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Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12
TWO AUTOS COLLIDE

About four O'Clock Monday afternoon
as Miss Ethelwyn Maloney and two of
her lady friends in her auto, we're turn
ing into the main road at Ginn's crossing
large automobile containing Mr.. Josiah
Marvel aud six ladies and gentlemen,
going south, crashed into her car, smash.
ing the glass wind shield, damaging the
car frame and bending the axle.
1t seems that Miss Maloney was Just
issuing into the main road, going slowly
because of one of the ladies in the car was
i'll, when the Marvel car struck her full
amidships SO to speak, jostling the ladies
and throwing the sick lady to the bottom
of the auto, making her SO nervous that
DR.. Marvin of Dover who was in his
brothers. party, took her into a house
nearby and gave her stimulants which
revived her.
Mr.. Marvel does not deny that be fail
ed to blow his horn. But he stopped the
headway of his car as much as possible
when he saw the collision was to occur
otherwise all the occupants of the Maloney
car would likely have been killed.
A cornfeld at that point makes it i'm
possible to see into the cross-road, and
what possibly threw the Marvel party off
their guard was the fact that two horse
teams were coming northward short dis.
tance below where the Maloney car came
into the main road and one of the teams
had frightened horse.
The Marvel car had its lamps broken
and, it was thought, its engine put out Of
commission. A passing car started to
tow it into Smyrna when somehow the
engine got started again. The axle OF the
car was bent; the inmates aside from a
shaking up were not injured,
Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12
AN AUTO BURNED

On Monday evening between ten and
eleven o'clock, as Mr.. Ralph ShalIcross in
his automobile was nearing his home a
short distance beyond the Odessa cause.
way, south Of the Appoquinimink creek,
he cav flames under the hood ami knew
the car was on fire. Immediately shutting
off the power he leaped from the machine
fearing an explosion Of the gasoline tank.
The car ran diagonally across the road for
a short distance and stopped. In remov.
ing the extra tire from the hanger, Mr..
ShaIIcross was burned in the face and
arms, his eyebrows singed off and bis lips
blistered. DR.. Smyth Of Odessa was called
and treated him, giving morphia to ease
his pain.
The car was total loss, the gasoline
can feeding the flames for long time
making big blaze. Mr.. Shsllcross had
$1,000 fire insurance on the car and Miss
Eugenia Beasten, agent for the company.
on Tuesday after viewing the car reported
il as total loss. The company's adjustel
will also examine it.
Mr.. ShallCross has no theory to account
for the accident, as the car up to the timt
it burned had been working we'll. It
thought that leaky gasoline tank wa'
the first cause OF the mishap.
A car at Betterton was also burned I
few days ago.
Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12
OrrelPs New Auto Hack, and Bus

Mr.. A. Lee Orrell has bought through
]. F. Nc Whorter & Son IL passenger
auto coach to ply between here and
Odessa. Mr.. OrreIl will make about six
trips daily, possibly more. He will also
furnish conveysnces to other points for
parties or individuals wishing it. His
auto will arrive in a month from its place
of manufacture in Indiana.
Mr.. Orrell is the son Of the late Mr..
James K. 0rrell and Odessa man, and is
an experienced and careful driver Of au.
tos. Though he has handled them for 8
or 10 years he has never had an accident.
He will give the public fine service. Mr.,
Orrell is a worthy, industrious young man
attentive to business, courteous and abso.
lutely sober and THE TRANSCRIPT believes
his new enterprise will be well patronized
by the travelling public.
Mr.. Orrell has also bought new rub
ber-tired hack from the we'll known firm
Of Burns Brothers, Of HarVe de Grace
Md, who for 20 years have been manufa,
turing carriages of various kinds. His new
hack which holds 10 passengers is a fin,
appearing, comfortable vehicle and viii
be used to replace bis auto in bad wealth
er, deep SHOWS and the like.
THE TRANSCRIPT wishes Mr.. Oreell al
the large success his new venture merits.
Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12
FIRE ON ANDERSON STREET

Shortly before two o'clock on Thurs
afternoon fire broke out in Anns
Whites house the Easternmost one of the
tour in what is known as Yellow Row OF
Anderson Street.
The fire apparatus came promptly, an6
a stream of water from one hose was sent
pouring into the smoking clubhouse and
lower main room, and the blaze was soon
under control and the second hose, which
quickly followed the first was not needed.
OF course some damage was done the
house and contents by the water; but this
was unavoidable, and certainly but for
the fire departments quick use of the
stream not only that house but also tie
other would have burned and possibly Q
barn to boot.
The fire started from gasoline stove in
the rear of the main building which was
pretty badly scorched and the windows
all broken.
Mrs. Hannah White lives in the
house aud is the chief loser by the blazs
she had no insurance on her goods.
1t is the same old story that is told in
so many Of these gasoline stove accidents
She attempted to fill the tank with a
blaze still burning probably at the under
drip pan. Persons using gasoline either
forget or don't know, that it is volatile at
ordinary temperatures and that its vapor
extending for quite distance, may catch
fire from some blaze remote from the
point at which the gasoline is coming out.
Extreme care should be used before refill.
ling the tank to see that every bit Of fire
is out, and no other open blaze anywhere
near.
Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12
THE CORN CANNERIES BEGIN

The two canneries in Odessa, those oI
Messrs. Watkins and Baker are again
starting. The Baker canary started or
Thursday and the Watkins starts today
Both can corn and will employ about 2OC
people chiefly Bohemians from Balti
more. On Wednesday nine wagons heav
lily loaded with these workers and theil
household stuff passed through Middle
town. Each firm expects to can about
10000 cases during the season.
The Baker Brothers also have a CORE
canning establishment in Niddletown
and began canning Thursday afternoon;
they expect to can 10000 ca es OF corn.
They tried out the machinery early N
the week. Their employees, also Bohe.
mians from Baltimore to the number o.
about 100 are already on hand.
Both these firms put up superior ar.
ticle of canned corn, and the outlook
this season is good for an unusually ex
cellent grade Of corn owing to the fire..
quent and plentiful showers which
have fallen in the last six weeks.
Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12
ARE THEY FAKIRS

On Monday there passed through Mid
dletown on the way to Washington, D. G..
two bicycle midgets who claimed to have
made 25O0 miles on ordinary push bikes
since June Sd.
They are Mr.and Mrs. Miller, OF Toronto,
Canada, and claim to be bicycling q
10000 mills course under contract to do 60
within year and to support themselves
on the way by selling their postal photos.
They say some commercial body in Tor.
onto, Canada, have agreed to pay them
$1,000. .O0(?) if they succeed in accomplish.
ing this wonderful ~ feat Of riding on an
average Of 27 miles day for one year
They claim also that package contain.
ing message from the Canadian govern
ment to President Taft will be handed to
them at Baltimore.
The yarn is fishy, or else the 'fool and
bis money" is plentiful article up in
Canada.
Their zigzag tourney since June 8 has
been through New England and though
they say they had ridden 25OO miles with
out puncture OF their Dunlop tires, it
was noticeable fact that the name OF the
maker which is cast in raised letters on
the very tread of the tire, was hardly
even rubbed $500 mile.-naybe
They sold their pictures for 10 cents
apiece. They came to Middletown from
Odessa, and left for Dover. They get on
a paper the signatures of postmasters,
Mayors and other town officers, as vouch.
ers presumably of their having passed
through such places. But its value is
small since they might come by rail for
all that.
II there is any more easy Doodle like
that burning the pockets of Canadian
stunt promoters we should like to be told
of it-$50OO00 for averaging 27 miles
a day on bike-we can fnd score or so
bicyclers in this neighborhood who will
amuse themselves for the trife
of 100000 yearl
Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12
YET ONE MORE MAD DOC

Still another case of rabies as result o
the Matthews dogs madness. A dog be
longing to Mr.. J. R. Cunningham, proprie
tor of the Murphy's Mill, went mad OF
Tuesday morning, and was Immediately
shot by him, together with a companion
dog and cat which the dog had bitten
The dog was family pet and was vel
and lively the day before, but in th'
morning Of Tuesday, was quite sick, anc
acted strangely.
All these mad dogs were pets. Mr.
Matthew's dog was an old family dog
and up to moment before his shooting
Mr.. Mathews felt it eafe to approach the
old house pet-indeed, fearful to relate be
had on the previous evening chained him
up after his MiddletoWn rampage wherein
he had bitten Chief Hilyard-but when
Mr.. Matthews then came toward bis dog
as he was chained in the barn, the wild
beast raised his crest angrily and snap.
ped at his OLD master who thereupon ord
cred BARLEY to shoot him where he was.
No doubt the dog was getting worse
every hour; had his madness on the night
when his master chained him, reached
the pitch of the following day he would
have torn him.
The dog that bit the little McSherry
lad at Owing's Mills, Nd, an account of
whose awful death was in last weeks
TRANSCRIPT, was also pet, So, despite the
bald assertion of the "Friend OF Animals
pets do 60 mad quite as often as other dogs.
In the name of common gumption why
should not pet dogs get the disease as
quickly as others? It would be just as
true to say that pet children don't get sick
like others
The origin and cause of rabies is not
known: it indeed sometimes attacks degs
in other seasons than summer.
But be that as it may, the judgment OF
communities everywhere has decided that
human life is of more worth than that OF
the dog, and the wise madate of our Town
Board muzzle the dog, must be obeyed.
In view of this second case OF rabies
following the Matthew'S mad dog case,
The TRANSCRIPT thinks it proper to re-
peat the warning words of its last issue.
"All persons having dogs in town and
farmers having cattle &C., should keep
sharp lookout for strange and unusual
symptoms or actions in their dogs, cattle
o. horses. This cur roved about good bit
and no one knows how many animals
he may have infected"
Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12
Mrp. Nathaniel J. Williams is at Reho-

Mrp. Nathaniel ]. Williams is at Reho
both.
Miss Patton Cochran is visiting friends
Lat Newark.
Miss Edna Banning is visiting friends
at Selbyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Taylor will spend
Sunday at Ocean City.
Mr.. George Echenhofer spent several
days Of this week in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Messick are home
from 10 days trip to Atlantic City.
h Mr.. Frederick Beasten, OF Wilmington,
is guest of bis nephew, H. S. Beasten.
Miss Clara Bell Wilson. of Philadelphia,
is visiting her brother W. J. Wilson and
wife.
Mrs. S. Burstan and son. Jacob, visited
Midshipman Burstan at Annapolis last
week.
Miss Elizabeth Alexander, Of Philadel-
phia, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Chae. s.
Roberts.
Mrs. Ella Reynolds, Of Smyrna, visited
Mrs. William Scott on South Broad street
Wednesday.
Mr.. Fred Roberts, of Philadelphia, is
home on his vacation and goes to Reho-
both Monday.
Mr.. Robert Nowland, of Philadelphia,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. W. S. Lether-
bury and family.
Mrs. Richard r. Cochran is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Frank Plummer, at Sails.
bury, North Carolina.
Miss Frances Rose, of Island Heights,
N. j., is spending this week with Miss
Mary Evans at Noxontown Mills.
Prof. Edward L. Smith and Mrs. John
7. johnson, of Newark, were entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Beaston last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schroeder left
on Tuesday morning for two weeks trip
at different points along the coast OF
Maine.
DIR. G Burton Pearson, of Wilmington,
is spending this month With bis brother,
DR.. Charles L. Pearson, on the Coast OF
Maine.
Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12
A Reckless Bike Rider

As Mr.. John M. CIough, bis wife and a
little Ave year old child, we're coming
along the path from st. Anne's within the
town limits at about s o'clock in the even
ing Of Monday last, Mr.. CHM came rid
ing on the path and ran over the little
child, knocking her down and soaring and
bruising her.
1t was dark, and CHM had no light nor
did be ring bell, but when they remon.
strated with him as acting against the law,
they say he said be did not care for the
law.
The young man should be yarned up
sharply for his reckless act. None too soon
have the Town Board passed an ordin.
ance forbidding this riding on sidewalks
and paths within town limits.
Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12
ANDREW W. WOODALL

After an illness of several months Mr..
james w. Woodall died at his home in
Georgetown, Md, Thursday morning
last, aged So years.
Mr.. WoodalI had been critically i'll for
the past eight weeks, and his death had
been expected for several days.
Deceased was the second son of the late
Andrew Woodall and previous to his
fathers death was engaged in buying grain
in Baltimore, but during the last few
years of his life, he devoted his time to
the management of his fine farms in Kent
County, Md. Mr.. 'Woodall was a Demo-
crat, and at one time took an active part
in the political affairs of his native State
and county.
His wife who was a Miss Alice Griffith,
daughter of David Griffith of Easton, Md,
and five daughters survive him.
They are: Mrs. William D. Locates, Of
Baltimore, Misses Sara, Alice, Julia and
Margaret, who reside at home.
Funeral services will be held this (Sat-
urday) morning, at II o'clock, in st.
Dennis, Catholic Church and the remains
will be inferred in Galena Cemetery.
Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12
CLEANING UP
FAST

Stock is moving out rapid.
; ly but there are lots of good
things left.
$3.50
SIl.25
Suits for Men, every size, "a
to 46 chest, Grey Cheviots,
Mixed Worsteds and the
neat Black and White Silk
Mixtures.
IL PRICE
S. to SIS, in our Special Sale
of Suits, Single Suits, Small
Lots and Broken Sizes, of
our Finest and Best Styles,
Sizes 81 to A Chest.
SUMMER SHIRTS
Percales, Madras, Soisette
and all Silk, extra values at
SOC and 75c. $1.15, 1.50, and
$3.50 for Silk Shirts worth
S..
MEMS TROUSERS
The Biggest Values you ever
saw at $1.00 and $500 in our
Broken Lot Sale. Regular
Stock I off. So 25 to $3.50,
were So to 81.
e: s:::;'' s:::':. MULLINS s':;si.. Ell +:
Best Hats
Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12
House PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. George Janvier, Miss Mel.
lie Janvier, Miss Helen Bigge, Miss Helen
Myers. and Messrs. Lloyd NJ. Bragdon,
Emory HukilI, and Jesse Willis have
been since last Saturday camping as
''Randalia" on Back Creek near Chesa.
peake City. They expect to return to-day.
Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12
The Middlet9Wn transcript
Mails Close as Follows.

Going Nortb-725 a. M, 1906: am, 4.O5l lp.m'
p. m. and p. M.
Going South-SOO am, AIS p. M, and !. m
For Odeasa-7.5O q. M, $50 NJ l'SO O. ms
For warwick, Cecilton and Earlville $40 q.
m, and Las p. m.
Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12
TRUSTEES SALE
OF
REAL ESTATE

- - - -
By virtue of an order of the Chancellor
of the State of Delaware, made the Sew.
enth day of August, A. D. 1911, will be
exposed to sale at Public Auction or Ven
due, on
Wednesday, AUGUST 23d, 1911
At 8 o'clock, P. M.
At the MiddIetown Hotel of Delaware,
the following described real estate, late of
John Drummond, deceased, to-wit:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land, with frame dwelling house, stable
and carriage.house thereon erected ,Bituat.
ed in the Town of Middletown,St Georges
Hundred, New Castle County and State of
Delaware, bounded on East by Church
Street, on the South and West by other
lands formerly of William Green and on
the North by Green Street, the metes and
bounds of which are as folloEs:
Beginning at stake set at the curb
line on the Southwest corner of Green
Street; thence with the west side of
Church Street, south one hundred and
fifty feet to stake, corner for these pre-
misses and other lands formerly ofWilliam
Green; thence for line dividing this lot
from other lands formerly of the said
Green, West one hundred feet to stake,
corner for This lot and other lands FORM
erly OF the said Green; thence for line
dividing this lot from other lands FORM
erly of the said Green, north one hun
dred and fifty feet to stake in the curb
line of Green Street, corner for this lot
and other lands formerly ofthe saidGreen;
thence with the curb line on the South
side OF Green Street, east one hundred
feet to the place of Beginning. Contain
ing within these metes and bounds fifteen
thousand square feet Of land be the same
more or less.
Attendance will be given and terms
made known by J. Frank Biggs, Esq,
Trustee, or by his Attorney.
Attest: Joseph @. Jolls, Reg. G. G.
Wilmington, Delaware, August 9TH, 1911.
Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12
OBITUARY
MRS. ]. V. PRICE

Mrs. Avis Anna Price, wife of ]. v.
Price, OF Sasssfras, Md, who for seventeen
weeks has been confined to her bed with
intense suffering, died Friday night at
1905 o'clock. She was in her 69th year
of age. Her death was due to a COM
plication of diseases the immed ate
cause being cancer. The untimely death
of such an estimabe woman was deeply
regretted throughout the community.
While there were alternating hope and
fear during her long siege of suffering,
there was an earnest desire that her life
might be spared for many more years.
The deceased was a good Christian
woman, faithful and devoted wife and
kind and loving mother. rShe is sur
vived by her husband and three children,
Walter E. Price, of Galena; Mrs. Fred
E. Shahan of Atlantic City and Mrs.
George W. Sylvester who resides with her
parents at sassafras, Md. The services
were in charge OF her pastor, Rev. Hill OF
the NJ. P. Church, and Rev. Lewis, Of
Galana, Nd. Interment was made at
Warwick Cemetery on Monday at 2 P. M.
COL. JAMES Il. BRADFORD
Colonel James H. Bradford, aged 81
yerrs, a retired army officer, of Baltimore
Md, died at the home of his brother H.
B. Bradford at Edge Moor, Wednesday
evening, where he was visiting. Colonel
Bradford, who was a Delawarean was q
brother of Federal Judge Edward G.
Bradford of Wilmington and William D.
Bradford, of Cecil County, Nd, and q
brother.in.law of Chancellor Curtis.
Colonel Bradford entered the Union
army in 1852 as private in the First
Battery Delaware Light Artillery. In
1868 be was promoted to first lieutenant
/ and with the exception of few months
served until 1891 when he was advanced
to major. In 1896 be was made a Colone
retiring in the same year. Following the
4 Civil War Col. Bradford served in the
Indian War. He had lived in Baltimore
for about two years with his wife and
ak children who survive him. The
funeral services were held at the residence
of his brother Fl. B. Bradford at 4.3C
O. clock Friday afternoon. The inter
mlent was made in the National cemetery
at Washington this morning.
Middletown transcript., 1911-08-12

REMEMBER, manufacturers of carriages and not
dealers factory makes and sell nothing
Every sell be represented
very proud and believe that if need
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less money than dealers the grade
wagon Our 20 years of experience has led to believe that
satisfied customers the of business and will
allow will try to make you
postal from you will bring salesman of our firm
to your home and will try to please you.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-02-16
TIEING Up THE TIMBER
Less Than Two Hundred Men Now
Own Eighty Per Cent of the
Available supply

Washington, d. c.. Feb. 16.-Concen-
tration of the control of the standing
timber in a very few hands, vast spec
ulative holdings far in advance of the
use thereof" enormous increase in
the value of this diminishing natural
resource with great profits 10 its own
ers," and incidentally IAN equally sin
lister land monopoly" and closely
connected railroad domination"-these
are the findings reported TO President
Taft by Herbert Knox Smith. commits
sioner of corporations. in the first in
stallment OF his long-awaited report
on the lumber industry of the coun-
try.
The foremost facts shown are. the
concentration of n dominating control
of our standing timber in a compare
lively few enormous holdings, stead
lily tending toward a central control
Of the lumber industry. vast specula-
tive purchase and holding of timber
land far in advance of any use thereof
an enormous increase in value of this
diminishing natural resource. with
great profits TO its owners.
In the last forty years concentra-
tion has so proceeded that 1875 holders
many inter-related, now have practi-
cally one-half the privately owned
timber in the investigation area. which
contains so per cent of the whole.
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LIFE SAVED AT DEATHS DOOR

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writes W. T. Patterson. OF Wellington.
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that I am alive teday Is due solely 70
Dr.. Kings New Discovery which COM
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-02-16
800 REWARD 800

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased TO learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting direct
ly up on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation OF the disease, and
giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprie-
tors have 80 much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer one hun
dred dollars for any case that il fails
to cure. Send for list OF testimonials
Address F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, o
Sold by all druggists, 75 cents. Take
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-02-16
FLORIDA TRUCK IN FAVOR
This State Will supply Markets of Far
West and Canada as Well the
Northeastern states

I St. Augustine, Feb. 16.-This season
will mark the beginning of the time
when Florida will supply not only the
markets of the north and east with
produce but the markets of the en-
tire nation and of Canada we'll.
From present indications and from
preparations made by the Florida East
Coast Railway for the handling of the
truck this season il is apparent that
the realization of this dream is already
at hand Nothing could be of greater
Importance to the state than this as it
means that there will always be good
markets for produce no mater what
the output may be. The opening of
the far western markets will prove a
strong additional factor in attractin g
homeseekers to the state and in Flor
ida's development.
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New York Girls Trip from that
City to Tampa-She Will Pass
Through OcaIa

Savannah, Feb. 16.-To walk from
New York to Tampa, a distance of
about 100 miles, i anything but an
alluring task. but the prospect of re-
ducing her weight forty or fifty
pounds and of winning a wager of
$1,000. was sufficient inducement for
Miss Dora Harrison of Evergreen.
Long Island. to undergo the ordeal
Miss Harrison reached Savannah
yesterday. having covered the lis
tance between New York and this city
in fortythree days, thereby settir Z
up a record and gaining the title of
long distance heavyweight walker
She says her spirits had been height
ened with every mile by her rapidly
diminishing avoirdupois.