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Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
OUR AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS

The Agricultural students of Delaware
College are showing much interest in the
Student Cattle Judging Contest to be held
at Chicago October 26sh-Novsmber 4th
in connection with the National Dairy
Show. This will be the sixth exhibition
of its kind held in the United States, and
special attractions will be offered. One
thousand If the best pure bred cattle and
the most up to date creamery and dairy
machinery will be exhibited. There will
be several free instructive lectures and
many valuable object lessons given. Aside
from the instructional part, free enter
tainments will be given by the worlds
greatest, songstress and the Grand Opera
Quartette Band. Also, each of the pure
breed associations, whose stock will be
represented, will give an elaborate ban.
quet sometime during the show.
A grand prize Of $4OO and several minor
prizes will be offered by the pure breed
associations 10 the students who show the
greatest efficiency. Agricultural schools all
over the United States will bear the ex.
penses Of their chosen representative
students. However, only those who have
had at least twelve weeks training along
agricultural lines will be allowed to COM
plete. Professor Hayward is putting all
the eligible students though very strict
exercises in practical cattle judging. The
team will be picked by Saturday when it
will go to New Castle and later to Phila-
delphia to do more preliminary judging.
Several Of the contesting students have
shown much aptness for the work and it
is thought that the team will stand good
chance of winning the championship cup.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
OF
APPOQUINIMINK HUNDRED

The taxable residents of Appoquini
mink Hundred, and all persons liable to
pay tax in said Hundred, are hereby
notified that the Taxes for the year 1911
are now due, and the undersigned Tax
Collector for said Hundred, will be
At THE OFFICE OF GEORGE NJ. D. HART,
IN TOWNSEND, DEL,
EVERY SATURDAY,
During OCTOBER 1911,
From to O'Clock, P. M.
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, or
by sending written communication en-.
closing stamps.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE,
GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, SECTION 8, CHAPTER
30, VOLUME 81, LAWS OF DELAWARE, AS
AMENDED:
Section 3-That on all taxes paid before
the first day of October there shall be an
abatement of five per centum. On all
taxes paid before the first day of Decem.
Der there shall be an abatement Of three
per centum. On all taxes paid during the
month of December there shall be no
abatement whatever. And on all taxes
unpaid on the first day Of January FIVE
per centum thereof shall be added
thereto.
WILLIAM c. MONEY,
Collector OfTszes for AppOquinimink Hundred
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
COURT HOUSE PLANS


Tuesday afternoon the members of the
Levy Court visited the officers of the E.
L. Rice, Jr., Company and viewed the
plans for the proposed addition and i'm.
provements to the county Court House.
The Gourtmen were well satisfied with
what they saw, although they took no
action at the meeting later in the after.
noon, when they met and adjourned
until next Tuesday.
The plans provide for the erection of
two stories to the present building, which
will.add Is feet to the height of the pre-.
sent structure. The same kind of STONE
can be used.
Should the plans be accepted the in
terror will be SO arranged that there will
be more space for the offices.
1t is proposed to remove the offices of
the prothonotary, register of wills and
clerk ofthe Orphans Court from the first
floor. The Offices of the sheriff will be
enlarged by the tearing away of a parti.
tion.
On the second floor the Office of the
chancellor and the law library will re-
main as they are now.
The court rooms will be located on the
third floor, as the jury and court officials.
The fourth floor will be equipped in
such manner that in case a jury is re.
quired to remain over night the members
will have accommodations.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
Pests Boulevard Guarantee

DOVER, DEL, Oct. Ut. Coleman d.
Pont today deposited with the Secretary
of State $4,000 as a guarantee that be
will faithfully carry out bis agreement tc
build the projected State Boulevard, fol
which he and his associates fled q ceEti'
ficate of incorporation yesterday.
The charter provides for the construc'
ton of q boulevard 100 miles long ct OF
near Wilmington to SelbyVille, and with
a width of from 12O to 200 feet, and privi'
lege is given for the construction and
operation of a railway or railways be
electricity, cable or motors, for passengers
or freight, and also to lay pipes and con-
duits and wires underground and erect
poles.
The incorperators named are Thomas
Coleman DUPONT, L. L. Dunham, his
secretary; Paul E. Wilson, of Whining
ton; Frank M. Williams, Of Goshen, n. Y,
chief engineer of the boulevard project,
and Sidney H. Henry, Of Cambridge,
Nd, business manager for duPont's road.
building forces.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

sections makes the silo all the more need.
full, Itis now the mainstay Of the dairy.
There is only one time when poultry
man is justified in selling a good puIlet,
and that is when he is going out of bust.
ness.
The hen is admitted TO be one Of the
greatest financial factors in the country
today, and she is also one of the most
overlooked.
Bacteria does not thrive in the cold but
in heat only. If you keep your milk be.
low 40 degrees the bacteria will have
small chance.
Some good poultry men think by feed.
ing setting hens in the morning they are
more apt to remain contentedly on their
nests all day.
To secure the best results the speed Of
the separator must be uniform and up to
the standard required for the make Of the
separator used.
Now is a good time to observe what
was once the wet places on the farm
where tile was laid and see how it COM
pares with other parts of the field.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
Contested Farm Title Confirmed

Chief Judge James A. Pesrcs at Ches'
tertown, Md, last Friday in the suit Of
Andrew W. Woodal vs. James E. Weodal
to determine the title to the COLCHESTER
Farm" valued at $3O, 900, decided in fav.
or of the defendant. The farm was given
to James E. Woodal by his father, the
late Capt. Andrew W. WoodaI, five years
before his death, but the deed was not re-
corded until shortly before bis death oc.
Cured. Andrew W. Woodal Jr., brother
OF the defendant contested the transfer on
the ground that his father was uot capable
Of executing deed.
The testimony taken in the case which
had been pending for upwards of year
past covered 5000 pages.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
Trespass Notices

As the season for shooting rabbits and
partridges draws near, farmers are pre-.
pairing to post their lands with "Notice to
Gunners." The farmer does this to keep
off bis property gunners who are reckless
and unmindful of tie farmers rights.
And again game Is scare and the farmer
is DESTROYS of protecting it ss much as he
can. These notices are printed and for
sale at THE M1DDLETowNT TRANSCRIPT Office.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
Jury Calls on Druggists

Doyer's druggists, Clarke & Mcdaniel,
J. Frank Startling, Levi Scott and Harry
Vale, Monday afternoon were served with
summones to appear before the Attorney
General and later before the Grand Jury
and to produce all their prescriptions fill
ed since April / which contained whiskey
gin or any mixture or compound contain.
ing either. This action is due to numerous
violations Of the law passed by the last
Legislature regulating the sale Of intoxi.
eating liquors by druggists, and it is said
that several physicians also will be sum.
moned before they conclude their work
at the present session.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
Delaware Oyster Preferred

A good oyster is always in demand.
Now the Delaware oyster takes precedence
over the famous Jersey bivale, and are in
greater demand, even including the fam.
GUS Maurice river covers, just across the
bag. The splendid condition Of the oy-
sters on this shore, owing to favorable
winds and fresh water currents, has ele-
waited them to commercial esteem where
it can be said: "The market is always
open for DslaWares, or oysters taken from
the west shore of the Delaware bay" The
price now offered is $3.50 a thousand for
primes, and "a for cuttings.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
Urges Compulsory Religion

WILMINGTON, DEL, Oct. H.-Compul-
sorry religious education was advocated
before the New Castle County Sabbath
School Association in its annual session
in Bethany Baptists Church to-day by
Rev. Alexander Alison, Jr. "What the
Sunday school could do would stagger the
Imagination" he said.
The unique proposition was heard by
200 delegates. Rev. j. E. Hunsberger,
the pastor, welcomed the visitors. Rev.
s. ]. Cleeland. State superintendent of
Anti.Saloon League work, spoke on tenn
perance. D. B. Maloney, of Townsend,
County Association president, presided
and spoke.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
Eighty.One Certificates

According to an exchange, the State Of
Delaware issued certificates Of incorpora-
.ions and industrial concerns during
September, making one Of the best records
of any summer or autumn month. The
capital stock ranged from %, 600 to s., 900
600. and the incorporators interested re-
side in more than three-fourths Of the
States of the Union, and some in sur
rounding republics and dominiona.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
Stole Money From Boy

Returning from the bank in Newark
last Friday, after cashing a check for
$30.50, for Peter Celia, fruit dealer OF
that town, James Money, IL year old
colored boy, met young white man en-
ployed by Clarence Livingston, of Balti.
more, who had a contract for painting in
the town. The man snatched the money
from the boys hand and fed toward the
P. B. & W. r. r. station, disappearing
In woods nearby. Livingston said be
knew nothing of the thief's antecedents,
as he was q stranger to him and had been
but q little while in his employ. Search
was made for the thief but without sue.
cess.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
notice.!

|, JOSEPH L. BEALE, tenant of the
house known as the Port Penn Hotel, sit.
usted at Port Penn, in School District No.
63 and 634, county of New Castle and
State of Delaware, in compliance with the
requirements of the acts Of the General
Assembly, in such cases made and pro-
vided, do hereby give notice that shall
apply in writing to the Court of General
Sessions OF the State Of Delaware, in and
for New Ca stle Cou nty, on 0NDAY,
the Seventh day of November, A. D. 1911,
being the next term of said court, for q
license for said house as an inn or tavern
for the sale therein of intoxicating liquors
in quantities less than one quart to be
drunk on the premises, and the following
respectable citizens of said School Dis
trict, at least six OF whom are substantial
freeholders of said School District, recon.
mend the said application, viz:
Albert Kumple o. W. Kershaw
s. D. Collins Harry @. Bender
Walter B. Yearsley F. K. Torbert
John Fl. Yearsley Noah johnson
Q. E. Rose George Giberson
Samuel YearsIey Nathan Yesrsley
Frank Wright Frank Hickman
E. s. Zackies Cornelius Conard
John A. WaIlen John Ranem
Samuel Kershaw Serick Fleming
Edward G. F. Webb
JOSEPH L. BEALE.
Port Penn, Del, Sept. 25th, 1911.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
FARMS FOR SALE

No. Farm of 46 acres 2 miles from
Middletown. The buildings are large and
good, Is acres good timber, fine home.
No. 2.-Adioins 46 acre farm, new
buildings, both lie nicely on road.
Would exchange for larger ones.
No. 3.-250 acres known as "Lore
wood" in complete condition.
No. 400 acres near McDonouRh,
new buildings, fine stock or grain farm.
No. $50 acres within one mile oil
Middletown. Everything complete.
No. CPS acre miles from Della.
ware City, all tilable and nice home.
No 7.--112 acres 81 miles from Della
ware City, fine soil.
/ also have a number of others ct from
s., 200 to SIS, 900.
GEO. w. INGRAM
Middletown, Del
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

As result of a stabbing Saturday even
ing Benjamin A, w. Emery, town baliff,
Of Harrington, is at the point of death,
with 81 cuts and other wounds in his
back, one cut penetrating through one
lung. Emery's son, Herman Emery also
was cut, and Earl Legotes and Willard
Legates we're arrested and taksntto Dover
by Constable Simpson. The fracas started
over bottle of whisky which colered
man had at the nerryseo round in Hai-
rington Saturday evening.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

While cunning near his home at New
ark, Earle Robinson, IA years old, had
one finger and the thumb on bis left hand
shot off by the accidental discharge Of
his gun. Earle was returning home at
the time of the accident. Part Of his hand
was over the muzzle Of the gun when it
exploded. DR.. Walter Steele dressed the
injury.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

Robert H. Richards, counsel for Gener.
al T. Coleman DUPONT Monday filed q
certificate of incorporation for the du.
Pont Boulevard at the State Department.
in Dover. The company is known as the
7. Coleman puPout Road. Incorporated
and the capital is placed at 5000, 600.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

While chickens may sell at twenty-odd
cents pourd, the governmentifnds after
exhaustive investigation, that it costs just
900 cents to put pound of flesh upon
the average chicken. This includes the
costs of feed and labor, the costs Of the
feed alone being $40 cents.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

Delayed by 3 bursting tire in its 1s
mile journey the funeral of Joseph 81.
Frazier who died in Peru, South Ameri-
ca, was held at West Nottingham Presby-
terian Church after the body and funeral
party had been brought by automobile
from his fathers home in Newark.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

Miss Elizabeth Graham, who accident.
ally imprisoned herself in a bed last Mon
day night at Kenton remaining there
until she was discovered and released
three days later, died Monday of paralysis
and pneumonia brought on by her extra.
ordinary experience.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

Members of the State Board of Agricul.
ture Monday morning supervised the
measuring of a prize acre of corn on the
farm of Arnold Naudain near Marshall.
ton. The corn was measured by Senator
Alexander P. Cerbit, Philip L. Cannon
and II. W. Heitchu. The corn will be
husked, measured and weighed. The
state offers prizes Of $50, $50 and $40 for
the best acres OF corn.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

After extensive repairs the Port Depos.
it Methodist Church was reopened yester.
day.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

Members of the Chesapeake Ity Metho-
dist Church have begun to raise funds for
parsonage.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

DR.. G. Burton Pearson, Of Wilmington,
was slightly injured when an automobile
he was driving crashed into trolley car.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

Leonard Crawford, chief warden at
the New Castle County Workhouse, is
spending several days in Omaha, Nebraka
attending the annual convention of the
prison officials from all sections Of the
country. Much valuable information is
derived from these conventions and they
are always productive of new and excel
lent ideas in prison work.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

One of the largest caravans of gypsies
ever on the Eastern Shore is encamped
near Church Hill.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

After an absence of 50 years, Samuel
Martindale is a guest Of Cecil county rela.
tiVes.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

The New Castle County Levy Court has
allowed the st. Georges Marsh Company
$1,000 which ia used TO keep in repair the
banks along the marshes from Delaware
City to Port Penn thereby saving the
county much damage to county roads.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

1t is said that nearly two hundred
people OF BridgevilIe will put in gas in
their homes and business places. The
South Delaware Gas Co. has completed
their pipe line to that town and next
week the gas will be turned on.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

A colt with FIVE legs was born Monday
on the Roy Reynolds premises New
Bridge. The appendages between the
front feet.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

The collections were:
Clerk of the Peace, $253.
Sheriff, $9O.74.
Register of Wills, $565,5O
Recorder Of Deeds, s., ,639. 40.
Prothonotary, $735.86.
Register in Chancery, $231.45.
The county officers get 10 per cent, of
these amounts returned to them.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

Ordered locked up until he would tell
where he secured the liquor that made
him drunk, Joseph Donohus, Whining
ton boy, finally told the police he got it in
a saloon and Frank GoIlub, the alleged
proprietor, was arrested.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
BRIDGE APPROACHES

i At ameeting Of the Levy Court Tuesday
she matter of condeming land that will be
used for the approach to the new Third
street bridge was left to the courts at.
torney who will give a written opinion.
The resolution ordering the same was as
follows:
Whereas, The Levy Court of New Castle
county, by authority of the General AS
sembly of the state of Delaware, is ex.
pected to build bridge to replace the
present one at Third street; and
Whereas, The Wilmington and PhiIa.
delphia Traction Company's tracks cross
the present bridge under an old contract
and the Levy Court would like to know
what authority the said company would
have as to crossing the new bridge; be it
Resolved, That the matter be referred
tothe attorney for the court for his written
opinion.
County Treasurer Robert NJ. Burns re-.
ported the following balances for the
month OF September:
Credit Levy Court.................$174,9 ,9l7.9
Special bond issue No. 2......... 3O,10569
Highway improvement bonds... 90,54036
Miscellaneous road appropria-
uou'''''''''.''.''''.'".'.'. 80
Christiana hundred......."..... S,751.95
Mill Greek. ek.......................... 4,731.O6
White Clay Greek. 2,355.2O
Pencader. .................... 2,O5584
New Castle. tle.......................... S,711.09
Red Lion.......".................... 2,11931
st. Georges. ges........................ S,251.62
Appoquinimink...."............. 1,S34.s7
Blackbird.................... ........ 1864
Brandywine, e,,,.,., 262.83
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

Having failed to agree with the
Pennsylvania Railroad on the price of
land required for an approach to a new
bridge across the Christians River in
Wilmington, the Levy Court will resort to
condemnation proceedings.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

George W. Vantine, postmaster at New
Castle, is a candidate for reappointment
and other candidates are Harry W. Hushe.
beck, John 6. King, former postmaster
and Arthur M. Wise.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

John Holdsworth, aged about 70 years,
hanged himself id his unpretentious
home No. 1Ol Liberty street, Wilmington,
Saturday, after a hard battle with the
world in latter years, in which be failed,
sickness and adversely having overtsken
him.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS OF The PENINSULA

After an absence of 50 years, Samuel
Martindale is a guest of Cecil county rela-
tives.
After extensive repairs the Port Depos.
it Methodist Church was reopened yester.
day.
Members of the Chesapeake [ Ity Metho.
dist Church have begun to raise funds for
a parsonage.
One of the largest caravans of gypsies
ever on the Eastern Shore is encamped
near Church Hill.
Dr.. G. Burton Pearson, OF Wilmington,
was slightly injured when an automobile
he was driving crashed into trolley car.
A colt with FIVE legs was born Monday
on the Roy Reynolds premises New
Bridge. The appendages between the
front feet.
For whipping his wife, Charles H. Grew,
OF Kennedyville, has been sentenced TO 20
lashes and IL months in the house Of Cor
reCtion.
The Philadelphia, Baltimore & Wash.
ington Railroad Company is laying>a
fourth track between Bacon Hill and
North East.
Mrs. Emma CauIk, of Dover, has sue
ceeded Mrs. Kate E. Smithers, as presi-
dent of the State Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
The Cecil county School Board has off
cred reward of $25 for the arrest and
conviction of any person damaging school
property on Halloween.
More than 200 Sunday school workers
took part in the annual convention Of the
New Castle Hundred Sunday School As
sociation ct New Castle Sunday.
Kurt Dederick's herd of cattle lying
peacefully between the tracks stopped
freight train on the Port Deposit Road
the other night near COnoWingo.
The term of United States District At
torney John P. Nields, of Wilmington,
will expire on December Is, and his
friends believe he will be reappointed.
The Federal Grand Jury has returned
two indictments against John Wesley
Glasgow, arrested in Wilmington on char
ges Of sending improper matter through
the mails.
Delmar has a new paper. II is called
The Herald, and is edited by G. 7. Jones.
It made its first appearance on Saturday,
September 3Oth. This makes two papers
published at Delmar.
John Holdsworth, aged about 70 years,
hanged himself id his unpretsntious
home No. 1OI Liberty street, Wilmington,
Saturday, after a hard battle with the
world in latter years, in which be failed,
sickness and adversely having overtaken
him.
Having failed to agree with the
Pennsylvania Railroad on the price of
land required for an approach to new
bridge across the Christians River in
Wilmington, the Levy Court will resort to
condemnation proceedings.
1t is said that nearly two hundred
people OF Bridgeville will put in gas in
their homes and business places. The
South Delaware Gas Co. has completed
their pipe line to that town and next
week the gas will be turned on.
Miss Elizabeth Graham, who accident
ally imprisoned herself in bed last Mon
day night at Kenton remaining there
until she was discovered and released
three days later, died Monday Of paralysis
and pneumonia brought on by her extra.
ordinary experience.
While chickens may sell at twenty-odd
cents pourd, the governmentifnds after
exhaustive investigation, that it costs just
9.O9 cents to put pound of flesh upon
the average chicken. This includes the |
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

For whipping bis wife, Charles H. Crew,
OF Kennedyville, has been sentenced TO 20
lashes and IL months in the house Of Cor
rection.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

Delmar has a new paper. Il is called
The Herald, and is edited by G. 7. Jones
It made its first appearance on Saturday
September 30th. This makes two paper
published at Delmar.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

The PhiIadelpbia, Baltimore & Wash.
ington Railroad Company is laying>a
fourth track between Bacon Hill and
North East.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

The Federal Grand Jury has returned
two indictments against John Wesley
Glasgow, arrested in Wilmington on char
ges Of sending improper matter through
the mails.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

Mrs. Emma Caulk, of Dover, has sue
ceeded Mrs. Kate E. smithers, as presi.
dent of the State Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

The term of United States District At
torney John P. Nields, of Wilmington,
will expire on December Is, and his
friends believe be will be reappointed.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

The Cecil county School Board has off
cred reward of $25 for the arrest and
conviction of any person damaging school
property on Halloween.
Middletown transcript., 1911-10-21

Kurt Dederick's herd of cattle lying
peacefully between the tracks stopped a
freight train on the Port Deposit Road
the other night near Conowingo.
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