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Middletown transcript., 1910-05-07
ELECTED OFFICERS

At the regular meeting OF the Christian
Endeavor Society of Forest Presbyterian
Church held en- Monday evening. the
following officers we're elected and com.
mittees named to serve for the coming
year: President, Mrs. George Derrickson;
Vice President, Miss May Holten; Cores.
ponding secretary, Miss Mary RotbWell;
Recording secretary, Mrs. @. A. HoffeckeF;
Treasurer, Miss Msnde Deskyne; Organist,
Mrs. 8. E. Lewis; Assistant, Miss Nellie
Rothwell. Lookout COMMITTEES, Miss Mary
Nowland, Mrs. G. A. Hofecker, Miss
Annie B. Ellison, Miss Nellie RothWell.
Prayer meeting committee. Miss May Hol.
ten, Miss Susie Ellison, Mrs. Julia Cam,
Miss Mary RothWell. Social committee,
Miss Maude De&kyne, Mrs. S. E. Lewis,
Miss Susie Ellison, John J. Hoffscksr, Jr.
Sunday school committee, Mr.. ]. Fletcher
Deakyne, Mr.. g. D. Kelley, Mr.. William
Armstrong. Missionary committee, Mrs.
+. II. Moore, Miss Myrtle Houston, MFs.
George DerFicksOn, Miss Nellie Rothwsll.
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PERSONALS

Mrs. John c. Sites is sojourning at
Atlantic City.
Mrs. Isaac Taylor spent Saturday and
Sunday in Hsvre de Grace, Md.
Miss Virginia E. Jones, Of New York
City, lie visiting at her home here.
Miss Lillian Hodge, Of Elwyn, Pa, was
the guest Of friends here on Sunday.
Miss Fannie Mabrey. OF Smyrna, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. R. Brown.
Mrs. Ida Lindley has returned from .
short visit with Philadelphia friends.
Mrs. Fl. NJ. Jones is spending several
weeks with relatives in and near Clayton.
Mrs. S. s. Roberts, of Wilmington,
spent Thursday with Mrs. II. W. Wool
ford.
Mrs. Sarah Shockley, of Milford, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Bender, near
town.
Mrs. George Grassland, of St. Georges,
spent Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua
Grassland.
Miss BueIah Keens, of Havre de Grace.
Md, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Taylor.
Miss Grace johnson, of Watertown, N.
Y, spent part Of last week With Mrs. G.
L. Townsend.
Mrs. John Cleaver returned home on
Sunday, after short visit with Philadel'
phia relatives.
Mrs. Alice Nowland has returned from
Philadelphia, where she epent several
days with relatives.
Mr.. John ]. Hoffecker, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday at the home OF his father,
Mr.. J. R. Hoffecker.
Mr.. Joseph p. ComeRys, Of Pbiladel.
phia, visited bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. A. Comegys, last week.
Mr.. James Bradley, of Wilmington, was
in town Sunday, the guest Of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. q. T. Bradley.
Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Allen and fam
ilY, OF Philadelphia, we're goests at the
MiddletoWn Hotel over Sunday.
Mrs. John Redgrave and daughter Lydia
spent Saturday and Sunday with Pbila.
delphia and Wilmington relatives.
Mrs. J. II. MendinhaIl, Of Wilmington,
was the guest Of her father, Mr.. Charles
P. Cochran, several days this week.
Mrs. Elizabeth ChamberIaine and two
children returned on Thursday, after
spending several days at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Sterling Evans, OF
Elkton, Nd, were visitors with her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Foard, Sunday.
Mrs. Lettie Prce, of Philadelphia, was
q recent visitor with her mother, Mrs.
Wilhelmina Price, on South Broad street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ford, of Baltimore,
Md, are spending several days With Mr..
and Mrs. ]. B. Messick, on South Broad
street..
Mrs. John Grassland and children, OF
near Delaware City, spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Richards.
Mrs. Nelson Crane and little daughter
Eleanor, Of SparroW's Point, Nd, have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Ella
son ct Mt. Pleasant.
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HER SIXTH BIRTHDAY

Little Helen Frances Armstrong enter
tanned q number Of her young friends at
her horne on Green street on Friday
evening OF last week from five to seven
O'Clock. The event was in honor of little
Miss Armstrong; sixth birthday anniver.
sary, and she was the recipient Of mum.
ber OF useful gifts. The young folks
found lots of amusement with the graph
ophone and in playing various games,
until six o'clock, when they we're invited
to the diniDg-room, where sandwiches,
milk, ice cream, cake, ETC., were served.
Those present were: Ruth Gillespie,
Margaret Ritchie, Margaret and Gilbert
Pleasanton, Price Kelley, Frank, Helen
and Junior McWhorter, Percy and Edwin
Donaghay, Claude aud Rogers Fouracre,
Corinne and Frank Vansant, Laura Fogel.
Allen, June and Virginia Johnson, Hen.
ristta Schroeder, Mary Jolls. Mrs. Harry
Kelley, Mrs. John A. Jolls, Miss Eliza
R. Hurn, Miss Louise Echenhofer and
Miss Prudence Lewis assisted in serving
supper.
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CENTURY CLUB OFFitERs

Tuesday afternoon was . very interest
ing time TO the members Of the NeH
Century Club, that being the day for the
election of officers for the coming year
Before the election was held, reports Of
the years work we're given by the chair.
men of the different standing committees,
all OF whom were present, except the
chairman of Civics and Forestry. The
chairmen Of the standing committees are:
Household economics, Miss Bessie s. An
derson; Entertainment, Miss Ethel Brady;
Library, Mrs. @. A. Hoffeeker; Education,
Mrs. G. J. freeman; Reciprocity. Mrs. F.
B. Watkins; Program, Miss Dora R. Price;
Music, Miss Mary Hutchin; Arts and
Crafts, Miss Laura E. Willis; Social ser.
vice, Mrs. Charles Derrickson; Civics and
Forestry, Mrs. II. B. Mcdowell Club
hostess, Miss Eliza G. Green.
Mrs. Derrickson read q letter from the
manager OF the Palmer Home for Old
Folks at Dover. thanking the Club for the
barrel Of good things recently sent to the
Home by the Club members.
It was decided to invite the State Fed.
Grafton of Woman's Clubs to meet here
next year. Mrs. G. B. Green and Miss
Marie T. Lockwood are the delegates to
the Federation which meets in George
town this month.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Clara Brady Green;
let Vice President, Miss Ethel Brady; I'd
Vice President, Miss Eliza G. Green; Re-
cording secretary, Miss Mary Hutchin:
Assistant, Miss Mary B. Nowland: Cores
ponding secretary, Mrs. Clarence E. Pool:
Treasurer, Mrs. ]. L. Shepherd; Auditor,
Mrs. Martin B. Burris.
Next Tuesday will be the last meeting
of the year. The resume Of the years
work will be given BY the president and
the new officers will be installed.
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THE COMET OBSERVATIONS

Dou't try 20 pull the comets tail-yOu
can't come it-it's too short ss yet. Don't
lose any sleep Just now getting mp ae
tbree O'Clock a. M.. squirting at the faint
stysak IN the east that does duty as ths
Comet" Wait q week. Queer lsnb IT,
bow Il makes everybody tell yarns thaf1
tyied 10 see that hazy something With an
alleged tail "about as long as my cane, !"
as 4 certain gentleman described it Isit
because these star gRzeFs are 50 taken 10
that they feel bound in selt-deience TO
''draw the long bow" some IN seillng
shout it?
Certain il is there's 3 large crop Of
astronomical newspaper liars springing up
these days. Fish liars and. sea serpent
monRers are now turning their attention
TIE TRANSCRIPTS Scribe has seen the
comet and his unbiased and truthful
opinion 10 chat il Mr.. Hallsy's spectacN.
lar performance of the frey comet, that
was wont to ''scare the nations, is 60
ing to keep up its historic reputation i
viii have to i'get q hump on itself. !"
Our advice is like Puck's famous
caution With reference to matrimony
itDou't'-at least for week or 90.
Here's how another of ouF astronomers
describes bis efforts at 'sseeing the comet"
Like q fool, followed some wise guys
advice 20 be sure and zee the comet, !"
and set my internal old alarm clock ct the
unesrthIy hour of three A. M. was
dreaming of comets and things when the
clock went off with such bang and whiz
that I aWoke with start thinking the
burned comet had struck. Not stopping
to dress and wishing TO have surprise
for my wife, stealthily climbed up the
crooked garrett stairs-( whose steps my
aforesaid wife hae adorned with some two
dozen man traps, at imminent risk to
my limbs, and cropping around in the dark
TO find the East windows, bumped my
bald pate against some hard object hang
ing from the rafters that made me say
something that began with an "h" and
had two ll's in il and that sounded like
HALEY but wasn't. The next moment
stumbled sprawling over pile of dry
walnuts my young hopeful had left on
the floor to cure, and made some more
"HalIey" observations.
Finally, got to the window only to
find that thanks TO trees and barns there
wasn't any sky worth mentioning visible
in that particular direction.
So in my long Magi robe descended
to the yard and after equinting mVself
half blind and freezing my toes decided
that foot or so of celestial smear in the
East just over the top of Smiths barn,
was the comet.
Not in a very good humor I crawlsd
half frozen back to bed resolved in future
to give over cometary observations Il !
they arrange to arrive at more sensible
hours.
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KILLED ON THE RAILRoDA

The Iifeless body of an unknown white
man was found on the tracks of the Della.
ware railroad just south of Armstrong;
Corner by train crew ID. 81 at an early
hour Friday morning, and after stopping
the train, the body was brought to the
depot here and the Coroner notified.
The mans head was crushed, both
arms cut off and body mangled, and bis
breast was crushed. showing that be had
been instantly killed. The only thing
found to identify the unfortunate man
who was evideDtally riding on one of the
trains when the accident occurred, is q
card found near the body, bearing the
name of g. R. E. G. Smith, Willow Grove,
Pa"
The dead man is about 40 years Of age,
5.feet inches in height, and bis weight
about $50 pounds, head slightly bald with
dark hair and he wore q dark suit of cloth.
ing and black shoes.
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THE DROP in WHEAT
Many Growers Regretting
They Did Not Sell at Sf25

IAey DID NOT Sell at Sf.25
Those who have been holding sheiI
wheat for fancy price, are likely regret.
ting they did not sell when the price
was in the $1.25 neighborhood, 80 the
present big drop in price is likely to hold
somewhere about the dollar mark, ac-
cording to the judgment of most dealers,
though there ia nothing more uncertain
than market prices.
The fall in price has caused a sharp
drop in the price Of -four, and city bak.
ers have already increased the size of
loaves of bread, which means the saving
of thousands of dollars to the poor.
II is confidently predicted that the
high cost Of food has reached its limit,
and that meats and other food products
must fall. Hogs have fallen over $1.00 q
hundred, this week, in the Chicago
market.
Several reasons are assigned for the
falling off in wheat prices. Chief among
them lie lack of export demand, due to
fairly good crops having been harvested
in other wheat growing countries. The
0AkcheAu0 CEOp 70 up W buo ANeEhk0s Lug
India crop is also of fair size, while from
Russia comes the report that lite crop is
the largest grown in years. Again the
millers throughout the country, 10 an.
ticipation of q shortage and not wishing
to be caught short as they were in 1909
stocked up early in the season and have
had on hand sufficient wheat to carry
them over. Then too, the prospect for
bumper crop this year have bad its
effect on the market. According TO all
reports there is every indication that
this years crop 10 going to be one Of the
best harvested for long time.
Wheat is not the only food commodity
that has declined in price. Old potatoes
are lower now than they have been for
several seasons. In the retail markets
the ruling prices range from about 5Oc
bushel up, according to quality, but the
statement is made that out West, where
. great many farmers held back their
crops in anticipation of higher prices
they are now glad to get rid of them at
from zoe to 25c bushel, and as mat
ter Of fact, potatoes are selling ct lower
figure 10 New York state.
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OBITUARY
MISS NARY DAISY MoALRRR

The many friends of this young lady
here were shocked TO learn Of her death
which occurred in Brooklyn, N. Y, ON
Sunday. Miss McAleer was the eldest
daughter of the late Hugh McAlser, and
is survived by her moEheF, and three
sisters. She was a popular young lady
and leaves Q large circle of friends 10
mourn her death. Her remains were
brought TO Middletown Monday evening
and taken to the residence Of Mrs. Susan
Perkins on Green street, from whence the
funeral took place Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock, with intsrment in St. Francis
Xavier Cemetery, on Bohemia Manor.
The pall.beareTs were: DR.. Galen Wright,
Harry NJ. Lockwood, William H. Brady,
Harry s. Brady, Lucian Green and Char.
les Crawford.
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Pleasant Social Reception

A very large and delightful social funC-
ton or tea was given by Mrs. George L.
Townsend, JF., at her residence on East
Cochran Street, Friday last from TO 5
P. NJ. The home OF Mrs. Townsend was
beautifully decorated with flags, and over
100 guests from town, Delaware City,
Odessa, Mt. Pleasant, KiFkwood and
other Peninsula places, enjoyed their
hostess elegant hospitality. Refresh.
ments we're served, Mesdames Poole and
Watkins presiding ct the tea and coffee
urDs, Mrs. Shredder and Misses Townsend,
of Odessa, Laura Willets and others
served. As . conversations, the affair
was also q pleasing success that sent the
participants away charmed alike with
their hostess, her guest and each other.
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wILLIAxM, KNIGHT

William M. knight, q native of Cecil
county, Nd, and former we'll known re.
sident, died at an early hour Wednesday
morning at his home in Baltimore, after
an illness Of several months. For a mum.
Der of years he was member of the com.
mission merchant firm Of Frame, knight
& Co., Of that city. Mr.. knight was born
in 1887 ct Knights Island in the Sassa.
fras river, and was q son Of the late Viii.
liam Knight. He received hi4 education
at the county schools, afterward at viii
mingtoD, and finally at Princeton. He
began the study Of law in the Office OF
the late George Ross Veazey, but abau-
doned il for the life of q farmer in
Cecil county, for many years residing on
''Bohemia Manor"
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Ser vice for Men

A service for Men will be held in the
Methodist Church, at Townsend, to.
morrow, Sunday evening, beginning ct
7.45 o'clock. The men will occupy the
middle block of pews, while the ladies
will be seated ia the side blocks. II 10
hoped to have one hundred men to sit
in a hodv at this service. The pastor,
Rev. F. g. MAcSorlsy, will deliver an
address on 1.-THE Measure of Mar"
The men will sing one or two familiar
hymns. The public is cordially invited
70 attend this service.
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10 The New century ladies

As organic ID leaders "in every good
word and work, TIE TRANsCRIPT desires
% call che attention Of che ladies of the
New Century Club to its Health Talk on
the local page, aud also TO its editorial on
the important subject Of the house-hy
pest. Yon are laboring in more ways
than one for our towns welfare, and wish
with eli our ladies to see il approach in
every way the civic ideal that is both
clean and beautiful. We used to think
that flies like the poor "ye have always
with you;" but it is not 20; other towns
have driven them out altogether, and 90
can Middlstown rid itself of the nasty
peril, If the ladies OF our town will but
say the word.
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BIDS For New Rridua

Bids for building q concrete bridge
across the Noxontown Milldsm, in st.
Georges hundred, near Middletown, were
onened Tuesday morning by the Levy
Court The bids follow: Tatnall Brown
90. Of Wilmington, $7,973. Robert r.
Morrison Of New Castle, Sc. .S98. .S3. Il. N.
Lockwood OF MiddletoWn, plus 10 per
cent. of actuaI cost. This bidder did not
give any certain amount in bis bid. Mel.
SON Meredith Co., of ChambersbuFg. Pa,
S7.lO6 and $3.50. Laken Bridge Co.,
York, Pa, 81, 800.
The bids we're referred 20 the Court as q
committee of she whole and the county
engineer.
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WiIlspeak in bethesda church

Rev. John M. Artsrs of Wilmington,
Superintendent OF the Anti.SaloOn League
Of Delaware, will speak in Bethesda NJ.
=. Church tomorrow, Sunday morning,
May Sth, at the usual hour. The address
will be devoted to the interests Of this
years local option campaign In this
county. Mr.. AFters will speak ID Kirk.
wood N. 3. Church on Sunday night,
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ms. IOHN w. RRYNnLns

After q short illnegs, Mrs. John w.
Reynolds died at her home in Elkton,
Nd, at an early hour Thursday morning,
OF pneumonia, aged about 65 years. Mrs.
Reynolds resided near Summit Bridge for
many years, where her numerous friends
will regret 70 learn Of her death. She
leaves husband, two daughters and one
son to mourn her death. The remains
will be buried in Bethel Cemetery, but
we are unable to learn the date Of inter.
menk
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smiih-MonaY Waddinn

William L. Smith, OF Cecilton, Nd, and
Miss Eva Money, Of PhiIadelphia, were
quietly married in MiddletoWn Saturday
afternoon. Rev. John Arters performed
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
will reside 10 the new house which he
has Just had built In Cecilton. Mr.. Smith
is veil known there and they have the
best wishes Of his friends.
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MES. JENNIR u. RnRAM

Mrs. Jennie E. Rowan, widow OF the
late William P. Rowan, died at the
aome Of her son, William P. Rowan, in
Grove Neck, Cecil county, Md, Saturday
evening, after brief illness of pneumonis,
aged sixty five years. She is survived by
two sons, j. Cavender Rowan and Viii.
liam Z. Rowan, two grandchildren, Hilda
and William Rowan, and four brothers.
She also leaves large circle OF friends
to mourn her loss. Funeral services we're
held at her late residence on Monday
Ut l.S0 o'clock, with interment at George.
town Cemetery,
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MRS. sARAH Q. CHOATR

Mrs. Sarah Carter Choate, widow of
Stephen r. Choate, died at her home in
Newark after q long Illness, Thursday
night. She is survived by two sons and
two daughters. The funeral took place
from her late home SUNDAY afternoon;
interment in the Newark n. E. Cemetery.
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BLUE SERGE

is the great Summer goods
for Men. Cool, dressy and
serviceable. We have the
right kinds, and prices are
not high. Suits. In every sizes;
regulars, stouts, Sims, shorts
and extras. So to S25 for Men,
$40 to 81 for Young Men, $6 to
$18 for Boys, and 50. 80 to $40
for Little Boys. Plenty of
new Greys, in Cheviots, Wor.
steds and Serges. Blues, in
Mixed Serges and Fancy Self
Stripes. Big line of our popu.
lar priced Suits for Men, $40,
$12 and SIS. All kinds of
Summer Underwear, Shirts
and Furnishings in and ready.
Straw Hats, Low Shoes aud
Fancy Hose waiting for you.
Little Boys Wash and Play
Suits and a new full line of
the Indian and Cowboy Play
Suits.
ggest MIHTTNJC Clothing
.st Wilmington Shoes
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TWO LAUcHABLE COMEDIES
Rendered by Queen Esther Cir
Gle FridaY EVENING

I The two comedies given in the OpeEa
House last evening, BY the Queen Esther
Circle Of Bethesda M. E. Church, were
we'll received by large audience, and the
young ladies having She affair 10 ChaFGa
are being warmly congratulated over the
success Of the SWo laughable comedies,
" Trouble at SatterIee's" and 'sMaidens
all FoFlorn."
The program follows:
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The NiddIeteWn Transcript
Mails Close ~ Follows.

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Evening journal., 1910-06-09
TALKING THE
TRI-CITY RACES
Entries for Big Event Will
Close in Philadelphia on
Saturday Night
HORSEMEN TALK
OF POSSIBLE WINNERS

The Philadelphia Baltimore. Whining
ton Road Drivers races is the theme most
talked Of wherever groups Of horsemen
meet. What horse can win the free for
all? What horse viii win the 220 trot and
other races is the theme that is upper
most.
The entries Tor this trl-city race VIII
close next Saturday night with Secrata'
Lewis Callahan. No. 44l Mint Area z
Building, Philadelphia. The entry fo,Ia
states there will be seven races, consisting
Of a free-for-all trot and free for-an pace,
a 2.l5 trot 2.9O trot, 222 trot, 2.e7 trot
and 2.25 pace.
The Tri-City Race Committee for the
Delaware club consists of J. ID. WI ilcses-
ter, II. Z. Wallace and $. Hope Wilson.
These men in conjunction with the com
mittoes from Philadelphia and Ba timor
have provided silver trophy cup FOR the
club winning the most points in the three
ileete also additional prizes. gold medals
and 'cluable and useful goods for horse
mon, 10 be given as prizes to the race
and place winners Of the three meets.
Evening journal., 1910-06-09
REEVES LANDS
FLOOD AGAIN
Crack Catcher to Wear du-
POnt Uniform Remainder
Of County League Season
DUNCAN OUT OF
THE GAS co. TEAM

Michael C. Flood. the star catcher Of
last years DUPONT County League
team. IS again a millionaire Lester
T. Reeves, manager of the dupont
team. announced this morning that he
had landed Mike" and that the clever
receiver would be in the game against
Riverview at Front and Union streets
on Saturday.
Flood signed with the Frankford.
Kentucky team of fthe Kentucky League
at the opening of the present season
and made good. The climate there,
however. was not to Mikes liking. and
several weeks ago he asked for his
repease that he might come home TO
recuperate. Upon arriving here he was
made an offer by Reeves and later
signed a DUPONT contract. He will
stay all season. Flood is regarded
as the best catcherin the state and
will be a tower of strength to the du-
Pont team at this time Charley
Lucas. who has been working so
creditably behind the pan for the
"Millionaires," will stay on the team.
Another surprising piece of County
League news that was passed out to-
day was that concerning f. A. Duncan.
satr pitcher of the Wilmington Gas
Company team. 1t is that Frank has
baked and that he will no longer be
seen in a Gas Company uniform. Dur
ing his brief career in the league Frank
trimmed dupont and pitched his team
to victory in several other games.
Manager Griffith has signed Jolls. a
college player to assist Proud with the
pitching Jolls will work his first
game with Gas team against Brook
wood at Riverview Park on Saturday
afternoon.
The Saturday games of the league
promise to be the fastest of the sea-
son. At Front and Union streets du-
Pont and Riverview will mix-up in a
game that means much TO either team.
Should dupont loose out the teams
would be neck and neck for second
place in the pennant chase. With
the help of at least one new man Man
ager Mousley is counting on getting
the game for Riverview. on the other
hand Reeves is just as confident of
winning out now that Mike" Flood is
again with the club. Crouch will
pitch for dupont. Mousley is not
prepared to announce at this time the
name Of the chap who will throw them
over for the Villagers.
Out at Riverview Gas Company and
Brookwood will play a game. the re-
suit OF which also will mean much
to Griffith. for should he lose while
dupont IS dropping one to Riverview the
three teams would be tied up for Sec
ond place. Brookwood is playing in
great form just now. and 1t would not
be surprising If they did cause such a
mix-up in the league.
Each game will be started at 3.15
o'clock.