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Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15
FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND GO

THOSE THAT COME AND GO
Miss Edith Eliason. of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with her father here.
Cor. J. Carson SegeIkep. of Edge
wood. Nd, visited his home over Sun
day.
Mrs. J. Fletcher DeakyneH of Will
mington, was visitor in town one day
this week.
Miss Bertha Jones, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. E. S. Jones.
Mrs. Virginia Massey, of Whining
ton. is visiting her son, Mr.. S. E.
Massey and wife.
Miss Katherine Droll entertained
Miss Ollie Bromall, of Wilmington,
over the weekend.
Mr.. Benjamin Shank, of Salisbury.
Md, spent Sunday with his sister,
Mrs. Robert Gabriel.
Miss Lillian Melvin was entertained
over the weekend by Miss Catherine
Touhey in Wilmington.
Mr.. Harry NJ. Lockwood, of Wash
ington. u. c.. is visiting his mother,
Mrs. G. w. Lockwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corbit Vinyard were
recent guests of MIR. and Mrs. J. AL
bert Kumpel in Port Penn.
Mrs. John B. Price spent Saturday
and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Anna
Blackiston, in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Freeman had
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Lang, of Will
mington, for Sunday guests.
Mr.. Norman W. Kumpel, of Camp
Dix, N. j.. visited his MOTHER Mrs.
Sarah Kumpel, over the week. end.
Miss Sarah Grassland, of Whining
ton, was the guest OF her brother, Mr..
j. z. Grassland and wife, over Sunday.
Mrs. E. Willis Pharo, of Haddon-
field, N. j., who has been visiting her
parents, near town, has returned home.
Mr.. j. Ringgold Richards, of Clay
mont, was the guest of his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. George S. Richards Sun
day.
Mrs. Mae Moore, of Wilmington, was
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Buehm, on Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. G. Norman Gill has received his
honorable discharge from the U. S. Ser
vice and is visiting his brother, Mr..
John D. Gill and family, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hicks and son,
of Carneys Point, N. j., and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Ellison, of Newark. spent
the weekend with MIR. and Mrs. W. D.
Evans
Mr.. Clarence Pearce who has been
stationed at Fort Ogeithorpe, Ca, for
several months returned to his home
near town Saturday having received
his honorable discharge.
Messrs. Edwin E. Shallcross, of
Edgewood, Md, and ArchieV Man.
love. of camp Dix, N. j., have received
their honorable discharge from service
and returned to their homes here Tues
day.
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15
OBITUARY
CAPTAIN RICHARD E. SMITH

A former resident of Middletown died
at his home in Talbot County, Maryland
last week. Mr.. Smith was born in Will
mington, October %, 1928, and was
over ninety years of age when death
came. Having learned the trade of
coach and ornamental painter in the
shops of Wilmington, he came to
Middletown in 1858 to work for Garrett
Cox, the father of James VI. and Alfred
G. Cox. A year or so later, the Rail-
road Company having built and equip
ped restaurant in the station at that
place, he was made manager and when
the present brick station was built,
moved into the residence part and
lived there and conducted the restaurant
for more than twenty-five years. Some
time about 1885, when the demand Of
railroad transportation caused faster
train service, the "ten minutes for re-
freshments'' call was abandoned, and
the restaurant closed, Captain Smith
then removing to his farm where he
died.
Largely through his efforts Com
pany of the Third Delaware Volunteer
Infantry was organized in this section
during the winter of 1862, and Mr..
Smith was commissioned first lieutenant
and served with his Company until
September 1864, when his peculiar
ability and experience as caterer
caused his services to be requisitioned
into the Commissary Department,
Major General Tyler having requested
his being commissioned as Captain.
After few months in this department
Captain Smith returned to the Third
Delaware Infantry and served with
them through the Petersburg campaign
and was mustered out in April, 1865.
Always man of pronounced convic-
tions and the courage to express them,
he soon became prominent in the Re-
publican politics Of the State, twice
serving as Delegate to National Con-
ventions and for wears prior to his re-
moval from the state was member of
the State and County Committees, al
though he never sought or would accept
office. "
An ardent sportsman of the old school
he was very fond of dogs and always
had two or three of the best to be had,
and carefully trained them to his own
ideas. One Of his plans was to teach a
dog not to eat anything, no matter how
tempting, unless he was told it was
''bought and paid for.
He was a member Of Union Lodge
No. 5, A. F. A. NJ. of this town from
early IN 1865 to his death. He was
made Mason during his soldering in
Maryland, and always retained his in
terest in the craft. AS in politics, he
did not desire Office in the lodge, but his
purse and his labor was ever at the
service Of the lodge.
He was intensely interested in any
thing that went to better the town of
Middletown, and at the time of the
building of the Town Hall, recently
destroyed by fi,e. he was large con-
tributor and an earnest worker in Sc
curing subscriptions and in the actual
labor Of hui.din
H., wa. buried nesr his late home on
Sln 10y. teurua' 9, 1919.
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15
Entertainment

Don't forget the entertainment to be
given by the young people of Bethesda
NJ. E. Sunda; School. The date is Fri
day evening. February 2sth, 1919. The
name of it is, "Ye Olde Deestriet
Schule." The nature of it, FUNNY.
Remember your boyhood and girlhood
days and 60. You will be glad to see
how young it will make you feel.
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15
ODESSA

Mrs. E. L. Duer was a visitor t.
Philadelphia on Monday.
Miss Alice Brown was a recent visi
tor to Newark, Delaware.
Mrs. j. H. Enos is spending sometime
with relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. George Whittock spent last week
with relatives in Philadelphia.
MIR. Frank Davis and son were visi-
tors to Philadelphia last week.
Miss ' ildred Phillips, of Wilmington.
spent Sunday with her parents here.
Miss Sadie Gray, of near Middletown,
is visiting her sister Mrs. A. Donovon.
Mrs NJ. R. Davis visited her sister
Mrs. d. c.. Aspril in Wilmington on
Sunday last.
Mrs. Walter Gremminger and chill
dren spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Phillips.
; Messrs. Frank Turner, William, John
and Dorsey Ennis were visitors to Phila-
delphia on Sunday.
Mr.. Abram Hayden and family. of
Wilmington, were guests of Mrs. j. c.
Mccoy on Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Heller and
daughter were guests of relatives in
Wilmington over Sunday.
Mr. Joseph Rhodes, of Newark, was
the guest of his grandmother Mrs.
Annie Rhodes last week.
Epworth League on Sunday evening
at 6.45. Topic: 1.-The Christian Mastery
of the Pacific. Leader, Mr.. John
Fordham. Everybody welcome.
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15
Set Clocks Up

In accordance with the daylight saw
ing bill the clocks throughout the coun-
try will he set forward one hour at l q.
m. the last Sunday of March and an
hours daylight will be gained for seven
months, the clocks being set back again
at a. m. the last Sunday in October.
Daylight saving proved success IN
more ways than one in the United
States last year, and it is predicted that
its institution will be permanent.
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15
Queen Esther Meeting

The February meeting of the Queen
Esther Circle was held at the home of
the president, Mrs. S. ]. Brockson, on
Tuesday evening with twenty-seven
members-present. After the devotional
meeting letter from the matron of
the McCleskey Home was read, thank
ing the Circle for the Xmas box and
describing the girls Christmas. The
Mite Boxes were opened and contained
the sum of $38.28. Valentine games
followed and general good time was
enjoyed. After which refre shments of
fruit salad and crullers were served.
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15
Boy Scout News

Troop No. l, of Middletown, held its
regular meeting Wednesday, Feb. 18th,
instead of Friday our regular meeting
night. Our Scout master presided in
the absence Of the assistant. After
having setting up exercise and drill,
we spent the rest of the evening story
telling. The troop is more than glad to
have its Scout Master, Mr.. Shallcross,
back again.
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15
Educational Delegates Appointed

Governor Townsend has appointed
the following as delegates to the twelfth
annual session of the National Society
for Vocational Education, to be held at
St. Louis, Mo-, February 1922:
Professor A. r. Spald, State COM
missioner of education, and Lewis C.
Armstrong, both of Dover; Professor j.
T. Ryan, Delaware College, Newark; ;
Professor A. Edward Rhodes. Edge
Moor.
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS
Wild geese have been heard going
northward in the last few days. Thi'
is said to be a sure sign that the colt
weather is past and winter is broken.
Guy johnson, principal of the Chesa
peake City High School, has announced
his candidacy for the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court for Cecil county at the com
ing Democratic primaries.
Residents of Delaware City have beer
alarmed lately bya mysterious person
who persists in peeping in their windows
early in the evening and ringing theil
bells after the neighborhood is asleep.
The faculty of Delaware College, or
Saturday night gave reception to the
members of the senior classes of Della
ware an the Women's Colleges. Il
was held in the lounge room of Old Col
lege Hall and was an unusually pleasant
affair.
John Heldmyer, Jr.. Real Estate
Broker, North Broad street, fas sole
the Frank D. Reynolds farm, situate
on the road leading from Niddletown tc
Odessa, containing 101 acres. to Mr..
Wilmer H. George, of near Odessa.
Consideration private.
| Lincoln's Birthday was observed here
Wednesday by the closing of the banks.
Owing to the fact that so much time
has been lost on account Of the influenza
epidemic, the schools remained open all
day. 1t is likely that they will hold
sessions on all holidays until the term
ends.
Gamers throughout Delaware are dis
satisfied with the announcement of the
Government that it will pay 81. 81 doz-
en- for quart cans of tomatoes that were
commandeered last year for the use of
the army and navy. The Gamers claim
it costs about $1.9O dozen to pack the
tomatoes.
That the new assessment in New Cas-
tie county under the law passed two
years ago is satisfactory to the great
majority of property owners is evident
from tue fact that the Board of Assess
ment had but three appeals in four hum
dreds, Blackbird, Pencader, St. Georges
and Appoquinimink.
On Thursday, February goth, at one
o'clock T. M. the large oil portrait of
General Washington that has hung in
the State Capital for more than a CEN
tury will be unveiled The portrait had
become torn and mutilated but has re-
Gently been restored and 1ejuvenated
by Philadelphia artist. Judge George
Gray will make an address on the
occasion on Washington and the event
gives promise of great interest. The
public is invited.
The sudden drop in the price Of the
corn market hit many large land own
ers very hard last week. They have all
been holding their last years crop,
thinking that they would get as much
as a SLIGO a bushel for it, but when
news came to the grain brokers' office
that the bottom had started to fall out
they all got busy trying to get some
offers for their supply. At one time
they had been offered 81. IS but refused
to sell and the best offer they can get
is about $1.25.
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15
Real Estate Sale

Among the recent transfer of real
estate in our town we notice recorded
is the large Agricultural and Hardware
brick building of Davis Bros. H. L.
Davis and Albert Price and wife to
Harry A. Burris, situate on South
Broad street, 167 feet, 92 feet 9 inches,
163 feet inches, 100 feet 9 inches. The
price was $4,000. Possession given
September 1st.
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15

Many Special. at A. Fogers
Dept. Store tuesday and Thurs
day Of thi. week. Boys Black Cat
45c Hosiery 3 pair for $l.00. Only
; pair to a customer. All sizes.
W. B. Cor,ets, for Tuesday and
Thursday only. 10 per cent; Of
regular price. Store opens 7:3O
A. M. Close. 6 P. N. Saturday
7.3O A N. Closes II P. M.
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15
U-no-us

There will be a vaudeville perform.
ance given in the Club House on Sat
urday Feb. % at 8o'clock, fol. the bene-
fit of the New Century Club of Middle
town. Come and enjoy good time.
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank the friends and
neighbors, who were SO kini during the
illness and death of our only and loving
daughter, jeanette Smith Voshell, who
departed this life on Jan. 20, 1919.
MR.. AND MRS. HARVEY SMITH.
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15

FOR SALE-Good Chestnut Wire
Posts, cut and ready for use.
JAMES FARRELL,
Middletown. Del.
FOR SALE-200, 600 whole bricks
and large quantity of broken ones.
s. NJ. ROSENBERG
FOR SALE--One desk, six office
chairs. All in good order.
JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15
Card of Thanks

1t is with heart felt gratitude that ]
wish to thank all for their sympathy
and kindness to me and my family dur
ing our recent bereavement.
MRS. MARGIE D. STEVENS.
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES
EPISCOPAL


Sunday, February 10th. Septuagesima
Sunday.
Services: 1890, Morning Prayer. Lit
any and Sermon.
11.45, Sunday School session.
7.3O, Evening prayer and address.
Meetings: The Parish Guild will meet
at the Rectory on Thursday afternoon
at two O'Clock.
The Epiphany meeting of the Diocesan
Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary will
meet in Trinity Parish House, Will
mington, on Thursday afternoon at
three o'clock. Miss Grace Lindley, of
New York City, Presidant of the Wo-
mans Auxiliary, will make the address.
The amount of the Offering received
last Sunday for the Work of the Church
War Commission. was $39.75, which
was sent to MIR. A. Felix DUPONT.
Treasurer.
The Lenten Season is not far off, it
begins this year on March the fifth,
which is Ash Wednesday, while Easter
Day is later than it has been for num-
Der of years, April goth. We expect to
have the usual Wednesday evening
services though we are undecided
whether to invite special preachers
this year or not.
This Sunday is Septuagesina Sunday.
Septuagesima, Sexagesima and Quin-
quagesima- these Sundays meaning re-
spectively, Seventieth, Sixtieth, and
Fiftieth, coming before LENT, signify
that the first of them is, in round num-
bers, though not exactly, seventy days
before Easter, or the end of Lent, and
the next one Sixty and the last one
fifty, as the beginning of Lent is forty
days before Easter. They begin by
their solemnities, to prepare our hearts
and minds for the sorrow and humili-
ations of the great fast of forty days.
CONFIRMATION
The Bishop of the Diocese visits the
parish to administer the Rite of Con-
frmation, on the second Sunday in Lent
March 10th. The instructions for Con-
frmation are given at the Rectory, on
Wednesday afternoons, at a quarter
past four. Sponsors are reminded of
their duty to see that their god children
''are brought to the bishop to be con-
frmed by him so soon as they can say
the Greed. the Lords Prayer and the
Ten Commandments and are sufficiently
instructed in the other parts of the
Church Catechism set forth for that
purpose.
The fourth Synod of the Province of
W ashington, to which the Rector is
delegate, will be held in Baltimore, Md,
on February 25th to 28th, at the Church
of St. Michael and All Angels.
Your OWN CHURCH
If you want to work in the kind of
church
Like the kind of church you like,
You needn't slip YOUR clothes in
grip
And start on long, long hike.
You'll only find what you Left be-
hind.
For there's nothing that's really new:
It's knock at yourself when you knock
your church
Middletown transcript., 1919-02-15

Sunday. February 10th. Septuagesima
Sunday.
Services: 1890, Morning Prayer. Lit
any and Sermon.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-12
The Unions, Amateur
Class B Champs, Go
to St. Paul for Match

The Unions, Omaha class B city
champions, will leave this evening
for St. Paul, where they will clash
with the Cardozo, class A cham
pions OF the St. Paul Amateur Base
Ball association. for the class A title
Sunday afternoon.
The party of IS men will be in
charge of James Milota, recording
secretary of the Municipal Base Ball
association, and Frank Jacobs, pres
ident of the City league, of which
the Unions won the championship.
The Omaha team will arrive at St.
Paul Saturday morning, and it is
understood that the northern city
has prepared an elaborate program
of entertainment for them.
Those who will make the trip be-
sides Milota and Jacobs are Mat
Pascal, manager; Walter Nuter,
Potter, E. Nufer, Frank Pascal. Sko-
NAL, Ernie Koehler, Custard. Nc
Intyre, Sucker, Guinotte and Jacob
son.
William O. Blozies writer of anna
teur sports for the Omaha Bee and
a member of the association, will
accompany the team.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-12
Armours Leave for Kansas
CitV for Two Match Games

The base ball clubs of the Armour
and Co. plants at Chicago. Omaha,
Kansas City and St. Louis are en-
gagged in a championship contest
among themselves. The Chicago
club played at St. Louis last Sat-
urday and Sunday and was beaten
in the deciding game before the
largest crowd ever attending an
amateur game in St. Louis. The
Armour club of Omaha leaves this
afternoon to tackle the Kansas
City club, playing in Kansas City
one game Saturday and double
header Sunday. Dyck will prob
ably open the fray on Saturday,
while Graves will pitch Sunday. If
the local club wins the series they
will play the St. Louis team at
Rourke park Saturday and Sunday,
September 20 and q.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-12
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~ NEXT ONE TM

n EMPsEY-BECKETT story
| J strength
Only trouble is that they both belong to Jack
Pershing is back So Woody. All great home
Fulton Europe.
puddle dries
Ruth only hits em where they amt but he where
they're going to be-
Nothing lonely that egg in Omaha omelee
Kaiser again. New place Holland Public will be inter
ested when the moving van has black plumes on it,
league closet
cop any cups No incentive play
for a that can't fill.
the Yanks allow Ban suspend Mays for
Xmas holidays.
can't unscrambe the dope shows they sonng
Hadboiled Smith.
bought this years pennant Indicating that crossing
bridge before healthy crossing
the draw
Johnny Dundee will do bouncing around Jersey Benny
Leonard will be the Maypole
Why slip Ban those $4,000 buttons when buy Ouja
board for about four bits?
deserves credit Tor going Johnson with
no protection but a thin
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-12
Must Have Regular Card
to Get Seat for World Games

Cincinnati, O., Sept. ll.-Direc-
tors of the Cincinnati National
League Base Bali club announced
today that no attention will be paid
to requests being sent in for re-
served seats for the worlds series
games. expected to be played here,
unless they are made by rgular ap-
plication cards. which may be OBJ
tanned at the Cincinnati clubs Office,
1T will be waste of time and eff
fort" President August Hermann
said, ITO make application in any
other way. We simply cannot give
consideration to the many thou
sands Of requests that are being sent
to us. The club is trying to grant
the desires of as many of the base
ball public as possible, but there
must be a system in handling the
requests. Everyone is welcome to
call at our Offices and ask for an ap-
plication card, but no application
should be for more than four seats,
all orders to be for three game set
of tickets"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-12
Association Plans for
Some Post-Season Games

Indianapolis. Ind, Sept. l1.-Un-
der tentative plans announced here
today by President Thomas J.
Hickey Of the American Associa-
ton, the winner of the association
pennant will play the champions
OF the Pacific Coast league, and the
Association team which finishes sec
ond will play the Baltimore team,
which has the international league
pennant sewed up.
Original plans had called for post
season series in which the cham
pions OF the three leagues were to
meet. The change in plans, Mr..
Hickey said, was the result of the
difference in closing dates of the
league seasons and the disinclina-
lion of Mike Kelley, manager of the
St. Paul club, American Association
leader, to make the long jump from
St. Paul to Baltimore and thence
to the Pacific coast.
President Hickey says he has
submitted his plan to Manager
Dunn of the Baltimore club and Of
ficials of the Pacific Coast league,
where Vernon and Los Angeles are
in a close race for the pennant.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-12
Cutler to Meet PeSek at
the Boone County Fair

Albion, Neb., Sept. 1l.-Charles
Cutler of Chicago will meet John
Pesek of Shelton September IS at
the Boone county fair. This is the
first time the two met and a hard
tussle is looked for.
Pesek has never been pinned to
the mat and is confident of vic
tory. Although Cutler has been
pinned to the mat before both he
and his manager say he is in the best
condition he has ever been and that
he will put any stakes with either
Stecher or Caddock for the undis-
puted championship.
Both men have signed contract
for an absolute clean and finish
match. A stadium, with a seating
capacity of 10000, has been con-
s.ructed.
In conjunction with the feature
match Charles Peters and Kaver-
akus will wrestle for one fall. There
will be a troupe of doughboy min
strel players and a jazz band to liven
things up.
J. L. Williamson Of Albion will
have charge of the match.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-12
Yale Wins Both Singles
and Doubles in Tennis

Philadelphia, Sept. 11.-Yale car
ried off the championship in both
singles and doubles at the closing
session of the 35th intercollegiate
lawn tennis tournament at the Mer-
ion Cricket club today. 1t was the
first time in "a years that the Ellis
have been able to make a clean
sweep of both titles.
Charles S. Garland won the sim
giles title by defeating Kirk Reid,
the Cornell star, in a hard-fought,
five-set final match by as, 81, 60,
2-6. 6-3.
Then Garland paired with K. N.
Hawks of California, took the dou-
bles crown from the Yale second
team, K. R. L. Simmons and J. B.
Morse, in spectacular and desper-
ately played match by 81, 81,
"A *
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-12
Clan Gordon Ready
For Bowling and Foot
Ball (Soccer) Seasons

The Clan Gordon Athletic asso-
citation held its annual meeting in
the club room Seventeenth and
Douglas, the following were elected
officers for the year.
President. Howard c. House.
Vice president. NJ. Leringson.
Treasurer, Harold Femandes.
Secretary. ]. X. Finlayson.
The club will have bowling
league this year of six teams and will
start the bowling season September
l8.
The Clan Gordon Athletic associa-
ton will also have a Soccer foot ball
team in the field this year known as
The Caledonian" with Jack Lyle
as manager.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-12
Joplin Wins First and
Loses Second to St. Joe

Joplin, Mo-, Sept. list. Joseph
and Joplin repeated today, Joplin
winning the first game, 6 to and
losing the second, to I. All three
double headers were divided, Joplin
losing each first game and the
league leaders the second
North and Boehler staged hurl-
ing duel in the second game, North
having the edge, tanning nine men.
With men on second and third and
two down, Kellehcr hit and scored
them in the ninth.
First game: r. II. e.
st. Joseph ....o 0 0 0 o 0 o Q Ii 8 1
Joplin .........5 0 0 1 0 IS l
Batteries: williams and Crosby; Burwell
and Bonchonsky.
Second game: r. II. e.
st. Joseph 800 0 0 0 o 0 - 9 2
Joplin .........0 0 OIL !
Batteries: North and shestak; Boehler
and Briebeck.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-12
Chest for Gowdy.

Columbus, O., Sept. lit was
Gowdy day at Neil park today and
the Boston National catcher made
his appearance here in uniform for
the first time since he entered pro-
:essional base ball. Gowdy's home
is in Columbus. just before the
start of the game between the
Braves and the Senators, Gowdy
was presented with chest of silver,
a gift from the fans of this city. Bos-
ton won the contest by a score of
10 70