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Middletown transcript., 1916-07-08
WARWICK

Quite number spent Tuesday even
ing in Betterton.
Preaching Sunday morning at usual
hour. Everybody welcome.
Mr.. and MIS-. Charles Pyle were Will
mington visitors on Tuesday.
Mrs. Osborne Mackey, of Lewisville,
was caller in town on Wednesday.
Miss Alice Smith, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday at her home near town.
Mrs. Chas. Boyles and daughter,
Marie, are visiting relatives in Whining
ton.
Misses Katharine Carroll and Eva
Holden, are spending some time in
Bristol.
Mrs. Lydia Merritt, of Colt, is spend
ing sometime with her son, Mr.. William
Merritt and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy johnson and daugh-
ter, Lou Janet, of North East, are
visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Lofand, of Phil
adelphia, spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Mary A. Lofand.
Miss Blanche Wright, formerly of
Warwick, but now of Atlantic City,
greeted relatives in town this week.
Mrs. Charles Stearns and son, Arthur,
and daughter, Gladys. are visiting Mrs.
William Williamson, in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Jesse Vinyard and friend, of Viii
mington, were 4th Of July guests of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Vinyard.
Mr.. Frank Bernard, Jr., Of Kennett
Square, Pa, spent the weekend at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. b. Merritt Sr.
Mr.. W. R. Price, of New Castle, was
entertained by his parents, Mir. and
Mrs. John Price, near town, over the
4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley McCubbin and
Miss Name Merritt were entertained at
supper on the 4th by Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Brown, at Cecilton.
Rev. J. N. Link and wife and Mr..
and Mrs. Price King, motored to Laurel
on Tuesday, being the guests of Mrs.
Kings parents, Rev. C. NJ Cullum and
wife.
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GREATEST MOVIE EVER HERE

The greatest Movie yet! Mr.. New
man has brought to Middletown the
biggest chit" of the hour-''The Battle
Cry of Peace, highly dramatic pre-
sentation of the whole subject of War
and Preparedness" that has aroused a
perfect furore in New York and other
big cities where it was given for months
to crowded houses in the Metropolitan
Opera House at $500 a ticket
Just think of it, the picture embraces
$4,000, National Guardsmen, 300 G. A.
R. members, 5000 horses, IL airplanes,
with Zeppelins, seaplanes, submarines,
dreadnaughts, battleshi2s, torpedo
boats and armored motor cars IA
thrilling scene picturing the siege of
New York City-bombardments from
land, sea and sky Wall Street in
flames; conquering army marching
thru the streets, dynamiting public
buildings and scores of other sensational
events
Lively pbbAlOCAC tAI1lOAAScu WIN OC1ACNC0
he has country worth protecting, and
who would like to know how totally un-
prepared it is for self-defence, should
see this wonderful, this truly indescrib-
able Movie that for two hours and a
half will cause more horror and wide
eyed astonishment than anything ever
seen in this town!
The Vitagraph Company to produce
this piece spent many thousands of
dollars, bought locomotives to destroy
them i'll spectacular way; dynamired
buildings and pounded them with shot
and shell. 1t will be something to re-
member for a lifetime, and all can see
it for mere trifie of 25c, and 35c for
reserved seats on sale at Mr.. Lether-
burys'. Thursday evening, July 18th.
Come early.
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
The Compulsory Law a Failure in
Some Respects
ABOVE THE SIXTH GRADE

The present Compulsory Attendance
Law is an admitted failure in several
respects. To strengthen these weak
points is pressing need. The lsxity
of enforcement and the imperfections
of the law educate parents and children
to Indifference or to low standard of
attendance. Lack of space forbids
lengthy discussion, therefore the fea-
lures of improvement will alone be
specified.
First. The assessment list of children
who are affected by the law should be
made by the teacher, just before school
opens. The teacher should visit each
home, enroll or assess the children, and
be paid at the rate of her school salary.
Second. All children between the
ages of seven and twelve (or eleven or
ten) should be required to attend all the
time, when illness or other equally good
reason does not prevent.
Third. Children between twelve Tor
eleven or ten) years of age and sixteen
years of age should attend at least five
months of the term, except that children
over fourteen years of age who have
completed the eighth Tor seventh or
SIXTH grade may be excused to go to
some regular employment.
Fourth. To secure attendance by
those who will not voluntarily attend,
an Attendance Officer or Officers should
be appointed. The Clerk of the School
Committee and the County Superin-
tendent should not be expected to act as
Attendance Officer. One good officer
for county, giving his entire time to
it, would secure results.
Fifth. The penalty for violation of
the law by parent should be larger
than the cost of hiring a common
laborer, for each day the child is absent
illegally.
Sixth. Provision must be made for
reasonable excuses, with a careful
statement of what reasonable excuse
shall be.
The fact that many parents and tchil-
dren think they have done their duty
when they have been in attendance
during the compulsory period, is a full
proof that the standard of attendance
of parents, is what the law requires.
Therefore, the law should require
enough attendance to get each child up
to or beyond the sixth grade by the age
of fourteen. At present less than seven
out of ten children in our rural schools
accomplish that much. Surely the men
and women who are to help solve
Americas difficult and complex prob
lens by discussion and by voting, need
at least Sixth Grade education. Many
of our voters never had that much edu-
cation. Shall we not strive henceforth
to secure it for them?
CHARLES A. WAGNER,
Secretary of the State Board of Edu-'
cation.
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Mrs. r. 7. Cam Entertains

Mrs. Richard T. Cam very pleasantly
entertained the members of the Five
Hundred Club, at her home near Kirk
wood, on Friday. Her guests were:
Mrs. Cuthbert S. Green, Miss Ethel W..
Brady, Mrs. George L. Townsend. Jr.,
Mrs. William T. Connellee, Miss Lydia
Cochran, Miss Laura Willis and Mrs.
edward NJ. Vaughan.
The prize winners were: Mrs. c. S.
Green, first prize; Miss Lydia Cochran,
second; Miss Ethel Brady, consolation.
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TOWNSEND

Mrs. Alice Hammond, of Baltimore,
Md, is the guest of Miss Arrelee Latto-
mus.
A patriotic sermon was delivered by
Rev. Warren Burr Sunday night, and
was much enjoyed.
Mrs. Rose Evans, of Middletown, re-
turned Wednesday after one weeks
stay with Mrs. W. N. Watts.
Mrs. Harry Hart and son, of Phila-
delphia, are spending the summer
months at Mrs. Geo. Nj. D. Hart's.
Mrs. Virginia Hayden, of Whining
ton, and Mrs. Elmer Cats, of Clayton,
visited Gilbert Hayden and family re-
Gently.
Mr.. Samuel Townsend, wife and
daughter, of Philadelphia, returned
Monday from a weeks stay at Mr.. Wal
ter Gill's.
Misses Marion Reynolds and Marion
Hart left town Monday for Atlantic
City, N. j., where they have accepted
positions.
Miss Helen Reynolds has taken up
business course at Beacom's College,
Wilmington, and Miss Reba Rittenhouse
is taking teachers course at Delaware
College, Newark.
An ENJOYABLE day was spent at the
bungalow on Noxontown Mill Pond
Wednesday, when about 40 persons
gathered together with laden baskets,
bathing and boating added much to the
pleasure.
Death is ever an unwelcome guest,
but when it enters the family circle and
claims one as did in the accident of
William N. Watts last Wednesday
afternoon, June 18th, it's coming is
most disastrous The community was
greatly shocked for he was well known
and held in high esteem. His friends
were many by young and aged, black or
white, he was known as Uncle Nick.
His record was that of a loving, kind,
disposition, true friend, most thought
full and devoted companion and parent,
one whom thought of others first in
every way. He was a true christian,
even though great cripple and afflicted,
was always bright and cheerful and will
be sadly missed. We cannot see why
the dark hour came and he was taken
so suddenly without warning, but per-
haps some sweet day in the unknown
future we will understand. The funeral
was largely attended Friday afternoon,
June Both. The floral tributes were nu-
merous and very pretty; interment being
at Union M. E. Cemetery.
We do not know who next may fall,
Beneath that Christening rod
Then let US most carefully,
Prepare to meet our God,
And now farewell Dear Uncle,
The time will not be long,
Ere we do reach our Heavenly Home,
And join our happy song.
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Do You Know That

Better wages make better health?
Better health makes better citizens?
Better citizens make better nation?
The u. S. Public Health Service found
78 per cent Of the rural homes in a GER
tain county unprovlded with sanitary
conveniences of any kind?
Cholera is spread in the same manner
as typhoid fever?
Scarlet fever kills over 10000 Amer
leans each year?
Hookworm enters through the skin?
He who builds up health lays up
treasures in the Bank of Nature?
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Entertained Friends at NoxOntOwn

Mrs. L. L. Maloney of Townsend, en-
tertained at their summer cottage at
Noxentown Millpond, a number of
friends Wednesday. The day was spent
pleasantly in boating, fishing and bath
ing. Some of the guests were: Mrs.
W. H. Reynolds, Mrs. L. L. Maloney,
Mrs. E. C. Reynolds, Mrs. J. A. Hart,
Miss Arrelee Lattomus. Mrs. W. H.
Hammond, of Baltimore, Karline and
Norma Hart, Anna VanDyke, Mrs. w
A. Scott, Mrs. George VanDyke, Mrs
S. A. Collins, Mrs. ]. P. Pritchard and
Mrs Walter Gill.
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They, WON AND LOST
The Local Ball Team Split Even
With Eden A. c.
ODESSA HAD EVEN BREAK

KEYSTONE, l; MIDDLETOWN, 6
There has been surplus of baseball
here during the past week. The Key
stone Club, of Wilmington, were taken
into camp at Academy Park on Satur-
day afternoon last and easily defeated
to the tune of to l. The score by
innings:
keystone. ...........O OOO10 0O-1
Middletown .........31 OOO200 0x-6
Umpires, Moore and Hackett.
THE FOURTH AT ACADEMY PARK
Morning and afternon games were the
attractions at Academy Park on Tues
dav, with the strong all Wilmington
League Eden A. C. of Wilmington.
The game in the morning was attended
by a large crowd. Culver and Green
well were the opposing pitchers, and
had not the locals, by glaring errors,
allowed one man to score in the first
and one in the second there might have
been a different result. Culver pitched
good, and deserved better support, but
it is nothing to the discredit of the
locals to be beaten by such fast team.
The score:
Eden A, C............1 0 1 600 l 0-4
Middletown ...........O 0 90 0 0 0 0 90
AFTERNOON GAME
EDEN, 2; MIDDLEToWN, 8
The afternoon game started with a
larger attendance than did the morning
game with Finn, last years reliable
pitcher on the mound for the locals,
while Thuett occupied that position for
the visitors, and the way they pounded
him was a caution, six runs being scored
in the first three innings while the visi-
tors only succeeded in the sixth in fore
ing two men over the home plate. An
other pitcher was then put in and the
locals added one in the sixth. 1t was a
hard, well-contested game. The score:
Eden. 0 o 0O200 o.
Middletown....... -. 1928 01100 ks
ODESSA, 9; PENLYN HALL, 2
Odessa defeated the strong Penlyn
Hall Club at Corbit Park on Saturday
afternoon last by the score of 9 to 2
Ward was on the mound for Odessa and
was entitled to shut-out, but costly
errors robbed him of the honor. The
score:
Odessa. ......2 O4O1O11 ks
Penlyn. 0OO0O2 20 %
CHESAPEAKE CITY ON SATURDAY
The attraction at Academy Park on
this Saturday afternoon will be the
Chesapeake City Club, an aggregation
said to be very strong.
BASE BALL AT ODESSA
The Delaware Hard Fibre Club, OF
Wilmington, visited Corbit Park on
Tuesday and played two games, the
morning game going to the visitors by
the score of to 8, and the afternoon
to the locals by the score of 8 to 4.
EAST END ON SATURDAY
The attraction at Corbit Park on this
Saturday afternoon will be the East
End Club, Of Wilmington.
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Serious Negro Fights

Two serious negro fights took place
here on Tuesday, either of which may
terminate fatally. Frank Summers was
struck heavy blow with a bottle, al
legged to have been welded by John
Cooper, Jr., at Armstrong; Corner.
He was sent to the Delaware Hospital
at Wilmington, in very serious con-
dition. In an argument over ten cents
in a crap game Noah Sliney, Jr., was
slashed with a razor in the abdomen
and on the face Twenty-Five stitches
were required to close the wounds.
Benjamin DENLY is accused of cutting
him, but, like Cooper, is still at large. :
F3
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Tubercular Institute

Miss Elizabeth Sumner, of Whining
ton, nurse-in-charge of the local Tuber-
culosis Dispensary and Aiss Elizabeth
Hazzart, of Sussex county, attended
the recent session of the Tubel culosis
Institute in New York City. There
were present members representing 16
states, also one from France, who came
for the purpose Of learning the methods
of treating tuberculosis in the United
States.
They visited many New York Institu-
tions and had able instructors who gave
several lectures on the newest and best
methods for treating tuberculosis in it's
various forms.
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Drowned in Lake

Oliver Pryor, aged twelve, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Pryor, of Smyrna. while
in swimming with company of small
boys in Lake Como, Wednesday morning
was drowned just before noon. 1t ap-
pears that the lad, who could not swim,
stumbled over log into deep water,
and sank without making an outcry that
could be heard.
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Entertained Friends

Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Dashiel delight
fully entertained a few friends last
Thursday evening. in honor of their
guest Miss Nettie Hitch, of Salisbury,
Md. Those present were: Mrs. Corbit
Vinyard, Mr.. and Mrs E. L. Dashiel,
Misses Nettie Hitch, Edna Brynes. OdeE
Gallagher, Sarah Hates, Jennie Gala
CHER, Lena Weber, Lyle Dashiel and
Messrs. Leslie Truitt, J. Lemont Jones,
Earl Cleaver, John Dickinson, William
Gallagher, Harry Vinyard, Osborne
Banning, Craig Naudain and Liston
Dashiel Jr.
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Colonel S. D. Marvel Shot

Colonel Sirman d. Marvil, of Laurel,
grandson of the late Governor Marvil
and one of the most prominent young
men of Delaware, who two weeks ago
resigned from Governor Miller's> staff
and entered the State Militia as a pri-
vate to make sure of seeing service in
Mexico, accidentally shot himself Tues
day night, while cleaning a revolver
which he had intended leaving with his
wife on his leaving for camp
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Makes Record For Berries

All previous records for shipments of
Strawberries from fredericksburg have
been broken this year, as there have
been shipped rs carloads, or 600, 200
quarts. The price averaged y cents
quart, which means $45,OOO for the
growers, while the pickers shared $1,000.
Practically every berry cup and crate
used for these berries was purchased
from local basket and crate factories,
thereby giving employment to a large
number of hands and bringing thousands
of dollars to the manufacturers and en-
ployees.
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Truck Hits Team

While James Carton, hveryman of
Townsend, was on his way to Middle
town, Tuesday morning, an automobile
truck belonging to William Duhadaway,
of this town, ran into Cartons team
and completely demolished the vehicle.
The horse was also hurt badly, Mr..
Duhadaway was driving the truck and
was unable to see Mr. Carton in time
to avoid collision as the team was
coming around a corner. Neither the
occupant of the team or of the automo-
bile was hurt.
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Forest Church Notes

Sunday, July 9th, 1916.
1870 A. M. Public Worship with ser
mon.
11.45 A. M. Sunday School session.
6.45 P. NJ. Christian Endeavor service.
Topic: "The Conservation of Purpose. :"
Acts 11;19-23. (Consecration meeting.)
7.3O P. NJ. Evening service, lasting
thirty minutes.
During the month of July the evening
service will commence at 7.30 P. M,
and close at o'clock.
Wednesday evening, Prayer meeting.
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Council No. Il Elects Officers

Townsend Council, No. IL, Jr., o. U.
A. NJ, has elected the following officers
for the ensuing six months: Chancellor,
George slant; Vice-ChancelIor, j. H.
w. Naylor; Assistant R. c., Raymond
Lambdon; Cond., w. Rowe Jacobs;
Warden, 7. B. Schwatka;J. S., William
Moore; o. s., Henry Austin; Trustee
and Chaplain, J. A. Lyman.
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Bethesda Church Notes

$50 A. M. Brotherhood devotional
meeting.
1890 A. M. Preaching by the pastor,
Rev. ]. W. Jones.
11.3O to 12.3 80. Sunday School session.
7.3OP. M. Evening worship Of song
and short sermon.
During the months of July and
August, the evening service will be
brief. The public is cordially invited
to be present.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening at 7.45 o'clock.
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Two Years for Trunk to Arrive

Two years ago Miss Ida Kay, of
Seaford, left Mexico for the United
States. Her trunk left at the same
time. This trunk has been in Mexico
during the greater period of that time.
Before Miss Kay got out of Mexico she
was captured by the Mexicans and so
was her trunk. She later escaped and a
German friend cared for her trunk.
This German friend left Mexico last
week and he brought the trunk to the
border as part of his baggage.
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HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS
Get busy.
Don't knock.
Bat the rat.
Use the hoe.
Swat the fly.
Wheat harvest is on.
The war clouds are passing over.
Campmeeting season is fast approach
ing.
Scarlet fever kills over 10000 Ameri-
cans each year.
Delaware City expects 20 be made a
coal shipping centre.
The Delaware City Gun Club held a
trap shoot Tuesday afternoon.
Some men will even go to church on
Sunday, rather than stay at home.
When man works he produces; when
he loafs he reduces. Swat the loafer.
The Smyrna Times began it's 63rd year
this week. 1t is the oldest consecutively
published paper in the State.
It's all right for a girl to hustle
around for a husband, but after getting
him he should do the hustling.
Unclaimed Letters. The following
list of letters remain unclaimed in the
post-office for the week ending June 20:
Mrs. Lille Cullison, Mrs. Annie Davis,
Mrs. Hance Gould, Mrs. Elwood Pratt,
James E. Carroll, Wesley Price.
The New Century Club Building on
North Broad street, is nearing COM
pletion, and will soon be ready for the
ladies of the club to occupy. The resi-
dents of our town should be proud in
having such fine looking building.
Several of the Smyrna members of
Company G. Organized at Delaware in
camp at Rife Range near New Castle,
were in Smyrna over Sunday trying to
interest young men to enlist to make
up the shortage necessary to fully
equip their company.
The Country Fair" and Fourth of
July Celebration, the tenth enterprise
of it's kind inaugurated and managed by
the Twentieth Century Club of Smyrna,
while not seeming the record breaking
crowd of last year, was nevertheless a
success and considering everything, the
club women did as well as they had ex-
pected.
Douglass Conner, the young man who
had a leg broken and suffered other
painful injuries when an automobile ran
into a motorcycle on which Conner was
riding in Smyrna, about four weeks ago,
was brought home from the hospital on
Saturday, but it will be sometime be-
fore he will be able to move around. He
is, however, much improved.
We understand that tests are to be
made this year in the growing of sugar
beets in Delaware for the purpose of
ascertaining whether our soil is well
adapted to this crop and whether the
beets grown here are sufficiently high
in sugar content to make the crop a
valuable one and sufficiently attractive
for the establishment of beet sugar
refinery on the peninsula.
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Republicans Set Useful Dates

The Republican State Central Com
mittee Thursday afternoon, at Dover,
set August %, as the date for the State
convention and August 10, as the date
for the primaries.
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PAID LOCAL ADS.

Get your Gents Furnishing and Shoes
at W. N. DONOvAN'S.
FOR Wagons and Dearborns.
]. C. GREEN.
DR.. Warren S. P. Combs Dentist.
Successor to the late DR.. ]. G. Sites.
Try our Emery Shirts and Lion Brand
Collars. W. N. DONOVAN.
Colts and Cattle to Pasture. Pasture
now ready. ROBERT S. CARPENTER,
Port Penn, Del.
FOR SALE.-One Miller organ in
good condition. Apply to
P.O. Box 295.
For Shoes and Gents Furnishing, call
on W. N. DONOVAN,
West Main St.
Are agents for the Haas Tailoring
Co., of Baltimore. Suit Made to
Measure. Fit guaranteed.
w. N. DONOVAN.
FOR SALE.-Pedigreed Jersey Red
pigs, either sex.
GEORGE L. TOWNSEND,
Odessa, Del.
FOR SALE. "A beautiful old English
desk in antique walnut.
M. BERG, Merchant Tailor.
WANTED.-Old live Pigeons, large
or small let's, will pay 25c per pair.
THOMAS MCWHORTER.
FOR SALE. Late Seed Potatoes.
W. Fl. RECORDS,
CHM Corner, Townsend, Del.
100000 Cabbage and Celery Plants
for Sale. A. K. HOPKINS,
Middletown, Del.
Georges Creek Bituminous Coal for
threshing purposes, Send your teams
to suit your convenience. Also Peach
and Truck baskets. Phones 5 & 48.
JESSE L. SHEPHERD. =
FOR SALE.-One rs h. p. Farquar
traction engine, in good condition, and
will be sold cheap. Can be seen at my
residence near Prices Corner. Address.
A. H. MCDOWELL,
Marshallton, Della.
FARM FOR SALE. 1877 Acres,
very desirable, on State road, near
Kennedyville, Md. Address,
J. F. CREW,
1927 Market St., Wilmington, Del.
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Oppose Jitney

The Town Board has passed an ordi-
nance prohibiting Jitneys to operate
within the town limits on Sundays, dur
ing the Trinity camp.
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Before taking your Summer
vacation visit FOgel & Burstan and
get the things you'll need for com
fort. Read our ad.
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July & August FOgeI & Burstan's
Store closes as follows: Mondays
and Wednesdays, 6P.M.; Tuesdays
and Fridays, 9 P. M, Saturdays,
lip. M.
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THE TRANSCRIPT $1.OO per Year.
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FARM FOR SALE. 1871 Acres,
very desirable, on State road, near
Kennedyville, Md. Address,
J. F. CREW,
1927 Market ST., Wilmington, Del.
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FOR SALE. rs h. p. Farquar
traction engine, in good condition, and
will be sold cheap. Can be seen at my
residence near Prices Corner. Address.
A. H. MCDOWELL,
Marshallton, Della.
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Brevet Lieu. Col. U. S. Volunteers
Wilmington, Del, June %.
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Georges Creek Bituminous Coal for
threshiAg purposes, Send your teams
to suit your convenience. Also Peach
and Truck baskets. Phones 5 & 48.
JESSE L. SHEPHERD. =