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Middletown transcript., 1914-08-01
HAD NARROW ESCAPE
Three Young Chester People Saved
From Drowning
GREAT EXCITEMENT PREVAILED

Three well known young Chester peo-
pie were saved from drowning Wednes-
day by the heroic efforts of companions
when their lives were imperiled while
they were bathing in the waters of
Delaware bay at Augustine Beach.
The escape from death in each case
was due only to the number on the
beach at the time and the quick actions
of the rescuers, all of whom had accom-
panied the Catholic Literary Institu-
ton on its excursion to the pleasure
resort. Great excitement prevailed
when the people were being carried
from the water.
The danger in each case resulted
from a different cause and the rescues
were witnessed by hundreds of people.
While swimming good distance from
the shore Patrick Corsey of Ellsworth
street, was taken with cramps and
after crying pitifully for help sank from
view. Bathers nearer shore, hearing
the call and noticing ~Corsey's sudden
disappearance, went to his assistance.
Among the number was Herbert Nor
lock, former life guard at Wildwood,
N. j., who soon reached the endangered
young man and took him to the shore
where he was revived.
Miss Anna Paugh, of Second and
Howell streets. tainted while in bathing
near the shore and it was not until sew
eral seconds later that she was missed.
Rescued she was revived. The young
lady is reported to have been fatigued
by too lengthy stay In the water.
Striking his head against some obsta-
Gle on the bottom of the river, when he
dived from high piling of the wharf,
almost resulted in the death of Thomas
Ryan son of officer Ryan, of Ross street.
When Ryan failed to reappear a COM
panion dived, located Ryan's uncon-
scious form and brought it to the sur
face of the river and then to shore
where Ryan was quickly revived. The
chilly condition of the water and air at
the resort is given as probable cause
for the lives of Corsey and Miss Paugh
being endangered. Friends and rela-
tives of the bathers were greatly ex-
cited while the rescues were being eff
fected.
Middletown transcript., 1914-08-01
TOWNSEND

Mrs. John Townsend is visiting rela
tives in Wilmington.
W. Hart Scott and friend from Dove
attended Camden Camp Sunday.
Walter Voshell visited George Knots
and wife several days the past week.
Harold. Money is spending this week
with relatives in Atlantic City, N; J.
jeff Hart and wife, of Wilmington,
were visitorssof Edward Hart Sunday.
Samuel Townsennd, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with his sister Mrs. Wal
ter Gill.
Miss Mildred Tarbutton, of Whining
ton, is visiting Miss Anna e. VanDyke
this week.
Carleton MacSorley spent Sunday
with his family at the home of Richard
Hodgson.
Andrew Harman left town Sunday
for Philadelphia where he has accepted
a position.
John Townsend aud wife spent Sun
day with Garrett Othoson and wife in
St. Georges.
Mr.. Joseph Brice, of Wilmington,
has returned to the home of Oliver For
aker and wife.
Mrs. W. A. Scott and grand daughter
Elizabeth Maloney spent Tuesday with
Mrs. Lille Lee.
Leland Money, of Mt. Pleasant, has
returned home after spending several
days with relatives.
w. H. Reynolds and family Leland
Money, and Mrs. Lillian Wright autoed
to Betterton Sunday.
Clifton Severson and wife, Walter
Bolton and Miss Laura Heavelow spent
Thursday in Wilmington.
Miss Lillian West joined company
of West Chester friends and is spend
ing two weeks at Rehoboth.
Mrs. Anna Short and daughter, of
near Cecilton, returned home after visi-
ting relatives here the past week.
Mrs. Estella Donohue and Edmund
Donohue, of Wilmington, are spending
the summer vacation with their aunt
Mrs. George Oneil.
Mrs. Joseph Jones and daughters
Thelma and Pauline, Of Newark, N. j.,
are visiting her parents Robert Beard
sley and family of near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Curlott and
daughter, of Wilmington, and Mrs.
Irene Wicks and sons, of Smyrna,
spent several days last week with their
mother Mrs. Samuel Merritt.
The funeral services of Mr.. Samuel
Merritt were held in the M. E. Church
Monday morning. Interment was made
in Forest cemetery Middletown. Mrs.
Merritt wishes to extend sincere thanks
to all who assisted her during her re-
cent bereavement.
Middletown transcript., 1914-08-01
A Profitable Garden

From a garden 25x15O feet A. K.
Hopkins of this town has sold to date
more than $1SO worth of produce of
various kinds. Starting in the early
spring with two small hot beds he sold
S25 worth of early tomato plants. Later
came string beans and lettuce, and
goodly sum was realized from them.
The early garden was sowed in celery
and late cabbage plants and the sales
from these have run as high as S2S per
day and are still going on, after every
rain.
Mr.. Hopkins s1ll has a large crop Of
lima beans to harvest from 200 hills and
100 chrysanthomum plants, from which
he expects large returns.
Every part Of the garden except that
set in lima beans has been cropped
twice and some Of it three times this
season. Euey Egenip9 Cor.
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OBITUARY
MRS. Ann GOIpsBoRoueH

Mrs. Ann Goldsborough, wife of the
late Rev. Robert Lloyd Goldsborough,
died July %, at the residence of her
sister, Mrs. Richard Kelly, 7O4 Wash
ington street, Wilmington, in her
eighty-sixth year. Mrs. Goldsborongh
was born in Loughborough, England,
but resided many years in Elkton, Md.
She was a devout member of the Epis-
copal Church.
She is survived by one son, the Rev.
W. J. Scott, pastor of st. Joseph's
Church on the Brandywine; one sister,
Mrs. Richard Kelly, and one brother,
Edwin G. Sutton.
The funeral took place Friday, July
81, at 9 O'Clock a. M, from the above
addFess. Interment at Burlington, N.
J. The pallbearers were Herbert Lit.
zenburg, William Sutton, Clifton Sut-
tor, lduBoise Sutton, Parker Sutton and
Parker steelman. grandson and nephews
pf TIE deceased,
Middletown transcript., 1914-08-01
PORT PENN WINS AGAIN

In the closest game ever seen on the
local grounds, Port Penn nosed out the
fast St. Aloysius team, of Wilmington,
by the score of 8 to on Saturday last.
johnson struck out 16 of the st. Alloy
sius batsmen, while Donovan famed 10.
johnson allowed but two hits. McVey
made a sensational one hand stop of a
line drive. Rimes and B. Yearsley both
made difficult catches of high flies.
White also starred behind the bat.
The score follows:
Middletown transcript., 1914-08-01
ON SUFFRAGE TOUR
Misses Martin And Vernon Making
Auto Trip
WOMEN IN PUBLIC OFFICE

Miss Anne Martin, president OF the
Nevada Equal Franchise Society, and
I Miss Mabel Vernon, of Wilmington,
Delaware, an organizer for the society,
left Reno on Monday, July 13, for a
trip, principally by automobile, through
Humbolt county in behalf of equal srf-
. frage. The itinerary included Lovelock,
Seven Troughs, Rochester, Inlay,
Winnemucca, Paradise Valley, National,
Bartlett Creek and Golconda. The suf-
fragists of Humboldt county under the
leadership of Mrs. NJ. S. Bonniield, of
Winnemucca, and Mrs. Mark Walser, of
Lovelock, are making enthusiastic
preparations for the reception of the
representatives of the state society and
everything is being done to make the
tour most successful.
Miss Vernon, in the current issue of
the Suffragist, predicts victory for the
suffrage movement. Miss Vernon says:
81 do think that Nevada is going to
win. Since have been in Reno l have
felt wonderfully encouraged and there
is more opposition here than in any
other place. The feeling at the street
meetings is such friendly one and the
canvass, as far. as it has gone, has
shown few opposed, good many in
different, but the majority in favor.
Every one is saying that difference in
sentiment can be noticed since we began
the open-air meetings. Next Monday
Miss Martin and 1 start for ten days
tour, princally by motor, through Hum
boldt county. We are expecting great
results from the trip and conduct SINH
lar ones all over the state. -
When DIR. Katherine B. Davis, head
of Bedford Reformatory, was appointed
by Mayor Mitchell to the Office of Com
missioner of Charities and Corrections,
there were many who exclaimed over
the folly of giving mans job to a
woman.
Last week there was an alarming riot
among the 1405 men prisoners at Black
wells Island penitentiary. DIR. Davis
moved over to the Island, showed the
men her luggage, and announced she
would stay until peace and order were
established. For two days she is said
to have exhibited a remarkable mixture
Of courage and frmness with tact and
sympathy. At the end of that time all
but $50 men were back at work in the
shops. The $50 were left to repent on
bread and water.
This successful outcome is, according
to press reports, largely due to Com
missioner Davis constructive policy of
reform and her opposition to the
''strong-arm" methods of punishment
formerly used in the prison.
The verdict of the general public
seems to be that the Commissioner has
filled the position as we'll as though she
were a man. Even the suffragists, who
see the humor of this manner of praise,
are rejoicing over one more proof that
Miss Davis is more qualified for her
difficult position. Her success does not
of course prove conclusively that all
women should vote, but her failure would
have unquestionably been used as evil
dence that women were not fit to vote.
Middletown transcript., 1914-08-01
Horses Killed

A heavy thunder storm passed
over Middletown on Saturday evening
and the rainfall was heavy for a short
time. No damage was done here by the
wind, but LIGHTNING struck the hof9o, of
Mrs. F. Smith and also killed a hS.Ssa
belonging to Herman Conner. Of Cecil
ton, and another one belonging to Nor
gan King, two miles south of town.
The storm was very heavy west of
Middletown.
Middletown transcript., 1914-08-01
Enraged Cow Attacks Auto

Enraged when struck by an auto
owned by DIR. R. R. Roth, of New Cos
tie. formerly of Smyrna, a COW being
driven along the Wilmington road by a
colored man Tuesday afternoon of last
week, proceeded to gore the automo-
bile and before the animal was over
powered the COW had placed the front
of the automobile out of commission.
DIR. Roth and eight small children
who were riding in the machine, were
'unhurt but the front wheels of the au-
tomobile, the steering gear, and axle
were demolished.
Middletown transcript., 1914-08-01
Bethesda Church Notes

August 2. $50 a. Brotherhood
Devotional meeting,
1O.9O1. m.-Public worship with ser
mon. Subject, HSuperabounding grace. "
2p. m.-Sunday School.
6.45 p. m.-Twilight service. 20
minute sermon.
Middletown transcript., 1914-08-01
FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND GO

Miss Edith Spry has returned after
spending a week in Atlantic City.
Mrs. Hattie Hewes, Of Washington
is visiting her niece Mrs. E. H. Beck.
Miss Prudence Lewis was Whining
ton visitor this week.
William Cullen, of Farnhursts visited
friends here last Sunday.
Miss Katherine Droll is spending this
week at Atlantice City, N. j.
Miss Maude Taylor has returned
home after spending the past week in
and near Port Penn.
Mr.. Arthur Boyles is spending some
time at Swedesboro, and Atlantic City,
N. J.
Miss Elizabeth Reynolds, of Kirk
wood, is spending two weeks with her
grandmother Mrs. M. A. Droil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stewart and
son are spending this week at Penns-
grove, N. J.
Mrs. Charles Deans and Mrs. Henry
Duncan, of Wilmington, are visiting
Mrs. Warren Combs.
Mrs. William Anderson and two
children, of Wilmington, are visiting
her sister Mrs. Ernest Truitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. K. Valiant, of
Easton, Nd, spent Monday with her
mother Mrs. Elizabeth Vineyard.
Miss Agatha French, of Troy, N. Y,
is the guest of her uncle and aunt Mr..
George F. French and sister.
Miss Louise Fortner, of Smyrna, is
spending sometime with her aunt Mrs.
B. f. Gallagher.
Misses Susan and Sylvia Arthurs, of
Wilmington, are spending sometime
with their aunt Mrs. M. Burris.
Rev. F. H. Moore and family and
Mrs. M. A. Hall are spending some
time at Atlantic City, N. J.
Mr.. Edward ]. Moore, of Philadel-
phia, visited his brother Rev. and Mrs.
F. H. Moore and family last week.
Mrs. E. C. Green and daughter Miss
Eliza Green have returned from a stay
at the Henlopen House, Rehoboth.
Miss Helen Barnard has returned to
her home in New York state after
visit with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Rowbotham and
little daughter Margaret, of Philadel-
phia, were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Price.
Rev. and Mrs. John M. Arters cf
Rumford Falls, Maine, are spending the
month with his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Joseph A. Arters.
Miss Ada Lockwood and her guest
Miss Blanche Griffith, of Baltimore,
Md, have been visitors with friends at
Georgetown, Nd.
Mrs. James Wilson Ford and Mrs. W.
]. Tretch, of Philadelphia, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph A. Unruh.
Little Miss Alice Petticord, of Will
mington, is spending some time as the
guest of her aunt Mrs. W. ]. Wilson.
Mrs. J. C. Mendinhall, daughter and
son, of Wilmington, are spending the
summer with her father Charles P.
Cochran.
Miss Ella Stats, of Warwick, Nd,
is spending several days with Miss
Mary Price on South Broad Street and
later will go to Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Donovan enter
tanned last week Mrs. S. L. Blocksom,
of Wilmington, and Mrs. S. B. Morgan
and son Augustus, of Rutherford, N. ].
Miss Blanche Wright and Mrs. G. L.
Cochran will go to Rehoboth on Satur-
day for months stay Mrs. Edward
Reynolds will go with them for a
stay of two weeks.
Mrs. Frank Tyson, of Canton, Ohio,
is here for visit with Miss Clala
Willis. Mrs. Tyson and Miss Willis
will spend week at Atlantic City, N.
j., where they will be joined by Mr..
Tyson.
Middletown transcript., 1914-08-01
Totals. ls.............3 9 {
ST. ALOYSIuS
SCORE RY INNINGS

st. Aloysius.. o OOOOO11-2
Port Penn..............0 0 0 0-3
Earned runs, Port Penn 8, St. Alloy
sius 1; Three base hits, B. Yearsley and
Campbell; Two base hits, White; Sacri-
flee hits, Kumpel, Casey and Donovan;
Sacrifice fly, R. Yearsley; Stolen bases,
Dyer and Harkins; Passed by johnson,
Hance; Struck out by johnson, 16; by
Donovan 10;
Middletown transcript., 1914-08-01
81. 49, Chnrch Notes

LIST Sunday IN August.
Holy Communion and Sermon at 10. 80.
Sunday School at Has
Evensong at ESQ
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Y-m.A.nr rRw nAaTLr
The score by innings:

The Y M. A! Club, Of New Castle,
viii be the attraction at Corbit Park
this afternoon.
Middletown transcript., 1914-08-01
Odessa Defeated Pullman

The Pullman baseball club, Of Will
mington, was defeated on Saturday af-
ternoon by the Odessa club. The game
was won in the first inning, the visi-
tore making poor showing in the field
and on the bases. Only eight innings
were played, the storm breaking up the
game.
The score by innings
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25

bia. Fully 100000 Of the 10000 members Of the United
Mine Workers idle today if through their act
then by decree of the boss Perhaps 100000 other miners
do not yet belong to the United Mine Workers Thus of
100000 mine workers. general strike could affect but
100000 at the most and every responded it would
but throw the work to the mines, whose cond
tons would then become comparatively good that it
would be hard to tempt the men to leave.
If all the 100000 mine workers were il the union, and
there army of millions of unemployed to take their
places there would be hope of general strike
ceedng But today under these condtions it could but
result in wrecng what organization the mine workers
have built for their protection through the sacrifice Of
years.
Government ownership of the coal mines is of course
the only real solution and until that comes there will be
lasting peace There be nothing Better than sign
ed agreement and signed agreement is but armed
But government ownership cannot come until the
workers want it. and it will not be delayed after they do
want it. They will want it they understand
and until they understand this they will not understand
solidarity, or the general strike
The duty, then, Of every believer in the solidarity Of
Labor is to try to reach larger number of the
workers with the message of solidarity the lesson that
nothing will Of nothing, but that all that they can
gain will come only as they strive and sacrifice for it,
f They are fighting fearful struggle in Ohio now.
They tried the political method and passed law COMPEL
ing mine-that the miners be paid for all the coal
in private hands, and these private individuals say they
will keep their mines closed rather than obey the law
Another law having the state take and operate the
mines would settle the question but until they
understand and want this they must ght the economic
fght-and thus be taught.
But they will win, and by their victory teach their
backward fellows how to fight And other states en-
couraged and embodened by Ohio's victory will follow
For thus the way of Labor progress lies Far too slowly
for u.s. impatient mortas but the swiftes way we know
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25
Ettor Replies
CONTINUED from Page H.

all men and women of labor of the
world, yet it would only mean three
dollars each to fifty thousand coal
miners who now are not only being
scabbed on by the diggers of West
Virginia but by the union card men
iof Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois.
But as much agitation and feeling
| as there may be among the miners of
this district over the failure of strike
benefits, the ]. w. w. is no party to it
for it appreciates fully that the O. NJ
w. of A., has not failed in that con-
nection. We appreciate the vast sums
Of money required in Colorado and 9TH
er places. But we do insist that with
drawing the pumpmen of the. Ohio
mines from the start would have set
tied the strike in such quick time
/ as not to require very much relief
funds. A strike of the miners in the
states bordering on Colorado would
have made John D. sign up and the
loss of life of our men, women and
children avoided. A general strike of
the coal mines in which the four hun
dred thousand union miners are en-
ployed as a sign of solidarity for the
short time stop the wheels of indus
TRY, the very menace of carrying it
out would make capitalist mine barons
come to terms.
This has and will continue to be
my descriptive work among the min
ers," SO for it has met with the en-
thusiastic approval of thousands of
slaves Of the pit as the monster de-
monstrations at Bellaire and other
points con attest. Your body may sit
back and continue to pass resolutions
and offer advice to the miners, but
shall continue to agitate for a general.
strike and carry on my part of the
resolution cheered by ten thousand
vioces, slaves of the lantern and pick,
gathered last Saturday in Bellaire
Let the criticism come from what
source it may, and the cost not small.
Sincerely
/ JOS. ]: ETTOR.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25
Contemplate |. WV. Tactics

Some of the most contemplate of
tactics are being reported of the l. w.
W. element in Eastern Ohio among
them being the spreading of report
that Frank Ledvinka is not in jail at
all, but is having good time on the
money of the Mine Workers. This is
simply known lie. Frank is not only
in a Jail but in a cell and even hand
cuffed like a felon.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25
CITY TREASURER'S OFFICE
OPEN SATURDAY EVENING

For public convenience the City
Treasurers office will be open Satur-
day evening
City Treasurer McElroy states tha.
the response has been good during
this month and that he has made
the above arrangement with the in
tention of allowing as many as pos
sible. to save the discount on their
water tax.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25
A Few Remarks

would be upon the side of Slow Sand Filtration but since
every town with Chemical filtration has it's spring water
sale and it's complaining users, and since the Slow
Sand system is the only to bring unanimous approval
where has been installed there would to be
further need for argument.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25

Office employees of the New Eng
land telephone company in Boston
have organized and joined the Inter
national Brotherhood Of Electrical
Workers
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-02
NEWSB0YS' CLUB SMOKER
FOR SICK Benefit FUND.

There will be . gathering Of notables
from the pugilistic world at tho News
boys Home Club. Second avenue and
Eleventh street. next Saturday hight.
The graduate members Of the club have
undertaken to raise some money for
their sick benefit fund. which Is being
heavily drawn upon ut the present time
through their efforts to bring back to
health one of their number who has
developed tuberculosis. Toward this
end the committee has arranged for a
smoker and has invited number OF
professional people to assist the local
talent In making up the pInGramme.
Dan Morgan has prOmtsedVo see that
X. o. Brown. Battling Hons, Otto koh-
Ter. Bobby Reynolds and Johnny How :
ard win b on hand. with every iikeli-
hood Of Battling Levinsky. Mr.. John
Meek. manager Of Bob Wtxsimmons
writes that the champion will BIO there
unless some unforeseen engagement
makes II impossible. Young Brown and
several other boys from the east side
have volunteered their services.
Robert u. Irwin has promised to brlnS
down some Of his friends from ths
Lambs Club to look after the dramatic
and 1uAeal end = Ne pssGrannA
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-02
CHARLESTON WINNERS.

FIRST RACE - Two year olds;
three and a half furlongs.-Electri-
clan. 10s q. Ilanover), 3 to 8 and out,
first: Finalee, 100 (Callahan). IL TO I,
TO and even. second: Norma L.,
112 (Pickett), 4 TO l, I to 10 and 10
I, third. Time-O.43 1-5. Gladwin,
Lad. Alec. I'D Weiss. May lpps also
ran.
SECOND RACE-Sclling: purse
$500: for three year odds; ak fur.
longs.-Gallant Boy. 104 (McTug.
gart). 4 to 6. Z to 10 and out. flrst;
Dicks Pet. lO1 CPickett). 2 to /, Z to
2 and 8 to s, second: Tom Hancock.
l04 (Srmtcr), s to 1, 9 to I and 4 to
5. third. Timc--1.l6 As. Marty Lou.
Flask, Old Jordan, Front ROYAL. Ada.
Battling Nelson. Stucco. Belle OF Nor
mandy. Good Will also ran.
THIRD RACE-Sclling: purse $500:
four ycar-olds and upward; seven
furlongs--Joe Stein, los (Obert), 3 4
s. I TO 10 and out. won: Ratwa. n
(McIntyre). s to 1, 2 to 1 and eveGl
second; Armor. 1903 (Martin), 8 to I, &
to and even, third. Time. 1.3o Is.
York Lad. Henry Hutchinson. Prince
Chap, Barum. DIR. D6ugherty, Pros.
pect and Judge Monck also ran. Il
FOURTH RACE--Three- year -oido
and up: five furlongs.-L0retta Dwy-
err. lO2 (Nicklaus) IL to I. I to I and
to s. first: Americas. 100 (Calla,
han), 20 to I, 8 TO and 3 to I, SEQ.
ond: Susan b.. 90 (McCahey). 20 u
I, 8 to 1 and 3 to I, third. Tines
1.O2. Caugh Hin. Deposit. Jack KeIs
logg. Coy. Joe Blair. korfhage also