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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-08
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SUMNER
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Harry Skinner, after spending the
week with his mother. returned to
his home in the upper peninsula
Monday.
Mrs. Jennie Woodland returned
Monday from Alma where she has
been visiting her sister Mrs. Ed
Wolf.
Mrs. Faber and grandson. Harry,
were here Tuesday looking after
their farm.
Mrs. John Stoffs is at Port Huron
spending few weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Waterbury.
VIM. Pugsley and son, Ben, were in
Ithaca on business Wednesday.
Miss Esther Summers is in Fen
wick visiting her grandparents.
Miss Henel Parr of Grayling and
sister, Miss Buelah Parr, of Detroit
visited their grandmother, Mrs. L. C..
Woodland, last Thursday.
Fred Cornell of Vestaburg was
here on business Thursday.
Howard Phillips was in Stanton on
business Thursday.
Jack Robson and family visited at
the home of Elmer Seaman Thursday.
Mildred Cleverdon visited Miss
leila Van Alstine Saturday and Sun
day.
John Lang and family and jeff
Lang of Alma spent Easter with
their parents.
Roy Cook, former resident of
Sumner, was here Saturday and Sun
day visiting old friends.
Clifford Gee and family of Alma
enjoyed Easter at the home of VIM.
Phillips and family
Mr.. and Mrs. McCullam of Sagi-
nav and Mrs. Ben Walker of Alma
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vance Woodward Thursday.
Mrs. Thomas McGurn arrived here
Friday from Bay City.
George Harvey Of Chicago is visit
ing relatives here
Mr.. Floyd Drayer of Ithaca was a
business caller in town Wednesday
evening.
VIM. Phillips was in Ithaca on
business Saturday.
James Metcalf and wife transacted
business in Stanton Thursday.
Mrs. s. c. Berry visited her daugh-
ter in Riverdale Thursday.
}. l.. Barden of Ithaca moved. the
body of Mrs. Lafayette Price from
the Tucker vault to Ionia for burial.
The body was accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Fisher, sister Of the de-
ceased, the husband, Lafayette Price
and brother, Floyd, and Howard
Phillips.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-08
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BRECKENRIDGE
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A team of heavy work horses be-
longing TO Clark Mills, who lives on
a farm two miles north Of Brecken-
ridge, died after being sick only a
few hours. DR.. ID. A. Curtis of this
place was called, but one horse died
just as he arrived and the other died
a few hours later. DIR. Curtis made
post mortum OF the animals Thurs
day and the condition of their stom-
achs convinced him that they both
died of arsenic poisoning. Mr.. Mills
lost team of horses and calf un-
der similar circumstances year ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Langworthy of
Alma were guests Of Marguerite
Crawford Monday.
DR.. l.. A. Howe purchased an Over
land roadster last week.
The Congregational choir under the
direction of Miss l.. T. Knapp pre-
scented the cantata, "Our Living
Lord" Sunday evening On account
of the blizzard great many people
were unable TO attend the service.
TO repeat it again next Sunday even
ing at 1870 o'clock.
Mrs. W. f. Swope and son. Burton,
of Alma visited friends in Brecken-
ridge and Wheeler Monday.
Miss Mable Dill of St. Louis has
charge of Mrs. Milo Sawve's home
and baby while she is teaching.
Miss Gladys Sensabaught of Bay
City was week end guest at the
home of Mrs. Norman Bradford.
Supt. NJ. A. Becker was in Ann
Arbor the week end attending
meeting of the Michigan Schoolmast-
ers club.
Mrs. Jesse Vibber, who will move
to Ithaca soon was given a surprise
party at her home Thursday evening
by about 20 ladies of the Rebekah
Lodge The ladies brought well filled
baskets and a delicious pot luck sup
per was served.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-08

Mr.. and Mrs. l. +. Tucker enter
taned Easter MIR. and Mrs. +. j.
Tucker, Harold McKinstery of Flint
and Mrs. Joseph Phillips Of Chicago.
The school play Deacon Dubbs"
will be played in Riverdale, April 8,
in the opera house.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-08

We offer $1,000 Tor any case Of estAsrh
that eaascs Ss cured By HALLS
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE - tab.
en- Internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces OF the System.
Sold By druggists for over forty yeare.
Price 7Sc. Tsstimonials free
y. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Ohio.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
Business Growing on Canal

A great change has been noted in the
class and volume of traffic through the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal since
the government took charge of the
waterway. There are three or four
new companies utilizing the canal, with
those from New York in the lead. In
former years New York traffic was un-
usual, but it has become one of the
biggest factors to consider now. the
New York traffic equalling the former
total traffic. Barges formerly used on
Lake Erie are now being put into use
by New York interests for hauling
merchandise to Baltimore. Large guam
titles of sugar are shipped to Baltimore
through the canal, while alcohol has
been passing northward bound in large
amounts. According to reports, it is
not unusual for a cargo of $50 tons to
pass through the waterway.
As an example of the great increase
in freight passing through the canal,
the, Ericsson, Line, which in former
years carried the entire amount on
their regular steamers now use several
additional barges. A substantial in
crease in the passage of pleasure craft
through the canal has also been record
ed, particularly the smaller boats. 1t
is supposed that this great increase in
traffic is due to unsettled railroad con-
ditiOns.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
His 18th Birthday

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard A. Pool gave a
very delightful dance at their home on
South Broad street on Tuesday evening,
in honor of the 18th birthday anniver-
sary of their son, John Cochran Pool.
Dancing was indulged in on the porch,
which was lighted by japanese Ian
terms. Calvin w. Dali, of Cambridge,
Md, was the guest of honor.
Those present besides the guest of
honor and the young host were: Misses
Letitia Pool, Mary Records, Margie
Records, Virginia johnson, June john
son, Margaret Brady, Elizabeth Brady,
Caroline Fouracre, Edith Cochran,
Betty Shallcross, Betty Pool; Burton
Pearson, Harris Mcdowell, Edwin
Donaghay. Percy Donaghay, Harry
! Roberts, Purnal McWhorter, Burton
Williams, Rogers Fouracre. Claude
Fouracre, Edw ard Records, Wilson
| CHM, Fred Pool, of Middletown; Miss
! Edna Reynolds, Miss Georgia Wiggin,
Edward Hart, Harmon Reynolds, Jr.,
:. Paul Hodgson. of Townsend. and Miss
, Helen McIntire, Of Philadelphia.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
Time to Retire. Buy Fisk Tires.
SHALLCROSS GARAGE.
Bankers; Meet

Many state bankers attended the first
of series of meetings to be held by
the Delaware State Bankers Associa-
ton, in the Middletown Opera House,
Thursday morning, at 1870 O'Clock.
The meetings will take under considera-
tion topics of education, agriculture,
vocational training and finance; the
meeting here being in charge of the
committee on Education and Trade Ac-
ceptances, but other subjects vital to
the banker were also discussed. MIR.
Frederick Brady, director of the Peo-
Piles Bank of this town, spoke on Edu
cation, and MIR. Kirkland o. Wilson, of
the American Acceptances Counsel of
New York. spoke on Trade Acceptances.
A sumptuous dinner was served in
the new dining room Of the Middletown
Hotel.
The second meeting of the series will
be held at Smyrna on August 5 when
the principal topics will be State Fl
nance and the Federal Reserve System.
Another meeting will be held on Aug
ust 10 at Georgetown under the direc-
tion of the committee on Agriculture
and Thrift Savings.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
PAGEANT AT NEWARK

Plans for the second annual pageant
to be given by the students of Della
ware College Summer School under the
supervision of Miss hotta Clark, are
progressing. The pageant is to take
place on August I'd. This year the
pageant will be commemorative of the
three hundredth anniversary of the
coming of the Pilgrims.
Students of the community civics
classes, are hard at work on the four
episodes and have completed the first
two. The first episode runs back to the
days of the Norsemen. Sun maidens
enter and by their dancing WOO the
Norsemen farther southwark. While
the Norsemen are making merry in
their new surroundings, Indians appear,
which leads to the second episode. They
bring in their tribe and establish their
villages, plant their crops and bring in
game with dancing.
The third episode deals with the Pill
grims and shows their way of living
from the earliest days through their
hardships until they really established
the lasting freedom which we still have.
One of the students who is descend
ant of John Alden will play the part of
Priscilla
The fourth episode will commemorate
the founding of Delaware College SO
years ago. 1t will go back to the dress
and customs of the time and gradually
lead up to the present graduates.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
Plenty Of Game in Sussex

Sportsmen are assured of an abun-
dance of rabbits and partridges in 5us-
sex in the autumn. Late spring rains.
usually fatal to young rabbits and par
tridges were very light this year and
the woods and fields in the vicinity of
Milton are we'll stocked, especially with
quail. whose Bob White calls are
heard on every hand. Driving along
the roads about sundown near Milton,
one sees rabbits and birds along the
roadside at every woods and branch.
Twelve and fifteen birds can be seen at
times with one hen. One day last week
a traveller counted twenty half-grown
quail in one covey. The next General
Assembly will be asked to pass law
prohibiting hunting dogs from running
at large during the summer. Hundreds
Of young birds and rabbits are killed BY
these dogs, but the most destructive
are shepherd dogs owned BY farmers.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
LARGER GROUNDS FOR FAIR

Ground space for the Delaware State
Fair this year will be double the area
occupied in other years. owing to the
generosity Of J. Writ Willis, president
of the Delaware Horse Show Associa-
ton and chairman of the racing COM
mittee and vice-president of the Fair.
The present space Of AZ acres will be in
creased to double that number of acres
through the courtesy of Mr.. Willis in
extending the Fair Association the use
of land he has acquired since last fall in
the rear of the present Fair grounds.
While the Fair Association was un-
able financially to acquire extra land
last year because it was staggering un-
der the tremendous load of construct
ing new grounds and buildings, and try
ing to reduce debts that had accumu-
lated in years when rain had spoiled
some Of the days Of the fair, there was
urgent need for more land. The ex-
hibitors of farm tractors and farm ma
chinery of varied sorts wanted an op-
portunity to give demonstrations of
what their machinery could do, but the
ground on which to exhibit this labor
saving apparatus was not available.
Mr.. Willis whose interest in the Fair
is of the keenest sort was aware of this
need and Immediately took steps to pro-
cure ground adjacent to the Fair. His
efforts were successful and this spring
offered the use Of the ground to the
Fair Association for a limited number
Of years, with the opportunity of pur-
chasing the ground, if the directors
ever consider the Association free
enough of debt to acquire it.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
FARM BUREAU GROWS
Large Body Of Producers Are Now
Linked Together
A MOST POWERFUL UNION

Within a year. the greatest body of
producers in the United States has been
linked together in way new to its
country. So quietly has this organi-
zation been formed, with such absence
Of the usual publicity, that few are
aware of its significance. From one
standpoint the organization might be
likened to a middle-class union; from
another as having sympathetic relation
with labor.
The name of the organization is the
American Farm Bureau Federation. 1t
now has more than 1000, 600 members,
by far the largest of any Of the farm
associations, but the rapid growth is
not the main point of significance.
That point is the difference in origin and
conception from the other national
farm organizations. The vitality Of the
idea at the base of the American Farm
Bureau Federation is its realism; it
starts with the farmer, not from any
social or political standpoint, but as a
producer and distributor, and the idea
Of production and of increasing it by
scientific methods is carried along from
the bottom to the top.
With each local unit at the bottom is
an agricultural expert, and through him
is maintained direct connection with the
State agricultural college and the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. No other industry, no group in
the country, has such framework as
this, nor is there parallel to it in any
other country. 1t remains to be seen
how the power of the new organization,
which at present rate of growth is ex-
pected to climb to 100000
At the beginning there was no
thought of an organization, state or
national. The county agent was the
start. The county agent is an agricul-
tural expert who shows the farmers,
by scientific methods, to increase
production and prevent loss from pests.
1t is only advice. but behind what he
says is an economic force that makes
his recommendations almost mandatory.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
Time to Retire. Buy Fisk Tires.
SHALLCROSS GARAGE.
New Bridge Near Odessa

As result of the meeting held in
the office of Lee Sparks, in Odessa,
Monday morning, residents Of that
place are confident that permission will
be granted the State Highway Depart
ment for the building Of proposed
fixed bridge across the Appoquinimink
river, about half a mile above the
town.
The meeting was attended by Major
Byer and Snyder. of the United States
War Department, Engineers Mack and
Conner of the State Highway Depart
ment, and several residents and prop
erty owners Of the town. The meeting
was held with the object of hearing any
objections and as none developed, its
erection is expected at an early date.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
Delaware Resort Popular

Rehoboth has been enjoying delight
full weather this season. Cool sea
breezes sweeping the beach are making
the many vacationists forget the heat
of the cities. The beach is in better
condition this season than it has been
for years. 1t is very wide and hard and
many motorcycles are seen daily speed
ing along the bright strand. The fav-
orite hour for bathing this season is at
eleven o'clock in the morning. Every
one goes in at this time. Yacht
ing and fishing parties are again be-
coming popular, and each day finds
Rehobeth Bay dotted with fishing skiffs.
Dancing is more popular than ever.
Each morning and evening there is
dancing at the Henlopen and in the
afternoons at the Belhaven and Harris.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
ssThe Man Beneath" featuring
Se..ue Hayakawa will be the at
traction at the Opera House Mon
day evening next.
ssIiqht Bearers Entertained

"The Little Light Bearers" the
Children's Branch of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society, of Bethes-
da NJ. E. Church, were entertained at
the home of MIR. and Mrs. j. Elwood
Denny, on Crawford street, by the
superintendent, Miss Anna M. Free
man, Monday evening. The little folks
and their guests. numbering about 60
spent delightful evening playing vari-
GUS games on the lawn. etc. after
which refreshments were served them.
The mite boxes were opened and the
pennies, nickels and dimes in them
amounted to $1O.5O with few more
boxes to come in.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
STATE AND PENINSULA

While digging cellar at Reynolds
Mill, near Milton, Fred Jenson found a
copper penny dated 1919.
A mass meeting was held in Whining
ton Sunday to raise $1,000 for Whining
ton Poles who have returned from the
fighting in Europe.
Because of inability to procure cars
for transporting, the shipyards OF MIL
ford have been forced to lay off large
percentage of their help.
Newark Council has awarded the Chi
cago Bridge & Iron Company contract
at $l4, $50 for building new stand pipe
for the town water system.
Because of the serious shortage in
available cans due to freight congestion
the tomato crop on the Eastern Shore
of Maryland is in jeopardy and the can
ners are facing a serious crisis.
Gamers and farmers have not yet
agreed in Sussex county upon the price
to be paid for tomatoes and with the
crop looking the best for years 1t
will probably be- marketed on the curb
at existing prices.
Washington College, at Chestertown.
Nd, established in 1882, one Of the
oldest educational institutions in this
part of the country, is in danger OF 60
ing on the rocks. and unless help is
given 1t the college may not open for
the next term.
Ellis Hamilton, member of Will
mington fishing club, caught shark
measuring seven feet, five inches in
length and weighing 282 pounds at
Bowers Beach. Hamilton struggled an
hour or so in an effort to land the
monster and finally had to be assisted
by several members of the club who
were fishing nearby.
The plant of the Velvet Milk Com
pany, Greensboro, was completed last
week and will begin operations. The
plant is the largest Of its kind on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland, and will
employ about Is workmen. It has a
capacity of 200, 900 pounds of milk daily
and will mean over 100000 to be paid
the farmers Of that section monthly.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
A BRUTAL ASSAULT
Mrs. Talley Bound, Gagged, Beaten
And Assaulted
NEGRO SUSPECT CAPTURED

Believed to be the man who commit
ted a felonious assault on Mrs. Emma
Talley, of near Clayton, Ernest
Thomas, colored, 21 years old, was
taken to- Wilmington Thursday night
by Chief of Police Lee Cochran, of
Smyrna, and locked up for safe-keeping
pending an investigation. Sentiment
in the neighborhood of Mrs. Talley.s
home is said to be strong Sgainst the
perpetrator of the crime. State De-
tective Frank ". Mccoy took charge
Of the case Friday.
Thomas was arrested Thursday after
noon few hours after the crime by
Chief Cochran, near Blackstone cross-
roads, west of Kenton, several miles
from Mrs. Talley's house. The man
was then taken to Mrs. Talley, who
identified him al the one who commit
ted the crime.
Mrs. Talley lives about eight miles
north of Clayton, near the Maryland
State line. According to her story,
colored man, believed to be Thomas,
came to her house about 9 O'Clock
ThuVday morning and asked for
piece of bread. When she went to get
the bread he seized her. she says, and
threw her down. Having satisfied him.
self that the woman was alone, he
y,,,j1o1 dour tho blinds o% <ho xr,;u.lc,rv
tied her hands and bound her throat
with strips of cloth torn from the
washing she was doing.
The man left the aged woman un-
conscious, bruised and hysterical.
After suffering for some time. Mrs.
Talley finally freed herself and was
able to drag herself to an adjoining
farm, where she related what had
happened.
Other neighbors were summoned and
instituted a search. Chief Cochran
was notified and organized posse.
Thomas was captured near Blackstone
crossroads, taken to Smyrna and given
preliminary hearing.
Thomas claims to be innocent of the
crime. He says he came to Whining
ton about four months ago from Rock
vile, Va, and shortly afterwarl went
to work in New Castle for a man
named Cap Wright, junk dealer of
that place. Thursday, he says. he went
down the State, riding with meat
truck as far as Dexter's Corner.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
Bethesda Church Notes
Sunday, July 25th, 1920.

Sunday, July 25th, 1920.
$50 A. NJ. The Brotherhood meeting
will be in charge of Brother J. H. EN-
erson. Don't miss this Sunday morn
ing meeting.
1890 A. M. Morning worship with
sermon by the Pastor.
11.45 A. M. Sunday School. Chill
dren, invite your parents to come next
Sunday.
7.30 P. M. Evening worship with
sermon by the Pastor.
Prayer meeting each Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock.
The public is most cordially invited to
attend all of these services. 4
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
TOMATO CROP DECREASED

WASHINGTON, JULY 20-A preliml-
nary report on canning crops in Della
ware. Maryland, New Jersey and Vir-
ginia as of July l, 1920, was announced
to-day by. the Department of Agricul-
ture. The report indicates an average
decrease in the tomato crop for this
group of states of about 10 per cent. as
compared with July, 1919.
The percentages of decrease for
these states are: Delaware, 34%; Mary
la I'd, 3O.5%; New Jersey. 8.8%; Vir-
ginia, 22%. 1t is understood, says the
departments statement, that the con-
tract acreage in this group OF states
does not correctly represent the acre
age planted in normal years.
1t will be noticed that the tendency
from New York to Colorado is to in
crease the acreage, so that the actual
decrease in the United States as report
ed by 525 factories out of 2,2O9 carried
on the list of the Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates for the states reported to-day. is
but 4,625, or about SIS per cent, the
same as shown by the Department.
forecast of last June.
lowing to the conditions In the Tri-
States and Virginia it seems probable
that the acreage planted III tomatoes
this year will be equal to that of last
year," said the Department report.
The report of the 1920 crop of sweet
corn in Delaware, and Maryland al
compared with the crop of 1919 are the
same, being given in both states as fol
lows: Delaware, 80 per cent, and Mary
land, 81 per cent. Both Delaware ano
Maryland show an increase in the pro-
duction of peas as reported to the De-
partment, the figures are: Delaware
sc per cent. as compared with 62 pei
, cent; Maryland, 90 per cent, as com
pared with 81 per cent. on June Is,
1919.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
Odessa Church Notes
DRAWERS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

DRAWERS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday, July 25th, 1920.
: 9.45A M. Sunday School session.
1890 A. NJ. Morning worship with
sermon by the pastor.
loop. M. Christian Endeavor and
song service. Topic: every Christian
Missionary" Acts 1:1-9. Leader,
H. L. Packard. Every christian must
decide to be a missionary; the only
question is the where and how. There
is no question about the when-it is to
be begun now.
These services are open to all who
wish to worship with US. A cordial in
vitation is extended to everybody.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
Fired by Lightning

During an electrical storm early Sum
day morning lightning struck and set on
fire straw rick on the farm of George
L. Townsend, near Odessa, tenanted by
Alonzo Davis. The Middletown Hose
company was summoned and prevented
any serious loss.
Lightning struck the outbuildings on
the farm Of Mr.. Jesse l.. Shepherd,
near Sassafras, Md, tenanted by Mr..
Harry Robinson, last Monday after
noon, but quick work by bucket bri-
gade prevented the flames from spread
ing. The Middletown Fire company re-
sponded promptly but the fire was out
when they arrived.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-07-24
Jolls Appointed d Receiver

Chancellor Charles N. Curtis has ap-
pointed Joseph c. Jolls, Delaware re-
ceiver for the Polish Ship Corporation
and directed him to apply to the judge
of the United States District Court, for
the Eastern district Of Pennsylvania to
instruct Edwin M. Finletter, Pennsyl-
vania receiver of the concern, to de-
liver to Mr.. Jolls all the money, assets,
books, papers and documents that be-
long to the association and remain in
Mr. Einletter's hand.