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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-05
Sale or Property for Eon-Paymsns

20 miles.
Sale CT Property FOX Non-Paymsnt
Gf Taxes.
Under the following resolution
passed by the City Council Tuesday,
November e, 1877, I will sell at
public auction on Monday, December
il, 1917. in front Of the Market
Building. Royal Street, Alexandra,
Va, the following: LOTS AND M
PROVENIENTS thereon. or rs much
thereof as may be necessary to pas
AMI satisfy the taxes. assessments,
or charges due to the City Council
Of Alexandria On the same.
Resolved. That the Collector OF
Taxes be and is hereby directed to
proceed and sell at public auction
all real estate IN the City OF Alex
andria on which taxes are duo ana
unpaid to June /, 1917, IN conformity
% the City Charter and Laws relat-
ing TO the same and sale TO com
rner,cc Monday, December II, 1917,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, and continue
from tine to time ard day TO DAY Va
I'll all such real estate Is sold.
The purchaaer will be required 20.
par, at time OF sale, the JaNcs, as
scssmcnts. charges and expenses q!
sale.
The sale will commerce at 10
O'clock A. A.. on The H:ly specified
~. ic no. completed on this day will
y. EcLipucd from day ~ day and
from time to time until completed.
2. +. GORMAN,
Collector Of Taxes.
First Ward.
Richard II. Brooks, IT.. house anc
lc, rs l-2 south Fairfax street
horton G. Douglas, ST., house and
lnt tc% south Les street. i2l6 S13 30
Vim. i. Mckerrcy. house and lc'.
90. south Lve street. 1916. >. %)l.33
Calri4 V. Nnwland. h"U$" and los
-: =. sou.o. Ice street, t?l4.l.'-
IL :. :. =. :. :. 1851
;'artfia Williams, house and 10,
81 GJ,boU :ireet. l9l5-li. 1926
Second Ward.
Fannie l.. GRAY, house and lo;5
:l0-li2 up-th Royal street, 1916 $l.2t
Nancy Lucas, house and lot 13S
r"ith Washington street, 1915 S6 -
John MIX. Ware, lot i2o II north
p:.t street. !9li-i5-l6 :. sos"
Third Ward.
i;;caafd Rcutlcy, bo'ls: ana lots
81; So north ratrt"h street. 1916
$50. =. :. 40. 10
ai,ita& cns. :" iio'lser. 3l;4 lotS III
Nush !D..tIiey. 2 lots icG4ns nniS2
Columbus sttr""t. 1916 =. :la.'o
g.,iwnrl t. Dixon. ST.. house and
j., 3..;i north Patrick strr;t. 1916 $I.T5
Holm ri. Fisher, house and lot t50
ucrtn Columbus street, 1916 $jo.9l
John Nrt;s,c. est. hCuSc and lot
:2,:an north Patrick street. 1916 500
Sarah SimlnS, house and lot 40
ru;i;, Patrick street. 1916 :. $1,000
lauc h. Smith, house and lot ~
north .Alfrei street, l9li-l3-l6 sci 70
!.,a. Thornton. house and LOT S07
H:.i;snn street. 1916 :. go. $3.50
] c. Vaughn Todd lots Nos. J
to :, block s Sraddock, 1916. $7.75
!. E.. Vaughn Todd, ) lots Nos %
20 :; ;5;addccE, 1916 ;. :. ;. 57.I5
Fourth Ward.
Wm. VI. Carmichael, house and lot
so, south Columbus street, l9l6 $9.2b
Alice McMcnamin, house and lot
:. L. corner Duke and West streets,
IgIs 49,. ;. $3.50
Mar J. Parker and ais, house and
lot 500 south Alfred street, 1916 s6.fS
.Io.,n Sissou, house and lot S. W..
~ctrar Henry and Wilkes streets,
1916 ;. ;. =. Hl-.lo
24G- lu.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
Delaware ''Grads" Meet

That TON" Wilson. the injured ath-
lete, who is lying in the Delaware Hos
pital, represents the best type of
Delaware citizenship" was the state
ment made by Everett C. johnson,
Secretary of State, before meeting of
$50 members Of the alumni Of Delaware
College, at their annual banquet on the
roof of the DUPONT Building Saturday
evening.
This declaration aroused the utmost
enthusiasm on the part of those present
since young Wilson is general favorite
and much concern has been felt about
him through all the college circles since
his injury. DR.. S. C. Mitchell, presi-
dent of the college, moved that the
declaration Of Mr.. johnson be incor-
porated in a motion which would be
presented to the athlete. The motion
was carried unanimously.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
WARWICK
L. M. MILES.

Mrs. William Thornton is visiting
relatives on Bohemia Manor.
A. r. Merritt, of Wilmington, spent
the week END at. his home in town.
Mrs. V. L. Vinyard, Miss Eula Vim
yard and Curtis Vinyard were North
East visitors on Sunday.
Mrs. R. B. Merritt, Jr., spent We'd
nesday and Thursday with Miss Clara
Blackburn, in Wilmington.
J. H. Vinyard and friend, of Will
mington, is spending the weekend with
his parents, William Vinyard and wife.
Samuel Wilson and family moved
from town on Monday to farm, on
road from Derrickson's corner to Bun
ker HILL
Maxey Bland and family moved from
farm near Middletown to the residence
of the late Dr. j. J. Wright. in town,
on Monday.
Stanley McCubbin and wife, little
Miss Henrietta Cubbin, and Miss Name
Merritt. spent Sunday with her parents,
William Brown and wife, in Cecilton.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
GEORGETOWN P. 0. ROBBED

Breaking into blacksmith shop at
Glendale Tuesday morning, ''yeggs"
who stole a Ford automobile and a
number of tools, hurried to George
town, where the post-office but short
distance from the county Jail, was en-
tered and the safe blown open. The
'yeggs" got $S7 in cash and like
amount in stamps as we'll as registered
letter. They escaped in the Ford. The
robbery was not discovered until shortly
after o'clock, when George Mears,
the postmaster, arrived to open the
office.
The ''yeggs" had used heavy charge
of explosive in blowing the safe and the
interior of the office was wrecked.
While Postmaster Mears and other
citizens including officers were looking
at the ruin wrought by the robbers,
John Ennis, a blacksmith Of Glendale,
eight miles away, hurried into George
town looking for his Ford automobile.
This machine had been taken out of his
garage during the night and with tools
stolen from his blacksmith shop near by,
had disappeared. An investigation
showed that the ''yeggs" had travelled
in an automobile in going to and from
the post-office.
AS the citizens learned of the visit of
the rubbers, it was recalled by one or
more residents that about g. 45 O'Clock
Tuesday morning report was heard as
if door was being shut. 1t is thought
that this was the report of the explo-
sion which ripped open the door of the
post-office safe.
Word of the robbery was sent to
Postal Inspector, M S. Plummer in Will
mington. Mr.. Plummer admitted that
Mondays mail brought him letter in
which he was informed in a friendly
way that ''yeggs'' were planning to
make raid on down State Office. but
it was not stated where or when this
war was to happen.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
IT WAS MOVING DAY
Many Farmers Changed Their
Places Of Abode Thursday
CONFUSION OVER THE DATE

Thursday was the official moving day
for tenants in New Castle county, an
unusual lot of moving took place among
the farmers of this vicinity. Owing to
| the bad condition of the roads they
moved under great difficulties. Many
OF the farmers in this neighborhood are
quitting the game" for various rea-
sons, chief among which is the scarcity
of farm labor. Some of the changes in
this neighborhood were: Jacob Rhoades
moved from the Pennington farm at
Armstrong; Corner to the Craven farm
near Odessa; Richard Manlove, former
tenant on the Craven farm, has moved
here; Mr.. Rhoades was followed on the
Pennington farm by Clarence Tibbet,
of Mt. Pleasant; Edgar Spicer removed
from the Brady farm on the "Levels''
and Harry Isaacs, of Mt. Pleasant, fol-
lowed him; Spicer will occupy the farm
recently purchased by him from Henry
Neff, who moved to Mt. Pleasant.
Joseph Sullivan, of Middle Neck, has
sold out his farm stock and will move to
Indiana; his farm was taken by Eugene
Dockerty, John Gill. also of Middle
Neck, having sold his farm will dispose
of his stock and will vacate the premises
after March 5th. Harvey Jewell moved
to the farm of James Downes at Sum-
nit Bridge.
Walter H. Schriver has moved his
family from Marcus Hook to the Lock-
wood farm, near Warwick; John H.
Carpenter, Jr., started farming on the
farm of j. Chester Gibson; Edgar Clark,
the former tenant, will retire and re-
move to this town: Robert A. Cochran,
who recently sold his Homestead farm
for $42, 900 to Wilmer Stats, of Mer-
chantvlle, has moved to the Beaston
property here; the farm will be taken
by Lewis Minner, of near Smyrna. Ed
win S. Wood, who recently disposed of
his farm stock, has removed to small
farm at Doylestown, Pa; Edwin Spear
has removed from the Lockwood farm
at Warwick to a small farm at Pivot
Bridge; Clifton FARRELL has removed to
Chesapeake City. the Corbit farm va
Gated by him being taken by John Big
near, Jr.
Some confusion still exists over the
change of moving day from March %
to March l by the General Assembly.
several years ago, all existing LEASES at
that time to be ineffective now must
have been terminated more than one
year on March l this year by notice to
move and the making of new lease.
Call and see our ready-tc-wear
Spring Hats.
L. M. MILES.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
NEW CENTURY CLUB

The following is the calendar for
March, April and May:
March 6-2O0p. m Executive Board
Meeting. 2.30 p m. Business Meet
ing. 3 80 p. m. Mrs A D. Warner.
Music Tea.
March 1920 p. m. Conservation,
Mrs. R. 7. Cam.
March 2O-2.30 p. m. At Home to
the Odessa Club.
March 27th-2.30 p. m. Parliamen-
tary Drill, Mrs. J. A. Colby. Music,
Mrs. j. P. Cam. Tea.
April 3 200 p m. Executive Board
Neeting. 2.3O p. m. Business Meet
Ing. Election of delegates to State
Federation. 8 80 p. m. Meeting of
Corporation.
April 10-2 80 p. m. Prison Reform,
Mrs. E. B. Rosa. Music. Tea.
April IL u. 80 p. m. Music as the ex-
preston of the beautiful in nature,
Mrs. E. C. Griffith. Tea
April :4-2.3O p. m. Reciprocity Day
with the New Century Club of New
Castle.
May 1-2.OO p. m. Executive Board
Meeting 2.30 p. m. Business Meet
ing. Reports of Standing Committees.
Election of officers.
May 8 2.3O p. m. Installation of
officers
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03

also by the confession of many that
were impelled to murder not by reason,
passion, or any comprehensive motive,
but by an irresistible force which they
did not understand. The courts have
recognized, for some years, the posi-
bllity of hypnotic suggestion in crime,
and have placed the guilt not on the one
who carries out the deed. but upon the
author or suggestor. 1t may not be
many years before we recognize the ex-
istence of suggestion from an unseen
plane. If this be true, we are placing
our murderers beyond our control with
an increased hatred for their race,
where they are able to do even more
harm than they could on earth. This is
not protecting society, but rather ex-
posing it to a greater, though unseen
and unappreciated danger.
We, the strong, the ''good," the edu-
Gated people of the State, who are what
we are largely because of the favorable
home conditions into which we have
been born, the education that has been
a gift to us, the finer side of social con-
ditions that we have been privileged to
meet, should realize that we have been
judging the deficient, the ignorant, the
unframed, the victims of social condi-
tions, on OUR OWN PLANE, NOT ON
THEIRS 1t is on the shoulders of the
stronger to see that the weaker are re-
strained and guided to their best which
is eventually the good Of the community.
If we consider the earth as school of
experience for the development of souls,
established by Divine plan, we can read
lily see that we are depriving our
Younger weaker brothers of this chance
when we kill them. 1t is time for Della
ware to wake up, and stop ignorant,
human interference with the Divine
Law of Life which has been fixed for
the best development Of humanity. and
guarded by the light of reason and
the precepts and rules of our religion
precepts and rules the authority of
which the State has hitherto failed to
recognize. E. B. Rosa,
Milford, Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
Carpenter-Simmons Wedding

A quiet wedding was solemnized at
the Methodist Episcopal parsonage of
this town, Monday evening, when Mr..
John r. Carpenter, Jr., and Miss Fran
ces P. Simmons were married by Rev.
John w. Jones, pastor of Bethesda
Church.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Harry W. Simmons, who reside
on farm near Port Penn. and is we'll
known here, having graduated from this
public school several years ago. The
groom is son of Mr.. and Mrs. John R.
Carpenter, of near town.
The young couple will reside on the
farm of J. Chester Gibson, two miles
west of Middletown.
The Transcript extends its best wishes
to Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
We are now showing our Ready
to-wear Spring Hats, at the old
stand of L. M. Scott.
[. M. MILES.
Bethesda Church Notes

Sunday, March 4th, 1917.
$50 A. Nj. Brotherhood Devotional
meeting. Leader, S. J. Brockson.
1890 A. NJ Administration OF the
Lords Supper.
2P. n. >unday School session.
7.30 P. M. Preaching by the Pastor.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Class meeting every Thursday even
ing at o'clock
Jr League every Wednesday after
noon at 4. 10 o'clock.
The monthly meeting of the Women's S
Home and Women's Foreign Missionary
societies will be held at the home OF
Mrs. E. G. Alice, on Crawford street,
on Monday evening, March 5th.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
Buys Old Homestead

L. Scott Townsend, of Wilmington,
has bought the Veasey farm, containing
125 acres on the road from Summit
Bridge to Glasgow from John Tanning.
For many years this farm was in the
possession Of the Townsend family but
sometime ago passed out Of their
hands. For this reason Mr.. Townsend
wished to regain the ownership of the
land. In addition to this land Mr..
Townsend owns between 700 and 800
acres OF land in the immediate vicinity.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
am Positively not Candidate
tor Town Commissioner.
E. S. JONES.
Hearing on Taxation Bills

The joint committee of the Senate
and House of Representatives will hold
a public hearing on House Bills, Nos
339 and 1868, Wednesday morning, March
7th, at 10. 80 o'clock, at Dover. Every
progressive Delawarean who wants to
see more equitable taxation syste m
on the statutes, should be present and
be prepared to show by his voice and
his presence that our State wants to be
bigger, brighter and better.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
FOREST CHURCH NOTES
Sunday, March 4th, 1917.

Sunday, March 4th, 1917.
1890 a. m. Public worship with SER
mon.
11.45 A. M. Sunday School session
Men are cordially invited to attend the
Mems Bible Class, led by the Pastor.
6.45 P. M. Christian Endeavor SER
vice. Topic: Service. James 1:l9-27.
Conservation meeting.
7.3OP. M. Evening service with SER
mon. This will be the beginning OF the
Special Services which will precede the
administration of the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper on Sunday morning,
March 18th.
The appointments for the visiting
clergymen are as follows: Monday even
ing, March 5th, the Rev Charles Car
roll Walker; Tuesday, March 9th, the
Rev John D. Blake; Wednesday, the
Rev. Joseph Brown Turner; Thursday,
the Rev. Floris Ferwerda, of Dover;
Friday, the Rev. F. H. Moore. The
Rev. Henry N. Faulconer will preach
on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fri
day evenings of the week beginning
Monday, March 18th. The preacher on
Wednesday evening will be the Rev.
Edward A. McLaurey. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to all; and every
communicant OF the church is urgently
requested to attend all of these services.
The collection taken last Sunday
morning for the Anti-Saloon League
amounted to $685. Is.
The Church sociable held at the home
of Mrs. J. F. McWhorter last evening.
under the auspices of the Mite Society
proved grand success.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
l7tb Birthday Anniversary

In honor of their daughter, Alma's
seventeenth birthday, MIR. and Mrs.
Theodore Whitlock entertained few of
her young friends at their home Mon
day evening. A very pleasant time was
spent with music, games and refresh
ments, after which the guests departed
wishing the young lady many happy re-
turns of the day.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
Hearing on Taxation Bills

The joint committee of the Sena te and
House of Representative will hold a
public hearing on House Bills, Nos. 339
and 1868, Wednesday morning, March 7th
at TO- 30 o'clock, at Dover. Every pro-
gressive Delawarean who wants to see
a m ore equitable taxation system on the
statutes, should be present and be pre-
pared to show by his voice and his pre-
sence that our State wants to be bigger
brighter, and better.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
Chicken Thieves Active

1t was thought that the activities of
the recently formed Farmers Protective
Association had broken up the thefts of
poultry that had become so serious,
when several of gang believed to have
been connected with the thefts were
chased out of the county, but recently
the chicken houses of James Money and
Ellis Sartin, farmers near Mt. Pleasant,
were robed of $50 and rs fine fowls,
respectively. 1t is believed the return
of the gang was responsible for these
thefts.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
Given Pleasant Surprise

A number of the young friends of
Miss Leone Ladley gave her very
pleasant surprise at her home on South
Broad street last Thursday evening.
Those present were: Miss Helen Nc
Whorter, Miss Letitia Pool, Miss Fran
ces Cochran, Miss Mildred Vaughan,
Miss Margaret Pleasanton; Shelley
Meyers, William Meyers, Harry Segel-
ken, Edwin Mcdowell, Roger Lockwood
and Gilbert Pleasanton.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
Farm Labor Scarce

Not in the memory of the Oldest resi-
dents has farm labor been so scarce in
this community as at the present time.
Indeed there is a possibility that many
of our farmers may not get sufficient
help to plant their usual tillages of corn
this spring, and there is no apparent re-
lief for this serious labor problem.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

LIN lQlS AlSD I7EAND1 OANAO
March is here.
Time to advertise.
Spring this month.
St. Patrick Day, March II.
A little more daylight each day.
Get your garden tools sharpened.
Early potatoes will be good crop
this year, but seed will be scarce and
high.
A social club has been organized by
the younger members of the Delaware
City Fire Company.
Miss Prudence Lewis delightfully."- en-
tertained the members of the u. T. c.
Sewing Circle at her home on South
Broad street, Tuesday evening.
Miss Catherine Luthringer. of Cecil
ton, Md, was recently awarded prize
of IS by the Woman's Magazine for an
essay, "The Most Useful Citizen in Our
Town"
A union religious campaign, under the
auspices of the Methodist aad Presby-
terian churches, opened in Delaware
City Methodist Church, under the direc-
ton Of Rev. T. N. Given, pastor, Sunday
A number of the Smyrna soldiers will
join the Delaware militia for Washing
ton, to-day, to be in the inaugural
parade Monday of President Wilson.
Governor Townsend, Staff ard Legisla-
ture will attend
List of letters remaining unclaimed
in the post-office fer week ending Feb.
ruary 22d, 1917: Mrs. Ida Dickerson,
Mrs. Mable Mckinney, niss May Nor
ris, Howard Harris, Hillary johnson,
John G. Mcdowell
A few of the friends of y iss Jean
Metten gave her pleasant surprise at
her home Thursday evening in honor of
her birthday. The affair had been ar
ranged by the young ladies and was
complete surprise to Miss Metten.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03

MIR. and Mrs. Alfred Kennard Gregory
have issued invitations to the marriage
of their cousin, Bessie Lindsay de
Haven, to Mr.. Thomas Murphy Hall, on
Saturday, March the 10th, nineteen hun
dred and. seventeen, at half after six
o'clock, lis Montgomery Avenue, Gym
wild, Pa.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
OBITUARY
MISS ELIZABETH DEvINE

Miss Elizabeth Devine died at her
home, near Warwick, early Sunday
morning, death being caused by pneu-
monia. Deceased was rs years of age
and leaves three brothers all of whom
reside near that town to mourn her
death. Miss Devine lost her only sister
about one year ago. Funeral services
were held in ST. Francis Xavier Church.
near Warwick, Tuesday morning, and
internment was made in the adjoining
cemetery.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
A GREAT HOSIERY EVENT!

Fogel & Burstan are holding for
one week, for our patrons benefit,
a Hosiery Sale where our prices at
retail are less than the same goods
can be bought at wholesale We
do not expect for years to come to
duplicate these Hosiery prices.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
Taxation Meeting

A mass-meeting to discuss the taxa
tion question will be held in the Middle
town Opera House. on Wednesday even
ing, March 7th, at O'Clock. Addresses
will be made by DR.. Caleb R. Lay
ton, }. Hall Anderson and others, and
every -one interested in the important
question of taxation should attend this
meeting. The ladies are especially in
vited to be present.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
Latest Spring Models in Sport
Hats, CSC, to $3.50 at
FOGEL & BURSTAN'S.
Sold His Hotel

Mr.. John P. Mcintyre has disposed of
his hotel property in Swedesboro. N,
j., and is making arrangements to re-
turn to Misldietown, where he will oc-
cupy his modern home on Cass street.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03

Wonderful book the 1000 page
World Almanac and Cyclopedia for
1917! A whole library Of useful
information for only 35c. Write
World Office, New York City.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-04-06

Ben Jones, William v. McNeir, Vim
cent Bruno, Simpson Fritch, Warren
Riera and Dave Merritt, have been
chosen for these important parts, and
their past performances warrant the
success on Tuesday of "The Men Be-
hind the Fun"
much Ado Over Nothing" a
Shakespearean catastrophe, written
by the producers of this years en-
tertainment, is one of the most hum
orous and witty burlesques that Pen
sacolians will have the opportunity
of seeing and hearing on an amateur
stage. Funny situations abound and
with the musical numbers therein,
this act will be big feature. Vim
cent Bruno, as Marullus Omelette,
has speech to deliver that will make
the audience roor. John Frenkel as
Pinheadus, Ben Jones as julius Gig
arctic, Roscoe Wallace as Romeo, pro-
vide comedy throughout.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-04-06
Myrtle Grove Celebration
a Huge Success
CONTINUED From Page One)

Myrtle Grove school, Harris Mayme
and Audrey Miller.
Girls bar chinning contest, won by
Myrtle Grove; Mary Angeline, 8
times.
Boys chinning contest won by Jo-
seph B. Jockey school. Bedo Film
GIN. Three boys tied for first place
with 15 pull-ups, and these three
chinned a second time and Bedo Fill
lingim won with 13.
Vaulting contest was won by Jo-
seph B. Jockey school, Ewing Colter
and Lester Allen, s feet IL inches.
The beautiful banner won by the
Joseph B. Lockey school, had on it
"Champion Escambia County Athletic
Meet" This banner will be held by
the Jockey school as long as it holds
the highest record and should it be
beaten in later athletic meets the ban
ner will go to the winning school
This banner will be the prize in the
meets to come, and the school win
ming it three times will get perma-
nent possession.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-04-06
MUCH INTEREST IN
COMING MINSTREL

Favorable comments on all sides
have been heard regarding the an
nouncement of the ninth annual min
strel and musical entertainment to
be given under the auspices of Holy
Name and St. Aloysius Society, for
the benefit of the Sisters of Mercy.
on Tuesday evening, April 10, at s
o'clock at St. MichaePs hall, corner of
Chase and Baylen.
Many features which are particu-
larly part of this annual event will
be the mainstays of Tuesdays per-
formance; the most prominent of
these will be "The Men Behind the
Fun" the men of burnt cork fame,
who have each year gained the plau-
dts of their audiences by their many
funny capers, clean jokes and catchy
songs. From their entrance until the
curtain rings down on the opening
they will give full play to their por-
tion of the program. John Frenkel,