Middletown transcript., 1892-01-28
PENINSULA NEWS.
MATTERS OF UNUSUAL INTEREST
THAT HAVE TRANSFERRED DURING
THE WEEK.

THAT HAVE TRANSFERRED DURING
THE WEEK.
Colonel D. P. Barnard, Of Wyoming,
has removed to Wilmington.
There is strong talk at Milton of
building packet steamer to ply be-
tween that town and Philadelphia.
Judge L. E. Wales is spoken of as a
possible successor to Justice Bradley
of the Supreme Court, who recently
died.
J. E. Addicks of Claymont, has
offered his steam yacht, "Now Then"
to the Government in the event of a
war with Chill.
David Rees of Kenton hundred, is
an applicant for Clerk of the Peace
of Kent county, to succeed A. Fl.
Cahall.
A single student at Dover Confer
ence Academy is i'll with scarlet fever
and the school has been closed and
| students sent home on account of it.
John R. Cameron, Sr., of Smyrna,
died Thursday; He was paralyzed
about two years ago, and has been
confined to his room since that time.
The store of VIM. B. Sharp & Co.,
in Wilmington, was damaged by fire
early Saturday evening, to the extent
of about $4,000.
"The Old Homestead" Joshua
Whitcomb's comedy-drama, will be
presented by local talent in the
Smyrna Opera House, Thursday,
evening, February 4th.
Cards are out announcing the we'd
ding of William B. Megear and Miss
Mary Bewley Hall of Smyrna, We'd
nesday afternoon, February Sd, at
1.30 o'clock.
Rev. R. Irving Watkins resignation
as pastor of the Chestertown M. E.
Church was accepted by the quarter
ly Conference Friday night, Jan. 18th
to take effect at the next conference.
J. Edward Addicks of Boston, is
said to be negotiating for the pur-
chase of Brandywine Springs, and is
making arrangements with the Penn
sylvania road for branch road from
Newport to the Springs.
The farmers of the Peninsula are
discussing measures for the extermi-
nation of the English sparrow. The
next Delaware Legislature will prob
ably be asked to pass an act giving a
bounty for the heads of dead spar
rows.
Patrick Mellon, a citizen of New
Castle, died suddenly Tuesday morn
ing while seated at the breakfast
table. He had risen from his bed in
good health. Death is supposed to
have resulted from the rupture of a
blood vessel, caused by over-exertion
in pulling on his boots.
The stockholders of the Whining
ton Fair Association held their an
nual meeting and election last Satur-
day. The total Indebtedness of the
Association is $4,000, and the net
profits of last years fair were nearly
81, 900. Manager Brown will with
draw from the superintendency of
the association this year.
A little colored girl living with Will
liam Roselle, colored, of Dover, was
terribly burned about the head on
Friday night last. The child is
under Rosell's care, and he is now
under indictment for cruelty to her.
On Friday night he became angry
with her and seizing shovel, he fill
ed it with live Goals taken from fire
and poured them on her head.
Martin johnson, the sailor who
was shot by Isaac Cross, the steward
of the schooner E. P. Avery, was
taken on Saturday from the Della
ware Hospital where he has been
under treatment, and placed in the
New Castle Jail. He is under $500
bail as a witness against Cross, whose
case will go before the grand jury at /
the April term Of United States Court.
James Carr was found guilty of
at Wilmington, Tues
day. The conviction grew out of a
barroom fight in Wilmington in
which Antonio Basso, an Italian, was
severely wounded, from the effects Of
which he died, by gang of toughs
of which Carr was a member. Carr
was sentenced to pay fine of $1,000
and to confinement in the county
jail for term of four years.