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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-05-25
|AT OLD DRAWERS
The Annual Meeting will be Held
Sunday, June I'd
JUDGE G. 7. CANN WILL SPEAK

The annual meeting of Old Drawers
Church viii! be held on the usual date,
(the first Sabbath in June), June I'd,
and will be of unusual interest.
The morning service at 1890 will be
under the direction of Rev. E. A. Nc
Laury and the sermon by Rev. DR..
Frederick w. Loetscher, of Princeton
Theological Seminary This "talented
divine" comes to Delaware with a
reputation of great learning and force
full speaking. and no doubt his sermon
will be greatly appreciated by his
hearers.
In the afternoon Judge George T.
Cam, of Savannah. Ca, will make the
address.
Judge Cam comes from the ''South-
land'' bringing to Delawareans that
good fellowship and love of country, so
pronounced in many men of the EN-
pire State"
This "gifted jurist" is somewhat of a
Delawarea1, although born in Savan-
nah. Ga, he spent many of his youth
full summers in and around New Castle,
Kirkwood and Mt. Pleasant, he being
related to the Cam families of Red
Lion and Pencader Hundreds, and the
Eliason's of st. Georges Hundred.
The music will be furnished by a
male quartette from West Presbyterian
Church, of Wilmington, assisted by
Mrs. Warden R. Humphreys, of Clay
mont. Mrs. Humphreys sweet voice nc
doubt is remembered by many who have
attended these meetings in former
years.
This "ancient church" and its Goods
acre" adjoining has been beautifully
cared for, by a society known as the
"Friend of Old Drawers a society
originated by one of St. Georges Hun
dred "Honored Sons, the late Lewis
C. Vandegrift, who has gone to the
"Great Beyond" but as it has been
said 'the good that men do, lives after
them, and is not buried with their
bones" is SO applicable in this case.
Another piece of ground has been
added to the cemetery within the last
few weeks, which no doubt will be
beautifed and improved in due time by
the honored president Of the 'Friends
Of Old Drawers, Mr.. D. w. Corbit,
of Odessa. and his energetic board of
directors.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-05-25
S. M. Ro.enberg's Liberaity

Besides making a good Red Cross
subscription, Mr.. s. NJ. Rosenberg alse
gave them the Opera Aouae nee. all
lights etc included. =
A few week ago he twice did the
same thing for'two Liberty Bond, ineetss
,hgs' in the Opera House. 10 '''' :
This generosity upon bis part SHOULD,
make the apprecistiye public the more
willing,to patronizee his Moving Picture
shows which are quite qp, "a tboa.a
formerly given by Mr.. Newman.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-05-25
Crane Picnic

The members of the Grange Of the
entire State will assemble at Newark,
on the grounds of the Delaware College
Experiment Station, on Saturday, June
8, as the guests of the College and
Newark Grange. The Honorable John
C. Ketcham, Of Michigan, lecturer of
the National Grange, and. reEsAants:
tives Of the United States Department
cf Ag1Acutture will be- the speaker. It
is expected that the attendance will be
large as the program will be an, exceed
ingly interesting one.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-05-25
Colored Folks Liberal Ciyers

The colored people Of Middla*ewa aad
Odessa have played q vary eseditable
role in the Liberty Bond Campaign.
they having subscribed in the following
LIBERAL fashion: In Middletown, "a
subscribers have taken $500 worth of
bonds; in Odessa, IL subscribers have
taken $3.50 worth.
This surprising result in MiddletaMn
is due to the tireless labors. apA iafec-
tious enthusiasm Of. . earsair '.little
woman" who PX hes tact and smiles
stole the hearts and purses too. Of oqr
patyiote celored folks.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-05-25

Mr.. ]. Frsaklin. Bernard. JE~ Of
Kennett Square, Pa, and Miss Mary, E.
Merritt. daughter. of Mr.. and Mrsk.
B Merritt, of Warwick, Md. xS,.
quietly married in Philadelphia, on Sat-
urday. May 11th.
Mrs. Bernard: has many friends, in.
this community, who extend her their
best wishes.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-05-25
Collection Amounted to $685.

The collection for the War Council
Fund of the Methodist Episcopal
Church was taken here last Sunday
morning, The Rev. Van P. Northrup,
preached special sermon. The ap-
portionment of the different churches
is ten per cent. Of the salary of the
pastor. which, in respect of Bethesda
NJ. E. Church, was $40. When the
collection was completed. 1t was found
that $3.50 had been contributed.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-05-25

The following pupils of Woodland
School were ON the honor roll for the
past month: Irwin Armstrong; Lillian
Smith, Annie Blanchfield: Laura Blanch-
field, Boyd Armstrong; Bessie Blanch-
field, Robert Armstrong. William
Smith.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-05-25
Fore.E Church Notes

Sunday, May6th, 1918.
1920 A. NJ Public worship with. ser
mon.
11.45 A. NJ. unday School session.
GASP. M. Cistian Endeavor SER
vice. Topic: ''Bing His Will" John
1854.
7.3O P. M. Ewing service with ser
mon.
wednesday ewing, Prayer-meeting.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-05-25
PARENT Teacher Meeiinr

The Parent Teacher Association will
meet for the last time until fall, Oh
Friday afternoon, May slst, ct 3 p. M,
at which time officers will be elected to
serve for the ensuing year.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-05-25
FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND co

THOSE THAT COME AND GO
Mrs. Herbert Pyle was in Whining
ton on Tuesday.
Miss Allie R. Mckee has been visit
ing in Wilmington this week.
Mrs. Mary Droll is spending ten days
with relatives in Philadelphia. -
Mrs. J. r. Brown has Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Messenger, of Wilmington, for
guests.
Miss Elva Marker has accepted q
position with Crother Bros, at Mt.
Pleasant.
Mr.. Carl NJ. Jones, of Wilmington
spent Sunday with his parents MIR. and
Mrs E. S. Jones.
Miss Matte Walls. of Georgetown, is
the guest of her brother Mr.. J. E.
Walls and family.
Mrs. Josephine Dickson had as guests
on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Johu B. Cooke
of Sharon Hill. Pa.
Miss Marian Armstrong, of Whining
ton, spent Sunday with Misses Helen
and Gladys Manlove.
Mrs. George W. Lockwood is enter
tanning her sister Mrs. George w. Ste-
nhou. of Dh;1odo1nhso
Mrs. Minors Banning and Mrs. Bay
nard Marvel and daughter Anita were
recent Philadelphia guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Rich, of Balti-
more, were weekend visitors of Rev
and Mrs. Van P Northrup.
Miss Jessie Shepherd entertained her
cousin Miss Helen Shepherd, of Will
mington. over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Graham, of
Wilmington, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. George R. Douglas.
Misses Bertha Jones and Mildred
Kershaw, of Wilmington, visited Mr..
and Mrs. E. S. Jones Sunday.
Miss Madeline Pennington is spend
ing ten days with her sister Mrs. Frank
Richards in Washington D. C.
Mrs. Julian Foard and daughter Helen
have been visiting her sister Mrs. Carl
Harrington in Germantown, Pa.
Miss Lena " Stats was entertained
over the weekend by Miss Rebecca
Bramble, of Kennedyville, Md.
Mr.. J. Carson Segelken, of Edgewood
Md. spent part of this week with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Segel-
ken.
Mrs. Virginia Massey of Wilmington,
was the guest of her son, Mr.. s. E.
Massey and wife on Sunday and Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Ludes, Of Drexel
Hill, Pa, were entertained over the
weekend by Mr. and Mrs. j. Wilson
Merritt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hicks and son,
of Carney's Point, N. j., were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. p Evans
at "Noxontown.'
Mrs. M. T. Barnett AMI Mrs. Edgar
Clark and children, Of Wilmington.
were Saturday and Sunday guests Of
Mrs.. James l.. Collins.
Mrs. George Roe and daughter Mrs.
J. T. Allen, and little daughter. of
Washington, D. C., wszs weekend
guests of MI. and; MEs. j +: Deakyne.
Mr.. and Mrs, Colonel Crouch enter
tained1on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Haegele, of Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs.
Harry powney. Of WlpalnGtoA and Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey ]. Nayler. Of Town
send,
Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Monies de Oca
and little daughter. Of Philadelphia,
and Mr.. and Mira. Theodore Whitlock
Jr., and Mr.. Bruce Whitlock, of Will
mington, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs Theodore Whitlock.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-05-25
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

Song birds are carroling.
Get your fly screens ready.
Strawberries have been in the local
market this week.
Mosquitoes have made an unusually
early start in this section.
Wheat will not average half crop in
Maryland. according to all reports.
A quarter you spend for Thrift
Stamp over here means no quarter for
the Kaiser over there.
The u. T. C. Sewing Circle was de-
lightfully entertained by Miss Prudence
Lewis on Monday evening.
A strawberry festival. under the au-
spices of the Woman's Foreign Mission
ary Society, will be held in the lecture
room of bethesda M. E. Church on Fri
day evening, May 31st.
Benjamin Perkins, Of Mt Pleasant,
a negro farm hand employed by John
Redgrave, was shot in the right thigh
Monday evening, IN an alteration with
Rex Boyer, another negro, because he
was refused drink of liquor. DR.. E.
NJ. Vaughan is unable to locate the
bullet. Boyer escaped.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-05-25

FOR. sALE-very fine - whip.-
poorwill Cow Peas. hand-pic benh
Gees from cracked pea1x
quality first-class. Pries Z. AZ
Dover. 81 Il &, s,s5; ,sSss.II
n p,r,,rew un.,j issIf SaSss ~ n ss q IN
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-03
ONION-SET GROWERS ARE
planning SMUT CONTROL

The most progressive onion-set
growers OF the Hubbard district, in
Marion county, Oregon, have organ
ized to cooperate with the agricul-
tural college in experimental work
designed to solve the problem of the
onion smut control in that district
"Onion smut made its appearance
in this district several years ago"
says Prof. H. P. Barss. "and has
steadily grown worse. The atten-
tion of the experiment station was
called to the situation, and the plant
pathology department set about Sc
curing information on methods of
prevention employed in all parts of
the country where the disease has
been troublesome. An arrangement
has been made with the leading on
ion set growers to investigate by field
tests the most successful eastern
methods of control in oregon. The
growers are voluntarily contributing
the money to finance this work, and
which I have been asked to direct
"Onion smut is carried over in the
soil from year to year, and the fun
gus spreads so rapidly that within
about three years after it makes its
in a field the land is
rendered unfit for onion growing. AL
ready a good many thousands of dol
lars have been lost in Marion county
from this cause 1t is expected that
the results of the test will be the
adoption of a method of smut pre-
vention that will result in the recla-
nation of many acres of first class
land now abandoned for onion pro-
duction because of the disease"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-03
Peoples Forum
An Apt Response

The Ashland gradufather's congrat-
ulatory letter to his Seattle grandson
has provoked happy not to say a
witty, reply and this is how the
straightforward and enterprising
young fellow" has though proper to
declare himself on one of the pleas
antest episodes of his life;
Dear Grandfather: received
your birthday greetings and it made
me very happy to receive such words
of cheer on reaching my 25th mile
stone. Your letter eulogizing the
three Blk brothers made me blush
slightly as we, am bound to say,
have never received such a send-off
before. carry the letter around
in my pocket as affidavit to my
character and ability as a straight
forward and enterprising young fel-
low, and also display it when called
upon for a recommendation.
If brevity is the soul of wit and
the groundwork of a good under
standing, then this Seattle youth pos
sesses in a marked degree that plain
matter-of-fact utterance that stands
for so much in an age surfeited, so
lamentably, with the weak manifes-
tations of poor( degenerate human
nature.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-03
3 o o @ @ @ o @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
SOLDIERS LETTERS

Mrs. J. J. Morton of Grants Pass
recently received a letter from her
son, Oliver, who is with the 400th
Aero Squadron in France. AS the
Mortons were former residents of
this city where Oliver was well
known and has many friends in this
vicinity, the letter was passed on to
his relatives here for perusal. 1t is
in part as follows:
You doubtless know that every
company usually has some kind of a
mascot. Our squadron has been with
out one ever since losing the Texan
pup on the st. Paul, which, by the
way, turned over recently Iat the
dock. However, we are making up
for the lost time now. The squadron
has about completed raising a fund
of a thousand francs with which we
intend to adopt two French war or
phans as mascots for the period of
one year, by the plan outlined in the
Stars and Stripes, the official news
paper of the American eXpeditionary
forces, which | am sending you un-
der separate cover. AS you will no.
tice in that paper, many squadrons
are doing the same thing, and it real
ly is a splendid idea.
Also recently our commanding Of
ficer picked up a baby wild boar
somewhere near here, and is keep
ing it for a mascot. 1t is about the
size of a cat, and has such large
head that it almost balances on its
front legs. 1t has quite long hair,
almost fur, which runs in light and
dark brown stripes down its back,
and since the boys keep it nice and
clean, it is real cute. They feed it
out of bottle, although it is strong
enough to follow the boys about.
However, it dare not show much
speed, as it is constantly in danger
of taking nose-dive.
Two weeks ago our other cap
tain shot one of the old wild boars.
They get about as heavy as an ordin-
ary hog, think, but are much longer
legged and more active and l guess
are rather formidable if cornered."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-03
FEDERAL FARM LOANS
FOR CALIFORNIA GROWERS

Thousands of farmers in Califor-
MIA who own lands in water prof.
ects run under the irrigation dis
trict system are now able to borrow
from the farm loan board, according
to letter received by the Northern
California Counties association from
Herbert Quick, member of the fed
eral farm loan board, says the Yreka
News:
Quick in his letter says:
THE situation with reference to
irrigated lands briefly is this: Where
the government retains a specific
lien upon the land for irrigation
works or improvements, we have
found no way in which we can make
loans; but where the farmers of the
irrigation projects have adopted what
is known as the irrigation district
system, under which the charges be-
come lien similar to those of taxes,
sewers, drainage bonds and the like,
which do not appear upon the alb
stract until delinquent, this legal OBJ
legation is removed and we make the
loan.
I'VE can legally consider loans If
the irrigation district system is
adopted. The reclamation service is
doing its best to convert all water
users associations into irrigation dis
tricts. We know of no reason why
projects under the Carey act and pri-
vate projects cannot be similarly con-
verted."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-03
'NIARY'S ANKLE" PAGE
THEATRE ATTRACTION

When A. H. Woods presents
"Mary's Ankle at the Page theatre
on Tuesday, June 4, with the original
New York cast and production di-
rectly from the Biiou theatre, New
York he will offer the public not
only the cleverest farce of a decade,
but Amy Leah Dennis in a new role,
which is equally important. Miss
Dennis is always as important as the
plot, which nobody will deny who
saw her play Lily Kardos in "The
Song of Songs"
This same Miss Dennis is petite
and demure and all that, but isn't
1t strange the tremendous energy
these petite demure people possess
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-03
CIVILIANS NOT TO
USE KHAKI CLOTH

Olive drab and khahi colored cloth
will not be manufactured hereafter
for civilian use, the American Asso-
citation of Woolen and Worsted man
ufacturers announced at a recent
meeting held in New York. The re-
striction was decided upon at the re-
quest of the war department, whicn
pointed out that the olive drab and
khaki have been consercrated to the
use of United States troops and that
the commercial use of the colors is
improper.
1t is explained that the decision
will affect the boy scouts and all
who sought to make their styles Of
wearing apparel partake of the mill
tary mode
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-03
o o o o o o 8 o 8 o o % o o o 8
o Hit, CAL., ITEMS @
; o . Q Q . o Q . . 0 Q Q Q . Q .

Mrs. j. e. Jones spent a few days
in Ashland last week with her
mother.
The rain of Sunday was most well
come to those living in this vicinity.
The light rain of all this spring has
been a source of anxiety to those
who are raising early crops.
The Hit school closed Friday, May
25, after profitable year under Miss
Edna Doherty principal, and Miss
Mary Finley as teacher for the first
grade pupils. The young ladies left
Saturday for their respective homes.
Miss Coldwell of Ashland visited
her sister, Mrs. E. Brouillard, last
week.
Miss Irene Jasmann has been quite
i'll the past week.
C. L. Childers was in Ashland and
Medford Sunday.
Mrs. Alton Coldwell has been visit
ing her family at Ashland for the
past week.
Miss Berenice Warrens has been
quite sick for several days.
Mrs. Irene O'Brien has returned
to Hit and has taken the dining
room work at the hotel in the alb
sense of her husband, who has gone
to France.
Mrs. BENZ. Caber, accompanied by
Mrs L. w. Muir, left Tuesday for
her former home in Idaho. Mr.. Co.
ber will soon return to Camp FIRE.
mont where he is now stationed.
Miss Laura Jasmann has been talk
ing Harry Vaughns place as stem
ographer for the Fruit Growers Sup
ply company the past week. Last
Sunday the flue at the home of Mr..
Vaughn burned out and in putting
out the blaze he burned his hands
severely. With the timely aid of
physician, he will be able soon to
resume his duties in the office.
DR.. G. ]. Hall and V. e. Warrens
spent Thursday in Yreka.
Mrs. |. r. Disbrow left last week
for Grants Pass where she will visit
her family.
A number of people from Hit at
tended the William Jennings Bryan i
lecture at Yreka Wednesday even
ing at Chautauqua.
On May 2S the general store at
Klamathon was broken into between
Z and s o'clock in the evening and
the cash box was robbed of $11. The
next day George Raynor of Los An
geles appeared at Hit and answer
ing the description of the man who
was seen coming from the store at
that time, and was retained here
by T. L. Hunt, the officer of the
company here, and held until Everett
Elmore could arrive and identify
him. He was taken to Yreka Thurs
day and turned over to the sheriff
there
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-03
Card of Thanks

| wish to thank all my neighbors
and friends, the members of the 1. o.
o. f. and Woodmen of the World,
for their kindness during the illness
and death of my husband, and for
the beautiful floral offerings. May
God bless them. HATTIE LYNCH.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-03
when they have genius? Here is an IL
lustriatiOn Of Miss Dennis' case:

lustrlation Of Miss Dennis case
She was playing in musical comedy
but the big ambitions in the little
lady were not satisfied with that at
all. She had higher ideals, so she
wrote about herself and her ideals
to Charles Frohman, who was then
in England, and Mr.. Frohman replied
that when he returned to New York
he would see her. Miss Dennis just
couldn't wait. She took the first
steamer for England, hunted up the
manager and calmly announced thai
she had just come over to talk it
over Mr.. Frohman was then select
ing cast for F. Anstey's THE Brass
Bottle and he promptly gave Miss
Dennis the role of Sylvia Futvuye
to study on the return voyage.
Amy Leah Dennis was at that time
Amy Denniston. On her return Miss
Denniston was informed that here
after her name would be Dennis.
But why?" she demanded.
"Well," explained Mr. Froman'2
representative, "Denniston is too
flippant."
Maybe So" replied the girl, "but
it's my very own"
But we've left you the Amy
Leah" she was told.
And ever since then Miss Dennis
ton has been going about making the
name of Dennis famous.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-03

Under the new food regulations
Swiss people are allowed only one
fifth Of pound of butter per person
per month.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-03

Miss Ethel McCallister of Grants
Pass is the guest of her friend, Mrs.
T. NJ. Lynch.
The Glenwood post., 1918-08-31

is in itself a gigantic task.
"We served 100000 meals last
month"; said Major X, cor 100000
army rations of three meals to the
ration.''
And besides all the feeding and wa
tering and sanitation there is the i'm
mense "paper work. of such an organ
ization. There are 12S separate organ
izations in the $4,000 men Just arrived.
Each of the l2S must be sorted out and
brought together, and every individual
soldier of the $4,000 must be identified
and accounted for so as to guard
against losses, and then each organiza-
ton and man must have his detail to
one of the sectors of the fighting front.
This "paper work. as it is called, is
prodigious, and like everything mill
tary it must be done with absolute pre-
cision. And the paper work calls for
paper, which is very hard to get.
"When headquarters called for
map of the camp the other day." said
the major, "they got it all right on
the only paper which could be found,
which was brown wrapping paper. But
it was good map, and the wrapping
paper map of the big American camp
will go into the archives.'
When taps sounded tonight every
man of the $4,000 was under canvas,
although this morning every man had
been afloat. 1t was the record accom-
plishment in landing, for while one
body of arrivals had been large, $4,000,
the landing had taken two days, where
as this huge transfer was in the day
light hours of the first day.
"And right on top of it,'' said the
general tonight, Gone ship is arriving
with $4,000 more men, and then anoth-
er flotilla of transports and then
another.'
Thus this gigantic influx of armed
men goes on steadily and increasingly,
on record time, with little or no con-
fusion, each man and organization be-
ing cared for and accounted for as they
move forward to the front, and all of
the huge enterprise Of docking, land
ing, transporting and camping with all
their infinite details created out Of
practically nothing within the last ten
months. IF.