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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1919-07-03
FINE BRIDGE COMPLETED

The washout at the new Ocean City
Bridge abutting the draw has been re-
paired, and the bridge is now open to
the public for traffic.
Mr.. P. E. Burroughs. State Resident
Engineer of Salisbury, hurried to Ocean
City Saturday night and had the bridge
repaired and opened for traffic at 10 A.
M. Sunday. Everything is in readiness
for the opening and celebration on July
4th, on which occasion the following
prominent men of Maryland and Della
ware have accepted invitations to be
present and speak:
United States Senator John Walter
Smith, Mayor William F. Breening, of
Baltimore City; Gov. Emerson C. Har-
rlngton, Gov. John G. Townsend. of
Delaware; COL Coleman du Pont, of
Wilmington, Del; Sen. J. H. C. Legg,
of Queen Anne County; State Treas
urer William P. Jackson, Sen. Orlando
Harrison, of Worcester County; Hon.
Jesse D. Price, of Wicomico County;
Hon. Walter B. Miller, former member
of States Road Comm; Judge Robert
F. Duer, of Somerset County; Hon.
Phillips Lee Goldsborough. of Balti-
more, Nd; Mr.. Frank H. Zouck, State
Roads Chairman; Mr.. G. Clinton Uhle,
State Road Commission; Mr.. John F.
Mudd, State Road Commission; Mr..
John U. Machall, Chief Engineer, and
Mr.. P. E. Burroughs, Supt. of Con-
struction and Builder of the Bridge.
All the hotels are making great pre-
parations for the biggest occasion on the
shore. The bridge will be handsomely
decorated, all business houses and hotels
will do their. part to make Ocean City
look her best. Great preparations are
being made to take care of the greatest
crowd in the history of Ocean City.
The structure of the bridge was in no
way injured by the wash: out, and per-
manent repairs will be made at once to
the dam. Several cars of big stone
will be dumped into the bay at the end
of the bridge to prevent similar oc-
currence.
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PIONEERS RETURNING

More than $500 soldiers with the 59th
Pioneer Regiment DeIawsre's Own
! are expected to arrive in this country
next week, according to cables received
Monday by Governor townsend, Mrs. },
Warner Reed and others in Whining
ton, who have relatives in the regiment.
The Pioneers sailed from Brest Sun.
day, the cables stated. They are pre-
sumed to be with President Wilson's
Convoy, which is making speedy trip
and will undoubtedly reach Ameri "a in
record time.
According to the message received by
Governor Townsend from Colonel J.
Warner Reed. in command, eleven DEL
aware companies of the regiment left
Brest on Sunday. There are twelve
companies in the command, besides the
headquarters, medical and supply de-
tachments, and it is not known definite
ly as yet whether the complete regiment
has embarked. However, it is not
thought that any small part of the COM
mand would be left behind.
The Pioneers, who made an enviable
record in France, will be accorded a
historic welcome when they reach Will
mington. They are expected to land
at Hoboken next Monday or Tuesday.
From there they will be sent to Camp
Mills or Camp Dix, both within easy
reaching distance of New York. From
there thy will be sent to Wilmington
to take part in the elaborate program
which has been arranged to welcome
them.
ELABORATE RECEPTION PLANNED
There is little doubt that the BOYS
will ,e accorded reception that will
60 down in the history of the state as
the most spontaneous demonstration
ever held. Plans which have been ten
tatively discussed will now be put into
actual working form and nothing will
be spared to make a record breaking
event of the return of the troops.
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VICE DISEASES TO BE DRIVEN

The State Board of Health is now
prepared to wage an aggressive war
fare against veneral diseases. The
public will be educated as to the neces-
sity for the suppression of these dis
eases by means of lectures, which will
be illustrated by moving pictures and
by lantern slides. Lectures will be
given by Lieutenant C. D. Hart, who
has had considerable experience in the
army on this subject, and who has just
been employed to take charge of the
veneral disease campaign for the State
Board of Health in conjunction with
the United States Public Health Ser
vice and the United States Interdepart-
mental Social Hygiene Board. Cir
culars of instruction will be distributed
at each meeting and information will
be furnished as to the places where
free treatment can be secured.
1t is hoped that every citizen of the
State may have an opportunity to see
the moving picture films which show,
in striking manner, the results of
neglected treatment of these diseases.
1t is the desire Of the State Board ct
Health to hold meetings IN the City of
Wilmington almost daily during July
and to hold meetings in the various
towns throughout the State during the
month of August. Persons or organi-
cations desiring to have these educa ton
al films shown should communicate
with the State Board of nealth, Dover,
Delaware, or with Lieutenant G. D.
Hart, Public Building, Wilmington,
Delaware.
Clinics for free treatment of these
diseases will be established by the
State Board of Health in different
sections of the State and necessary
medicines will be furnished for all in
digent cases. It will. therefore. be
unnecessary for any person-to continue
to suffer from these diseases or to
patronize quack.
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Summer School Opens

With much more interesting assort-
ment of courses than in former years
and with prospects of the largest en-
rollment in the history Of the school
the annual State Summer School for
teachers was opened at Delaware Col
lege Mondsy, and will continue six
weeks. More than $50 teachers have
enrolled. There are a few teachers
from other States but the great ma
iority are from Delaware.
The State reimburses the State
teachers for their railroad fare and
board while at the school. The college
has arranged to accommodate all with
sleeping accommodations and the teach
ers will also take their meals in the
college Commons.
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1919 State Fair

The twentieth annual exhibition of
the Delaware State Fair. Association
will be held at the new fair grounds at
Elsmere, September l, z, 3, 4 and S.
The State Fair-had It's beginning at a
picnic at Brandywine Springs and has
grown until now it ranks among the
leading fairs of the east. and is classed
in the same rank with the famous fairs
at Trenton and Brockton, lass. The
first fair was meagre collection of ex-
hibits by members of the Pomona
Grange, who gathered at the Springs
twenty years ago. The fair remained
at Brandywine Springs. Later it moved
to Wawaset Park, from which place it
was moved to it's new and modern
grounds at EIsmere, which allow for
transportation facilities on the B. & o.
Railroad and ample room for expansion.
Three new buildings are being erected
to house exhibits formerly under can
vas. The State Fair is now on the cir
cut of the big fairs, the roster being
Wilmington, Allentown, Trenton and
BrocktOn.
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Bethesda Church Notes
sunday. July eth, 1919.

Sunday, July 9Th, 1919.
$50 A. NJ. The Brotherhood meet
ing will be in charge of Brother E. G.
Alice.
1890 A. NJ. Morning worship with
Patriotic sermon by the Pastor. DR..
Northrup has invited the secret orders
and the Boy scouts of Middletown to be
present in body. He is looking for
large number from the several orders
to turn out for this service and in honor
Of our National Holiday. Special
music. Seats will be reserved for our
invited guests from the orders. The
Pastor, also invites all returned SOL
diers.
The Pastor will be glad to welcome you
in his Bible Class. y,
You are cordially invited to these SER
vices for the day. w.a.oaa.,,
PRAYER meeting. every Wednesday
evening at 8 O'Clock.
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ODESSA

Miss Mary Webb is visiting relatives
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Joseph Carrow was a visitor to
Philadelphia last week.
Mrs. Lee Sparks and daughter Miss
Helen are visiting in Philadelphia this
week.
Miss Lou Skellenger, of Wilmington,
was the guest of Mrs. Lou Eccles on
Sunday.
Mr.. William Rhodes, of Camden, N.
j., spent Sunday with his mother Mrs.
Annie Rhodes.
Misses Gertrude and Jeanette Coll,
of Philadelphia, are visiting their aunt
Mrs. Clara Gremminger.
Miss Cornelia Townsend, of Camp
Dix, N. j., spent Sunday with her
mother Mrs. G. L. Townsend.
Miss Georgia Emo and friend Miss E.
Doughten, of Wilmington, were guests
of Mrs. J. H. Enos on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs George L. Townsend
and family, of Newark, were guests of
Mrs, G. L. Townsend on Sunday.
Mrs. M. R. Davis has returned home
from Wilmington accompanied by her
sister Mrs. D. C. Aspril and daughter.
Mr.. Norman Ward, who has been dis
charged from the U. S. Navy, has been
visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Denver Coppage and
daugh er and Mr.. J. G. Coppage, of
Wilmington, are guests of Mrs. Georgia
Coppage.
Miss Frances Davis has returned
from Richmond, Va. where she was a
maid of honor at the wedding of q
schoolmate.
MIR, Richard Rhodes and WIFI and
Duval Rhodes, of Wilmington. and Mr..
Kenneth Rhodes and wife, of Philadel-
phia, were guests of their parents MIR.
and Mrs. George Rhodes on Sunday
: last.
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FARMERS WARNED

The State Board of Agriculture at
Dover is again sending out caution to
farmers not to buy cheap grades of
fertilizers. The fertilizer manufac-
turers have had a conference with
representatives of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture and have agreed
upon the prices that they will charge
this fall for mixed goods. Fro the
prices sent out it appears that potash is
rated at about So per unit, or about one
half the price that was charged
for potash in the spring. Ammoniates
are down to basis of $6 per unit in
stead of SO charged in the spring.
Phosphoric acid is about the same price
as before. about $l.50 per unit, but
these figures apply only to high grade
goods.
Comparing the price of low grade
goods with high grade goods it IS no.
iced that fertilizer containing one
per cent. of ammonia and eight per
cent. OF phosphoric acid is about twenty
five per cent. higher in proportion to its
value than high grade goods. Not only
is this true, but the chances are that
in low grade goods the ammonia is not
SO available as IN high grade goods.
There Is large amount of garbage
tankage on the market and this may
not run more than three or four per
cent. In the case of fertilizer contain
Ing one per cent. ammonia and eight
per cent. pEosphoric acid it might be
made from garbage tankage containing
only two per cent. of ammonia and
acid phosphate containing IL per cent.
OF phosphorlc acid, or if higher grade
OF tankage is used some sand or other
flller Is used to make up weight.
Every consideration points to the fact
that nigh grade goods are much cheap
er in proportion to their value than low
grade goods.
For example, fertilizer containing !
per cent. Of ammonia and 8 per cent,
phosphoric acid is quoted at s22 ton
10 b. Baltimore or Philadelphia.
The best way is for the farmer tc
buy acid phosphate, nitrate of soda.
tankage, dried blood, sulphate of am.
monla and muriate of potash and o he,
1ertlllzer materials and mix them te
suit his crop and his land
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS
manv Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

Postage rates are now as cheap as
before the war.
War time prohibition went into effect
on july l, and the selling Of alcoholic
beverages in the United States is now
violation of the law
Tomorrow friday being the Fourth
of July and national ho'iday, banks
and public offices will be closed, ard
there will be a general cessation OF
business.
One hundred and forty airmen left
the Two Hundred and Seventy first
Air SQUADRON at the Aberdeen Proving
Grounds recently. on their way to the
Mexican border.
The Delaware College Summer School
opened Monday with all available space
in the three dormitories crowded and
the record breaking registration of
over 25O. Of these 45 represent New
Castle County.
Mr.. A. ]. May, of Philadelphia. has
arrived in town in the interest of the
new survey. He has been in consulta-
ton with many of the town officials and
prominent citizens in regard to plan
which will be of great benefit to the
community, if it can be carried through
successfully.
PROSPECTS are excellent in Sussex
County for bumper apple crop, and
farmers are expecting to realize fancy
prices. The June crop is about over
and the trees are still laden with a
bountiful supply of young fruit. The
limbs of June apples in many instances
are hanging near the ground by the
weight Of fruit.
The flea beetles are causing consider
able damage over the State to tomato
plants in the bed and causing short
age of plants. The tomato plants
should he sprayed with Bordeaux Mix
ture 4-4-5O and arsenate of lead at the
rate of IL 2. pounds to SO gallons of
wat r. Commercial Bordeaux Mixture
can be purchased already prepared.
For conspicuous educational work in
France Dean Harry Hayward, of the
Agricultural Department of Delaware
College, has been decorated by the
French Government. Word of this
honor having been conferred on Dean
Hayward has just been received by his
wife. Dean Hayward was one of seven
agricultural experts picked by the gov
ernment from 'aggie" colleges in this
country for special educational work
among the American soldiers in France
under directions of the Y. Nj. C. A.
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KEEP FORT DUPONT
Government viii Retain Present
Strength at Post
1000 OFFICERS AND MEN

That the present strength OF the gar
rison at Fort DUPONT will be maintained
was the assurance received by the
Mayor and Council Of Delaware Cit,
from the assistant chief of the Wa,
Department.
The situation was called to the atten.
ton of the War Department early ir
May by United States Senator, L. Heis.
Ter Ball, of Delaware, who had been
petitioned by Mayor Bright and the
town Council Of Delaware City to ask
the War Department to reconsider its
Instructions to the commanding officer
at Fort DUPONT to reduce the garrison
there. Mayor Bright informed Senator
Ball that it was understood the order
read to reduce the number of soldiers
stationed at the fort to small garrison
only enough to Lct as caretakers, and
that if this action was taken it would
cause considerable loss to that COM
munity
Senator Ball Immediately got in touch
with the general staff of the War De-
partment and advised that department
of the exceptional facilities at Fort
DUPONT for All ideal training camp. and
pointed out that the fort was equipped
with modern guns and other war equip
ment, together with enough barracks,
mess halls, officers quarters, etc., to
take care of 1000 men. The following
reply has been received by Senator Ball
as to the attitude of the War Depart
ment.
WASHINGTON, JUNE 13, 1919.
"Hon. l.. Heisler Ball, U. S. Senate,
"W ashington. d. c.
"My dear Senator: With further ref
ere ice to your letter of May %, ad-
dressed to the Secretary of War, l beg
to inform you that there is no present
intention of reducing the garrison. at
Fort dupont, Delaware.
Tine number of men on duty there
will remain normal, or nearly so, as
soon as the necessary recruits are OBJ
tanned to replace emergency men en-
titled to be discharged.
The letter from the Mayor and the
Town Council of Delaware City, en-
closed by you, is returned herewith.
Trusting that you will find the
above explanation satisfactory, 1 re-
main,
Sincerely yours,
Signed ''HENRY JERvERY,
''Major General, U. S. A., Asst.
Chief of staff, director of Opera
tions."
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M;ddletown Farms Improvement.

A large force of workmen are en-
oaaed at the plant OF the Aliddleto town
E Easms Co.. Inc, enlarging the refrlg-
Grating ay capacity of the plant, and when when
comnleted it will be more than double
its present size. Heretofore there e. have ave
plant, one Of sixteen-ton capacity uonn' ana
pna NJ fve-ton capacity. The improve
ments consist Of the installation OF an
other of the larger size, the work OF
which is about completed. A.. ;,o
The immense increase IN tne ice
cream business of the plant has neces-
STATED the changes. Last year. W.en
war. time conditions, when suostituIes .ss
for sugar were ordered to be aS useo, ,oore cre
business of the plant increased NOR ns
than 100 per cent. over the business %
1917.
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Auto Turned Turtle

A Ford automobile bearing Penn
sylvania license with four men passen-
gers turned turtle in front of Forest
cemetery, Sunday evening, and one of
the four occupants sustained broken
limb and another had his arm badly
sprained, while the other two men were
more or less cut and bruised. The car
was completely wrecked. After receiv-
ing medical attention. cne of the men
was sent to the Delaware Hospital.
Wilmington. The party who were from
Chester, had been on q fishing trip
In the lower part of the state. were re-.
turning home when the accident oc.
CURED.
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FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND GO

Miss Irene Baisel, of Marshallton,
is visiting Mrs. L. +. Ennis.
Mrs. W. E. Lee is spending sometime
with relatives in Wilmington.
Mr.. Howard A. Poo! and family are
spending this month at Rehoboth.
Miss Elva Freeman has been visiting
Miss Mildred Holten, near Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. Clifton Clark of MiIllngton. Md,
is visiting Mr.. James S Moore, near
! town.
Miss Clara Willis had Miss Maude
Deakyne, of Wilmington, for Sunday
guest.
Mrs. Thomas Pollard, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her mother Mrs. K. K.
Cochran.
Miss Henrietta Schroeder, of Phila-
! delphia, is visiting her grandmother,
Mrs. H. V. Parvis.
MIR. anG Mrs. w. s. P. Combs are
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Hud-
son, of Georgetown.
Miss Madeline Pennington entertained
Miss Estelle Beasten. of Wilmington,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson X. Belts and
son are spending Il few days with rela-
tives in Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cooke, of Sharon
Hill, Pa, were entertained over Sunday
by Mrs. Josephine Dickson.
Mr.. Harry J. Siidhan and family, Of
Wilmington, visited MIR. and Mrs.
James l.. Collins on Sunday.
Mrs. Virginia Massey, of Whining
ton, visited her son, Mr.. s. E. Massey
and wife, over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. G. Goodhand and
family. of Brooklyn, N. Y, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. w B. Biggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wilson Merritt were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Bernard at Kennett Square, Pa.
Mr.. Charles Mendinhall, Of Whining
ton, was recent guest of his grand
father, Mr.. Charles 2. Cochran.
DR., and Mrs H. b. Mcdowell are en-
tertaining over the weekend Mr.. and
Mrs. iiiam G. Farra, Of Wilmington.
Misses Blanche Beck and Edith Brin-
ter, of Wilmington, were weekend
guests of Misses Jennie and Odel Gala
CHER.
Mrs. Joseph Ball and Miss Caroline
Durham, of Amber, Pa, were enter
tanned last week by Mrs. George V.
Peverley.
Mrs. H. B. Myers and son Bingham
and Mrs. Leckner, of Glenolden. Pa,
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z.
Connellee.
Mr.. Carlton D. Pepper, of South
Carolina, is visiting his wife at the
home of her parents, Or. and Mrs. H.
B. Mcdowell.
Misses Edna and Grace Carpenter, of
Wilmington, have been visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Car
penter, near town.
Miss Prudence Lewis left on Wednes-
day for Columbia University. New York
City, where she will take summer
course in teaching.
Mrs. John Pitts and little son, of
Scottsville, Va, are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Connellee.
Mr.. Pitts spent Saturday and Sunday
here.
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Ihreshing Wheat

"heat threshing is now engaging the
attentions OF our farmers and judging
from several samples that we have in
spected the quality of the grain ia
rather poor and in some cases the weld
is not half what it shonld have L.o-
Many OF the grains are badly pincted
and we heard Of one crop that cnlv
weighed So lbs. to the bushel 49,.
as a whole the entire crop is a sad d;s-
appointment to the growers and their
income from this source will ~ .nl
sands OF dollars below what thew
anticipated. "y
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Forest Church Notes

Sunday, July 9th, 1919.
1920 A. M. Public worship with
sermon. ....=.
1.45 A. NJ. Sunday School session
645P VI. Christian Endeavor SER
vice. Topic: "Our Relation to Others
Cd Towad Enemies. Rom. 12:17.A.
Conservation Meeting.
7.3O P. M. Evening service of thirty
minutes duration.
These services have always had the
approval Of our Church and they will
close promptly at eight O'Clock.
Wednesday evening, prayer meeting
at 8 o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
The fete for the primary Sunday
School last Friday evening was held
in ioors on account of the weather and
our young friends had very delightful
time. We must cordially thank and
congratulate all of the ladies, who by
gift or personal effort did SO much to
make this entertainment personal joy
to many dear hearts.
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MIODLETOWN DEFEATED

The l!iddIetoWn base ball team visit
ed Milford on Saturday and met de-
feat at the hands of the Caulk club by
the score of 5 to 3. This was the second
of series of four games to be played
between the two teams, each having
placed one game to their credit.
The score follows:
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OBITUARY
WILLIAM B. WILSON

While returning from Atlantic City
on Sunday evening, about ten O'Clock
Mr.. William B. Wilson a prominent
farmer. Of Cecil County, Md, was
stricken with apoplexy and died instant
ly. Deceased was driving his car at
the time and his death occurred on the
road leading from Mt Pleasant to Sum-
init Bridge. He was accompanied by
his wife, her sister, Miss Anna May
Berry, and DR.. E. F. Hutchinson, of
Columbia, S. G. when without any warn
ing to the other occupants of the car
he suddenly relinquished his grip on the
wheel and fell over on his wife's shoul-
der. The car ran into the hedge and
the motor stalled The machine could
not be gotten from the hedge and an
other one from Middletown brought Mr..
Wilson to the office of DR.. D. W. Lewis,
who pronounced him dead.
His death was great shock to both
his relatives and friends, as he had been
in his usual good health and had not
complained to any member of the party
who accompanied him to he shore.
Mr.. Wilson is survived by his wife
and three children, Mary Va lghn Will
son, William b. Wilson, Jr., and John
P. Wilson; three sisters, Mrs John
Roberts, of Smyrna; Miss Mollie Will
son, Of Middletown. and Mrs. Ed.
Hearn, of Washington; three brothers,
John T. Wilson, of Cecilton, Nd, and
George and Davis Wilson, of Middle
town.
The funeral services were held at his
late home on bohemia Manor" We'd
nesday afternoon, at two o'clock and
interment was made in Bethel Gene
terry.
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MRS. SADIE NJ. OTWELL

Mrs. Sadie VI. Otwell, wife of Harley
G. Otwell, died at her home on Craw-
ford street, Friday evening. at nine
o'clock, aged 30 years. Mrs. Otwell
who suffered from brights disease had
been confined to her bed for nearl..
three weeks, andhad been critically i'll
for several days.
She is survived by husband and
three small sons
The renal rs were taken to Laurel.
Monday morning, and funeral services
were held in the Laurel Hill church
with interment in the adjoining ceme-
terry.