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Middletown transcript., 1915-07-10
M. E. Choir Etertained

The choir of Bethesda M. E. Church
and few other friends gave de-
lightful surprise to Mrs, Eugene
Dockerty, member of the choir, when
they drove to her home near town on
Tuesday evening to spend the evening
with her and Mr.. Dockerty. A very
pleasant evening was passed with
games and music, Mrs. Dockerty de-
lighting her guests with several solos.
Ice cream and cake were furnished by
the visitors.
Those present besides the host and
hostess were Mr.. and Mrs. Martin B.
Burris, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Brockson, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Stewart, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood
B ring, Mrs. Hattie Downs,
Mrs. John Armstrong, Mrs. Corbit
Vinyard, Miss Prudence Lewis, Miss
Emily Alice, Miss Eliza Hurn, Miss
Anna Denny, Miss Lena Weber, Charles
Beaston, and Harry Vinyard.
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Surprise Birthday Party

A few of the young friends of Aliss
Grace Carpenter gave her a delightful
surprise on the occasion of her birthday
on July fourth. The young people in
dulged in dancing on the porch and
later ice cream and cake were served.
A fine display of fire works was
shown during The evening.
Those present besides Miss Carpen-
ter's family were: Mrs. John Arm
strong, Miss Prudence Lewis, Miss
Jean Metten, Miss Mildred Redgrave,
Miss Margaret Pleasanton, Miss Mar
ion Arr strong, Miss Frances Cochran,
Miss Ramona Newman, Miss Jessie
Kohl, Frank McWhorter, Hugh Brown
Harry Segelken and Albert Donovan.
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OBITUARY.
MRS. KATHERINE SCHROEDER

The following is taken from the Lam
caster Pa, Daily New Era of Tuesday:
Mrs. Katherine Schroeder, wife of the
late Francis Schroeder, cotton mill
operator, who passed away at four
O'Clock at the home of her daughter,
Mrs, C. j. Swarr, corner of East King
and Ann streets, death being due to the
infirmities of age. The deceased was a
daughter of the late John and Barbara
Kinport Barr, of Lampeter township,
where she was born November 28, 1926,
being, therefore, in her eighty ninth
year. She was member of ST James
Episcopal Church, Mrs Schroeder is
survived by several children, Katherine,
wife of c. j. Swarr, and Rev. Francis
Ellmaker Schroeder, Henry Muhlenberg
and j. Nevin Schroeder, all of Lancaster
She was sister of Miss Susan Barr, of
Lancaster and Edward Barr, of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
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PORT PENN

E. E. Bender was home from Wash
ington, j. C. for the holiday.
Mrs. Frank Yearsley entertained
over Monday Miss Margaret Booth, of
Upland, Pa.
Mrs. George Shelton is entertaining
her daughter Mrs. Frank Torbert, of
Camden, N. j.
S. B. Bender and wife entertained
over Sunday Miss Carrie Wright of
Richardson Park.
Miss Ruth Shelton, of this place and
Dorsey Hudson of Camden, N. j., were
quietly married in Camden on Thursday
last.
S. C. Eaton and wife had as their
guests over Sunday, Harry Mckenzie
and wife, of Wilmington, and Eugene
Thomas and family, of Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Conrad Zacheis has returned
after two weeks visit with relatives
at West Chester, Pa, were visitors at
the home of Conrad Zacheis and wife
over the 4th.
j. M, Bender and family, of Balti-
more, Md, and Samuel Armstrong, of
Delaware City spent the latter part of
the week with their parents A. Ben
dler Rni wife.
George Webb and wife entertained
the latter mart of the uaak THAR co.,
Clarenfe and family of Philadelphia,
George Roemer and wife, of hear
odessi., and William Cope wife and
daughter of Upland Pa.
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FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND &C


Miss Leah Berkman was recent
visitor at Atlantic City.
Mrs. M. A. Hall has returned from
visit with relatives at Principle, Md.
Raymond Moore, of Wilmington,
spent last Sunday with friends here.
Viss Osse Gilis, of Wilmington, is
visiting her sister Mrs. j. j. Northrup.
Mrs. Fannie E. Comegys has been
spending the past week at Rehoboth.
Mrs. Eliza Vaughan, of Milton, is
visiting her son DIR. E. M. Vaughan
and family.
Mrs. G. Lindsey Cochran has been
spending several days at Rehoboth
Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Liman, of New
York City are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Fogel.
Mrs. Pearce Stevens, of Townsend,
spent Wednesday with her aunt Mrs.
James Downey.
Miss May Fielding, of Gloucester
City, N. j.. is. visiting Mr. and Mrs.
William Palmer.
Mrs. Nelson Crane, of Sparrow's
Point, Md, has been the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. John D. Gill
Mrs. c. V.>Jaquith and grand-daugh-
ter Virginia johnson have returned
from a stay at Ocean City, N. J.
Mrs. Winter Moore and two children,
of Milford, spent this week with her
sister Mrs. T. S. Fouracre.
Mrs. George Derrickson had with her
this week her daughter Miss Mabel
Derrickson, of New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob H. Emerson en-
tertained their sister Mrs. Mary V.
Appleton, of Wilmington over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Goodhand and
children, of Brooklyn, N. Y, have
been visitors with Mrs G. w. w. Nau-
dain.
Miss Bernice Metten, Murrey and
Elizabeth Metten, of Wilmington, spent
the fourth with Mr.. and Mrs. Alexan-
der Metten.
Rev, and Mrs. Charles Spry, of
Ocean City, Md, visited their sister
Miss Blanche Spry on their wedding
trip last week.
Miss Blanche Deakyne has been en-
tertaining Miss Mabella Geiselman, of
Baltimore, Md, and Miss Ann Trice,
of Harrington.
Miss Jessie L. Shepherd and her
guests spent Wednesday evening at the
home of Miss Corrine Mendinhall in
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Nowland, of
Philadelphia. were over the Fourth visi-
tors with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S.
Letherbury.
Mr.. aud Mrs. E. R. Cochran and lit
tie daughter, of Wilmington, were
recent visitors with his mother Mrs.
Edwin r. Cochran on South Broad
Street.
1t. Rupert M. Burstan who has been
spending some time with his parents
left on Monday for Washington, D. c.,
where he received orders stationing
him at Norfolk till July 18th, after
which he goes to Gettysburg for the re-
mainder of the summer.
Miss Adelaide McCrone, of McDon-
ough, is paying visit with her grand
mother, Mrs. j. R. Hoffecker. Miss
Lidie McCrone will leave next week
for Aurora, Mo-, for visit with her
aunt Mrs. Mollie McCrone Lupton.
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NOTICE

During July and August, FOgeI
& Burstan close as follows: Mon
day, Wednesday, Friday, 6 P. NJ;
Tuesday, Thursday, $50 P. M;
Saturday, ll.3O P. M. Our pur-
pose herein being to give our en-
plOyees a little extra fresh air, and
pleasure during the hot summer
months, we ask the cooperation Of
our patrons; you can do this by
shopping during the day or on the
evenings we are open.
We feel assured you will again
help US. The cOntented, smiling
faces greeting you will be your am
pie reward, and their owners will
give you better service thai eyer.
Thanking you in advans
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DAIRY FARMERS HIT

A change from condensed and evap-
GRATED to matted milk production is the
only hope held out under the Democratic
free trade tariff, by H. B. Miller, to
those engaged in the milk industry in
the Pacific Northwest, and even this
alternative may give but temporary
impulse to the trade.
Mr. Miller, former United States
Consul in China, was recently commits
stoned by the University of Oregon to
ascertain the reason for the depression
in the milk industry in that state, and
his thorough study of the subject has
convinced him beyond doubt that the
stagnation is due to the foreign com
petition engendered by the Underwood
tariff law which placed condensed milk
on the free list while at the same time
taxing the manufacturer for his raw
materials-s sugar and tin plate and
giving no refund for the consumption
thereof. This is typical example of
the Underwood Idea, ;" which, briefly
stated, is taxation of raw materials and
free trade or Nrevenue-only tariff on
the manufactured article.
Condensed milk is not listed separa-
tely in the official reports, but the i'm
portation of fresh and condensed milk
under Democratic law for the period of
October 1913, to June 1915, inclusive,
was valued at 81, O56, 23O, compared with
$125, 452, under Republican law October
1912, to June 1918. For the nine
months ending March, 1915, we imported
this product to the value of 81, 945, Sal.
No revenue for the Government and
another slap at the farmer.
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McFauI--DOugherty Wedding

At noon on Saturday in the Methodist
Episcopal parsonage, at Hockessin, Miss
Grace Cecilia McFaul, daughter of the
Rev. and Mrs. D. F. McFaul, and
Joseph John Dougherty, of Sharon Hill,
Pa, were married by the father of the
bride, assisted by the Rev. William F.
Stewart, of Camden, Del. The bride
was attended by her sister, while the
groom's best man was Howard C. Fos-
ter, of Wilmington.
The bride was charmingly gowned in
white net and carried bouquet of bride
roses. The bridesmaid wore white net
and carried roses. Mr.. and Mrs Doug
herty left on trip to Atlantic City,
and after their return they will live at
No. 900 West street, Wilmington.
:. Mrs. Dougher.y y is sister of Miss
, 4ay McFaul who for several years was
n teacher in the public schools and has
iften visited here.
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Tatman Estate Sale

The property of the late Cyrus Tat
man, Esq, consisting of a Farm on the
Levels containing 139 acres, and the
dwelling on North Broad street in this
town, was sold at a public vendue on
Wednesday afternoon at the Middletown
Hotel
The farm was bought for S13, 500, by
William C. Money, Esq, of Townsend
and the dwelling for S2,91O by j. J.
Hanley of Wilmington. MIR. David
Hutchinson, of Townsend was the
auctioneer.
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Port Penn Wins in Tenth

In loosely played game at Port
Penn last Saturday afternoon Port
Penn nosed out the Third Ward Dem.
Club of Wilmington in the tenth inning.
Both teams made a number of errors
but despite these it was good game.
johnson who pitched the first seven in
nings famed thirteen men, but retired
in favor of B. Yearsley who pitched the
remainder of the game in good form.
Dyer starred both at the bat and in
the field for Port Penn. Duffy and
Murray were the bright lights for Third
Ward. Score by Innings,
Third Ward.1 O22111OO-8 s 6
Port Penn.,...0 0 0 2 O 1-9 8 8
Hits off Johnson, 8 in Z innings; B.
Yearsley, 8 in 8 innings; off Malloy, 8.
Earned Runs, P. P. 6; Sd Ward, 3.
Two-base hit Duffy. Struck out by
johnson, Is; by B. Yearsley, 5; by Nal
10y, 5. Stolen bases, P. P. 4; Sd Ward
l. Sacrifice Hits, Hickman, Dyer. Hit
by pitched ball, Hickman, Dyer; Neeson,
j. Malloy. Time of Game $50.
Umpire, Webb
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Fruit Crop In Delaware

According to the report issued by
William T. Carter, Jr., supervising
agent of the Delaware division, 49,
25$. 365 quarts of strawberries were
shipped over the division this season.
Id ast year i2, ,66O5sO-quarts were shipped
an increase over last year of 6, 1876, ,7s5
quarts.
Shipments will continue from Selby-
vile and Bridgevilie, and it is probable
that there will be million,more quarts
shipped before the season ends.
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Mr.. Torbert's Call

Mr.. Torbert, the genial representa-
tive of Col. Coleman T. Dupont's
boulevard, made the Transcript brief
visit this week.
Mr.. Torbert is overHowing with in
fectuous admiration for the Colonel and
an enthusiastic belief in his good road
Projects.
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WARWICK

Preaching Sunday morning at 1890.
Christian Endeavor at P. M.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pyle spent the
Fourth at Brandywine Springs.
We are glad to report that Miss Eula
Vinyard is again able to be out.
Mr.. William Gilpin, of Elkton. is
spending sometime with Messers Leland
and Hazel Price.
Mrs. R. B. Merritt ST., spent from
Saturday until Wednesday with VIII
mington relatives.
Mr.. Leonard Lipscomb, of Whining
ton, is visiting his grandparents Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Merritt and
children, Mr.. R. B. Merritt, Sr.. mo-
tOred to Wilmington. on Wednesday.
Misses Lena and Wilhsmia .Kir
Wilmington. spent u disfs
their parents, Mr.. aIse
near 14Nhey age
aa,Ss; ~; cocoanu,
M alng treesA
time
coursf
ings
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Middletown VS.. Vandever

Through costly errors the local ball
team was defeated in double header
by the strong Vandever Club of Will
mington, on Monday. Both Newman
and Ward pitched gilt-edged ball, and
had they received good support the
scores would have been different.
The score by innings follows
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At meeting of the schools board
Miss Ida " Howell was elected prin-
eipal of the public schools; Miss Louise
Ratledge, vice-prineipal; Miss Emma
Carpenter, Miss Elsie r. Jones. Miss
Ada NJ Scott, and Miss Prudence Lewis
teachers. One teacheu'for the seventh
and eighth grades 4 be elected Al
another meetil sof
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Nathaniel J. Williams and DR.. Dorsey
w. Lewis have purchased the John S.
Benson property in the First District,
Cecil County, Md, containing 200 acres
price $1,000.
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Ay,lA After June first, the hours at the
goes, Alblic Library will be: TSesdsve to
e,SsV 20 p. MI Fridays, N. /;
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11.45 A. M, Sunday School SCI !
2.3OP. M. Armstrong Chape.S
School.
6.45 P. M. Christian Endean.
vice. Topic, Making Lifted
While. I" .-e et
7.SO P. M. Evening !
thirty minutes.
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Forest Church Notes

Sunday, July 11th, 1915.
1890 A. M. Public worship with SER
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MOVING DAY FOR
MAYOR and \. Chief
New Offices Are Very Well
Arranged and Nicely I
Furnished.

y From the frying pan into the fire
is the only waysof describing the &C.
tions Of the powers; that be" in NOV.
ing the mayors Office and the police
chiefs office this morning. That is
as far as noise Is concerned. To make
the trip from the street into the rear
Of the new city; building, is about the
same as going through a. saw mill
when the mill is working. But the OF.
fees themselves are very fine ones.
The Mayors Court room has not been
put in shape for holding trials yet, and
until this arrangement is completed
the mayor will 60 over his morning
visitors In his private office.
There are two offices In the police
department, one for the chief and the
outer office for the desk sergeant.
Both of these offices are fine enough
fora leap year ball. =
All the commissioners and the 9th.
er city employees are greatly pleased
with their new quarters and when the
saving and hammering is over joy
will reign supreme in the new build.
ing.
The treasurer's office faces Mon.
roe street. The police and mayors
office can be found by going around
the left hand side of the building and
taking the straightest course; ahead.
There is about two weeks work yet
to be done on the building.
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Huntington to be
Suffrage Center

According to information received
In this city by supporters of. the Wo.
mems suffrage movement, Huntington
is making elaborate plans for the en-.
tertainment Of the State Suffrage As.
ISOLATION, which convenes in Hunting.
ton on November IS, in a three days
session.
Delegates to the number Of several
hundred, representing practically
every town and city in the state, will
be present and addresses will be heard
from prominent suffragists of the state
and elsewhere.
Plans will be formulated for the
most extensive educational campaign
in the interest of the ratification Of
the suffrage amendment to the state
constitution to be voted upon Novem-
Der, 1915. ever inaugurated In any
state. No time: energy or expense will
be spared by the ardent band of state
suffragistsy to bring about the ratifica.
ton OF the amendment: giving women
equal rights at the polls with men.
Among the prominent speakers to
be present, at the Huntington conven.
ton will be sAntoinette Funk, OF Chi
cago. considered generally, to be sec.
ond only to the renowned. Dr.. Anna
Howard Shaw. ~ ~;
Delegates win be entertained on the
Harvard plan, being. given room and
breakfast free. ~. z, n =
iAtE "a meeting of the Huntington
Suffrage League held recently. Mrs.
Frank r. Mann was made ,presid of
the League to succeed Mrs Eugene
Warren, who recentlys resigned to FAC
cepts the presidency Of the sCabell
County Associi Jon. Mrs. Mann Is well
known as an ardent suffragist. She
was here last week las a delegate from
the Hunting onS Women s. Club attend.
ing the State Federal ton citing.
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old cabinet over the Balkan situation
issa most Representative one. Aristide
BRAND who com Ieted his new cobi.
net last night 3wil l4ho ID lab olute sway
II he lives up TO his reputation. The
public awaits some action. The new
cabinet il reported composed, Of the
following ~ (, 3
premier and minister of foreign az.
fajrs-Aristide BRAND.
Vice president of the cabinet and
minister OF state--T;e Charles De Frey.
cient. ~.
Minister of war-eeneral;J j. S. CALI.
Minister of ,justice-Rene viiani.
Minister of the interior-Louis J.
Maly::
Minister of finance-Alexandre Ri
Minister of: marine-Rear Admiral
Lacaze.
Minister Of public instruction and in.
ventions concerning national defence,
PROT. Paul Peinleve.
Minister Of public works-Marcet
Sembat.
Minister of commerce-EtieIpe Gle.
: metal.
Minister of colonies-Gaston poa.
mergue.
Minister of agriculture-Jules Mel
tne.SS
Minister of labor-Albert Metin.
Ministers without portfolio-Emil
& Combes. Leon Bourgeois, Denys Co
chin and Jules Guesde.
Under secretary OF state, war and
Z munitions-Albert Thomas.
Under secretary OF state, for sub.
sistepce-Joseph Thierry.
Under secretary OF state for sanitary
seryice-Justin Godart.
Under secretary Of state for avia.
tion-Rene Bespasd.
Under secretary Of state for marine
Louis Nail.
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BossleS Band WI Head BIG
Mashed Parade Monday Night

Bosle's Band will head a grotesque,
hilarious, masked parade Monday eve.
ming, which will form in front Of the
y. N. G. a. building at Fairmont ave;
nue. and First street, and after passing
through the principal streets OF the
ysdisband al, recount house, where
an Apr opriate CONCERT Will be render.
IN accordance with the proclamation
of Mayor Anthony Bowen issued sew.
erali weeks ago. the streets will be
given over. to the Jolly, maskers Mon.
day evening aud all sorts OF stunts
not destructive to property or endan::
gering life will be- permitted under
the direction of the cityfpoljce. f.E3,
] The parade Of grotesquely costumed
merrymakers will form In front oftthe
y: NJ G. "a. building at $50 O'clock.
Headed by Bossle's Band the process,
Ion will march along Fairmont avenue
to Fifth street, to Walnut avenue, 10
First street, to the, Coal Run bridge,
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Rumor Of Bonner
Purchase Confirmed

PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 3o.-rHenry
Tagpall. vice president ii charge Of
finance Of the Parr company, today
confirmed the report that William H.
Bonner, president OF the Cambria
Steel Co., had exercised his option to
purchase from the Pennsylvania Com
pany one.half of its holdings OF the
common and preferred stock of the
Pennsylvania Steel Co. 1t has been
known for some time that Mr.. Don.
ner had been seeking to obtain q con.
trolling interest in the Pennsylvania
Steel Co.
Charles NJ. Schawb, president of the
Bethlehem steel corporation. has been
after the Pennsylvania Steel Co., but
was out bid by Bonner interests. An
announcement that Mr.. Bonner will
also obtain the Reading Iron Co inter.
ests in Pennsylvania steel is expected
soon. The Reading Iron Co. is con.
trolled by the Reading Co. the holding
corporation, Of the various Reading
and coal and iron companies.
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Berlin Dispatches
Attract Attention


WASHINGTON. Oct. SO.-Berlin
dispatches rejecting public sentiment
in Germany demanding the recall OF
Grand Whitlock. American minister
TO Belgium, because OF his report on
the execution of Miss Edith Cavell,
the British nurse, attracted the at
tentlon of administration officials here
but illicited no comment further than
statements that the United States had
no official intimation from Germany
that Whitlock was no longer accept
able.
The German dispatches made a
point OF the fact that the seat Of the
Belgium government is no longer at
Brussels but at Havre and suggested
that Mr.. Whitlock should be at the
latter place.
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New Evidence lin
The lHesp eriian Case

WASHINGTON, d.. G., Oct. 30
secretay Lansing 4 announced today
that the navy department had Jindlcat.
ed that the fragment of the engine OF
war which sank the lien liner Hes:
perian was a part of a torpedo. The
German government persistently de:
MES that the Hespe rian was torpedoed.
In the opinion of the United States
naval experts, the fragment could not
have been a part Of a marine mine.
The secretary said the result OF the
navy department. inyestig would
imme diately be communica either;
TO the German fgoyernme directly or;
to Ambassador Bernstorff.
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to Main street; to Quincy street, 10
Jackson street, to Barney street. to
Main street to the courthouse where
the formal procession will disband.
At the court house a lively concert
,appropriate.to a sHallowe'e EN- demon;
istration will be endered. Hundreds
,ofs persons have already prepared gro:
tesqne COSTUME for che eccasions lin.
eludinga clown r,akenps Of the most
lhnmo rous descript on! Masks 81 All
sorts from the plain black device de.
signed to hide only the eyes and up.
per part ofithe face to the papier ma
chic contriyancesSof the imost hideous
character are being purchased by hun.
dreds of people in Fairmont and vicin.
ity ready for the big parade Monday
evening.
Police, under the direction of Chief
Fred S. Harr will be on hand during
the entire evening directing the march
and preventing rowdies and pick.
pockets from taking advantage OF the
ccasion to annoy the merrymakers.
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AISTR0-GERMAN'FORCES ON
TDVARDIGREAT SERBIAN ARSENAL
Senator Meredith
Approved by All

The suggestion has been made since
the resignation Of Judge Robinson
from the Supreme Court bench that
Sentaor Scott Meredith. OF Fairmont,
be appointed to the position formerly
held by Judge Robinson. The suggest.
ion has met with general approval all
over the state. and there is a good
chance that Governor Hatfield will
make the appointment. Senator Mere
dith is one Of the most able members
Of the West Virginia bar, and would
fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court
bench satisfactorily. It Is felt that
as Judge Robinson is from this sec.
ton of the state, his successor should
likewise be appointed from this sec.
ton.
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sUePREss PAPER.,..

GALVESTON. Texas, Oct. 3o.-Ac.
,cording to- adyices received by Car.
rama, representatives here the Mex.
lean Herald of Mexico City a consist.
'enta antagonist to the revolution ana
warm supporter OF Huerta was SUP.
pressed last night by constitutional.
lists authorities. Throug the same
channel comes the Information that
osecutiop Of persons implicated IN
the assassination OF Franeiso Madero
and Pine saurezt IS being continued.