Middletown transcript., 1892-08-25
PENINSULA MATTERS.
INTERESTING ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR MANY EXCHANGES.


Miss Lille Gray, formerly of New
ark, this State, was married August
10th, to John E. Hitch, also at one
time Newark resident.
]. Harvey Spruance will be "a candi-
date for the Democratic nomination
for a representative in the General
Assembly from Wilmington hundred.
Eight-year-old Charles Connell, of
Wilmington, fell through the trestle-
work of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road bridge across the Christiana
Monday afternoon, and was drowned.
Galena creamery paid 80 cents per
hundred for milk for the month of
July. Rumor says that the creamery
at Sassafras is about to dissolve
partnership with the separating
company at Galena.
State Detective b. J. McVey was
arrested Tuesday night on a warrant
charging him with stealing $25 dog
from Franz Gengelbach. He was
released on his own recognizance, and
the preliminary hearing was fixed for
Friday.
Mr.. Ziegler, New York artist, is
painting a picture of the peach Or
chard on the Reybold farm at Wood
land Beach. The orchard is laden
with golden fruit. The picture will
be exhibited at the Worlds Fair.
A grand Cleveland and Stevenson
rally will be held at Marshallton,
Christiana hundred, next Saturday
evening, August s7th, at 8 o'clock.
L. Irving Handy of Newark, and
Victor B. Woolley of Wilmington,
will be the speakers.
The North Side Improvement Com
pany of Wilmington, will soon begin
to build a boulevard 100 feet wide,
beginning at the new Washington
street bridge site. The sidewalks
will be is feet wide and the roadway
70 feet.
Miss Josephine Harris, daughter of
John Harris, of near Kennedyville,
has been appointed principal of Ken
nedyville public school in place of
Mr.. L. J. Smyth, resigned.
The Millington chapter of the Ep-
worth League met at Galena and the
Cecilton Leagues at Woodall's Point,
on the Sassafras river, near George
town, ON Wednesday last, and had a
rousing picnic.
Messrs. r. M. a. nd w. 7. johnson,
of Milford, have purchased an interest
in the Dover gas works, with the idea
of adding an electric light plant. The
change will be made during the COM
ing fall. Mr.. johnson was at one
time manager of the Middletown
electric light plant.
Ida Hoover was on Tuesday held
by Magistrate Jester on the charge
of killing James Bristol, a Little
Creek fisherman, about two months
ago, who died in a Philadelphia hos
pital from gunshot wounds which it
is alleged she inflicted.
Joseph Kline, of Philadelphia, has
purchased at private sale, from Ed
ward Taylor, the Kirkpatrick farm,
located in third district of Cecil
County, for $1,000. The farm has
been tenanted by Harry Boulden.
Mr.. Kline will take possession of the
property at once.
1t is reported in a Boston paper
that William K. Vanderbilt will short
ly place an order with the Harlan &
Hollingsworth Company at Whining
ton for one coastwise and one sea-
going yacht, and that the designs OF
hulls and engines will be made in
England.
William Adkins, an employe of the
Delaware railroad engine house, was
caught under car at Delmar, Mon
day afternoon and received fatal in
juries. He is 20 years old, and a
general favorite with his fellow en-
ployes.
A Philadelphia writes that he over
heard conversation in Philadelphia
between two Germans, during which
one asserted that he stole $50 and
several watches from Delmar while
the town was afre. Detectives are
on the track of the self-confessed
thief.
William Griggs, white employe of
the Marshaliton Iron Company, anus
ed himself on the Baltimore accom-
mediation train Saturday afternoon
by setting fire to lot of paper which
he had piled around the feet of Chas.
Raisen, a Christiana negro. The
colored victim of the joke dealt Griggs
a powerful blow in the face that cut
an ugly cash and knocked him silly.
Griggs was severely injured. but
Raisen has not yet been arrested.