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Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

The U. T. C Sewing Circle spent {;
pleasant time at the home Of Mis-. Mae
Moore Monday evening.
American farm products of the last
year amounted to over tn rteen billions
In value. There is moth NC tie most
| superstitious could fin unlucky in this.
Smyrna Postoffice II owed into its new
and permanent home, the new y con-
structed $35, 900 Federal Building We'd
nesday. The change took place after
the Office closed.
The true optimist who has been hit
hard by the cost of living and still is
driving his year-before-last aut,mobile
consoles himself by looking at the grand
newness of his license tags.
The supper at the Century Club
Thursday evening, given under the aus
pices of the Citizens Hose Co. of
Smyrna, was successful affair, the
Firemen clearing about $33').
List of Letters remaining unclaimed
in the Post-Ofice fer the week ending
Jan. 25th, 1917: Mrs. Mary Wheeler,
Mrs. Georgeanna Lee, MIS- Mary B.
Williams, Miss Laura V. Kline.
The troops of the coast tefenses of
the Delaware at Delaware City are re-
hearsing for minstrel show. which is
to be given in the near future for the
benefit of Fort DUPONT Orchestra.
Mrs. Cuthbert S. Green entertained
the 500 card club at her ilo ~, near
town, Wednesday afternoon. The first
prize was won by Mrs. Lee Sp arks, of
Odessa, and the second by i'rs. George
l.. Townsend, of Kirkwood.
A meeting of the Milk Producers AS
sociation will be held on Saturday, Feb
ruary 81, at 2 F. NJ, in MeWhorter's
Hall. All farmers are invited to attend. |
Come and help hold up the price of |
milk. The necessity of organization is |
shown by the price of COW feed, bran
being $39 ton.
A dog belonging to Paul Garrett, ran
amuck on East Dover street Tuesday
and bit John Fisher, John Collision, AL
fred Banks, Charles Smith and Willie
Hardin. The Hardin boy was knocked
down and badly mutilated about the
neck. Revert A Coulby shot the dog
and the head of the animal was sent to
Baltimore for examination.
D. p. Hutchison, auetioneer, sold for
Mr.. Charles Meggison February 1st, IL
1ead Registered Holstein Cows from
'74 to S190, average of $13O. 81; Regis
,ered Heifers, to months old, $48 to
SlOO, average of s74: Registered IS
months Bull, $l35; 2 year old, $1OO; Reg
stored Graded Cows, $50 TO $17O on an
lverage. IL head s129; Horses, s2e to
265, average for IL head SLIT. Farm
ng implements brought good prices,
Kidding was lively and there was a good
rowd. Sale amounted to nearly S., 900
md he did not sell his corn.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
Operated On For Appendicitis

Miss Effie Bender, daughter of John
w. Bender, of near Warwick, was
taken to Hahnemann hospital in SER
ious condition Saturday, suffering from
al attack Of appendicitis. An operation
was performed upon her arrival there.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
Byron-Culver

Mr.. John l.. Byron and Mrs. Sarah
Culver were quietly married at the
home of the bride on East Main street,
Thursday evening, by the Rev. John W.
Jones.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03


The lot fell upon Matthias; and he
was numbered with the eleven apostles. -
Acts / :26.
st. Matthias was probably one of the
seventy diciples chosen under divine
guidance to be an apostle in the place of
the traitor Judas. The church on this
day prays to be preserved from false
apostles, and guided by true and faith
full pastors. Let US who love the
Church join in prayer that those who
have received the seal of their ministry
IN direct and unbroken succession from
the hands of Christ's chosen apostles.
may in no wise bring dishonor upon
their sacred calling, but with the same
faith. love and zeal, devote themselves
to their Masters service.
Septuagesima. SexagesimA and
Qulnquagesima These Sundays.
meaning respectively Seventieth.
Sixtieth, and F'iftieth, coming be-
fore lent, signify that the first of
them is, in round numbers, though not
exactly, seventy days before Easter, or
the end of Lent, and the next one six
ty, and the last one fifty, as the begin
ming of Len. is forty days before Easter.
They begin, by their solemnities, to
prepare our hearts and minds for the
sorrows and humiliation of the great
fast of forty days.
CONFIRMATION
The Bishop will visit US for Confirma-
tion on the Third Sunday in Lent, March
the eleventh, at the morning service.
The Confirmation instructions will be
given in the Parish House on Wednes-
day afternoon at four clock, beginning
on February seventh. These instruc-
tions will be for all candidates. But
private instructions will be arranged
for adults who may not be able to at
tend the regular course. The Rector
will be glad to talk with any one who is
thinking of the matter and it is hoped
that persons intending to be confirmed
will present their names at the earliest
possible date
Sponsors are reminded of their duty
to see that their god-children '.are
brought to the bishop to- be confirmed
by him so soon as they can say the
Greed, the Lords Prayer and the Ten
Commandments and are sufficiently in
structed in the other parts of the Church
Catechism set forth for that purpose.
MEETINGS
The Ladies Guild will meet on Thurs
day afternoon at two o'clock. The re-
gular monthly meeting of the Parish
branch of the Woman's Auxiliary, on
Friday afternoon at two thirty clock.
The Junior Auxiliary on Friday after
noon at four o'clock. :
THE LENTEN MISSION
During the week of March 7th.. to
l1th., there will be series of special ]
services, know generally as MissjGr,-~A
Tor the purpose of awakening us all to
leeper devotion and spiritual earnest.
less. The preacher of the Mission will
De the Rev. F. j. Kinsman, D. u
Bishop of the Diocese. 1t is earnestly
loped. that We shall all make arranoe.
nents to give ourselves wholly to tbis
week spiritual efforts and urge our
rlends to come to the services
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH
The Bishop Will Visit for Confirma-
tion the Third Sunday in Lent
SPECIAL SERVICES In MARCH

| - @AaAA oAAN ANAS Alv NV f2lNNlx
Sunday, February, 4th Septuagesi-
ma Sunday.
Divine services:-- 1890, Sermon and
Holy Communion.
ll:45, Sunday School session.
7.3O, Evening Prayer and Address.
CALENDAR FOR MONTH OF FEBRUARY
February End. Publication B. v. Al.
4th Septuagesima Sun
day.
llth. Sexagesima Sunday.
18th S. Valentine.
18th. Quinquagesima Sun
day
2lst. Ash Wednesday.
oath. S. Matthias.
25th. lst. Sunday in Lent.
2Sth. Embe. Day.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS
FOR PHILADELPHIA
Two or More of the Most Power.
full Known Will Be Placed
In City.

Philadelphia Is to be protected from
the possibility of attack from the air
by two or more OF the largest and most
powerful anti-aircraft guns that have
yet been constructed. The Philadel-
phia navy yerd and the Frankford
arsenal are ne vulnerable points that
are to receive most of the protection,
but the city itself will also be consid-
cred In the protective plans.
The gun Is Of the mobile type and
can be demounted quickly and rushed
to a new position by big motor truck
that is part of its equipment. 1t is
said at the navy yard that the gun Is
very much like the great anti-aircraft
rifles that guard the approaches to
Paris and London.
The war department Is not contem-
plating an attack by Zeppelins or air
planes flying across the Atlantic, but
they are providing against an assault
by seaplanes making the trip across
seas on the decks Of the German high
seas feet. The warnings that have
been received from Admirals Sims and
Jellicoe to the effect that the German
feet may sally forth at any time and,
passing by the strongly defended coast
of England, attack the Atlantic coast
of the United States, Is responsible for
the precautions that are being taken.
In such a raid seaplanes and subma
rines undoubtedly would be used, the
submarines to threaten the American
feet and keep 1t behind protective nets
the planes to bomb munition plants,
navy yards. arsenals and the large
cities Of the coast ~
That the prospect is not a chimera
is proved by the activity Of the war
and navy departments In taking the
stitches In time" There Is no obJec-
ton being made to the publication Of
the few facts here stated
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
Sirius and the Dog Days.

The dog days are reckoned about
forty and are set down In the almanac
as beginning on July and ending Aug
IL. In the time of the ancient astron-
omers the remarkable star Sirius. call
ed also Canfcula. or the dog star. rose
heliacally-that is, just before the sun
about the beginning of July, and the
sultry heat which usually prevails at
that season. with all its disagreeabIe
effects. among which the tendency of
dogs to become mad is not one of the
least disagreeable.. was ascribed to the
malignant ays of the star. Owing to
the procession of the equinoxes the
heliacal rising Of Sirius now takes
place later In the year and In cooler
season, 80 that the dog days have
not now that relation to the particular
position Of the dog star from which
they obtained their name.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
EAST JORDANITES
PICNIC AT FLINT.

A basket picnic was held at Thread
Lake Park, at Flint on Labor Day for
all former residents of East Jordan
who.ar now residing in Flint. Among
those present were:-
Mrsx aad Mrs. Erwin Wilder and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Stewart.
MIR. and Mrs. Isaac Bowen and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Taylor and family.
Messrs. Louis Isaman, Geo. LaValley,
Robert Miles, VIM. Hogue, Don Moore
Thos. Whiteford and Mr.. Singles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Muzzy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie N. Moore and
family.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
Uses For Alcohol.

Speaking of the little known uses OF
alcohol, a recent writer says that few
men who wear the SO called derby
hat know that Its stiffness Is due to
a gum that Is dissolved In alcohol
Transparent soap owes its Transparent
cy to alcohol. The increasing demand
for leather and the inability of the
market to meet this demand from nat.
ural sources have led to the produc-
ton Of artificial substitutes for the ma.
terial. These are possible through the
use Of alcohol. The same is to be said
of the artificial silk that now finds q
large and increasing sale. Alcohol Is
a practically Indispensable servant In
the varnish used on Woodwork. 1t Is
used in preservatves, in disinfectants
deodorants and shoe po1ishes. In dyes
and in lacquers aud In long list OF
chemicals with more or less unfamil
lar names. One of its important uses
Is In the manufacture of smokeless
gunpowder and other explosives
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
RECRUIT DEPOT NAMED.
Designation of Fort Thomas Forecasts
General Service.


General Service.
Fort Thomas. Kentucky, Is designat-
ed as o recruit depot and turned over
to the adjutant general Of the army In
orders issued forecasting the organiza-
tion of general recruit depot service.
Through this service new men will
be fed into the regular and national
guard regiments, including both Yolun-
teers and men mobilized under the Sc
lective draft law. Wounded soldiers
who have recovered sufficiently to re-
turn to the front also will be sent for
ward through the general depot. Be-
cause of the time required to reach
France. II is understood a general re-
cruit depot will be established on the
other side, which will be fed from the
depot here and I'm turn supply men to
regiments at the front as they are
needed to fill the gaps. The prelim-
mary training OF recruits will be car
ried on at the depots, and the men COM
ing back from the hospitals will be
given the physical exercise necessary
to harden them for active duty.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
CONSIDERATION

Now to the stars that we unfold.
For service to the world.
Let's add cloudless star OF Faith
With them to be unfurled.
Let US find room for other stars.
That all more radiant be.
Let US find room upon the nag
For Hope and Charity.
Now on the shield OF those w..~ -cerve
Let's write In flaming letters
The word that gives assurance Of
A world with broken fetters.
Let Liberty be written there.
The herald OF the day
To which we consecrate ourselves
Forever. come what may.
Now to the cause 80 long In gloom,
or Justice. Truth and Right,
Now to the cause, Democracy,
We pledge supremest might.
Nor shall we sheathe the sword until
The world Is won from thrall,
Till endless Peace shall wear the crvwn
or equal rights for all.
George +. Dobson in Brooklyn Eagle
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
Red Cross Notes

Receipts from Pole. Raising Day
amounted to $123.43. ItemiZed account
will be published in next weeks paper.
j. f. Houghton donated the coffee
used for the supper and also made it.
On Friday, Sept l4th, the Red Cross
will give supper at the Red Cross
rooms.
The Red Cross has issued an urgent
call for knitters. A class of instruction
will be given by Mrs. w. G. Merchant.
The class in Surgical Dressings, un-
der the instruction of Miss Thompson
of Sequanota, have completed their
course and have taken their eXamina-
tions and sent in the required samples
to Washington Headquarters. Those
completing the course are Mesdames
Blount, Hilliard and Suffern and Miss
Clink. A few others have had part of
the course. Miss Thompson has spent
ten afternoons here and the use OF auto
to carry her to and from Sequanota
have been given by Messrs Clink, Mer-
chant and Will Stroebel.
Yarn and also needles if necessary,
will be furnished competent knitters
who will help with the wool knitting
that is so much needed now as the cold
weather comes on. Mrs. Merchant has
charge OF this department and will
gladly give all the directions.
While the troops of the National
Army are travelling to the environments
the Red Cross will cooperate in every
way possible with the War Department,
both in caring for the comfort of troops
at mobilization points and at stations
where the troop trains are scheduled
to stop, and in supplementing the SER
vice of the railroads by having reserves
of food ready for use in case of any
accident or delay which disarranges
the plans for feeding the men enroute.
The Philadelphia chapter has wired
Foster Rockwell, Director OF Canteen
Service, as follows:-"Chapter prepar.
ed to feed in Philadelphia 1900 troops q
day as long as you wish.
All over the country, chapters Of tne
Red Cross, which now number 2400,
have marshalled their resources under
the direction of the thirteen Division
Managers and have enlisted workers
in their refreshment units.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
BIG JOB FOR RAILROADS.
Will Have to Transport $4,000 Men to
Various Cantonments.

Various Cantonments.
Altogether 6S7,000 men will have to
be transported to the various canton
ments that the government is building
to house the new national army. The
movement will start Sept. 8. Between
that date and Sept. 8 the railroads will
complete the entrainment OF 5000
men, or approximately 80 per cent Of
the total number scheduled to be NOV
ed to the various training camps.
1t Is expected that a second move
ment of approximately 10000 men will
begin on Sept 10, continuing for four
days thereafter, and third movement
of the same size on Oct. 3.
Some conception of the magnitude OF
the task confronting the American
Railway association I'm preparing sched-
ules that will assure the safe and
prompt transportation Of these armies
without interfering with regular traffic
may be CLEANED from the fact that to
move merely one field army Of $4,000
men requires 6,229 cars made up into
366 trains with as many locomotives
and train crews.
Meanwhile. In addition to. moving
the 6S7,O00 recruits for the national
army. the railroads have been asked
to supply transportation for the 350, 900
members OF the national guard to their
training camps. This national guard
movement has already started and will
continue In increasing volume until all
have been moved.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
School Commissioner's
--N Notes--
May L. Stewart. Commissioners

AT the recent examination certificates
were issued to the following Charlevoix
county girls: Mabel Thayer, Leath
Green, Myra Poole, Olive Underhill,
Golda Jensen, Emma Knop, and Mrs.
Margaret Fairchild. All have secured
schools for the con,;ns, year. Several
very excellent sets of paP., = yere
transferred from other counties.
We are still seeking teachers. Two
good teachers wanted at once.
Four school boards looking for con-
tract and carpenter labor For infor.
nation write the commissioner.
Every census list in the county has
now been checked through at least once
and about half have been rechecked
and are ready for the Department.
Schools opening now have fine op-
portunity to get their last years ex-
hibits in shape, ready for the Charlie
voix County Fair.
st. James Nos 2 and 8 report "No
Library" in the district.
Hudson No. voted to establish q
library at the last annual meeting. This
leaves No. 2 the only district in the
township that has not established
school library.
In Boyne Valley No. 10 the only
district that has not voted to establish
district library. This action may be
taken at special meeting. In several
townships every school has taken this
action
Marion No. established library by
district vote at the last annual meeting.
This leaves Marion No. 3 the only one
not receiving money in this manner.
A trip through Norwood township
found the carpenters busy on a new
roof on the Magee schoolhouse, and a
new entryway being provided at the
Walker schoolhouse.
The fall supply of printing is ready
for the teachers at the opening OF the
school year. Bundles of needed sup
plies will be mailed this week.
The Department has published sever
al new bulletins. The one entitled
"Tuebor" is intensely patriotic and
contains a stirring appeal to every loyal
boy and girl. II has been included
among the selections in the new county
directory which is well under way.
A new bulletin on spelling contains
1000 commonly misspelled words to-
gether with list of words commonly
mispronounced. These can be supplied
in quantities large enough to serve as
texts for grammar grade classes. They
come from the state printers and II
rests with us merely to ask for what
We can use.
The eighth grade reading classic has
not yet been chosen. Word comes from
Supt. Keeler that the choice will not bs
announced until after the holidays this
year. There is then plenty of time to
prepare the student for his test.
The Miles school board, South Arm
No. z, have ordered new steel adjust
able seats for the entire school, a good
recitation seat, are having the walls re-
decorated, and the woodwork made
presentable and clean bya a new coat of
paint. The state approved colors were
chosen in this effort to make "better
school,"
The Ranney and Rock Elm schools
are both installing new basement
furnaces with heating and ventilatinQ
plans both bearing the o. X. of the
state department.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
Commission Proceedings.

Regular meeting Of the City Commits
sion held at the commission rooms,
Monday evening, Sept. 3, 1917. Meet
ing was called to order by Mayor Cross.
Present-Cross, Gidley and Crowell.
Absent2none.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
On motion by Gidley, the following
bills were allowed
Chicago Flag & Dec Co., flags r. A
Henry Cook, salary ...... 49,. 1900
Mich. State Tel. Co., rentals -. 6.25
E. r. Kleinhans, selling cemetery
lois 49,. .... .UO
James Malpass, refund on paw
ing tax - ...... 21.96
ID. ii. Fitch, salary and rental 24.17
Elec. Light Co., ,pumping&lighting 476. 81
City Treasurer, payment OF labor 2S.27
Otis j. Smith, salary, express and
postage ...... . 26.7S
VIM. johnson, hauling flag-pole 800
James Gidley, salary ry....... 5000
Enterprise Pub. Co., printing l2.45
l.. Bingham, labor 80. -. 8.25
A. j. Brooks, labor ..... -. l.S0
Standard Oil Co., engine oil -. IL 28
On motion by Crowell meeting was
adjourned.
OTIS j. SMITH,
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07


To show what an arsenal Of chem
icals has to be employed when we
want to cory nature the Paris Nature
prints the formula for artificial milk
as patented In England. 1t Is as fol-
lows:
In 200 pints Of water at IS degrees
Q. dissolve 400 grains OF phosphate OF
potassium or the equivalent quantity
of phosphate Of soda. Add sugar suf-
ficient to make As per cent Of the
final product and mix In twenty kilo-
grams OF extract Of nuts. Boil, then
distill and treat with culture of Tactic
ferments until the desired acidity Is
obtained. Pasteurize at 90 or 20 de-
grees G. and finally add q small guam
tity Of citric acid. This can be dried
and sold as powder.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07

he was willing to take his own risk.
How much more deadly was It on that
day when the blue eyed man who now
rules the British armies In France gave
that amazing evidence OF his disregard
OF danger!
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07

II takes lot of will power to enable
man to save himself from himself.
A philosopher gains renown by endur-
ing other peoples troubles with resigna.
ton.
Occasionally you hear Of man hav-
ing more money than he knows what to
do with, but no one ever heard Of q
woman being in that delightful condi-
ton.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
Presbyterian Church Notes
Robert S. Sidebotham, Pastor.

Sunday, Sept. 9, 1917.
1920 a. m.--The Masters Orders
1900 m.-Sunday School.
$50 p. m.-Christian Endeavor
7:30 p. m.-Bungled Signals
Thursday 1880 p. m.-Prayer Meeting
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
Ethiopia.

Ethiopia was described by the Greeks
and Romans as the country which lay
to the south of Egypt Shortly before
the birth Of Jesus a native dynasty OF
women holding the official title OF can
dace held sway In Ethiopia and even
resisted the advance Of Roman arms
One OF these is the queen noticed In
Acts wifi, 81.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07

Wise is the man who declines to take
his troubles too seriously.
Misery loves company, but not any
more than real happiness does.
There wouldn't be enough worms to
90 round il every bird was early.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
His ComnanY.

Her Father Judge a man, sir. by
he company he keeps
The SuItor Then I'm all right. for
I've been keeping company with your
daughter for over two years.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. John Clemens, Pas

Sunday, Sept. 9, 1917.
1890 a. m.-Morning Worship. ''The
Gospel Righteousness"
1l:45 a. m.- Sunday School.
$50 p. m.-Epworth League.
7:30 p. m.-Evening Worship. "An
Evening Petition.
This is the last Sunday OF this Con-
ference year. The Annual Conference
convenes next Wednesday morning at
Traverse City presided over by Bishop
Theodore S. Henderson.
Sunday, Sept. l6, is Conference Sun
day. AS many of the young People Of
Methodism as possibly can should aim
at attending the afternoon Ordination
service of the Conference held Sunday
afternoon.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07

People make much Of little troubles
II, they have never had any great ones.
The miser who has money to burn
ouQhtto take it with him when he dies.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
Juds. Goes Solomon On. Better.

In Ashevilie. N. c., judge decided
that hostler charged with drunken
ness was not to blame because he had
been sold horse liniment by druggist,
who knew what he really wanted 1t for,
sc he fined the druggist, but on second
thought he also held the hostler for
cruelty to animals In depriving horses
OF medicine
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
prse,ieed What He Preached.

Hills Gruci says that he believes In
: "cpIng IN touch with his fellow men.
willis Well. there aren't many Of them
hat tie haspt touched.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
A sIiaht MIsapp pprshsnsIon.

What became Of your pretty cousin
who married that actor fellowT'
"Oh, he's now star. and she is sup
porting him"
supporting him, ehf That's what
comes of marrying these stage folks"
Baltimore American.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-07
St. Joseph's Church
Rev. Timothy Kroboth.

Sunday, Sept. 9.
500 a. m.-Mass. Holy Communion
for the Holy Name Societies.
1890 q. m.-Mass.
7:30 %. m.-Benediction.