Middletown transcript., 1892-10-06
PENINSULA MATTERS.
INTERESTING ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR MANY EXCHANGES.

OUR MANY EXCHANGES.
A creamery to use the milk from 500
COWS is to be started at Milford on
November t.
The booths to be used under the
Australian ballot law in Wicomico
county, Md, will cost 800 each.
The Crisfeld Times says from LOCO
to 1,500 oyster shuckers can obtain
steady employment in Crisfield.
John Armstrong, living on his
fathers farm near Newark, was
severely gored by bull on Saturday.
The case against Eugene dupont
Burns for burning the dupont barns
two years ago, has been dropped on
account of lack of evidence.
The directors of the Cecil county
Agricultural Society have selected
September 7th to sth, inclusive, as
the dates Of the fair next year.
Captain John E. Wilson, a member
of the Cecil county bar, died Friday
day afternoon, about 8 o'clock, at his
residence one mile from Elkton. He
was 81 years of age. The cause OF his
death was Bright's disease.
While cutting corn near Glasgow,
William Thompson, colored, fell on a
stub and punched an eye out.
Bids are being received for rebuild
ing the st. Johns M. E. Church near
Springfield, Sussex county. The new
building will be eight feet longer than
the old one.
The barn of Robert Casey, about
| two miles from Claymont, was myster-
iously burned on Saturday morning.
A horse, COW and a number of pigs
perished. Loss $500.
On Friday evening there will be a
| Joint discussion at Denton between
Colonel E. Ell. Brown and George M.
Russum, the Republican candidates
for Congress.
Salisbury is to have a new Bank.
It will be known as the Farmers and
Merchants National Bank of Sails
bury. The capital of the new bank
is to be $5O,OOO.
Chicken hawks are destroying the
poultry of farmers near Wye Mills,
Queen Anne's county, Md. A flock OF
nearly 100 of these birds was seen in
that vicinity on Wednesday morning
of last week.
The Rev. Clarence Wilson Of Sea-
ford, says that his transfer from Sea-
ford to Fort Smith, Arkansas, at the
request of Bishop Newman of the NJ.
E. Church, has been revoked. Mr..
Wilson will return as pastor of the
Seaford Church this week.
The new NJ. E. Church at Cheswold,
was dedicated on Sunday last, free OF
debt. The structure is 30x50 with a
tower at the side, finished in light
wood inside; with Gothic windows of
cathedral glass. The actual cost of
the church was $3.50.
Rev. W. W. W. Wilson of Smyrna,
has accepted call to the First M. E.
Church, Hoboken, N. j., conditional
upon his transfer to the New Jersey
Conference. The church to which
Rev. Wilson has been called is large
and influential one and pays a salary
of $25O0, and provides parsonage for
it's pastor.
Wilmington is to have a large civic
military and industrial parade on
Columbus Day, October 21st. Over
six thousand men, and large number
of floats, allegonical, symbolical and
industrial, will be in line, and 800
school children dressed in red, white
and blue costumes and arranged on
the Court House green to represent
the American flag, will sing patriotic
songs. Colored men will be excluded
from the ranks.
DR.. G. w. Chancellor, secretary Of
the Maryland State Board of Health,
is authority for the statement that
the Peninsula of Maryland, known az
the Eastern Shore, is one of the best
health resorts for persons affected
with pulmonary diseases to be found
in the world. Consumption, accord
ing to the statistics of physicians
practicing in that section of the coun
try, is exceedingly rare among the
native residents.
L. M. Haines, trustee, on Tuesday
of last week, sold at public sale at the
court house door, Elkton, the farm
known as "Randalia" owned by VIM
P. Howard. and containing 9594 acres
situated on the Elk river and Back
creek, distant about III miles from
Chesapeake City. The property wa;
sold subject to prior liens of $4,000
with interest amounting in all tc
$665095, and was purchased by Mrs
w. P. Howard at bid at $4,000.
The paying teller of the Smyrna
Bank, o. G. Voshel, was arrested
Tuesday morning for alleged ssembez
Element, upon charges made by Ex'
aminer Stone. He was taken to Viii
mington, arraigned before U. 8. Com
missioner Smith, and gave $4,000 bail
his father becoming his bondsman
Voshell claims that his culpabilit!
will not reach beyond the mutilatior
of the bank records, and this wa
done to conceal mistakes he ha
made.
Go to S. NJ. Reynolds & Co.'S, for porfe
laine lined kettles, Mason's fruit jars, Jell.
glasses, sticky fly paper, hammocks, &C,
The celebrated Hawthorn water, pur
and fresh, direct from the Saratoga Springs
for sale by S, M, Reynolds g. Co.