Middletown transcript., 1886-03-19
peninsula News.

| peninsula News.
= The Smyrna rink was sold on las
Friday for 1896.
| - The New Castle wooden mills have
been enlarged.
= Mayor Rhoades, of Wilmington, is
improving, but slowly.
A monument will be erected to Ell
Crozier in Wilmington.
= The Knights of Labor contemplate
starting morocco factory in Whining.
ton.
- The receipts at the fairs and festivals
held in Dover, this winter, have been over
s., 900.
Mr.. Lore has the strongest hopes oi
securing $4,000 for Wilmington Harbor
improvements.
- Mrs. Cannon, an old woman OF
Easton, fell down stairs several days ago,
and injured herself so badly that she died
on last Friday night.
= The Dover Glass Works have been
run all winter, but there has been slow sale
of glass. The managers have large sup
ply OF stock on hand, which they are hold
ing for rise in the market.
Last Sunday porpoise, weighing
from 400 to 600 pounds, was washed on
shore. AS it was the first one of any size
that had ever been landed hundreds of
our citizens were attracted to the spot to
view the wonder.-Breakwater Light.
A Clergyman g wife paralyzed.-Mrs.
Mather, wife of Rev. A. w. Mather, of st.
James Methodist Protestant Church, of
Worton, near Chestertown, was stricken
with paralysis last week and at last &C.
counts was in very critical condition.
= 1t is reported that the Pennsylvania
railroad contemplates making great i'm
provements on the road between this
place and Harrington. 1t is stated they
will run Sunday trains to Rehoboth and
build an excursion house on Rehoboth
Bay.-Breakwater Light.
= The Pusey and Jones Company have
contracted for a wooden ferryboat for
Newport, R. I. It will be 125 feet long,
% feet beam and 10 feet hold. The con-
tractors will build the machinery and the
Jackson and Sharp Company will build
the hull.
Inside of forty-eight hours the first
of the week, George Collision, living near
Bethel, had child born; colt toaled;
one COW dropped two calves; one eve.
four lambs; litter of eleven pigs; an
increase in family and stock of nineteen.
Harrington Enterprise.
The erection of monument at Eas-
ton to the memory of the late Bishop Lay
is in contemplation and contributions are
now being received for that object, which
will commend itself as eminently suitable
to the departed bishop, whose memory is
lovingly cherished and revered.
j. 81. George, principal of the New
Castle public school, fitted the pulpit of
the Baptist Church there during recent
illness of the pastor. Whereupon the
New Castle Star somewhat obscurely re-
marks that "the Baptists are very court
eous and considerate towards strangers"
= Professor A. N. Raub, principal of
the academy at Newark, has just begun
the publication Of two literary magazines,
The Educational NeWs and The Teach
ers' Assistant, weekly and monthly jour-
nails respectively. They were formerly
published at Harrisburg, Pa. The Bowen
Brothers, owners of the Delaware Led
ger. have contracted to publish these jour-
nails.
- Charles Potts last week received a
very interesting letter from a long lost
cousin. 1t was from Rev. Allen Jones, of
quincy, Florida. He writes that he was
SOLD so years ago as slave by James Bay
ard OF this section, and that he is now rs
or 80 years of age. Mr.. Potts says that he
is indebted to Bishop wayman for the let
ter. He also says that he was sold 81 years
ago by Philip Spencer for so bushels of
seed wheat.-Smyrna Record.
= Sturgeon fishing has proven profit
able business in the Delaware bay, and
there Will be greater number of boats
ana men engaged in this business this
season than ever. Several farmers and
nshernen in Cedar Neck will man boats
and work the seines for Samuel Short of
Bowers. The men are paid SO much for
each hsh taken, and as they can make
ABOUT ten times as much at sturgeon fish
ing as they can at farming, they are an
xlous to go.--Milford Chronicle,
Walter H. Thompson, a wealthy mer-
chant OF Easton who attended the confer
ence, took trip to Philadelphia on satur-
day last. While in Broad street sation lie
was robbed of watch valued at $3.50,
Win chain attached, said to have cost
9So' and Masonic badge worth $40. Mr..
thompson put the matter in the hands of
the Philadelphia police after discovering
MS loss, which was but short time after
the articles were stolen,
-deorge z. Cord on, one of the oldest
members of the New Castle bar, died on
MONDAY morning. He was in his 6Ist
year. AS lawyer Mr.. Gordon was verv
successful, and for several years enioyed
> large practice In the civil and criminal
courts he was strongest as iury law
yer, and when in the height of his career
had few equals. In. nolitics ba wos
70 Ihe outbreak of the war, when,
be changed faith, thouph was novor aot;-o
IN the Republican party. His fnna,o,
took place on Wednesdav