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Middletown transcript., 1919-10-04
Newspaper Cost. Heavy

Every line in q newspaper costs the
proprietor something. If it is for the
benefit Of the individual it should be
maid for. If the grocer were asked to
contribute groceries to one abundantly
able to pay for them, he would refuse.
The proprietor Of a newspaper must
nav for the free advertising if the
beneficiary does not, and yet it is one
of the hardest things to be learned by
many, that a newspaper has space in
is columns to rent, and must rent them
to live. To give away rent for any
thing less than. living rates is as fatal
to . newspaper as for landlord to fur
nish rent free.
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Hog cholera is playing havoc among
the hogs in Kent county. Farmers are
losing scores, and folks who have pens
on the outskirts have hogs weighing
over 200 pounds sick and dying. Others
are using serum and every other pre-
ventive known to science to keep the
disease from their pens.
Arrangements are being made by the
Chamber of Commerce, City Council,
Board of Harbor Commissioners, Levy
Court and the Board of Health, work.
ing in conjunction with the United
States district engineer for the reclama-
ton of almost 1000 acres of marsh land
along the banks of the Delaware River
on the outskirts of Wilmington.
A metal disc resembling copper or
gold, with the inscription y. Randel,
Jr. Chesapeake & Delaware Canal,
1926" has been found in the garden OF
the home of Mrs. John H. Frazer, four
miles east of Elkton. The house was
built for bank when work commenced
on the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
almost 100 years ago and afterwards
converted into dwellings,.
While cleaning revolver on board q
fishing steamer off Lewis, Captain
Lewis Bertrand accidently shot his
mate, a man from South Carolina,
through the leg. The man was rushed
to the Lewis Hospital, where it was
found that the wound was not serious.
Bertrand threw the revolver overheard
and declared that he never expected to
have another weapon on board any boat
he commanded again.
Clarence Hodson, president of the
Delaware Society of New York. has
given another scholarship for the year
192O-21 to Delaware College for fresh
man from this State. The scholarship
is worth $3.50. Of this amount $500
would be paid to the successful candi-
date in his freshman year and $50 at
the beginning of his sophomore year.
Mr.. Hodson desires that this be known
as the Presidents Scholarship.
Middletown transcript., 1919-10-04
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES

Sunday. October 5th, 1919. The 10th
Sunday after Trinity.
Services: 10. 80, Holy communion and
sermon.
u.45. Sunday School session.
7.3O, Evening prayer and address.
CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER
Oct. 5th. The 10th Sunday after
Trinity.
Oct. 18th. The 18th Sunday after
Trinity.
Oct. 18th. St. Luke, Evangelist.
Oct. 10Th. The 18th Sunday after
Trinity.
Oct. 26th. The 10Th Sunday after
Trinity.
Oct. 18th. S. s. Simon and Jude.
The Rector will leave on Monday
morning, October 9Th, for Detroit,
Michigan, to attend the meeting Of the
General Convention. During his ab-
sence Mr.. Victor D. Handy, of S..
Johns Parish, Wilmington, DEL, will
conduct the morning services, the even
ing services being omitted. Calls for
pastoral ministrations will be answered
by the Rev. B. F. Thompson, Rector of
Christ Church, Dover, or the Rev. JOS
eph H. carp, Rector of Emmanuel
Church. New Castle.
There is no greater church work than
that of the religious education of the
young. We are grateful to our teach
ers for the interest they are taking in
the work of the Sunday School.
Has everybody read Bulletin One of
the Nationwide Campaign, and is
everybody using the prayer? A num-
ber of extra copies of the Bulletin and
prayer card may be obtained at the
church.
The Parish Branch of the Woman's
Auxiliary met in the Parish House on
Friday afternoon at two o'clock. A
full attendance was desired. Every
woman connected with the Parish was
most cordially invited to attend.
COOPERATION IN THE SERVICES
Members of the congregation are re-
minded that the impressiveness and
helpfulness of the service depend very
largely upon the heartlLess with which
the hymns are sung and the responses
made. We are happy to say that there
has been decided improvement in this
respect since we have had more light
on the subject, for it was difficult to
read small print in the nave of the
church before.
Middletown transcript., 1919-10-04
PLANSFOR THECANAL
win be Officially Taken Over
October II
VERY INTERESTING PROGRAM

Secretary of the Navy Daniels, SEN
ators, Congressman and other Govern
ment officials will officially take over
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal for
the Government On October II with ap-
propriate ceremonies, according to an
announcement made late Tues lay after.
noon. An interesting program for the
occasion has been arranged by the At
lantic Deeper Waterways Association
through its chairman, Congressman
Moore, of Philadelphia. Delegations
from cities along the coast will attend.
Widening of the mouth of the canal
to afford safe harbor for vessels wait
ing to enter. dredging to much great
er depth than at present, construction
of new steel bridge, the abandonment
of one road and the elevation of an
other are some of the improvements
planned by the Government for the
waterway.
1t is the intention of the engineers in
charge of the project to have a channel
300 feet wide at the mouth of the har-
Dor, extending inland more than mile.
The silt dredged from the canal will be
deposited on what now are practically
marshes for the greater part of the
year. Farmers are hoping that the
land thus made available will be used
for manufacturing sites. In addition,
it will be necessary for the Government
to purchase approximately 250 acres Of
land in the vicinity of the canal to carry
out the projected improvements.
1t was announced at the United
States District Engineers Office in Will
mington Tuesday, that the Port Penn
road would be abandoned, inasmuch as
it is flooded the greater part of the
year. The Dutch Neck road will be
elevated above flood tide and connected
with a new steel bridge to be thrown
across the canal at its narrowest por-
ton.
Middletown transcript., 1919-10-04
Brothers Met After AZ years

William P. Rhein, aged IS years who
resides in Odessa and Charles Rhein,
aged u years, of Detroit, Mich. grasp
ed each others hands for the first time
in AZ years at the home of the formers
daughter Mrs. Arthur Foraker, in this
town, this week. The brothers were
born in Germany but came to this coun-
try when young lads, William locating
il. odessa and Charles in Detroit. His
daughter Mrs. Anna Languin accom-
panied him on his visit here.
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DR.. Robert A. Comegys. of Philadel.
phia, spent Sunday with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Comegys.
Mrs. John C. Green entertained Mrs.
Houston Moore and little daughter, of
Wilmington, N. c., last week.
Mrs. John Voshell and children are
spending several days with her parents
MIR. and Mrs. J. Frank Pennington.
Mrs. Charles johnson and daughter
Miss Estelle, of Elizabeth City, N. c.,
have been visiting Mrs. ]. NJ. Fos.er.
Messrs. Edgar Morris and William
Blades, OF Wilmington, spent Sunday
with Misses Addie and Helen Dugan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Clark and chill
dren, of Wilmington. were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James Collins.
Mrs. Hiram Dugan and children, of
Wilmington, spent the weekend with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Davis.
Mrs. Ida Jones, of Perryville, Nd,
and Mrs. L. A. Bell, of Wilmington,
were Sunday guests of Mrs. z. T.
Bradley.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Brown, and
little daughter, of New London, Conn. ,
are visiting her parents MIR. and Mrs.
George Janvier.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Jones and Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor H. Jones spent Sunday
with Mr.. a d Mrs. J. Ringgold Richards
at Overlook.
Mrs. George P. Stephens and daugh-
ter Miss Grace Stephens, of Ridley Park
Pa, have been visiting their sister Mrs.
George w. Lockwood.
Mrs. Samuel Price, Miss Mary Beas-
ton and little Miss Natalie Beaston spent
Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs Grant
Rowbotham at Glenolden, Pa.
Mrs. A. M. Chamberlain, with hel
daughter Miss Mildred Vaughn and son
Henry Chamberlain have returned
home from stay at Saranac Lake.
NJ v
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Set Clocks Back October rs

WASHINGTON, OCT. 1.-General un-
certainty as to when the clocks of the
nation may be turned back and day.
light saving abolished seems to have
resulted from the action Of Congress in
repeating thef iaylight saving act. In
answer to numerous inquiries officials
have pointed out that clocks may not be
turned back until the last Sunday of
October, or October 26, at q. m.
The above official dispatch sets at rest
the date and hour of turning back to
''sun time"
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Monthly Missionary Meeting

The regular business meeting of the
Womap's Home and Woman's Foreign
Missionary societies will be held Mon
day evening, at eight O'Clock. at the
home of Miss Mary P. Merritt, Craw-
ford street. This is the first meeting
since June; it is an important one. as
the annual ele :tion of officers for each
auxiliary will take place. All members
are requested to be present.
Middletown transcript., 1919-10-04
ODESSA

Mr.. William r. Rhein has returned t
Wilmington.
Mrs. William Pierson is visiting rela
tives in Wilmington.
Mrs. Lille Craig and son are visiting
relatives in Chester, Pa.
Mr.. Oliver c. Stevens is spending
sometime at Riverhead, N. j.
Miss Cornelia Townsend. of Camp
Dix, was visitor in town last week.
Mr.. Willard E. Spicer and family
were Wilmington visitors on Sunday.
Miss Alice M. Brown visited DR.. and
Mrs. Smyth at Wayne, Pa, last week.
Mrs. Caroline Hahn is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. James Gam, of St. Georges.
Miss Lucy E. Rhodes, of Washing
ton, D. c., visited her aunt, Mrs. Annie
Rhodes last week.
Sunday School Rally at 2 P. M. Sum-
day. Everybody, young and old, are
invited to be present.
Mrs. Victor Long has returned home
after spending sometime with her
mother in Wilmington.
Miss Blanche West, of Marshallton,
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lightcap. of
Wilmington, visited his father, Mr..
Isaac Lightcap on Sunday.
DIR. and Mrs. Smyth and daughter. of
Wayne, Pa, were guests of Mr..
Joseph G, Brown last week.
Miss Emily Webb and friend Miss
Mary McCormic, of Wilmington, spent
Sunday with Mrs. l. G. webb.
Walter Kronemier, of near Mt. Pleas
ant, has been visiting his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kronemier.
Mrs. Joseph Hampson and son have
returned to Baltimore after spending
the summer with Miss Mary Gilch.
AIr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rhodes. of
Philadelphia, visited their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rhodes on Sunday
last.
Mrs. Emily johnson, of Philadelphia,
and Mrs. Margaret CHM. of Townsend.
were guests of Mrs. l. G. Webb last
week.
Mrs. D. C. Aspril and daughter have
returned to Wilmington after spending
the summer with her sister, Mrs. M. r.
Davis.
MIR. Karl Rhein and daughter Mrs.
Annie Manquen, of Detroit. Mich.
visited his niece, Mrs. Howard Morris
this week.
Epworth League in St. Paul's M. E.
Church. Sunday evening at 6.45 P. M.
Leader, Mrs. Frank Reynolds. Preach
ing service at 7.3O P. M. Everybody
welcome.
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Memoriam

In sad but loving remembrance OF
our dear brother, Harry T. Conard,
who departed this life, Oct. 5th, 1918.
The month of October now is here,
To US, the saddest OF all the year;
Just year ago to-day,
That dear Harry passed away.
Brother, Oh dear Brother
How we miss you, none can tell,
And our hearts are full of sadness,
Since you have gone above.
Sadly missed by
BROTHER AND SISTER.
Middletown transcript., 1919-10-04
Real Estate Sold

The valuable real estate of the late
Catharine A. Naudain, situated at the
corner of Main and Broad streets, and
extending the entire length of the block
on the east side of Broad street, offer
ed at public sale last Saturday after
noon. was bid in by Mrs. w. B. Biggs,
one of the daughters, at $19, $50, there
being no other bidders.
Middletown transcript., 1919-10-04
American Legion Meeting

A meeting for the purpose of organ
izing branch of the American Legion
in Middletown will be held in the Vlr-
ginian Theatre, Thursday evening, Oct.
9th at o'clock. All veterans of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps are re-
quested to be present. An address will
be made by one of the organizers.
Middletown transcript., 1919-10-04
Secure An Education

Young man, you had better 60 to
school while you now have an oppor-
tunity and thus secure an education that
will enable you to command more than
common wages when you grow up to
manhood. 1t is the fellows who play
sshookey" in their boyhood who will
growl the most about hard times and
work for dollar day. Go to school
and 20 there to learn and not for the
prrpose of acting cute in order to at
tact the attention of the ''big girls.
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STATE AND PENINSULA

Plans have been completed by the
Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department
for carnival all next week.
The renting time for houses in George
town closes Tuesday and large num-
ber of families are without homes, with
no idea of where they will go.
Work was started Saturday on the
building of the county cement road DE-
tween Georgetown and Bridgeville.
A decision has been reached by the
physicians of Delmar district to in
crease their fees, effective October l.
The Government is preparing to lay a
concrete road, 16 feet wide, from Aber-
deem to the proving grounds, distance
of five miles.
Wilmington business and professional
women are planning tea room to be
centrally located and used exclusively
by the working women of the city.
The new Delaware revenue district
came officially into existance Tuesday
when Harry T. Graham, newly-appolnt-
ed collector, opened his office in Will
mington.
Former United States Senator Will
lard Salisbury has returned to Whining
ton after spending several months tour
ing the battlefelds Of Europe. The
Senator has denied a rumor that his
trip was other than for pleasure.
Prices of land in the vicinity of the
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal have
taken big ju mp recently, according to
word received in " Wilmington. The
canal was recently purchased by the
Government, which will also buy land
for its improvement.
Middletown transcript., 1919-10-04
School Site Selected

The county school board has selected
site on North Broad street, adjoining
the New Century Club where the new
school building will be erected. This
new building which is to be modern in
every respect will cost from $125, 900 to
$l5O, 900, and is to be completed and
rea ~ for occupancy next year.
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PROF. jump EXPLAINS
Townsend Objects to School Ch'l-
dren Coming Here
sloo. 600 IN BONDS TO Be SOLD

At the meeting of the County Scnoo
Board in the Public Building, Monoa!
afternoon, some complaints were rea'
from business people in lowhsen'
against transferring Townsend msl
school pupils to the Middlet'wn n.sl
School. and building the new higi
School building in the latter town. Con
cerning the Townsend Middletown s''
nation County Superintendent Jump
when seen about 'he matter, maze the
following explanation:
Townsend for the past twenty years
has had only IL high school pupils VINO
got but two years of high school WORK.
This renders them ineligible to Dela-
ware College or any other college IN tne
country, and practically none OF 'heln
have gone in on their studies. Inc one
teacher employed taught one grammar II
wear and two years of high school, all
subjects. e
U,der the new code, at least tour
teachers must be employed IN d ilish
School. one TO teach home economies
another agriculture ana two Academic
snhiects The tendency and ann Is TO
Get teachers who have speclaAzeo III
ona snhipct. as is done in the larger IN
stitutions of learning in the cities. IL
Is mantle ,ly impossible to keep four
teachers occupied with II pupils, and
moor economics. Hence the move Tor
combination of both high schools IN
Middetown, where there are greater
number of High School pupils.
In the matter Of complaining about
the train service between Townsend
and Middletown, a distance of four
miles. the train is not to Le used by the
school children. bnt school bus will
take them from Townsend 1T $50 in
the morning, deliver them in Middle
town in time for school, and take them
home promptly at the close of school.
In answer to the complaint that it
might take business away from Town.
send to have the High School at Mid
dletown, the II children who 60 to
school at Middletown are made up for
by the "a lower grade pupils who come
to Townsend from Stubb's Corner,
Matthew'S Corner and Fieldsbo'o, to
the attractive school erected in Town
send within the past five years.
A resolution was passed at the meet
ing giving the president power to issue
500, 600 worth of bonds to raise the
money for the new High School at Mid
dletown. The old High School at Town.
send cannot be used for school pur-
poses, as it was one of the four build
ings condemned in survey recently
made of II buildings.
Middletown transcript., 1919-10-04
See the Vaudeville at the Mid
dletown Opera House, next Friday
evening.
New Store Room

Carpenters are tearing out and low.
ering floors in the building of MIR. John
Helamyer, Jr., corner Main and Broad
streets. The owner has decided to con-
vert the lower sec ion of this property
into a modern store room and may
erect a second store-room on the west
side of the building.
Middletown transcript., 1919-10-04
Wet. u. Convention at Dover

The fourth annual convention of the
Delaware ". G. 7. U. will be held in
Dover on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. October 8, 9, and 10. Judge
Bardsley of Washington, u. C. will de-
liver an address on Wednesday. Cover
nor John G. Townsend, Jr., Secretary
Of State Everett C. johnson and other
prominent speakers will also address the
convention.
Middletown transcript., 1919-10-04
Farm Sold

Thomas J. Hodgson, farmer of near
Blackbird has purchased of Richard =.
Long his home farm, situated on the
road leading from Blackbird campmeet-
ing woods to Walkers school, contain
ing 126 acres for $40, 900, with posses
sion March l next.
Middletown transcript., 1919-10-04
Middletown Defeated

The Elkton base ball team visited
Midd!etown last Saturday afternoon,
and for the second time this season
shut out the locals by the score Of 2 to
0. The game was well played through
out and the large crowd present wit
messed q most excellent exhibition of
good clean ball playing.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Elkt0n ...............O 0 0 OOO2 %
Middletown..........O 0 10000 100
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Street Work Started.

G.. W. Love & Co., who received the
contract to build our new streets begun
work on South Broad street, Monday.
The contract calls for the completion Of
the work in GO days.
Middletown transcript., 1919-10-04
j. Get your tickets early for the
Vaudeville at the Opera House,
Friday evening, Oct. 10th.
In New Quarters

Freeman & Berg who have been con-
Quoting tailoring business on East
Main street, have rented the room in
Cochran block, formerly used as q shoe
store by Mr.. ]. B. Messick. where they
will cond let an up-to-date tailor shop.
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Bake

The ladies' of Forest Presbyterian
Church will hold Bake" in the west
store of the Middletown Opera House
to-day. This will be fine opportunity
for those who desire fine cakes, pies
and similar articles.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed New. Item. Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

AAS sAAAO aIVD NEkANO1 IVlV
For results advertise in the Transcript
The Hunters moon will be full Thurs
day, October 9.
II it is printing you want, we are pre-
pared to do it neatly and promptly.
Chesapeake City Fire Company vii
purchase $1,000 steam fire engine.
The man who wants to roll up for.
tune must first learn to toll up hi:
sleeves.
Residents Of Townsend are objectiue
against the removal of the high school
from that town to Middletown.
The first fall meeting of the New
Century Club will be held IN the club
house on Tuesday, October 21st.
When you hear man sneering at the
local papers, you can safely bet he does
mt spend his time making them better.
The Delaware College enrolment of
294 exceeds by more than so any pre-
vious enrolment in the history of the in
stitution.
Governor Townsend was the recipient
of handsomely-engraved certificate in
colors enrolling him as life member of
the American Patriotic Society.
Don't let your wife's pocket-book re-
main empty. A prudent, hardworking
woman does not like to be obliged to
ask her husband for money which really
belongs as much to her as to him.
Nearly everyone of US is figuring en-
having fine time just ahead when we
get all fixed up, and this vision is just
ahead of us when We fall asleep. TO
live in the now and enjoy the present is
work of philosopher.
There are two ways of getting into
newspaper-purchasing an interest and
purchasing an interview. There is still
another way-pulling the wool over the
editors eyes and getting in for nothing.
This is very popular form of entry.
The Middletown arent-Teacher As
sociation held its meeting on Friday
last. The meeting was addressed by
Professor Armstrong, who explained
the need Of the study Of agriculture, as
a vocation, in the schools of Delaware.
Jay c. Davis, real estate broker. has
sold to Mr.. James A. Reed the ''Price
property" corner of Main and Scott
streets, now occupied by the Messrs.
Redgrave. Consideration, private. Mr..
Reed moved here from Clayton last
spring.
Residents Of the vicinity Of Delaware
City and Port Penn are expecting to
see an increase in the value of land in
that section due to the improvements
to the mouth of the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal, which is planned to be
about 40 feet below the Fort DUPONT
Reservation.
All dredging work and the building of
bridges and wharves in the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal will be done by pri-
vate contracts instead of the government
forces, under the supervision of the local
office, according to advices received
from Washington by Colonel J. P.
Jervey, United States Engineer. Bids
will soon be asked for the work.
Rev. ]. N. Nichols, OF Western Mary
land, will lecture in the M. P. Church
at Sassafras, Md, on Thursday even
ing, October 9th His lecture viii! be
on "Concerning his trip overseas. "
Mr.. Nichols is fluent speaker, and he
will give many interesting facts in re-
gard 10 his service and the work over
seas Admission, adults, Is cents; chill
dren, 10 cents Come out and hear
him.
Middletown transcript., 1919-10-04

Fine 5 act Vaudeville, full Of
real entertainment, next Friday
evening at the Mid1letown Opera
House.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1919-09-11
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