is a back number There
NAV be doubt as to whether the Fed
eral government has right to admin
lister the states affairs; but there can
be no doubt of the fact that the state is
utterly without power to compel the at
tendance of persons and papers from
without the state. People of other
states who have been mixed up in
this crookedness can save themselves
by simply dropping their claims. The
state would make money that way;
but money is not the thing. More i'm
portant than money is vindication OF
the truth. The Federal court can COM
pei the attendance Of outside witnesses
and make them bring books and papers
or know the reason why. If this last
move be to hasten the final disposition
of the whole matter, we hail it with
great satisfaction. IT, however, 1t
shall result in the still further compli-
cation of the situation, we do not see
any good reason why it should be
made
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ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. w. o. Rawls spent several days
in Columbia last week. on business.
Miss Louise Guy Of Lowryville, is
visiting Miss Bessie Pegram in York
vile.
Mrs. o. E. Wilkins and daughter,
Miss Sara left this morning for a visit
to Charlotte.
Miss Frances Wideman Of Due West,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. F. Thom-
son in Yorkvlle.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c.. Willis attended
the funeral of DR.. T. B. Meacham at
Fort Mill last Sunday.
Misses Madge Johnson and Lila
Craig OF Rock Hill, are visiting Miss
Olive Walker in Yorkville.
Mr.. James Wideman of Hickory
Grove, spent Sunday in Yorkville with
his sister, Mrs. j. F. Thomson.
Misses Lottie Bell and Daisy Simril
and Virginia Glenn will leave tonight
for Chester to attend the HoOd--Bar-
ron wedding.
MI. anu MIS-. AlOllLo INcSe anu SOli,
Master Andral, are in Columbia this
week, visiting relatives and attending
the state fair.
Mr.. Lowry W. Jenkins and Miss Nell
Schorb of the Spartanburg graded
schools, spent Saturday and Sunday
with relatives and friends in Yorkville.
Mr. and Mrs. John c. Dickson and
three children, Miss Agnes, Masters
Shields and Henry of Yorkville r. F.
d. No. l, are in Columbia visiting Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. A. Raines.
Misses Helen Witherspoon, Helen
Lowry, Mary and Carrie Cartwright
and Fredrica Lindsay of Winthrop
college, spent Sunday and Monday with
YOrkvile relatives and friends.
Mr.. John B. Plaxco left yesterday to
represent the Yorkville Associate Re-
formed church at presbytery, which
meets at Gilead congregation in
Mecklenburg county, N. c., today.
Miss Mamie Rose of Winthrop col
lege and her friends, Misses Gladys,
Carrie Lou and Jennie Able, spent Sun
day and Monday in Yorkville with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Rose.
Mr.. B. r. T. Bowen has sent out in
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Nothing could possibly exceed in the
public mind in Japan the significance
of the emperors previous message.
The departure of the fleet this morning
was one of the prettiest features of
the week. The flagship Connecticut
slipped her cables at exactly 8 o'clock.
She steamed past the Louisiana and
saluted and was followed by the re-
mainder of the first squadron. When
the eight ships had passed, the Louis
lana led the second line, and the entire
fleet then formed in single column. AS
each Of the American battleshipS pass
ed the head of the Japanese column
the crews of the ships of both nations
cheered enthusiastically and the band
of both the American ships played the.
Japanese national hymn. When the
last of the sixteen ships was Saluting,
the Connecticut was invisible on the
horizon. Within exactly fifty minutes
the entire manouvre had been COM
pleted.
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G.oCAE. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Mrs. Morgan Leech, President-In-
vites the public to a hot dinner and
supper at Hickory Grove next Tues
day. Oysters will be served.
W. r. Carroll-Offers the Imperial
two-horse plow and says it is the
best in the world, and guaranteed
to give absolute satisfaction. He
sells repairs for the plows.
j. Edgar Poag, Broker-Says the elec-
ton will soon be over and expects
the public to get down to business
and quit talking politics.
r. NJ. Bratton. Sec. and Treas.-Calls
an important meeting of Bethesda
Union No. 3SS next Friday after
noon at 2.3O o'clock.
McGill Bros, Yorkville No. Twill
gin cotton on Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturday only, after Oct 81.
Also have these in Red and Blue.
York Drug Store-Says that it cannot
forecast the election result, but is
ready to give you the very best SER
vice that a modern drug store can
give its patrons.
j. L. Williams & Co.-Are showing 200
coats for ladies, misses and children
picked up at 60c on the dollar and
wants to pass them along to you.
First National Bank-Impresses the
fact on you that 1t is bank Tor all
the people-not for a class. 1t will
give your business every attention
that a good bank can.
Thomson Co.-Offers 100 yards of yard
wide, black taffeta silk, worth 81, at
CSC a yard; and mentions other spe-
cial values of interest to shoppers.
]. c. Wilborn-Makes an Offering Of a
tract of land joining lands of D. M
Hall and others-the property of j.
l.. Templeton. See fourth page.
Strauss Smith Co.-Give additional
facts about its CLOSING out to quit
sale" which is. now in progress
Prices are quoted on all kinds OF
goods.
York Supply Co.-Publishes an open
letter to it's customers who owe II
for fertilizers, and requests payment
by November End, next Monday.
Loan and Savings Bank-Calls atten-
tion to the fact that every little you
save counts toward bigger bank ac-
count, and solicits your savings.
T. w Speck, The Jeweler-Invites you
to call at his store and see the large
varieties of glassware, porcelain
china, lamps, etc., that he is showing
]. @. Wray The Leader-Tells you why
he cut his prices on fall and winter
goods and asks you to note the
prices quoted.