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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-07
TOWNSEND :

Miss Mary Stats and friend spent
the weekend at Atlantic City.
]. Austin Hart, Jr., and Edward
Poore left town Monday for Camp Dix,
N. ].
Attorney Harry Hoke and James
Mannering. both Of Wilmington, visited
W. A. Scott on Sunday.
W. Hart Scott, of Hampton, Va,
spent the weekend with his parents.
w. A. Scott and family.
Dallas Hart, of the U. s. Navy, was
a guest of his parents. J. Austin Hart
and family, over the weekend.
William Bramble, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend at his home here
and returned Monday to go to Camp
Oglethorpe, Ga.
D. B. Jones and wife, Mrs. Sallie E.
Watts and Miss Anna Jones spent Tues
day with Mr.. and Mrs. John Carpenter,
near Middletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Fritz, of New
York, and Henry Money. of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend with Walter
S. Money and family.
Mrs. Ezra Robinson and Mrs. Nora
Fryer, of Rockland, and Clarence +y-
nam, of Wayne, Pa, visited James
Webster and sister the past week.
Mrs. Edward Records, of Middle.
town; Mrs. Mary Records and children.
Of Wilmington, and aunt. visited Mr..
and Mrs. L. i. Maloney Labor Day.
The annual reunion of Union NJ. E.
Church Sunday was a grand success
! and was largely attended, the weather
! being perfect. The sermons delivered
by DR.. l.. E. Barrett and Rev. Charles
Hill were more than enjoyed by the
congregation. The collection amounted
over $lOO. Mr.. A. Lyman, the sexton,
deserves great credit for his work the
p,st year.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-07
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
MANY Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

Mrs. Irving Spry entertained the
Mite Society of the NJ. E. Church at
Sassafras, Md, at her home near that
place last Friday evening.
100000 gallons of gasoline. it is
claimed, will be saved every Sunday by
the new order requiring pleasuring
aut mobile parties to stop travelling the
roads on Sunday.
Railroad employees under F.-deral con-
troll were told that ''the public be
pleased" is to be the policy of the rail-
roads, and that courtesy must be the
rule in handling travellers.
Tomato seed will probably be scarce
and expensive next season and farmers
should save their own seed from the
present tomato crop in order to have
sufficient seed Of desirable quality for
next seasons crop.
Registration certificates slightly diff
ferent in form but not in substance
from those issued to registrants be-
tween the ages of 81 and 81 will be
given to men who register under the
extended age limits.
The Delaware State Fair opened Mon
day on the new grounds at Elsmere,
with fine display and verv promising
outlook. While the grounds are differ
ent in shape and arrangement from the
old ones, they are considered well ap-
pointed and capable of permitting of
even further development of the fair.
Considering handicaps in the way of
certain material, good progress is being
made by the contractors in charge of
the Hover-Smyrna road, included among
the projects of the State Highway De-
partment in connection with road de-
velopment, and from present indica-
tions the road will be completed by
| winter.
Col. Theodore Townsend of Milford
and Theodore Ferguson of Blackbird,
who were recently appointed by Gov.
ernor Townsend to register the Del.
aware soldiers in the, various canton
ments and camps throughout the coun
try, left on Wednesday morning fol
Camp Dix, N. j., where they com
| menced their work.
The Jewish New Year, or Rasf
Hashana, is unusually early this year
coming on Saturday, September It'll
and Sunday, September 9th. This holi
day is observed by nearly every He
brew in the land. The next holida,
which is strictly observed by the Jew'
is the ebay Of Atonement. which al
ways comes ten days after the New
Year, or the 10th of September.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-07
CHANCE FOR DELAWARE BOYS

DR.. Samuel C.. Mitchell, president
Of Delaware College, has signed con-
tract with the government which prac-
tically turns the college over to the
government and makes it military in
stitution for the duration Of the war.
The contract goes into effect Septem-
ber 16, with the opening of college and
runs until next June. The contract
calls for the training of 250 young men
the college to receive stipulated
amount for each one who takes the
military course.
This means great opportunity for
many young men who otherwise could
not afford financially to enter college at
this time. All the details Of the course
have not been worked out but they are
known in a general way.
The students will be educated in mill
tary and academic subjects, and they
will be uniformed, equipped and their
sustenance will be paid for by the
government. There will be no cost to
the government. There will be no
cost to students. In other words. Del
aware College is to be the West Point
of Delaware. In addition they shall
receive $50 a month.
HAT College the government will take
young men of the State and adjacent
territory of II and 18 years and upward
who have received high school ed
ucation of four years or its equivalent,
enlisting them as student soldiers, and
training them free.
1t is desired that every boy in the
State who is eligible should know Of
this at once and enlist without delay
by writing Samuel c. Mitchell, of Del
aware College, as all boys are expected
to report there on September 16.
It should be understood. that it is not
compulsory for the students to take
this military course. if they would
rather take their chances with the
draft. 1t is expected that the under
graduates of last year, who have not
entered the service will all return and
most of them will enroll for the mill
tary course. If student is physically
unfit tor military service. the present
plan in no way bars him from attend
ing college and finishing his education.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-07
FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND GO

Miss Jean Metten is spending a few
days at Rehoboth.
Mrs. S. E. Lewis spent last week at
the Belhaven, Rehoboth.
Mr.. Theodore y hitlock, Of Whining
ton spent Sunday in town.
Mr.. Charles F. Beaston spent several
days this week in " ilmington.
Miss Blanche Beck, of Wilmington,
is visiting the Misses Gallagher.
Mrs. Matte Holt. of Philadelphia,
has been visiting Miss Anna Cox.
Mrs. John C. Green and two children
are spending ten days at Rehoboth.
Miss Mary Naucain is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Thomas Ford, in Odessa.
Miss Helen Manlove and Miss Lillian
Miles spent last FRIDAY in Philadelphia.
Mrs. L. R. Draper, of Milford. is Wis.,
iting her sister, Mrs. Nehemiah Davis.
Mrs. F. G. Lesser is spending some
time in Germantown, Pa. and Millville,
N. J.
Messrs. Harry Burris and Russell
Reed left on Tuesday for Camp Dix.
N. j.
Mr.. Norman Kumpel, of Camp Dix,
N. j., spent the weekend at his home
here.
Miss Edith Eliason, of Wilmington,
was a weekend guest of relatives in
town.
Mrs. ]. r. Brown spent the weekend
with her sister, Mrs. J. II. Lyman. on
tie Levels.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-07
IT Lock, That Way

In 1889 there appeared in the papers
Of Berlin an article stating that the hines
in the hands of his Majesty, the Kaiser.
had been read by great expert in that
science, and that the reader told the
Kaiser that % years later he would be
banished to England, and that Germany
would go to pieces. It looks now as IL
the line reader did have glimpse. ct
least, into the future.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-07
ODESSA

Mr.. Robert Mobray, of Baltimore,
Nd, is visiting Miss Mary Gilch:
Miss Dorothy Newton, of Bridgeville,
is the guest of Miss Alice Brown:
Roy Ellis and family were guests of
Mr., and Mrs. John West this week.
Miss Gertrude Wallace, of Whining
ton, spent Sunday with her parents
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Krumn, Of Philadel-
phia, are guests of Mrs. John Held
myer.
Earle Ward and wife. of Philadelphia,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ward last
week.
Mrs. William B. Newell, of Rich
mond, Va, is the guest of Mrs. George
Davis.
Mrs. Joseph Coll and daughters, Of
Philadelphia, are visiting relatives IN
town.
Mr., Alvin Rose, of Wilmington,
spent Monday with his aunt. Miss Mol
lie Rose.
Miss Hilda Austin, of Mt. Pleasant,
is spending this week with her sister,
Mrs. Joseph Heller.
Mrs Edward Rhein and son. Lloyd
of Philadelphia, are spending this week
with Mrs, Fl. Morris.
William Rhodes. of Camden, N. j.,
was the guest of his mother, Mrs
Annie Rhodes, last week.
Richard Tucker and wife, of Viii
mington, spent last week with hi
brother. Mr. Harry Tucker.
Messrs. Lee Sparks. Delaware Light
cap and Raynor Carrow, of Whining
ton, visited their parents over Sunday
Mrs. William Money, of Wilmington
Miss Viola Smith, Of Washington. D
c., and Miss Isabella Smith, of Middle
town, spent Monday with Mrs. H
Morris.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-07
Republican Meeting

The Republicans of St. Georges Hun
dred held meeting in Red Mems Hall,
Odessa, on Thursday evening, and
nominated Mr.. A. P. Corbit for Repre-
sentative from the 18th Representative
district. Inspectors were chosen as
follows: Lester Naylor for the first dis
trict; Samuel e. Eaton. I'd district;
Walter Beasten, I'd district, and Charles
S. Ellison, Jr., for the 9Th district. The
meeting was we'll attended and the se-
lection of Mr.. Corbit was unanimously
endorsed.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-07
St. ANNE'S CHURCH
Must Back Our Boys With Liberty
Loan Dollars
OUR EYES SEE TOO LITTLE

Sunday. September 9th. The Fif-
teenth Sunday after Trinity.
Services: 1890, Morning Prayer and
Sermon.
1l45, Sunday School session.
Note: There will be no service in the
evening. as all are invited to attend the
meeting in the Methc dist Church to
hear Mrs. L. Coleman dupont, of Will
mingtcn, deliver an address in the in
terests of the Y. w. C. A. Mrs. du-
Pont has just recently returned from
France and will tell of the conditions
as she saw them. Everyone come.
THE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN
Peace is possible only if we fight for
it and back our boys with vur Liberty
Loan dollars The Fourth Liberty
Loan will soon be open for subscrip-
tions. This bond issue will be by far
the largest yet offered by our govern
ment, and everyone must do his best to
make it success. Start now to build
q determined spirit that this supreme
test shall have your complete support.
Save for the Fourth Liberty Loan The
colored pastor, exhorting his flock to
buy Liberty Bonds said: Nah Friends,
there are three kinds of bonds: First,
the bonds of slavery which we have es-
capped; second, the bonds of matrimony
which we must endure; and third, Lib
erty Bonds which everybody ought to
buy!
Our eyes may see too little. Many
people have lived to regret that they
did not see the goodness and kindness
of those about them-mothers, or
brothers or sisters-till they had lost
them. They were blind, and their eyes
were opened too late. And how much
we lose by not seeing the beauty that
lies everywhere round US, in the COM
monest flower and grass, in the clouds.
and the birds and animals. Painters
and poets are those whose eyes are
open 10 this beauty, and can sometimes
show US what our eyes are too blind to
see for ourselves.
1t is easy for one to poison a persons
miad concerning another. There is
measure!ess ruin wrought in the world
by the thoughtless speaker, and We
have a right to b. afraid of them,
Characters are blackened, friendships
are destroyed, jealousies are aroused,
homes are ruined, hearts are broken.
Let US never take up an evil report ard
give it wing on breath of ours. Let VI
never whisper an evil thing of another
We know not where it may end. tt
what it may grow, and what ruin il
may work Words once spoken car
never be gotten back again We ha@
better learn to keep the door of our lips
locked and say no evil of anyone. Thi:
is that silence we hear spoken of a:
golden.
Don't forget the meeting on Sunday
evening in the interests of the Y. w
c. A., the Red Cross. etc One of th'
most important tasks of the America
Red Cross is to keep up the morale O
the French people as whole, through
civilian relief work. The French peo
pie are fighting largely on their nerv
and they need tangible evidence o
Americas efforts to help them-an
this we must give in every way:
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-07
Cochran-Ponard

A very pretty, quiet church wedding
was solemnized at 8 o'clock Thursday
morning in st. Anne's Church, when
Miss Edith Patton Cochran, daughter
Of Mrs. Richard R. Cochran, became
the bride of Mr.. Thomas r. Pollard, of
Philadelphia. Rev. Percy L. Iona
ghay, Rector of the Parish, perform7
ed the ceremony, ard the newly welded
couple started on their honeymoon trip
by automobile to distant points shortly
after the ceremony.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-07
STOLE AUTOMOBILE

The boldest automobile theft ever
noted in this part Of the country took
place here Sunday evening, as V. NJ.
Barnett, a resident of Chestertown,
Nd, who operates jitney line be-
tween that place and Colchester Beach,
is out one 1917 car by the operation.
Barnett had finished his days work
and was about to retire when he had an
urgent call from Worton, Md, the per-
son calling saying he had broken his
machine, and was forced to 60 to Mid
dIetown for repairs. Barnett named
his terms, and started for his passen'
ger. When leaving Worton, the pas
senger had Barnett stop near tree by
the roadside. saying that he had left a
package, which he threw into the rear
of the car.
The trip to Middletown was made
without incident, and when they ar
rived in town, the oliver was directed
to halt his car on the north side OF the
town, while the supposed repairs were
found. The stranger returned to the
car in few minutes, and asked Barnett
to walk around the corner with him to
get them. Barnett was walked in q
way to one of the back
streets, where he was told to await the
return of the stranger.
The stranger then cut through the
lot of j. F. McWhorter & Son, return
ed to the car, and made his escape. A
car was noticed few minutes after
wards at the canal bridge, the driver of
which was apparently changing his
tags, which was supposed to have been
in the package taken from under the
tree near WOrton.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-07
OBITUARY
LORAH WILLIAM ENGLISH

IUKAH WILJIAM ENVL1o0
Lorah William English died at the
home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
T. English on Lake Street Tuesday
afternoon at 1.aO O'Clock. aged 10
months. The little tot had been unwell
for several weeks. The remains were
taken to Laurel for burial on Thurs
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-07

The finest rain of the year for farm
ers saved the growing bqckwheat and
clover and did much to help late toma-
toes and potatoes.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-07

LOST-A gold watch chain and cross.
Reward offered. Leave at The Tran.
script office.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-07

Much the cheapest School Sup
pile. in town at Fogel and Bur-
stans
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-07
The Boy Who Won't Come Back

The neighbOrs wonder what to say
To comfort her throughout the day.
The stand about and sigh
And stroke her hair aud softly cry
And speak in tender tones and low
OF him who proud to 60.
They her the window pane
And know her watchng's all in vain.
In vain for him she long will yearn
Her soldier boy will not return.
The news has come that he lies dead
And sleeps in freedoms valley red.
His mother treasures note
That unto her his captain wrcte
''Dear little lady, ut began
"Your departed
He volunteered for duty grim,
Knowing that death awaited him,
And said, before that night attack,
Tell mother that won't be back. ~
'And write to let you know
We lived because he dared to go.
! think you would have thrilled with pride,
Had you been here the hour he died.
what asked tonight, will die
To keep Old Glory in the SKYE"
And he was the first to leave the line
And answer: Let the task be mne.'
From what he said of you. know
You would have wanted him to 60"
When peace returns with victory sweet
He will not march along the street
Nor share the laughter and the cheers
Nor the mothers grateful tears;
But he will be among the throng
Who to save the world from wrong,
Who, smiling paid the bitter price
In service and in sacrifice
And whispered, in ceaths presence back:
.Te!l mother that won't be back
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-07-12
The Udel Company OF
New York.
To have Charge of Designing and Con-
struction of Houses for Hamilton
Home Building Company.

The Hamilton Home Building Com
pany have entered into an agreement
with John Clark Udall, Inc, of 20
West 34th Street, New York, to take
charge of the designing and construc-
tion of the houses for which the Com
pany was organized.
The Udall Company was selected
for this work after careful investiga-
tion by the Executive Committee of
the Hamilton Home Building Com
pany for the following reasons.
The plans comply with all the stan
dards of the Department of Labor
Bureau of Industrial Housing and are
particularly well arranged.
The designs are most attractive
and embody many of the artistic fea-
lures of the best American home and
will be a credit to the city.
The standardization of all the essen
tial units, such as plumbing, heating
electrical work, stairs, closets, fire
places, etc, and the ease with which
future additions may be made with
out injury to the architecture have
been carefully studied with the re
suit of great economy and added use
fulness.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-07-12
Carpenters
Many Are Wanted, None
To Be Had.

Carpenters and Joiners Union No.
637 met with large attendance pres
ent. Much routine business was trans
acted and many special matters of
Importance were discussed. Many
calls are being received for carpen-
ters. Business Agent Swain Corson
reported that he could place forty
men at once if he had them. Brother
Corson has made several trips out of
the city trying to find carpenters and
said he will continue doing this in
order to meet all demands. 1t is the
intention of the organization to fur
nish all the carpenters called for so
that there will be no excuse for bring
ing in outside contractors.
1t was also reported that Contrac-
tor Jean Aren't had secured contracts
for twenty-five new houses on Pros
pect HILL Contractor Aren't employees
none but union Carpenters.
Several new members were init
ated into the organization at the last
meeting and twelve new applications
were received.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-07-12

be ours in common through democ-
racy made safe from attack by scien-
tifc despotism and brutality.
1T was their thought that as we
fight together today to maintain our
freedom, so we must work and earn
and build together when our armies
and navies have opened the way to a
resumption of peaceful pursuits.
$50 generous and heartfelt was the
cordiality with which we were receiv-
ed by our brothers of Britain and
France, SO genuine were the constant
expressions of Friendship and brother
hood in labor's cause, that we find it
keen delight to here declare the
pleasure with which we accepted thes
tributes to the American trade union
movement.
"We felt constantly that it was as
representatives of the American
Federation of Labor that these atten-
tions were shown us and these pledges
Of friendship given We bring back
to our movement the word of these
evidences, expressing here but feebly
the spirit with which we were met
everywhere.
''No matter what differences as tc
questions of trade union tactics we
found, there was at all times a graf
flying affection shown for the Amer
lean trade union movement and rea
and deep-seated desire for permanent
mutual effort in achieving the com
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CONTINUED from page one)

We were able to learn before leav-
ing Britain that unquestionably the
leaders of the German and Austrian
trade union and Socialist movements
have for some time had full knowledge
of the pronouncement of the inter
allied conference of February last and
that they have failed to make any
statement of their own purposes and
have failed to indicate any willingness
to enter into any meeting with repre-
sentatives of allied labor as proposed
in the inter-allied declaration, This
of itself seems to show clearly the
attitude of the German workers and
to prove that the entire program for
an international conference falls of
it's own weight.
Throughout Great Britain and
France we were impressed with the
desire of the people for closer re-
lationship with America and better
understanding of America and
! AHlGElGd IuedlS. ILLS Q6SlIS WetS
constantly expressed with the deep
est feeling and at every turn we We're
made aware of love for our land
and our people and that, we feel
must have its full flower and fruition
in common effort to build better
and nobler civilization upon the foun-
dation we now are fighting side by
side to make secure.
GAS Americans we were deeply
touched by these expressions of af
fection so frequently brought to US by
representatives of all walks of life
The people of our allies indicated tc
US a resolve for a partnership of idea
and effort and brotherhood of spirit
that shall last for all time, utilizing
to the full the opportunities that shall
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-07-12

Trades Council hall The usual rou-
tine business was transacted. The
delegate to Trades Council reported
ON the preparations being made by
the central body committee for Labor
Day Picnic. The clerks decided to do
everything possible for the success of
the picnic. Every member is asked to
contribute something to the country
store. The clerks will gather all con
tributions together at one store and
send them to Trades Council hall at
one time All clerks and other en-
ployees in stores in the city, whether
members of the union or not, are bene-
flied by conditions obtained by the
union and are going to be asked to
contribute something to this big fea-
ture of the picnic.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-07-12
non goal of enlightened trade union
Public Meetings


1T would be impossible to calcu-
late the number of persons reached
directly by members of our mission
through public addresses and through
interviews in the press, but an idea
of our astivities in addressing public
meetings may be gained from perusal
of the list of cities in which public
addresses were made.
In London a number of public
meetings We're addressed. In several
other cities two or more meetings
were held. Following is a complete
list of cities in which public address
es were made:
London and suburban district
Manchester, Norwich, York, Deptford
Leeds, Sheffield, Port Sunlight, Bir-
mingham, Brighton, New Castle, Gret-
ma Green, North Hampton, Sunder-
land Stafford, Stockport, Nottingham
shipyards on the Clyde, Ayr, where
the Scottish Trade Union Congress
was in session; Dundee, Swansea
Cardiff, Southampton, Greenwich
/ Versailles and Paris.
''In nearly all of these cities, il
addition to the public meetings, there
were banquets and receptions giver
in our honor by the municipal author
tiles"