Evening journal., 1911-04-14
rs CENT SUGAR
296 YEARS AGO
Leaves From Old Account
Book Tell Of High Cost
Of Living
specIal 10 ME EvENING JoURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN. Del, April a.
Several interesting pages from an old
day book have been found in the pos
session of a woman living here. The
book evidently belonged 10 a Mr.. Tat
man who kept a dry goods and gro
Gerry store at "Pigon Run" The dates
on the pages are in July. August and
September, of the year 1914. Some Of
the entries with the prices are quite
interesting. on one OF the pages alone
are eight orders for whiskey, from as
many different persons. the quantity
ranging from one-quarter of a gallon
to three gallons. The prices for some
of the articles are high, and for some.
exceedingly low. especially meat. The
spelling on the pages is unique.
Among the entries are: Five lbs.
beef at .0S. 40; one paire of stockens
for Widow Atkins, S100; one dozen
butens, 10; one hogs-had. $3.50. one
haril, S1.O0; one hat, S4.20; one paire
stockens, S1.75; one quarter pound
tea, rs; twenty lbs. beef. at 06, S1.20;
one pound candles, .25; thirteen and
a-half bushels corn. at .73, S9.S5;
thirty-one lbs. flower at .06. S1.S6;
eighteen lbs, veal at .O6, S10S; two
lbs coffee, so 1-2; four lbs. sugar at
.25, $t.00; two yards calico at so,
$100 six nints. O6; three gallons
whiskey, at rs. S225.
The Sunday school OF Bethesda
Church will hold a memorial service
on Sunday afternoon for two teachers
who died during the past school year,
Miss Emma r.. Merritt and Miss Louisa
Cox.
Miss Katherine Pennington has re-
turned home after a two-weeks visit
i'm Wilmington.
Mrs. Joseph Biggs is entertaining
Mrs. Joseph Bailey. of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Oscar G. Goodhand and chill
dren, Of Brooklyn, N. Y, are guests
at the home OF her mother, Mrs. G. w
W. Naudain.
Miss Mabel Derrickson, OF New
York City, is spending the Easter
holidays with her, parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Derrickson.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Steele, Of
Henderson, Md, have been visiting
their son, r. J. Steele and family.
Mr.. w A. Comegys and Miss
Blanche Wright left this week for a
visit in Philadelphia and Atlantic
City.
Mrs. Harry Hilton and little daugh-
ter, Of Charlotte, n. c., are visiting at
the home Of her father r. II. Beck.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pinder lost
their little daughter, Lillian. twenty
months old, this week, after an Ill
ness Of some months.
The first year class Of the George
| Biddle High School will hold a bake
in the o ldschool building at Ceciltor
on Saturday afternoon, April %. Th'
proceeds will be for the benefit Of th'
school.
Miss Katherine McHenry is th'
guests Of friends In Germantown, Pa
Mrs. George Austin. Of Delawar
! City, is spending some time with he
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Heller.
! Miss Cornelia Townsend. Of Ne'
York. Is spending the Easter holiday
: with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Georg
l.. Townsend. Miss Mary Townsend
visiting relatives in Wilmington.
Mrs John Heldmyer entertainer
Miss Katherine Krumm. OF Philadel
phia jart of this week.
Miss Rebecca Watkins. who Is
student at Dwight School. Englewood
n. j., Is spending Easter with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. b Watkins.
Mrs. Levin James has returned home
after a months stay In Goshen
n. Y.
Mrs. z. S. stevens has gone Ia
Philadelphia where she will spend
some time with relatives