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Middletown transcript., 1915-05-08
Fire Destroys Mill at Bunker Hill

Bunker Hill Mill three miles from
Middletown, over the Maryland line,
was burned to the ground at midnight
on Sunday.
The fire started in the supply room
but the cause is unknown. Sixty bar
reIs of flour, lot of wheat and bran
were burned. The place and contents
were insured. Harry A. Davidson is
the present owner of the mill, having
recently purchased it from C. H. Sal
mon.
The Mill was more than a hundred
years old, being originally used as a
woolen mill. The late Thomas Murphy
was the owner of the mill for some
fifty years and used it both as a wooden
and grist mill. With the burning of
this mill one of the old landmarks OF
the neighborhood is gone.
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St. Anne's Church Notes

May 9th. 9Th (Rogation) Sunday
after Easter.
Morning Prayer and Sermon at 1870.
Sunday School session at 11.45 A. M.
Evening Prayer. Confirmation Ser
vice and Sermon by the Rt. Rev. F. j.
Kinsman, D. D., Bishop of the Diocese
at 7.30 P. M.
The offering at the Evening Service
is for the Bishops Discretionary Fund.
THE PUBLIC is CORDIALLY IN
VITED TO ALL THE SERVICES.
Thursday, being Holy Thursday or
Ascension Day, there will be Service of
Holy Communion at 1870 A. NJ.
The 120th Annual Convention of the
Diocese of Delaware, will meet in Christ
Church, Dover, Del, on Wednesday,
May 18th. The Delegates from St.
Annes' Parish are Messers. ]. Gaylord
Bragdon, M. N. Willis and the Rector.
No Service on Wednesday evening,
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-08
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION

The April monthly meeting of the
Middletown Parent-Teacher Association
was held last Friday afternoon, at the
school, and proved extremely interest
to all. Two new members enrolled.
The president called the meeting to or
der, and the program opened with a
piano solo, by Fannie Rosenberg. After
audible prayer very pretty song was
rendered by the girls of Miss Carpen-
ter's class. A short business session
followed, during which the question of
vacation, home classes were considered,
but no action taken. The treasurer,
Miss Ethel Brady gave her report, and
the local branch is now a member of the
State and National Congress of Mothers s
and Parent-Teacher's Associations, Miss
Brady having forwarded our assessment
for this purpose. A letter was read
from the State President, Mrs. G. w.
Marshall. Miss Brady then read an
article entitled, "The Child of School
Age. Mrs Caleb Freeman followed,
reading "How to Punish. The ques-
ton box problems of the previous meet
ing were next considered, and aroused
much pleasant and profitable discussion.
During this social period Mrs. Earl
Goldsborough and Mrs. John Sweetman
served lemonade and chocolate cakes.
The meeting was so interesting that
time was forgotten, and at five O'Clock
the president hurriedly adjourned.
The next meeting, May 2sth, will be
the annual meeting and election Of
officers, and the last meeting unit
J September.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-08
SERIOUS MOTOR ACCIDENT

Harris Berkman and Miller Reed of
this town, were seriously injured Sun
day night when the motorcycle they
were riding crashed into an automobile
owned by Frank Cohee. Cohee's car
was standing on Cattail Bridge, about
two and one-half miles below Middle
town, when the accident occurred. He
was returning from Smyrna and with
him were Courtland Jones, Maurice
Donohue and Chief of Police Lee Coch-
ran, of Smyrna. Just as Cohee reached
the bridge he saw a carriage on the
other side. Thinking the carriage
would stop Cohee allowed the car to
run, instead, the driver of the carriage
allowed the horse to run faster. To
avoid an accident Cohee turned his car
to one side and in so doing ran his
machine INTO an abutment of the bridge.
The car was disabled and left standing
on the bridge while Cohee tried to re-
pair it.
AS his engine had stopped his lights
were out, for the electricity for the
lights was supplied by the engine.
Reed came along on his motorcycle
riding at steady pace. AS the road
turns at the point of the bridge, Reed
could not see the car. The lights of
the car were out and the rays Of the
moon were hidden by the high trees.
The motorcycle crashed into the car
throwing both Berkman and Reed to
the road. Berkman was tossed into
the stone road on his head and rendered
unconscious. His right leg was bruised
and his scalp badly lacerated, besides
many bruises on his face arms and
body.
Reed was also rendered unconscious
by striking the stone road. Both young
men were placed in Cohee's car and rush
ed to Mijdletown for medical aid.
DR.. Edward M. Vaughan treated
them The motorcycle, which is owned
by Reed is damaged beyond repair.
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Bethesda Church Notes

May 9th. $50 A. NJ Brotherhood
Devotional meeting.
1890 A. NJ. Preaching by Rev. T.
F. Beauchamp. Everyone should hear
his message relative to the foreigner
in Wilmington.
2P. NJ. Sunday School. Will every
teacher and scholar make an effort to
be present and will you not ask some
one to come with you?
73O P. M. Public worship with SER
mon. The subject will be in line with
Mothers Day. There should be a
large audience present.
Jr. League Saturday at 8 P. M.
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Sunday School Elects Officers

At the annual meeting of the Sunday
School Association of Forest Presby-
terian Church these officers were elect
ed:
Superintendent, Mr.. ]. F. Deakyne;
Asst Supt. Rev. F. H. Moore; Secre-
tary, Miss Nellie Rothwell; Asst Sec
retary, Shelly Meyers; Treasurer, Mrs.
George Derrickson; Organist, Mrs. S.
E. Lewis; Pianist, Miss Maude Deakyne
Supt Primary Department, Miss
Eugenia Beasten; Asst. Primary Supt.
Mrs. H. A. Pool. The teachers are
Rev. F. H. Moore, Mrs. Adella C.
Green, Mrs. r. L.Naudain; MRS. George
Derrickson, Miss Mary S. Rothwell,
Miss Mildred Redgrave.
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P. O. S. of A.

Tuesday evening, May 4th, the de-
gree team from Washington Camp,
No. 8 Middletown and number of
their members journeyed to Washing
ton Camp, No. of Warwick, Md,
where they initiated a class of
candidates.
The degree team under Captain Jones
did efficient work and were heartily
applauded by the members of Camp
No. 8. Owing to the weather the
attendance was not as large as it other
wise would have been.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-08
St. PauI's Church Notes

Next Sunday, May 9th, Mothers
Day service
1890 A. NJ. Sermon. Come and bring
your mother with you.j If she has gone
to the better land" come for her sake.
Sunday evening, May 10th will be the
anniversary of the Epworth League.
A special program will take the place of
the usual Sunday evening service. You
are invited.
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MiddIetOwn School Savings Fund

The treasurer of this fund Mrs. John
B. Cleaver, has asked for and received
a report from the Wilmington Savings
Fund Society of the amount to date of
each depositor whose deposit books
they take care of. Any child or parent
may receive this information of their
accounts by applying to Mrs. Cleaver.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-08
NEW CENTURY CLUB
Delegates Will Attend State Fed
Grafton AT Newark
LOCAL OFFICERS ELECTED

The annual business meeting CT the
New Century Club, the last business
meeting of the Club year, was held on
Tuesday afternoon, in the Parish House,
At the meeting of the Executive Board,
six persons were added to the Club
members. These were: Mrs. C. H.
Salmon, Mrs. James D. Eliason, Misses
Caroline Evans, Mary A, Pool, Laura
Connellee and Miss Mills.
At the business meeting written re-
ports were given by the following
chairman of standing committees:
Household Economics, Miss Helen +.
Brady; Legislation, Mrs. Lillian N.
Biggs; Club Hostess, Mrs. Clara B.
Green; Entertainment, Mrs. Mollie S.
Pool; Assistant Entertainment, Miss
Helen ShaIcross; Arts and Crafts, Mrs.
Daisy Beale; Education, Mrs. Emily B.
Ceaver; Music, Miss Mary Hutchin;
Library, Mrs. Julia L. Green; Conser-
walton, Mrs. Okla G. Warren; Property,
Mrs. Jennie W. Pennington; Assistant
Property, Mrs. Alice c. Connellee. Two
of the chairman, Mrs. Rebecca P. Cam
for Civics, and Mrs. Milton litter for
Reciprocity, were absent and sent no
report.
The Treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth C.
Shepherd, reported something over
$500 in the Savings Bank for the Club
House Fund, and about fifty dollars in a
local bank for current expenses.
The Club members are now deeply in
terested in their new Club House for
which ground will soon be broken on
North Broad street, on the lot recently
given to the Club by Mrs. G. F. Brady.
The plans have been submitted to the
Club by the architect, MIR. Street, OF
Philadelphia but the contracts have not
yet been given out for the building.
Following the reports given, the
election of officers for the coming yeal
was held with this result:
President, Mrs. Mary Cochran Pool
first vice-president, Miss Mary Iutchin
second vice-president, Miss Eliza c.
Green; recording secretary, Miss Ethe
w. Brady; assistant recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Maria Nowland Vaughan
corresponding secretary, Miss Josephine
Biggs; auditor, Mrs. A. w. Derrickson
The installation of the new officers
will be held next Tuesday, this meeting
being the closing one for the year.
The incoming president Mrs. Pool apC
the outgoing president, Miss Green
Mrs. Cara B. Green and Miss Hutchir
will represent the Middetown Club, a
the Federation which meets in Newarl
this month,
The headquarters of the Federation
will be at the Delaware College Ora
tory
On Thursday evening, Miss Gay Ze
nola MacLaren will give a recital
Daddy Long Legs. D." in the Colleg
Oratory.
On Friday morning, there will be
business me- ting of the official body
election of officers.
On Friday evening the installation 0
officers and directors will be held at tn
Women's College, followed by reception
| DR.. Stanley LeFevre Krebs, of Phils
delphia, and Mr.. T M. Osborn, of Sin
Sing, N. Y, will speak on the 18th.
Other speakers will be: DIR. Samut
e. Mitchell, President of Delaware Col
lege; DIR. Wagner, Commissioner O
Education, and Mrs. W. E. Andrews, c
Washington.
Topics of interest will be discussed b
the club women.
All club women are cordially invite
to attend.
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THE HONOR ROLL
Those Who Were StudiOus for the
Month Of April
MIDDLETOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The following pupils of the Middle
town public schools are on the honor
roll for the month of April:
HIGH SCHOOL
11th grade Hugh Brown, Elmer
Kirk, Mildred Redgrave.
10th grade Frank McWhorter,
Frank Pool
9th grade Samuel Berkman, Shelly
Meyers, Charles Kelly.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
9Th grade Grace Brady, Margaret
Pleasanton, Grace Carpenter, Lydia
Redgrave, Letitia Pool, Florence Kohl,
MilEe Rosenberg, Alma Whitlock, Mar
ian Pinder, Frances Cochran, Bertha
Ratledge, Mildred Freeman, William
Meyers.
7th grade-Mildred Hall, Mildred
Shaw, Florence Pennewill, Edna Huff
nal, Elva Freeman, Claude Fouracre,
Alice Hall.
9th grsde-June Johnson, Gwendolyn
Gary, Ramona Newman, Fannie Rosen-
berg, Rogers Fouracre, Clara Brady,
Howard Dickson, Laura Fogel, Gertrude
Palmer, Hattie Cochran, Mary West.
5th grade Virginia Pearce, Frances
Armstrong, Clayton Draper, Marshall
Whitlock, Anna Bignear, Edwin Custer
Sarah Pearce, Gilbert Pleasanton,
Maxey Bland, Mable Collins, Harry
Roberts, Clinton Jolls.
PRIMARY SCHOOL
4th grade-Caroline Fourace, Har.
riett Black, Walter Beasten, Burton
Williams, Alice Shockley, Gladys Gold
borough, Mary Goldsborough, Grace
Rosenberg, Robert Wrigiey, Percy
Donaghay Margaret Harris, Cranstor
Bland, Charles Howell, John Pool.
Sd grade-A Division-Rachel Grove
Edwin Donaghay, Catherine Reed, Viii
liam Hall, Margaret Bradley, Johr
Spicer, Preston Whitlock.
B. Division-Stacy Jones, Elizabetl
Clayton, Elizabeth Brady, Katherine
Conley, Clara Wilson, Helen Hates
Margaret Brady, Virginia Hopkins
Jehu Alfree, Wallace Hufnal, Eugen
Shockley, Anna Alfree.
I'd grade Virginia johnson, Helel
Crouch, Francis Maloney. Lucille New
man, Harry Pearce, William Pennewe
Leland Sinex, Harry SineX, Lyle Das
HELL, Mary Steele, Burton Marker.
1st grade-A Division-Mary Alfre
Catherine Hopkins.
B Division Bertha Chance, Charlott
Donaghay, Catherine Davis, Hele
Fouracre, Elizabeth Hufnal, Irm
Montgomery, Harry Grove, Charlie
Hopkins, Arthur Jones, Horace Moore
Walter Taylor, John Voshell.
WOODLAND SCHOOL
The following pupils have obtaine
an average of 80 per cent. or above fc
the month of April: 9th grade Edn
Armstrong. 5th grade-Irvin Arm
strong, James Murray. 4th grade
Maggie Calvin, Francis Crawford. 9
grade-Grace VanDyke, Margaret Mu
raw. Boyd Wilson, Price Crawford.
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Mil Lane School

The following pupils deserve special
commendation for the month of April:
7th Grade-Richard Cochran, 5th Grade
Elizabeth Shallcross, 4th Grade
Annie Hastings, I'd Grade Esther
Shallcross, 1st William Taylor
and Catharine Hastings.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-08
IMPROVEMENT AT BALL PARK

Directors of the Middletown Athletic
Association have made final arrange
ments for the beginning of the base
ball season. The grounds have been
put in good shape, the fence is up, and
a committee has been appointed to
have a grandstand erected. alse com
mittee to look after having signs, flag
pole and score-board put up. 1t has
also been decided not to allow any teams
or automobiles on the grounds and to
only have one entrance, and that by
small gate at the club house.
1t has been arranged to use all home
players, to give every young fellow in
town tryout, and to have as far as
possible strictly home team. To this
end a practice game will be played
every evening during the coming two
weeks and the best local talent picked
out.
The baseball team will start this year
with better backing and better equip
ment than ever before. Suits and gloves
are the best money can buy. The
people of the town have responded lib
orally to the financial support of the
association. more than $500 having heen
raised by subscription, and more being
promised. The season opens ON, Satur-
day, May Is, with game with the
George and John team of New Castle.
The exact lineup for this game will
not be decided before the end of this
week. Ringgold Richards, who has
been out of the game for two years,
will in all probability do the twirling in
the opening game He is working out
every day and seems to have all of his
oid-time speed. George Swain, a new
recruit, promises much in the pitching
line, and with practice will no doubt
"make good.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock, two teams
first and second nines-will play &
game with the following lineup:
Regulars Gibbs, c; Richards anC
Swain, pitchers; Donovan, 1b; Jones
2b; Thompson, S.; Segelken or McIn
tire, 3b; Ellison, If; Vinyard, rf; Dono
hoe, cf.
Yanigans-Weber, c; Kirk, pitcher
Dickson, 1b; Gallagher, 2b; Eliasoh. Sb
Walker, S.; Browne, rf; E. Vineyard
CT; Moore, If.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-08
Forest Church Notes

Sunday, Nay 9th, 1915.
10 80 A. NJ. Public worship, with
sermon.
Has Sunday School
2.3O P. NJ. Armstrong Sunday School.
GASP. NJ. Christian Endeavor Society
"Why am Proud of my Denomination"
Rev. F. H. Moore, leader.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-08

On Friday evening, May 7th, the
degree team of Middletown Counsel,
No. 2, Jr. o. U. A. M. motored to
Cecilton, Md, where they initiated a
G ass of candidates.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-08
Card of Thanks

Through the columns of The Tran
script we wish to thank the many
friends who assisted us through the
sickness and death of our husband and
father.
WIFE AND CHILDREN,
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-08

Unclaimed Letters The following list
of Letters remaining unclaimed in the
Post Office, for week ending April 29tn
Ethel Backut.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-08

Just in big lot pictorial Review
Patterns and Fashion Books.
FOGEL & BURSTAN
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-11
ENTERTAIN FRIENDS
TO Commemorate
G. 4. R. MEETINGS

CENTERVILLE, Ind, June 11.-Mr
and Mrs. Jesse Stevens pleasantly en-
tertained party Of friends Wednes-
dya evening at their country home.
The affair was complimentary to an
outing party which attended the Forty
seventh annual encampment ct the G.
A. R. at Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. is
to 20. 1919.
The dining room was beautifully
decorated with roses and canopied
with large American flag. The social
time and tho rehearsal OF the eucamp.
mont experiences constituted the even.
ing's pastime. Refreshments Of ice.
cream. cake and strawberries were
served In the dining room. The favors
were pansies tied with blue ribbon.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
George McConaha, Mr. and Mrs MIN.
rod PARROT. Mr.. and Mrs. Marssilas
Bethel. Mr.. and Mrs. John Dynes, Mr.
and Mrs. Ennis Kitterman. Mrs
Lucinda Stats and Miss Cora Hibble
Those assisting with the serving
were Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Bennett and
Miss Ethel Harris.
Mrs. Clinton Cooney is confined to
her room on account Of sickness.
Rev. and Mrs. Pfeiffer spent the
weekend with her people near Green
field, Ind.
Mrs. Cora Demoss spent Thursday
with her daughter. Mrs. Isaac Sparn
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JOHN REA RETURNS
TO QUAKER SCHOOL
To RESUME WORK

There will be several changes in
the Earlham college faculty next year.
some of the present members having
resigned and one has a leave Of alb
sence There will also be several
professors return who have been do
Ming graduate work the last year.
Miss Elizabeth Conrad, dean OF
women, has been granted a leave OF
absence She will spend this sum-
mer and next year at the University
of Wisconsin, in pursuit of her
doctors degree. No one has been
secured to take her place as dean of
women. Miss Conrad's position in the
French department will be taken by
Miss Agnes Johnson who has been
teaching both French and German.
DR.. Halle of the Greek department
has resigned his position and left for
the University of Chicago. His sue
cessor has not been named.
Miss Gladys Bassett, girls physical
director has also left the school, she
will spend this week at Vassar and
will then return to her home to be
with her parents. Miss Bassett will
not return to Earlham. During the
short time Miss Bassett has been at
EdFlQam sue mas OOuc 6IcdI ucdA
towards organizing girls athletics; she
has furthered the work in basketball
and gymnastics, besides introducing
hockey and track work for the girls.
Professor Rea formerly of the Greek
and English department. who has been
attending Yale university, will return
to Earlham Miss Edna Johnson, who
has been filling Professor Rea's place
will go to Columbia where she will do
work this summer, she is planning to
take some Of Professor Haile's work
next year.
Professor Markle will also return to
Earlham to take up his work in the
department of Biology. Prof. Markle
has been doing further work along
biological lines during his leave OF
absence.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-11

Even q Sweat Gland May
Result in Severe
consequences.

In our intricate body the use of g. s.
s. for the blood has a most remarkable
influence. We little realize our gland.
ular system. 1t may be a tiny bulb no
bigger than a pin point, and yet II a
disease germ gets into 1t, there 10 q
tremendous swelling. 1t becomes .
boil, a carbuncle. 1t may be . blood
rising" and 1t 10 often q source Of con.
tinuous misery II not checked. Many
Of the most excruciating forms Of tor
ture begin with the swelling Of q tiny
gland. caused by q disease germ. And
1t 10 8. s. S. that spreads throughout
the blood circulation to prevent just
such conditions. Or II they have al
ready started, s. s. S. will soon put the
blood in such a state OF health As to
overcome the tendency to glandular
swellings. 1t 10 q natural medicine for
the blood. just as essential to health II
the blood be impure. as are the meats.
fats. grains and sugars of our daily
food.
It contains one ingredient the active
purpose of which is to stimulate the
exchange Of new flesh for dead or waste
matter.
Get bottle Of S. s. S. today Of any
druggist. and II your case 10 stubborn.
write to the Medical Adviser. The Swift
Specific Co. 108 Swift Bldg. Atlanta, Ga.
This department Is in charge OF a noted
physician.
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Bryan's Note to the People

The American nation today is bordering two
notes: One dispatched through official channels
to the German government and insisting on re-
spect for the laws of the sea; the other addressed
to the American people by former Secretary
Bryan in which he tries to vindicate his course
in resigning from the cabinet.
Both notes are somewhat of surprise The
nation expected a sharp note to Germany, one
that demanded "strict accountability and left
nothing more for Germany to do but to acqui-
esce. Rumors and conjectures, intensified by
the resignation of Secretary Bryan because of
the alleged severity of the document keyed the
American people to high state of expectancy.
A perusal of the note shows little that seems
alarming and little that ought induce the secre-
tary of state to hand in his resignation. In
fact, the note seems more pacific to the average
member of the laity than did the first note.
Why Secretary Bryan should have felt inclined
to resign because of the tenor of this commu-
nication is mystery.
Little need be said on Mr.. Bryan's statement
to the American people. 1t is the logical sequence
to his oft repeated belief in the principles of the
Prince of Peace" He believes "world peace is
possible through world friendship There is
no argument in the Bryan note to sustain his po-
stion in quitting the cabinet at an hour when
such an act might embarrass the president and
the country. This feature is not mentioned. Mr..
Bryans unwillingness to share the responsible
ty of the eventuaities of the diplomatic negotia-
tions with Germany is hardly what would be ex-
pected from statesman.
The American people hope his resignation
and statement will not prove a stumbling block
to President Wilson in further negotiations. Mr..
Bryan, of course, has right to his personal
views on the situation, and as war is incompati-
BILE with his standards, he consistently stepped
out of the cabinet. His note to the people should