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Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
Constable Captured Speeders

Go get 'em" is the slogan of County
Constable William Oaks of Delaware City
regarding automobile scorchers. He won
reward of SIS last year for capturing an
automobiles that ran beyond the speed
limit. During the past week be has &C.
cused Mrs. Laura D. Postles, Holstein
Harvey, ,Jr., and J. A. Reese, of Whining
ton, of violating the auto speed limit.
Oaks got Mr.. Harvey as be was going
to Port Penn and as Mr.. Harvey was e.
turning, Oaks watchers once more wig
wagged the flags and the big canstable
who tips the scales at 267 pounds got Mr..
Harvey.
The Wilmingtonians have been notified
to appear for hearing in Delaware City.
Oaks has a novel way of trapping the
speeder. He and his two assistants hide
along the road and as soon as car passes
the distance post watcher No valves
his flag and Oaks stops the ticker He is
then in middle OF the road and the arrest
follows.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
ODESSA

Miss Elizabeth Wood is the guest o.
relatives in Horham, Pa.
Miss Ethel Skull, of Trenton, n. j., is
the guest of Miss Ethel Mailly.
Mr.. Walter Keen, of Wilmington, spent
Sunday With Mr.. Frank Reynolds.
Mr.. Gilbert Green, of Philadelphia,
visited his sister Mrs. Julian Cleaver last
week.
Miss Gurthia> Vanzant, of Chestertown,
Md, is the guest of Mrs. Eugene Nc Coy
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bolten and family
Of Galena, Md, we're guests of her par.
ents last week.
Miss Alice Croft, of Philadelphia, is
visiting her grandmother Mrs. Eliza
Croft this week.
Mrs. L. V. Aspril and sister Miss Fran.
els Williams are the guests Of friends in
Boston, Mass, this week.
Miss Rachel Miff1in, of Philadelphia,
was the guest of her cousin Miss Marian
Mifiin part of this week.
Miss Catherine Whittock, Of Baltimore;
Md, is spending some time with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Whittock.
Miss Gertrude and Miss Helen sutphiu,
of Trenton, N. j., are guests at the home
ofMr. and Mrs. ]. ". Watkins this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. G. Webb entertained
Miss Elizabeth Cotter, of Tacony, and
Mrs. Lewis Walker, of Philadelphia this
week.
Mr.. Harvey Griffith, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Rose and Mrs. Tatman, of Whining
ton, visited Mrs. o. G. Stevens one day
this week.
Mrs. Irwin Rose and daughters Francis
and Elizabeth, of Island Heights, we're
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William Evans
last week.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
A CIRCUS ROW
Big Dispute Over Division Of
Gate Receipts

The TRANSCRIPT is panied to confess
that last Saturday weeks Bigger show
Than Haag's" upon whose excellence and
superiority it was go lavish in praise, fell
much short Of the lofty accomplishment
we had prophesied for twas in a word,
something of fizzlel
But we desire to be as charitable as We
may towards our home talent and state
that perhaps a number of unforeseen mis-.
haps may have contributed to the failure.
For instance the high expectations of the
youthful public in the matter OF Charles
A. Ritchie Jr.'s educated clam which was
to have executed clog dance and some.
thing like Highland fling" were not
fulfilled becausd it was taken sick the
morning before the performance-in fact
the cook mistaking this highly trained
and intellectual bivalve for an ordinary
clam made soup of it with several others,
and Of course the clam was in no condi-
ton to appear before the critical public
in professional way after that! Then an
other star performer had sore toe, and
a third had gotten outside too many pan.
cakes for breakfast that morning and felt
heavy in bis parts.
But worst of all we exceedingly regret
to announce that the show "busted up in
a row" to employ the graphic language Of
one of the proprietors-the usual reason,
financial disagreements, or in plain Eng
lish, quarrel oyer the gate money! In.
deed one partner boasts that he took his
dividend by applying the toe of his shoe
to the seat of honor of one of his co.part.
ners! The TRAN SCRIPT hopes this ''pretty
quarrel" over this sum of money, may be
amicably composed, that arbitration may
be first used before resorting to the law
for division of the receipts-there being
some talk of a chancery suit. We hope
not, for litigation is costly, and a chan
Gerry suit is especially long winded. We
ehould not close this notice without stat
ing that the young lady who acted as
ticket agent is entirely without fault
though her accounts have not yet been
audited it is not even hinted that any of
the gate money stuck to her fingers. We
forget to say that the aforesaid gate re.
ceipts we're 81 cents!
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
SCREENING FOOD FROM FLIES

Mr.. Minors Banning, our East Main
street grocer, is the pioneer in a method
of business that is as good and useful as
it is new. Mr.. Banning has joined the
crusaders who in the interests of health
and life, are demanding pure food-clean
food, uncontaminated with fly filth.
On the sidewalk in front of his store he
has fenced in with wire netting a large
space to hold his vegetables and fruits,
and in the rear of bis store be has con.
structed a like wire.inclosed room, in
which to store and handle his meats.
This is praise.Worthy piece of enterprise
and being directly in the line of sanitary,
healthy foods, free from the disease carry.
ing filthy flies, should commend him to
the Middletown public, and to all persons
who like to eat neither dirt nor deadly
germs.
Many of the big cities are by ordinan.
ces commanding the very thing Mr.. Ban
ming, with commendable public spirited
ness, has voluntarily done. His worthy
example will no doubt be followed by all
the groeers in town..
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
Forest Sunday School Pic-Nic

On Thursday morning at an early hour
the light hearted young people compo ing
the Sunday School of Forest Presbyterian
Church, together with those of the Arm
strong Chapel, were gathered into noisy
bunch in front Of the church and packed
in five huge farm wagons, peach and hay
riggers, and sent noisIy and happily on
their way to Augustine Beach where
they made gay day of it. Numerous
private teams also went along and mum.
bers of ladies were present as invited
guests.
Along with the shouting youngsters
were packed a large quantity of good
things, which were raturned later snugIy
slowed away under the capacious "tum'
jacks" of the young folks with their fun
sharpened appetites. Rev. F. Fl. Moore
and Supt. ]. F. Deakyne and a number
of teachers went with them.
All hands bad no end OF fun, and re.
turned in the early evening as noisly as
they went-more go if that were possible,
we'll pleased with the days outing.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
1911 School Tax Rates

The MiddIetown School Board met on
Monday evening and fixed the School
assessment for 1911 at $1.S0 ON the hun
dred dollars, which is an increase Of &c
cents on the hundred. This increase has
been principally made necessary by the
decrease in the States appropriation.
But for all that Middletown has proba-
bly, the cheapest school tax rate of any in
the State. The rates in Dover, Smyrna,
Milford, Georgetown, Newark, Townsend,
and several other places are from 100 to
229 per cent more.
The capitation tax on the contrary, has
been reduced from $S0O.00 to $3.50. 90
which results in making the School taxes
for capitation assessments the same as
last year.
Several appeals from the assessment
were heard and disposed of at the meet.
ing.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
Typos Take An Outing

THE TRANSCRIPT was honored on W ed.
nesday and Thursday by visits from
Messrs. Earle Whitlock and Ray Dickson
who have been spending the week by the
eide of the murmuring waters Of Silver
Lake-tenting it. They report the breezeE
as having been up to the average in cool
ness and salubrity and the sparkling wat
ers Of the Spring as fresh as their wont is,
but the skeeters-ohl heavens they work
ed over time, and made night hideous fol-
our typo sojourners who now swear there
are harder things than picking type
tenting in the woods for instancel
The TRANscRIPT's latch.string is still
out to welcome home again its erring ty.
pos whenever they think th ey have bad
enough of ''resting''2 in the peaceful
woodlands.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
Catch the Scorchers

How would it do for Chief Hilyard and
our Constable Dickinson to set trap for
the audacious automobile speeders who
make a practice of flying through our
streets, especially going south, by having
a measured strip with watchers wigwag
flag and stop watch? There would be @
pile Of money for the catchers who would
for 80 days thus quietly take the numbers
of these violators of tie law.
Auto scorchers have often gone down
Broad street at gait any where from 80
to 40 miles an hour and they should be
taught lesson.
The Delaware City plan so successful
there, can be worked here.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
County Balances

County Treasurer Robert M. Burns re-
ported to the Levy Court at its meeting
on. Tuesday the following County balances:
Credit Of Levy Court, $50, ,894 40; special
bonds, $5l, ,75O.7S; Christians, $4,000;
Mill Greek, 1854. 4s; White Clay Creek,
S23S. SO; Pencader, $2Ol OS; New Castle,
81, ,4O9. 50; Red Lon, 1921 5S; St, Georges,
So, ,092. 20; APPOINTMENTS, S2l7 98;Black-
bird, $s97.l Brandy ywine, $S95.53.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
LOST VALUABLE SWINE
Mr.. James 7. ShaIIcrOss Met With
a Big Loss

A few days ago Mr.. James 7. ShallCrosE
farmer living near McDonough, lost Is
fine hogs weighing about l75 pounds each.
These hogs ate as heartily as usual within
few hours of their death and disclosed
no symptoms whatever of disease.
The food Of these hogs was fed them
from the swill barrel as is the custom OF
farmers. It is supposed that during the
extreme hot weather ptomaine poisons
we're developed in the barrel from some
decaying food. probably animal food. DR..
Horace B. Mcdowell was called and after
opening several carcases found all the or.
gans in perfectly normal condition, and
be could offer no other theoryto account
for the sudden death Of the swine than
that of ptomaines produced by rotting
TODD.
Strange to cay Mr.. Shallcross lost large
number of hogs last year in the same
manner and apparently from the same
cause and odder atill on possibly the same
day, certainly in the same week. At that
time three expert veterinarians came
down from Delaware College but could
discover nothing to account for the death
of the swine. Their theory then was that
it was case of ptomsnie poisoning.
The TRANSCRIPT is very sorry to an
nounce this serious loss of Mr.. Shallcross'.
But it certainly should be q warning to
farmers to use great care 10 keeping their
sWill barrels and troughs scrupulously
clean, especially during the heated term.
Il ia well known fact that certain pois.
onous bacteria are extraordinarily tenac.
ious of life aud lie dormant. for long
periods. It is probable that the identical
ptomaine that killed the swine year ago
furnished the successors that killed those
of this year.
The barrels and troughs should not
only be frequently and we'll cleaned, but
should also have thorough germicidal
treatment. Formaldyhyde, mercuric
bichIorid, crude potassium cyanide, any
Of these would kill all known germs.
though being very poisonous, especially
the two last, should be used with great
care ana the barrels and troughs we'll
cleansed to remove every trace of these
poisons.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
A Painful Accident

The TRANSCRIPT regrets to learn that
on Wednesdays morning Mrs. Richard
Eaton, wife of Mr.. Richard Eaton, who
resides on East Main street, tripped over
some object on the floor and falling broke
her left arm at or above the wrist. DR..
Ritchie's physician, DR.. Powell set the
broken bones, and the elderly lady is
doing as we'll as the painful aud severe
injury will permit. We wish her an
early and entire recovery.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
Lime Good
for Wheat

On Monday evening last Messrs. John
A. Cleaver, w. g. Lockwood, j. F. Dea.
kyne and w. E. Wright we're present in
the field of Mr.. George V. Peverley ad-
joining the railroad station ground and
witnessed the measurement of an acre OF
ground on which no lime had been used,
one on which had been placed oDe.half
ton of LIE Gore hydrated lime for which
Mr.. Cleaver is agent) to compare the diff
erence in the wheat yield. Save in the
matter of lime on the one and none on
the other, the tracts had been treated
alike.
Mr.. Isaac ]. Marker an'employee of Mr..
Peverley, identified the tracts where he
applied the lime and wheIe he did not.
Messrs. Lockwood and Deakyne care
fully measured with 100 foot tape line
square of 210 feet, planting stakes at the
four corners, where no lime had been of
used, and then counting the number
shocks of wheat, viz. 81.
They then measured another acre on
which the lime had been used, and count
ed the shocks-38, and on another acre,
80.
On the division line between the lined
and unlimed portions the difference in
the thickness OF the stubble was apparent
to the eye.
The acre selected for the unlimed test
was the slightly loW, rich tract in the cor
ner near Mr.. Peverley's ofice-the richest
part of the whole field, and being more
moist had this dry season some advantage
over the more rolling land where the
lined acres were measured. Therefore
the test is altogether fair one, and this
difference of 6 and 7 shocks to the acre
means gain of Al to 5 bushels OF wheat
to the acre. The lime costs $3.5S to the
acre and is of permanent value while the
Al or S bushels of wheat at 80 cents a.
mount to $4.O5 or $3.50, net gain of
from $4.O5 to $3.50 per acre-Which IS :
certainly well worth while.
Signed,
JOHN A. CLEAVER,
WILLIAM 6. LOCKWOOD,
]. F. DEAKYNE,
w E. WRIGHT
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
Annual Straw Ride

On Sunday last some Is young men OF
Middletown took their yearly straw ride
BY going over to Port Penn Piers, and
spending the day and dining together
there. They returned in the evening
about o'clock. The following young
men composed the party
Messrs. J. R. Richards, Harry Vinyard,
Morris Donohue, William Kirk, Julius
Kirk, Richard Donahue, Charles Smith,
Charles Lewis, Courtland Jones. Ray
mond Jones, Harry Dektor, Winfield
Lewis, Colonel Crouch, Leonard Davis,
Allen Evans, Grover Crow, Philip Vim.
yard and Benjamin Denny.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
Injured by Rake Handle

Mrs. Howard A. Pool, of McDonough,
met with peculiar accident on Market
ST. Wilmington, Wednesday, resulting
in severe injury to her face. While
passing moving picture theatre in that
thoroughfare, where improvements are
going on, Mrs. Poole stepped upon rake,
the handle Of which rebounded and struck
her in the face. The woman was taken to
Milier's drug store where the injury was
dressed.
With Mrs. Poole at the time OF her acci.
dent were her two small children, one of
whom, little girl, could not be coneoled.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
A Costly Jov Ride

On Saturday afternoon officer Richards
arrested a colorei man Tor taking the team
of another colore d man and riding around
with it it for an hour or two. He was
taken before Squire Cox, who after hear.
ing the facts fined him So. 90 for his 10y
ride" two or three times as much as a
regularly hired livery team would have
cost him. The Squire purposes to make
team borrowing and ''ioy riding'' deci-
dedly expensive and may add workhouse
extras TO boot. All prospective offenders
had best take notice accordingly.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
More Wires and New Poles

Mr.. Eugene Merriam and four assistants
are adding more wires to the local circuit
here for the Bell Telephone Company.
Iron wires heavily coated with zinc are
used for short circuits, and copper for
long ones.
A party of some 20 men under the
direction of Groom Marks, is replacing the
old poles with larger and stronger ones
capable ofearrying, if need be, more cross
arms, and especially with view to make
the line more able to resists storms and
wind pressures. For this purpose also the
old distance of $50 feet between the poles
has been shortened to 13O feet.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
Engine and Tender off the Track

On Monday morning large six driving
wheeled locomotive and the first truck Of
the tender ran off the track on the switch
south of Main Street alongside the Shep-
herd lot. The engine ran for about 30
feet on the ties and was not overturned,
and was in consequence uniniured. The
wrecking e. gine and outfit, etc. came
up from Clayton, and in about an hour
had returned the engine and tender to
the track. A defective switch at that
point irresponsible for the accident.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
Carriage Wheels Broken

On Tuesday morning as Mr.. Fred Davis
was on his way to Cecilton, a two.horse
wagon team Of Mr.. Benjamin Simmons, q
farmer living near Warwick, became
frightened at an automobile, and dashed
into Mr. Davis team smashing the hind
wheels but without any injury to Mr..
Davis or Mr.. Charles Roberts, who was
in the crrriage with him.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-29
An Auto Turns Turtle

On Sunday evening as Mr.. ]. A. Brad.
ley was rounding the turn at Derrick sons
cornerin his auto, he had q blow out
which caused his auto to skid and turn
turtle. Both himself and his chaffeur Mr..
Blackeney fell under the car but without
injuring either of them, or strange to say
putting the auto out Of commission either,
for We saw Il limping into town on three
legs shortly thereafter.
Mr.. Bradley was Mr.. George V. Psver-
ley's guest for the night,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-05
DRIVEN OUT BY RATS
Campers at Southport Beach Fight
 Swarms of Hungry Rodents.
Special to The Farmer.)

Especial to The Farmer.)
 Southport, Sept. 5-Catasaqua camp at Southport beach broke up Saturday, after IA weeks of genuine pleasure. The members of tn . ecamping party were O. B. and H. B. Davis of Catasa- qua, Pa.; H. Valance of Beverly, N. J., and Wesley Sherman of Bridge on the beach would fill volumes. AL though the tents were spiked down with heavy iron rods the cook tent was carried away several times Ly storms, and the campers were obliged on several occasions to roost on the guy ropes all night in the rain to keep the sleeping tent erect. The campers were finally driven out by rats. They believe that the word must have been passed along that there was good feed at the camp and that all the rodents for miles assembled in convention to have a good time on the beach. For two weeks the camp has been over run with the animals every night, and the pest has been growing worse every day. It was nothing unusual to be awakened in the night by hords of rats some appearing as large as fox terriers in the dim light. Clans, fish, eels and other sea delicacies were caught in large quantities and. given away to visitors, the supply being too large for consumption at the camp. Each of the campers gained at least 15 pounds in weight. The same par ty will locate camp in the same place next May and stay through the season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-05
KEPgO GOT HIS GOAT
He Also Got the Goat of the Man
 Who Lost the Cabbages.,s
csneciat to The Farmie4.}


 stra tfbrdsT Se9s.&azS T4eIHster Heights resident appeared at the fire house yesterday afternoon leading a recalcfstrant goat which a. crowd or youngsters following beat and pound- ed at their cruel will. The man want ed the goat arrested. .. Constable Fred Palmer asked him if he bad aa war rant for said goat. He rhadr mo war rant and Palmer was unable to make the arrest as he had not captured the animal inflagrante-dilecto or something like that. He also informed the self appointed officer that unless eanght in the act a Ia E Plurfbus Uf1tIHf1 an of ficer could not arrest a gbaEt An officer cannot detain such aH animal by tieing him with rope sans culot- fes without himself being guilty of theft lIANoa.zIk4
 The complainant said the goat mad eaten ,$1O worth of his cabbages and he wanted him arrested. Steve Kepko, owner of the goat, appeared and the argument waxed strong. Finally the complainant was overcome by legal uotatidfsJFhftzFN Neres xHrWered hpon him. He stood his ground until the constable said that if he did not look out the owner of the goat would have an action against him for hari kari, and that the statute of discrimination would operate to produce cum sine tecum He then turned the goat over to Kepko who at the same time got the complainant's goat. His<remarks drowned the band which Mas 3playing at Knowlton Park. l.atidJ
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-05
Straff0rd. Briefs

Chief Allan Judson installing an extra alarm system connecting the fire house with the homes of half a dozen of the firemen- The new sys- tenn will make it possible, by pushing a button at the fire house, to arouse every man with whom the system is connectedsSan get him '-outs in short order. The chief thinks that he will be able to hare a force large enough 10 man the chemical at'~ the first alarm. .Ef
 The many friends Of Dr. Eugene Ober in this town will congratulate him on his removal to the commodious resideneF 23tA tbeY GpTns4Hqfs HossHth street and Barnum avenue,E Bridge port, where he will establish his res idence and office. ne aS
 .rAe Raa MenEGhaxe been criticised for making a contract with. New Ha- ven parties to do the decorating of the town when a Stratford aresident, Frank Abercronlbie, is acknowledged ,ne of the best decorators in the State. few of the residents turned their work over to Stratford home talent and feel better for 1t. t,orHI
 A horse owned and driven by Con- tractor J. Emmet Beardsley ran away at the center this morning when the el1afts broke from the wagon and fell on his heels. MT. BeardsleyJChad a lively time for a few minutes but $onuuered the animal after ar200 yard lash. III .I
 Ivan Warehouse, chairmanID5f 1.-the committee on sports. yesterday. lost
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-05
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MEMBERS EllIEi5 si iopposfvvtaN
NefxnDorhood Church Meeting Re suited in a Further Postpouement
 For Tangible Offer, Sir
Special to The FarmerD

v
 Stratford, Sept 5-Rev. c. $. Bullock preached his last official sermon at the Neighborhood church. Sunday night. In it he took an official fare well of the church and took occasion to review some portions of his period of service After the regular service a meeting of the members of the con grega ton was held at which sthe pro- posed consolidation with the 'Snltar- ian Association was dfscussedH " Mnlle it Is possible that the scheme may yet be carried out, oppositior developed on account of the insufficient notice which had been given.
 There is we'll developed opposition to the plan on general principles. This opInsition was not represented at the meeting. Others whoT were not really opposed, believed that the ef- fort to rush the matter through at the meeting was i'll advised and that the church had no real plan to act upon as no official documents had been re- .ceived by the church and that noth- ing tangible had yet been offered pe- sides the proposition as outlined by Rev William Charming Bro%ff, who met with the church a week. as0.
 Other members oppose .theSfplan 10 turn over the church propertySto out siders fearing that some time in the future the members might regret their hastv action. A vote was taken but the outcome was not made public and the matter was laid over for future consideration at meeting to be call ed with ample notice to every mem ' .H .h