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Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
WARWICK

Mrs. Maxey Bland, Of near Middle
town, was caller in town Wednesday.
Miss Bessie Gunkel entertained
friends from Oxford, over the week
end.
Mrs. Josephine Wilson and Miss Will
Aiken, of Chesapeake City spent Thurs
day with Mrs. A. R. Merritt Sr..
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Merritt and Mr..
and Mrs. U. P CHM, of McDonough,
motored to Philadelphia on Friday last.
Miss Mamie Merritt spent from Fri
day until Monday with her cousin Miss
Will Akin, near Chesapeake City, Md.
Mr.. Hazel Price a student of Tome
Institute, Port Deposit, Md, spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Price, near town.
The supper held by the ladies of M.
z. Church last Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings was quite success, about
$40 being cleared. Many, many thanks
to all who so kindly helped.
The Democrats Of town and the sus-
rounding country held a parade
on. Tuesday evening. They were led by
the Chesapeake City Band, then came
the horseback riders and the. au-
tomobiles, about fifty riders and about
fifty automobiles were in line. Too
much praise cannot be given the COM
mittee who got the affair up, and we
extend our congratulation to those who
so willingly helped in this affair and
also to the committee.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
ChiIdren's Furs and pretty Coats
in daily FOgeI & Burstan.
Bethesda Church Notes

Sunday, November 10Th. $50 A. M.
Brotherhood Devotional meeting. C..
P. Weber, leader.
1890 A. NJ. Preaching by the Pastor.
2P.. M. Sunday School session.
7.3OP. M. Song service and preaching
by the Pastor.
Prayer meeting on Wednesday even.
ing at 7.30 o'clock.
Glass meeting on Thursday evening
at s o'clock.
Jr. League every Wednesday after
noon at two o'clock. Bear this in mind
and note change in time of meeting
District Superintendent, W. A. Wise
will hold the third quarterly conference
next Monday evening, November goth,
at7.30 o'clock.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
Odessa Honor Roll

The following pupils. of the Odessa
Public School were on the honor roll for
the month of October:
Tenth Grade-Anna Dulin, Emily
Webb.
Eighth Grade-Mary Craig.
Seventh Grade-Sarah Sacks.
Sixth Grade-Dorsey Ennis.
Fifth Grade-Helen Muhlberger'
Sallie Mechanic, Karl Morris, Camellus
Shockley.
Fourth Grade-Gladys Muhlberger.
Eva Shetzter, William Morris.
Third Grade-Helen Moore, Alice
Reynolds, William Phillips.
Second Grade-Joseph Sacks:
First Grade Charles West, Harry
Morgan, Mary Webb, Elizabeth Heller,
Elizabeth Phillips.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
MERRY CHRISTMAS HINTS

How did you all succeed with the
oxalis bulbs and seed I sent you last
spring. l was fearful for time that
the supply would not last. but it did, and
all requests were filled, and newell I
was bit tired that's all, after went
away for a Summer, but this is not
what 1 started to write about. Now at
this time, when all sorts of commodities
are on the wing, and Christmas drawing
near, what shall we do to make one
dollar do the work of three? So few
suggestions may not be amiss.
Just now there is quite fad to make
necklaces, and long neck chains of seed
and beads. Seed are to be had in all
sections of the country, while most
homes have more or less old beads, then
with a thimbIe, needle and thread and
you are ready for business.
For long neck chains you can use
larger seed than for the necklaces, also
d better effect is obtained, when the
seed are three or four times the size of
beads used, only oTe kind kind Of Of seed cen
be used in chain, but when necessary
two or more colors in beads may be
used, but care should be used to har-
monize colors, if the seed are dark,
then use white or light beads, and visa
versa, plunge the seed into hot water to
soften, and they must be removed the
minute that they will pierce with the
needle. l have already made several
of the chains and they are p ,rfectly
beautiful, one I made of moon flower
seed, that grows down by the sea shore.
strung them with silver beads that 1
pulled of an old discarded evening gown
At every movement they glisten and
shine, while the seed look like so many
little pieces of rich brown velvet. Then
l used the deep purple seed of the
China tree, strung them alternately
with gold beads about the same size.
They are very handsome also, but it
takes a good half day to prepare the
seed. And for necklaces / used the little
black, fiat, heaTt-shaped dagger seed,
and the little common white beads, with
very pretty effect. Now this gives you
an idea, if you have not seen it done,
and you can make very pretty and ac-
ceptable little presents at small cost.
Now look about and find your seed. Then
again some use straws cut into beads.
Down here bamboo is often clipped into
long beads and strung with sea shells
for portieres, but they are not so nice
as the shells are alone. If you want me
to send you any of such seed as use,
send two or three cents dozen in
stamps and will mail them to you, that
will about cover actual cost and post
age, and that's all it will do, &c for two
dozen, but where 10 or 20 dozen are
wanted, &c dozen is right. l do not
want you to depend on me for seed, but
if you do not find what you want, then
l will help you, that is if the Editor
helps too by printing the offer, for with
out him we could not keep house, that.
is this feature of it. With Merry
Christmas to youaIl, l am as ever yours
truly, Alice Warner,
ZIG Philips ST.,
Jacksonville, Fla.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES
FOGEL & BURSTAN

Sunday, November 10Th. The 22d
Sunday after Trinity.
Livine service:-Morning Prayer,
LITANY and sermon at 1890. Evening
Prayer and Address at 7.3O.
Meetings. Ladies Guild will
meet on Thursday at two o'clock. The
Junior Auxiliary on Friday at four
O'Clock in the Parish House.
AN INTERESTING AUXILIARY MEETING.
A Missionary Mass Meeting under the
auspices of the Delaware Branch of
the Woman's Auxiliary in Wilmington
will be held in st. Johns Church on
Thursday, November 23d, at 8.15 P. M.
The speaker will be the Rt. Rev. Theo-
dOre P. ThuFston, D. D., Bishop of Ok
lahoma. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to the public.
Please do not forget that we are still
receiving contributions to the Church
Pension Fund, and that we would like
to have those promised pledges.
The Clerical Brotherhood met in Old
Swedes' Parish House, Whining ION, or
Tuesday. The Rev. A. A. Ewing,
Rector of Emmanuel Church. New Gas
tie. DEL, was the Essayist. Luncheon
was served at one o'clock.
Mrs. Annie M. LockwoOd,ea cOmmuni
cant of St. Anne's Parish has asked fol
her letter of transfer to st. Matthews
Church, Philadelphia, Pa, the Rev. DR.
Charles G. Pierce, Rector.
There were ten members of this par
iish present at the Fall Meeting Of th'
sWoman's Auxiliary held ia Trinity
Church, Wilmington, on Fhursday o
last week. The speakers were. Th'
-BtshOp Of this Diocese, Bishop Kin
.solving, Of Brazil, and Miss May Forbe
of the s p. G., London, England. Th,
addresses we're much enjoyed BY all
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
PLEA FOR AFRICA'S NEED

Mrs. Camphor, the wife of our bishop
who was elected by our last M. E. Gen
eral Conference for our work in Africa,
was very welcome visitor to our town
last week.
On Thursday afternoon she'with Rev.
w. A. Hubbard and NJ. A Thompson
and wives, together with the writer,
attended the U. A M. Convention held
at Bethesda NJ. E. Church, this city.
There Mrs. Camphor gave a splendid
address, urging the continued help for
the negro girls in the South and made a
very strenuous plea for Africa's need.
The people of this convention gave US
very royal treatment which was most
highly appreciated by all. Mrs. Cam
phor, together with Rev. and Mrs. w.
A. Hubbard, were afterwards enter.
tanned at dinner by Rev. and Mrs. NJ
A. Thompson
On Thursday P. NJ Mrs. Camphor
addressed a very appreciative audience
at Dale's M. E. Church in the interest
of Africa need. She spoke very feel
ingly of her many experiences during the
twelve years stay in Africa, many OF
them startling.
She made very earnest plea for mis-
sionaries to carry the light to this dark
continent. We were tremendously
moved by her splendid address and re-
sponded with creditabIe Offering tc
aid them in their work.
Bishop and Mrs. Camphor will sal
from New York to Africa. December
5th. Our prayers will follow them.
EDYTHE PEARL MosELY.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
Townsend Honor Roll

The following pupils of the Primary
Grades deserve special commentator
for the past school month:
4th Grade-Lillian Alfree, Elizabeth
Watts. Rachel Thornton, Bradford
Naylor, William Pinder, Davis Staa IS
Roland Austin.
Sd Grade-Edna Jones, Martha W el
don, Mary Davis. Anna Spry. Katherine
Niggin. Walter H. Lee, Jr., Walter NJ
Lee, Carl Moore, Thomas Skeggs, PAu
Wiley, DOgOthy Hayden.
I'd Grade-Violet Wilbur, Gladys Al Is
tin, Frank Wells. Mahlon Graves, I'D
ward Pinder. James Thornton.
lst Pauline Jones, Dorodh b.
Hutchison, Margaret Baker, MaEi,
Hayden, Granville Lee, Enos staals
Ernest Weldon,
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
Forest Church Notes

Sunday, November 10Th, 1916.
1890 A. M. Public worship with
sermon.
11.45 A. VI. Sunday School session.
29O.P. M. Armstrong Chapel Sunday
School,
645P.M M. Christian Endeavor ser
vice. Topic, "Why Christianity is the
Hope of Our Country" Psa. 9:1-2O.
(Home Missionary Meeting).
7.SO P. M. Evening service with SER
mon. The pastor earnestly requests all
members of the congregation who failed
to contribute onlast sunday to the an
nual collection for the Board of Foreign
Missions, to give their contribution on
next Sunday. Leteyeryone give to this
important cause.
Wednesday evening. Prayer evening
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
JOHN LARSEN

John Larsen. lineman in the employ
of the Western Union Telegraph Co.,
died at Philadelphia hospital, last Fri
day following an operation for internal
ailments, which in the opinion of the
surgeons were caused by an accident.
Larsen was an occupant of the car
which overturned at Summit Bridge in
July, 1915, when j. Wilson Merritt, an
employe of the Diamond State Tele-
phone Co., sustained serious injuries
which still confne him to his home.
Mr.. Larsen was fifty years of age and
leaves widow. The funeral took place
Monday, with interment at Dover.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
Easv to overfeed Fish.

Overfeeding proves to be~no better
for such animals as fishes than for
man. The aquarium of the New York
Geological society has more than 5000
fishes, representing 40 species, and
the director reports that in this great
collection the death rate has been ma
terially lOwered-with great saving
in labor and expense as well as in spe-
cfmens-by changing the feeding to al
ternate days instead of every day. An
excess of-fat resulted from the too
generous diet.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
DAISY M. BENDLER

Miss Daisy NJ. Bender, daughter of
Mr. John B. Bender, a farmer living
near Warwick. Md, died on Saturday
last after long illness, aged 80 years.
Funeral services were held at the resi-
dence of her father on Wednesday at Il
O'Clock noon, interment at Hickory
Grove cemetery. Services were in
charge of Rev. J. W. Jones, pastor of
Bethesda M. E. Church, assisted by DR..
C T. Wyatt, of Denton, Nd, and Rev.
J. N. Link, of Warwick The pail
bearers were: Elmer Bender. Victor
Voshell, Vance Voshell, Clifford Bender,
Eugene Bender and Alvin Othoson.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
$25FORPRIZEESSAYS
Any Public School Scholar May
Win One .of S Prizes
in GOLD FROM $40. mo- s.. .sO

Fogel & Burstan wish to thank The
Transcript for its strong defence of our
town stores, both on its editorial and
local pages, in its September 10th, issue.
Every business man in Middletown-
ought to thank that liberal and progress
sive journal for defending our stores
from the unfair competition of outside
mail order houses which pay no taxes
of any kind, town, county or state, not
even a license to do business. These
big foreign leeches simply suck up our
state and town money, never giving
back one penny of it. We home bust
ness men pay all these taxes and work
for our town-and advertise in The
Transcript too, which is always on the
watch to do something to hheip the town
and its business.
Fogel & B1rstan highly appreciate
the course of The Transcript, and also
think that as firm we should do some
thing to help carry on this good fight it
is making for Middletown's merchants.
Therefore, believing thatmore printers
ink and publicity will help bring this
important matter before the people,
stir up discussion and so aid our just
claim for more patronage of our home
stores; Fogel & Burstan will pay $25 in
gold for the five best essays on "Why
Buyers Should Patronize Home Stores
and Not Foreign Ones" to be written
by any boy or girl in the public schools
of Middletown, Odessa, Townsend,
Port Penn, McDonough, Mt. Pleasant,
Blackbird and any other school near
Middletown, Warwick, Galena and
Cecilton. The essays. which must be
written by the scholars themselves and
not exceed $50 words in length, must
be left at Fogel & Burstan's Depart
ment Store not later than IL P. M. on
Saturday, Dec Both. Able and disin-
terested judges will pass upon the
merits of the essays and award the
prizes as soon after that date as posi-
BILE.
The prizes will be as follows: For the
best essay, prize No. 1, $40; for the
two next most meritolious, prizes Nos.
2 and 8, $500 each; for the two next
prizes, Nos. A and 5, 81 so each-all IN
gold Points that will count most are
ideas, arguments, reasons, then brevity,
clearness and logical character of state
ment, next correctness of English, as
to grammar, spelling, style and good
penmanship.
We suggest that the writers give the
reasons why the people of Middletown
and vicinity should patronize Middle
town stores rather than mail order
houses or the city stores. Show how
such a course benefits not only the
home stores of Middletown, but also
the whole community, town and farms
as we'll. Show the evil Consequences
resulting from neglect to patronize
and support the stores of Middletown,
now such credit and benefit to town
and country. Show how this failure to
buy from their large stocks will little
by little force them to reduce those
stocks until at last these now prosper
Gus and useful stores of MiddIetOwn
will sink into mere cheap, crossroads
affairs, or go out of business altogether
to the great loss and inconvenience of
all in town and country. Write plainly
and on but one side of the paper and
put the writer's name in a separate en-
velOpe.
FOGEL & BURSTAN.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
Protect Rot+IeLabeIs.

If the amateur chemist win paint q
thin coating of parafin over the labels
of his reagent bottles with fine brush
he will save much time and bother in
replacing labels. The parafin viii pre-
vent any drops of reagent from attack
ing and badly discoloring the labels.
Most reagents do not act on parafan.
The paraffn. coating should extend
about one-quarter of an inch beyond
the edges of the label.-Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
Prizes SIS in Gold!

Read elsewhere in this issue of the
Transcript how any scholar in the pub
lie schools of Middletown, and vicinity
named in our notice can win one of 5
prizes of $40, IS, or $3.50 in gold!
FOGEL & BURSTAN
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
Parent Teachers Association

Rev. Mabel Irwin will deliver an ad-
dress before the Parent Teacher Asso-
citation in the school Assembly Room
Friday afternoon November >24th at 3
O'Clock. Her talk on "Social Hygiene"
will be helpful and interesting. The
meeting is open to all and a large at
tendance is desired.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
Woodland Honor RON

The honor roll for Woodland School
for the month of October follows, Edna
Armstrong, James Murray, Francis
Crawford. Irwin Armstrong, Margaret
Murray. Grace. vanDyke. Price Graw-
ford, Millian Smith. Boyd Armstrong,
Leo Murray.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
IndlvlduaI nrlnklnu cum.

The day Of the common drinking cup
is about past. However, there are,
some places which persist in the prac
tice. One dipper or cup to serve the
entire student body is the reason why
so many colds and other diseases ars
so. easily transmitted among school,
chIId Indlsdoal lnklng cups
oisll to D lnsa.a 1oos a all Of our
sen1- ~ 8 ElagIneE
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

I
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS
Big crop of apples.
Leaves everywhere.
Turkeys in demand.
Oh, you pumpkin. pie
Wild geese going south.
Soon be hog-killing time.
Thanksgiving next holiday.
Wishbone prophets at work. =
Partridges reported plentiful.
Price of foodstuff still going up.
How's that Thanksgiving turkey?
Wehave been having fine fall weather.
It's all over now, less settle down to
business.
It's much easier to catch a cold than
to let it go.
Smyrna's new combination chemical
fire engine arrived at noon Wednesday.
Mrs. Daniel W. Stevens delightfully."-
entertained the members of the u. T.
C. Sewing Circle at her home Wednes-
day evening.
From the progress being made it is
thought the. new Postoffice building at
Smyrna will be turned over by the first
of December or soon thereafter.
The Chums' Christian Cub has been
organized at Delaware City, with
Charles Heal, president; Francis War
ner, vice president; Jack Reybold, Sec
retary, and David Coale, libralil1.
Wednesday marked the opening of
the hunting season in this state for rab-
bit and quail and many of our local
sportsmen started out early in the morn
ing to get a first shot" The day
dawned with the first touch of real
winter.
A delightful session of the New Cen
tury Club was held on Tuesday after
noon when the Rev. N label Irwin, of
Wilmington, gave a talk on Social
Hygiene. Fhis was an open meeting
for women and a number of the town
ladies, not club members were present.
List of Letters remaining unclaimed
in the Post-office for the week ending
Nov. 9th, 1916: Mrs. Bessie Garrison,
Miss Sadie Hammond, Miss Mary Tro-
verse, Miss Helen Wilson, Phillip ].
Brayson, Icias Carter. Leon Frisby,
Isaac. Gleosnes, John w. Howard, G.
W. Mayfeld, John Wesley Price, Joseph
Rhoades.
The Federal Trade Commission, ap-
pointed to look int the increased cost
of news print paper, reports that in
many cases the mills produce paper
cheaper now than they did in 1914 and
1915, yet, eight months ago it could be
purchased for 81. 90 per 100 pounds, now
we pay $6.5 per 100 pounds. What is
the reason?
If you have a party, a reception, a
social. wedding; or if you go visiting or
have friends visit you, or if you know
some bit of interesting news, kindly
give the particulars to this paper either
in person or by telephone or mail. We
are always glad to get news Of this
character, and you will confer favor
upon US and at the same time help make
the paper more interesting.
Walter Lee, a poultry dealer, of
Townsend, left Tuesday, accompanied
by John B. Timmons for Lebanon, Tenn. +,
and Lennox, Va, where they will buy
at least four carloads of fancy turkeys
to be fattened and prepared for the
Northern markets for Thanksgiving and
Christmas. Mr.. Lee is heavy buyer
of fancy fowl. He shipped to Philadel-
phia Monday two carloads of ducks and
geese.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-18

All kinds of New Goods arriving
every day at FOgel & Burstans-
Lovely Furs, Heavy Coats Fur
trimmed, etc:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-09-20
TAKE FOUR MILES
GERMAN TRENCHES
ALLIES CONTINUE THEIR OFTEN.
sivE NORTH AND SOUTH OF
soMmE RIVER IN FRANCE.
FRENCH GET 700 PRISONERS
Entante Allies Straishten Lines and
obliterate Saw-Tooth Salients When
Marked Entire Front Along Somr1e.
-Grandcourt is Being Sombarded.

German positions exceeding rou1
miles in length were captured Satur'
day night and Sunday by the British
and French armies in the connnua'
tion Of their offensive north and south
of the Somme river in France. In ao'
dition quantities Of war material and
a large number Of prisoners fell into
the hands OF the Entente Ailies-7O0
prisoners being taken by the French
alone. Heavy counter-attacks against
the British were repulsed with heavy
losses to the Germans, according to
London.
Near Thsepval the British took q
fortified position over front OF a
mile known as "the Danube trench,
near Courcelette an advance Of about
1000 yards was made and finally the
strongly defended positions at the
Mououet farm, over which there had
been numerous hard-fought battles
for several weeks, fell into their
hands.
The advance OF the British appa'
rently st-aightens out the salient that
had projected into their lines between
Thiepval and Courcelette and brings
their front here to within a scant mile
of Grandcourt and the Albert-Bapaune
railway. Grandceurt is now being
bombarded by the British. The sue
cess OF the French seemingly obliter'
ates another Of the many saw-tooth
saiients which mark the entire front
Of the Somme and is another move
of the right flank OF the Entente TO-
ward the pocketing Of Jerome.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-09-20
u. s. GUN EXPORTS ASK
LARGER TEST GROUND.

Acknowledgements OF the
government reservation at Indian
Head, Md, where the navy's big suna
are tested. is being urged by ordin-
ance officials who say the largest
types now benig made cannot be tried
out on the present proving grounds
without risking destruction OF life ana
property nearby. An official OF high
rank cited a recent experience during
the firing tests Of si1teen-inch rene.
There has been small houeWaro
movement Of troops all along the oor'
der and at the same time more troops
have been reaching the border from
etste mobilization camps. Most OF
those now coming IN are encampins IN
the Ell Paso district. The latest al
rivals are from Ohio and Kentucky
and those from North Carolina, GeoF'
e;a and Florida are expected. Troops
rom Illinois. Indiana, Minnesota, Kan
sas and other states stationed IN the
. brownsville and San Antonio districes
have been ordered home. None IN 'ne
E, Paso district have yet been SEM
hack
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-09-20
WASHINGTON UNCERTAIN HOW
q. S. EXPORTS WILL SUFFER.
Steps Have Already Been Taken 70
Secure information on Matter.

steps Have Already Beer Taken 70
Secure Information on Matter.
Washington.-In the absence Of in
formation detailing what commodities
are affected by the new British 10
strictions on American trade with
Holland and the Scandinavian coun-
tries officials here are uncertain just
how heavily American exporters Will
suffer. Steps to secure this informa-
tion already had been taken and 1t
was indicated that should any sweep
ing extension Of restrictive measures
be revealed it would be regarded as
g serious development in the contro-
versy over the legality Of allied block
ade methods. No report on the new
order has come through official chan
nels but q news dispatch regarding It
were called Immediately to the atten-
ton Of the British embassy by State
Department officials with informal IN
suiries as to the purpose. and scope
OF the proposal. It was said similar
investigation would be made through
the American embassy at London.