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Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
MRS. EDWIN R. COCHRAN. sR.

Mrs. Ada Beaston Cochran died al
the residence of her son, former Judge
Edwin R. Cochran, Jr., No. 1911 Rod
ney street, Wilmington early Tuesday
morning. She was daughter of the
late Charles Beaston, prominent Del
awarean who was former prothono-
tary of New Castle county, and widow
Of Edwin R. Cochran, Sr., of this town,
whose family were among the early
and influential citizens of this commun-
ity:
Mrs. Cochran had just returned
from visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Hardcastle, in Reading, Pa, apparent
ly in perfect health when she was
stricken with apoplexy. which resulted
fatally in less than three days.
She leaves three childrenJEdwin R.
Cochran, Jr., of Wilmington; Mrs.
Myron E. Pierce, of Boston, and Mrs.
Thomas H. Hardcatle, of Reading, and
sister, Miss Margaret P. Beaston,
who is now the only survivor of the
Beaston family A brother Charles
Beaston, of Baltimore Md, died few
years ago.
The funeral was held from the
home of Mr.. Cochran on Friday after
noon at o'clock, with interment in
Forest cemetery.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
"Better Government League"

At regular meeting of the "Better
Government League" held October 12h
1916, resolution was offered, and u
unanimously adopted to write to each
candidate for the Legislature A COM
mittee was appointed for that purpose.
The letters prepared were as follows:
To Mr.. Walter S. Letherbury, Demo
cratic Candidate for the State Senate.
To Mr.. Frank R. Pool, Republican
candidate for the State Senate.
To Mr.. M. B. Burris, Republican candi-
date for the House of-Representatives.
To Mr.. John Heldmyer, Jr., Demo
cratic candidate for the House OF
Repres entatives.
For the information of your constit-
uents will you answer each Of the fol-
lowing questions
First: If elected to the Delaware
Legislature will you sign and vote for
re-submission licence or no license in
New Castle county.
Second: Will you vote for repeal
of the present bottle law?
Please answer at once. Yes or No.
To the secretary of the Better Gov
ernment League Miss. Lillian N. Biggs.
To the secretary Of the New Century
Club, Miss Helen V. Shallcross.
To the secretary of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, Mrs. c.
Alberta Hoffecker.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
CALENDAR FOR GRANGE

The following is the calendar for the
meetings of Peach Blossom Grange
during the next three months.
SUBJECT
Oct 6, E. H. Shallcross Re-
solved that the Automobile is more of a
necessity to the farmer than the Tele-
phone. Affirmative, Merritt M. Willis,
Fred P. Williams, George Janvier.
Negative, DIR. w. S. P. Combs.
l. Ten things the family medicine
chest should contain.
2. How to prevent the spread of
noxious weeds.
Oct 20, Mrs. May K. Mcdowell
8. Buying from mail order houses.
4 Has the Parcel Post benefited the
farmer.
Nov. 8, Mrs. Fanny Kohl-Debate:
Resolved that the right of franchise
should be given to women of Delaware.
Nov. II, Fred Brady-Discussion of
proposed changes in Delaware School
laws. Open meeting.
Dec. 1, Fred P. Williams" Grange
Corn Show" Outside Speaker.
Dec. Is, E. H. Shallcross, Amuse-
ment. Election of officers.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
PARALYSIS DISCOVERY

New discoveries as to the probable
cause of the awful child scourge, infan-
tile paralysis seem to show that it
starts in the colon, and that therefore
the germs must have been swallowed,
most likely from eating uncooked food
such as fruit, etc., and drinking impure
water or milk. Fifty-one autopsies
made by the John-Hopkins surgeons
showed in every case in the colon those
alterations of structure, called in med
icine, 'lesions".
These surgeon warn parents to boil
their water, use pure milk, wash fruits
well, and finally, beware of the disease
carrying fly
The Transcript is satisfied that the
Town Board is not going to pass any
ordinance requiring the covering of ma
nure piles, etc. But what are the mo-
theirs of Middletown going to do about
the matter? Will they tamely submit
to this protection of the manure piles
rather than of their children ? Will
not the New Century, Club do some
thing Will they not at least express
their views on this important question
that concerns cleanliness, comfort and
safety = fyless Middletown ?
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
To Celebrate 5Oth Anniversary

A number of the relatives and very
near friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
S Eliason will attend their golden we'd
ding anniversary on Monday from 8 to
O'Clock. Because of the large family
connection, Mr.. and Mrs. Eliason were
compelled to forego the pleasure of in
viting their many friends in town.
Several golden wedding anniversary oc-
casions have been celebrated in both
MIR and Mrs. Eliason's family. A
happy feature of the party will be the
presence of Mrs. Jonathan K. Williams,
of near Odessa, who is an aunt of Nrs.
Eliason. She is about sc years of age
and win be the oldest guest present.
Mrs. Williams celebrated her own gold
en- anniversary some years ago, since
which time Mr.. Williams has passed
away.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
Forest Church Notes
Sunday, October 22d, 1916.

Sunday, October 22d, 1916.
1O.SOA. M. Public worship with
sermon.
11.45 A. NJ. Sunday School session.
2.3OP. M. Armstrong Sunday School.
645P. M. Christian Endeavor SER
vice. Topic "Manlness and Womanli-
ness. J" Neh. GLIB; Esth. 1876
7.30 P. M. Evening service with SER
mon.
Wednesday 7.3o P. M. Prayer
Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Synod of
Baltimore will be held in the Second
Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, on
Tuesday evening, October 24th, and
will adjourn on Thursday at 5 P. M.
A week of special services will be
held beginning on Monday evening, Oc-
totber tober 306ttl 96th Tie HE popular popular Rev 6 e..
Dewey, who made such a marked i'm
preston last spring, will be present on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday eve
nings; the Rev. John Grant Newman,
D. D., pastor Of the Chambers Wylie
Church, Philadelphia, will preach on
Thursday evening. The appointment
for Friday evening will be announced
later. The public is cordially invited to
attend these services.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
TOWNSEND

George W. VanDyke and wife spent
Sunday in Smyrna.
Mrs. W. H. Reynolds spent the past
week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. George Watts is the guest of
relatives in Phoenixville.
Miss Lillian Wright, of Brenford is
the guest of Miss Marion Hart.
Mrs. Sallie E. Watts and Mrs. D., B.
Jones spent Tuesday in Wilmington.
New Castle County Sunday School
Convention will be held here October 26.
Miss Ella Ferguson, of Blackbird,
visited Mrs. Benjamin West on Tues
dav.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Whittock, of
Odessa, spent Sunday at Harry Whit
tock's.
Miss Josephine GueSsford and
nephew spent the weekend in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs Thomas Maloney visited his
daughter Mrs. Harvey Daniels in Will
mington Thursday.
Mrs. George M. D. Hart and Mrs.
Denney are visiting Mrs. Frank
Cleaver in st. Georges.
Miss Ethelwyn Maloney spent the
weekend as the guest of Archy Finley
and family at Chestnut Hill
The Parent and Teachers meeting
held in the Assembly Hall last Friday
evening was we'll attended and much
interest manifested. After business
meeting, DR.. Wagner, gave very in
teresting talk on the way School tax is
raised and he compared it with the way
the country raised their taxes. DR..
Wagner was followed by DR.. Cross,
who made few appropriate remarks.
He desires every school in the country
to have library of its own. The next
meeting will be held the I'd week in
November.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
ODESSA

Miss Lidie Martin spent last Saturday
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. William Horner spent Saturday
last in Wilmington.
Miss Lucy Appleton is visiting rela-
tives in Wilmington.
Eugene Mccoy, Of Wilmington, spent
Sunday with his mother.
Raynor Carrow of Philadelphia spent
Sunday with his parents.
Miss May Enos is visiting DR.. and
Mrs. Smyth, at Wayne, Pc.
Miss Lillian Massey, of Chester, spent
Tuesday with friends in town.
Miss Grace NeLaurey, of Bellevue,
spent Sunday with her parents.
Miss Helen Cannon, of st. Georges
spent the weekend with Miss Blanche
West.
Mrs. u. v. AsPrii has been Visiting
her son, Clarence Aspril, in Wilmington
this week.
Lee Sparks and Walter West, Of
Wilmington spent Sunday at their
homes here.
Mrs D. L. Ogden, Of Chester, Pa. ,
spent several days of last week with
Mrs. Howard Morris. IN
Epworth League on Sunday evening
at As o'clock. Topic, "Second Mile Re-
ligion," leader, Miss Blanche West.
Every body welcome.
Mrs. Joseph Heller entertained the
following on Sunday last: Lewis Stroud
wife and children of Landingburg Pa.
and Charles Shrader and wife, of near
Glasgow.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
Dress Up For The Big Day!

Tuesday, October "a, Big Day
New Century Club formally opens its
fine new Home Guests from all over
the state will be present. The Masons
lay the cornerstone In honor of the
event everybody should Dress Up!
Fogel & Burstan out Of their new big
Fall stocks can becomingly fit out any
one-from head to foot-in the very
latest fashions. Silk Dresses, Coats,
Suits and everything else needed for a
we'll dressed lady or gentleman.
Fogel & Burstan.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
JAMES A. BOULDEN

James A. Boulden died at his home
in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Oct IL,
in the 10Th year of his age. Mr.. Boul-
den belonged to the large and promi-
nent family of that name in Cecil coun-
ty, and was for many years engaged in
the mercantile business in Chesapeake
City, before removing to Philadelphia.
Funeral services were held at his
Philadelphia home and in Bethel M. E.
Church, Cecil county, on Friday at 1890.
Interment was made in Bethel Gene
terry. Mr.. Boulden is survived by his
widow and five children: Miss Alice,
Mrs. l. G. Griffith, Mrs. William
Stubbs, D. Palmer and Miss Marion.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
PETIT JURY DRAWN

Members of the first petit jury fol
the November term of the county
courts, to report on November 13, have
been drawn by Jury Commissioners
Frederick Brady and S. D. Townsend,
Jr., as follows:
First district Frederick H. Steinle,
Clayton J. Sturtz, Charles j. Coleman,
George L. Bleyer.
Second Edward ]. Thomas, James
Cheney, William A. Chesney, William
Lemon.
Third Charles j. Dougherty, Ross S.
Robinson, Alexander B. Byrne, George
W. Cox.
Fourth th-Alexander Bennett, William
L. Bowers, Frank Reager, Arthur G..
Jefferis.
Fifth-Frank M. Swain, George H.
Crawford, William g. Smith, George
H. Lltz.
sixth-JOhn T. Talley, John W.
Talley.
Seventh-CIement A. Lippincott,
Ernest Lewis Dilworth.
Eighth-Harry Wollaston, ]. Howard
Richards.
Ninth-WiIliam r. Kennedy, George
M. Clark.
Tenth-William H. Mccoy, Joseph
H. King.
Eleventh-Charles Walton, Jr., Sam
uel E. Wright.
Twelfth Joseph N. Reeves, William
w. Dawson.
Thirteenth William F. Shallcross,
Daniel Keegan.
Fourteenth Harold Outten, John1J.
Lyman.
Fifteenth-Andrew Hawkins, Eugene
Deakyne.
OYER AND TERMINER JURORS
The following jury for the Court Of
Oyer and Terminer was also drawn, to
report on November 20:
First district Samuel H. Chadwick,
William H. Cook.
Second-John W. Crossgrove, Max
we'll R. Jester.
Third-Joseph N. Wheeler, Henry
Hopes.
Fourth-Thomas F. Reese, George
W. Bader.
Fifth-Harry Brand, Harry c. Taze-
we'll.
Sixth-C. c. Webster, James Comfy,
Jr.
Seventh Edwin NJ. Parnell, Amos
Harkins.
Eighth-Thomas }. Moore, George B.
McVey.
Charles H. Cannon, John
Hanna.
Tenth-John D. Cannon, Jr.
Eleventh Harry Boyles.
Twelfth Stanley S. Stevens.
Thirteenth-McCoy Yearsley.
Fourteenth-J Clarence Hutchinson.
Fifteenth : George H. johnson.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
WARWICK

Mrs. Duryea was a caller in town
Wednesday.
Miss Mamie Merritt is visiting
friends in Wilmington.
Mrs. Joseph Wilson visited her
children few days this week.
Mrs Bricher, of Baltimore, is visiting
her sister Mrs. Link this week.
4GF. M T. T 2BsEHe=da, JEE r., &c KeHHetttt
Square, spent the weekend, in town.
Miss Eaton, of Port Penn, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Harrison Vandegrift.
Sewing circle met at the home of
Mrs. R. B. Merritt Sr., Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. Simon Duryea was called to
New York Tuesday to attend the funer-
al of his aunt.
Miss Clara Blackburn has returned
home after very pleasant visit with
friends in and near town.
Miss Lillian Everett, of Chesapeake
City, has returned home after spending
week with her sister, Mrs. Alva Price.
On account of the extra meeting at
Salem there will be no preaching Sun
day evening. Christian Endeavor at the
regular hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Price entertained
on Saturday and Sunday, Mr., and Mrs.
S. L. Emerson, Roy Carpenter, Jr., and
Miss Isabella Emerson, of Earlville
Md, Miss Nellie Everett and Mr.. ]. w.
Paris, of Chesapeake City.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
BASE BALL NOTES
M1DDLETowN WINS rs; LOSES 8.

MTDDLETOWN WINS 25; LOSES 8.
Middletown closed the 1916 season
with 33 games played and losing 8, on
Saturday afternoon last, which is con-
sidered most enviable record The
game on Saturday was between the
"All Stars, combination of players
selected from different clubs in this
county and the Elkton club, captained
by Mr.. George Heldmyer, of Odessa.
The locals presented their regular bat
terry, Finn and Segelken, while Arrants
and Cobb acted for the visitors. The
game was a pitchers battle and Finn
demonstrated his ability never better,
allowing but one lone hit and no runs
winning the game l to 0, striking out
II batters. Only three balls were
knocked to the outfeld, one resulting in
hit and the others in outs.
The winning run was scored by Mid
dletown in the first inning. Bayard
Vinyard. first man 10. was hit by q
pitched ball. He went to second on
Ben Gibbs hit, was advanced to third
on Lefty Firms sacrifice and scampered
home when Ike Gibbs drove Wallace
back to centre field fence for his long
fly. The score by innings:
RH E
All Stars......O 100000 l 8
Middletown Il 0 0 600 OOx-1 6 l
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
AN EXCITING FIRE

Tuesday afternoon fire of unknown
origin broke out in the upper part OF
the home of William Smith, near Arm
strong's corner. When the fire started
the family were in the kitchen. They
did not know of the fire until Mrs
Harry Calvin, neighbor, who saw it
hurried across the road and alarm
ed the Smith family. By that time the
flames were shooting through the roof.
An alarm was sent to the local fire
company, but when it arrived there
was no hope of saving anything in the
building. Their efforts were confined
to keeping the flames from spreading
to the outbuildings.
Just as the fire fighters were about
to return home fire broke out in the
home of Mrs. Calvin, who had warned
the Smiths of their danger. The fire
company soon had the flames in the
Calvin home under control.
The loss on the Smith home was
partly covered by insurance.
The house was the property of Mrs.
Elizabeth Armstrong, widow of Ben
jamin Armstrong, and had been her
home for many years until it was rent
ed to William Smith about three years
ago.
Smith, who operates a threshing out
fit, was away from home at the time
of the fire. The entire upper part of
the house was ablaze throughout when
it was discovered, and nothing on the
upper floors was saved.
Smith has had more than his share
of bad luck during the past month,
having lost his wife, who died of ty-
phoid fever, recently. A young daugh-
ter also was suffering from the same
disease at the time of the mothers
death, and has not yet fully recovered.
Recently he lost valuable driving
horse by death.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-21
new CENTURY CLUB
The First Meeting in the New
Club House
WAS HELD ON TUESDAY

The New Century Club, of Middle
town held their first fall meeting and
the first meeting in the new club house,
on Tuesday afternoon. The committee
room in which the regular Tuesday
meetings will be held, was filled with
members of the club, all of whom were
enthusiastic over their new home. The
president of the Club, Mrs. Mary Coch-
ran Pool, presided. The arrangements
for the formal opening of the clubhouse,
next Tuesday afternoon, October oath,
were talked of, and the plans about
completed. Ali the club presidents
throughout the state, with the Fedora
tion president, Miss Rae Heydrick, are
expected to be present. The luncheon
will be a very delightful affair, even
more elaborate than the usual club
functions. 1t will be served in the
banquet hall at one O'Clock, and at
three O'Clock the corner stone will be
laid by the Masons, the Grand Lodge,
of Delaware, who in the evening will
have a "set-out" of their own. In
lead box placed in the cornerstone will
be placed copy of the Middletown
PAPERS of the week, the TRANSCRIPT"
and the "New Era," copies of the Will
mington Evening Journal, - Every
Evening" and "Morning News"
pictures of the Middletown Forest Pres
byterian Church, Bethesda M. E.
Church, St. Anne's P. +. Church, and
ST. Joseph's R. C. Church; a picture of
the High School; a picture of the
State president, Miss Heydrick; a bible,
and other things presented by the Club
members The public is invited to at
tend the laying of the corner stone and
the exercises following, which will be
held in the auditorium. Four new
names, Mrs. Charlotte Jones Caswell,
Mrs. Edward Ladley, Miss Hester
Jones and Mrs. Ethel Parvis Browne
were presented to the club for member
ship and will voted in as members at
the next business meeting of the club.
Mrs. Mary Cochran Pool gave very
pleasant talk to tie members, making
suggestions for the benefit and pleasure
of the club for the coming months.
Thi. is Mrs. POOLS second year in the
presidents chair, and she has proven
to be a very efficient and agreeable club
president.
Miss Helen V. Shallcross gave a very
interesting report Of the State Fedora
ton meeting to which she was dele
gate. Mrs. Clara Brady Green and Mrs.
Rebecca Pearce Cam gave their i'm
pressions of the General Federation of
Woman's Clubs, which they attended
in New York. Mrs. Ralph Shallcross
gave piano music.