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Middletown transcript., 1920-05-29
u. S. Too Rich For Panic

John Fletcher, Vice-President of the
Fort Dearborn Bank, Chicago, Ill, :,
handed few figures on panics to Chi
cago's big business men at the meeting
of the Association of Commerce re-
Gently:
There are people foolish enough to
talk about the possibilities of panic.
With but five per cent. of the earth 8
population, we have twenty. four per
cent. of its agricultural production.
forty per cent. of the mineral produc-
ton, and we manufacture thirty-five
per cent. of its goods. Our natural
wealth is above $225, ,0OO, OOO, 900, while
that of our nearest competitor, Eng
land, is but $50, 600, 600, 600. With this
it is impossible for things to go wrong.
The real trouble in this country to-
day is that there is premium on idle
ness.
Our trade balance to-day is SIS, 00O,-
600, 600. We have repurchased our for
eign placed securities to the value of
about S., 600, 900, ,OOO. We have loaned
our allies SO. OO0, 0O0, 900 or $1O, ,00O, 600,
600. Half of the gold in the world is
in the United States, and the deposits
in the banks of this country are billions
more than the total in all the other
banks of the world.
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Our store will be closed all day
Monday.
DROLL & PLEASANTON.
Entertained Executive Board

Mrs. John B. Cleaver entertained the
Executive Board of the State Parent
Teacher Association, at her home,
Wednesday. There were ten members
present Mrs. Cleaver, President; Mrs.
Garrett S. Harrin( ton. of Harrington,
Vice President; Mrs. Howard A. Pool,
of Middletown, Cor. Secretary; Mrs.
Robert E. Lewis. of Smyrna, Record
ing Secretary; Mrs. George H. Wig
gins, of Townsend, Treasurer; DR..
Florence Marshall, of Harrington; Mrs.
Harlan Waller, Of Delmar; Mrs.. P. B.
Lightner, of New Castle; Mrs. A. M.
Chamberlain and Mrs. j. H. Foard, of
Middletown.
Mrs. Cleaver, Mrs. Pool. Mrs. Lewis
and Mrs. Virgins are the delegates
and Mrs. Waller and Mrs. j. M. Nc
Cleary, of Delmar, are the alternates
to the National Congress of Mothers
and the Parent Teacher Associations
Convention which meets in Madison,
Wisconsin, from June third to June
eighth.
Mrs. Heldmyer, Mrs. Fouracre, Mrs.
Stevens and Mrs. Grassland served the
luncheon.
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Union Lodge Carnival

Union Lodge No. 5, A. F. & A. NJ.
have decided to hold a Carnival, begin.
ming August 9Th to August 18th, in.
elusive. The arrangements were com.
pleted Tuesday evening and the follow.
ing officers and committees were ap.
pointed:
Chairman, ". T. Pearce, Jr.
Secretary, Samuel H. Buckworth.
Treasurer, Benjamin T. Biggs.
The committees follow:
Executive Committee-William T.
Pearce, Jr., W. S. P. Combs, John J.
Jolls, A. Fogel, W. Lee Pennington.
Committee on Grounds-W. S. P,
Combs, J. J. Jolls, c. C. Hopkins.
Committee on Booths-J. j. Jolls, J.
E. Walls, W. S. Letherbury, E. I. Ban
ming, C. E. Pearce.
Publicity Com r it;ee-A. Fogel, Wal
ter BeasteD, J. ]. Jolls, C. C. Hopkins
Committee on Amusement-W. T.
Pearce, Jr., Frederick Brady, Rev. P
L. Donaghay, H. A. Burris, H. E
Manlove.
Committee on Supplies-W. Lee Pen
ington, A. W. Porter, w. K. Belts.
Purchasing Agents-A. Fogel, R. E
Wilson.
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New Century Club Notes

The New Century Club, of Middle
town, was we'll represented at the Del
aware State Federation of Women 3
Clubs held at Dover, May 20 and 2l, it
being the twenty-third annual meeting.
Among the officers, delegates and
members were: Mrs. Clarence E. Pool,
President; Mrs. A. M. Chamberlaine,
Mrs. Howard A. Pool, Mrs. Robert A.
Gabriel, Mrs. R. T. Cam, Mrs. H. B.
Mcdowell, Mrs. George v. Peverley.
Mrs. F. J. Pennington, Mrs. John c.
Green, Mrs. w. T. Connellee, Mrs
George w. Lockwood, Mrs. John B.
Spicer and Miss Marie Lockwood.
The meetings held at the Dover Opera
House included some very interesting
addresses and reports. DR.. Frederic
Poole entertained in the evening at the
NJ. E. Church by giving a Dramatic
Recital. 1.-The Yellow Jacket" and a
pleasant and instructive talk on
''China."
New officers for the Federation were
installed.
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OBITUARY
Thomas Edgar Clayton

The announcement of the untimely
death of Thomas Edgar Clayton, which
occurred at his home on Cass street, at
9.55 o'clock, Friday morning, will be
shocking news to his numerous friends,
not only in this immediate neighbor-
hood, but throughout the county.
Deceased was stricken while talking
over the telephone, At eleven o'clock
Tuesday morning, and remained. un-
conscious until his death occurred.
He was the Oldest son of the late
Thomas and Emma Purner Clayton,
and grandson of the late COL
onel Joshua Clayton, and was born
at Town Point Farm, Cecil County, Md,
April 25th, 1866. and with his parents
moved to Delaware when small boy.
For many years he was engaged in
farming near Mt. Pleasant, but retired
several years ago, owing to i'll health.
Mr. Clayton was Republican in
politics, and took an active part in all
state affairs. He served several terms
as road commissioner for st. Georges
Hundred and was also tax collector for
the same hundred for two years.
He leaves to mourn his death de-
voted wife, who was Miss Alice Eliason,
one daughter, one sister, Mrs. Buelah
Robinson, of Wilmington; and one
brother, Joshua Clayton, the we'll
known attorney, of Elkton, Md.
Funeral services will be held at his
late home, Monday afternoon, at one
o'clock, aid the interment will be made
in Bethel cemetery. The pail bearers
will be Messrs. J. z. Grassland, Thomas
S. Fouracre, J. C. Alston. D. w.
Stevens, Charles S. Ellison and James
E. Walls.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral without further
notice. ~
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Senator Josiah o. Wolcott won the
fight for National Committeeman ovel
former Senator Willard Salisbury in
the Democratic State convention al
Dover, on Tuesday by the vote OF III
to 68. 1t was largely the support re.
ceived by Senator Wolcott in Kent. his
home county, that brought him out a
winner. Former Senator Salisbury re-
ceived majority Of the votes in New
Castle county, 40 to Is, while Senator
Wolcott had majority of the Sussex
delegates back of him 40 to 20. In
Kent county Mr.. Salisbury received
bu, votes while Senator Wolcott was
supported by 81 delegates. In the Kent
caucus Senator Wolcott received 4o
votes but got more than that on the
floor of the convention and also gained
TWO in Sussex IN the convention over
what he did in the caucus. New Castle
county did not caucus for National
Committeeman.
Senator Wolcott and Benjamin A.
Hazel, of Smyrna, were elected dele
gates to the National Convention from
Kent county. Senator Wolcott was .un-
opposed while Mr.. Hazel defeated State
Senator Murphy by only 4 votes. The
delegates and alternates elected were
as follows:
Wilmington-William Coyne, dele
gate; DR.. T. o. Cooper, alternate.
Rural New Castle-Eben B. Frazier,
of Newark, delegate, and John G.
Gray. alternate.
Kent county-Senator Josiah o. VOL
colt, and Benjamin A. Hazel, delegates
and J. E. Beck, Of Dover, and w. S.
Smith, of Harrington, alternates.
Sussex William F. Allen, OF
Seaford. and former Senator Harland
NJ. Joseph. of Midway, delegates and
Robert L. Davis, of Milford, and Viii.
liam C. Lofand, of Lewes, alternates.
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Droll & Pleasanton announce ,
reduction in all Spring Millinery.
Complete Code Draft

A complete draft of the proposed new
school law has been prepared and put
into the hands of the Governor, the
members of the Legislature, the Code
Revision Commission, and all others
who are interested.
The arrangement is such as to fac
iliate reference and make easy reading.
Additions to the Code are Indicated by
capital letters; omissions are printed in
italic; and ordinary type represents the
portions of the Code that were left
unchanged.
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Bethesda Church Notes

Sunday, May 3Oth, 1920.
$50 A. VI. Brotherhood meeting.
: 1890 A. N. Morning worship with
sermon.
11.45 A. M. Sunday School,
GASP. M. Junior League meeting.
7.30 P. NJ. Evening worship. 10th
Anniversary Service of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society.
Prayer Meeting. every Wednesday
evening at 7.30 o'clock.
A cordial welcome awaits you at
these services. Good music.
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"STAY-N-sCH0OL" DRIVE

Delaware is among twenty States
conducting stay-in-school campaigns
in cooperation with the Children's Bu'
reau of the United States Department
of Labor. according to state-campaign
is to be followed in the fall by back
to-school drive to round up the children
who fail to report at the opening OF
school, since the influence of vacation
work in leading to permanent with
drawal has been strikingly shown.
An encouraging feature of the cam
paign is that six of the States taking
part in it are among the ten in which
more than 20 per cent. of all the chill
dren between 10 and Is years of age
are regularly engaged in agricultural
work. Rural child labor, which involves
three-fourths of all the child workers
in the country, is the most difficult form
of child exploitation to reach. 1t is
subject to no legal regulation except
through school attendance laws, and
these are, as a rule, inadequate and
poorly enforced. In three of the six
States taking part in the stay-in-school
campaign, the percentage of illiterates
over ten ten years of age represents
more than one-fifth of the total popula-
ton. The other three States have
illiteracy rates considerably higher than
the country as whole.
The nineteen other States carrying
on campaigns are Alabama, Arkansas,
California, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa.
Maine, Massachusetts,
Mississippi, Montana, Ne
vada, New Jersey, North Dakota,
Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and
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Time to Retire. Buy Fisk Tires.
SHALLCRO GARAGE.
Injured By Tractor

While blowing in his field Monday
afternoon, Mr.. Edgar C. Ellison, a
farmer residing near Chesapeake City,
Nd, was painfully injured, when the
tractor skidded, and fell over, throwing
Mr.. Ellison under the machine. It was
thought atI(irst that he was seriously
injured, and he was hastily taken to
Union Hospital, Elkton, where after q
careful examination, the physicians
discovered that his injuries were not as
bad as was first reported, and he is
now improving rapidly.
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We WANT SAFER MIX
Federal-State Supervision to Eradi
cate Tuberculosis
ONE CITY HAS ADOPTED PLAN

Barre, VT, thriving municipality Of
about $1,000, is the first small city in
the United States which requires dairy
men furnishing 1t with milk to place
their herds under Federal-State super
vision for the eradication of tubercu.
losis. The result has been accomplish
ed by close and persistent cooperation
on the part of the mayor and other
municipal authorities, the United States
Department Of Agriculture, the SSate
commissioner of agriculture, the local
board of health, and the dairymen
themselves, and by the support of a
local veterinarian.
Eradication of tuberculosis was begun
in thoroughly systematic manner. The
regulations Of the Federal Bureau Of
Animal Industry and of the State COM
missioner of agriculture were supple
mented by city ordinance. The city
provided at its own expense q large
barn, in which were assembled all small
herds, scattered lots, and individual
cows. The city also furnished neces-
sary conveyances, and employed man
who devoted his time to notifying own
ers when to bring their cattle in for.
test. assigning them stalls as they came
in, and keeping the cattle moving out
promptly utter tests were completed.
Two hundred and sixteen herds, COM
posed of 2, l07 individuals, were tested,
and 379 reactors- 17.9 per cent. Of the
total-were found. Those re.acting to
the test were promptly. shipped out and
slaughtered under Federal inspection.
Among the larger cities whose milk is
obtained entirely or chiefly from tuber-
culin- tested cattle that have passed
Federal and State tests are Birming-
ham, Ala, and Washington, u. C. In
addition. numerous others have ordi-
nances requiring the tuberculln test ap-
piled under local supervision.
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STATE AND PENINSULA

Cottages at Oak Orchard have com
bined to build a concrete wall to protect
the beach front from storms. -
The Wilmington tax rate is expected
to be raised from 81. rs to $3.50 to meet
the increased cost of municipal govern
ment.
The Delaware Shlpbuilding Com
psny's plant at Seaford has been sold
to A. P. Vane, of Baltimore, who will
put it in operation at once.
John Morgan. of Greenwood, shot an
eagle which was stealing his chickens
last week. The eagle measured six
feet and six inches across the wings.
The Georgetown, w. C. T. U. sold an
autograph quilt on which the name Of
nearly everyone in town had been en-
broidered, at auction. but realized only
$14.
Students of the Delaware College
and the Women's College gave an open
air performance of "A Midsummer
Nights Dream" on the campus Thurs
day night.
An increase in infectious disease in
the State during the past week was re-
ported by DR.. A. E. Frants, of Will
mington, secretary of the State Board
of Health.
Coach Howard Burton Shipley of DEL
aware College announced recently that
he is expecting to- resign from the
coachship of Delaware College to take
up similar duties with Stevens Instl-
tute of Technology of New York,
A complete set of cathedral chimes
of IA bells will be presented to Grace
M. E. Church, Wilmington, by MIR. and
Mrs. Melville Gambrill, it was an
nounced Sunday night. The bells will
be the duplicate of set at Cornell
University, said to be the finest in the
country.
In the two peninsula counties of Vir-
ginia, Accomac and Northampton, the
potato growers are looking forward to
a banner year. The potato acreage
there this year is greater by 10 per
cent. than ever before, according to
reports. It is true that the heavy rains
and cold weather of few weeks ago
damaged some seed, but the loss to
the crop from this cause is said to be |
immaterial.
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Old Drawers Re-Union

"The ''Friends of Old Drawers
have made arrangements for their an
nual service, which will be held on Sum-
day, June 6. Rev. Charles H. Bonner.
pastor of Hanover Presbyterian Church,
Wilmington, will preach the sermon in
the morning, and j. F. McMaster, of
Jersey City, N. j., will make an ad-
dress in the afternoon. Mr.. McMaster
has been much interested in old
churches, especially on the Eastern
Shore.
The chorus choir of Odessa Presby-
terian Church will furnish the music,
assisted by Mrs. " arden R. Humphrey,
of Claymont.
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2o%! Going out Of business |!
Our entire stock Of goods to be
closed out, 20% discount, nothing
reserved. This big stock Of goods
bought for Spot Cash, we've never
marked our goods more than at
fair profit. Now you get 2o% on
our already low prices. Come
here and save money. .
J. B. MESSICK.
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FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND GO

Mrs. j. Il. Messick entertained Mrs
Purnell, of Snow Hill, Nd, this week
Misses Esther Brynes and Mildred
Shaw spent Wednesday in Wilmington
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dugan spent
Wednesday with relatives at Christiana.
Mrs. L. v. Kirk visited her daughter,
Mrs. Roger A. Davis, in Newark this
week.
Miss Mary Hutchin. of Camp Meade,
Nd, is spending this week with friends
in town.
Mrs. T. S. Fouracre and daughter
Caroline, were Wilmington visitors
Thursday.
Mrs. E. S. Jones and Miss Mary
Hutchin were Wilmington visitors
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ringgold Richards,
of Claymont, spent Sunday with their
parents here.
Mrs. Rosa Weber is spending several
days this week with Mrs. Charles Fein-
aure, near Blackbird.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Belts and son
Winfield, are spending the weekend
with relatives at Frederick.
Mrs. Minnie Cochran, of Denton,
Md, spent part of this week with Mr..
and Mrs. Frank J. Pennington.
DR.. and Mrs. Victor H. Cochran, of
Philadelphia. have been guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Derrickson.
Miss Elva Freeman, of Wilmington,
was a weekend guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Freeman.
DIR. Robert Cemegys, of Philadelphia,
was the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Comegys, Sunday.
Mr.. William C. Gallagher, of Bethle-
hem, Pa, visited his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. B. F. Gallagher, Sunday.
Mrs. N. A. Rittenhouse and daugh-
ter Beverley, of Wilmington, are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Marker.
MIR. Robert o. Pennewill, of Salt
Creek, Wyoming, is visiting his
brother, A. J. Pennewill and family.
Mrs. w. R. Crow and little daughter,
Rebecca, of Kennedyville, Md, are
visiting Mr.. R. A. Cochran and family.
The Transcript regrets to report the
serious illness of Mr.. Richard L. Gray,
who has been confined to his bed for
several weeks.
MIR. and Mrs. L. V. Davidson and
little daughter, of Atlantic City, N. j.,
were entertained over the weekend by
Miss Eugenia Beasten.
Mrs. Minnie Ennis and son Archie,
and Mr.. and Mrs. L. Edward Ennis
were weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Donohue, near Cambridge, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Cranston,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lysinger and Mrs.
T. A. Tweed, of Wilmington, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Whitlock.
Mrs. J. ]. Shannon, Mrs. George F.
Richards and little son, Mrs. Heitt Gra-
ham and Miss Margaret McCherry
spent Sunday with friends in Swedes-
boro, N. j.
The Rev. Philip Cook, D. D., Bishop
elect of the Diocese, and Mrs. Cook
were visitors to st. Anne's Rectory on
Tuesday of this week. Dr. Cook is
making a visit of the Parishes through
out the diocese.
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FARMING
Federal Department Of Agriculture
Doing Good Work
SOME INTERESTING FACTS

The other day farmer in Ohio asked
the Federal Department of Agriculture
what science had done for the farm. He
said that many farmers still are in
clined to spurn the efforts of the
scientist who works laboriously fol
many years on a problem of some
branch of farming; that there is not the
appreciation there should be among
farmers of the work of the department
and the several State institutions.
Edwy B. Reid, Chief of the Division of
Publications, sent the following reply:
''Your letter to the Secretary of
Agriculture has come to this Office for
reply. You say that farmers generally
do not appreciate what science has done
for agriculture, and you illustrate, with
instances from your own experience.
Then you suggest that this department
prepare a pamphlet on What Science
Has Done for the Farm
'Unfortunately. we are not in posi-
tion now to undertake that task. We
have no single publication, it is true,
that covers the subject. But we have
issued more than 1000 Farmers
Bulletins and nearly as many Depart
ment Bulletins, everyone Of which
treats Of some phase Of what science
has done for the farm. Not one of
those bulletins could have been written
except for the patient, painstaking in
vestigations and experiments Of some
scientist. Among those bulletins, many
a one represents the work of some
mans entire life. Others of them
combine the results Of the efforts Of
many scientists through number of
years.
'These facts, as you say, are not ap7
preciated-but they are used. The
farmer very frequently does not know
whence came the knowledge that he
uses to put money into his pocket.
Possibly he has never read Farmers
Bulletin in his life. But some neighbor
perhaps, has read them and utilized the
information, and this man who sees
nothing good in the work of scientists
may have grown rich by emulation of
his neighbor.
''And application, not appreciation,
is the chief end that scientists seek.
Scientists, as a rule, do not advertise
themselves. There is. however, this
danger in lack of appreciation. The
present scale of salaries for scientific
men in Government service cannot long
maintain the high standard Of scientific
endeavor that has made possible the
tremendous advance in agriculture in
the recent past. Younger men of first
rate ability will be slow to take up
scientific work with the Government at
present salaries. The one influence that
could make itself most potent in curing
that condition would be general appre-
citation on the part Of farmers of what
science has done for farming"
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Time to Retire. Buy Fisk Tires,
SHALLCROSS GARAGE.
Farmers' Day at College Park

The Hon E. T. Meredith. Secretary
of Agriculture, will be the speaker at
the seventh annual Farmers Day cele-
bration at College Park. to. day, May
29th. when farmers and their famill. 8
and others interested in rural activities
will be drawn from all parts of the
State by the interesting features which
mark this yearly event.
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Fine Fish Being Caught

There have been a large catch OF
trout, carp, perch and rock at the bay
shores in lower Delaware with nets re-
Gently. The fish are the finest ever
seen, one trout caught last week weigh
ing IA pounds. many others weighing
from eight to ten pounds each.
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Two New Homes

Messrs. J. Wilson Merritt and Joseph
Stackley, have broken ground for two
new bungalows, to be erected on West
Cochran street. The contractor will
begin work in a very few days and the
homes will be modern in every respect.
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Announce Engagement

Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Marker, of near
Mt. Pleasant, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Viola Elizabeth
to Mr.. Benjamin H. Pleasanton.
The wedding will take place on
Thursday, June 24th.
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Miss Rich Visits School,

Miss Mary E. Rich, principal of the
Demonstration School which will be
held in connection with the Summer
School, is visiting the various rooms
at the public schools explaining the
nature aud advantages Of the school,.
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Odessa Church Notes
DRAWERS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday, May Goth, 1920.
9.45 A M. Sunday School session.
7.OOP. M. Christian Endeavor and
song service. Topic: Being q Good
Comrade. Prov. 27:9-1O, 1919. Jesus
Himself gives US the finest possible ex-
ample Of what good comrade should
be. He was patient, kind, sympathetic.
This is what true comradeship should
be. Miss Gertrude Wallace will lead
this meeting.
7.3O P. M. Evening service with SER
mon by the pastor. .
Having combined with Port Penn, we
will have the morning service in this
church and the evening service in Port
Penn on alternate Sundays.
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The biggest picture On earth,
"The Birth Of a Race" will be the
attraction at the Opera House
Decoration Day evening, May 3lst.
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ST. PAUL'S M. E. CHURCH

ST. PAUL 5 NJ. e. CHURCH
1000 A. M. Brotherhood meeting.
1880 A. M. Preaching by the Pastor.
2.OOP. M. Sunday School.
700 P. M. Epworth League. Leader,
Mr.. William Bogensheitz.
7.3O P. M. Preaching by the Pastor.
Everyone is invited to attend these
services.
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We pay the HIGHEST CASH PRICE
for WHEAT and CORN on order, loaded
on rail and water at ANY POINT.
Phone and Al.
JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
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Monday-Decoration Day

Monday next being Decoration Day
our banks, schools and many of our
business places will be closed.
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"The Birth Of. a Race" !" the big
ge.t picture on earth, will be
shown on Monday night at the
middletown Opera House.