Middletown transcript., 1895-03-09
PENINSULA NOTES.

member of the Masonic fraternity for {
years.
A great revival has closed at the Georg,
town Methodist Episcopal Church, with I
conversions.
| On account of the Freshet at Port DE-
posit school at the Tomb Institute has bee
suspended this week.
George M. Reese. of Elkton, has been ap
pointed to a clerkship in the Baltimor
Custom House, at $14O0 per annum.
The marriage of Miss Katie L. Truitt O
Bear Station to Mr.. William H. Cook, O
Newark is announced for March 18th.
Andrew Louderbough, an aged citizen o
Dover, and father of Mr.. E. B. Louder
bough, died on Saturday. aged IA years.
The largest revival ever known in Leip
sic is now in process at the NJ, f. churcl
of that place. Rev. Everett Wright, Pastor
Easton makes most practical and EN-.
phatic prophecy for heavy peach crop
She is arranging for the establishment of &
big peach basket factory.
The appointment of Mr.. Blanchard EN-.
bry to the postmastership of Centerville
has ended an exciting contest that has beer
waged for more than year.
Governor Marvil appointed Walter A.
Hendrickson, of Little Creek, Kent County
Collector of Oysters Revenue. The position
pays about $500 per annum.
Forty barrels of rock and perch fish
were caught by one hanl of seine on Whites
creek, Baltimore hundred, one day last
week. They were shipped to city markets.
The sloop yacht Alert. from Absecon for
Norfolk, is stranded on Lewes Beach, about
half mile west of the life-saving station.
The vessel is high on the beach. The crew
is aboard the yacht.
In Chicago, Maryland Club has lately
been organized, and in the society's MEM
bership are number of Cecil countains
among whom are J. H. R. lamar, Rudolph
Mccullough and Julius Clayton.
Willard F. Weldon of the firm of We'll
don & Wood, contractors of Wilmington.
died of paralysis of the heart early Sun
day morning. at his home, No. 2313 Mar
ket street. Mr.. Weldon came from Smyrna
about 10 years ago.
The Caroline county commissioners re.
fuse to endorse any bills for clearing the
public roads of of the recent now-drifts.
Some law suits are likely to follow. but
there is strong public sentiment backing
the action of the commissioners.
The ladies constituting the Board of
Managers of the homeopathic Hospital
of Wilmington, will have exclusive charge
and issue an edition of the Every Evening
to appear about Easter. The receipts from
the edition will be for the benefit of the
hostital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Schockly of Clay
mont left a coal-oil lamp nurning low in
heir bed room one night this week and by
the effects of the poisonous gas
we're SO great as to cause Mrs. Schockley
70 faint; Mr.. ShockIey was also seriously
Affected. The room was permeated with
;oal-eil gas.
Morgan Williams. young farmer living
n Nanticoke hundred near Bridgeville,
vas bitten by mad dog that was running
through that section. The dog also bit
bout half dozen dogs and though an ex-
IA effort was made to kill it, managed to
scape. Williams will be treated at the
'asteur Institute, New York.
Samuel Lindsay died at his home at Nc
near the State line, Tuesday
aged sixty-nine years. Mr..
lindsay was farmer and a man of con-
iderable wealth. His estate is valued at
hundred thousand dollars. He was born
n Mill Creek hundrend, Del, and was
on of the late Joseph Lindsay.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Carter, died Mon
ay in Queenstown. from pneumonia, aged
ixtyseven years. She leaves three chill
Carter, Mrs. R. E. Bryan and |
FRS. Isaac Jewell. She had been for many
ears prominently identified with the |
Episcopal Church, and had
sed large part of a considerable income
,r its welfare.
On Saturday night Thomas Wright. a
'ellknown citizen of Smyrna, died at his
ssidence on Delaware street, after linger-
,g illness. Mr.. Wright was u years of
&c. In 1888 he was elected coroner of
.ent county and served one term; since
hen he has not been engaged in any busi-
ess and owning to his health has not been
ctive in politics. He was a member of the
|. E. Church.
A handsome granite monument has been
'ected in the Episcopal cemetery in Dover
/ memory of the late Chancellor Saulis-
ury. The inscription is as follows; Will
rd Salisbury, son of William and May
aulsbury, born at Mispillion Hundred,
ent County, Delaware. 1920. Died April
h, 1892. Attorney General of Delaware,
,5O-1S55; U. s. Senator for Delaware. 1859
I'll; Chancellor of Delaware, 1S73-1992.