Middletown transcript., 1892-03-10
PENINSULA PARAGRAPHS.
SOME OF THE EVENTS OF THE PAST
FEW DAYS THAT HAVE HAPPEN
ED ON THE PENINSULA.

FEW DAYS THAT HAVE HAPPEN
ED ON THE PENINSULA.
Peter J. Ford has declined to be
a candidate for Sheriff of New Castle
county.
James J. Toner of New Castle is a
candidate for Sheriff of this county at
the coming fall election.
| Rev. j. 8. Willis of Milford, will
lecture in Elkton about April 1st, for
the benefit Of the Singerly Fire Com
pany of that place.
Thomas A. Smedley, colored, was
arrested in Philadelphia last week,
for forging the name of Senator Cor
man on check for forty-five dollars.
The body of Samuel Parker, color
ed, was found on the outskirts OF
Wilmington in Prices Run. The
head was crushed and murder is
suspected.
In the Dover district of Wilmington
M. E. Conference there have been 1900
conversions to the faith of the past
year. The total number of Metho-
dists in Dover is 663 against 500 re-
ported for the last Conference year.
The farmers of Milford Neck, Kent
| county, want drawbridge built over
the Murderkill river at Bowers Beach
| in order to shorten the road to the
steamboat landing ut Bowers. The
estimated cost of the bridge is $1,000
The sum of $2O.25 was realized from
spelling bee at Elkton on Satur-
day evening, Feb. 81, which amount
| was sent to the famine stricken Rus
slams.
The entire plant of the American
Strawboard Mill at Chestertown, was
consumed by fire at midnight Mon
day night, Feb. Goth. The mill was
valued at $179, 200 and was insured
for $4,000.
The fair of the Etna Hook and Lad
der Company of Newark closed on
Friday night last. The fair was un-
dertaken to pay small debt of about
$500, but the receipts foot up at the
close to nearly $1,000.
Edward Mulvey was released from
New Castle jail on Tuesday, walked
to Wilmington in a rain storm, imbi-
bed too freely in trying to counteract
the effects of his drenching, and yes
terday morning was sent back to
prison for thirty days.
Reports received from var ious parts
Of Caroline county show that the state
ments of the total destruction OF the
peach buds are exaggerated. 1t is
estimated that there will be one fourth
of a crop on many of the trees. There
are nearly quarter of million trees
in bearing in the county.
The widow of Harry E. Peace, who
committed suicide at Wilmington on
Thursday, has engaged Levi G. Bird
to persecute suit for $40, 900 against
the Johnson Forge Company. Peace
was injured while in the employ of
the company short time ago, and
his sufferings as result of said injury,
caused him to take his life.
A legacy of 100000 and a fine resi-
dence in Liverpool have been inherit
ed by VIM. Salmon of Lewes, Del,
and he has set out for England to get
his fortune. Salmon is native of
Liverpool and for some time has
worked as one of the crew of the Del
aware pilot boat, Thomas F. Bayard.
A company has been organized for
the manufacture of ice in Georgetown.
A plant will be put in which will
manufacture from 10 to 12 tons in "a
hours. The ice will be manufactured
from distilled and filtered water, and
the factory will be located on the line
of the D. NJ. & V. Railroad.
A colored woman named Cooper, of
unsound mind, was burned to death
near Cecilton, Md, on Saturday. Her
mother and sister had fastened her in
their home, while they went away to
work, and before their return the
house was on fire and the woman
burned to death.
William NJ. Singerly, the millionaire
proprietor of the Philadelphia Rec
ord, and owner of the Elkton stock
farms, has placed on the Maryland
peninsula twelve valuable standard
bred stations, and at prices which
warrant the assertion that the move
is not a money-making scheme by
that gentlemen. Mr.. Singerly is a
devoted lover Of fine horses, and has
stated that he proposes to raise the
standard of horses on the Peninsula,
should it be possible only at personal
loss to himself,