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Middletown transcript., 1914-02-28
PEACH BLOSSOM GRANGE

At the meeting of Peach Blossom
Grange on Friday afternoon, February
10th, four persons were voted into mem
bership and six applicants were presen-
ted to be acted upon at future meet
ing.
The master of the Grange, Miss Es-
ther Shallcross and Edward Williams
HcIntire were appointed delegates to
the Pomona Grange meeting, to be held
in the 0. A. U. M. Hall, 900 Washington
street, Wilmington, on Thursday March
5th, with instructions to invite the Po-
mona Grange of June to meet in Middle
town. The following resolution was ap-
proved to come before the Pomona
meeting:- ResolUed that a committee of
three appointed to investigate the neces-
sary arrangements to be made for Sc
curing County Advisor for New Castle
County; this committee also to be in
structed to suggest method for the
county to meet part of the necessary
expense, not provided for by the govern
ment.
Miss Eliza Cochran Green was INSTALL
ed into the office of Flora.
The Grange desires in the near future
to have some disinterested person pre-
ferably one of experience from an
Agricultural station to give a general
talk on Lime and its uses.
So much business came before the
meeting that the lecture hour had to be
dispensed with. Special attention will
be given to the program for the next
meeting, Friday evening, March 9Th,
which is as follows Current Events
Wright S. Coppage; Talk on Tuberlosis
and Hog Cholera, DR.. H. B. Mcdowell;
Reading-Wallace N. Daniels.
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Citizens Meeting

A eCitizens' meeting" was held at
the Shallcross garage on Friday even
ing, the object being to place a ticket
in the field to be voted for on Monday
next for town officers to fill the vacancy
caused by the exploratory of the terms
of Messrs. Joseph Hanson and S. Ed
ward Lewis, as commissioners; for an
assessor, for a treasurer and an alder
man. The following gentleman were
nominated; Commissioners, Walter S.
Letherbury and James Redgrave; As
SCISSOR, Spencer S. Holten; Treasurer,
John S. Crouch; Alderman, Alfred G..
Cox. The ticket is headed Citizens
Ticket"
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In Honor Of Robert Emmet

The anniversary of the birth of Rob-
ert Emmett will be celebrated on next
Sunday evening in the Garrick Theatre.
The orator of the evening will be Alex
ander I. Rorke, noted speaker and who
is connected with the Supreme Court of
New York city. Professor Donnelly, a
graduate of the Gaelic College, of
County Donegal, Ireland will sing in
the Gaelic and English tongue, as also
will Miss Barry and Miss McDonough, of
Philadelphia, who are great Gaelic sing
ers. The program will also consist of
vocal and instrumental selections by
home talent.
Emmet's birthday falls on March 4th,
and the Irish-American Association
celebrates the event annually,
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ST. ANNES' CHURCH NOTES

March 1st. The first Sunday in Lent.
Morning prayer and sermon at 1920.
Sunday school session at H. As.
Evening prayer at 7.9O
Service on Wednesday evening"
Evening prayer and sermon by the Rev.
H. B. Phelps, Rector of St. Thomas IS
Church, Newark, Del
The following is the corrected list of
the Wednesday evening Lenten Preach
ers.
March 4th. The Rev. H. B. Phelps,
Newark, Del
March 11th. The Rev. A. E. Clatten-
burg, Wilmington, Del.
March 18th. The Rev. B. F. Thomp-
son, Dover, Del.
March 25th. The Rev. T. G. Hill,
Smyrna, Del.
April 1st. The Rev. ]. E. Parks,
Newport, Del.
April 8th. The Rev. DR.. G. C. Hail,
Wilmington, Del.
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THE MILK INDUSTRY
One Of the Heaviest Producing
Sections on the Peninsula
LARGE DIARIES NUMEROUS

st. Georges hundred has for the past
20 years been considered milk centre.
Previous to that time all the milk pro-
duced in this neighborhood was made
into butter by the farmers and sold in
the local market, sometimes as low as
10 cents per pound. About 20 years ago
the firm of Spur & Perkins came here
from New York State and. started a
creamery, and in few months all the
farmers for miles around were coming
here to sell their milk at prices ranging
from 65 cents per hundred weight in
the summer to as high as $1.20 in the
winter. These conditions continued
from that time until the present, with
different creamery firms doing business
and now there are two butter making
plants here, The Middletown Farms
Co., Inc, and The Farmers Creamery,
a cooperative concern owned and oper-
ated by the farmers near here.
About one year ago several milk
dealers from Philadelphia, Chester and
Wilmington began to look to this Pen
insula for their supply of milk, and
started by offering the local farmers
four cents per quart for their milk to
be shipped to them in those cities. At
first not many were willing to ship, but
now the shipping Of milk is getting to
be an immense business, and almost
any day as many as a hundred cans of
% quarts each, are loaded on the
morning trains from Middletown.
Robert George, living on the Cover
nor Cochran farm, is retiring and on
advertising his herd of 80 Holstein cat
tie, says they paid him S2, ,296 last year.
Robert Cochran, receives checks every
week from $85 to $95 from % cows;
James Moore as high as $62 from 13
COWS.
Such returns serve to make the COW
a very important animal in these parts
and some famous prices are being real
zed at sales. ]. B. Donovan at his
sale last week sold five for more than
$3.50. The cows are all well taken care
Of and the dairies in St. Georges hun
lred will compare favorably for cleanli-
ness with those of any other part of the
country where the milk business is an
older industry than it is here. Middle
Oun Correspondent Erery Ereaing.
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Boy Bitten By Pet Dog

AS the result of being seriously Bit
ten by a dog thatwas afterwards found
to be suffering with rabies Elwood
Harp, aged IA years, who lives with
Emory Jarrel a farmer near Mt. Pleas
ant, is taking the Pasteur treatment at
the State Board Of Health Laboratory
at Newark. He took the first treat
ment on Tuesday. The dog that bit
the boy was alarge Chesapeake water
dog a pet on the farm. About week
ago while he was playing with it the
animal suddenly viciously attacked the
boy and bit him on the cheek. The dog
was shot twice but not killed. He left
the Jarrel farm but in few days re-
turned and died. The head was sent
to DR.. Herbert J Watson and an
analysis showed that the animal was in
the advanced stages of rabies. Resi-
dents of Mt. Pleasant are somewhat
worried over the affair as it is not
known whether any other animals were
bitten by the dog.
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OUR FRIENDS AND VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know

Houston Naudain, of Baltimore. Nd,
spent Sunday with friends here.
Miss Lottie Jolls spent Saturday and
Sunday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Louise 'McColgan spent several
days last week with relatives in Will
mington.
Miss Nellie Rothwell has returned
from a stay with her brother, John P.
Rothwell and family in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Emerson Polk has gone to Bal
timore, Md, after a stay with yrs. G,
W. Naudain.
Miss May Beaston has returned to
Baltimore, Nd. after spending some
time with relatives here.
Mrs. Zalene Cavender, of Philadel-
phia, has been spending the week with
Mrs. w. Pierce Biggs.
Miss May McFaul had her mother
Mrs. D. B. McFaul, of Hebron, Md,
with her over Sunday.
Kendall Mcdowell, of Delaware Col
lege spent Washington's birthday with
his parents near town.
Miss Bernice D Metten spent Sun
day and Monday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Metten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Voshell, of
Philadelphia, were over Sunday visi-
tors with Mr.. and Mrs. Reese near
town.
Mrs. Thomas Seward and Miss Mollie
Furbush, of Price, Md, spent several
days last week with Mrs. John Nc
CURE.
Little Miss Lucy Green who has been
spending some time with her grandpar-
ents Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Cochran
has returned home.
Mrs. H. A. Dempsey, of Newport,
and Mrs, Walter Vansant, of Philadel-
phia, were over Sunday visitors with
tdeir parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Echenhofer.
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WILMINGTON M. E. CONFERENCE

4
With respect to Berlin, Md, being
able to accommodate the coming session
of Wilmington M. E. Conference, DR..
George P. Jones, district superintendent
of the Salisbury district, has addressed
the following letter through Wilmington
Morning News to the ministers and lay
men of the conference: To the Minis
ters and Laymen of the Wilmington
Conference:
Several direct and indirect communi-
cations have come to me recently in
reference to the facilities of Berlin for
entertaining the conference, each end
ing with an emphasized and doubtful
question mark. For the sake of the
capable and generous Methodism of the
little town beside the sea and for the
information of the skeptical, if not
querulous and critical, 1 am impelled to
offer this word of explanation
Every pastor, who has been a con-
ference host, carries in his memory
supply of not-to-be-forgotten requests
from numerous brethren of aesthetic
tastes in reference to special considera-
tion at conference, that will drive away
the ''blues" of the oluest Monday. Be
it known that somebody went from the
conference disappointed, if not dis
pleased, but these are the exceptions.
Berlin will not only do her best, but
the ministers will have as good accom-
modations as they have had in any other
town on the shore That was all con-
sidered before the church decided to in
vite. At that time there were two
splendid hotels offering first-class ser
vice. One of these has been burned.
We could not foresee that loss The
pastor advises that the hotels and
boarding houses, as far as possible,
will be reserved for the laymen. Our
friends of the other churches of the
town are offering their homes freely
without solicitation. We deeply ap-
preciate this favor.
The writer would remind you that at
the last session of conference no other
town invited. Berlin's genuine hospi- |
tality was accepted. Let us not be un-
gracious by prejudging unfavorably her
first-time-offered service. To avoid |
further embarrassment, would suggest |
that the conference indorse that pecul- !
lar proposition, somewhat like aqueous
vapor, which might be known as the
sub "merger, E" if the Philadelphia Con-
ference should be so inconsiderate as
not to protect US from disaster. Then |
eve would flee as bird to yon mouh-
tain," and say goodbye" forever to
all conferences on this fair old Eastern
Shore
While this is pending, think betray
no confidence in saying that there are
at least two other churches of this dis !
trict, each not unwilling to offer free en-
tertainment for 1915, but as far as l am
related thereto, will hold in obeyance
further hospitality, awaiting the larger
and more capacious towns of the upper
districts to open their doors again as in
days of yore Will the brethren, pas
tors and .ymen present the opportun
ity? Salisbury district will gladly ac-
cept without question. Sincerity yours,
GEORGE P. JONES,
Salisbury District Superintendent
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Much Business Transacted at the
Winter Meeting
COMING STATE CONVENTION

Several important matters pertaining
to the Sunday schools were transacte,
at the winter meeting of the executiv,
committee of the Delaware State Sun
day School Association held in the Y
M. C. A. building in Wilmington, OF
Monday.
Resolutions on the death of DR.
George w. Twitmyer were adopted al
the afternoon session. Resolutions
were also adopted expressing the gra.
tifcation at the recovery of W. K.
Crosby, who is residing at Brookline,
Mass, and J. B. Gilchrist, of Milford,
both of whom are members of the asso-
citation.
The members decided to observe As
year book, the issue of which will be
ready about the middle of April. The
standards suggested by the Interna-
tional Sunday School Association were
adopted at the meeting.
Arrangements were. made for the
state convention which will be held at
Seaford April % and 20, at which there
will probably be missionary banquet.
Arrangements will be made by the bust
ness committee regarding the house to
house visitation which will probably
take place in May.
The members decided to observe AS
sociation Day, which falls on the first
Sunday in May, and also to observe the
International Sunday School Day on
June %.
Plans were discussed relative to the
delegates who will attend the interna-
tional convention in Chicago, June %
to 80, inclusive. At the state conven-
ton seven delegates will be elected to
attend the convention which will by
far be the largest ever held.
J. A. Burns, recording secretary of
the state association, was appointed
transportation manager at the meeting
while Miss Edna C, Barker, of Milford,
was made chairman of the delegation.
l. Elmer Perry presided at the meeting
which was opened, with prayer by W.
o. Hoffecker. Dinner was served in
the banquet room of the building at
noon.
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WARWICK

Miss Eva Holden who was operated
on for appendicitis at the Chester Hos
pital is improving.
Miss Addie Savin, of Middle Neck, -
visited her grandparents Mr.. and Mrs.
John Holden Wednesday.
Mrs. John Rodney Price is visiting
her son Rodney who is student at the
Naval Academy, Annapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Merritt were
entertained at the home of Judge and
Mrs. R. B. Merritt on Sunday.
Misses Lena and Wilhelmina King, of
Wilmington, spent Sunday with their
parents Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. King.
Miss Bessie Gunkle and Miss Belle
Hill were entertained at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. King Sunday.
Mr.. Bayard vinyard spent Tuesday
in Wilmington taking the Civil Service
examination for mail clerk.
Quite a large camp of gypsies are
camping in Prices woods. They are
doing an extensive horse trading and
fortune telling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Merritt and Miss
Eula Vineyard were entertained at din
ner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Stevens near Cecilton on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. DeVine gave a
dance to their many friends Monday
evening, in honor of their son and
daughter Maurice and Marie who cele-
brated their fifteenth birthday.
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"A new DISPENSARY
The State tuberculosis Commission
Has Opened Quarters Here
CENTURY CLUB INTERESTED

The Delaware State tuberculosis
Commission has recently opened Dis
pensary in the Transcript building on
Main street. This dispensary was
opened through the efforts of the Health
and Social Committees of the New Cen
tury Club and we hope to have the in
terest of the town people in this move
ment. Clinics are held on Thursdays
at IL M. for colored patients and at
2.3O P. M. for white patients, and al
ready five patients have been examined
and treated at the Dispensary. The
physicians who have kindly offered
their services are DR.. D. w. Lewis and
DIR. Norman Beale. DIR. Cuff will attend
the colored patients.
A tuberculosis Dispensary is not
merely place where the sick may
come and receive treatment, but an
educational center for tuberculosis.
Visitors are cordially invited, and the
nurse in charge Miss Sumner, who is
here every Thursday, is very glad to give
lnIormatlon that Is within her power to
any one.
At every dispensary tuberculosis
literature is kept for free distribution,
as well as catalogues of the various
sanitoriums in the country, all of
which should prove of interest to all
interested in public welfare.
The tuberculosis campaign is really a
health campaign and needs the assis-
tance of all the people to bring about
the sanitation that helps to prevent this
tragic disease
Will not every one join in the work
started by our Woman's club, so that
we may be able to say in six months
that there is no uncared for consump-
tives in iddletown and after that will
come an ideal we dare not yet hope for?
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F. C. WARNER.
Delaware City. De
Death Of Thomas Curry

Thomas Curry of Greenwood. one of
the best-known residents of Sussex
county, died at his home Tuesday even
ing, aged 62 years, Mr.. Curry was a
director of the Delaware railroad and
a large land owner. He was a cousin
of Chief Justice Pennewil. and former
Governor S. S. Pennewill He was a
great lover of horses and a few years
ago owned quite a string of blooded
horses. His death was due to blood
poison, caused by the spur of chicken
which he caught, imbedding itself in
his hand, about two weeks ago.
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Forest Church Notes

The special services now being held
in the Forest Presbyterian Church will
be continued next week.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be administered on Sunday morning
March 9Th. The Preparatory Service
will be held on next Friday evening.
The session viii meet on Sunday March
8th, at 1O.15 o'clock, to receive those
intending to unite with the church.
The Pastor will be in the Library
room of the Church on Saturday after
moons, at 29O o'clock. to meet those de-
string to unite with the Church.
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rendered a Serenade

Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Richards,
recently married were rendered a royal
reception att home-on Lake street
on Monday evening, in the form of a
serenade by some 30 or more of their
friends. including his fellow workmen
from Middletown Farms and members
of Seneca Tribe, No. A, Red Men.
The affair was jolly one and was en-
ioyed to the fullest extent, notwith-
standing the exceedingly racket from
all kinds of producing imple-
ments. The serenaders were treated
to ice cream and cake. The young cou-
pie were presented with silver pitcher
by Seneca Tribe, Mr.. Thomas Pyle
making the presentation.
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New POstmasters Named

Fourth class postmasters were named
last Tuesday for Delaware Offices as
follows; Frank McVaugh, Jr., Hockes-
sin; John T. Ratledge, Elsmere; Albert
N. Sutton, st. Georges; Effie M. Truitt,
Rehoboth Beach; E. v. Ochiltrees Green
wood; Thomas Il. Good, Glendale; Ed
ward F. Reynolds, Dagsboro; Sarah E.
Lank, Frederick.
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Bethesda Church Notes

1890 a M, public worship with SER
mon, subject, ''The two fold purpose of
Christ's redemption work. " followed by
the Sacramento. service and the recep-
ton of members and probationers.
2 p. M, Sunday school. Baraca class
meets at the same hour.
7.SO p. m, Public worship with ser
mon, subject, The secret of Paul's
calmness in the storm.
The Junior League meets Satur-
day, at p. m.
The 4th quarterly conference of Be
thesda NJ. E. Church will be held Thurs
day morning, March 5th, at 9.45 a. m.
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VIII Issue Permits

Superintendent Cross has appointed
Mr.. S. E. Lewis to issue permits to all
children who are employed, and under
the age as required by the Child Labor
Act. Mr.. Lewis is not allowed to issue
these permits to the child, but they
must be applied for by the parents or
guardian
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Lecture on "Good Roads"

An Illustrated lecture under the aus
pices of the Agricultural Club of Della
ware College will be given in the Col
lege Labratory next Thursday evening,
March 9Th, at 8 o'clock. Prof. c. A.
Short, the speaker of the evening will
discuss ''Good Roads. The public is
cordially invited.
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LOCAL NEWS

CUT FLOWERS for sale at my house
at all times.
MRS. ELIZA STEELE
DIR. Warren S. P. Combs Dentist.
Successor to the late DR.. J. c. Sites.
FOR SALE-Iudian Runner duck
eggs, 6Oc per setting.
HERMAN D. CONNER.
Phone No. 224-13, Middletown, Del.
FOR SALE-I purchased my Bran
before the recent advance and can give
you very attractive price.
S. B. FoARD.
HIGH GRADE LEHIGH COAL
always in stock and under cover, guar
anteed free from dirt.
Phones 5 and 48.
JESSEL SHEPHERD.
Unclaimed Letters The following list
of Letters remaining unclaimed in the
Post Office, for week ending February
19-Mrs. Lizzie Miller, Miss Maine
Blake, Miss Fiby Wilson, Mr.. Caller
Cammeles and Mr.. Charley Henry.
FOR SALE-Two cars of CHOICE
SEED POTATOES shipped direct from
HOULTON, MAINE. Also, one car
load of CHOICE SEED OATS stored in
our warehouse.
JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
FOR SALE.-Automobile, E. M. F.,
''SO' 1911, four-door touring, fully
equipped, three new and two fair tires,
paint in fair condition, ruR $500 miles,
guaranteed throughout to be in first
class repair and running condition.
Price very low for cash.
- F. C. WARNER,
Delaware City, Del.
FOR SALE-Two cars of choice Seed
Potatoes. These potatoes will be
shipped to me direct from Fort Fairfield
Aryostook County, Maine, and will be
sold under a guarantee to be absolutely
pure. have just received a sample
of these potatoes and they are now at
my Office for your inspection.
S. B. FoARD.
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Reception and Dinner

The sons of Delaware will give Re-
ception and Dinner to members, their
wives and friends on February 18th, at
six o'clock, at the Rittenhouse,
Twenty-second and Chestnut Streets,
Philadelphia.
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Marriage Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. George ]. Compton of
Claymont, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Gertrude Y. Compton
to John Neff, of Delaware City, on
February 20.
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Roll Of Honor
MILL LANE SCHOOL

The following named pupils are on the
roll of honor for the month of February:
4th Grade Elizabeth Shallcross.
Sd Grade-Annie Hastings.
1st Grade-Esthe Shallcross.
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JoHRK. cAMPBELL

John K. Campbell husband of Lizzie
L. Campbell (Bucke) died suddenly athis
residence 2225 North Seventeenth St.
Philadelphia, on Feb. 10th, 1914 =
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ODESSA

Mr.. Perry Rose was a recent visitoI
in Atlantic City, N. J.
Mrs. Lewis Walker, of Philadelphia
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. l. G.
Webb, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Price, of Mar
shalton, spent part of last week with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. John Price
Miss Mamie Donavan, of Wilmington,
is spending some time with relatives
here.
Mrs. Emma Shockley, of Philadelphia
spent several days last week with Mr..
Thomas Ford and wife.
The following entertainment was
given on Friday afternoon last by the
Literary Society of the High School.
Mrs. Clarance AspriI, of Wilmington,
spent part of this week with her moth
er Mrs. R. J. Mailly.
Regardless of the weather large
crowd enjoyed the play "Our Wives"
on Tuesday evening, this week. It was
a good play and was enjoyed by all,
even by those who were present at the
first performance.
DR.. E. B. Lodge, wife and son, of
Cleveland, Ohio, are the guests of her
parents Mr.. G. L. Townsend and wife.
The st. Paul's NJ E. Sunday School
will hold their regular missionary anni-
Sunday evening, March 9Th.
The Hon. L. Irving Hahdy will be pres
ent to make the address. A cordial
tioy, ;e avtandad 70 oil
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