Middletown transcript., 1892-06-09
peninsula Matters.

J. B. MAXWELL g switchback railway
at woodland Beach has been reopen
ed for the summer season.
The next monthly meeting Of the
Kent County Farmers Institute
wi1I he bald At Orange Hall, Milford,
one June 18th.
A Young son OF Maryland farmer,
living near Queenstown, fell into a
rain barrel one day last week, and
but for the prompt action OF the
mother would have been drowned.
Colonel John n. Taggart, of Tag
CARTS Sunday Times, of Philadel-
phia. died on Saturday afternoon OF
pleuro-pneumonia at his country
residence at Grubb's Landing, Della
ware.
Rev. J. s. Willis gave his seventh
annual farm dinner at his Glendale
farm. a short distance from Milford,
Del. on Wednesday afternoon.
| About one hundred guests were
present.
Charged with policy writing IN Will
mington, Isaac Carty, colored, Sewell
Whitlock and Thomas Foy are under
$1,000 bail for higher Court. All the
| accused are old offenders.
Bayard Warren, son of Robert M.
and Wilhelmina Warren, died at his
home in Appoquinimink hundred,
Sunday. aged 10 years. after short
illness. Deceased was a nephew OF
Jacob Deakyne.
VIM. n. Bristol, the sailor of the
Seaman's bride, who was shot by Ida
Hoover, of Little Creek, near Dover,
on Sunday week, died at the Pennsyl-
yania Hospital Thursday. Death
was due to peritonitis, which had set
in following the wounds in the abdo-
men, chest and left side inflicted by
| the shot.
Since the year 1876 George w.
jackson of Wilmington, candidate
for Coroner of New Castle county,
has received and restored 1910 lost
| children to their parents. He refuses
to accept any compensation what
ever for this service.
The annual school commencement
of the Smyrna Public Schools will
take place on Wednesday, June Goth
This year there will be six graduates
as follows Charles Burris, Misses
Fannie Shaw, Grace Sweeney, Eva
Sweeney, Mary Stewart and Nellie
Stevenson.
DR.. J. s. Sites former Della
warean, who has resided in Brooklyn,
ny for some time past, died on
Wednesday. DR.. Sites was son OF
the late General Sites, who lived at
the Red Mill, about a mile from Elk
ton, and where his sister, Mrs. Cam
eron now resides.
The Georgetown Ice Company hai
completed it's factory and commenced
the manufacture of ice last week. Il
has large orders to fill during the
season and will doubtless be success
full. The amount of capital invested
was nearly $4,000.
1t is said that the Appeal, a Repub
lican newspaper at Elkton, published
by Wm. K. Wright, will be purchased
shortly by joint sock company, ant
George w. Cruikshank, formerly own
er and editor of the Cecil Democrat
will be one of the company and vii
edit the paper under 2 new name
The new paper will be somewhat o
Democratic proclivities but will b'
independent in many ways.
Alfred Sorden,a a blind man, who cal
60 anywhere around Dover without
any assistance, met with an an acci
dent Saturday morning, May 30th,
which came near disabling him. Al
he was passing near the First Nation
al Bank he fell down an open celia
door and was badly bruised. There
was some talk Of suit for damages
but it was compromised by smal
sum, $10.-Dover Index.
From present indications there vii
be few peaches this season in thi
vicinity, and those only of the early
varieties. The June drop is now OF
and promises to clear the trees with 1
few exceptions. DR.. Henry Ridgel!
informs us that he has examined hi
trees and finds none remaining excep
Hales and few early varieties. TIL
few remaining on other trees are no
in healthy condition and will likel,,
drop before the end of the month
Index.
/ s. w, Kinder had nubbin of corr
on exhibition at Mr.. Willis farm din
ner on Wednesday that was raised b,
his father John Kinder, on his farm
near Bridgeville in 1875. He also ha'
an ear of corn that was raised at tn
same place in 1886. Both were i
good condition as far as outward ar
pearance was concerned except tn
weevil that had gotten into it. Th
germ was found to be black and dea
upon cutting a grain open. An ea
of corn in good state of preserve
tion at the age of 81 years is SOM
thing one will scarcely see in th
course of a lifetime.-Milford New
| and Advertiser.
The Benson Murder Trial.
The Jury in the Benson murder trial r