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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-06
Meyers Corner School
To Hold Reunion

There will be reunion of Meyers
Corners school at the Simmons
church. Milford township, on Wednes'
day, Aug. 4. All present and former
teachers aud pupils are invited to be
present.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-06
FNendshlp Q. q.
To Hold Picnic

TO Hold PIcnIc
Friendship Sunday school will hold
its first annual picnic at Riverside
park Saturday. July 10. Members OF
the church Hnd their families are In.
vited to bring baskets and spend the
day. gv'H
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-06
Community Social
Pleasant Affair


The Weaver community social,
which was held Monday evening at
the beautiful home of Edward Jack
son in Liberty township, was a very
pleasant affair. Over 500 persons were
present during the evening.
A very entertaining program was
arranged for the evening, consisting
of songs, recitations and talks. Rev.
Baker of Centerburg and Mr.. William
Bradfleld OF Mt. Liberty both gave in
teresting talks, and Miss Baker OF
Centerburg delighted the audience
with two vocal solos.
During the evening 20 gallons of
ice cream and 60 cakes were served
to the guests.
At late hour all returned to their
homes feeling that they had spent
one of the most pleasant evenings Of
their lives.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-06
Pitch Camp
Over the Fourth

A number Of young people OF this
city, who were determined to spend q
quiet Fourth, pitched their tents al
Balls grove Monday morning and re-
pained over night. The party includ
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Baker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Logan Wills and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Miller and son
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Miller and daugh'
ter, Of Columbus, Mrs. Hazel Ritchie
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brent
linger, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Batrick
Mr.. Roy Miller of Columbus, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernice Taylor.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-06

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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-06

Ogg, Misses Rowlards and Miss Al
ice Shipley.
Picnic Is Hold
At Balls Grove
Eighteen persons enjoyed an all
day picnic at Balls grove, north OF
the city, Monday. Those present In
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kerr
Miss Alice Pinkley, Mr.. and Mrs
Benjamin Kerr, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Sites, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kerr Mr.
and Mrs. G. B. Carlisle and daughter
of Barberton, and Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
lard Ball Of Fredericktown.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-06

ton. and Mr.. and Mrs. Il. w. Ogg OF
the old Delaware road.
Festival Association
To Have Picnic
The Mt. Vernon Festival associa-
ton will entertain with a picnic at
the Country club Thursday, July 8, at
o'clock.
All persons who have been mem
bers of the association in the past
years as well as present members,
are invited to the picnic.
The affair is being arranged by a
committee, of which Mrs. Daniel Nc
Feeley is chairman. n
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-06
Jones.Eiliot
Wedding


At $3.50 o'clock Saturday evening
the wedding of two well-known young
people of this city was sOlemnized
when Mr.. Dea II. Jones and Miss
! Mary e. Elliott were united in mar
riage by Rev. ID. c. Coburn at his res
idence, North Mulberry street. The
ring service was used.
The bride ia daughter Of Mrs.
Cora Elliott, East Burgess street, and
has been employed for a number Of
years at the New Knox National
bank, while the bridegroom is a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Jones'o of Cal.
houn street, and is employed in, the
office OF the G. 4 G. Cooper Co!
The young couple departed Sunday
morning for short wedding trip to
GAINESVILLE, and after their return will
make their home in this city.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-06
Picnic Is Held
Near the Caves

Among the persons from this city
who held picnics near the Caves on
Monday were Mr. and Mrs C. V.
Critchfield and son, Sutton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Dougherty, Miss Sarah
Hervey, Miss Jane Eastman, Mr.. and
Mrs. /. M. Wolverton, Mr.. John VOL
verton, Miss Carlotta Wolverton
Miss Edna Gorsuch, the Misses Dor.
othea and Catherine Lazear, Mr.. At
lee Schaffer and Mr.. James Lee.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-06
Sunday School
Glass Holds Picnic

The members Of Miss Dorothy
fuckers Sunday school class OF st..
Paul's Episcopal church held pic.
mic Tuesday at the "stone quarry"
east of the city. A very pleasant day
was spent by the little girls.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-06
Tea to Occur
At Country Club

Al Country CIub
There will be q ten at tho Mt. Yer
non Country club at 4 o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon. A committee, OF
which Mrs. w. e. Mccormick ID chair
man, will arrange the afternoons
pleasure.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-06
Picnic At
Rogers Lake

Picnic At
Rogers Lake
Mr.. and Mrs, A, J. Matthews, Mrs.
Guy Davis and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Matthews, Miss Frances
Davi4 Miss Ruth Davis and MIR.
Ralph Ward and Mr.. Robert Fair
child motored to Rogers Lake Mon.
day and held picnic.
Picnic 10 C,/en
A. Rogers Lake
A very pleasant picnic was held at
Rogers Lake Monday. when the fol-
lowing persons motored there In the
morning and spent the day: Mr.. and
Mrs. Cloise Crumley, DR.. and Mrs.
Charles Gray and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Bell and daughter, Miss
Louise, aud the Misses Dorothy and
Margaret Tucker.
Reunion Of
Parker Families
The annual reunion Of the Parker
families was held Sunday ut Rain
Rock. near Bladensburg. A large mum
ber OF persons were In attendance dur
ing the day. Chief Of Police and Mrs
p. ]. Parker and son, Thurston. and
County Treasurer and Mrs. y. A. Rails
ton Of this city were present.
Entertain With
House Party
DR.. and Mrs. w. ]. Ogg Of Utics
entertained with house party Mon
day at their cottage. "Octodavo,
vest of this city. A number o
guests were present during tho day
among them being: nr. and MIS-. q
y. Franks and daushter. OF Colum
bus. Mr.. and Mrs. H. y. Carey ant
Mr.. L. q. Carey Of Cardington. Mr.
and Mrs. Neil Gardner of Bucyrus
Mr.. and Mrs. d. b. CARTS and daugh
tor. Thelma, and son, Philip. Of Gro
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-06
Fleoknoe D Reunion
10 Hold Sunday

The annual reunion OF the Flecknoe
families was held Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Flecknoe, east
Of Gambler. Thirty persons were
present during the day,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-06

BANNER oLAss'Etsp ADA. PAY
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-17
MILK MUST BE PASTEURIZED

RESOLVED, that on and after Aug
ust l, 1920, no milk or cream shall be
sold, offered for sale or delivered in the
State of Delaware ~ unless it is pas
teurized according to the regulations of
this Board or (2) unless it is obtained
from cows that have successfully passed
the tuberculin test within one year,
such test being made according to the
rules and regulations of the State Live
Stock Sanitary Board, or Of the U. S.
Bureau of Animal Industry, the cows
being properly numbered with non-re-
movable ear tags and the records be-
ing filed with the State Live Stock
Sanitary Board; provided, that no pen
atty for violation of this regulation shall
be incurred in any case in which the
owner of the herd has filed with the
State Live Stock Sanitary Board q
written application for such test be-
fore the date when such test was due,
and be it further
RESOLVED, that any person who
violates any of the regulations above
set forth shall upon conviction thereof
be fined not less than five nor more
than twenty five dollars with costs, and
each day during which violation of
these regulations shall be allowed to
continue shall be deemed to be sep
arate and distinct offense.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-17

Improvement of the tomato crop of
the Middle Atlantic States was the SUBJ
ject of a meeting of the executive
committee and seed committee of the
rri-State Gamers Association at the
Hotel DUPONT, Wilmington, last week.
The seed committee reported to the
executive committee the results of its
study of the quality of seeds used for
tomato gi owing in this and neighboring
States. Plans were made to insure the
use of selected seeds, free from dis
ease, which would improve the quality
of next years crop. The committee
found in its investigation that seeds
furnished by many dealers are diseased
or come from plants of inferior quality,
and are unfit for use by Gamers. The
executive committee took up the means
of carrying out the plans for improving
the crop by the distribution of better
seeds in Delaware and the other States
represented in the association.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-17
Start the new serial 'sThe Lost
City," lst episode at the Opera
House next tuesday evening.
Playground Meeting

The Children's Playground Meeting
was held Tuesday evening on the school
ground and quite pleasant time was
enjoyed by the children, as we'll as the
grown-ups. The children thoroughly
enjoyed the games which were in charge
of Miss Ada Scott. There were two
prizes given, Mary Hynson winning
first prize, having brought in rs names
OF children wishing to join the "Young
America Club" and Catherine Davis
winning second prize, having 25 names.
The children are most enthusiastic
and in view of this fact. q box lunch or
supper is being planned for some even
ing in the near future, the date to be
announced later.
The music was lead by Mr.. Charles
Stewart and with the aid of Mrs. Stew
art, the musical program was quite Q
drawing card.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-17
HAVING LARGE CROWDS

Rehoboth celebrated the Fourth with
a large crowd of visitors. The hotels
and cottages were crowded, and all in
dications point towards banner season
at Delaware's popular summer resort.
The beach is in wonderful condition and
bathing parties are more popular than
ever. There are more than the usual
number of fair bathers on the beach
this year and many attractive bathing
suits have been seen.
The center Of life is at the Henlopen
as usual. Large crowds are enjoying
the dancing at the Henlopen Pavilion.
George Madden has the best orchestra
that has ever played at Rehoboth and
everyone is remarking about his de-
lightful music. MIR. Madden has with
him Charles Edward, violin; William
Stead, saxaphone; William Goodman,
cornet, and Lloyd Rowland, drums.
The sunday evening concerts in the
Henlopen lobby are again very popular.
The program for Sunday evening, July
11th was as follows:
Selection from 1.-The Velvet Lady,"
v. Herbert; Egyptian Ballet" Lun-
gini; Violin solos, "Andantino, Kries-
Ter. Mr.. Charles Edwards; Overture.
''Tampa," Herald; Cornet solo, 1.-The
Love Nest" Hirsch. Mr.. William Good.
mann; Selection from 'Maytime,"
Romberg; Popular Hits, (a) ''Tripoli,
Wells; (b) "Just What You Mean to
Me-" written BY Mr.. Howland); (c)
"China Boy" Pollack.
The Belhaven Hotel has also been
crowded over the holidays. The Bel
haven orchestra under the direction of
Miss Beckley has been delighting the
guests in the frequent concerts.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-17
LOCALS DEFEAT ST. PAUL

A very exciting base ball game was
played on the local diamond last Satur-
day afternoon when st Paul's team, of
Wilmington, was defeated by the home
club by the score of to 8. The fans
were kept guessing throughout the con-
test and the game was not won until
the ninth inning, when Hotis made a
safe drive to right bringing in the
winning run.
The visitors put up snappy game
throughout the contest and Hayward
proved to be hard problem for the
local batsmen, only allowing them seven
scattered hits during the game.
Brittingham pitched in his usual good
style and Weber's catching was fea-
ture of the game.
The score follows:
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-17
ODESSA

Miss Alice NJ: Brown is visiting
friends at Frederickburg, Nd.
Mrs. F. D. Reynolds spent the week
end with relatives in Wilmington.
Mrs. Sallie HOUSTON, of Newark
is the guest of Mrs. William Butler.
Miss Ella Zwitz, of Philadelphia, ha
been visiting Mrs. Hartley Thornton.
Mrs. Elizabeth Long is spending
sometime with relatives in Wilmington
MIR. Leslie Morgan was an over Sun
day visitor with Wilmington relatives
Nh. w. A. Naudain, of Pennsgrove
Pa, spent Sunday with relatives here
Mrs. Rebecca Kemp, of Chester, Pa.
is visiting her niece. Miss Ella Rhodes.
Luther Broadway, of Wilmington, is
visiting his uncle, Mr.. George Crouch.
Mrs. Raymond Yearsley and son, Of
Port Penn, are visiting relatives in town:
Mrs. Richard Harrington, of Philadel-
phia, was a visitor in town on Saturday
last.
Miss Isabella Smith, of Washington,
D. c., visited relatives in town last
week.
Mrs. Clarence Toppin and daughter,
of Wilmington, visited relatives in town
on Sunday.
Mrs. Clara Gremminger and sister,
Elizabeth Fitzgerald are visiting in
Philadelphia.
Miss Julian Townsend, of Whining
ton, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
G. L. ToYnsend.
Mrs. William Baker, of near Smyrna,
has been visiting her son, Mr.. William
Baker and family.
Miss Anna Franks, of Philadelphia,
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Shetzler.
Mrs. William S. Merton. of Ardmore,
Pa, and Mrs. Frank Thompson were
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A Lee
Orrell.
Mrs. Eugene Mccoy, of Wilmington.
is spending this week with Mrs. J. C.
McCoy. Mr.. Eugene Mccoy spent
Sunday here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Heller, and Mr.. and
e
mington, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Heller part Of last week.
Word has been received here of the
marriage on June IL, of Mr.. William S.
Naudain and Miss Laura J. Tichenor,
at st. Louis, Mo. Mr.. Naudain is we'll
known here and his many friends con-
gratulate him and wish he and his wife
all success.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-17
Fire in Home

While Richard L. Cochran young
farmer living between Mt. Pleasant and
Chesapeake City, Md, on the farm of
]. Groome Steel was absent from home
Thursday evening, July 9Th, q fire was
discovered in the bedroom occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran. Colored ser
wants notified Frank S. Clayton, a
neighbor who called the Volunteer Hose
Company. of this town. The firemen
were in attendance at firemen's car
nival in Chesapeake City, and were
called from that place. They soon ex-
tinguished the fire with their chemical
apparatus, after which they returned
to the carnival. The damage to the
building will probably amount to $500.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-17
STATE AND PENINSULA

A five-mile bicycle race for schoo
children will be held in Wilmington
streets July II.
! Milford people are already raising
funds for the next county Fourth Of
July celebration.
The Sussex county tax Office is send
ing out bills for taxes, using a large
force of girls to write them.
The foreign-born population of Will
mington, according to unofficial est
mates based on the 1920 census is 20,
900.
Towns in Sussex count have agreed
strictly to enforce laws ag. lst automo-
bile speeders because of numerous
serious accidents.
The annual big Thursday" with the
oldtime features of dancing for the
championship of Sussex county will be
held at Oak Orchard, August IL.
The State Republican Committee has
selected August "a as the date for the
State convention to nominate Gov
ernor and other officers. The primaries
will be held August 81.
An effort is being made to have the
Board of Education appoint Guy John
son, principal of Chesapeake City High
School, as supervising principal of the
schools in Elkton, to succeed the late
Edwin B. Fockler.
The Lewes Ice Manufacturing Co.
has completed the installation of an
boiler in their plant which is
better than the old coal burners. 1t is
almost impossible to get soft coal and
even what little can be obtained is ex-
tremely high.
Apple growers in lower Della ware
have commenced to harvest the early
crop, and there is every indication that
it will prove money maker, as there
is demand for the choice early varie-
ties in the cities. This week extensive
shipments have been made.
Reports from reliable source have
it that an independent daily newspaper
is to be started in Wilmington as soon
as the necessary machinery and equip
ment can be secured. 1t is understood
that the new daily, which will be a
newspaper with Sunday edi.
tions. will be backed by capital of a
half million dollars, and will be strictly
Independent, voicing the views of the
people upon all subjects.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-17
Coming-By Request ''The Mir
acle Man." next Tuesday evening,
at the Opera House.
Bethesda Church Notes
Sunday. Julv 18th. 1920

Sunday, July 18th, 1920.
$50 A. NJ. The Brotherhood meeting
will be in charge of Brother N. D.
Wilson.
1890 A. NJ. Morning worship with
sermon by the Pastor.
11.45 A. I'M. Sunday School. We
would like to see every Officer, Teacher
and Scholar present to hear the details
of our Annual Picnic.
7.30 P. M. Evening worship with
sermon by the Pastor.
Prayer meeting each Wednesday
evening at o'clock.
All are most cordially invited to at
tend any and all of these services.
They are all very helpful.
Tha Sunday School will 90 on its an
nual pk mic to Augustine Piers, on We'd
nesday, Suly 21. 1920. A very cordial
invitation h extended to every member
of the school. to the friends and parents
to 60 with ua and enjoy the day with
the children a ID grown-ups. 1t will do
you good. "Details of arrangements
ssadsr sna 5s, the d'''v''' be announced next
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-17
Dr.. Louis LeviDson, veterinarian.
Graduate Of University Of Penn
sylvania. Middletown, Del. Bell
Phone ll9. North Broad Street.
To Staff Canal Work:

Specifications for excavating work on
the Chesapeake and Delaware canal
will be given out in short time by the
u. S. district engineers Office. The
work will be the first step in the actual
enlargement of the waterway.
The project will be the dry excava-
ton of about $50, 900 cubic yards, on
the section of the canal between st.
Georges and Chesapeake City. The
exact location will not be - ed
until the specification are fhe
material removed will Ike aced
in Lum's Dam. as this ~ = be a
short distance from ths ere the
excavating will take pIacy
This project will not provide for the
deepening of any part of the canal and
the widening will take place of only a
section above the level Of the canal.
After the widening is completed. it is
expected that the next step will be the
deepening of the waterway.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-17
Drowned at Betterton. Nd.

A pulmotor and nurse, rushed to the
spot by airplane failed to save the life
of Harry L. Raft, 26. former Phila-
delphian, who was drowned at Better
ton. Nd. Sunday. Raft sank as he was
swimming off the end of the bathing
pier. He was unconscious when
brought to shore. Charles J. Boylan,
of Baltimore, who was flying an air.
plane at the beach, after aiding in the
rescue flew to an army hospital 20
miles away and returned with a pull
motor and nurse. All efforts to revive
Raft failed. Rats wife of a few
months arrived after the recovery of
the body. She tainted from shock.
Raft lived in Philadelphia until two
years ago, when he made his home in
Baltimore. .
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-17
ALARCE WHEAT CROP
Farmers Are Threshing From Is to
40 Bushels Per Acre
FINEST QUALITY IN TO- YEARS


Many of our farmers are busily en-
gagged in threshing their wheat crops
and few of them have finished. From
what information we have been able to
gather the yields have been exception
ally good averaging from % to 80
On the farm of Samuel Daniels, near
MT. Pleasant, a yield of 80 bushels an
acre was threshed from a field of 10
acres. James H. Carpenter, Jr., tenant
on the Gibson farm, near Odessa,
threshed HOO bushels from 40 acres, a
yield of slightly less than % bushels an
acre. Julian G. Cleaver, from one field
received an average of IS bushels.
Ernest Ratledge, tenant on the Com
eggs farm, near town, received yield
of 20 bushels an acre. These few
farmers who are threshing by no means
represent the best of the wheat farms
and it would not be surprising to hear Of
a few who will get 40 bushels from
their hest land.
The price at present is $3.50 per bu-
shel, and the majority of the farmers
are loading it on the cars direct from
the threshing machines. A large fleet
of trucks is now at work hauling it to
the cars. The unusually good crop of
wheat will be the financial salvation of
this community, as the farmers were
unfortunate last year with every main
crop. Almost all of the wheat was
damaged, the corn crop was injured by
heavy winds IN September and the
tomato and potato crops were almost
total failures.
There is an unprecedented shortage
of labor for threshing. Much road
work is now going on here and the best
of the men are now at work on the
road contracts. They are demanding
S. and $6 a day. Some of the farmers
have bought small threshing machines
and can operate them with their trac-
tors and with half of the usual quota
of men.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-17
WARWICK

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Cochran were
Galena visitors Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. R. B. Merritt, Jr., was Wash
ington, D. c., visitor Monday and Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. King. Sr., spent
the weekend with relatives in Will
mington.
Miss Agnes Merritt has returned from
visit with Mrs. Joseph Delaney, at
Baltimore.
Mrs. H. M. Eaton spent Wednesday
and Thursday Of last week at Whining
ton and Bethel.
Mrs. Joseph Delaney, of Baltimore,
was guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. B. Merritt on Sunday.
Mrs. B. S. Hall entertained over the
weekend Mrs. Henry Evans. of Will
mington. and Mr.. AL Draper, of Up
land, Pa.
Mrs. Bayard Jordan and sons, of
Bethel, were visitors at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Eaton
last Thursday.
The July meeting Of the Christian
Endeavor Society was held at the home
of Mr.: and Mrs. L. P. King, Sr., ON
Friday evening.
Mrs. William Pierce and little daugh-
ter returned home Sunday after two
weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac Husfelt, near Earlevllle.
Capt. and Mrs. Oscar Lane and Capt.
and Mrs. Corte, Of Philadelphia, were
visitors at the home Of the formers
father, Mr.. George Lane, Sunday and
Monday.