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Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06
Stop Stoninu Trains

In an effort to stop boys throwing
stones and other missiles at passing rail-
road trains, Jonathan W. Aydon, publi-
city agent of the local division OF the
Pennsylvania railroad held o conference
with Superintendent Of Schools TWitmyer
Of Wilmington for the purpose Of having
warnings against this practice issued
through the schools. The principal of
each school will take up the matter, tell
the children the dangers of 80 doing and
also emphasize the fact that it is serions
offence and one for which there is fine
and imprisonment.
Recently the railroad company has had
considerable trouble in this line. The
habit of stoning cars has grown and in
some of the rural districts there has been
throwing at trolley cars, as well as those
of the steam lines. It is dangerous be.
cause passenger might be seriously in.
jured or even killed in this way.
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threw Up His JOB

A janitor in nsighboring school threw
up bis job the other day. When asked
what was the trouble, he said, Ppm hon.
sst and / won't stand being slurred. III
find pencil or handkerchief abont the
school I hang itup. Every lissIs while
the teacher or some one that lie too cow
ardly 70 iace me. gives me 3 alur." '.In
what way7" asked the officer. Why, q
lissle while ago saw written on the board
find the common multiple Well I look
cd from cellar TO Garret, and wouldn't
know the thing II met L on the street.
What made mequite my lob2 Last night
iu big writin' on Che blackboafd, It said,
sfind the common divisor.' Well, ! says
to myssli, both Of them darn things are
lost now. aud I'll be blamed for swipin'
'em, 90 I'll quit.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06
DEDICATED TO U

The editor sits in his easy chair,
Awaiting the dollars to come,
His force has quit,
His rent is due,
And bis credit is on the bum.
O, Lordi How long will the battle lasI2
How long will he have to wait.
For subscription due,
From your neighbor and you,
Which for years has been charged on
his slater
Don't your conscience prick just little
bit2
Don't your heart warning teli7
When You see his face, =
And hear his voice,
Like the vail Of soul in hell.
Don't you see his babies, shabby and
cold,
Their faces pinChsd and bluef
When they might be warm;
Well fed-well clad,
With the money that's due from you.
oh, GOdl Up there in your realms of
light;
In justice and love aFrayed,
Don't let the delinquent
Pass the gate,
Until bis subscriptions paid.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06
VISIT YOUR SCHOOL

You hear o great deal about our
schools, talk much about them, think
some about them, and peradVenture won.
der not little more about. them than II
they we're in China. How many heads
of families, parents, bueiness men, men
OF minds, ever cross she threshold of the
school Toom2 How many ever offer q
word o. encouragement to teacher or
scholar And let them by your presence,
at least occasionally, in the school room
that you are an interested party, really
desirous that they should prosper, and
that you have their best welfare at heart?
How many have personally rsconized the
head of the school, be who has'the train
ing of the mind and the building of and
establishing the character Of your boy or
girl2 How many have kindly counseled
and advised with him, showing you are
with him in the great work, wishing him
we'll, and cheering with ''God speeds"
How few, methinks, can answer in the
affirmative, and yet you often hear Of the
school and feel that it is not what Ii
should be, and what Vou wish il was.
Will it help il to be constantly finding |
fault, continually growing and denounc-
ing and when some trivial or even grave
mistake is made will it better matters
to pompously parade the same before
the puplic,
Things are not often just Is We would
like to have than, and surrounding cir
not always as We imagine or
hear they are, and very often if we knew
The exact condition and state Of affairs
our minds and opinions would be the rs.
verse to what they were without a know
ledge OF facts.
Now this is merely offered as hint,
and while we presume many will read it,
t is hoped some will think about it, and
It least few be induced TO act upon Il
md visit our schools at least occasionally.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06
CRAB OF TIE EAs'N sHo'
Life in These Blessed Regions
has its Charm

There are times when it seems that
nature fails for moment In her kindly
ministrations. But it Is not 60. Each
season ia allotted an epicurean dslicacy,
says the Washington Post. Common con-
sent has allotted to each month contain.
ing in it's name the letter "r' the rigbtful
reign of the royal oyster. But as April
advances, this treasured throat "ticklied
Ger With the pale cast of thought" nor
will the Worcestshire prepared from the
recipe OF nobleman in the county, nor
any other condiment, restore it's right
paIatable virtues. What then2 Have the
waters that cover the earth nothing to
offer instead2 "Softly, my children"
murmur the blue waves Of the Chesa4
peake; ''the little crablets are feeding BY
the moonlight, and the soft shell and the
hard shell will soon be readyP'
Thus doth one pleasure tried upon the
heels of another. A new king, but no
interregnum. The knife makes way for
the hammer, the pan roast for the
stdeviled," and all is we'll. No need for
the prospective baDquetsr to cry, Glow
happy could I be with either, were
t'other dear charmer awayP The
oyster abodicates; the crab comes into
his own. Even for the foreign-born, life
in these blessed regions has its irre'
sistibIe charms. But the native alone is
able to sound to the full its pellucid and
delectable depths. He alone can dis
tinguish the imperceptible differences
that lie in the saline fayors OF the
bivalves dredged from Patuxent's mouth
and Middle point. To him only is to
gaze critically upon the captive crab and
read his pedigree to the fourth genera
tion, locate his habitat to q mile, and
dilate convincingly upon his personal
eccentricities and predictions. II is
like learning to speak French without an
accent; one must either be born in the
country or acquire the art in youth.
Take the fresh male hardshell, sseamit
until it reaches the deep red color, lay It
on trap, and begin. First, lift back the
upper shell, holding the meaty part in
the left hand and using the right thumb
as an Archimedean lever. There! Now
remove the ''dead men," but don't mis-
take the bits of yellow in the corner for
waste material. They are the fat, being TO
the crab as the liver to foul. Next crack
the claw Joints, those muscular, tentacled
arms that got the beauty into trouble.
Not that WayI Where did you come from :
Denver Remember, you are now be.
ing introduced at court, and act accord
inglyf No harsbness is intended, but it
does CRATE on the finer sensibilities to see
D worthy crab handled in such fashion.
Try this one. Suck it out, mani Good, eh2
Thought sol Moref Why, you've had
eleven already, and that's enough for
stranger. After while, maybe, you can
70 your two dozen. So long as the shell
ish spawn and the sea bring forth after
kind, just so long will Washington be .
city of delights, the outpost city OF the
Eas'n Sho', which fringes.. the entrance
10 paradise.-Ex.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06
Two Kinds of Girls

There are two kinds of girls in the
world, the girl who works and the girl
who gads. Commend us to the former.
Work lends dignity to pretty girl, is an
added charm to her. The girl who works
God bless her, combines the useful and
the ornamental. She might CAD about,
roll on sofas, gossip and read story books,
but she prefers to be of some account in
the world and goes out as stenographer,
teacher, bookkeeper, saleslady or house.
keeper, bravely makes her own v ay. Such
are I've salt of the earth and of such is the
kingdom of heaven.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06
Asks howard For SIaYars

Attorney General Gray has asked
Governor Pennewill to offer arewsrd Of
$500 for the arrest and conviction Of the
murderer Of George 81. Merritt, foreman
in the cabinst-makinR department. Of The
American Car and Foundry Company,
whose body was found in the second.
story hallway 10 Walnut Hall, Ninth and
Walnut street, Wilmington in March.
Merritt hsd been murdered. then robbed:
The police arrested a suspece hnl later
released him. and slncs then noshiDg has
bssn done Wilh The cass.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06
Would Make Canal Free

Representative William b. Heald, Of
Delaware, introduced bill in
the House on Friday authorizing the Sec
retary OF War to purchase the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal from the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal Company, lor q sum
not to exceed 81, 800, 600. and 70 maintain
it as a free and open WatssWay Of the
United States.
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State Wc-Tu Maatinn

The W. G. T. U. of New Castle county
will meet in annual convention in Mt.
Salem NJ. e. Church, Wilmington, on
May IS. An interesting program has been
arranged. Mrs. DonneIl, the president,
will be in the chair. There will be re-
ports from the officers and the annual
election. Mrs. Armor will speak in the
evening.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06
Is Years For Delaware Negro

Clemy Ridgeway, colored, formerly, OF
Dover, this State, was sentenced to 25
years imprisonment in the New Jersey
State prison in Camden, N. j., for cutting
the throat Of Herbert Hibbs, former
city fireman of that city, last Christmas
morning. Hibbs was on his way home
with toys for his children and stopped to
converse with F. F. Herman, who was
greeted with q hsndshake by Ribbs, in
the presence Of Ridgway, who with an
oath said: "Why don't you shake hands
with ms2 don't know you," replied
Hibbe and after few words, RidgeWay
slashed Hibbs across the throat with .
rssor, the blade almost severing the fire.
mans head. Ridgeway escaped and was
only after astruggle at the home
OF his mother.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06
$3.50 FOR CORN

In addition to the corn prize announc-
ed in the previous circular, the State
Board Of Agriculture will give two other
prizes Of $50 each. It will be noted that
the highest price previously offered is for
$50 for the largest yield on one acre in
any part Of the State. In order that the
farmers in the two counties not winning
the $50 prize may have an added incen-
tive to enter the competition, a prize Of
$50 will be given to the farmer in each Of
these two counties, who raises the most
dry shelled corn on one full acre of
ground. This makes a total of $3.50 in
prizes offered by the State Board of Agri.
culture for yields OF corn.
$50, first prize,
$50, second prize, A,
$50, second prize. B,
$50, third prize,
$40, fourth prize,
$3.50, total in boys contest,
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06

The members of the Delaware Society
of the American Revolution have decided
to locate monuments marking the position
Of the troops from this State on the battle
fields of Brandywine and Camden. It has
also been decided TO offer prizes for essays
by High School scholars on "The Princi.
ples for Which the revolution was
Fought" George A. Elliot has been elect
ed president.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06

Charging extreme cruelty on the part
Of bis wife, George L. Jester, of Dover, at.
tempted to get g divorce in Superior
Court. ST went out to sleep in the stable"
said Mr.. Jester, in describing how he had
been held in terror Of his life by his Wifs's
threats. The defence proved that his
fear of danger was imaginary and that no
real threats against bis life bad ever been
made. He made stubborn fght4er his
freedom, but the court refused bis appli.
cation.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06

Employees of the freight department. Of
the Delaware division of the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad. at Harrington, are trying
to determine who owns six small porkers
found in car. Two hogs we're shipped
from . Pennsylvania town to farmer
near MilIsboro, Sussex county and last
Thursday morning when the car was in
spscted, there were six little pigs in she
car in addition to the two big ones.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06
YOUR WANTS

YOUR WANTS
If YOU
Want cook,
Want a clerk,
Want q partner,
Want q situation,
Want q servant girl,
Want to sell q piano,
Want to sell q carriage,
Want to sell town property,
Want to sell your groceries,
Want to sell your dry goods,
Want to sell your hardware,
Want to sell your millinery goods,
Want customers for any thing.
Advertise weekly through this paper,
Advertising is the highway to success.
Advertising brings new customers,
Advertising keeps the old ones,
Advertising win insure success,
Advertising shows energy,
Advertising shows pluck,
Advertising is "biz,"
Advertise or bust.
Advertise long,
Advertise we'll,
ADVERTISE
At once.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06

Clean up the yards about the home,
whitewash or paint all out-buildings and
the fences, plant flowers and SOW grass
seed and there by make the home pretty
to look upon, as well as more healthful
for your own occupancy aud pleasure for
the community at large. This Will create
a civic pride in any community, even
though it may be an unconscious realiza-
ton of the fact. Spring time is cleaning
up time, and this applies to the homes in
the country as we'll as the homes in the
town. Let everybody clean up.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06

Kicked an6 trsmped by an infuriated
stallion, Robert Kitchens, of Milton, was
seriously injured and would have been
killed had not bis mother heard the
noise and heriocally come to his aid.
Seizing pitchfork, she drove it eeveral
times into tbe big stallion and then pulled
her son out, she herself was kicked sever
al times by the animal. Kitchens is SER
lonely injured, but is expected to recover,
while the Injuries sustained by the brave
mother are not serious.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06

Professor Earnest ]. Hardesty, super.
intendent of the Sussex county public
schools, has issued q request to the
principals of the various High schools Of
the county regarding the practicing of
daily FIRE drills in the schools. The
drills were started in the local schools this
week and have met with the favor of
both the teachers and scholars.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06

Satisfying the Judge in the Superior
Court at Wilmington that her husband,
Hebert Pearce, had a wife living at the
time he married her, Mrs. Margaret
Pearce Monday secured annulment of
her marriage. Evidence was produced to
show that the two wives had met and
talked over the situation. Marriage
licenses were also produced be-
fore the Court, showing that Pearce had
married both women.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06
NEWS OF THE PENINSULA


Shad are being caught by the thousands
in Nsnticoke river and an old fishermen
declares they are more plentiful this sea-
son than ever befoie. And unprecedented
catch Of the fish Is being made daily at
points along the river and hundreds of
barrels are being shipped to the northern
and western markets, Philadelphia and
Baltimore getting the largest portion.
Notwithstanding the biting cold west.
her and repeated frosts that would, ordi.
narily, have cost the people of this State
81 200, 900 through the loss of the crop,
the fruit growers expectations are high
and their opinion is that fruit has not
been injured, because of the late winter.
At q recent meeting, members of the
Cannon branch Of the Sussex Farmers'
Union passed . resolution that any
farmer not member of the union could
not have his produce shipped through
the union will build an Office and large
storage.
Thrown from his carriage when his
horse ran away, B. o. Wallace, of Ches-
would, is lying near death at the home Of
]. W. Tigner, bis father.in.law, in Dover,
having sustained concussion of the brain.
By the rotting of several thousand
bushels Of sweet potatoes, which were
stored in potato houses in lower Delaware
produce dealers Of Ssaford, BridgeVills
and Laurel, sustained heavy losses
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06

The present season, though 10 days to
two weeks late, has brorght the largest
run of fish seen in she Chesapeake Bay
for many years, says an exchange. Report
from many fishermen show that the run
of shad and herring this spring has been
so great that the nets have been taxed to
their utmost capacity, and in many cases
were dipped" and some OF the fish al
lowed to escape to cave the nets.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06

Potato growers Of this State are interest
ed in q report Of John J. D. Taylor, who
vent south at the instance Of potato
growers Of the Eastern Shore to report
upon the condition Of she crop and sup.
pIy Of Southern new potatoes that are
nov being shipped into markets of tbe
North and are said to be particularly fne
this year.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06
PARTNERSHIP Dissolved

The partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Alexander Maxwell and Michael
Carroll, has this day been dissolved by
mutual consent. The business will be
continued by Alexander Maxwell, who
assumes all outstanding bills. All per.
sons indebfed TO the Arm are requested
TO settle same at once.
ALEXANDER MAXWELL,
MICHAEL CARROLL.
MiddletoEn, Del, Marcn 27th, 1911.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06
$3.50. grand total.

N. B.-Send for copies Of the original
circular to State Board Of Agriculture,
Dover, Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06

The United States is the only country
in which the son Of the poorest mechanic
or IaborinR man may become its ruler
and where the daughter of Q farmer may
become the wife Of President and the
mother of Senators. It is the only coun-
try where all earthly honors are within
the reach of every citizen and where il
depends upon the individual himself
whether he will be Senator or street
sweeper, q railroad resident or q railroad
section hand, miIlionaire or pauper,
a general or policeman, banker or q
bankrupt.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06

Chief Justice PenniWeIl in the Court
of ChsnCery Monday appointed Joseph
G. Jolls receiver for the Newark Water
and Electric Company. The bond of the
receiver was placed at $40, 200 and week
was given in which time to furnish the
bond. In the meantime it is probable
that the Newark Water and Electric Com.
pany will relinquish the lease Of the
water aud light plants of Newark. In
Chancery proceedings two weeks ago the
Newark Water and Electric Company
failed to give bond to keep the plants in
the same condition as at present, as re-
quired by the court.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06

q Ta.aseaIg1 Zoo psE ysar.
Middletown transcript., 1911-05-06

For che second time within two weeks,
ooverdsle Reynolds, 8 farmer, living be-
tween seaiord and Bridgsyille, has
ploWed up in bis field human body.
This time It was the body oil small.
child, securely nailed in . .eoEln, and
quite distance from she irBt one plowsd
up. The authorities win make an In.
yestigation.
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Statistics of the Class of 1911.

Ninety-onef Seniors will be in the
graduating line to receive their diplo-
mas from Bates College this week. The
class leaves a distinct impression OF
being one of the strongest classes ever
graduating from Bates. The class
contains twelve "B" men, two inter
collegiate debaters, two members OF
tIS ylee club, two members of the coll
lese orchestra and a large list Of all
around men and women. The statistics
of the class are as follows;
Waldo V. Andrews Born at Jeffer-
son, Me-, April 10. 1885; fitted at He
bron Academy.
Hazel Belle Barnard-Born at North
Chesterville, Me, Sept, 1887; fitted at
Edward Little High school, Auburn.
John Garfield Bishop Born at Ash
land, New Brunswick. Feb. Is, 1885;
fitted at Kicker Classical Institute.
Irving Hill Blake-Born at Augusta,
Me. Feb. IL. 1888; fitted at Cony High
School.
Una Eliza Brann afPmn atAugusta
Me: fitted at Cony High school, Au-
gnsta. and Harrington State NORMAL
school.
James Henry Carroll Born al
North Attleboro, Mass, February %,
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report containing Mr.. Carnegie's offer and
a statement signed by the treasurer show
ing Investments made TO fulhll conditions,
were sealed in the corner stone
The exercises closed by the class of 1911
singing one OF the Alma Mater songs
The class of 1911 held a meeting in
Hawthorn Hall, at which it was voted each
member of the class write a letter 10 the
secretary and she in turn TO have them
printed and sent to members of the class,
The following committee for making ar
rangements for the NTH annual reunion
to be held in 1915 was elected Deberts
Andrews. Morton Bolster, Peter /. Lawton,
Nellie Nutting and Annie b. Longfeilow.
The illumination OF the campus which
was scheduled tor tonight was held in
Hawthorn Hail ON account OF the rain.
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Alarcella Mildred Hines-Born at
Washburn, Me, June !, 1881; fitted at
Washburn High school.
Alton Ross Hodgkius-Bo at
Newcastle. Me- March -, 1890; fitted
at Lincoln Academy.
Nola Houdlette-Burn at Dresden
Mills. Me- Noy. 20, 1881; fitted at
Bridge Academy, Dresden.
Lewis Warren Howard Born at
Townsend, Mass, Dec a. 1855. fitted
at Townsend High school.
Lura Maude Howard Born at Fox
boro. Mass, Sept. %, 1883; fitted at
Wareham High school.
Ray Merton Huntington-B0 Born at
Gardiner Me. August Is, 1889, fitted
at Gardiner High school.
Elizabeth Frances lngersoll- at
Auburn. Me, August 10, 1883; fitted at
Edward Little High school. Auburn.
Edna Marguerite Jenkins-Born at
Orange Mass, March 3. 1891; fitted at
Provineetown High school.
Lillian Charlotte Jose-Born at
Portland, Me, Dec. Is, 1883; fitted at
Portland High school.
Frank William Keaney, Jr.-Bern at
Boston. Mass. June >, 1886; fitted at
Cambridge Latin school.
Marion Tabor Kemp-Born at
Marion, Mass, March 81, 1890; fitted
al Sanhorn Seminary Kingston, y.
II.
Isabel Montgomery Kineaid-Born at
South Portland, Me. Sept. 8, 1888;
httcd at Portland High school.
Mary Ellen KnoWles-Rorn at West
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SIDN EY.

Miss Alberta Black of Tilton, n. H.. is
visiting her father. A. II. Black.
Mrs. Horace Thyng and two children of
Waterville are boarding in the family of
{. A. Branch.
X. ). Bacon, who was operated on sew
eral weeks ago for appendicitis, has so
far recovered as to be able to return to
his work in Litchfeld
Miss Edna Tillson of Waterville is
passing a short vacation at her home
here.
w. NJ. Butterfied of Manchester, n. H..
passed several days last week at his cot
tage. "~sN
The funeral of the late Everett Rey-
nolds, who died Saturday. was held at
his late home at 2 O'Clock Monday, Rev
C. A. Hayden of Oakland officiating. Four
children survive, Mrs Charles Bates of
Oakland. Arthur of Freeport, Mrs Frank
Bennett of Phillips and w. S. Reynolds
of this place. The deceased was 70 years
of age
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Elsie Washburn Lowe-Born at Albion,
Nebraska, Sept. &c. 1888, fitted at Me-
chanic Falls High school.
Edna Winifred Mann-Born at Shell
burne Falls Mass, Nov. Is, 1885: fitted
at Montague High school,
Marion Edna Manter-Born at Lewis
ton, Me. April 9, 1882 fitted at Whitefeld
High school
Alberta Maddocks Marr-Born at West
Southport, Me. Sept. 9, 1888; fitted at
Lincoln Academy, Newcastle.
Annie stanton Marston--Born at Center
Sandwich. n. H. Feb IL. 1890; fitted at
Manchester High school. n. II.
Walter Elwyn Mathews Born at St
Adams, Me June 80, 1888; fitted at Maine
Central Institute.
Sarah Webster Mccann-Born at Po-
land. Me, Sept. 10, 1855; fitted at Me
chanc Falls High school. Auburn.
Charlotte Winifred McKee-Born at
Buffalo. n. Y, March IA, 1887. fitted at
Pellevile New Jersey High school, and
Crawford. n. J.
Leon Roy Mckusic-Born at Parkman.
Me-. oct 4, 1899; fitted at Guilford, Me
High school.
William Morrison Born at Glasgow
Scotland, Sept 10. 1883; fitted at Jordan
High school lewiston
Louisa Moulton-Born at Sandwich. N
H. Jan l6, 1888 fitted at New Hampton
literary Institute, n. III.
Ambrose Jennings Nichols-Born a
Salem. Mass. Nov 10, 1888; fitted at Man
chester n. II, High school.
Grace Ina Parsons-Born at Bangor
| Maine, October II, 1885, fitted at the Girl!