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Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08
Wilmington1s Playhouse to Close

The Playhouse, Wilmington's only
dramatic theatre, will close indefinitely
at the end Of next week, it was an
nounced Tuesday by James N. Ginns,
managing director, representing the
lesees. The high cost of the orchestra
and back stage help, coupled with the
Door theatrical season and the increased
expenses of road companies, was given
as the reason.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08
Jail Dry Law Evaders

Notice was served on liquor law vio-
lators by Judge Heisel. in the Court of
General Sessions Monday, that prison
sentences, in addition to the heavy fines
customary in the past, will! be imposed
in the future. He emphasized his
warning by sentencing Lawrence Gard
ner. of Middletown, found guilty of
having more than quart of liquor in
his possession, contrary to the State
law. to three months in prison, with g
fine of $500.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08
Gave Dinner Party

DIR. and Mrs. ]. Allen johnson gave
dinner party at their home on Cass
street on Saturday evening for their
daughter, Miss June Johnson. Their
guests were: Miss Alice Holloway, of
Dover; Miss Marion Barnett of Will
mington; Misses Caroline Fouracre,
Edith Cochran, Marjorie Records, of
Middletown, and Miss Georgia Wiggin,
of Townsend. Miss Johnson is expected
to go to Miami Fla, in few days.
She will accompany her grandmother,
Mrs. C. V. Jaquith, and will spend the
winter with Mrs. Jaquith, who has a
bungalow in Miami.
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Fine movie program at the Opera
House every evening next week.
Gave Farewell Dinner

In honor of her son, Capt. Oakley
Vineyard, who left on Thursday for his
home IN Panama. Mrs. Elizabeth Vim
ward, gave farewell dinner" to the
members of her family, number IS, on
Sunday last. Mr.. Vinyard with his
family have been spending four
months vacation in this section, and
their relatives and numerous friends re-
pretted to have them depart from our
midst.
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Celebrated Eighth Birthday

Mr.. and Mrs. Enrique Monies de Oca,
entertained number of young friends
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Whitlock, Monday evening, from to
9, in honor of their daughter Elineta's
eighth birthday. The guests spent the
lime in games of various kinds, and re-
freshments were served.
Those present were: Ethel Steele,
Margaret Tyler, Lena Leager, Grace
Hopkins, Elizabeth Swain, Frances
Fisher, Evelyn Elliott and Elineta
Montes de Oca.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
MANY Condensed News Items o.
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

In ll1lC ANU NEANO4 lOAANAo
The Parent Teacher Association held
its first Fall meeting Friday afternoon.
Governor Denney issued proclama-
ton designating October 10 as Fire Pre-
vention Day.
St. Georges Hundred Sunday School
Convention will be held in Forest Pres
byterian Church, Thursday, October IL,
in the evening. Excellent speakers will
be present.
Letters of administration have been
granted by Register of Wills Isaac r.
Brown to Ada May Scott, of St.
Georges hundred, and William A.
Scott, of Appoquinimink hundred, on
the estate of Levi Clarence Scott, of
St. Georges hundred.
Pleasant Summit W. C. T. U. will
hold the next meeting at Mrs. Norah
Cleaver's on Thursday afternoon, Oc-
tober 18th. An attractive program is
being prepared for the social hour and
it is hoped all members will be present
to enjoy it and to arrange for other
matters.
The bottom of the Christiana River
will be examined by the police, it is re-
ported, in an effort to solve the recent
mysterious disappearance of number
of automobiles. The police are work
ing on the theory that Wilmington is
becoming centre for the camouAaging
and disposal of stolen motor cars.
Prospects were never better for game
in lower Sussex than this season, the
mild winter and the dry weather in the
early spring being beneficial to the
young rabbits and birds. Farmers and
hunters who have been in the fields and
woods say there has not been so many
young quail and rabbits in several
years.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08
Entertained at 'tDinner"

Mr.. Clarence P. Weber, assistant
manager of the local branch of the
Delaware Trust Company entertained
his fellow-workmen, at dinner" at
the Middletown Hotel, Monday evening.
After partaking of a sumptuous repast
his guests accompanied. him to the
Opera House where they enjoyed see-
ing Dorothy Gish in "The Ghost in the
Garrett"
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08
Chiefs Raised

S. E. Dybeck, Deputy Great Sachem.
raised the following chiefs of Mohawk
Tribe, No. IS, of Townsend, Thursday
evening: Profit, Edward Simmons;
Sachem, Harry Witmore; Sr. Sag,
James McClain; Jr. Sag, John Shahan;
C. of R., D. P. Hutchison; K. of w.,
H. J. Naylor; c. of w., ]. D. Conner.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08
On a Cash Basis

Beginning Monday, Oct. 10th, l will
conduct strictly Cash business, and
will discontinue delivering goods. In
making this change from the credit
system l wish to insure my patrons
that I can sell groceries at a lower
price and serve them better.
NJ. BANNING.
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County Finances

Walter S. Burris, County Treasurer,
reported to the Levy Court Tuesday
following bank balances to the credit of
the county:
New Castle, $57, ,259 "a; miscellaneous
roads account, $40. 35; Christiana, ST.
577.68; Mill Creek, So, 1871; White
Clay Creek, $440. so; Pencader, $244.8 86;
New Castle, $1s1.92; Red Lion, $872.18;
ST. Georges, Sc, 822 81; Appoquinimink,
$43.79; Blackbird, $33. .S2; Brandywine,
So, 1886.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08
Samuel Price Butler

Samuel Price Butler, infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs John R. Butler, Jr., died
at the home of his parents, near Sum-
init Bridge, last Sunday morning, aged
six weeks.
Funeral services were held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Butler, Mon
day afternoon, at 2.30 o'clock, and
interment was made in Bethel ceme-
terry.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08

Dressmaking, Children's Clothe.
and plain sewing. also hold the
agency for the Henderson Corset
Co. New 1921 models. Prices re-
duced. Mrs. Alice S. Peterson,
3 Doors East Of Banning's Store,
Middletown, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08
s'The Inside Of the Cup" an
All-Star cast, at the movies Mon.
day evening.
Senator Ball on Committee

Senator Ball, of Delaware, will be a
member of the Senatorial Reception
Committee, which will participate in
paying the nations respects to the
delegates to the international confer
ence on limitation of armament. A
conference of senators will be held in
the near future to decide on program.
Senator Ball will participate in the de-
liberations of this conference.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08
Grain Elevator For Middletown

Plans for a community grain elevator
in or near Middletown are going stead
ily forward, according to report made
on Saturday afternoon by John R.
REYNOLDS at meeting of the Farm Bu-
reau of New Castle county, held in the
directors room Of the Security Trust
Company, Sixth and Market streets.
Work of building the elevator is ex-
pected to be begun in the spring.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08
Card Of Thanks

We desire to express our sincere
appreciation tor the many kindnesses
shown us during our recent bereave-
ment.
MRS, L. C. SCOTT AND DAUGHTER.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08

FOR SALE-One Penn-Ruby Double
Heater No. BIG, in good condition.
MRS. L. M. NAYLOR
Phone 248Rl4 Middletown, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08

See Monte Blue in "The Ken
tuckians,' at the Opera House,
tuesday evening.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08

Ethel Clayton in ''1he Price Of
Possession at the Opera House,
Wednesday evening.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-08

New and Old Wheat wanted on or
ders. Phones 5 AMI Al.
- JESSE T. SHEPHxRps
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-29

New York. Nov. 2s-Stanislaus Zbys- tko of Poland successfully defended the worlds heavyweight wrestling cham pionship at Madison Square Garden tonight, defeating Ed (Strangler) Lew Is of Lexington, Ky, and now of San Jose. California. Zbyszko won two out of three falls.
 Lewis obtained the first fall with a flying headloclz after 17 minutes and Bl seconds. The second, a so-called rolling fall, went to Zbyszko after 21 minutes and 26 second. This fall was called when Lewis, in escaping from a half nelson and crotch hold, permit ted his shoulders to strike the mat. Lewis protested the referee decision and left the ring. but was induced by sion to continue.
 The champion won the third fall and match with a double arm lock in 14 minutes and 56 seconds
 The referees decision in giving Zbys- zko the second fall was loudly jeered by a large body of spectators.
 Tonight's victory was the 940th for the champion in his 23 years of pro- fessional competition. He was defeated only once, the late Frank Gotch van quishing him in a match that lasted but six seconds.
 Before the match began, it was an- nounced that all holds, with the ex- ception of the strangle hold. would be permitted. Lewis weighed 237 1-2 lbs and Zbyszko, 233 1-2.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-29

December IA 1-2 to 1.14 5-S and May 1.17 3-4 to i17 7-S. Corn finished un changed to Is cent up oats unchanged to 3-S off, and provisions unchanged to 55 cents higher.
 The wheat market was a big broad af fair, with a material increase of trade from the outside Commission houses were especially active on the buying side. and were apparently much impressed by the Kansas state report showing a crop condition of 5S.6 as against 8S last year and a ten-year average of S7. Later in the day bullish sentiment was further stimulated by word that the leading Brit ish authority had reduced his estimate of the Australian surplus to 80, ,0o0, 900 bush els, cut of 20 per cent.
 A decrease in the United States visible supply total also was a bullish factor. but the effect of this inf1uence was dinain ished by announcement that the figures on the Galveston stock as given out omitted to take account of grain on track. Dry weather in southern Argentina and the snallness of the Japanese rice crou continued to receive attention.
 Corn and oats were relatively weak. Talk was current that the close of Lake navigation would bring about stoppage of export business ins corn.
 Scantiness of offerings tended to strengthen provisions.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-29
DENIES CHARGE, OF MILE.
 LENGLEN PHYSICAL UNFITNESS

New York, 2S-Joseph M. Jennings, treasurer of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, tonight denied that he had charged Mile. Suzanne Lenglen. French tennis player With after alleging physical unfitness she had defaulted to Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, in the Women's National Championship at Forest Hills.
 This charge was attributed to MT. Jennings by a reporter for Pf1iladel- phia paper who had interviewed the American tennis official regarding the resignation of Captain A. R. De Joan nnis, Mile. Lenglen's manager. from the vice presidency of the French Lawn Tennis Association.
 T made absolutely no such state ment,' said MT. Jennings.
 T said that in general I agreed with the cabled report of Captain De Joan his attitude.
 T made no comment whatever or Mile. Lenglen's condition. did not say that she danced the night fol- lowing her default to Mrs. Mallory did not say that she quit and said absolutely nothing with reference to the attitude of our organization to- ward her.
 'The sole justification for this state ment is to correct the errors referred to, in fairness, both to the tennis or. ganizations of France and the United States and to Mile. Lenglen herself
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-29
KALEIDOSCOPE

Lord Francis Bacon wrote fifty eight essays.
 The lotus lily. or yellow water lily, has a food value.
 The deposed President Diaz of Mex ica was part Indian.
 Gasoline flames are successfully used in killing the European corn bor- CT.
 AIendelssohn was unique among mu- sicians in that ne never lacked money.
 Roscius the great Roman actor travelled about in a donkey cart on his circuit.
 Owls stretch their legs behind them. when they fly to balance their heavy loads.
 The first woman high constable in Pennsylvania is Mrs. Mary Collins, of Shenandoah.
 Mme Kamido is manufacturer of brass in Yokohama and makes Sl0,00O a month out of it.
 The largest organ in the world is to be placed in the cathedral now near ing completion in Liverpool. It will have no fewer than 10,567 pipes and 215 stops.
 Professor Annette B. Hopkins. of the English department at Boucher College says that the only way to iron out sectional accents and coloquialisms is to get 'em young and train 'em. If a student is not made aware of her pe- culiarities of speech before she is sew enteen or eighteen, Professor Hopkins, finds, it is usually too late for effect ing permanent corrections. '''To achieve a speaking vocabulary unpolluted by localishs,'' she said recently, requires more than four years of college. Thus at Boucher, ''you-all is firmly estab- hshed institution.-New York Eve ming Post.
 It is the opinion of Vaughn Mac Caughey, territorial superintendent of public instruction in Hawaii, that mo- where in the world is there a more beautiful or significant schoolyard' than may be seen there. The public school department comprises 42,000 children of more than a score of races, while there are 1900 teachers and 167 schools. The department was recently given supervision over ITS foreign lan-' guage schools, with 10000 pupils. It maintains several highly specialized technical schools as well. There are sixty private schools besides the Uni versity of Hawaii at Honolulu.-Nev York Evening Post
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-29
POETRY
AUTUMN.

Shorter and shorter now the twilight
 clips
 The days. as through the sunset gaies
 they crowd. And summer from her golden collar si,pi And strsys through stubble fields and
 moans aloud Save when by fits the warmer air u--
 ceives. And stealing hopeful to some sheltered She lies on pillows of the yellow iezvn And tries the old tunes over for a1
 hour. The wind whose tender whispers in tho
 May
 Set all the young blooms listening
 through the grove. Sits rustlng in the faded boushs today And makes his cold and unsuccessful
 love The rose has taken off his tire of red, The mullein stalk it's yellow stars has
 lost, And the proud -meadow-pink hangs down
 her head
 Against earth's chilly bosom. witchet with frost The robin that was busy all the June Before the sun had kissed the topmosi bougk. Catching our hearts up in his golden tune. Has given place to the brown cr,ckei Alice Cary. in Indianapolis NewA
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-29
SPORTING NOTES.

Waldenlar Fritz Breidster of Milwau- kee, Mis-, was elected by the Army s football squad. to captain the team next season. Breidster played guard against the Navy last Saturday and has played in three Army Navy games The individual scoring leadership goes to Eddie Kaw, the brilliant Cor | nell back whose sensational finish against Penn was just enough to nose out Aldrich of Yale.
 1 Aldrich, Yale's captain holds the honors in field goal kicking with five to his credit
 Hanson of Cornell leads by a big margin in goals from touchdowns hay ing made 37 boots.
 In eight games played Cornell out 1 scored all other coueges by a wide margin, with a total of 392 points. Lafayette was second with PA points. 1 Walter Hammond having been sold to l Cleveland, Pittsfield needs another manager. Two likely candidates are l Gus Gardella and Joe Cosgrove.
 Miller Huggins will again manage i the New York Yankees in 1922. l Mike Gibbons, the St. Paul battler is hot on the trail of Johnny Will son for match for the middleweight title.
 Sisler is getting salary of s1O.oOO for managing team in the Pacific l coast League. .Ty Cobb is collecting 1 S12,000 for his work and Rogers Horns 1 by and-'Harry Heilmann are earning 1 Sl0,0G0 each. No wonder big league players are strong for post-season | baseball
 Ralph Glaze. the old Dartmouth baseball and football star and later a pitcher for the Red Sox, has been appointed football coach for Lake Fo- rest College.
 Constant Le Marin, Belgian war he TO and wrestling champion, received decorations from Russia, Italy, France and England, and was one of the few l foreign soldiers to receive the Dis tinguished Service Medal from the United States.
 While Benny Leonard wasn't at his best in his recent mill with Sailor Friedman, the champion showed thai he still has the punch with whict he won and has defended the lght weight crown.
 In the early d>vs of baseball there were two umpires-one chosen by each club and referee. As the umpires in a ma jority of cases decided in favor of thei, own clubs, the decision had ultimately t, be left to the referee.
 The next time American golfers go fl Great Britain to win an amateur cham pionship they will positively refuse t, discuss the matter until after they hay, won it.
 Three American jockeys lead the rid CTS of the French turf at the close of tn fiat racing season. They are Franl O'Neiu of St Louis. with 12O winnin, mounts; Matt MacGee of Sheepsheat Bay, with 99. and Guy Garner of Ken lucky, with 91.
 Pitcher Roy Wilkinson, who pIaye, with the Waterbury league club back il 1918, has been signed by the White SoS Wrestling in New York is just a ney process of sausage making. All the tall about wrestling trust refers no doub to the poor public which nas been trust ing to see a real wrestling match for 1 years or so.
 Skating will be the most popular O
 winter sports, with or without ice.
 Charley Brickley has blossomed ou into successful sports promoter in Ne1
 York. The old Harvard star is pilotin f. a professional footrau team and also pro basketball outfit.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-29
HUMOR OF THE DAY

Are Jagsby and Bibbles closs friends?''
 T should say sol"
 "Yes?'
 Why. they even use the same bot tle-capping machine. ne.''-Birmiagham Age-Herald.
 Jud TunSins says that all King Soi- omon's arguments in favor of wisdom don't suffice to prevent the average man from wanting to fight if yol call him highbrow.-Washington Star.
 o-Ed-~What makes the tower of Pisa lean2''
 Ed-"It was built during a famine" Yale Record.
 Hey. mister tais cheese sandwich ''Smatter with it7''
 The gasket is too thin.'-Farm Life. Little Jacky-Lool, mother. that bulldog looks like Aunt Emily.
 Mother-Hush, childi Don't say such things.
 Well. mamma. the dog can't hear it.'-Exchange
 Simpson has a new method of ap- proach when ne wants a loan.''
 How does it work ?'
 He slips you a drink of good booze from his flask and swears that he has the option on a case of the stuff New York Sun.
 You know the sad story of the moth and the flame
 ''Yes,' replied Miss Cayenne. But rather approve of the moth who tries to enjoy himself in the light in- stead of devouring what doesn't belong to him in the dark. l.''-Washingto Star.
 What makes you thing Rocks has lots of money?''
 He always reads the left-haad side of the menu first. Legion Weekly.
 Lets see,' said the peddler. "Yes this must be the house where my friend said he sold the lightning rods. So i guess I'd better offer my new-fangied butterless churn. I believe firmly in rhe old adage Whom man has done man can do.-Exchange
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-29
THE THREE nrIIs

Beneath the low-lun- night cloud That rskcd her splinferinE mast. The good ship settled slowly. The cruel leak gained fast Over the awful ocean
 Her signal guns pealed out. Dear God was that thy answer From the horror round about? A voice came down the wild wind. "Ho, ship ahoyi' its cry: "Our stout Three Bells of Glasgow Shall lay til daylight byi" Hour after hour crent slowly.
 Yet on the heaVing sweils Tossed up and down ths ship iight- The lights Of the Thrse Bells. And ship to ship made signals.
 Man answered back 10 man. While oft. 10 cheer and hearten.
 The Three Bells nearer ran And the Captain from he- tafrraEl
 Sent down his hopeful cry: Take heart Hold on g" he shouted The Three Bells shall stand byI- All night across the waters
 The tossing lights shone clear: All night from reeling taffrail
 The Three Bells sent her cheer. And when the dreary watches
 Of storm and darkness passed. Just as the wreck lurched under,
 All souls were saved at las- Sail on. Three Bells. forever,
 In grateful memory sail Ring on, Three Bells Of rescue.
 Above the wave and gale, Type of the Love eternal.
 Repeat the Masters cry. As tossing through our darkness
 The lights of God draw nigh
 John Greenleaf Whittier
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-29
VOCATIONAL EASTERN CONN.
 HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPS

Tn drizzling rain and on a muddy field, the Vocational football team won to victory over the Bulkeley eleven, Saturday at New London, thereby winning the eastern Connecti- cut championship for high schools.
 A drop kicked in the last few sec onds of play in the first half by Dwy- CT (VocationaD. was the only score of the game. Both teams did consid- erable kicking.
 The champions finished their vic- torious season, in the evening by cele- brating with a banquet, in the Mohi- can hotel.
 A large amount of credit for the af- fair must go to Principal Hitchcock who managed it.
 There were 31 present. During the courses large number of Vocational students came in the room and gave cheer for each member of the team MT. Hitchcock, MT. Stearns. MT. Man ion, MT. Taylor and Judge Colt.
 As soon as the eats were finished several speeches were made.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-29
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS IRREGULAR

New York. Nov. 2s.-Rails and rail- ray equipments continued to lead the '-~'~'1 7r pr'o- r1ovc~'ent on the stoek exchange today. The recent "----- ct-.---- -or h. ,n grade and spec 1iative bonds was well maintained.
 The general stock list met occasion al setbacls. however, such minor spec .slties as chemicals. fertilizers, sugars and maii-order issues giving way to in- oessant selling pressure. Sears-Roe- buck vas consnicuous'y weak because Of rumors dealing with the preefrred stock. Foreirn oils eased. in contrast to domestic issues
 Trading for the long account was fa- vored by easier money and a brief rally in foreign exchange from the mornings low quotations. International remit tances reacted favorably to unofficial reports that European bankers soon might meet to devise means of stabil- king their deorec;ated currencies in this country.
 German marks were benefited more than any other quotation bv prospects of remedial measures. sterling. francs and a tha northern European rates cancellng 'heir rally before the close of the day.
 Buying os rails seemed to be based in mart on better tonnage reports and lNe hETT0fr ETaler1f7.T ms or SuCl SNStnFnS as Atchison. St Paul and the leading Pacifcs and coalers. nearly all of which showed gratifying gains in net or oper- atinE incore. The cheaper rai's lost much of their advance in the heavy re- alizinr of tha last hour. Sales totalled s75 n00 shares.
 The 5 re- cent opening rate for call money relaxed 10 1-2 ner cent at noon, with an abundance of private of .erings at 4 per cent. Brokers report ed 'arre sume available for 30 and so day loans at ast weeks moderate conces- sions but the longer maturities held firm.
 Liberty and Victory issues again con- trihuted p-edoui1antly to the heavy turnover n bonds. Liberty second As at e5.ss and first 1-4s at 970o estab- nshed new hieh records. as did Victory 8 S-4s at par Gains of one to two points were rade by various underlvine railroad bonds Total sales (oar value) aggregated s22.s50.ooo.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-29
YALE SWIMMING TEAM
 TO COMPETE IN 13 ME

New HaVen Nov. 2S-The Yale swimming team. intercollegiate cham pions, will compete in B meets this season, it was announced tonight. Sol- ley, Pratt, Jelliffe and Pollard are among the stars of last years team who are in the squad this season. The schedule follows:
 January If. Pennsylvania at Phil adelphia.
 February T. Wesleyan at New Ha- ven; II, Massachusetts Tech at Bos- ton; r, Pennsylvania at New Haven; IS, CoNeke of City of NS4~ York at New York; 25, Columbia at Kew York. Mary 3, Princeton at New Haven; 4, Geese of City of New York at New haven; 10, Brown at New Haven; II, Princeton at Princeton; II, Col umbia at New Haven; IS, Rutgers at New HaNen; 25, Intercollegiates at Philadelphia