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Middletown transcript., 1914-12-19
TOWNSEND

Miss Catharine Whittock is visiting
her aunt Mrs. Ida West.
Miss Mary James, of. Ocean View, is
the guest of Miss Ethelwyn ualoney
Mrs. John Townsend is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. William Riggs, in Wilmington.
Walter S. Money, who for the past
three weeks has been. on the sick list, is
improving.
Miss Lillian West spent Saturday and
Sunday in Clayton, the guest of Mrs.
Ethel Poore.
Miss Lillian Hart has returned home
after a. pleasant visit with friends in
Washington and Virginia.
Mrs, w. N. Watts and Mrs. D. B.
Jones spent Wednesday with Mrs. Rose
Evans, near Middletown.
Miss Mollie Marley, of Chincotea que
Island, Va, spent Sunday and Mopday
with w. H. Reynolds and FANNY
Edward Hart has recently purch ed
the Guessford farm, near Black bird, of
ia acres. The farm was sold at an ad-
ministralof's sale for 81, 100.
Miss Lenora Davis, our primary
teacher, on account of poor health has
ceased teaching for a few weeks. Miss
Lillian Hart is serving as substitute.
Rural school teachers OF this county
will hold an Institute at the school house
here on Saturday. Addresses will be
made by county superintendent, r. L.
Cross and State commissioner of Educa-
ton, DR.. Charless E. Wagner
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BLACKBIRD

Miss Ella Ferguson spent Friday in
Smyrna.
Mrs. William Fortner and Miss Emily
Fortner spent Friday in Wilmington.
Mr. and Mrs. &c. Mccoy, of Odessa,
were weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Fortner.
Miss Margaret Austin, of Townsend,
spent several days last week with her
sister Mrs. George Plummer.
Mrs. Theodore Ferguson spent sew
eral days last week in Grenlock, N. j.,
with MIR. and Mrs. Levi Reeves
Scott M. E. Sunday School will hold
their Christmas entertainment We'd
nesday, Dec. 2Sd. A special offering
viii be taken for the Be.gian's.
Mrs. Janaes$9 $8uckson has returned
home from WI Iington where she was
the guest of her daughter Mrs. Martin
Shaw. She also attended the W. C. T.
U. Institute held at Ne lyark.
Quite some enjoymeSt t is given the
people in the W. C. 4. U. Reading
Room. 1t is open to the public every
evening and it is the desire of those
having the room in charge that the
residents of the village will use the
room.
Mr.. G. H. Records and Mr.. Richard,
Warren narrowly escaped serious injury
on Saturday afternoon when the horse
which they were driving became fright
ened at an automobile, and threw them
out of the carriage which was totally
wrecked. We are glad to report that
both escaped with only bad shaking
up.
Mrs. Royden Caulk entertained the
Sewing circle on Wednesday, Those
present were: Misses Theresa Dreka
and Katherine Caulk, of Sassafras;
Mrs. Lottie T. Brockson, Mrs. Theodore
Ferguson, Mrs. Henry Webb, Mrs. G.
H. Records, Mrs. William Fortner,
Misses Ethel Taylor. Ethel Fehemore,
Ella Ferguson. Quite a delightful
time was spent, the display of Christ
mas work being quite prominent fea-
ture.
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Forest Church Notes

Sunday, December 10th, 1914. The
Christmas season win be observed at
both morning and evening services, the
pastor will preach sermons appropriate
to the season, and special Christmas
music viii be rendered by the choir.
11.45 q. m. Sunday school.
2.SO p. nj. The Armstrong Chapel
Sunday school.
6.45 p. m. Christian Endeavor SER
vice.
Wednesday evening, Prayer meeting.
On last Sunday Earl C. Cleaver re
ceived the gold wreath of the Cross and
Crown system, in token of having been
present at every session of the Sunday
school during the past two years, and
lately Miss Mildred Redgrave received
the bar for having been present every
Sunday during the last three years.
The Sunday School Christmas festi-
val will be held, and the date will be
announced later.
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ST. ANNES' CHURCH NOTES

December goth. The Fourth Sunday
in Advent Morning Prayer, Litany &
Sermon at 1890 a. m.
Sunday School session at 11.45 a. m.
The Children are requested to return
the Advent Offering Missionary Mite
Boxes on Sunday.
Evening Payer & Address at Z. p. m
Service on Wednesday evening at
7.3O p. m.
Friday being the Festival of the Ma
tivity or Christmas Day, services will
be as follows:
Holy Communion at eight O. clock a. m.
Morning Prayer, Holy Communion &
Sermon at 1890 a. m.
The Offering as usual on Christmas
Day is for the Aged & Infirm Clergy
Fund, which is also devoted to the wild
ows and orphans of deceased clergy.
1t is fact that the Church does not
now provide a bare sustenance for the
men who have given their lives to the
ministry and who, in their advanced
years, are either unable to find employ
ment or to accept it when found. The
annual allowance is less than three hum
dred dollars. There has been worked
out by a COMMITTEES Of the General
Convention a pension scheme which
some day may be realized, but it will
come only after much effort, enthusiasm,
faith, and patience. Meanwhile, we
must take care of present demands as
best we can. The Rector knows of a
Clergyman's wife, left the last year
Easter Monday widow, with seven
little boys (the youngest four months
old and the eldest twelve years. be-
reaved of husband and father, his de tn
following an attach of appendicitis.
The family was left with an income of
only $1OO a year. Let our Offering
this year be a generous one f!
Christmas is one of the three great
festivals on which all the faithful are
expected to make their communions.
Let us have large number at the
early Celebration as we'll as the later
Service
The Children's Christmas Treat this
year will be held in conjunction with
the Junior Auxiliary, on the Festival Of
St. Stephen, Martyr, December 26th.,
at two clock in the afternoon. A little
Cantata, entitled, "The Greatest Gift"
will be rendered. There will be the
usual Christmas Tree and remembrances
for all the Children of the parish, also
those taking part in the exercises. All
are cordially invited to these exercises.
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KENT COUNTY HAS CORN SHOW

DOVER, Del, Dec. 1S.-The First
Annual Kent County Corn Show under
the direction of NJ. o. Pence, federal
agricultural agent for Kent county,
was held in the State Armory here yes
terday. Addresses were made by pro-
fessor A. E. Grantham, of Delaware
College, and NJ. o. Pence. The corn
exhibits were judged by Prof Dor
Grantham.
Boys White Corn-Sweepsteaks
Willie Killen, of FELTON,; first prize Z
Todd, Jr., Viola.
Boys Yellow Corn-First Elm
Garrison, Cheswold; second Add
Marvel, Smyrna.
Mems Popcorn-First, J. W. x
FELTON,; boys popcorn, Willie
FELTON,.
Best Yellow Corn-First, Ralph AZ
son; second, A. R. Benson, Dover; third
Joseph C. Cowgirl, Dover
Best White First, J. w. Kill
len, FELTON,; second, w. v. Cosden,
Dover; third, C. B. Speakman, Smyrna.
Best Variety of Mixed Corn-First,
K, R. Dunn, Dover; second, John Hyde
FELTON,; third o. F. Dayton, Dover.
Best Single Ears First-A B. Kill
len, Felton, second, Joseph Cowgirl,
Dover.
Largest Ears First, jefferson Cooper
Cheswold; second, C, B. Speakman,
Smyrna.
Highest Percentage Of Shelled Corn
First C. B. Speakman, Smyrna: second
Jefferson Copper, CheswOld.
Best Basket of Potatoes-First, L,
E. Rowland, Viola; second, w. v. Cos
den Dover; third Luther Layer, Han
ley; fourth Katie Stauffer, Dover,
THE TRANSCRIPT $1.OO per
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FRIENDS { VlS.Ol
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND co

Mrs. c. T. Wyatt is wishing in Will
mington.
Miss LOttie Jolls spent Monday in
Philadelphia.
Miss Alma Bryson has been visiting
in Wilmington.
Miss Jennie Fraim spending the
winter at Tampa, Floridll.
Mrs. Stella Chandler Boyd, Of PhiIa-
delphia, visited Mr.. ami Mrs. James D.
Davis last week
DR. and Mrs. Charles A. Richie, of
Wilmington, were oyer Sunday visitors
at the home of Mr.. joseph Biggs.
Miss Mary Lewis, of Sea Bright, N.
J. is spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and MIS-. S. E. Lewis.
Miss Mildred Vaughan, Of st. Mary's
School, Burlington N. J., is spending
the Christmas holidays at her home
here.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert A. Comegys and
children, of Philadelphia, visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. a. Comegys,
this week.
Mrs. ]. H. Mendinhall and Miss
COrrine Mendihhall, of Wilmington,
were guests of Mr.. Charles P. Cochran,
this week.
Mrs. Sarah Rice, who left town re-
Gently to make her home in Whining
ton, has returned for short visit with
MIR. and Mrs S. E. Massey.
Mrs. W. A. Scott and Mrs. L. L.
Maloney. Of Townsend, and W. Hart
Scott, of Dover, were Sunday visitors
with Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Lee.
Mrs. S. E. Houston, Miss Myrtle
Houston and Miss Mary Gootee have
gone to Baltimore, where they will
spend the winter months with Mrs.
Houston's daughter, Mrs. John M.
Naudain and family.
Mr.. ,IohnsF. Stats, of Townsend, is
visiting relatives in town two or three
days this week. Mr.. Stats is one of
the pioneer residents of this county and
is remarkably active for his age.
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LOCAL NEWS

Cunning notices for sale at this Office,
The best steak, roasts, lamb and yea
at W. C. Jones
Globe Clothing Stores New Move
Xmas preBnt to every buyer
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
J. C. GREEN.
WANfED-BALED HAY AND
STRAW. S. B. FoARD.
FRESH and SALT FISH at my store
at all times. W. G. JONES.
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
], c. GREEN.
DR.. Warren S. P. Combs Dentist.
Successor to the late DIR. J. c. Sites.
HIDES WANTED-The highest cash
prizes paid for horse and COW hides,
w. G. JONES.
HIGH GRADE LEHIGH pea, nut
st6ve and egg coal always on hand and
UNDER COVER BEST GRADE
GEORGES CREEK soft coal.
Phone 5. JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
FOR SALE-Cheap 1 Snow Steam
Pump nearly new No. 2O368. Size 4 l-2
x23-4x4.
BAILEY HEATING & PLUMBING Co.,
French &lSeventh Sts. Wilmington, Del.
4 The seven months old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Pennewilt died at MS
parents home on Lake street on We'd
nesday morning. The funeral services
were held on Friday, with interment at
Forest Cemetery.
Mrs. George Janvier entertained the
Bridge CLUB on Wednesday afternoon
at her home on Cass street. Mrs.
George L. townsend won the first prize
and Miss Laura E. Willis, the second.
The farm near Port Penn known as
the Walters Farm, fo~ some years be-
l,nging to Miss Julia Clark, has been
sold to George Vail at private sale,
price not given. The place contains
about one hundred acres.
On Tuesday, December 8, DR.. S. c.
Mitchell, president of Delaware College,
delivered an address before the New
Century Club Of Middletown. His sub
ject was, "a Community with Soul. -
On December 9th. Mr.. itchell address,
ed the convention of the State Grange
at Dover on "The Growth Of Delaware
College.
Unclaimed Letters following list
of Letters remaining unclaimed in the
Post Office, for week ending Dec. 10th:
Mrs. Elizabeth Clifton, Mrs. Nancy J.
Henry, Niss Sary Hase, Miss Mary E.
Lardy, Peter Wiggins (3), Walter Viii
liams, Van Dyke Talefuro, Wilbert
Miles, Thomas Jefferson, Frank Morrin-
son, Nathan Hooper. Cloruld Lock,
Joseph Elias, Wilson Adams
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Seal Found at Delaware City

DELAWARE CITY, Del, Dec, 13.-A
large seal has been feeding in the har-
Dor here and on the mud flats about
the canal locks during the past few days.
A number of attempts have been made
to capture the seal. but at the first ap-
pearance of men it quickly seeks the
shelter of the marshes.
The seal is about four feet in length.
At very high tide it appears near the
mud flats and in the shadows of the
harbor seeking the mud shad, which
are to be found in the harbor in large
quantities. The seal is thought to be
one of the three which escaped from
Fairmount Park last year, two of
which have since been captured.
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New Century Club Notes

The ladies of the New Century Club
are very fortunate in securing for
their meetings members of the Della
ware College Faculty for speakers.
DR.. w. Owen Sypherd on Tuesday
afternoon talked on ''The Bible in the
English Literature, and brought the
friends proof of his subject in beauti-
ful illustrations of well known writer's.
After the lecture hour which was
open to the public a short business
meeting was held.
Until further notice, the Club will
meet in the Parish House of st. Anne's
Church because of the threatened col
lapse of the floor of the New Century
Club room.
There will be no meeting next Tues
day this meeting being omitted each
year because of the rush of work before
Christmas.
The meeting of December 29th will
be devoted to the children of the Club
members and their friends.
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Bethesda Church NOtes

December 10Th. $50 A. M. Brother
hood Devotional meeting 1890 A. NJ.
Public worship with sermon. Subject,
"A Christmas Message"
2P. NJ. Sunday School.
7.SOP. NJ. Public worship with SER
mon. Subject, "The right and wrong
use of the tongue" Last of series of
sermons to young people.
Next Sunday will be observed as
Christmas Sunday. The choir has been
at great pains to prepare musical pro-
gram for both morning and evening
that will be well worth hearing. There
should be large congregation at all the
services.
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Real Estate Sale

E H. Beck Real Estate Broker has
sold the farm belonging to Charles H.
Hastings. of near Porters containing
14O acres William II. Brown of
Rridggtalie for IS, 900. Also the 26 acre
farrr .belonging to James Wood located
at c6wantown, Md, to Robert J Boul-
derf for So, 800. Also the farm belong
inc5 to Adam Bredemler near Mt. Pleas
containing 46 acres to Henry L..
'lIeH for S4, 500. Also the farm belong
,inc u Hon Frank E. Williams, Of Elk
.ton located near Newark, containing $50
Neres IS Miss Annie E. Richardson Of
ilmineton. Del, for $1l,000.00
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CHICAGO, Feb. 1e.--Ten years ago Jacob schiller, of Evanston was left |, fortune of fifty thousand dollars. II" immediately made tracks for the great white way in New York and heinz a young man uf twenty-five he Stmtrl ir to see some high life.
 In the midst of the bright light and gilded cafes he met Miss Flora Me Tavish, who was singing in a Broad way. chorus Flora was pretty and knew more about the gay places of tn metropolis than schiller had ever inn armed in his widest dreams. Sh' was also wise little New Yorker and after she and the Chicagoan had be come very good friends she taught the latter how to increase his fifty thou sand to hundred thousand, and the: some It was fine going while tn, going was good and Schiller appre tated the ability of his new acquaint- ance to sueh an extent that he married her.
 That was ten years ago and aft"l about year of travel the pair decide
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SHE STICKS N UNIVERSITY
 AND QUITS WHEN RICH

to settle down and live the rest If tleir lives as rational members of so- ,itty should.
 They came back here and took .' lousc in Evanston.
 l;ut the love born under the bright l.. hts and the influence of the iraud - vay stimulous did not thrive in the more peaceful environs of the home. Also things began to go to the bad financially.
 schiller lost heavily on the market and he made other bad investments. Then he went to pieces and for several Years his one tims chorus girl wife was obliged to do her own housework and to find employment in store i1 crder to support herself and her hus- band
 Many times friends of the gay old days in New York advised her to get d div Norce from the financial wreck and come back to the bright lights, and several men of means wanted her tI get divorce and marry them. Mrs schiller admitted that whatever love Src had had for her husband had long
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Affidavits of Intention.
 The Gertrude bench. Beauty bench, left limit Dry creek. Fred NJ. Johnson.
 Thue lode claims on St. Joseph lode, r. Jackson and F. R. Cowden
 Gold Channel association claim, on
 snake river Geo. D. Schofeld. Cripple River Hydraulic Mining Co., McReynolds and Hunter. Seven Hundred acres between Red ncy and Cripple creeks Frank S. smith.
 Vulture and other claims. II. Ham sen
 Al claims recorded in anne of Mich ael Gaffney.
 Hattie claim, Lena, No l Nikkala gulch, No. above Dry creek, discov- cry Dry creek. ON. clow Dry creek, No. below Dry creek Adair fraction, Dry creek. ON. below on Newton gulch No. 1, No. below on Newton gulch No. ?, Jupiter claim, Otter creek. Sourdough association claim, No. 4 above discovery on Otter creek, Bell or No. Center creek. Skookum Snake river. Tenas Tillicum, Snake river, Navajo Center creek Pum fraction, Center creek. White claim, Snake riv- CT. Fl Ora, Snake river. No. 1 below Mountain creek. No. 1 below Rock l creek, No below Glacier creek, No. | 6 below Extra Dry creek, Denora, 1ripple creek, No. ] above Osborne creek. No. below Cooper gulch, No. 5 below Cooper gnlch, Mabel bench, Wonder creek, Bain No. 8 Saturday creek. Alta Vista claim, Saturday cek. Marine No. association claim, Sunset creek, Emerald bench, Dry creek, Ruby, Blackshaw, Highest Bid, Hubbard fraction, Bonanza, Peluk
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Special Nugget Service.

LONDON. Feb. 19.--The ways of statesmen and others in getting what they want are devious in the extreme.
 over in America they used as T plea for the building If the Panama canal that it would add wonderfully to the strength of the national de- fence Then they made q treaty with E,r gland which was to keep the canal from being fortified. When the canal was finished it was fortified in viola ton of the Hay Pauncefote treaty. according to certain English jinGoist.
 Now the military party in England is chuckling over the new argument it i,as found for Il farther increase in making it strong enough togo over and take the canal away from the Yankees and use it for England's mili- tary purposes should the time arise when such action becomes necessary,
 Sir Robert Caurnes is responsible foI the new battle cry of the militar- ists and he points out that it is the duty of England to so increase her sea power that in the event she wants tu use the canal she will not have to ask the consent of the United states or of anyone else but will be in .  position to simply go and take the water route to the Pacific ocean away from Amerca and use it as she sees fit.
 The plan is that of the extreme military party and is not meeting witt
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.SUFFRAGETTES GIVE
 MINISTER LIVELY TIME

composed of temperament cars mad the doors of the compartments are kept locked between stations so that it was impossible for the two men who were the targets for the missiles of the women to escape until the train moved on.
 The train guards were powerless tp handle the mob of women so they spend their energies in removing the obstruction from the track and some one telephoncd to the nearest station for the police constables.
 Before the arrival of the officers, however. the train started and the were left behind
 Before his arrival in London the minister had managed to get most of the evidence of his bombardment removed from his attire but the in- terior of the compartment he had oc- cupied was in a considerable state ut disorder.
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L|PTON'S FORMER
 MANAGER ARRESTED
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Special Nugget Service.
 MONTREAL, Feb. 19.--James Ross ,.' s, former mane t,r of Lipton ra firm in England was arrested here to- day with eighteen other business men and army contractors charged with frauds in connection with furnishing supplies to the canteens of the British imperial service.
 It is charged that throughout the entire imperial service there exists q C mbination with the officers and non commissioned officers in charge If messes and certain merchants of Lon ocn and the colonies by which the messes are supplied with particular brands of goods to the exclusion of other articles of the same quality
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''SSS~N WI NAS''
 LONDON, Feb. 1Y.-iNscount Hal dane was given a very pleasant little rarty today when the train in which he was returning tu London was stall ed at one nf the stations in the sub urhs.
 It is believed that the obstructing on the track was placed there by the sLffragettes who know that the minis ter was returning by the afternoon train and tha the women had laid their plans for the attack.
 When the train pulled up on the cr zine driver seeing the barricade the Car occupied by Lord Haldane and his secretary was surrounded by mob of two hundred women. They broke the glass windows of the compartment oc- cUpied by the minister and they hurl- ed dead animals and copous handsful of flour into the car.
 English railroad trains are mostly
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since gone, but she believed she had n duty to perform, SO she stuck to him.
 And then one day she was rewarded tuI her faithrulncss, for an uncle died and left the incompetent schiller half H million dollars
 Back [" the old life and the bright lirhts and thr good times said Scht Ter.
 I'ut the woman who had stuck by him during his adversity demured. When she was certain that her hus- band was provided for that he actual lN had the money, she at once began action for divorce and she has n It asked for alimnnv. which would seem tc lend truth to her statement thlt she only stayed hy the man in order to take care of him and now that hn is provided for Sh" feels that she has T right to the rest nf her life But n more bright lights.
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.BR|TIAN USES CANAL
 FOR NAVY INCREASE

the heariest of support from a ma .;urity of the people who believe that ihe pro sent size of the fleet and U ? rroGl m which is now being work, out for it's increase is quite sufficient. l!rsidrs the majority of Englishmen have no fear of any trouble with the United States and see no reason for preparing to create a war by taking 'h" canal away from the country that built it.
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which are on the market and are ob- tainable at a cheaper price.
 The enormous profits on any one article such as tea, of which thous- ands of pounds a year are used by the service. mounts up into a great deal of money and it is charged that the combination between the perveyors and the officers is making a handsome rake off from tho government and stores
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Special Nugget Service.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-There has been considerable of a stir created in republican circles in New York city by an untracable rumOr to the effect that James aBrnes is to be shorn of his power in the republican party in New York and that there has sprung into being an organization of young re- publicans" whose object is the restor- ation of Theodore Roosevelt
 It is the idea of the young men of the party that by getting under way new and by eliminating the old time leaders and the old time ring that n combination can be made with the younger element of the progressives and that newly born republican party with Theodore Roosevelt at its lead will he able to take the field in 1916 and profiting by the mistakes oe the present democratic party have a fair chance at the polls
 The leaders of this party believe that the trouble with the old repub- licon party is that it is about twenty years behind the modern thought of the country and that the progressive
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CT eew, 40 acres tract, Franklin gulch, No. l below Banner creek, No. 4 below IIobson crek, No. 1 Anvil gulch, No. below Dry creek, No. 4 Snow gulch Wild Goose Mining and Trading Go.