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Middletown transcript., 1914-12-12
THE HONOR ROLL
Those Who We're StudiOus For
The Month Of November
MIDDLETOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

AtAAAS ANAAA NVVAN OOAAO 0NAAOOAA
11th Grade Elizabeth Alexander,
Hugh Brown, Avery Donovan, Jessie
Kohl, Mildred Redgrave.
& 10th Grade Frank McWhorter.
9th Grade Samuel Berkman, 0del
Gallagher, Allen Johnson, Charles Kelly,
| Shelly Meyers.
| 9th Grade -Afillie Rosenberg, Fransss
Cochran. Alma Whitlock, Grace Brady,
| Lydia Redgraye.
9TH Grade Mildred Hall, Claude
Fouracre, katherine Alexander, Albert
Schunan, Mildred Shaw, Ernest Tee.
9th Grade-Fannie Rosenberg, June
johnson, Jacob Morganstein, Ramona
Newman, Howard Dickson, Clara Brady,
Hattie Cochran, Harry Hufnal, Rogers
FOuracre.
9Th Frances Armstrong, Clay
ton Draper, Virginia Pearce, Gilbert
Pleasanton, Anna Bingnear, Harry
Roberts, Marshall WhitIock.
4th Grade Gladys Goldsborough,
Burton Pearson, Mary Goldsborough,
Harriet Black, Percy Donaghay Bur
ton Williams, Robert .Wrigley, George
Harris, John Sweetman, Grace Rosen-
berg, Alice Shockley, Elizabeth Shriver,
Margaret Harris, Gilbert Duhadaway.
Walter Beaston, Caroline Fouracre.
Charles Howell.
Sd Grade-(9 (9 Rachel Grove, Edwin
Donaghay, Catherine Reed, Grace Mel
son, Margaret Bradley, Harris Nc
Dowell, William Hall, Russell Harris.
John Spicer, George Alfree.
(b) Elizabeth Clayton, Norma Pyle,
Virginia Hopkins, Eugene Shockley, |
Clara Wilson. Wallace Hufnal, Eliza
beth Brady, Stacy Jones, Katherine
Conley, Earl Kirk, Camillus Shockley,
Jehu Alfree, Helen Kates.
I'd Grade Virginia johnson, Lucille
Newman, Helen Crouch, Francis Ma
loney, Lyle Dashiell, Harry Sinex, viii
liam Cannon, Leland Sinex, Mary
Steele, Harry Pearce.
lst Grade-(a) Mary Alfree, Mary
Hynson, Catherine Hopkins, Henry
Howell.
lb)Catherine Beaston, Bertha Chance,
Charlotte Donaghay, Catherine Davis,
Helen Fouracre, Elizabeth Hufnal,
Elizabeth johnson. Helen Moore, Irna
Montgomery, Horace Moore, John vo-
she'll.
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Bethesda Church Notes

December 18th. $50 A M. Brother
hood Devotional meeting.
1O.SO A M. Public worship with
sermon Subject. "A liberal offer de-
clined. -
ppm. Sunday School. Be sure to
attend.
ZSOP. NJ. Public worship with SER
mon. Subject, 1.-THE right srid wrong
use of the tongue. = LasE Of ale series
of sermons to young peopIs.
Jr. League Saturday at 8F. M.
DR.. Watt will hold the tkird quarterly
conference Of Bethesda H. E. Church,
next Wednesday evening. Decen lber l6,
at 7.3O O'Clock. DR.. Watt will give a
lecture, explaining the new financial
plan adopted by the General Confer
ence. He egreatly desires, that all Of our
Methodist people shall attend. The
Official Board is urged to be pr esent
The quarterly conference will be held
after the address.
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FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People YOu
See, and Know
THOSE THAT CONE AND- I'D

Mr. D. P. Keith spent Friday ii
Philadelphia.
Miss Edith Spry spent Thursday ii
Philadelphia.
Miss Catherine TOuhey spent Wed
nesday in Wilmington.
Mrs. J. c, Jolls was a Wilmington
visitor Tuesday.
Miss Helen Hall visited Miss Ada
Weber at Bfackbird last week.
Mrs. D. P. Keith spent Saturday and
Sunday in New York City.
Miss Ada Weber, of Blackbird, was
the guest of Miss Helen Hall this week.
Miss Alberta Cochran has returned
from a stay with Wilmington friends.
Mrs. Elias West, of Chester, Pa, are
paying visit to Mrs. Charles Derrick
son.
Mrs. Warren S. Combs is at Ellen
dale for visit with her mother Mrs.
Reed.
Mr.. Warren Ellicut, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. s..
Emlin Massey,
Miss Mary Lewis, of Seabright, N.
j., is spending some time with Mr. and
Mrs. S. E. Lewis.
Mrs. Samuel Price has been visiting
her niece Mrs. Grant Rowbotham, at
Glenolden, Pa
Miss Myrtle Reed, of Wilmington,
and friend, Mr.. Long, of New York,
We're recent visitors in town.
Mrs. Paul Barnette and little daugh-
ter Eleanor, and Miss Nj. o. Atkins, of
Laurel, are visiting Mrs. C. T. Wyatt.
Mrs. James L. Warren and Mrs. G.
Burton Pearson spent the weekend
with Mrs. Robert NoN.Iand Philadel-
0hia.
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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 presnt to every buyer
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
]. c. GREEN.
WANTED-BALED HAY AND
STRAW. S. B. FoARD.
FRESH and SALT FISH at my store
at all times. w. C. JONES.
WANTEDo-one hundred pullets.
c. Malcolm COCHRAN.
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
]. C. GREEN.
DR.. Warren S.l P. Combs Dentist.
Successor to the late DR.. J. C. Sites.
HIDES WANTED-Th highest cash.
prices paid for horse and COW hides.
w. C. JONES.
FOR SALE-Home packed aspara-
gus, full quart Mason jar 35 cts. every
jar guaranteed.
MRS. ]. B. CLEAvER
South Broad St, Middletown, Del.
HIGH GRADE LEHIGH pea, nut
stove and egg coal always on hand and
UNDER COVER. BEST GRADE
CREEK soft coal.
Phone 5. JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
FOR SALE. -1918 five passenger
Oakland automobile, in frst-class con-
lition, and guaranteed in every respect.
JAMES W. JOHNS,
Warwick, Md. |
Unclaimed Letters-The following list
If Letters remaining unclaimed in the |
Post Office, for week ending Dec. Sd: |
drs Mary Clifton, Mrs. Victorian Kin
lard, Miss Bessie Lewis, Miss MtyIin
Brown, Thomas S. Roane, Warren Nor
is, Charlie johnson, James H. Brooks.
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Plan Teachers, institute for lglS

Tentative plans for the. 1915 session
of the State Teachers Iastitute were
adopted at meeting held at Do4er,l lat
tended by State Commissioner of Edu-
cation Charles A. Wagner and County
Superintendents Cross, Carroll and Har-
desty.
The week of November to II, inclu-
sive, was selected as the date for the
holding of the convention. Sectional
conferences will be held, as his year,
with four forenoon conferences instead
of three, as at the 1914 session A
spelling contest among the pupils in the
high SCHOOLS and the grammar schools
will be feature of the institute. Pre-
liminary contests viii be held in Sep
tember and October.
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Forest Church Mates

Sunday, December ISth-1OI5 A. M
Meeting Of the Session to receive any
desiring to unite with the church.
1870 A. M--Publi,, Worship and a. /.
ministration Of the Sacrament of IL i,
Lords Supper.
2.Se 2. M--The Rev. F. h. Moor
will preach IN the Armstrong Chapel.
{, 45 F M Christian Ep5eavor Ser
vice.
800 NJ Evening Service with
Sermon
The Wednesday e1e,nin Prayer meet
ing at T.3O O'Clock
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TOWNSEND

Henry Webb and wife, of near Black
bird, spent Sunday with DR.. J. D.
Niles and wife.
Rev. John Beauchamp visited his
daughter Mrs. W H. Reynolds, Tuesday.
mrs. William Barnett, of Middletown,
visited W. A. Scott and family on Tues
day.
Walter S. Money has been confined to
his room the past tive weeks with ty-
phoid fever.
The mill property Of the late Israel
Harmon, viii be sold by his admins
tratrix, Mrs. Viola Harman, on We'd
nesday, December 18th, at W. H.
Reynolds store.
Miss Mildred Wells, of near Clayton.
spent Wednesday with friends in town.
Enoch Lurty and family visited his
parents NJ. Lurty and wife on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. w. A. Scott, Mrs. G. w. Van
dyke Mrs. L. L. Maloney, Misses Es-
stella and Anna Yandyke and L. Scott
Maloney visited Daniel Cochran and
family, near town, on Friday.
Master Albert Lee is the guest of his
aunt Mrs. Harry Gill.
Rev. Warren Burr and wife will. re-
turn from New York, this week and he
viii conduct the services Sunday next.
Mrs. John Townsend attended the
wedding Of her niece Miss Eta Rey-
noIds to Mr.. jones' in Smyrna, Thurs
day.
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The Bazaar ! Great Success

The bazaar held on the I'd, Sd, 4th of
December by the ladies' of St. Joseph's
Catholic Church was a grand success
and surpassed our most sanguine ex-
Pectations. The sum of $615, was real
lied The object Of this bazaar was to
help pay off the debt on the church a
debt Of sS, 600 incurred last year by i'm
provements to the interior of the
church.
Through The Transcript l wish to
thank those who by their good viii and
generosity made our Bazaar the success
it was
REV. C. A. CROWLEY.
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Sales To Take PIace

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th, 1915
Public Sale Of Stock, Farming Imple.
ments, etc, by c. E. Pool, near Ne
DonOugh, Del.
THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1915. Public
sale OF Stock. farming implements, etc,
by Earnest farrell, on the Brady Farm.
one mile south of VT. Pleasant Denny
Goldsborough, Auctioneer.
IEsDAY, FEBRgARY 18th 1915. Public
Sale OF stock, farming implements, ETC.,
by Thomas Lattonlus, on the farm
known as the S. R. Warren farm, 4
miles west Of Townsend, Del. D. p.
Hutchison, auctioneef.
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A sight well worth a visit, the
Xmas exhibit at FogeI & Buastan's!
Biggest and Best ever seenhere!
A Pleasant Surprise

Mrs. B. F. Gallagher was given a
pleasant surprise by hernumerous rela-
tives and friends at her home on Green
street on Tuesday evening. The affair
was in honor Of Mrs. Gallagher's birth
day, and the evening was pleasantly
spent in music and social conversation.
Refreshments were served and the
party dispersed at 113O after wishing
Mrs. Gallagher many more similar oc-
casions.
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-Prof. Yaughn Lecture. al Odessa

Prof. E v. Vaughan of Delaware
College delivered an address on Our
Town, Typical Community, before
the Tuesday Club of Odessa at the
home of Mrs. Lee Sparks on Tuesday.
The lecture was one Of the lectures
given under theextension lecture course
of Delaware College. Several ladies'
gave ausical selections.
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PORT PENN

Automobiles are carrying Christmas
shoppers daily to Wilmington.
The lectures Saturday evening and
Sunday by the converted burglar,
Frank Carr, Of Philadelphia, were well
attended.
A. Bender has been confined to the
house for ths past two weeks from i'll
ness, and as yet there is but little inn
provement.
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Card q Thanks

We desire to. extend our thanks to all
friends and neighbofs who SO kindly
assisted us IN the illness and death OF
,y1r beloved wife and mother.
WIIH1AM P. RHEIN AND FAMILY.
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Jos. R. Heldmyer-ca Cash Store
GR0CERTES

Eggs 38 & Az cents, agents for Odessa
Creamery Butter AZ cents, Azure
Famous King Midas Bread, Chesapeake
Baking Co., Pound, Marbel, Fruit and
Layer cake.
Salt & Fresh Meats, especially fine
lot of home and city dressed meat at
reduced price.
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Vegestables, Foreign & Domestic
fruits in season, save your tickets get
2 per cent off.
COR. BROAD & MAIN st Phone 223.
Middletown, Del.
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Special Reduction Sale BEFORE
Xmas Of Ladies' and Misses Suits
and Coats ! Now when all most
need them!
F0GEL & BURSTAN.
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FOgel & Burstan's '.Gifr Plan
booming! Many conte stants
More Holiday workers
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The TRANgonIpr s.. 90 per Year
Middletown transcript., 1914-12-12

The meeting of the teache
Castle County held by Sup,
Cross at Newark on Saturds
ber 5, was addressed by Pres
Mitchell ahd Mr.. 6. E. Dut
Delaware College faculty.
chell spoke on ''The Persons
Teacher. y He said that z
largely a matter Of persc
maintained that the teac
agreeable, forceful, perso
only one who will be- i
sense successful. Hei
how q teacher can dey
extent, such a pefsc
ton deprecated the af
Z assumed toward An
by many teachers,
American literature
place in the work "a
reasons; (1l bec9.g
the average pupil
the most part,
by it can be use
a more vivid ID
country, and,
lied by the I'd
pupil right id
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09
FIVE HUNDRED CARS
CANTALOUPES FROM
BIG FAWCETT RANCH

The entire cantaloupe crop of the
Will S. Fawcett ranch near Heber is
to be handled this year by M. b.
O'Brien, who will act in the capacity
of sales manager, with headquarters
in this city. Between 450 and 500
cars is the estimated yield of this
we'll developed ranch.
Mr.. O'Brien stated today that the
present crop was the largest and
earliest in the history of the valley.
A few crates have already been
shipped by express, with the freight
consignments going out between the
18th and goth of this month.
Mr.. Fawcett has 800 acres all out
in cantaloupes, the present crop not
only being heavy, but of excellent
quality, promising the top notch price
in the markets. Extensive prepara-
tions are being made at the Fawcett
ranch to handle the large crop in an
expeditions manner.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09
MEXICAN OFFICIALS
DOUBLE VIGILANCE

It is not possible any longer to
make dash across the Mexican bor-
der into MeXicah, as the Mexican Gus
toms officials have inaugurated pol
icy of minutely searching all who
enter the city. Formerly it was Gus
tomary to bestow glance on those
who desired to see the sights of Mex
icali, but the new regulations pro
vide for genuine search.
The United States customs Off
cials, since the beginning of hostili-
ties, have also increased their vigi-
lance Formerly the American collec-
tor was strict, but at this time his
watchfulness is greater on account
of so many personal belongings be-
ing brought to CaleXico for safety.
1t is very probable in the event of
another outbreak in Mexico that a
ban will be placed on all who desire
to come over from MeXicali, unless it
is Americans seeking safety in fight.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09
MACHINE GUNS AT
CALEXTCO EQUAL
DEPARTED MILITIA

The machine gun platoon of the
First cavalry, under the command OF
Captain V. r. Bell, is now encamped
at CaleXico. The platoon is made
up of twenty-four men, twenty-siX
horses, six mules and two machine
guns, the latter being capable of fir
ing three shots per second each, Of
fetal; declaring that the two guns
alone are equal to the firing capacity
of the militiamen who departed from
Calex;co to Los Angeles.
The machine guns are of the new
army model, termed the Benet-Mer
cier type, and have proven to be the
most effective instruments of war yet
devised. The entire equipment of the
United States regulars at CaleXlco
is considered far in advance of that
of the MeXicans across the border.
From reliable sources it is elaine
that the Mexicali garrison consists Of
700 men, made up of $40 regulars, 23J
reinforcements and 100 volunteers.
An additional company of artillery
is to be stationed at CaleXico accord
ing TO H. S. Foreman of that city,
who said that the regulars there stat
ed that part of the garrison along
the San Diego county border line was
to be sent to Imperial county. The
artillery strength was divided when
sent south, part going to Tia Juana
and the balance to guard against at
tack at Calexico. The two artillery
forces are to be combined.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09
Woman's Robbery Scheme.
Omitted Press Day Service)

SaE Francisco, May 9.-Admittin,s :
that she planned highway robbery
because herself and husband, j. T.
Gober, a young electrician, were pen
niles; and her husband was unable
to find work, Mrs. Rosalie Gober did
all possible to shield her husband
when they appeared in court, mini
MIXING his part in the affair. The
woman is striking brunette, 13
years old. She said she scraped up
an acquaintance with Edward S.
Preston, a prosperous realty dealer,
by feigning illness on the street. He
took her part way home and next day
met Ter and walked with her. At a
third meeting in the evening she led
him past a tree behind which Gober
was hid with a pistol. Gober held
up Preston, getting 1894, a diamond
pin end a gold watch. according to
Preston. The woman claims they got
only IS and a cheap watch. The case
was held over.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09
Post Commits Suicide.
Omitted Press Day Service)

Santa Barbara, May &C. w. Post
millionaire cereal manufacturer OF
Battle Creek, Mich, committed sui
eide at his home this morning. He
placed the muzzle' of a rifle in his
mouth, pulling the trigger with a toe
blowing off the top of his head. I'll
health is believed Ato have been the
reason.
Mrs. Post, with the mlllionaire's
secretary, had gone to Santa Barbara
Post told the maid, who acted a:
nurse, that he was tired and wished
to be alone. Shortly after the nurse
left him she heard a shot and re
turned to find him IN death agony
Mrs. Post apparently was unable tC
throw any light on the cause, unless
it was poor health. She appearef
stunned by the shock. She is expect
ed to appear at the inquest, which
is scheduled for later today. The fact
that Post yesterday ordered his spe
cial car prepared for an eastern trir
May Is and was negotiating for the
purchase of more property here has
caused the conjecture among his ac
ouaintances that suicide was not pre-
meditated.
Post was born in Springfield, Ill.
in 1854. He was educated in tht
public schools, later attending the
University of Illinois. He FOLLOWED
various professions until his healti
failed in 1884, and he travelled unit
his health was restored, and studied
medicine and dietics. Later he bcgaT
cereal food manufacture along thi
UNIQUE lines that made him a multi
millionaire. He was married SIX OF
seven years ago to his present wife
who formerly was his stenographer
His fortune is estimated at betWee'
S4O,OO0,O0O and $50,000,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09
STRANGE CLUB RAIDED
BY AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT
Omitted Press Day service)

Vienna, May 9.-On the ground that
it was dangerous to the state the Aus
trian government has suppressed the
Culture Club" a curious organiza
tion of schoolboys that has existed
in the capital for a number of years
but which only recently applied for
charter.
When a copy of the constitution Of
the club was laid before the Home
Office and the Board of Education, the
officials were Mortified and promptly
had the clubhouse raided and closed
Among the objects of the organiza-
tion were: abolition of the home; cleo
tien of school-teachers by the pupils;
recall of unpopular teachers; mem
bers to "put pressure" on their par
ents so as to obtain flats for their
own use. Investigation showed that
putting pressure" meant threatening
suicide.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09
Fruit and Vegetable Day
Reflects Wealth of Vallev

Increased interest is being taken in
the coming Fruit and Vegetable ex-
hibition to be held in Ell Centre on
Wednesday, June 8, at which time
valuable cash prizes will be awarded
for the best exhibits. This display
of valley products is the outgrowtll
of Apricot Day and will have a ten
dency to inspire growers to highe,
ambition in fruit and vegetable cul-
ture.
The purpose of this day is to edu
cate the people, both at home and
abroad, to the great variety of fruit
and vegetables that can be success
fully grown here in the valley-and
earlier and more continually than else.
where
Fifty dollars cash will be given tc
the section making the incest exhibit
That does not mean the largest ex-
hibit, but the incest, and may be won
by an individual, an organization OF
a community. Get busy and see thai
your section is we'll represented.
Cash prizes will be given on al
sorts of tree, vim eand garden pro
ducts-and you don't have to have 4
great quantity to be able to compete
for the prizes.
The best showings in the following
quantities win prizes: Apricots, doz-
en-; Apricots, crate; peaches, 1 doz-
en-; grapes, pounds; plums, / dozen;
figs, dozen; pears, dozen; almonds
1 dozen; olives, , dozen; Oranges
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09
VIII Not Land Guns.
United Press Day Service)


Washington, May 9,-Danger of
complications from the landing Of
German arms for Huerta at Puerto
Mexico has been averted. Secretary
Bryan has received 4 message from
Consul Rogers at Havana that the
war munitions reported at Puerto
Mexico will be returned to Germany
and the agents for the steamer b.
varia, now approaching the Mexican
coast with another consignment, have
order ed the same disposition of her
cargo. Bryan did not state whether
this was done on order of the Ger
man government or by the steamship
companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09

rying statues of the virgin through
the streets, praying for protection.
The eruption continued throughout
the day, accompanied by minor
shocks. The inhabitants of the en-
tire section remained in abject terror
and the troops had difficulty in pre-
venting further panics. Plans are
being made to house the refugees.
Red Cross agents have reached the
scene and begun work. The indica.
tions tonight are that the death list
will grow. Many bodies are being
removed from the ruins.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09
Volcanic Eruption
and Earthquakes
Cost Many Lives

aged. The roads are choked with
hysterical refugees. Etna is still
erupting.
The villages of Zerbati, Pennisi,
Belpasso, Maria, Vergine, Mapgano
and zafferanao are worst damaged.
1t is feared many are buried in the
ruins. The inhabitants fled, spend
ing the night in the open country.
Soldiers arrived today and began
erecting hospital tents. The destruc
ton of railroads is delaying refugees
in arrival here. Priests are organ
izing religious professions and car
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09
Stirred Up the Town.
NInited prce9 Day GnrvicnN

Tacoma, May 9.-Tha city was
thrown into panic of excitement
today by the assembling Of Troop B,
Washington National Guard, by tele-
phon> to the armory. Newspapers got
out extras of the war type, saying
the troops were assembled on orders
from the adjatant general, and prob
ably would go to the front. Captain
Palmer, it was learned, merely wished
to determine the length of time neces-
sary to assemble his men, but failed
to take the newspapers into his con-
fidence and the excitement resulted.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09
Famous Ball Players
May Train In Valley

There is possibility that Imperial
Valley next winter will become the
training ground of some of the most
famous major and coast league ball
players. Several years ago a num-
ber of the worlds best players were
here as members of the clubs in. the
Imperial Valley League, and steps are
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09

being taken to bring them or others
back
A meeting has been called for the
superior court room at 1880 Tuesday
evening to organize an Ell Centre club
for 1914-15 and plans will be made
for cooperation with other towns in
the valley in organizing league.
C. E. Hersee of Ell Centre is most
active here in this work.