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Middletown transcript., 1915-03-27
WARWICK

Miss Eva Holden is visiting relatives
in Chester.
Miss Willie King is spending some
time in Wilmington.
MIR. Bayard Vinyard spent this week.
end with Philadelphia relatives.
Mrs. John Wilson. of Cecilton. spent
Thursday with Mrs. R. B. Merritt.
Miss Mary J. Lynch, of Elkton, is
visiting her cousin Miss Name Merritt.
Miss Willie Aiken, of Chesapeake
City, spent Wednesday with Mrs. S. D..
Wilson.
Miss Mamie Merritt spent from Sat
urday until Tuesday with Kennett
Square, and Wilmington friends.
ReA. C. M. Cullum, of Hobb, Md. ,
spent several days this week with his
daughter Mrs. Price King, near town.
Rally Day will be observed here Sun
day morning at 1890 A speaker from
Mjddletpwn, will be here, Preaching
in the evening, at 7.aO. Come out every
body,
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Malicious Mischief

Two colored youths. named Harry
Anderson. IL years old, and James Will
son, II years old, were trieA before
Squire Cox, on Thursday afternoon for
malicious mischief in twice annoying
Henry Toy, by throwing dirt into his
laundry, and fined 1890 each.
Only by good luck did the scamps
miss ruining a whole weeks wash for
this klnd-hearted, Industrious China
man. Had he chanced, as his custom
is on ironing days, to have large wash
laid out, the loss to him would have
been heavy.
An older man Bill Rhodes is said to
have helped the other two, but for
reason he was not arrested.
Henry Toy Is an inoffensive, good
citizen. and We think this will be les
son to these hsartless young lOafers to
play their tricks elsewhere.
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FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND co

Mrs. E. S. Jones was a Wilmington
visitor this week.
Mrs. D. w. Lewis was a Baltimore
visitor the past week.
Misses Ethel and Bessie Denny spent
Wednesday in Wilmington.
Rev. F. H. Moore has returned from
a stay at Atlantic City.
Miss Jean Metten will spend Sunday
with friends at Aberdeen, Md.
Houston Naudain, of Baltimore, Md,
spent last Sunday wi h friends here.
Miss Prudence Lewis and "iss Ruth
Weidel spent Saturday in Philadelphia.
Thomas NJ. Hall, of Philadelphia,
visited his mother Mrs. M. A. Hall this
week.
Miss Lillian ontgomery, of New
Castle, is the guest of Miss Agnes
Crowley.
N'iss Neosho Collins, of Wilmington,
is visiting her brother Mr.. j. L. Collins
and family.
isses Irene and Bertha Reed and
Miss Marian DAME Is spent part of this
week in Wilmington.
Miss Irene Reed is spending some
time with relatives at Mechanicsburg
and Harrisburg, Pa.
YRS. Eugene Hanson, of New York,
is staying at the home of her sister
Mrs. Julian Cochran.
Mrs. C. Nalcolm Cochran and Niss
Alberta Cochran were Wilmington
visitors this week.
Miss Annie D. Frame is spending
some time with Miss Anna Wilson, al
her home on Green street..
Mrs. C. A. Ritchie and Mrs. Harry
Ellison, of Wilmington, spent last Sun.
day with MIR. and Mrs. Jacob H. Emel-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Rothwell, OF
anden, N. j.. have been visitors al
the home of the Misses Beasten or
Cass street.
Miss Anna Wilson spent Friday ir
Philadelphia and visited her mother al
the German Hospital, who is now mucf
improved.
Miss Anna Wilson payed brief visi
on Thursday last, at the home of hel
uncle, Mr.. John w. Roberts, of Smyrna
who has been quite i'll.
Miss Ella Naudain and Mrs. Mary
Daniels have removed from their farm
home O Middetown and are now occu
pylng the house on Green Street which
they recently purchase from Mr.. Jay
C. Davis.
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A SPRING IDYL

Spring is here! The blessed resur-
rectiOn time that will soon adOrn the
earth with it's thousand lovely shapes
of plant and flower life each instinct
with varied beauty of form, hue and
smell; the season that brings again the
pleasing hum of bees, and the clear,
sweet notes of the robin and the lark.
Weeks ago we heard few of the musi-
cal croakings uf those sure prophets
of the Spring, the frogs, who now
nightly hold noisy carnivals in the
swamps.
Winters chill and its icy March
breath are going at last and the warm
sunshine is awakening the sleeping ami
NAL life out of its long Winter nap,
and making the aged feel almost young
again while it sets the full pulses of
the boys and girls fairly tingling with
joyous energies!
Finally. we know Spring is here be-
cause the suit and bonnet crop Is ripe
to delight the heart of the ladies who
throng Fogel & Burstan's store to see
the newest styles displayed iD their
ESpring Opening''-everything in APP
Oarel from crown to toe that the fairer
sex, demand with the seasons adventl
Here springing into new beauty
under Miss Cups deft fingers are to
be found more flowers that bloom in
the spring-ti.re tra-la-la" on the very
latest shapes of hat or bOnnet-at once
the earliest and most costly of the
flowers!
But the ladies will have them,
while the men, whether fond hubby,
proud papa or amOrOus beau. are
one and all particep criminis in this
fashion business, for each likes to see
his wife, sister, or best girl as hand
sonely gowned and tricked out in hat
wear as any other!
He would be voted a sour curmud'
geon that would object to these pretty
Spring hat styles, and these trim nObby
'4tailor-made" suits with as many poe
kets in 'em as any mere man garD!
NapoleOnic tricOrn hats armed with
a rakisk looking feather as straight as
a lance, or queer geometricai shapes oi
female head gear that would need Z
mathematician to describe their cOrnsrI
!, and gables all adorned with "stricl
plunaes or flowers of every color.
The Fogel and Burstan window OF
Broad is eharmngly trimmed with
green lattice archway showing artihcia
roses, leaves and buds, INTERVIEWING II
the spaces. while at the front, surround
ed by the various styles of hats. stand
q vase filed with one az Natures owl
floral masterpieces red and white car
natiOns
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Legislatures Move for Peace

The State Senate adopted unanimous
ly the following resolution, offered by
Senator Wharton:
Whereas, These United States are
blessed with peace While Great Rritian
and Europe are in the throes of war:
and
Whereas, 1t is meet that they who
are favored by Providence be mindful
of them that suffer misfortune; now
therefore be it
Resolved, by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of
Delaware in General Assembly met:
First-That we, the Representatives. of
the people of Delaware, do deeply de-
plore the world tragedy which is being
enacted in Europe;
Second-That we request President
Woodrow Wilson to proffer the beilig-
erents at such times as he shall deem
proper the good offices of the American
government in the cause of peace, be
lieving that his record and reputation
single him out as pre-eminently quail
fled for so momentous task.
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PORT PENN

Mrs. Joseph Yearsley is spending a
week with Philadelphia relatives.
Mrs. A. Bender who is seriously i'll
remains unchanged at this writing,
Mr.. &. Moore, of Woodbury., N, j.,
was an over Sunday visitor in the place.
Rev. George H. VanOte and family
left on Tuesday to attend Conference
held at Laurel.
Miss Brogan principal of the school
spent Sunday with her parents at West
Chester, Pc,
Mrs. A. r. Morrison, of New York
City, visited her sister Mrs. A. Ben
dler one day last week,
A. ]. wellington and wife, of Phil
adelphia, were over Sunday visitors
with Joseph B, Yearsley and family.
o. w. Kershaw has sold few of his
household goods owing to his removal
to Riverside N. j., in the near future.
Owing to the pastor of the VI. E..
Church being in quarantine for several
weeks the last quarterly conference
was not held until Saturday morning
last. The District 6upt, DR., Hoffeeker
was present and 1t Was decided to send q
new miniter next year. Rev. Vanote
gave q fpll and satisfactory report and
preached his farewell sermon Sundey
evening,
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STATE SCHOOL NEWS
Those Who Have Had the Largest
Attendance During the Year
SCHOOL DAY WORTH $1,000

Fifty delegates to the Parent-Teacher
Association Convention to be held at the
Summer School, have been named.
Thirty-five organizations have named
their delegates, and as many more will
do so soon.
[sELECTED]
Is ten dollars the value of a school
day?
Here is an example in simple arith-
metlc that seems to prove the affirma-
tive. In any event it is worth working
out, because it approaches the truth so
closely, that the margin of doubt is
negligible.
/. The average educated man earns
per year..................,. ......... $l O0D
In 40 years he would earn...... 40 600
2. The average uneducated man earns
per wear. 450
In 40 years he would earn..... Is 900
g. The value of the first mans edu-
cation is the difference between
$40, 600 and $1S, ,0G0 or...,..... 22 900
4. The time required to secure an
education is IL years of 180 days
each, or 2,16O. $4,000 divided by
So, 100 or SO plus.
8. Therefore, each day spent in
school is worth $40.
We wish that this example could be
worked out in every school room and
home in Delaware. 1t teaches lesson
of tremendous Importance, Aside
from showing the value of an educa-
tion, il shows the vital necessity for
regular attendance. If day made is
worth ten dollars, day lost is Of far
greater injury in proportion, because its
evil effects spread over many days. If
parents and children could only reeog-
nize this fact, the school system of
Delaware would be immeasurably bene-
fitted. Its greatest evil would be cured,
Miss Helen Matthews, Selbyville,
has had a SO per cent. of attendance
for the larger part Of the year in her
school,
Miss Harriet Paradee, Magnolia, with
three fourths of her enrolment from
rural homes, has had 81 per cent. at
tendance for large part of the year
Miss Lois Banning, Central School,
District 129, Sussex County, had 100
per cent, belonged, and SO 5 per cent
attended for big part of the year.
The blank forms for the teachers
Annual Reports have all been sent out,
Each teacher who needs to renew his
or her certificate in 1915 has been notl-
fed of that fact.
Townsend organized vigorous and
enthusiastic Parent-Teacher Association
on March II. To keep pace with it
other associations will have to hustle.
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TOWNSEND

Mrs. Sails Denny visited her brother
near Red Lion last week.
Miss Belle Carton returned from
Medico Chi Hospital Tuesday.
Mrs. w. H. Reynolds and daughter
Edna visited Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. Daniel Cochran and daughter
visited Anna G. VanDyke Wednesday.
Henry Money, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with his sister-in-law Mrs. Nj.
E. Money.
Mrs. Amanda Juillian and Mrs. Mar
garet CHM spent Wednesday with Mrs
Margaret Webb near Odessa.
Mrs. Fanny Boggs, of Clayton; Mrs.
Truax, of Smyrna; visited the home of
Mrs. Clara Knots, Wednesday.
Misses Mildred Wells and Anna G.
vanDyke are spending the weekend
with MIR. and MEs. Joseph Wright in
Smyrna.
Rev. Warren Burr who has been on
the silk list left town Monday accom-
panied by DR.. j. D. Niles for treatment
at Methodist Hospital Philadelphia.
Owing to failing health Mr.. James
Stubbles has resigned keeping the lots
in the cemetery in order. Mr.. Stub
bles wishes all people who owe him to
settle at once. Persons wishing to
have their lots attended to may call on
Mr.. D. B. Maloney.
Nrs. L. L. Maloney entertained on
Wednesday Mrs. William Barnett, Mrs.
James Collins, Mrs. Clarence Scott,
Mrs. Maggie Smith, Mrs. Edgar Clark,
of Middletown, Mrs. John Townsend,
Mrs. w. A. Scott, Mrs. George W.
VanDyke. Mrs. w. N. Watts from
town.
Mr.. w. George Knots was suddenly
taken Ill on Tuesday afternoon and
within few hours death came, caused
by paralysis. His death was a shock
to the entire community. Mr.. Kn0tts
was a member of the X. G. Eagles and
Jr. o. u. A. M orders and on Saturday
night was sworn in as Alderman by
Magistrate Carter. The deceased
leaves a wi e and son G. Lloyd Knots
who resides in Wilmington, and severa
sisters and brother. Funeral services
took place at his late home on Friday
afternoon.
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Wanted in Crisfield

John Wood, negro, aged 28 years
who was arrested last week by State
Detective Mccoy for breaking and en-
tering the w. S. Lattomus' store at
Townsend, is believed in reality to be
Dudley Brooks who is wanted in Girls
field, Md, on three separate charges
of breaking and entering and who, the
officers of Crisfeld say, is known as
one Of the most desperate negroes on
the Eastern shore of Maryland.
He is in the workhouse in default of
a heavy bail for q hearing before the
upper court aed he will be punished for
his depredations i'll Delaware in Della
ware before he is turned over 10 the.
Maryland authorities.
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The new BALL PARK
Additional Ground Procured by
the Academy Trustees
THE UNIFORMS HAVE ARRIVED

Our base ball artists can now put on
their gray toggery, their spiked shoes
and natty caps, for huge box full of
base ball paraphernAlia has come, in
cluding rubber home-plate, three
stout canvas bases, the padded stomach
storm-door for the catcher, the Iron
mask" and padded mitt.
We learn that Mr.. Harry Wilson has
furnished this stuff at wholesale prices,
which Messrs. Fogel & Burstan had Of
fered to do. Vr. Wilson being in that
line was allowed to give Messrs. Spauld-
ing & Co., of Philadelphia, the order.
So far, so good, and our "boys" with
all their new ''war paint" on, will look
formidable enough, and make their
Odessa, Wilmington and other adver-
saries, shake in their socks to look at
'em-maybe.
We say maybe, tho we hope So
but hoys, there's that old Latin saw,
"Cuculus non acit monachum 1.-THE
cowl doesn't make the monk or,
the finest base ball toggery will not of
itself make a player, or win games.
This will practice only do-PRAcTICE -
PRACTICE And the Transcript being
a loyal wellwisher to the Middletown
laddies of the diamond, fondly hopes
this regimen will be taken early, late
and always. Then, indeed will many
gray scalps dangle from the tepee ridge
pole of our braves which they have
torn from visiting pates amid the de-
lighted plandits of our enthusiastic fans
masse d in the grandstand and
"bleachers.
Meantime the grounds are preparing
our young athletes should be exercising
their biceps and triceps hurling the
cork-hearted, bounding, leather-covereo
circlet around. Get busy, young men
It's not too early! Earn your "luck
and you'll surely have it.
. The Athletic Association in charge OF
the movement to provide field fol
general athletic sports on Pennington
street have just bought from Mrs. AIgire
a strip 36 feet wide by 2l0 long on the
east side of the present grounds which
will largely correct their one fault viz.
that of being too narrow. The price,
$500, includes handsome little structure
which it is purposed to turn into Clut
House. The half of the stable OF
the west line is being torn down ant
the stable and garage on the Algirt
strip are to be moved at once. Severa
workmen are removing the old fences
etc.. preparatory to arranging th'
grounds and erecting a grandstand etc.
and when done it promises to be one o.
the finest Athletic fields in the state.
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Contracted For Corn

Harold Baker, of Aberdeen, Md,
proprietor of the corn cannery here,
met with the farmers of the neighbor-
hood on last Saturday afternoon, and
contracted for four hundred and fifty
agres of corn. paying nine dollars the
ton for evergreen and ten dollars and a
half for shoepeg corn. This is the
highestprice ever pal for corn at this
cannery and the farmers hope for a
good year.
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Swat the Early Fly

Now is the time to kill the strong,
breeding Winter flies that are already
laying their tens of thousands of eggs
in the manure heaps. One such fly
swatted now is better than thousands
later
Remember, one fly lays many dozens
of eggs every ten days, and the open
manure piles hatch them promptly, to
90 forth carrying disease and filth into
our homes, befouling our food, ano
worst of all, causing more summer com
plants to little babies than all Other
things put together ! So il you would
have clean houses and healthy babies
swat the early fly NOW
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Forest Church Notes

Sunday, March 2sth, 1915-10.9O a. m.
Public worship with sermon.
11.45 a. m.-Sunday School.
6.45 D. m.-Christian Endeavor Ser
vice. "Home Mission Opportunities
]. ]. HofFecker, Jr.. leader.
7.9O p. m, Evening service,
The treasurers of all the societies of
the church are requested to present
their reports tn the pastor at the end
of this month.
The Manse is being painted and will
present an attractive appearance when
the Presbytery meets on April 18th.
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BOYD OLRAvER

The body of Boyd Cleaver, former
resident of near McDonough, who died
in Colorado last week, was brought
East for enterment.. The funeral SER
vices were held in the church at Della
ware City, and interment was made in
the family burying ground, at Hickory
Grove cemetery.
Mr.. Cleaver at one time owned and
resided on the farm known as the Miflin
Farm near McDonoYgh, ut later sold
the farm and moved to Colorado. He
leaves a widow who was Miss Lillian
HARMON, of Port Penn, one brother and
several sisters,
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GRANGE NOTES

The Lecture hour of Peach Blossom
Grange Friday afternoon was one of
more than usual interest.
Miss Josephine B. Cochran read a
letter written to the Grange Monthly
by Mrs. Eva S. Mcdowell Treas
urer of the National Grange, of
her travel in Holland. Mrs. Fannie S.
Kohl read an article on the conditions
as they exist in Belgium. Mrs. A. R.
kedgrave had several selections from
Current Events. Mrs. May X. Nc
Dowell read several amusing incidents
entitled The Spice of Life.
Fred P. Williams started the discus
sion "Where Flies fly, DIR. and Mrs.
H. B. Mcdowell E. H. Shallcross, and
Mr.. Henry Thompson also spoke upon
the subject and brought out the fact
that the month of March is the time to
commence their determination and that
ground\ Tennessee Rock sprinkled
around stables and manure piles would
break up the breeding places, the cost
being around nine dollars a ton.
The Grange went on record as being
favorable to the petitions circulated in
this community for signers asking that
the next meeting of the Delaware Corn
CIR overs Association be held in Middle
town.
Mrs. A. r. Redgrave and George H.
Kohl were appointed to have charge of
the Lecture hour at the next meeting
Friday night April I'd,
Mr.. Henry Thompson of Wilmington
was visitor and gave an interesting
talk on his visits to the various Oranges
of the County.
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Bethesda Church Notes

March 28th--A the Pastor is at the
seat of the conference at Laurel, Del,
there will be no preaching service at
Bethesda next Sunday.
The Brotherhood Devotional meeting
will be held at the usual hocr, $50 A.
M.
The Sunday School wah hold session
as usual at P p.
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MRS. ELLEN M. sTANGER

Mrs. Ellen M. Stanger, widow of the
late Charles M. Stanger, who has been
a great sufferer for long time, died at
her residence on East Main street, on
Monday night, aged 70 years, Mrs.
Stanger leaves one daughter, Mrs. Jose-
phine S, Dickson, and two grandsons to
mourn her death. Funeral services
were held at her late residence Tours
day afternoon. interment was made in
Forett cemetery.
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LOCAL NEWS


Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
j. C. GREEN.
WANTED-,B -,BALED HAY AND
STRAW. S. B. FoARD.
FRESH and SALT FISH at my store
1T all times. w. C. JONES.
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
J. C. GREEN.
FOR SALE--W Winter and spring
grown cabbage plants.
Mrs. E. j. STEELE,
DIR. Warren S. P. Combs Dentist.
Successor to the late DR.. j. c. Sites.
HIDES WANTED-The highest cash
prices paid for horse and cow hides.
W. C. JONES.
FOR SALE 20, 900 Early Wakefield
Cabbage Plants. Ready April lst.
A. K. HOPKINS.
FOR SALE. E.-Beautiful Easter Plant
at reasonable prices, on and after March
23d. MRS. ELIZA STEELE, Florist
TUESDAY, APRIL 9Th, 1915 Public
sale of cattle and horses, by Walter S,
Burris, Bear, Del, D. P, Hutchison
Auc,
Soy Beans for Sale. Apply to
r. A. COCHRAN,
Phone 250-5. Aiddletown, Del
FOR SALE-Two Crown clover seed
ers 16 foot, new. Price $500.
Apply toe
THIS OFFICE.
FOR SALE CHEAP. Oak hall-stand
and dining-room table, also walnut bed
room suit and sidehoard Apply to
THIS OFFICE.
HIGH GRADE LEHIGH. pea, nut,
stove and egg coal always on hand and
UNDER COVER BEST GRADE
GEORGES CREEK soft coal.
Phone s. JESSE l.. SHEPHERD.
FARMERS-Y Your Lime orders are
now in season. We offer Run Kiln,
Pulverized, Hydrated and Ground Lime
stone. Highest Carbonate. Lowest
prices. Prompt shipments.
JESSE l.. SHEPHERD.
N. w. Kumple informs the public
that he has opened a General Grocery
Store at the stand lately occupied by
M. Banning on East Main. lie cor
daily invites his friends and customers
to visit him there.
FOR SALE-sEEn OATS, GENUINE
MAINE GROWN SEED POTATOES shipped
direct from Maine in Eastman Heater
Cars to Middletown, Del.
Phone 5. Jesse l.. Shepherd.
For the neatest and best cleaning Of
Straw, Panamas and Felt Hats apply
to, F, D. PlNDER.
All KINDS of FERTILIZER stored
in our warehouses by BAG or TON for
immediate delivery.
Phone s. JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
Bulk Garden Seed at
EVANS EXCHANGE STORE.
Government inspected Easter grown
Seed Potatoes at
EVANS EXCHANGE STORE.
Get prices on your Seed Potatoes at
EVANS EXCHANGE STORE.
We now have stored under cove
NUT SIZE COKE for cooking purposes.
JESSE l.. SHEPHERD.
Unclaimed Letters The following list
of Letters remaining unclaimed in the
Post Office. for week ending March 18th:
Mrs Frank Cleaver, Edward Emp son,
Morten Burce. George EIlingsworth.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-27
New Century Club Meeting

Mrs. William G. Speakman, of Will
mington, gave talk before the mem
bers of the New Century Club on Tues,
day afternoon on Belgian ltelief
Work, "a
Next Tuesdays program will be:
Conservation" Prof. A. E. Grantham
of Delaware College.
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Cleaver-Davis Wedding

Miss Esther Davis daughter of Mrs.
Manlove Davis and MIR. Julian G. Clea.
yer, a prominent young farmer, Of near
town, were quietly married at the
home of the brides mother on Lake
street on Monday afternoon, the Rev.
G. T. Wyatt performing the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clever left town in an
automobile for Wilmington and after a
wedding trip will make their home in
Mid iletown.
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OBITUARY
WILLIAM GEORGE KNOTS

bLAhW 0EO6OE ANOA 10
Townsend was shocked on Tuesday
evening at the death of Mr.. William
George Knots, aged 81 years by q
stroke of paralysis. He was apparently
in his usual good health and was down
town late in the afternoon, when about
4 o'clock he was stricken with pain.
DIR. Niles was summoned and found his
patient unconscious from bad stroke.
He died about 7.30 o'clock. He had en-
tertained some visitors and performed
his work during the day. His son and
wife who had spent the latter part of
the week so pleasantly with their de-
voted parents, were summoned but did
not arrive until after the golden link
had heeh broken. Funeral services
were held at his late residence, Friday
afternoon, at two o'clock, interment in
Odd Fellows cemetery, Smyrna.
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THE TRANSCRIPT sl.OO per year
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-27

THF TRANSCRIPT st,0o per Year,