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Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
Bethesda Church Notes

N)w that the stated revival services
have closed, let us conserve the results
by giving increased attendance upon
the prayer meeting and the Sunday
services. The young converts are
without experience and will need en-
couragement.
The Hand Book has been given to
the Practitioners, as it is very import
ant that they should become acquainted
with the doctrines and polity of the
church.
1920 a. m.-Public worship with
sermon. Subject, ''Wellsof water and
Palm trees.
2 p. m.-Sunday School.
7.3O p. m.-Public worship with SER
mon. Subject, Sampson in the lap Of
Delilah.
Junior League Saturday at 8 p. m.
Official Board will meet Friday even
ing at 7.3O p. m.
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LOCAL NEWS

Fresh Lettuce for sale at green
house. SMITH & BLoME.
DR.. Warren S. P. Combs Dentist.
Successor to the late Dr. J. C. Sites.
FOR SALE-I purchased my Bran
before the recent advance and can give
you very attractive price.
S. B. FoARD.
A Box Social will be held at the Bethel
School house, Friday evening, February
13, 1914 Ladies please bring boxes.
All are invited.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held on Monday evening next at half
past seven O'Clock, at the nome Of Mrs.
]. F McWhorter.
WANTED-A competent refined
white woman or girl for general house
work-a clean and good cook. Refer
ence desired. Three in family, no chill
dren.
MRS. M. VosHELL.
500 w 7th St., Chester, Pa.
FOR SALE Thoroughbred white
Wyandotte cockerels, strong, healthy,
vigorous, from good winter laying
stock. C. S. BRIDGES.
Mt. Pleasant, Del.
The program for the New Century
Club for next Tuesday is-Business
meeting; Plans for Club House, by
Mr.. Street to be exhibited; 8 o'clock P.
M, Town Hall, Snowfall, " reserved
seats tickets on sale at Lethebury's s
store.
Unclaimed Letters . The following list
of Letters remaining unclaimed in the
Post Office, for week ending Jan. 20
Mrs. Lizzie Emory, Miss Fannie Jones,
Messrs. ]. Green, Stephen Perkins,
Charles Platter, Isaac Webb, George
Ritchson, Elwood Pratt, Philip McKin-
zie and Rev. Wise.
AUTOS FOR SALE. One 1913
''Metz" roadster, fully equipped and in
perfect running order, S2O5 spot cash.
One rebuilt Ford" touring car fully
equipped, four doors, with the following
new parts: tires, tenders, radiator back,
axle coil, piston rod, connecting rod,
wind shield, re-painted and taken down.
Price $215. Owners have ordered new
cars. A demonstration will be given.
DELAWARE CITY GARAGE,
Delaware City, Del,
The MIDDLEToWN TRANSCRIPT
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THE HONOR ROLL
Those Who We're StudiOus For
The Month Of January
MIDDLETOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The following pupils have obtained
an average of 80 per cent or better for
the month of January:
11th grade-Alexander Berkman,
Charles Meyers, George Shaw, Orah
Spry, Alice Bouiden, Frank Tyson,
Theodore Whitlock, Raynor Carrow.
10th grade-Clarence Weber, Eliza
beth Alexander, Mildred Redgrave,
Jesse Kohl, Elmer Kirk.
9th grade-Frank McWhorter, Bessie
Denny, Frances, ,Beasten
9th grade Charles Kelly, Shelly
Meyers, Foster Johnson, Mildred
Vaughan, Allen johnson.
7th grade-Millie Rosenberg, Alma
Whitlock, Grace Brady, Mildred Free
man, Violet Cheser, William Meyers,
Joseph Smith, Grace Carpenter, Esther
Whitlock, Marian Pinder, Margaret
Pleasanton.
9th grade-Katherine Alexander,
Elva Freeman, Daniel Bignear, Claude
Fouracre, Alice Hall, Edwin Mcdowell
June Whorter, Albert Schuman,
Elmer Vinyard.
9Th grade-Marion Armstrong, Flor
ence Unruh, Catherine Scott, Fannie
Rosenberg. Edward Atwell, Harry
Bingnear, Howard Dickson, Jacob
Morganstein, Harry Hufnal.
4th grade-Clara Unruh, Evelyn
Price, Gertrude Palmer, June johnson
Virginia Pearce, Marshall Whitlock,
Parker Schuman, Anna Bingnear, An
drew Alfree, Maxey Bland, Frances
Armstrong, Emma Sweatman, Thomas
Boulden, Ruth Shockley Clinton Jolls,
Edwin Custer, Rogers Lockwood.
Sd grade-Annie Boulden. Mary At
well, Percy Donaghay, Alice Shockley,
Gilbert Duhadaway, William Pinder,
Robert Wrigley, Burton Williams, John
Sweetman.
Sd grade (a)-Mary Chesser, Grace
Rosenberg, Cranston Bland, Caroline
Fouracre, Grace Nelson.
2 grade-Edwin Donaghay, Henry
Townsend, Catherine Reed, Charles
Howell, John Pool, Margaret Harris.
1st. grade (a) Div.-Anpa Alfree,
Wallace Hufnal, Earl Kirk, Eugene
Shockley, Camillus Shockley.
B Div.-HeIen Crouch, Mary JolIs.
Virginia johnson, George Boulden,
Henry Howell, Raymond Morris, Fran
els Maloney.
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PLEASANT PROGRAM
The New Century Club Gave Its
Usual Luncheon
MANY VISITORS WERE PRESENT

The Middletown New Century Club
celebrated its seventh birthday on
Tuesday by giving its usual birthday
luncheon when visitors from nearly all
tho clubs in the State were present.
Each club is invited to send two repre-
sentatives, and the members of the
local club are privileged to take a
guest. The luncheon was held at the
home Of rs. George F. Brady and was
a most delightful affair in every way.
The visitors were met at the station by
carriages and automobiles and were
taken to Mrs. Brady's home. A most
delicious lunch was served at half mast
twelve, after which the guests repaired
to the Club room where pleasant en-
tertainment was given with the fol-
lowing program:
Overture-''Poeta and Peasant Miss
Hutchin, Miss Myers.
Playa Picked up Dinner" Miss
Helen Brady, Miss Rebecca Watkins,
Mr.. Taylor Barnett.
-Song-''The Danza", Mrs. R. Louis
Naudain
Duet-Gnomes Patrol, Miss Hutchin,
Miss Meyers.
: onologue-'.A Game of Bridge, !,
Miss Ethel Brady.
Song-Isle d'Armour, Mrs. Naudain
Some of the guests present from a
distance were: Mrs. Wollaston, Mrs.
Martin Lane, from Wilmington; : iss
Mary Hough, Mrs. John W. Roberts,
Mrs. John Hudson, from Smyrna; Mrs.
James L. Wolcott, Mrs. James Penne-
will, from Dover; Mrs. j. L. Cross
more, Mrs. John Barnard from Wyo-
ming; Mrs. George L. Pierce, Mr.. G.
H. Hall, from ilford; Miss Hurd, of
Newark; Mrs. Erasmus Jones from
Bridgeville; Yrs J. w Sheldrake,
from Harrington; Mrs. Reynolds and
Mrs. Conner, from FELTON,; Mrs. Stew
art, from Georgetown; Yrs. George
Whittock, Mrs. Ballard Lodge, Mrs.
John Watkins, Miss May Enos, Of
Odessa.
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OUR GOOD HORSES
Some Of Them Win Make Good
Tack Records Before Long
MIR. BlGGs HAS GOOD STRING

William Biggs Is wintering string
(. of horses under charge of fArthur Grove
who drove Princess March, PA IA, in
several of her aces last year. The
string includes al Admiral Dewey colt,
5 wears old, that will make some other
trotter beat 2.15 this year. Fl Fl, s.
vear-old PAGER, b v Barnett B.-Elsie G.,
that has made 2. h5 in trials; June Bug,
a haIf-sister to R. 7. G., by Dignus
Brook, that loolk like the best green
PAGER around her 5e; also, three-year-old
bay gelding, b Bohemia Boy, that
has been hooked up only six times and
can show 2. &C $ Peed.
S. Powell Peacock is wintering a
string on a farm. two miles north of
here that includes Barnetta B., 2.I3 IA,
trial Of 2.08; Princess March, 214 Ia;
Dixie D., a green one that showed a
mile in 2.I4 [2, half in LOS 1-2, last
July; a green bay stallion by Melodious
Chimes that is fast one; a beautiful
bay mare, by Admiral Dewey that looks
good for the R.2O trots this year, and
five others, j umark ed. Mr.. Peacock
is hard at wotk on thu I bunch and can be
found jogging alonIg the dirt roads
around here almost ably hour of the day.
George H. johnson, Iof the iddletown
Hotel has a beautiful gray PAGER, Con
niston, by Cpnstantif Ee, that has started
only once a hd was 2, 3, 4 in 2.13 IA
three times.
David Reese, ID Ical miller, has the
champion pony team OF PAGERS, pair OF
bay mares, half-si isters, by Bohemia
Boy, that can beat most of the road
brigade down tn 3ike.
Edgar Clark naB bay stallion, 5
years old, by Barnett B., POS IA that
has fine prospects.
These horses are all young and home
raised and are expected to make name
and fame for Middletown in the future.
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OUR FRIENDS AND VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know

Nr. Fletcher Daniels, of near town,
spent part of last week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. R. Louis Naudain, of Whining
ton, visited Mrs. R L. Naudain this
week.
Mrs. John w. Roberts, Of Smyrna,
visited her sister Miss Mollie Wilson
this week.
Mrs. Andrew S. lEliason has Miss
Brown, of Chesapeake City, staying
with her.
Mrs. Charles N. Dickinson, of Cam
den, N. j.. is spending the week with
Mrs. J. C. Alston.
Mrs. George H. Kohl will go to New
York today for a ten days visit with
hex neither Mrs Scott
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stephens were
recent visitors at the home of Mrs.
George w. Lockwood.
Mrs James W. Lattomus and little
son Lawrence, of Wilmington, visited
friends in town last week.
Miss Margaret Dunn was an over
Sunday visitor at the home of her aunt
Mrs. Alexander Metten.
Miss Mildred Patton has returned to
Philadelphia after a few days visit
with her cousin Mrs. E. M. Vaughan.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hudson, of
Smyrna, spent Tuesday with their
daughter Mrs. H. D. Howell and family.
Mrs. Joshua Craig, of Chesapeake
City, Md, has been staying with Mr..
and Mrs. George Rhoades, near town
Nrs. F. B. Briggs and daughter, Of
near Chesapeake City, Nd, visited her
uncle Mr.. j. B Foard and wife on Tues
day.
Mrs. W. T. COnnellee and Niss Eliza
C. Green attended the Federation
Day" meeting of the Century Club in
Wilmington, on Wednesday.
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Death Of Charles Vinyard

CTi iarles Vinyard of near Warwick,
Md. who was taken to the Hahnemann
Hokpitl in Philadelphia about two
weeks ago suffering from appendicitis,
diekd at that institution on Sunday
mdbrni1g about 4.3O O'Clock. Mr.. Vim
va rd was a prominent farmer here,
Id lived on the large farm of W. D.
BradfCrd.
Z H9was critically i'll when he was re
ed to the hospital and little hope
held for his recovery. He rallied
II the operation and seemed to be
Droving until Friday afternoon.
from then he sank rapidly to the
j. He leaves a widow and four
hall children, oldest nine years of age.
was forty-seven years old.
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PORT PENN

Harry Faunce and wife entertained
part of last week. Mrs. D. S. Bender
and children, of New Castle.
The evangelistic services are still
going on in the Presbyterian church.
Some powerful sermons are being
preached by DR.. Milligan, although their
is a good attendance so far, but few
have been taken into the church.
Edward Johnson who had gone south
for the winter had to return home last
week on account of i'll health.
Elmer Ellis and wife spent Sunday
with her parents at Bear.
Mrs. Frank Vanhekle visited her
mother Mrs. Carnegie at Kirkwood on
Sunday.
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RAILROADS AND PROSPERITY

The relations of the American rail
roads to the general property of the
country and the Importance of justice
in the regulation of the trans
portation interests so as to encourage
further development of the nations
commerce were subjects discussed by
I Governor James M. Cox, of Ohio, at
the annual dinner of the Railway Busi-
ness Association, in New York recent
ly.
! Speaking as a representative of gov
ernment, Governor Cox discussed the
question along lines which indicated
that the public generally is coming to
recognize that the best interests<of
co trnerce can best be served by coop
erative action instead of by working at
cross purposes.
The governor of Ohio took up various
phases Of the railroad question treating
of them from the standpoint of the
part which transportation plays in our
affairs and in the development of the
country; the real condition of the rail-
roads, physical and financial and the
cause of the present confusion and the
remedy
''Why would it avail the great North
west to grow bread for millions if its
products could not be transported all
over the world, inducing in steady flow
the yellow stream of gold? The South
facing the future with every promise
of restored commercial strength, would
fall into stagnation if the means were
not provided to convey cotton from the
plantation to the spindIes and looms of
the globe. In 1912 the railroads trans
ported 1,O19, 658, sos passengers. Over
every mile of track were carried more
than million tons of freight and 1873,
169 passengers.
Governor Cox paid a, compliment to
the loyalty of the officers and employees
of the American railroads, who, the
speaker stated, "face dangers every
day that would try the metal of the
seasoned soldier" In support of this
statement the Governor referred to
the relief work in Ohio during the. food
last spring.
Other salient points brought out by
the Governor were:
"So-called big business was chart
cred by government, and if the child
has been guilty of abuses, the parent
is not blameless for permitting them to
go on until they assume the form of a
distinct menace to the Industrial life of
the nation.
''Three years ago James ]. Hill, with
a vision stated that the railroads
should for five years expend a billion
dollars annually for construction, if
they were to handle the business of the
country efficiently. He predicted con-
gested terminals, and vastly in ade-
quate facilities, and events show the
wisdom of his observation.
''You cannot buy land for terminals
lay tracks of steel to accommodate the
growing traffic of the nation, build
spurs to mines, cities or agricultural
centers without an increased cost in in
vestment. You cannot sell the securi-
ties unless the public is assured of a
return on the outlay.
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St. Annes' Church Notes

Sunday, February, 8th., Septuages-
ina Sunday.
Morning Prayer and Sermon at 1913
A. M.
Sunday School at 11.45.
Evening Prayer and Sermon at 7.3O
P. M
Service on Wednesday at Z. 80.
Meetings: The Ladies Guild on
Thursday, O'Clock, and the Junior
Auxiliary on Friday at clock in the
Parish House.
Let everybody become inoculated
with the 'Go-to-Church fever next
Sunday, and swell the attendance.
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RICHARD YEARsLEY

Death has entered our midst again
for the fifth time within three months.
and claimed forts own Richard Yearsley
who has been in i'll health for some
time but has been confined to the house
only little over three weeks with
heart dropsy. He was patient suffer
er and passed away without struggle.
Funeral services were held Friday af-
ternoon at l p. m, DR.. Milligan Of
ficiating. Interment in Hickory Grove
Cemetery. He leaves a wife and six
children who have our deepest sym
pathy.
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Broken Rung Kills Plumber

Chesapeake City, Md, Feb. S.-R.
Bayard Conrey, merchant and plum
Der, died this afternoon from the eff
fects of fall. This morning he went
to Roger Williams place on Bohemia
Manor to examine his windmill and go
ing up the ladder of the windmill one
of the rungs gave way and Conrey fell
40 feet, breaking an arm, collar-bone
and shoulder and injured himself inter
nally. He was brought to his home,
where he died
He was 40 years of age, unmarried
and an officer of the local lodge of Odd
Fellows. He had served several times
as president of the Town Commission
ers.
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ORGANIZED New Society

Miss Mary S. Rothwell's Sunday
School class at Forest Presbyterian
Church has organized,into a society to
look after the social affairs of the
church, Sunday School and Christian
Endeavor Society. The officers of the
Association are: President, Miss Lydia
E. Eliason, Vice President, Miss Jennie
M. Gallagher; Secretary, Miss aud H.
Deakyne; Treasurer, Miss Nellie Roth
well; Chairman of Social Committee,
Miss Blanche Deakyne; Chairman Of
Music Committee, Miss Jennie M.
Gallagher.
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GOOD NEWS TO MOTHERS

Don't worry yourself out by trying
to make our little girls dresses.
We just received a beautiful line
Of chiIdrens sample dresses made
in the very latest styles and the
newest materials. AS to style, ma
teriaI and workmanship we do not
have to introduce to our trade for
as they all know that nothing but
the best Of style, quality, workman
ship and fit can enter our store.
FOGEL & BURSTAN
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Thirtx-third Anniversary

A special grogram was given at the
Christian Endeavor Service at Forest
Presbyterian Church last Sunday even
ing, that being the thirty third anniger-
sary Of the Christian Endeavor Society.
The pastor, Rev. DR.. Moore, preached
a sermon to young people at the evening
service, taking for his text I am
Ready, and Master William Myers
sang solo Hold me With Thy Hand ?
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WOODLAND SCHOOL

The following pupils are on the roll
of honor for the month of January:
7th Grade-Elsie Wooleyhan.
5th Grade-Edna Armstrong.
4th Grade-Irvin Armstrong.
I'd Grade-Francis Crawford.
1st Grade-Grace VanDyke and Price
Crawford.
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OBITUARY
MRS. ANNA L. DONOVAN

Mrs. Anna L. Donovan died at her
home, near Summit Bridge, at one
O'Clock Wednesday morning, aged q
years. Mrs. Donovan had been i'll fol-
several weeks. Funeral services will
be held this morning Saturday. at11.3 &c
O'Clock, and interment will be made in
Bethel Cemetary.
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No dull times in our store, come
and take advantage Of our Eco
nOmy Sale. By going through our
stock we have gotten together all
small lots and broken sizes and
odd pieces Of merchandise Of var
ious articles that has accumulated
during our fall an winter season
which we are now selling at a great
loss to US and saving to you. Read
our add in this issue and them come
and be convinced Of the big bar
gains awaiting you.
FOGEL & BURSTAN
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NOTICE

The annual Meeting of the Stock
holders of the Mutual Loan Association
of Townsend, Del, will be held at the
office of D. B. Maloney, Monday eve
ming, February 9th, 1914.
w. A. ScoTT, Secretary.
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FOR. SALE-Two cars of choice Seed
Potatoes. These potatoes viii be
shipped to me direct from Fort Fairfield
Arvostook County, Maine, and will be
sold under guarantee to be absolutely
pure.
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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.
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CUT FLOWERS for sale at my house
st all times.
MRS. ELIZA STEELE
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-18
CLAYTON A CANDIDATE.
South Londonderry Publisher and Law
yer Wishes to Be Senator.

O. Il. Clayton, lawyer and newspa per
publisher, made the following announce
ia the last issue of his paper, The Lon
uonderry Sitter.
| have been urged by many friends
IN Windham county to become a candi-
date for a state senatorship from this
county this year. | am frank to say
that | aspire to this position and should
consider it a high honor to be chosen
as the Republican nominee for this of
fee.
There are several measures of a pro-
gressive nature that | have been, and
am now, strongly in favor of; but
believe in working for these reforms
through the regular party channels in
stead of withdrawing from the party
to work for improved conditions. In
| other words, | believe the party should
| 40 it's own housekeeping. One Of these
measures which I have urged during the
| PAST few years and which | worked for
| during the last session of the legisla-
| ture, is Il direct primary law which
| would promote honest elections. The
| next legislature viii he expected to
! place such law on the statutes of the
state. More control of the affairs of
the state should be within reach of the
people and less power be given to the
professional politician. There are great
possibilities in the reform Of court pro
ceedure in this state. Members of the
cedure in this state. Members of the
for TIC session. The fish and game
laws should be simplified to do away
| with salaried department., a sy1teu
Of capoinage, and so-called ''qrotectiof
of fish and game.
These, and needed changes for better
education, improved highways, and de
rvelopment of state resources, are some
If the reforms that should be adopted
md | have them in mind while stating
dat I am candidate for state senator
ship from Windham county.
..--------. O. r. CLAYTON.
South Londonderry, Vt, Aug. IA, 1914.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-18
INVESTIGATING
PRICES OF FOODSTUFFS
Special Agents of the Department of
Justice Sent to Several Large
Cities.

WASHINGTON. August Is - Add, |
tiOnal special agents of the department
of justice were dispatched from this
city yesterday to Cleveland, Provi-
dence, Baltimore, Pittsburg and Buffalo
to assist in the nationwide investiga
ton of the increased prices of food
stuf1s.
United States district attorneys all
over the country have begun the inquir
les and in many places grand iuries al
ready are at work. At Buffalo. John l..
o Brien, the district attorney, viii di-
rect special efforts to ascertain the
cause of the rise in the cost of flour.
Fred Robertson, district attorney at
Topeka. Kan, reported yesterday that
1.-the unusual circumstances of wheat
going down on the market and the price
of flour going up has stood out promi-
nently in the Kansas City daily news
papers for several DAYS past II is
| Investigating. y Hood of letters reached
Attorney General McRevuolds vester-
| day from voluntary correspondents re
oarling the advance in food prices. \
| Brooklyn correspondent claimed to
have specific information that the pack
ers there are rapidly increasing the
! prices of fresh meats, notwithstanding
an unusual amount of meat in cold Stor-
age in New York.
Gamers protested against the sugar
increase in price. large middle
western firm wrote that the rcfiners by
:" their Joint system of selling their pro
duet through certain brokers have the
hubble at their mercy
Reports to the department of justice
Yesterday told of the creation of aTti
fetal Food prices all along the line. \
district attorney in Texas reported that
granulated sugar had risen from $40,
to $3.50 per hundred weight since q
week ago; Swiss cheese from > cents
to IS cents. flour from $4.75 to $40
beef ribs from Is to u cents per pound
sirloin 2S to b cents. pork loin Is Il
- cents, and smoked ham from % Il
- cents. The district attorney suggest
ed that small consumers are charged
1 even higher prices than hotels ant
= restaurants.
Some Disclosures at New York.
While Mayor Mitchell < special inves
tigating committee was meeting yester
dav at New York to consider the re
ports from various retail orOccrs or
| oanizatious inspectors of the bureau o
| weights and measures were on duty a
| LARGE markets watching the operation
of retail dealers. The grocers associa
1 tions sent word to the mayor 5 commit
| tee that every effort would be made t.
/ disclose attempts to raise grocer,
l prices.
The retail prices in parts of the cit.
= advanced yesterday in some commodi
ties and decreased in others. Tea coffe
and some vegetables rose, sugar remain
ed the same. flour went down and bee
in many sections fell one cent a pound
D The economical housewife in fashiona
BILE communities found that she coul
buy more cheaply in poorer section
. where she was not known as a possesso
: of money. The developments of tn
: next few days, it was stated, will deter
Il mine whether municipal markets are t
II be established.