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Newark post., 1919-03-26
APPLETON

Mrs. Louise Ferguson and sister
of Milford Cross Roads, Del, were
Tuesday callers at the home of
Mrs. Elizabeth Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Minner of
Chester, Pa, were weekend guests
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. MINI
rod Minner.
Mr.. Norval Grant was a Will
mington, Del, visitor on Friday
last week.
Mr.. Charles j. Miles was Fri
day and Saturday visitor of friends
in Elk Neck, Md.
Messrs Theodore Brown and
James Miles have purchased a
Ford truck for their peddling busi-
ness. We all wish them luck.
Miss Bessie Minner and Mr.
Norval Grant motored to Towns
end, Del. and Chesapeake City, Md
on Sunday.
Mr.. Mark Davis met with a pain
full accident on Saturday while
hauling a load of baled straw to
Newark for Mr.. Ellis Brown
There was no lock on his wagon
and his horses became unmanage.
able going down hill on the Tele-
graph Road. They started running
and threw Mr.. Davis, from the load
to the ground, the wagon passing
over his left limb. Other farmers
who were hauling straw at the
same time witnessed the accident
and were soon at Mr.. Davis side
He was removed in an automobile
to the office of DR.. Blake in New
ark where he was given medical
attention. From there, DR.. Blake
removed him to the Delaware Hos.
pital, Wilmington. After being
Newark post., 1919-03-26
How Indians Make Snowshoes

Inc indians are very proficient in
making snowshoes, being the original
lnVentos of the webs. They make the
framework of spruce or birch in the
NORTH and the webbing is now gem
orally of moose hide; of caribou and
deer when obtainable. They cut the
hide into strings, stretch them be-
tween two trees and then weave and
lace them into the frame. The types
run to the bears paw model, almost as
vide as longs. E. Sangster in April
Boys Life.
Newark post., 1919-03-26
PLANNING A ROW
OF CELERY FOR THE
HOME GARDEN
Trench Method Not Used in
Modern Times

Every home gardener is ambi
tions to grow a row or two of eel
cry but few attempt it because Of
a common belief that it is hard to
care for. In the earlier days of
gardening it was the practice to
plant celery in trenches which
were considerable trouble to open.
Later gardening methods have
shown the trench to be entirely
unnecessary. Nowadays it is
planted in smooth, level ground,
in good, rich moist soil with plenty
of good fertilizer and in rows not
less than six feet apart.
The seed should be sown in a
rich, well-prepared bed about the
first week in April, and the plants
set out in the garden about the
first of July, 6 to 8 inches apart
in the row. For the first six weeks
nothing need be done except tc
keep the weeds under control and
keep the soil stirred. About the
middle of August when the night
temperature is cooler and more
favorable to the growth of celery
"earthing up should begin. The
first step is known as "handling'
and consists of drawing up the
earth first with the hoe and ther
with the hand while holding the
celery in an upright position. Great
care must be taken not to cover
the heart lest the plant rot or be-
come twisted. This process will
probably have to be repeated every
two or three weeks during thu
growing season.
For winter keeping bank with
earth and cover tops five or si>
inches deep with leaves or straw
to keep it from freezing; or re
move to a cellar or cold frame, ant
set closer together with roots sol
covered. 1t must be kept cool anc
dry to prevent rotting.
Newark post., 1919-03-26
NEWS OF THE NEICHBORHOOD
As told by Correspondents and Exchanges
GLASGOW

Rev. Walter Clyde and family of
Head of Christiana, MSS Beatrice
Newman of Brooklyn, N. Y, and
Mrs. John Frazer were entertained
at dinner at the home of Miss Mir
lam Alrich on Wednesday.
Miss Florence DayeL, spent the
weekend with her sister, Mrs. R.
A Deibert of Elkton.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Dayett, Sr.,
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. H. l..
Dayett, Jr., and daughters, spent
Friday in Wilmington.
Thieves entered the garage and
stole a tire from the rear of Miss
Florence Dayett's car on Tuesday
night.
Friends in this neighborhood are
glad to hear of the safe arrival
from France of Private Arthur
Boyles of Middletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas l. Wright
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. Wright of Cooch's
Bridge.
Services were we'll attended at
Pencader Presbyterian Church on
Sunday afternoon. Evangelistic
services began Monday night
March "a, and will continue until
Friday Mch. 2S. Song service from
7.45 to 8 o'clock. Special music and
singing will be a feature every
night. Services will be conducted
by Miss Beatrice Newman OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, Home Missionary
from Bible School of Philadelphia
Dr. J. S. Gilfillan, DR.. Walter
Clyde, DR.. VIM. J. Rowan and Rev
David Reed. A social program is
being arranged for Miss Newman
on Friday night before leaving fol
her new work. She expects to sal
to Central America April Z. Every
one is welcome.
Newark post., 1919-03-26
The Doughnut Adopted
By The French

The younger French children have
taken very kindly to corned beef and
chewing gum, but corn-meal mush is
beyond a Frenchman's conception.
Perhaps, however, the ef-d'oeuvre of
the American culinary art, the mas
terpiece that has won its way into the
heart of the population is the dough-
nut.
There is no possible translation for
the name of this savory morsel, and
so the native term has been adonted
ana time and again | have heard
youngsters who were hanging round a
mess kitchen implore the good-natur-
ed cooks, Monsieur, un doughnut,
please! Monsieur Jimmy, pour quand
les dougtnuts!"
Newark post., 1919-03-26

large enough for the bird to enter
is all that is necessary. Fasten
this securely in some tree eight or
ten feet above ground or on top
of post, and wait for your tenants
to appear. The first to show up
will undoubtedly be a paid of Eng
lish sparrows, and you will have
to fight hard not only to keep these
little rowdies from establishing
themselves first, but also from
driving out the bluebirds after the
latter have begun their house.
keeping. Once the latter have
moved in and found the place to
their liking, however, they will re-
turn to the box year after year,
and you may be sure of perman-
ent tenant.
Next to some of the hawks and
owls the bluebirds are the first
birds to commence nesting ar
rangements in the spring. They
raise two, and sometimes three,
broods in a season, and their first
litter of eggs is often laid as early
as the latter part of March and
seldom later than the middle of
April"
Newark post., 1919-03-26
Slang And Its Origin

1t is necessary that the language
Of a nation should be refreshed
and strengthened now and then by
the introduction of new words and
phrases, and, as BELTS democracy,
thse spring from the soil; not one
of them descends upon us from the
Olympian heights. Neither scienti-
fic nor scholastic bodies ever en-
rich the common tongue with ex-
ipressions so apt and full of mean
ing that they gain immediate and
enduring vogue. The slang Of the
undergraduate collegfan is pitiful-
ly inept and meagre.
For anything that can give a
new zest to the vulgate we must
look to the stage, the gambling
house and even to the opium den
and thieves resort. Returning SOL
diers will certainly bring with
them much of the argot of field and
trench, of which "cooties" is a
sample. The word "jolnt" as ap-
piled to iniquitous and other re-
sorts comes from the joint of bam-
boo from which an opium pipe is
ade. Dope" was originally the
slang term for opium - hence
"doped" and "dopey." Innumer.
able are the verbal products of the
gambling house. Among the com
monest of them are -four flush
ing" keeping tab" standing pat
and "down to cases." To "give the
office" or "office" some one is very
old bit of London thieves slang.
The cause of all this is quite
apparent the thinking mind. Per
sons of education and cultivation
have a vocabulary of their owl
sufficiently large and varied to en-
able them to express themselVe
without going beyond it's limits
Those who are lacking in education
sometime coin words in an emerg
ency that prove so expressive tha
they acquire general currency.-N
Y. Herald.
Newark post., 1919-03-26
Have Bluebird Neighbors

"About the first of April the
bluebirds are searching for suit
able nesting sites - hollows in
trees, deserted woodpeckers' holes
and bird boxes" says L. B. Brow
nell in a communication to the de-
partment "On Natures Trail" in
Boys Life for March. "If anyone
wishes to have a pair of bluebirds
near his home every year, he has
but to erect bird house in the
back yard, and if there are any
homeless bluebirds in the vicinity
they will soon find it. 1t need not
be elaborate. In fact, a small wood
en- box with hole cut in one end
Newark post., 1919-03-26
Ditch Blasting Demon
stration At Marshallton

A ditch blasting demonstration will
be held on the John Brackin farm near
Marshallton at 80 p. m. on Friday,
March 2S. The demonstration will be
conducted by the E. l. dupont de Ne
mours & Co.
The demonstration has been re.
quested by the farmers of northern
New Castle and will be unique op-
poT.unity of seeing ditching done with
explosives.
Newark post., 1919-03-26
PIKE CREEK RIPPLES

Mr.. and William Smith of Chris
tiana, spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mr.. Charles Whitemann.
Lieut.. John Scarborough of
Panama Canal Guards, is visiting
friends in Newport and gave a
very interesting athletic entertain
ment for the benefit of Newport
Fibre Company on Saturday even
ing. Lieut.. Scarborough is we'll
known in Newark, having lived
Newark post., 1919-03-26

At largely attended meeting of to-
mato growers from all parts Of Kent
county held in Chestertown, this week,
it was decided to demand $25 per ton
to grow tomatoes this year. At a
meeting of Caroline county tomato
growers, also held the same day at
Denton, they also decided to make a
demand for $25 a ton for tomatoes
this year.
Newark post., 1919-03-26

First Glass Private Leroy Jones, of
Company E, 115th Infantry, who en-
listed in our local Company E from
Elk Mills, has been awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for extraor-
dinary heroism at Verdun on October
8. 1918, the citation being as follows:
"While his platoon was being held
Jones voluntarily left his position, and
crawling through intense machine-gun
fire, killing four of the enemy and
taking both crews"
Private Jones, who is 26 years old
is still in France, and his wife, Mrs.
Emily E. Jones, is now residing at 28
Kentmere Road, Wilmington, Del.
Newark post., 1919-03-26

there several years previous to
going to Panama.
Mr.. Charles Ware of Marshall
ton, spent Sunday with his sister,
Mrs. Isaac Steele.
Work has been resumed on the
New London Highway between
Marshallton and Newark.
Newark post., 1919-03-26
THEY ARE HERE

More of them than you ever
saw in Wilmington, New
Spring Suits, Top Coats, Stet-
son and Dunlap Hats, Manhat-
tan and other good Shirts,
Boyden and other Shoes, Sox,
Ties and all Furnishings for
Men, Young Men and Boys, all
sizes and all ages.
Take No Chances
Reliable and Best Makes,
Latest and Poular Styles,
Moderate and Reasonable
Prices when you come here.
Biggest, Because Best
and growing bigger all the
time, and we want you to come
in and look us over.
MULLINS HOME STORE
9Th and Market, Wilmington
Newark post., 1919-03-26

Oxford is making an effort to be
one of the towns on the New PERISH
ing Highway, the thoroughfare which
is being projected to run from New
York to San Francisco through Phil
adelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Co.
lumbus, Ohio, Daclede, Missouri,
where Pershing was born, Cheyenne,
Wyoming, where he was married, and
thence to Salt Lake and Frisco. By
making Route 131 part of this route
Oxford will gain her point and this
ought not to be difficult thing to do.
The free bridge at Conowingo and
the lack of truck traffic makes Route
| 131 much more desirable route for
pleasure cars. The scenery is also
much more beautiful, so that even
though it is few miles further, it is
much more desirable. There is some
talk of switching the road to West
Chester from Kernett and then into
Philadelphia by Newtown Square.
Newark post., 1919-03-26

There is a probability that Will
mington shortly will have a daily air
mail service of its own.
For months the Post Office Depart
ment airplanes have been passing over
the city, conveying mail between Phil
adelphia and Washington. That SER
vice hay ing proved it's worth, plans
are under consideration at Washing
ton for stopping off at the landing
field, already established at the new
State Fair grounds, at Elsmere.
In event such mail stop-off should
be put into effect, there would be air
mail service between Wilmington
Philadelphia, New York and Washing
ton daily.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-24

Newport city for one in Derby Cen
ter and expects to move this week.
Mrs. Elliott is reported as being
quite i'll again and confined to her
bed.
Raymond Bailey is planning to
leave town Sunday noon for Boston
where he is to enter the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music for fur
Their instruction on the drums.
John Lunna has been unfortunate
of late in having some person or per-
sons steal his potatoes after he has
had the trouble to dig and sack them
Myron Morse is installing his wa
gon scales which he purchased from
Mr. Wiley in front of his harness
shop.
Methodist Church Notes
Sunday, Sept. %, preaching service
at 1915, and evening at 100.
Sunday school and Mems Glass at IL.
Junior League, afternoon at $50.
Prayer meeting, Thursday evening
at 73O.
Official board meeting October 2, at
$50.
To all of these services all having
no other engagement are cordially in
vited.
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NEWPORT CENTER
PAGE SIX

Superintendent O. L. Duggan and
family moved into George Larabee's
tenement last Friday, and Mr. Duggan
has begun his duties as supervisor of
school is in Newport town, Coventry
and Irasburg.
Miss Effie Hacon of Franklin is
spending few weeks with her cousin
Mrs. George Larabee.
Harry Norris of Iowa has been a
visitor in town after an absence of
IL years. He stopped while here with
his brother, George.
The box social given by the eighth
grade last Saturday night was very
successful affair and Melted SIS for
the class which will be saved for
graduation.
Edward Wilson returned the latter
part of last week from the General
Hospital at Montreal much improved
after his operation.
Guy Bartlett and Mrs. Bartlett and
sons, Ralph and Teddy, are visiting
this week relatives in Boston, Attic
boro, Concord and other places.
Ed. Durkee has traded his place in
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ST. IOHNSBURY CENTER

Mrs. George Fellows of North
Charlestown, N. H., visited her moth
err, Mrs. Addie Page, over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Maynard Massey
of st. Johnsbury visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. M. Massey, Satut-
day and Sunday.
Mrs. Augusta Phelps of st. Johns
bury visited old friends here over the
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Gray and fam
lily were at Johnson Sunday. The
two daughters, Mabel and Ethel, will
remain and attend normal school
there the coming year.
Mrs. Mamie Houston and son, Paul
of st. Johnsbury visited Mrs. Will
liam Harvey over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Cowles, Mrs.
Ellen Gle and Mrs. Donohue of
st. Johnsbury and Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Temple and son, Ernest of
East Burke were callers at w. f.
Powers Sunday.
Mrs. Sylvia Donahue of East Hav-
en- called on her aunt, Mrs. Harri3t
Powers, who still remains very i'll at
the home of her son, w. f. Powet5
Visitors at Cortis Berry's Saturday
and Sunday were M. f. Ham of New
ark and Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer j. Da
Wis of Carlisle, Mass.
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Evening CaIedonian

Established 1887

Mrs. Carl Clifford is ut The White
Mountains for some time.
Mrs. Jennie Bishop Of Johnson
spent Tuesday in town.
Ninety-seven couples attended the
dance ut Leclerc Hall Saturday nlght
given by Hills orchestra.
MI. and Mrs. Amos Jones of Brat
tleboro are here visiting relatives ana
attending the fair.
Mrs. Carrie Hale of Walden IS
visiting her daughter, Annie, through
the fair
Mrs. Helen Jackson and Mrs. H. p.
Pinney of Momisville are visiting m
town.
Mrs. Fred Curtis of Fitzdale and
James King of Lunenburg were VS.
itors here Wednesday,
Misses Helen and Winifred Woods
leave Friday for New York where
they have positions.
Mrs. Harold Hale of Newbury is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. u.
r SARGENT on Railroad street.
Mrs. George Wilkie will be pianist
at the Bailey Music room booth dur
ing the fair
Mrs. Mertie Reach of Boston IS
here visiting her sister, Mrs. Everett
Richards.
John Hall and Henry Atwood OF
Bethel came Wednesday to attend
the fair and visit friends.
Mrs. Clarence Cutting and son,
Malvern of Concord are business Wis
itors today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ouilette and
Miss Ouilette of Lyndonville spent
Monday with relatives in town.
Mrs. 0. B. Cutting is entertaining
Mrs. Harry Ruiter of Charleston and
Mrs. H, c.. Cutting ard son Rudolph
this week.
George Severance of Springfield,
Mass, has come back to st. Johns
bury to locate and will work at Fair
banks shops.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Taylor and
children of Singhampton, Ont, have
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Mathew
Fleming, and other friends in town.
Alexander Healey has finished work
at the Peck Co. store and leaves Fri |
day for Springfield, where he has a
position.
Mrs. HarTiette Whittier of Dan |
vile and Mrs. Stephen Waterman
and daughter of Providence were in
town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew Fleming en-
few of their friends Mon |
day night in honor of their guests,
Mr.. and, Mrs. William Taylor.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Stan
ton Harris will be sorry to learn they |
have buried their little nine months
old baby. Mr.. Harris was a former |
resident and Academy graduate here.
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WELLS RIVER

Albert Stearns passed away at
Lebanon, N. H., Monday from a COM
plication of diseases which terminal
ed in pneumonia. Mr.. Stearns had
attended the G. A. r. meeting in Col
umbus, Ohio, two weeks before and
was taken i'll upon his return, at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Estabrook.
Mr.. Stearns was a member of Col
Preston Relief Corp and constant
attendant of the Congregational
church. He was always interested in
his many friends both young and old,
and will be greatly missed by a large
circle of friends. The funeral was
held Wednesday, Sept. Oath at the
church in Vets Lebanon. Rev. Don
aid Fraser conducted the service and
burial was made at West Lebanon.
To his daughter Mrs. Luther Butler
Of Woodsville, who survives him, the
sympathy of her many friends is eX-
tended
Mrs Herbert Fuller, who was OPP
Grated upon at Lowell, Mass, for
appendicitis, is making good recov-
cry and will soon be home.
Mrs VIM. E. Taube of Brooklyn,
N Y, is spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. Donald Fraser.
On October 6 the first meeting of
the Study Club will be held at the
home of Mrs. Frank Slack. The pro-
gram is in charge of the Travel Com
mittee and the topic for study is
South America.
On Sunday about ~ members of
the Col. Preston Relief Corp and Post
attended church service at Groton.
In behalf of the Corp Mrs. Flora B.
Goss presented the Methodist church
with a handsome silk flag.
Mrs. Eliza George of East Corinth
has been visiting at the home of her
cousin, John George.
DR. and Mrs. Robert o. Blood of
Concord, N. H., were guests over Sun
day of Miss Bernice e. Baldwin.
Mrs. John Thomas entertained a
party of ladies' Saturday at her home
to meet Mrs. Chas. Thomas of East
Lansing, Mich.
Mrs. II. T. Baldwin is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. E. N. Dodge lin Newport
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Littlefield are
staying for a short time at the Tay-
ern, as Mr.. Littlefeld has resumed
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NEWPORT

Mr.. and Mrs. D. nj. Chaffee left
Saturday night for Springfield, Mass.
where they will visit THEN son, Yer
non Chaffee.
Mrs. Fred Thompson of Lyndon
vile was the guest of Mrs. j. NJ
Spnulding over the week end.
Mrs. Mamie Smith is assistoing at
Miss Maloney's millinery store.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Bowen have re-
turned from their weeks trip to
Boonville and Syracuse, N. Y.
Dana Fuller OF. Troy visited c.. S.
Moulton this week.
Miss Alma Parker, has resigned her
position with the Veneer Seating Co.,
and has entered the employ of the
New England Tel q Tel. Co., as
stenographer at this office. Miss
Grace Mullarey of Bigelow's Phar-
macy will take the place vacated by
Miss Parker.
Aaron II. Circuit was business
caller in Island Pond Saturday.
Mrs. Peter Pickel who has spent
the greater part of the summer with
her daughter, Mrs. Leslie Skinner, at
Island Pond, has returned TO her
home in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bosley and
children and Miss Edith Somerville
were visitors in st. Johnsbury Satul&
day.
Earl Davis Of the Lakeside Restaur
ant visited at his home in Lyndonville
on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Young of
and guests, Spent Satur-
day and Sunday at the Bluffs, return
ing Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Curtice and
son, Raymond, of Lyndonville, visited
Mrs. II. p. Leavitt over Sunday.
The rectory of st. Marks Episcopal
church is being repaired and put in
readiness for the new rector of the
parish, Rev. A. P. Banks, who will
arrive October list.
The turkey dinner served at the
Victory Tea Rooms Sunday was a
wonderful success, the patronage be-
ng beyond all expectations. Over
.wo hundred dinners were served and
one hundred suppers,
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STANNARD

Mrs. Fanny Bartlett and daugh-
tiers, and Messrs Fred and George
Hall were visitors at w. S. Bartlett's
Sunday.
Fred Gray of st. Johnsbury visit
ed friends in this locality recently.
Miss Della DEAN and friends, Ar
thur Gray were visitors at Flag Pond
Sunday.
Mrs. Folssie Smith visited Ter
parents Friday.
Forrest Winchester attended the
party at L. L. DEANS Monday
night.
Roy King and Lee Gochee We're
visitors in Wheelock Sunday.
Repeated! That wonderful horse
show At the Carnival tonight.
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lis duties at the Woodsville railroad

his duties at the Woodsville railroad
office.
Mrs. John Butson underwent. a
serious operation at the cottage hospi-
tai Sunday. AT this writing she is
doing as we'll as can be expected.
Edwin E. Cameron of Newport
spent Sunday with his father, Sidney
Cameron.
Mrs. f. B. Taylor is in town pack
ing her household goods preparatory
to leaving for Haverhill, Mass, where
Mr. Taylor has position as auditor
for the street railroad company.
1t starts at eight O'Clock. What?
The big carnival. Free admission to
the Grand Stand. Come and bring
the children.
BUSINESS is BULLY!
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Don't fail to see Charlie Chaplin
at the Carnival.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06

Charleston. 8. c., Dec. 6-"Shure,;
there's NO man Twin a. can mock
me good County Glare brogue.
without feelin' tn weight O. me
hands" ;esszs
Sergeant James Xavier McGfl-
lin. United States marine corps.
told this to the wide world today>as
he stepped ashore from the trans
port which had carried him hack
from two years In the West In
dies. He had q tale to tell and tAiS
10 how he told It:
ION the way up" he continued.
(hrogue deleted for benefit OF the
linotypers), I'VE stopped on 1t
Nassau in the Bahamas. I was
walking along the street when up
to me steps one Of them natives
with . face as black a. me old
mothers stove.
'Shure an tits q foine day fer
tn Oirish,' says he to me. makes.
to slough him. when another ma
rfne grabs me by the arm. He'd
been there before, this other ma
rine. and he explains It all.
!. 1T seems that q hundred years
ago-or maybe It was q thousand
tho British sends one Of their
English regiments Of Irishmen to
the Bahamas. and the natives
learned English from them. Ever
since they've talked with . brogue."