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Middletown transcript., 1922-10-28
OBITUARY
Mrs. Mary E. Crouch

Mrs. Mary E. Crouch, widow of the
late James r. Crouch, and motherin-
law of Ex-Sherif Joshua z. Grassland,
died at the home of her son-in-law Mr..
Harry Greedy in Philadelphia at ten
o'clock Wednesday evening, aged 70
years. Mrs. Crouch was visiting in
Philadelphia and was stricken with
paralysis two weeks ago, which result
ed in her death.
Mrs. Crouch's life was one marked
with kindness and good cheer and her
affection for her kindred and numerous
friends was tender and abiding. She
leaves four daughters and one son.
They are: Mrs Harry Greedy, of Phila-
delphia; Mrs. Caddie BACON, of Will
mington; Mrs. Joshua T. Grassland, of
this town; Mrs. Harry Spicer, of
Laurel; and Mr.. Colonel Crouch. of
Pennsgrove, N. j.; also one sister, Mrs.
George S. Richards, of this town.
Funeral services will be held at the
home of her son-in-law Joshua z. Cross
land, tomorrow Sunday afternoon at
1.30 o'clock and interment will take
place in Bethel cemetery.
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ahead on the registration in the State.

ahead on the registration in the State.
William F. Cam, of Kirkwood, re-
ported the theft of new Ford Sedan
on Friday night. The machine was
parked on the Eleventh street side of
the Hotel dupont.
The Ways and Means Committee of
the st. Georges Home and School Asso-
citation will hold a meeting next Mon
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home
of Mrs G. r Snedeker.
Delaware City Presbyterian Church
will cooperate with the effort to con-
serve fuel and beginning Thursday
evening, will hold midweek meetings in
the homes of the members.
Better see that the lights are right
on your car before you go out at night.
Beginning last Friday night the State
i Highway Police started to arrest every
driver of an automobile who rs opera
ting his car without tail light, or with
only one headlight.
Endeavorng to avoid hitting another
machine which, it was claimed, was
"hogging" the State highway near
Backbird, Sunday afternoon, the auto
mobile of Mrs. Cora l.. Bachtel. OF
Dover, driven by Mr.. Van Bushkirk
collided with a telephone pole, almost
wreckug the machine, besides injurins
both Mrs. 3achtell and Mrs. Van Bush
kirk.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nowak, of Viii
mington. have purchased through Davlt
E. Peters, of the Strout Farm Agency
, the IS. G. Harris Farm" contalnin,
, AL acres, situate on an arm of Black
, bird Creek, in Appoquinimink Hundred
The Nowak's s expect to locate on thei
, newly purchased farm about the frs
week in March. They will do genera
. farming and poultry raising.
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"SWEET" CROP LARGE
The Estimate is $780, 900 Bushels
This Year
FIFTY PER CENT INCREASE

According to conditions and produc-
ton forecasts of the Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics for October /, de-
crease of 100000 bushels of sweet
potatoes is shown from the estimate of
month ago. The crop for 1922 as
estimated on October l is los, 490, 600
bushels, and the total production for
1921 was SO, $780, 900 bushels, thus show
ing production increase of $3.50, 900
bushels over last year.
1t is estimated that Delaware's pro-
duction this year will be 1,358, 900
bushels. The total production for 1922
was 100000 bushels, showing an in
crease this year of 458,00 bushels or
more than so per cent than last year.
According to official estimates Alabama
Will produce more sweet potatoes this
year than any other state in the United
States, being credited with IL, SOB, 900
bushels as against total pro ]uction
last year of l2, $50, 900 bushels. Accord
ing to official estimate Delaware ranks
fifteenth among all the states in the
union in producing sweet potatoes.
being slightly ahead of Maryland,
which is credited with 1,348,000
bushels
The State Board of Agriculture,
through its Division of Markets has
been studying conditions in regard to
sweet potatoes and finds many fields
showing production of approximately
500 baskets per acre. Sussex county
produces practically all of Delaware's
commercial crop of sweet potatoes, the
vicinity of Laurel and Seaford being
the heaviest producing center, and in
spite of the fact that increased storage
space has been made available. there is
a decided shortage of storing space and
many growers have been forced to
market part of their crop, even at the
prevailing low prices. This shortage of
storing space also applies to other Sec
tions of the country, and they, likewise,
have been forced to put some of their
crop on the market, and this condition,
it is believed, is largely responsible for
the low prices at this time, and there is
general feeling that after this stock
is cleaned up, and the demand for stor-
age stock is felt, that higher prices will
prevail. At the present time growers
are receiving from Is to 18 cents per
| basket for the Big Stem and other like
varieties and about 25 cents per basket
for the Up River, Big Leaf and other
varieties of equal quality. The differ
ence in price is due to the superiority of
the latter named varieties in keeping
and handling quality. Some stock was
sold in contract before the crop was
harvested at 45 cents per basket.
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lhStiH L1fTtSpoHdtW
TOWNSEND HONOR ROLL

The following pupils in the Townsend
public schools were perfect in attend
ance during September:
7th and Sth grades. J. Fl. Wiley.
teacher-Wi William Watson, Frank
Wells, Dorothy Hutchison, Gladys
Insolo, Dorothy Wood, Elsie Daniels,
Clara Van Horn.
9th and 9Th grades, Miss Ratledge,
teacher Louise Webb, Frances Reed,
Irma Reynolds, Beatrice Webber,
Pauline Donovan, Rosalie Derrickson,
BeauIah McGinnis, Harold Daniels,
Paul Carey. James Lee.
Sd and 4th grades, Miss Hutchinson
teacher-Ghartes Carey, Fred Carey,
Dorsey Guesstord, Herbert lnsolo.
jerome Skeggs, Liston Watts, Yer
non Foraker, Norman Collins. Viola
McClain, Edna Lippincott, Martha
Coleman,
I'd and Cd grades, Mrs. Pritchard
teacher-Scott Alaloney, Earl Unruh.
John Naylor, Edward Tippitt. Lee
Weatherly, Elmer Fairies, Clarence
Lurty, Roland Reynolds, Katherine
Powell Aida Lee, Edna johnson, Hilda
Hill, Thelma Watts.
lst and Cd grades, Miss Rittenhouse
teacher Elizabeth Unruh, Elizabeth
Morgan Margaret MeCIain, Anna Col
Inns, Howard Coleman, Martin Insolo.
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Summit Bridge Correspondent
PARENT-TEACHERS MEETING

The first meeting of the Summit
Bridge Parent-Teachers Association
was held in the school house on We'd
nesday evening, Oct. Is. The election
of officers for the ensuing year was
held President, Mrs. j. o. Clark;
Vice president, Mrs. j. w. Kane;
Treasurer. Mrs. B. W. johnson; Secre-
tary, Margaret Clark. On that even-
ing we had an enrolment of 36 MEM
bers. We hope in short time to have
100. We ask that everyone in the COM
munity who are not members to send
their names to the teacher and be a
member of Summit Bridge P. T. A.
The meeting was opened by the
president and the minutes read. Mrs.
Millard Colt resigned as treasurer of
association. 1t was decided to give $40
to the Memorial Library Fund at the
University of Delaware.
After the business meeting refresh
ments of cake and lemonade were
served. Those on the committee We're
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Mrs. Thomas Sartin, Mrs. Ellis Sartin,
Mrs. Frank Kronemeir. Mrs Harvey
Jewell. Mrs Mitchell Colt.
The program for the evening was as
follows song, three little sisters; reci-
tation, "Come out to play" Paul Colt;
exercise, Health Rhymes; playing the
piano, Helen Fredorak; recitation,
Billy Colt; exercise, 1.-The Bees" reci-
'tation. "Grandma's Cake, Floyd
Thompson; recitation, Tyson sartin;
motion song, "Hands are Clasped;o
recitation, Leslie Cavender; why
Teacher Knows" Rodney Clark; song,
kathryne Kane; recitation, AT
Night" Clara Sartin; song, "Three
Little Kittens" recitation, Jack
Frost" Florence Williams; song. Helen
Fedorak; 1.-The coming of Jack Frost, "
Anna Colt; dialogue, Brave Boys
recitation, Kathryne Kane; game,
Little Sister," closing song, Autumn
Lullebye.
Miss Alyce Hutton has returned tc
Summit Bridge for another year. She
is very good teacher and we are gIac
to welcome her back.
A MEMBER.
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Bethesda Church Notes
METHODIST
nday, October 20. 1922.

Sunday, October 29, 1922.
$50 A. M. The Brotherhood devo-
tional meeting.
1890 A. NJ. Sermon by the Pastor to
New Members. 1t is hoped that every
person who has SO lately joined the
church will be present for this service.
11.45 A. NJ. Sunday School session.
Last Sunday we had LOT present. What
will you make the attendance this Sum
day?
7.3O p. M. Evening service and SER
mon.
You need not be afraid to come to
the Sunday services, as the furnace is
almost finished now, (Wed. A M and
We will be able to worship in comfort
Prayer and Praise service Wednesday
evening at 7.30.
On Tuesday evening at o'clock, the
w. II. and W. F. Missionary Societies
will meet at the home of Mrs. Jesse l..
Shepherd, on South Broad street. DR.
and Mrs. V. 8. Collins will be present
and both will make addresses. You
will want to hear them, and shake theil
hands once more, as they are old friend.
of yours, DR.. Collins having been pas
tor here few years ago.
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ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES
EPISCOPAL

EPlSCOPAL 3D..
Sunday, Oct. 29th, 1922. The goth
Sunday after Trinity.
Services. 10 30 A. M. Morning prayer,
Litany and sermon.
1145 A. M. Sunday School.
7.S0 P. M. Evening prayer and SER
mon.
The annual meeting of the Delaware
Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary will
be held at Trinity Parish House, Will
mington. on Thursday, November I'd,
beginning alto o'clock. This meeting
is to hear the reports of the Committee
on Constitution before adjourning to
the church at II o'clock for service.
Holy Communion will be celebrated by
the Bishop of the Diocese. The busi-
ness meeting will be resumed immedi-
ately after lunch. The Clerical Brother
hood of the Diocese will meet at the
same hour and the luncheon will be
served to both organizations at the
same time. Members of st. Anne's
Parish Branch of the Woman's Auxili-
ary who expect to attend the meeting,
please inform Mrs. Cuthbert Green not
later than Wednesday, November lst.
Service on All Saints Day, Novem-
ber 1st, Holy Communion at 1870. All
the Saints who are uncalendared are
commemorated on All Saints Day.
And on this day we remember departed
friends who are asleep in Jesus. 'Tis a
day to visit graves and to place wreaths
of remembrance upon the spot that
holds our owed ones. We mourn not as
without hope for those who have gone
before, and in the Prayer for the
Church Militant, we give thanks "for
all Chrlst's servants departed this life
in His faith and fear.
30 blest communion. fellowship divine
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine
Yet all are one in Thee, for all are
Thine. Alleluia.
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Will Repeat Play

The three-act comedy Brown Makes
Things Hum" presented in the New
Century Club last evening by the Senior
class of the Middletown High School,
will be repeated in the Assembly Hall
at Townsend, Wednesday evening. Nov.
1st, at eight o'c ock. This production
was well received at the New Century
Club Friday evening, and will doubtless
be witnessed by large audience when
it is repeated in Townsend next week.
The proceeds will be turned over to the
fund for the Memorial Library which is
to be erected in Newark.
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Explosion in Garage

A slight explosion occurred at E. M.
Shallcross' Garage, about four clock
Tuesday afternoon, and Norman Glenn
menser and Miller d. Reed, two en-
ployees of the garage were burned
about the face and head, by the explod-
ing gas. The explosion took place in
the pit where the large gasoline engine
is installed which operates the electric
lighting plant for the garage, and was
caused by a surplus accumulation of
dead gas which had failed to escape
through the large pipe provided for that
purpose The compression was so great
in the repair room that it forced one of
the. window frames entirely out, and
the report of the explosion was heard
in all sections of the town.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items o.
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

The ducking season will open in Mary
land on Wednesday next, November l.
The women of the Home Missionary
Society of Bethesda M. E. Church
cleared 1872. 60 from their bake held last
week.
Mrs. A. s. Peterson has rented one
of the storerooms ip ''The Everett"
theatre, and will open to-day with full
line of ladies' corsets, millinery, etc.
John Heldmyer, Jr., Real Estate
Broker, has sold for Mrs. Abercrumbia
her house on East Main street to Mrs.
Mary Dugan. Consideration private.
According to careful estimate of
the Republican leaders the Republicans
are between seven and eight thousand
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FOREST CHURCH NOTES
PRESBYTERIAN
0nLl 1nnn

Sunday, October 29th, 1922.
1890 A. M. Morning service. Ser
mon by the pastor.
11.45 A. M. Sunday School
7.30 P. NJ. Evening service. Ser
mon by the Pastor.
Mid-week service Wednesday 7.30
P. M.
Boy Scout Meeting every Saturday at
100 P. NJ
The enemies of the Christian Church
are making their attacks from all sides.
The fundamental beliefs of the Chris
tian are being criticized and the indi-
vidua members are sometimes ridicul-
ed. In addition to this the ChrStian
Sabbath is more and more becoming a
day set apart not for the gorification
of God but for the use of Mammon.
There is an old law which goes back to
creation itself and comes directly from
God. 1t is as follows. Remember
the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six
days shalt thou labor, and do all thy
work: but the seventh day is the sab
bath of the Lord thy God; in it thou
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy
son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant,
nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle,
nor thy stranger that is within thy
gates: For in six days the Lord made
heaven and earth, the sea and all that
| in them is, and rested the seventh day
wherefore the lord blessed the sabbath
day and halowed it." This aw cannot
be broken with impunity. Let US OBJ,
serve this commandment and teach
others that the law of God still stands
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FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND co

Miss Helen Dugan spent Wednesday
in Wilmington.
Mrs. Allen Virden, of Wilmington. is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. M. B.
Rurris.
Miss Lura Reed was recent guest
of her sister Mrs. Grover c. King in
Smyrna.
Mrs. l.. V. Kirk spent Saturday with
her daughter. Mrs. Roger A. Davis, in
Wilmington. -..-.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. E. Ennis and son
Clark, spent Sunday with relatives
near Smyrna. ,-.-.
Mrs. Elizabeth Vinyard is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. William Tomlinson,
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. r. F. Lincoln. of Lacey Springs,
Va, is the guest of her son, sIr. E. E.
Lincoln and family.
Mrs. William Hall is spending some
time with her daughter, Mis-. Helen
Lesser, at Olney, Pa.
Miss Letitia Pool. of Newark. spent
the weekend with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard A. Pool.
| Misses Jennie McAlIister and Grace
Dodds spent Thursday with Miss Anna
Dodds in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Harry A. Schagrin will enter
tain over the weekend Miss Sarah
Stein, of Baltimore, Nd.
Mrs. Henry D. Roberts spent part of
last week with her son Mr.. Irving B.
Roberts and wife in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs Luther Connellee and
son. of Virginia, are the guests of his
brother. Mr.. William T. Connellee and
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey l.. Voshel and
daughter, of New Haven, Conn, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. r. Rees this
week
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel W. Stevens and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred W. Porter spent
several days this week in Washington
d. C.
Mrs. E. L. Zerkale, of New Market,
Va. has been spending several days
with her daughter, Mrs. E. E. Lincoln,
near town.
Mr.. Alice Hall and friend, Mr.. A
Hynson, of Baltimore, Md. We're week
end guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Foraker ant
son Robert. and Mrs William Hal
were recent visitors at Berwyn ant
Valley Forge, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob T. Shallcross, o
Washington. D. c., visited his sons
Messrs. William and Mastin Shallcross
near town, last week.
Mrs. Richard S. Rodney and daugh
ters, of New Castle, and Miss Eliza P
Cochran. of Ewyn. Pa, have bee
guests of Mrs. E. c. Green ;,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Fronefield, o
I Berwyn, Pa, and William and Presto
Morris, of Odessa, were Sunday guest
of Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Foraker.
Mrs. George Derrckson and Mrs. G
( Lindsey Cochran left on Wednesday fc
? Nitro w. Va, where they will spen
several months with Miss Mabel De-
rickson.
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VISIT U. OF D.

More tnan POO boys taking the voca
tional agricultural course in the various
high schools of the State were guests
of the School of Agriculture, Univer-
sity of Delaware, Monday. There are
enrolled in the high schools outside of
Wilmington 273 such students, and 222
were in the visiting party. Most of
them came by automobile. Laurel,
Seaford, BridgevilIe, Milton, Selbyvlle
and Lord Baltimore, in Sussex county;
Smyrna, Frederick, Harrington, Caesar
Rodney, Greenwood and FELTON,, in Kent
county, and Middetown, dupont and
Newark, in New Castle, were repre-
sented.
Members of the Agricultural Club, a
student organization of the University,
acted as hosts and took the visitors on
inspection trips. Much time was spent
at the experiment farm, where the pro-
spective young farmers inspected the
dairy barns, live stock, orchards, agron-
omy plots, etc. The experimental work
was explained by instructors. At noon
there was picnic luncheon on the lawn
at the University farm, when short ad-
dresses were made by DR.. r. W. Helm,
State director of vocational education
Dean Charles A. McCue. head of the
agricultural department of the Univer
sity, and DR.. H V. Holloway, Stat'
Superintendent of Public Instruction
After this the boys were taken to VOL
Hall and Old College, where they wer
welcomed by Dean E. Laurence Smith
The visit was arranged by DR.. Helm
and will be made an annual affair.
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Heavy Registration

In the third and fourth districts of
st. Georges Hundred 227 voters had
their names placed on the registration
books last Saturday. This makes a
total of 79l voters in the third district
and voters in the fourth district.
skho are qualified to vote at the election
on November 7th.5
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Sunday Mail Service Discontinued

The discontinuance of the Sunday
night mail service on the Delaware di-
vision of the Pennsylvania Railroad has
caused much dissatisfaction among
business men, This mail allowed busi-
ness men, especially merchants, to send
mail on Sunday and have it in the hands
more, Philadelphia and other cities on
Monday morning, and was great con-
venience. By the discontinuance of this
service, business men cannot get mail
off until Monday morning. 1t is likely
the railway mail service will be petit
toned to restore the mail.
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Chamber of Commerce Meeting

A special meeting of the Middletown
Chamber of Commerce will be held in
the office of Daniel w. Stevens Mon
day evening, Oct. 30th, at eight o'clock
for the purpose of discussing several
important matters. The committee
appointed at the last meeting of the
Board to find suitable sites for several
large signs will make its report and
other routine business will be trans
acted at this meeting. All members
are earnestly requested to be present.
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Injured in Auto Accident

While returning from school Tuesday
afternoon Dorothy Savin and Frat is
Maloney, met with an accident when
the car in which they were riding turn
ed over near CHERRY Tree corner.
Dorothy Savin was the most painfully
injured, being fastened under the car
and received many cuts and bruises.
Francis Maloney was also cut and
bruised. The car was badly damaged.
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In New Store

Redgrave Bros. who were so unfor-
tunate as to have their stock of hard
ware burned in both of the fires which
destroyed the old and new Opera Houses
during the past three years have again
moved to the same site and now have q
handsome hardware store located in
1.-THE Everett" Theatre building, where
they will be glad to see their old and
new customers.
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St. Paurs M. E. Church Notes

Odessa, Delaware
Sunday, October 29th, 1922.
1000 A. M. Sunday School.
l1.00 A. M. Sermon.
7.OOP. M. Epworth League.
73O +. M. Illustrated address. Sub
ject, "Six O'clock Whistle Around the
World"
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Buy Them Now

Have you bought your bonds
for the new Opera House? If
not you had better do so to-day.
They are backed by securities
that make them safe.
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wknown residents Townsend
observed Tuesday, October 10th The
Mrs
observed 10th wedding the time The
their
CHESTER William E. Wright of Atlantic City, N j. and
Townsend fifteen grandchildren whom live
in Wright
mot had a adeathn n fol years.
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BLIND WORK PROGRESSING

The industry of the blind shows great
signs of activity. In the past three
months half score of new cases of
blindness who lived in the black despond
have seen the light, and have passed out
of the gloom Of Incidence. Three men
and boy have been brought to the Blind
Shop where they are making good pro-
gress towards well-earned livelihood.
One boy from Newark has been brought
to the shop and sent to school during the
day while he learns trade after school
hours, together with the embossed print
of the blind One blind girl who has
been lately stricken has been taken by
our teacher. Miss Burrows, and intro
duced TO all vocations of the blind. She
is bright and active and is a wonderful
prospect for achievement in her new
condition of life. She will be taught to
read with her fingers, to study music
and may be prepared to return to her
sighted school to take her place among
her normal fellows.
A gentleman of some degree, of Mil
ford has been visited by our field agent
and taught the Braile alphabet. Here
is the beautiful letter he writes, all in
the revised Braille type for the, blind.
We have sent him plenty of books and
| begged him to come and see US.
9-27-22
Dear MIR. Van Trump:
Just few lines for | am not ad.
vanced quite enough in Braille to write
more than note, but | wish to thank
you for the slate, it is appreciated ant
all other kindness that has been showI
me through the Commission for tn,
Blind What | need now is speed il
getting in touch and hope through con
tinued practice to soon be able to read
book / think you were fortunate in Sc
curing such an able field worker as Mr.
I. j. Hall He is surely fitted for tn
work as he has both the ability and pa
tience to teach the blind.
Respt. yours,
WALTER P. GRAHAM.
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MIDDLETOWN A. A. WINS

Although outweighed five pounds to
the man, ST. Peters A. A. of New
Castle gave Middletown a good fight in
a bitterly fought contest which ended in
a 46 to 0 score in favor of the locals.
At no time was Middletown hard press
ed, the visitors best attempt being a
forward in the third quarter when they
We're stopped on Middletown's 15-yard
line. Middletown resorted to line
plunges and end runs to net her gains.
Punts and forwards were used mainly
by st. Peters because they were al
ways in dangerous territory.
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A Good Phy.ic

When You want pkysic that is mild
and gentle in effect, easy to take and
certain to act, take Chamberlain's Tab
1sts. They are excsllsnt.
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They Are Going Fast

The new series of Opera
House bonds are going fast.
Do not delay purchasing until
they are all disposed of. You
will regret it, if you do.
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FOR SALE-Gunning and Trespass
notices at THE yRANsoRIPT OFFICE.