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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

Wireless messages now come down from airships, but from one of the balloons in the endurance race test came down cans of roast beef and packages of coffee. In future we may be forced to carry sheet iron umbrellas to portect our heads or take to suits of armor like the ancient knights
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

Farmer burned his barn to get rid of the rats. Some people overdo eyery- thing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

a telepathfc news bureau, with relays of men with telepathic minds stationed in various towns to receive, send and distribute messages. They should be careful. however, not to think aloud.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

One exchange cannot understand why any man wants to talk to Mars when there are so many good looking women around.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

'Read philosophy only while your wife is dressing" says Dr. Depew. The doctor evidently knows that Is one time when man win have Ample time all right .4s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

In Milwaukee people are fined for bad singing. This law ought to be- come general. a.3t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

Some men who during the wedding later on declare it was their ordeal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

Tomorrow-Eelipss of the Sun
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

A hammock is a girls best friend in the summer. When swung in a dark corner of the piazza if 1t can't swing her to an engagement, nothing can.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

There are 1s.o00 empty houses in London, so cheer up and be glad that you don't live there or your wife might try to go through every one of them on an inspection tour at moving time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

When a tgirl says her fortune is her face. don't spoil 1t all bE reInarking that poverty is no disgrace.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

How wise we all are when it comes ought to do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

When a girl is ugly she is supposed every time she looks in the mirror she can't help cutting up ugly. So there isn't much consolation in the thought. after all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

If you expect to surprise woman by saying Complimentary things to her, you are very much mistaken in your theory of women.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

An enjoyable and yet amusing inci- dent at the school entertainment was the antics of a mockingbird that, perched on the swinging limb of an oak tree near the window, joined in his voice and whistled and trilled his number onr-Darian (Ga) Gazette.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

buggy to take a girl driving you can't make near the impression hollering for her to come out that you can rid- ing up in an automobile and footing the horn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16

Can a man reach the pinnacle of finan- cial success these days and still be above suspicion? ?-wel1 hardly.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-24
Negro Woman in Jail for
Numbering Her Husband

Client evidence. they believe. 10 con
Wet the woman upon the charge OF
killing her husband. and the young
boys as accessories.
II will be- remembered that this ola
negro man was called % his door
one Sunday evening. about o'clock,
and shot from ambush. and the sup.
posed guilty ones ded. The murdered
negro was a peaceable. quiet citizen.
Who attended 10 his own Affairs and
no cause could b. assigned for such
an act al that time.
Deputy Sheriff Hague believes he
has secured an the evidence that viii
be needed for the conviction OF the
parties, bat Il stiil working upon the
case. which be says viii also impl
cate some OF the other negroes Of
the place.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-24

Betsey shannon. a negress OF
Aiachua. has been arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Hague aud brought here on
the charge OF having killed her hus.
band az that place on the night Of
March 2sth.
The coroner's jury. which was 90
session part OF two days. used every
effort at that time % try aud ind
out the guilty party or parties OF
the foul murder but nothing trans
pired that would give them any clue
az 10 the guilty onss and they ad-
journed. rendering a verdict accord
ingly
Deputies Hague and Marclonny
have been quietly Wornng on the
case for the past few weeks.
and during last week uucarfhed -uhi.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-24

The Summer Normal opens in this
city on Monday. and judging from the
large number OF letters and inquiries
now being received II will be we'll
attended.
At the last session Of the Leglsla-
ture no appropriation was made for
defraying part of the expense Of rail-
road fare 20 the teachers. and this,
il was thought. would interfere with
the attendance 10 some extent, but
this doubt has already been removed.
The sessions for this term will be
held in the High School auditorium.
and being located right I'm the city
will be more accessible.
Furthermore. the carpenters and
painters now have everything torn up
and scattered so much az the Uniyer-
sity building that Il would be Inn
possible to hold the sessions al that
place.
A strong faculty has been secured
TO instruct the school for this term
and the interest that is usually mani
tested IN this work will bring much
good results. The faculty:
A. A. Murphree. President Univer-
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-24

this case. Upon being asked by eOun-
ell for defense from, whom he expect
ed the s. per day. witness replied.
from Mr.. Bryan"
The State Rests.
At the conclusion OF the examina.
tiOn of this witness Attorney Rivers
announced that the State would rest.
Court took a recess OF an hour IN
order for attorneys for defense 20 con-
fer, and was called to order again az
i:10 y. ~.
J. II. Fields was recalled Witness
was asked II he knew Miss David
son. 10 which he replied that he did.
Denied that he was with her for an
hour before the shooting OF sellars.
II. L. Thomas was the first witness
for defense. Knew James Kelley:
was living In High Springs al the
time Sellars was shot and at the time
the gun was fred he was with Kelley
at a table IN the restaurant eating a
lunch. Someone rushed IN aud said
Davidson was shot Davidson came
In second later and remarked:
Boys. a man has been shot. let's go
and find out something about H."
Witness. Davidson. Kelley and 9th.
ers went TO scene. where he saw Sci
'gvs laying down.
On cross-eXamination witness stat.
ed that he was employed as a ma
chinist In the A. &. l.. shops az the
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-24
SUMMER NORMAL WILL
OPEN ON NEXT MONDAY
Indications Are That the Term viii Be Largely AZ
tended by Teachers Generally.

sity OF Florida. principal; psychology.
pedagogy.
w. L. Floyd. Professor OF Science.
University Of Florida; botany. zoology.
physics.
Tom r. MeBeath. Professor Peda.
gOgy. Industrial Institute and College.
Columbus. Miss: arithmetic. algebra.
trigOnOmetry.
l. l. Hines. Principal Palatka High
School; rhetoric. English grammar.
Florida history. political geography.
p w. Corr. Principal South Florida
Normal Institute: English literature.
photography. reading. composition.
n. A. Terrell. Principal Apalaehicola
High School; general history. physi-
cal geography. u. s. history, civil
government.
w. n. Russell. Principal Jasper
Normal Institute; Latin, plane geOm-
etery. solid geometry.
r. NJ. Evans. Principal osceOla
High School: u. s. history. botany.
physical geography. Florida history.
Miss Jessie Morrell. Principal Of the
Primary Department Of the 81. Peters
burg High school; primary methods,
drawing. -
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-24

time. Kelley was dressed IN his
working clothes. with black shirt and
dark trousers. There were a number
OF people In the restaurant al the
time the shot was fred.
Witness afterward went TO work
for Davidson. because he desired
lighter employment.
=. l.. O'Neal knows James Kelley:
was in High Springs the night Sci.
lars was killed. Was In DavidsOn's
destaurant when the guns were fred,
and Kelley was also In the restaurant.
On REORGANIZATION. witness stat
ed that his home h at Largo. but
that he held a position as brakeman
on the Coast Line.
Two OF three days after the killing.
when Il was intimated that Kelley
was suspected. ne remarked 90 Kelley
that he (witnessD could not see how
he (Kelley) could be suspected. as
he would swear he was In the restau.
rant az the time the gun was fred.
After guns were fred witness went
10 the scene with crowd. where he
saw Sellars laying down.
Mrs. Fannie Smith knows James
Kelley; was In High Springs the
night Sellars was killed She and
her husband were going home from
the shops. and stopped az the restau.
rant for a moment as Mr.. Smith
fr-.s---a - - ~
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-24

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Middletown transcript., 1909-11-27
cEcILToN

Mr. H. Smith was Baltimore visitor
recently.
]. D. Beltz spent last Friday in Viii.
mington.
J. q. Manloye and wife spent Sunday
with Mr.. Joseph Manlove.
Mrs. Emma Hesaey, of ChestertoWn,
has been the guest Of Mrs. Henry Boul.
den.
Mrs. Berry, of Middletown, Del, was
the guest of Mrs. R. W. BIackway on
Sunday.
Mr.. Arthur Freeman and Mr.. McCor.
mick, Of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with
friends in town.
Capt. William Biggs and wife, of Fred.
ericktown, and Mrs. Albert Duke, of Balti-
more,sspent Monday with Mrs. Mccoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. DsVaIiDger and Mrs.
Mary BouchelIe, of Wilmington, were
visitors in town on Thursday Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Manloye and
daughter, OF Warwick, were the guests oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Snyder on Sun
day.
Mr.. Harry Budd. Mrs. Thomas Pearce
and Mrs. George Beaston were she guests
of their sister, Mr. Brvon Bouchelle, in
Chesapeake City, last Thursday.
The Episcopal Sunday School will hold
Fair and Festival in Anderson Hall,
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
December 18th and 10th. Come out and
buy your Christmas preeants and help q
good cause.
Middletown transcript., 1909-11-27
KILLED IN AUTO SMASH

Andrew Bryson Taylor, aged thirty
years, of No. % North Third street, New
Castle, was almost instantly killed and
William NJ. Moore, aged twenty-four
years, OF No. 14Ol Gilpin avenue, wa
seriously injured Monday morning when
q Mitchell roadster in which they we're
riding, crashed into stone wall along the
side Of the small bridge that spans Squirrel
RuB,a short distance above the Greenville
station.
Both men were thrown from the auto
mobile and Fayior's neck was broken and
his skull crushed. He lived only few
minutes after the accident. Moore was
more fortunate and his escape from a
similar fate is considered miraculous. He
was knocked unconscious aud remained
so for more than an hour after the acci-
dent. When he revived be aroused peo.
pie living in the vicinity, who summoned
help from Wilmington and the coroner 10
remove TayIor's body.
Just how the accident happened is not
known, for Moore. the survivor, does not
remember ANYTHING except the fact that
the machine crashed into the stone wall.
He and Taylor were going out the turn.
pike and il is supposed they were travel
ing at high rate Of speed, for the auto
mobile was reduced to pile Of twisted
iron BY the force Of the impact.
Middletown transcript., 1909-11-27
AN ApoLoeY

The TRAN cRIPT never yet failed to
make all possible amends for any slip
whereby anyone was injured or, as in this
case, even annoyed. In our last issue
appeared the following marriage notice !:
FISRBURNE-WATTS-On last Satur-
day afternoon. Miss Viola Watts, of Town
send, and Mr.. Charles Fishburne, OF IIli-
noie, we're quietly married at the NJ. E..
Parsonage as Middietown, by Rev. v. S.
Collins. After January lst, 1910, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fishburne will make their home in
Illinois.
The notice came to rs by mail from a
source that hitherto we have always found
TO be absolutely reliable, and we did not
for an instant suspect its genuineness. II
now turns out that some knave-to fur.
ther purposes Of his own-or, perhaps
some sap-headed fool--haa taken che inn
pudent liberty Of playing practical joke
upon the estimabIe young lady who is
made 20 figure ne one Of the principals In
the affair. No one who has ever seen The
bFide-alleged would ever question the news
t1Nt glEUH . CHPI1at pTI1c N tIIs IlHtTis
monial lottery bad fallen to some lucky
fellows happy lot Now, 90 far aa ths
supp0sisions groom himself il concerned,
THE TaAEscRIrT expresses to him its deep
eat sgmpathy, thas the news is, alas
only cOrresp spcndens's pipe-dseam
Middletown transcript., 1909-11-27
GEESE MAKE BREAK FOR FaREDoM

The smooth flowing tides of the Della
ware river carried off what is roughly
computed as around thousand Thanksgiv-
ing dinners Wednesday when 200 geese,
that had been fattened near Odessa, and
shipped to Philadelphia by the Clio for
the holiday market, made a concerted
break for freedom, as they were being
uncrated at the Dock street WharVes.
After the tops of the crates had been re-
moved, and while Frank Cohen, Dock
street poultry dealer, to whom the ship
ment was consigned, was looking it over
the geese rose in the air as if with one
accord, and descended like stage snow-
storm into the river. Rowboats and a
tug that went after them brought back
about thirty ofthe geese, but the rest pad
died down the river with all the speed
they could muster, and disappeared.
Rivermen cay they probably will seek
shelter, later, in the fats below League
Island.
Here and there was cheer as the birds
padded desperately down stream, and a
ferryboat that was crossing from GIouces-
ter slowed up CALAMITY when the pilot
saw that be was about to gather a LOS Of
the geese to sure death in his paddle
wheels.
1t was Cohen who estimated that each
goose should have supplied Thanksgiving
meat for a family of six, and that thus
not less than a thousand dinners faded
from sight down the river when the geese
escaped.
Middletown transcript., 1909-11-27
CIGARETTE sOYs EOr WANTED

John Wanamaker, Philadelphia, the
Larkin Compsny, Buffalo, the Globe
WernickC Company, manufacturers OF book
cases and Office furniture, Cincinnati,
the mail order houses of Montgomery
Ward and Company, and sears-Roebuck
and Company, Chicago, are some Of the
most prominent business men who refuse
to hire boys, or young men under twen-
ty-one who are addicted to the cigarette
habit. Some of these firms employ, 900
to 5000 people; several are 60 emphatic
in their disapproval of cigarette smoking
that they refuse to employ men of age,
young or old, who are addicted to the
habit. In Chicago the postofice in spec.
ial delivery department, in which nearly
800 boys are employed, there is ban
against cigarettes and other forms Of TO-
bacco. The wholesale hardware establish
meBt of Hibbard, Spencer and Bartlett,
Chicago, the TObey Furniture Company
and Alexander Fl. RevelI and Company,
manufacturers and retailers of fnrniture,
Chicago, discriminate against cigarette
smokers in engaging and promoting
employees.
H
Middletown transcript., 1909-11-27
MRS. ROOSEVELT RETURNS HoxE

New YORK, Nov. 25.-Mrs. Edith Ker-
nit Carow Roosevelt, wife Of former
President Theodore Roosevelt was pas
senger by the steamer Koeing Albert, in
to-day from the Mediterranean. Her
daughter, Miss Ethel. accompanied her.
Douglas Robinson, Mrs. RoosevelI's
bfother-in-law, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
(AIice Roosevelt), Teddy Roosevelt, Jf.,
and several personal friends greeted her
at the pier. She said she did not care 70
talk for publication. She will spend the
Christmas holidays at Oyster Bay after a
trip to the home Of her sister-in.law, Mrs
William Sheffield Cowles, in Connecticut.
Il was said Mrs. Roosevelt would re-
turn TO Italy, where she has been stop
ping for tue last several monthe early ia
February to await sbe return of Mt.
Roosevelt from the jungle and that she
would accompany him and her son Ker-
init to this city. Mrs. Long~orth kissed
Mrs. Roosevelt fervently.
Middletown transcript., 1909-11-27
nrTrNa q mn Irv1 0ouBT


Atthe ssssion of the Levy Court on
Tuesday Clerk Of lbs Psscs BEowa
announced tbat lhe secretary oi state'u
ofice had notified him thaf lie state
board Of supplies refused TO pay q bill
Of $l5.25 for printing submitted BY M,
w. Wiley, 81 seaford The board holds
that the Levy Conrt Of this county
should pay the claim Mr.. Brown ex-
planned that Comptroller Chsndler
would not approve the bill. There II
was left.
Through its counsel, 7. Basard Hell
asl, the American Power Company ssnt
j letter to the court asking permission 10
erect poles and wires along the public
road leading from New Castle 10 Rogers
Corner, and from Rogers Corner 10
CIarke's Corner; also from Clarke's Cor
ner to the town of Delaware City, for the
purpose Of supplying electric current for
light, heat and power purposes to the
town Of Delaware City, Fort dupont, and
to residents along the road. The matser
was laid over for one week.
a resolution offered by Commissioner
Elliot to have survey made Of the road
known as Lore avenue in Brandywine
hundred, distance Of about one-thir of
mile and TO advertise for bids grading
the road, was adopted.
A resolution offered by Commissioner
Taylor was adopted. It authorsizes the
highway commissioner to make a4euryey
and prepare plans and specifications Ior ]
building the road known as the LaneAs-
ter turnpike from the bridge over Red
Clay creek, known as Barker's bridge, to
the bridge, over branch OF Mill creek
in the village Of Hockessin.
County Treasurer Burns reported the
county balances:
Credit of the Levy Court Of New Castle
county, Sl51, AL. 10; special bond issue,
No. /, $6.0S4.S7; special bond issue, No. 2,
S45, ,252.2I; miscellaneous roads appropri.
ations, 1863 63; Christiana hundred, $4,-
O46 80; Mill Greek, $4,745.57; White Clay
Creek, $s31. 10; Pencader, 81, ,2O4 "a; New
Castle, .S3.76I. 80; Red Lion, $l,52O.62;
St. Georges, S., ,2Ol. go; Appoquinimink,
81, ,l09 O3; BIackbird, SAT- 81; Brandy. |
wine, 50, 7O4 72.
Middletown transcript., 1909-11-27
OBITUARY
FRANZ O. 1orrs

After an illness of ten days, Frank @.
Jolls died at the National Hotel Thursday
morning at 5 o'clock, aged SO years. De-
ceased had been IN we'll for several months,
and about ten days previous TO bis death
he was stricken with typhoid fever, and
his relatives and friends realized from the
beginning that the end was near.
Deceased was the youngest son of the
late John w. and Susan Jolls, and was
not married, and for the past two years
had boarded at the National Hotel where
he died. He leaves one sister, who is
Mrs. Theodore v. Leonhart, and three
brothers, Joseph O., Clerk of the Orphans
Court, of this county; John A., our post
master, and Charles Il. Jolls, Of Wyom-
ing, to mourn bis death.
The funeral services will be held at the
residence Of his sister, Mrs. Theodore v.
Leonhart, on Railroad Avenue, Monday
afternoon at 100 o'clock. and interment
will be made in Forest Cemetery. Friends
are invited to attend tbe funeral without
further notice
Middletown transcript., 1909-11-27
BAD OYSTER SEASON

Easton, Nd, has been ovaFrun this
week with discharged. oyster dredgers.
The indications are that this season will
be the most disastrous the country has
known. There is Absolutely no demand
here for oysters, and packers refuse
absolutely to buy from tongere and
dredgers for more than nine cents q
bushel.
One packer at Oxford, Who owns sev.
eraI dredge boats, could not afford TO
operate them. He turned boats and
equipment over to the men on them to
make what they Could for themselves.
After week they returned The boats
in debt. They reported no market fer
oysters, and the price was from to 8
cents bnsiiei. The Clerk Of the Court
here has issued over q hundred less
licenses than az this time last year.
Middletown transcript., 1909-11-27
aRAHAM Is WELL

Noah Graham, the negro prisoner at
the Workhouse who shot and killed Guard
Campbell and shot and wounded james
Butcher, . white prisoner, and who in
turn was shot twice BY Guard Dorsey has
fully recovered from the two bullet
wounds. The bullets have not been re-
moved from his body, bus they do NOT
seem to affect him in any way, for be ia
said to be as we'll IS ever.
Graham 10 confined in his cell in The
prison. He is not allowed to Ieavs this.
and he Is not taken into the workshop Of
about tbe prison 20 90 other W0FKs 70 nc
was before be killed Campbell. He has
bee sa8Nrted for murder in the 6rss de-
gree BY lhe grand jury, and prisoners
held on q charge Of murder are nevsi
allowed 70 leave their cells. His cass
win come up in court probably next week
Middletown transcript., 1909-11-27
..0uf oh T0RElI
A Pleasing Three Ast Csnsdy It The
Opera Hoase Thanksriviae Nieht

A Pleasing Three Aet Cemedy s. the
Opera Hoase Thaaksglvias Night
The ladies of she New Century Club
we're we'll pleased with the large audience
Shat greeted she three act comedy. .'0ut
u Town" at che Middlstown Opera
House, Thanksgiving night, and many
requests for reserved seats could not DO
granted.
The stage had been tastefnlIy arranged
BY the ladies for the occasion. and the
scene 10 Mrs. Ihorndiks's city home was
indeed beautiful and the open fire place
added much 10 its home.like appearance.
The cast was one Of the best home
talent productions ever rendered 10 the
local play house, and was well received
by the large audience.
One Of the pleasing features Of the pro-
gram was the vocal solo, "FoF This"
which was beautifully rendered by Mrs.
Grace Field Naudain Of Wilmington.
Pools Orchestra was ct its best, and the
audience showed its appreciation Of the
fine musiC by The numerous and long hp.
pIauses which followed each selection.
The ladies Of the Century Club are
well pleased with the receipts Of the affair,
which will be added 70 the building fund.
The cast follows:
Mr.. John Spencer Ellington, the un-
willing possessor of Dukedom, disguised
% q valet in Act III, Geo. Z. Townsend;
Mr.. Robert Mayhem fhorndike. alias
Bobby" q bachelor by choice, ]. G.
Parker, Jr.; james, butler at Thorndikes',
Taylor Barnett; Mfs. Jane Harrington
ThorDdike, widow, mother Of Bobby,
disguised as housekeeper and maid in
Acts II and III, Miss Mary Hutchin;
Elizabeth Thorndike, her daughter, Mrs.
@. NJ. Cochran; Mrs. J. Ludington Mon
roe, former cIsssDate Of Mrs. Thorndike's.
Miss Eugenia Beasten; Esther Monroe,
her daughter, Mrs. John G. Sites; Marie,
Miss Thorndike's maid, Miss May NJ.
Holten.