Middletown transcript., 1892-10-20
PENINSULA MATTERS.
INTERESTING ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR MANY EXCHANGES.

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N INTERESTING ITEMS GATHERED FRO
OUR MANY EXCHANGES.
as Newark folks will have to use o.
/ for some time while the electric ligh
q plant is being repaired.
II From the effects of fall receive,
70 three weeks ago, William T. Stoops
; aged 80 years, New Castle hundred
. farmer, died early Monday morning.
'e Pensions to Delawareans were is
$ sued Saturday as follows: Original
n John Fl. Galloway. Reissue-Wm. T
Kellum. Original Widows, etc.-Celis
: B. Kellum, G. Bridget Feeney.
Sergeant Logue of the Wilmington
: police patrol, has been suspended fol
week without pay because he drove
through a Democratic assemblage
and disturbed the meeting of October
9Th.
, The large steam saw mill and barrel
factory of DR.. J.. W. Short at New
Church Station, Worcester Co., Md,
/; six miles south of Pocomoke City,
was destroyed by fire last Friday
night, together with lot of logs and
sawed lumber. The loss was esti-
mated at $4,000 no insurance.
The case of James H. DiIworth, in
dicted for libeling the Rev. J. A. B.
Wilson, was called at Dover on Mon
day, but Editor Dilworth was not
present. The case was postponed
until the April term of court and the
defendants surety declared forfeited.
A capias was ordered, returnable at
the next term of court.
Charles Moore of Wilmington, aged
25 years, for some time past bartender
for W. W. Burkley, proprietor of the
Howard House, Elkton, Md, attempt
ed suicide in Mitchell's drug store,
Monday evening, by taking the con-
tents Of two-ounce bottle of lauda-
mum, which he had purchased.
Atwood d. Lyman, aged 38 years,
school teacher, was found dead in
bed at his boarding house near Edge
moor, Tuesday morning. The imme.
diate cause of death was heart dis
ease. Deceased was son of the late
Albert Lyman, who lived at Newport.
The coroner's jury Monday evening
rendered verdict of accidental death
in the case of John Kreioboias, who
died at the Delaware Hospital on Sat
urday night from injuries he received |
that day by being run over by some
cars that were being shifted in the |
yard of the Diamond State Iron Com
pany.
At the meeting of the Delaware |
Game Protective Association Satur-
day, the following officers were elect
ed: President, I. N. Mills; Vice
President, W. Fl. Hartlove; Secretary
and Treasurer, W. G.. Gill. A COM
mittee, of three was appointed to
confer with the next session of the
Legislature in reference to laws for
the better protection of Delaware
game.
The trial of Fletcher Williams,
Charles Brooks, Henry Hurtt, Moses
Brown, Steve Cooper, Lewis Benson,
Frisby Comegys, Perry Bradshaw,
Charles Emory, John Potts, Philip
Mander, Joshua Baynard, Henry
Hynson, Walter Roe, John Harrison
and Frank Baynard, all colored, for
the murder of DR.. Hill, of Millington,
Md, on April 23d, last, will begin at
Chestertown on Friday or Saturday.
Intense interest is manifested in the
case and the Chestertown Transcript
will tissue daily edition during the
progress of the trial in order to fur
complete account of the same.
Bishop Coleman has issued a pas
toral to the clergy of the diocese re-
questing them to comply with the
Presidents proclamation, in regard to
the religious observance of tomorrow,
and authorizing them to use the spec
ial Office lately provided for the occa-
sion by the House of Bishops. He
has also suggested that in any public
discourse mention should be made of
the fact that for our institutions of
religious and civil liberty we are
chiefly indebted, under God, to the
Church of England.
The Grand Jury at Dover, has
found true bill against Ida Hoover,
charged with the murder of James
Bristol, at Little Creek, last spring.
The trial is expected to commence
to-day.
The Democrats, under the auspices
of the Young Mems Democratic Club
of Blackbird Hundred, had a large
and enthusiastic meeting at Black
bird last Thursday evening. Ad-
dresses were made by John G.. Gray,
County Superintendent of Free
Schools for Sussex County, James
Ponder and Peter L. Cooper, Esq, of
The Democrats of
Blackbird Hundred are in good work
ing order and expect to give big
majority for both the
County and National tickets.
Joshua Parker, colored, of Dover,
was yesterday indicted by the Grand
Jury of Kent county for an assault on
A. Worthington Brinckley of Will
who went to that place last
to further the interests of
the Colored Independent Party.
Parker. is Republican worker and
used, and melted others to use, bricks
and stones as arguments, hence the
Indictment. The charge Of melting ,
10 riot has not yet been presented to
the grand jury.
Mrs. Julia Ramble has entered suit
for divorce from her husband, Jessie
of Queen Anne's county.
The alleged cause is cruel treatment )
and non-support. The couple have