Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-03-25
MTIDDLErORN.
Tho Electric Light TOO High II
Price-Hand AmDutaled

Tho Electric Light TOO High in
Price-Hand Amputated.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
MIDDLETowN, March 18.-Clinton Hall
| caught few herring in the creek near
Willow Grove mill yesterday.
s. ID. Harris has leased portion of
town hall store No. 8, and will remove
his jewelry business there.
Miller, Stephens q Co., builders, in
form me that they have contracted with
George F. Brady for enough work to
keep their entire force busy for over two
months. Mr.. Brady recently purchased
considerable property at sheriff's sales,
and nearly all the farms need new build
ings. Therefore the builders prospects
are not SO bad.
Isaac Wilson, the painter, is giving
Hardcastle's new house the finishing
touches The building is handsome
one. John Makens is also painting A. P.
Crockett's house, corner Broad and Lake
streets. Jake Daniels says his prospects
for this season are very encouraging, as
he has contracted to paint Is houses on
Main street. ....
Nine four-horse teams were engaged in
conveying harvesting machinery from
One of our local papers reported last
week that the canal men had come to
town, and something would soon be done.
Must be a mistake somewhere, ns no one
has seen the much. looked for gentlemen.
Willow Grove mill is being thoroughly
| repaired. The broken dam is also being
| fixed up.
M1DDLETowN, March 20.-John G. Green,
| aged l6 years, son of William Green, who
| lives near town, met with severe accident
yesterday evening about $50 o'clock. John,
accompanied by younger brother, had
been shooting sparrows In an orchard near
| by. The boys had to get through hedge
near the peach house. After John and his
brother got through he attempted to pull
i the gun through also, with the muzzle
| toward him, when the weapon was dis
charged, the load entering Johns left arm
| just below the elbow. The flesh and
muscles were terribly mangled, and the
bones fractured. The young man, not
| withstanding his agony, walked from
| the scene, unaided, to his home about 500
| yards distant. DR.. G. g. Chamberlatne
was summoned who, upon arriving at the
house, asked that DIR. Hamilton OF Odessa,
also be sent for. The sufferer was made as
comfortable as possible until morning when
i DIR. Draper of Wilmington, arrived. II is
feared that amputatlon is necessary. The
| physicians at this writing, II a. M, are at
| the house. 1t Is not known what de-
cision they will make. The victim has
been delicate boy for several years, hav-
ing been afflicted with rheumatism from
the effects OF which he had Just began to
recover. The gun was an old-fashioned
muzzle-loader. and was supposed TO have
been heavily charged.
MIDDLETowN, March 22.-The electric
lighting project is growing dim. Mr..
Heger's original proposition, which was
very acceptable, was to light the streets
at $14 per annum per lamp for five years,
the council agreeing to give him 60 lamps
TO start with. II is now reported thai
Mr.. Heger says he cannot put a plant
here unless he is guaranteed $40 lights in
addition to the town contract. He wants
81 per month for single private lights
with reduction of about 25 per cent tc
customers using q number of lamps. This
is too high. Several parties who would
want only one light are willing to pay 6(
cents per month for The same; merchants
J and others requiring more will not pay
over so cents. Why should Mr.. Hegel
not locate his plant between here ani
Odessa and light both towns?
The surgeons amputated John @. Green
hand last Saturday. The young man
: condition is as favorable as could be ex
pected.
About 1876 men were working on th
!, railroad again yesterday.
There is not a house in town to let
Member of Maryland Legislature william
, Dudley visited friends in this town yes
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