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Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
A Fine Movie Benefit

Mr.. H. 6. Newman, Impresario Of the
popular "Movies" is nothing if not
generous and public spirited. On Mon
day night he treated the general public
spirited On Monday night he treated
the general public to superb seven reel
show, "Salomy', an adoption of one of
Bret Harte's early Western stories
gave his patrons $l.O0 worth of thrills
and laughs for a quarter and then
dumped the box receipts, some SIS, into
the lap of the Base Ball treasurer
We heard gentleman remark he
would pay 50 cents any time to see the
likes o that Salomy The house, when
one remembers the unkind weather
conditions. was big one, and certainly
appreciative even in excess of its size.
Besides the delightful films, the audi
ence enjoyed between the scenes, the
music of the well known and ever
pleasing POOLS Orchestra. Messrs.
Charles Stewart, Harry Vinyard, John
Dickinson and Philip Vinyard sang two
tuneful quartet songs which drew in
sistent encores.
The Transcript believes the public
and all lovers of the national drama
the Moving Pictures-will not forget
Mr.. Newnan's renewed generosity
certainly the fans and the ball slammers
will not
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
St. Anne's Church Notes

May 90th, Trinity Sunday.
Divine Service, Morning Prayer and
Sermon at 1890 A. Nj.
Sunday School ession at 11.45 A. M.
Evening Prayer and Address at 7.90
P. M.
Service on Wednesday evening at
7.3O.
Let US have letter attendance at
the Sunday School, let our motto be,
Every one present every Sunday.
We would like to see every member
confirmed in the last Glass present
at the Communion Service on the
first Sunday in June. Also, let every
comnunicant be more regular in this
respect.
Bear in mind the cloth, anniversary
service in Old St. Annes' Church on
the third Sunday in June. We are to
have two very prominent speakers on
that occasion,
The Junior Auxiliary Annual service
next year is to be held in st. Annes'
Parish.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
Grange Notes

The meeting'of of Peach Blossom Grange
on Friday night was largely attended.
Two applicants were received into
membership
Mrs. James L. Warren led the lecture
hour and gave an account of the com
parison of wheat prices in Europe, COW
ering number of years.
Miss Lydia Cochran read a poem,
'The building of the house and the
making of the home.
MIR. Fred Brady spoke at length on
the educational advantages and condi-
ton of the State.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Warren and
Mr.. Fred Brady were appointed dele
gates to attend the Pomona meeting to
be held in West Brandywine Grange
Hall Talleyville, Thursday, June Sd.
Sections of the peace resolution We're
adopted, the said resolution to come up
at next Pomona meeting for final
action.
Refreshments We're served at the
close of the meeting, Misses Lydia
and Josephine Cochran We're appointe |
lecturers for the next meeting, Friday
night June 4th.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
PORT PENN

County Supt. E. L, Cross visited the
school one day last week.
Mrs. Harry McNelly, of Browns Mills,
N. j., is the guest of her mother Mrs.
Richard Yearsley.
Mrs. Jessie Davis is at Elliotts, Md. =,
assisting Rev. George H. Vanote in
Revival Services.
Mrs, Jennie Lanipp has returned
after spending four months at Browns
Mills, N. j.
E. S. Zachies and wife entertained
ON Sunday their son William, of Allan
tic City, William Moore and wife, of
Delaware City, and Miss Mildred George.
of near Odessa.
Mr.. 0. Voshell visited her nephew
Ira Bender on Saturday, who has been
in the Delaware Hospital for the past
six weeks with double pneumonia, be-
sides having undergone a serious opera
ton.
The two weeks campaign in the NJ.
E. Church started on Sunday evening.
Rev. Rice, of Delaware City, preached
on Tuesday evening, and the pastor
Rev. R. o. Cooke hopes to secure other
help during the services.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
A FURIOUS STORM
Visits TOwn-UprOtting Trees,
Some Damage
DONE TO A FEW HOUSES

Saturdays storm did some damage in
Middletown, again taking toll from our
shade trees, uprooting four such and
tearing off many limbs and boughs
throughout the town.
A big tree in front of A. Metten's
barn on Cass street was uprooted, fall
ing across the sidewalk and crushing the
fence, but thanks 20 another tree
against which its boughs fell, it did no
damage to the barn itself. This tree,
like many others that have fallen in
various parts of the town, had been
weekend by the looping off its roots in
fixing the pavement and gutter.
Another large tree before the Shall
cross residence was cracked off at its
trunk, while two trees in front of the
Lewis home were blown down, both
hitting the porch, the one at the pave
ment, a swamp maple, crashing through
the porch railing and displacing the
large paving fiagstone and the curbing.
The other tree, fine Normay maple
split and for that cause fell. Had it
been bolted together it would have out
lived the storm. One of the willows in
the rear of the freight house fell and
knoched hole in that historic old barn.
Pity!
There are many of the common maple
trees on various streets that have
grown dangerously tall, and should be
judiciously topped. We say judiciously,
not hewn down till only an diversified
forked hitching post is left which torso,
if it sprout at all again, only makes
stunted bush of tree which soon de-
Gays.
The common maple Is shallow root
ing tree and should not be allowed to
reach the towering heights we behold.
The Norway maple is everyway much
its superior, and should always be
chosen.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
ODESSA

Mrs. A. B. Berry is the guest Of
friends in Viola this week.
Mrs. Laura Skelenger and daughter
Mrs. William Dickson, of Wilmington,
were guests of Mrs. William Eccles
part of this week.
Mrs. G. carson Boyd, of Wilmington,
spent Thursday last with her mother
Mrs. w. r. Tucker.
Mr.. Devaul Rhodes spent Thursday
last with friends in Wilmington.
Mrs. Rittenhonse and daughter, of
Townsend; and Mrs. Whitlock, of New
Castle, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew West, on Saturday.
DR.. W. V. Woods was a Philadelphia
visitor on Tuesday this week
Yrs. R. j. Mailly was a Wilmington
visitor part of this week.
The many friends of Miss Francis
Heller are arranging for a variety
shower on Saturday evening, at the
home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Heller.
Mrs. j. A. Finley, of Chestnut Hill,
was recent visitor with her parents
here,
The heavy wind and rain storm that
passed over this vicinity on Saturday
afternoon, did quite little damage, un-
roofing buildings, fences and trees were
damaged. One large willow tree at the
end of the causeway was uprooted
bringing several feet of earth with it.
The funeral of MIR. William Knots,
of Philadelphia, took place on Sunday
afternoon last, from the home of his
sister Mrs. Emma Daniels, near Town
send. The interment was made in the
St. Pauls' M. E. Cemetery, this town
The choir and Sabbath school of the
Drawers Presbyterian Church will hold
their annual Children's Day services at
TAO o'clock, next Sabbath night, May
Both. The offering requested on that
occasion is designed for the cause and
work of Missions. A very interesting
service IS anticipated and all are most
cordially invited to come and enjoy it.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
DECORATION DAY
~, Signed
HAYr AD. Chairman.

With whitened hair and halting step,
Who once were young and strong,
Some chad in Blue, some clad in Grey,
They feebly march along.
1t is to keep the memory green
Of those who've passed away,
That on their graves they scatterf flowers
On Decoration Day.
The one in Blue plants flowers upon
The grave where rests the Grey,
And those in Grey upon the Blue
Do likewise. on this day.
There is no North, There is no
South,
Past hatred fades away,
And Blue and Grey in friendship meet
On Decoration Day.
There are memories of the past,
Of ghosts that borrow wrought
On bloody fields of strange combat
Where brothers fierceiy fought.
Their mission now is one of peace;
Where bullets fell like showers,
To-day. on graves of those who died.
Are scattered fragrant flowers.
The past has faded like a dream;
Wars discord now is stilled,
And hearts that once were far estranged
With peace and JOY are filled.
All claim one country and one flag,
And at the Judgment Day,
Before the Throne, hand clasped in hand.
Shall stand the Blue and Grey.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
WARWICK

Preaching Sunday morning at 1870.
Christien Endeavor at Z P. NJ.
Children's Day service will not be
held until June 1S, instead of June 6.
Mr. John Stephens, of OIney, spent
several days last week with relatives in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Thelmberger,
of Philadelphia, were Sunday guests of
Mrs. William Lofand.
Mr. j. H. Vinyard is spending some
time with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
William Vinyard.
r. Mr., F. Bernard, Jr., of Kennett
Square, Pa, is spending the holidays
with Miss Name Merritt.
Mrs. R. A., Merritt and daughter Miss
Name and Mr.. A. R. Merritt motored
to Philadelphia on Thursday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Eaton spent
several days last week with their
daughter Mrs. Bayard Jordan, near
Glasgow.
Mrs. R. H. Price and Miss Ella
Stats and Messrs. Leland and Hazel
Price spent last Saturday in Whining
ton.
Invitations have been received here of
the marriage of Miss Mae Walker, of
Philadelphia, to Mr.. w. j. B. Loiand,
formerly of this town, but now of Phila-
delphia. The wedding will take place
June 9Th, at the home of the bride s
parents.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
JUNIORS wALLOP TOWNSEND

Middetown is awaking to the fact
that it has bang up Junior baseball
team. These nimble footed, quick-eyed,
swift and strong-armed youths tried
conclusions last Thursday on the Aca-
denny Park grounds, with nine from
Townsend, and after treating them
selves to twelve runs, presented thsir
visitors with just nine big goose eggs
The snappiest, alive-all-over game of
the season, say all who beheld it !!
Young Mr.. Kinks pitching was swift,
sure and deceptive, his curves bagging
no less than 10 of the Townsenders
while his Argus-eyed attention to the
few Townsenders who reached the bases
so totally discouraged that felonious
practice known in the fan jargon as
"base stealing" that the visitors after
three or four sharp lessons, stuck to
the bags as though they had been glued
thereto Three brilliant throws, one
to first, another to the centerfielder
who for some mysterious reason had
migrated to second, and still another to
third, caught as many runners mapping,
Kirk in each instance sending a hot
liner there ahead of them
Young Mr.. Weber behind the bat
won his spurs handsomely tho, they say,
but the veriest tyro; and Jols on third
and all the rest did excellently. To the
Juniors in the person of young Walker
also belongs the honor of slamming the
first knocked ball clean over the 20 foot
wire netting on the left field fence
The Seniors had better look sharply
to their laurels else these little chaps
will fool EN- At least that's what we
hear quite a number of our foremost
baseball citizens remark.
The attendance was large and a hat
collection almost paid for the ball and
one bat A mighty cheap first-class
exhibition, that
A bevy of good-looking Townsend
lassies put in an appearance about the
fourth inning, but though invited to
mount the grand-stand they declined,
not wishing, in view of the forbidding
row of ciphers charged to the score of
their towns champions, to remain and
see them further "butchered to make
Middletown holiday" and they soon
left, which treason upon the part of
their ladies, could not have put heart
into their already dropping spirits, and
so it was nothing plus nothing to the
end of the chapter. This drubbine
should make the fine young fellows from
Townsend set their teeth together hard
and swear "hy the great horn spoon, -
"Well lick them MiGdletown chaps
good for that p
score by innings:
Townsend ............0 5000 900
Junior r.................1 0 0 0 x-1z
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Bethesda Church Notes

May SOth. $50 A. NJ. Brotherhood
Devotional meeting.
1890 A. NJ. This service will be un-
der the auspices of the Woman $
Foreign Missionary Society of which
Mrs j. j. Northrup is president. An
interesting program has been prepared.
Miss Laura White, of China will deliver
the address. She is in position to give
much information about the new repub-
lie of China. She should have great
audience.
2P. NJ. Sunday School. Let every
member of the school be present to
rehearse Children's Day music.
7.9p P. M. Preaching, Subject,
"Lessons from Joshua's defeat at All. "
The sermon will have point, and the
singing will be bright.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
MIR, Durfee Visits Here

On his return from Baltimore where
he assisted at the induction of DR..
Goodnow as the new President of Johns
hopkins University, Mr. Durfee, spent
part of Saturday and Sunday as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Burris.
Mr.. Durfee is the Dean of the thriv-
ing Hobart College and besides being a
cultured gentleman is a specialist in
higher mathematics. We found some
time ago a treatise of his so technical
that an ordinary mathematician could
no more read it than the medical fra
ternity could the account of DIR. Lamb's
dissection of the brain of Guiteau!
Mr.. Durfee possibly even knows what
quaternion is, or what theimpossible
Fourth dimension" means.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
TOWNSEND

May Kiefer is visiting her sister Mrs.
Henry Curlott, near St. Georges.
G. H. Hill, of Centreville, Md, visited
Mr.. Webster and sister recently.
Mrs. Emma Rhodes is visiting her
son Ernest Weldon and family.
Mrs. L. L. Maloney and Miss Anna G.
Vandyke spent Monday in Philadelphia.
James Watts and wife, of Cecilton,
Md, visited relatives in town Tuesday.
Mr. Jacobs, of Aberdeen, Nd, is
visiting his sister Mrs. Clarence Green
wood.
Maggie Curlott has returned home
from visit with relatives near St.
Georges.
Mrs. Stella Dickinson is spending this
week with her brother Roy Lookerman
and family, in Delmar.
Garrett Othoson and wife, of ST.
Georges, spent Wednesday and Thurs
day with John Townsend.
Mrs. Jonathan Hodgson is spending
several weeks with her son 7. H.
Hodgson and family, near Blackbird.
Mrs. Maggie Smith. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Lee and Miss Lehman, of Mid
dletown, We're entertained Sunday at
the home of w. A. Scott.
Mrs William Barnett, Mrs. Edgar
Clark and Taylor Barnett, of Middle
town; Mrs. r. Warren, Mrs. William
Jester, of Delaware City, visited L. L.
Maloney on Tuesday.
In the Church Hall, on Tuesday even
ing, June 1st, at 8 o'clock, drama en-
titled "The Flowing Bowl, by home
talent will be held for the benefit of the
Church Carpet Fund Admission Is and
20 cents.
Childred's Day services Sunday even
ing, in the M. E Church, May Both, at
8 o'clock. Baccalaureate sermon for
the Townsend High School Senior Glass.
Sunday morning at IL o'clock. by Rev.
w. Burr.
Commencement exercises in the NJ
E. Church on Wednesday evening, June
I'd. at 8 O'Clock. MIR. Hoffecker, of
Wilmington, will address the graduates
Music will be furnished by POOLS or
chestra. An invitation is extended to
all.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
THE JUNIORS OUTCLASSED

The Transcript ''roots" impartially
for all Middletown ball tossers, Juniors
not less than Seniors, and so does not
take back an atom of it's praise of the
youngsters even tho in the Colt game
they did run up against team of select
ed players Zone of two of them, it is
said, being professionally drawn
from four or five different towns, or as
Chief Hilyard put it, "the pick of
all Kent County, Maryland p
Sure it is, in the Colt field "Motley
was the only wear, for one Colt uni
form bore the legend "W" Wilmington
Tri-State,) three E. A. c., (Easton
Athletic Club,) one nothing, and four,
&c" (Golt,) and all hands were prac-
ticed players, and at least one salaried.
But in spite of all that, our unprac-
ticed Juniors, hardly gotten together
yet, made gallant head against all
these odds, and would, we believe.
have made different showing had not
the same sort of a needless error-an
untouched fly in the second inning
handicapped them just as it did the
Seniors in their New Castle game.
They started out in spirited fashion,
and gave the Golfers a blank in the
first inning, but in the second with two
men out, Swain unfortunately failed to
try for a fly, and five runs resulted for
the Colt team "a load too heavy for
the Juniors to carry, and they lost.
We have heard several judicious old
players say 1--WE still swear by the
Juniors" The Transcript believes
they can at least serve as a useful
counterpart and assistant to helpdevelop
the Seniors where they most lack, viz.
in batting and in general team work
that is if they will, as many suggest,
use every opportunity to play against
each other, in practice games.
One thing is certain the Seniors can
not afford to treat The Juniors unkindly;
both teams should, on the contrary, be
the best of friends, and all hands do
their utmost to uphold the honor of
Middletown in the diamond.
We regret to record that Jolls was
so seriously spiked on third, early in
the game AS to be forced to quit, Ben
Gibbs taking his place. We are not
willing to think the gaffing was inten-
tlonal for the Colt mne played a very
gentlemanly game throughout.
The only unpleasant incident was
furnished by sore-headed rooter from
To Rnsend, who pretending to be a
manager, made himself a nui 'ance
by posting himself near the Middetown
batters, and yelling like Comanche
Indian ! This noisy, long-eared night
ingale, who was neither handsome nor
musical, was driven on to the bench by
the Kisses and yells of the spectators
and the very proper admonition of Mr.,
Jones, the umpire for Middletown.
But his impudence made him start
his loud braying again, till the Chief Of
Police finally squelched him.
Golt....................0 0 0 0 0 l Oil
Middletown. .........0 0 0 0 0 0 o.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
FIGHT THE FLIES
An Early Swatting Campaign
Counts Far More Than
KILLING MORE FLIES LATER

This is the time to begin your war
fare against the fly and precautions
taken now are work all sorts of preven-
tives later on. Every fly that you see
buzzing through your room and allow
to live may breed millions, each one
of which may in turn breed millions
more. Very often housewife will not
take the bother to chase single fly
whereas if her rooms were filled with
any number of them she would start
clearance at once. If she could only
realize that the numbers would never
be there if she killed the single one
perhaps she would exert herself more
at the first glimpse of the dreadful
pest
The spring of the year is the breed
ing time for flies. In another month,
for every single fly that you allow to
live today, you will find hundreds of
thousands. Let that sink into your
mind thoroughly.
Swat the fly Let this be your slo-
gan if you wish to keep your household
free of sickness and disease this sum-
mer Teach your children to swat them
too; they will do it gladly if you jus
arm them with weapon which looks
very much like miniature tennis racket
made out of flexible wire, and turn
them loose in the rooms. They will
make game of it, and they will clear
up all the flies in sight.
1t is much easier to rid your home of
flies now than later on, for you will only
have one or two now. But go at Their
vigorously and eliminate them entirely
now. If you are apt to be careless
about them now, why, look around your
family and think of the hundreds of
forms of death lurking in one fly and of
the danger to those dearest to you. If
you would not bestir yourself to wage
this just warfare for your own sake, at
least do it for the sake of your families,
and do it now.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
SECOND GAME RUINED
Hurricane Of Wind and Water
Breaks it off
DURING THE FIRST INNING

lie had been poor weather prophet.
indeed who could not last Saturday
have seen on the ball field before the
game with the Penlyn Club of Will
mington was called, that it was in for
a wetting.
The Transcript scribe told severa
that typic Summer thundergust from
the West was brewing. "Oh, the
wind is southl' said the hopeful man
ager. eyes, but watch it westering',
we said, as the weathervane on the
Academy fiuttered more and more to-
wards that fatal point. Sure enough.
the clouds grew darker above and
fieecy ones swept continually lower
and lower till they seemed to battle the
very tree tops, when on a sudden, Just
as the visitors after making two runs
were all out, and before their pitcher had
thrown single ball, the storm broke
furionsly, the wind blowing something
like hurricane gale at times, and
sheets of rain pelting across the field,
and the broken boughs and leaves fly
ing in all directions!
In an instant the players were seiz-
ing their bats and donning their gar
ments, while the big crowd was pel-
nell scamperiDg off the grandstand,
and through the rain one caught fleet
ing glimpses of the white dresses of
the ladies', and the flying heels of the
men and boys-all rushing for shelter!
In fact although everybody "struck
out, all hands made "home runs.
Numbers of ladies' in their filmy sum
mer attire, on foot and in autos got
good sprinklng.
AS for the game, twas short horse
and soon curried, for as stated, Jup,
Pluv cut loose just as our boys came
to the bat, and they never lifted a
stick, though for some reason or other
three of the nine in that half inning
made three tumbles aud as many ball
fumbles, and another player one more
erorr-certainly not an auspicious
opening.
The Penlyn players came in
large auto buss from Wilmington.
The attendance was again good, $3S 90
having been taken in at the gate.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
Bank Cashier Resigns

James D. Davis, Jr., cashier of the
Peoples National Bank of this town,
has presented his resignation to the
Board of Directors, and it is understood
will retire on June Both. Mr. Davis
who has been cashier of the bank for
about two and half years, resigns to
enter more actively in the automobile
and farm machinery business at Ga
lena, Md, with his brother, Olin Davis.
During the cashiership of Mr.. Davis we
are assured, the affairs of the bank
have been most successful, the indivi-
dual deposits reaching a sum never be-
fore attained, and mang regrets are
heard of his decision to enter another
business.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
A Memorial Service

The Conference Claimant Endowment
Fund Commission of the Wilmington
Conference asks us to observe May 80,
as deceased Ministers Memorial Day,
anc to have the Sunday School children
decorate with flowers the graves of any
deceased Methodist Ministers who are
buried in our locality, and to conduct
memorial services, in connection with
the same.
This service will take place Sunday
afternoon at 8. 30 o'clock, and consist of
a song, prayer and brief remarks. The
procession will start from Bethesda
Church. All are invited to attend.
CLINTON 7. WYATT, Pastor.
NJ. B. BURRIs, Supt.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
Friends Of Old Drawers"

The ''Friends of Old Drawers" have
secured the Rev. w. Franklin Smiley,
D. D., pastor of West Church, Will
mington, to preach the sermon in the
morning at the Annual re-un on of Old
Drawers Church. on the first Sunday
in June. Judge Henry C. Conrad, of
Georgetown will make the address in
the afternoon.
The choir of Odessa Presby yterian
church will furnish the music, and the
Rev. E. A. MeLaury, pastor of Odessa
Church will have charge Of the services,
The "Friends'' will hold a business
meeting at noon, as usual