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Middletown transcript., 1914-05-23
CECILT0N

Mr.. James P. Mccoy was a Balti-
more visitor last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Y. Weed were Phil
adelphia visitors recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Shockley, of
Townsend, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. A. Watts.
Mrs. Arthur Bailey has been spend
ing the week with her mother Mrs. A.
Burke.
Mr.. Walter Clinton, of Philadelphia,
spent few days last week with Mr.
Harold Padley.
Mr.. A. W. Jones. of Massey, spent
Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P.
Jones on Monday.
Mrs. George Matthews, of St. Geor-
ges, spent Sunday and Monday with
her mother Mrs. Shelton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Robinson spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Minner in Millington.
Mr.. Thomas Bell, of Philadelphia, is
spending several days this week with
her aunt Mrs. Emma Peirce.
Miss Lillian Warren, of near Earle
vile, was the guest of Miss Marion
Griffith on Sunday
Miss Anna Broadwater, of Town
Point, has been the guest Of Miss Elma
Taylor recently.
The Twenty-ffth anniversary of the
Epworth League was observed with ap-
propriate exercises in Zion M. E.
Church Sunday evening.
The members of the graduating class
of George Biddle High School are
Henry Winter Davis, Misses Lille D.
Ferguson, Mary Pauline Price and
Katherine Woodal Wilson. The com
mencement exercises will be held on
Monday evening, June first, o'clock,
in the Zion NJ. E. Church.
There will be an entertainment in
the Jr. o. u. A. M. Hall, Cecilton,
Thursday evening, May 18th, if stormy
the following evening. The Entertain
ment will be given by Wilmington tai
ent as follows: Miss Helen Dunlap,
Pianist; Miss Rdth Erickson, Soloist;
Miss Irene Fulton, Reader. Proceeds
for benefit of Cemetery. Do not fail
to be present as it will be something
fine. Admission 25cts. Children 15cts.
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PORT PENN

Rev. George H. VanNote made trip
to Salem N. j., on Saturday last.
Mothers Day was observed in the NJ.
E. Church, May 18th.
Rev. S. o. Gibbons attended and
spoke in the M. E. Church Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Viola DcnelsOn who has been
visiting at the Parsonage has returned
to her home in Canton, N. j.
Mrs. Ella Webb visited relatives in
Ridley Park and Philadelphia for two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin, of Summit
Bridge, were Sunday visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Faunee.
E. E. Bender and wife spent Sunday
with his parents John Bender and wife,
near Warwick, Md.
Mrs Joseph Denny spent the latter
part of the week with Philadelphia
friends
Herbert johnson, of Riverside, N. j.,
is at the home of his parents Frank
johnson and wife, owing to i'll health.
Children's Day exercises will take
place in the NJ E. Church, on June ii.
An elaborate programme will be the at
traction.
The strawberry social held by the P.
o. S. of A., last week was a grand
success. About $50 or more being net
ted.
Miss Anna Keen, of Blaekbird, is i'll
at the home of her sister Mrs. Conard
Zacheis, but at this writing is reported
as convalescing.
John Eaton, of FELTON,, spent Friday
last with his mother Mrs. A. Eaton, who
her S7th birthday. An elab-
crate dinner being prepared by her
children for the occasion.
Joseph T. Webb died at the home of
his son Edward Webb, on Sunday.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday,
at 2 ?. NJ. Interment at old Drawers
Cemetery
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LOCAL NEWS

Trepass Cards for sale at this Office.
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
]. C. GREEN.
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
J. C. GREEN.
The best steak, roasts, lamb and veal
at w. C. JONES.
WANTED-BALED HAY AND
STRAW. S. B. FoARD.
FOR SALE. is, 900 Tomato Plants.
M. D. WILSON, Middletown, Del.
DR.. Warren S. P. Combs Dentist.
Successor to the late DR.. ]. C. Sites.
FOR SALE. Several Indian Runner
Ducks.
MRS. L. C. DRULEY.
HIDES WANTED-The highest cash
prices paid for horse and COW hides.
w. C. JONES.
FRESH and SALT FISH at my store
at all times. W. C. JONES.
Now is the time to have that summer
suit cleaned and pressed. The highest
class work only; also Panama and Felt
hats cleaned.
ROBERT B. JONES.
HIGH GRADE LEHIGH COAL
always in stock and under cover, guar
anteed free from dirt.
Phones 5 and 48
JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
Unclaimed Letters The following list
of Letters remaining unclaimed in the
Post Office, for week ending May 18th
Mrs. VIM. N. Andrews, Mrs. Geo. D.
Hicks, Miss Frances March, John Clay
ton.
FOR SALE-Two first class Butter
Eggs & Poultry stores in West PhiladeI-
phia. A fine chance for someone that
has a connection in the country to get
Eggs & Poultry shipped direct. An
swer at once.
4O37 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Rector of st. Annes' preached IN
St. Lukes' Episcopal Church, Seaforo
last Sunday, assisting the Rev. Rector,
Dr. Fisher, who has not been well, anG
the Rev. William Homewood, Of VII
mington, Del, preached in St. Annes',
and the Church of the Good Shepherd,
Chesapeake City. Nd.
Marion Hertha Clark, of New York
City, gave a monologue the play "The
Regeneration of Aunt Mary" in the
Opera House, Middletown, on Friday
evening, May 18th, when large audi
ence greeted the talented elecudonist
and were highly pleased with the even
ing's entertainment. The proceeds are
for the benefit of the Forest Presby-
terian Church.
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CHESAPEAKE CITY

Miss Lena Pearce has been the CUES
of Miss Maggie Lum on the Manor.
Miss Anna Heavelow spent the past
week end with friends in Galena, Nd
Mr.. Howard Bishop, of WILMINGTON,
Del, was an over Sunday visitor with
his parents on the Manor.
Miss Anna Davidson, of Philadelphia,
is spending sometime at the home of her
father Mr.. A. E. Davidson.
Mr.. Julian Downey, of La Plotta,
Md, spent the past week end at the
home of Mrs. L. K. Barwick.
Miss Sarah Price spent a few days
this week with Miss Jennie Bishop on
the Manor.
'"The What We Can" Mission Band
will hold bake to-day at the home of
Mrs. Henry G. Hager.
Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Hopper
visited Mrs. Alice Woodall, at George
town, over Sunday last.
Mrs. Charles S. Ellison, Jr., and Mrs.
L. K. Barwick spent Monday of this
week in Wilmington, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Steele and sons,
of Wilmington, Del, spent few days
last week with Mrs. Joseph H. Steele.
Miss Mary Bouchelle, Mr. Whirt
BoucheIle, of near Barkesdale, were
over Sunday guests at the home of Mr..
A. J. Bouchelle.
The Baccalaureate Sermon will be
preached to the Graduating Glass of the
High School by Rev. M. B. Nutter at
the M. E. Church assisted by J. E.
Eggert, Sunday.
Mrs. Pierce B. Aldrich and little
daughter, of Wilmington, Del, are
spending some time with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. William Salmon at "Back
Creek. +"
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EXHIBIT DAY GREAT SUCCESS

School Exhibit Day at Elkton last
Wednesday, was great success in
every way, in spite of threatening skies
that kept many people at home.
The parade was, perhaps, the most
attractive feature. There were twenty
four hundred teachers and children in
line, led by the Kimbleville and Chesa-
peake City bands. Nearly all of the
children wore sashes or other touches of
color, and carried American and Mary
land flags, making most attractive dis
play; but most beautiful of all were the
bright and happy faces OF the children
themselves. The marching was splen-
did, and elected much applause all
along the line. The decoration of many
residences and places of business added
greatly to the success of the parade.
After lunch hour, addresses were
made at the High School grounds BY
State Superintendent of Education DIR.
M. Bates Stephens, and DR.. ]. P. Nc
Brien, of the u. s. Department of
Education, and We're listened to with
marked attention by several thousand
persons.
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The Commencement Exercises

The Commencement exercises of the
Middletown High School will be held on
Friday evening, June 18th, in the Opera
House here. The Hon. Levin Irving
Handy of Smyrna will deliver the ad-
dress to the graduates, of whom there
are ten. Special music will be given.
The principal, Miss Ida V. Howell, who
has been i'll, hopes to be in her place
before that time
In the graduating class there are
seven boys and three girls, most un-
usual circumstance, as there are usu-
ally twice as many girls and boys.
The members of the are: Sarah Hates
Orah Spry, Alice Boulden, Raynor Car
row, Frank Tyson, Charles Meyers,
Theodore Whitlock, William Price,
Alexander Berkman, and George Shaw.
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FEDERATION DELEGATES

Miss Elizabeth B. Chamberlain,
Miss Cornelia Townsend, Miss Mollie J.
Wilson and Miss Eliza C.Green, are at
tending the annual Federation of Wo-
mems clubs being held in Milford this
week. The following is the report of
the President of the Middletown Club
Miss Green, of the work done during
the past year:
"a comprehensive outline of a most
productive year was given by Miss
Eliza Cochran Green, president of the
Middletown club, which now has 81, $50
in its building fund, $425 having been
added by the efforts of the entertain
ment committee this year. Since 1907
when the School Savings Fund was in
troduced $2,250 has been deposited,
81, ,250 being now in bank. The social
service committee opened free dis
pensary conducted by the State Tuber-
culosis Commission; the civics commit
tee co-operated with the grange to
open rest room; the library committee
presented $40 to the town library; an
Audubon Society was organized by the
conservation committee; the educational
committee presented a flag to the
school, had Miss Jennie VI. Weaver speak
on Fairgrounds and accompanied an
open lecture by DR.. Charles Wagner
with display of the school children's
work. The club will furnish a room in
Delaware College for Women.
In addition to all the work the club
had pleasant year socially and intel
lectually.,,
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TOWNSEND

Miss Mildred Wells spent Thursday
in town.
Mrs. D. B. Jones visited Wilmington
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Oliver Foraker spent Monday
and Tuesday in Wilmington.
William Bramble Jr., and Leigh Gill
spent Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Sallie Raisson, of Still Pond,
is visiting hsr sister Mrs. John Latto-
mus.
James Lee wife and son, Of near
Odessa, spent Sunday with Harry Gill
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Collins and daughter, of
Smyrna, spent Sunday with Mrs. Ruth
Richardson.
Mrs. Robert Beardsley and daughter
Dorothy is spending this week with
relatives in Wilmington.
Mrs. Kate Spicer, of near Blackbird,
is spending the week with her broth her
D. P. Hutchison.
Mrs. Leonard Dickson, of Atlantic
City, is visiting her parents B. G.
Lockerman and wife.
Pierrie C. Othoson and wife, of Sas-
safras, were entertained Sunday at Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Lynam's.
7. H. Hodgson and wife, ofSassafras
Md, spent Sunday with his mother at
the home of Richard Hodgson.
Mrs. George Knotts is the guest of
her son G. Lloyd Knots and wife in
Wilmington this week.
Children's Day service will be obser-
we'd in the M. E. Church Sunday even
ing May oath, at 7.3O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with their daughter Gil
bert Hayden and family on Sunday.
Miss Lilly Shockley, of Wilmington,
was entertained several days the past
week at the home of James Webster.
Mrs. Winfield Lattomus and daugh-
ter Miss Arrelee have returned home
after a visit with Philadelphia rela-
rives.
Mrs Augustus Gill and daughter Helen,
of Philadelphia, spent Tuesday and
Wednesday with Edward Reynolds and
family.
Serick Wilson, of Philadelphia, has
returned home after few days stay
in town with his mother Mrs. Jane
Wilton who is very i'll.
Lemuel Shockley and wife Earl
Shockley and wife motored to Cecilton,
Md, Sunday the guests of Albert
Watts and family.
1.-TWO old Confederate" and the ia
nous "Old Southern Quartette" drama
will take place in the Town Hall, Friday
May 29th, at o'clack.
Mrs. W. Harmon Reynolds visited
her mother Mrs. John Beauchamp at
the German Hospital Tuesday. Her
condition is encouraging after the seri-
Gus surgical operation she underwent
recently.
Jr. Base Ball team held a pie social
in the Church Hall Monday evening,
which proved successful, and a neat
sum was realized, to fit the boys up for
their sport The members of the team
wish to extend thanks to all who kindly
helped them.
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ODESSA

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Coll, of Phila-
delphia, were visitors in town this week.
Mr.. Harry Knots, of Philadelphia, is
spending some time with relatives near
town.
Mr.. L. Harris and daughter Miss
Pearl, were guests of relatives near
Smyrna one day last week.
Mr.. Frank Day, of Baltimore, has
been visiting his sister Mrs. David
Thornton this week.
Mrs. Harry Long, of Wilmington,
spent part of this week with relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Plummer were
guests of their son Mr.. George Plummer
and family, at Blackbird, on Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Skelenger and daughter
Mrs. William Dickinson, of Wilmington,
were Saturday visitors with Mrs. Will
liam Eccles.
On Sunday morning next a special
service will be held at St. Pauls NJ E.
Church for the G. A. R. Lodge. All are
cordially invited to be present.
The remains of Mr.. Frederick Knots
were inferred at Smyrna, on Wednes sday
last. The funeral services were held
from the home of his daughter Mrs.
Emma Daniels, near town.
Mr.. Denver Coppage and little
daughter Mabel, and Mr.. Lou Coppage,
of Wilmington, were Sunday guests
with their mother Mrs. Georgia Cop
page.
Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus Watkins, of
Easton, and Mr.. Raymond Hoops, of
Wilmington, were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Watkins and family.
Captain and Mrs. H. V. Woodal had
as their guests on Sunday Mr.. James
Gale, of Baltimore, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man Regan and family, of Frederictown,
Nd.
A committee has been appointed to
make arrangements for Decoration
Day. The school children and the
friends and visitors of the town are
invited to be at the school house at
P. M. A special program has been
arranged.
Teddy or the Runaways'', at the
earnest solicitation of a great many
friends the above comedy will be re-
peated in Odessa Hall, Wednesday
evening, May 27th, for the benefit of
the Ladies' Aid Society of st. Paul's M.
E. Church. Refreshments will be
served after the play.
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Build Themselves Church

Anxious to have house of worship
in their section, residents of Hlllcrest
determined to build one themselves, and
as reslt of their energy and activity
there will be dedicated on May 81, by
Bishop Nicely, of Philadelphia, the Hill
crest Methodist Episcopal Church, a
fine edifice constructed almost entirely
by the members of the congregation.
A. Edward Rhodes drew the plan and
the men Of the con rregation contribu-
ted labor or material. So willing were
the unpaid artisans that they worked
at night, using lanterns to illuminate
the grounds and building. The cost
viii aggregate about $4,000, against
which there is debt of only 81, 200,
which it is hoped to iquidate on the
day of the, dedication.
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FOREST CHURCH NOTES

Sunday, May oath, 1890 a. m. Pub
lie worship.
11.45 a. m. Sunday School.
2.30 p. m. Armstrong; Chapel, Sun
day School.
6.45 p. m. Christian Endeavor Meet
ing.
7.3O p. m. Evening service.
Children's Day service will be held on
Sunday evening, June 14th. The com
mittees were appointed at meeting of
the Sunday School Association, which
was held Wednesday evening.
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PEACH BLOSSOM GRANGE

During the lecture hour of the Grange
meeting on Friday evening, Worthy
Master E. H. Shallcross gave an occount
of his trip to Presque Isle, Maine, last
March, at which place he had been to
inspect two car loads of seed potatoes,
which were held subject to his approval.
His observations of the country enroute
the farms and farm buildings-the
snow three and four feet deep in many
places-the top rail of the fences only,
in view to mark the course of the roads
and the thousands of bushels of seed
potatoes, housed in warehouses which
had passed the government inspection,
ready for shipment-were topics that
were Interestingly narrated.
The roll call of ten members when
they were expected to answer off hand
questions on plant and animal life,
proved to be interesting as well as
educational, and served to develop
quick thinking and reasoning.
A resolution was read to close the
grange meetings during the summer,
from the meeting of June 18th, to the
meeting of October 9th. This resolution
will come up for final action at the next
meeting, Friday evening, May 29th, at
which time it proposed to hold an open
Grange session.
Prof W. ]. Rowan, of Delaware
College, Is to be present and give an il
lustrated lecture on 'fOur Bird Neigh
bors."
The Entertainment Committee re-
ported progress IN arranging for the
Pomona Grange meeting to be held on
Thursday, June 4th.
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Robbed Safe

Thieves robbed the safe of Mr.. D. B.
Maloney at Townsend, Thursday night,
and while they did not get any money,
they carried away his life and fire in
surance policies, deeds and other papers
that are valuable to Mr.. Maloney only.
Mr.. Maloney is of the opinion, that
after discovering the papers have no
value to them, they will likely throw
them along the roadside. If anyone
should find them MIR. Maloney will be
greatly Indebted for their return. The
safe in which the papers were kept,
was not locked, and after gaining an
entrance through the window, they had
no difficulty in opening the safe.
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FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT CONE AND co

THOSE THAT COME AND GO
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard A. Pool spent
Tuesday in Wilmington.
Rev. C. T. Wyatt spent part of the
week at Denton, Md.
Miss Mary Price, of McDonough,
spent Sunday at her home here.
Mrs. ]. B. Donovan and son Avery,
were Wilmington visitors last week.
Mrs. Ella Pennington, of Philadelphia,
spent this week with relatives in town.
Mrs. Frank Richards, of Philadelphia
was the guest of his parents on Sunday.
Mrs. Richard T. Cam had Mrs. Mark
Cleaver, of Wilmington, for visitor on
Tuesday.
Miss Helen Biggs has been at Centre
vile, Md, guest at the marriage of a
school friend.
Mrs. Henry D. Howell attended the
wedding anniversary of relatives at
Smyrna last week.
Mrs. c. ]. Freeman has returned from
Hackensack, N j., where she attended
the funeral of relative.
Mrs. I. S. Vallandigham is spending
some time with relatives and friends in
Wilmington.
Mrs. Columbus Watkins, of Easton,
Md, speut Sunday and Monday with
Mrs. George Janvier.
Miss Elizabeth Metten, of Whining
ton, is spending several days with her
grandparents here.
Mrs. L. E. Cullen is spending two
months with her daughter Mrs. Frank
Hetzel, of Franksville, Wis.
Miss Laura Nabb, of Sassafras, Nd,
is staying at the home of Mrs E w.
Lockwood, on North Broad street.
Mr.. and Mrs James Fenner, of Sha-
ron Hill, Pa, spent Wednesday with
with her sister Mrs John R. Brown.
Mrs. Annie B. Berry, of Odessa,
Delaware, announces the engagement
of her daughter Effie to DIR. D. Boy
Ensor, of Tennessee.
John J. Hoffecker, of Philadelphia,
was an over Sunday visitor at the home
of his father Mr.. James R. Hoffecker,
on South Broad street.
Mrs. Grant Rowbotham and daugh-
ter Margaret, of Philadelphia, are
spending this week with MIR. and Mrs.
Samuel Price.
Mrs. J. Wills Lusby, of Cecilton, Md,
and Miss Henrietta Oldham, of Washing
ton, D. c., were recent visitors with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Biggs.
Mrs. Alexander Metten has returned
from a visit with her son Irving H.
Metten and wife, in Brooklyn, stopping
on her way home for visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen Tasker, at WYnwood,
Pa.
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Delightfully."- Entertained

Little Miss Laura Fogel delightfully."-
entertained Tuesday evening in honor
of her friends, Bernice and Estelle
Rosen, of, Newark, N j. Games were
played until 7.,15 when refreshments
were served. At 8 o'clock the entire
party repaired to the movies. Those
present were: Helen McWhorter,
Frances Cochran, Grace Carpenter,
Ramona and Lucille Newman, Marion
and Frances Armstrong, June and Vir-
ginia johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Vir-
ginia Brady, Charlotte Donaghay, Ber-
nice and Estelle Rosen, Laura Eogel,
Mrs. M. Rosen, Mrs. H.. Rieson, MRS.
S. Burstan, Mrs. A. Fogel and Dr.
Jacob Burstan.
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JOhnsOn-GOIdsnith Wedding

Announcement of the wedding of Mr..
Robert L. johnson to Miss Frances
Maude Goldsmith We're received by
many of the groom's friends here this
week.
The ceremony took place in Cambridge
Mass, on May 14th, and the newly
married compile will be at home after
June lst, at So Norfolk street, Cam
br idge.
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After June first, the Library hours
will be-Tuesdays, to $50 P. M;
Fridays, Z to $50 P. M; Saturdays, 8
to P. M.
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WANTED. Farm, also large tracts
of land with or without stock. Write
complete description, price, terms, ETC.,
E. BRIoNNE,
g Duane St. New York City.
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THE TRANscRrPr $l.OO per Year
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-07
COACH JACK HEGARTY
CONFIDENT or RESULTS
Says There Is Not Slightest Chance
OF Georgetown Winning To.Day's
Game From His Team.
AGGIEs nv FINE CONDITION
Turner VIII BE Used for His Drop
Kicking Ability-Tenney to BE in
Lineup Towards Termination of
Contest.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. November Co.
Georgetown Is scheduled to get a good
drubbing tomorrow at tho hands OF
the North Carolina Agricultural and
Mechanical College football team, ac-
cording to Coach Jack Hegarty, who
reached here to-day with his SQUAD of
FOOTBALL players. Jack says his team Is
in the best of condition, and that he
has not the slightest doubt about the
result.
I'VE are going to give Georgetown
the worst licking they ever had on the
gridiron." said Jack to The Times Dis
patch correspondent Tonight. II have
IT all figured out. The Blue and Gray
Will do we'll to score. But AS to the
final result, there is not the slightest
II am going to use Turner, one OF
the finest drop-kick players In the
game, to show the HiIltOppers n few
real stunts In football. just to make
the game interesting, L Will put In
Tenney towards the last.
navy game last week Well pull OF
some stunts tomorrow that will make
plate Of bean soup" ~.
Last year the Agricultural and Me-
chanical team defeated Georgetown. IL
tically the same as tho one as A. 8:
NJ. had last year. but there ,arerseveral
changes in the line. On the whole
the limo IL a little weaker.
The men here are McDougall. Seifert.
Anthony and Mason, ends; Turner.
9 9ouns and 6 6S9h sasas ysr
ire; YanBrocklin. Tenny. Riddick.
Champion, backfield men.