Middletown transcript., 1897-10-02

last Of the season.
The New Castle Board Of Education hai
invited the Teachers Institute to meet thers
this fall, and Middletown win probably
miss the teachers and Henry Watterson'i
lecture.
--As the TRANscR1PT predicted at the
time Charley Jones was tried only for man.
slaughter for the killing Of Alexander
Thomas in this town over game Of crap.
He goeof this week by pleading guilty with
sentence of three years and $1,000 fine.
The grain elevator on the farm of Mr.,
r. A. Cochran near town gave way last
week because of the pressure from the 1000
bushels of wheat and he had to gather it
up and SELL On Saturday his team ran
away. through town and the crowd of ve-
hicles in the street without damage further
than the loss of sack of grain scattered
along the way.
-one of our young gentlemen felt
| longing this week to look upon the waters
of the Broadkiln, so he took in the new
railroad to Milton arriving in town after
dark and because of the many improve
ments and other things there he could not
get started right for home though in boy
hood days ne knew every mock afia eeEfseE
Of the town. For nickel an urchin pilot
ed him to his friends.
The Olympia Comedy Company appear
ed here Monday evening before very fair
house and an appreciatiTe- one. The pro-
gram was COED and there was enough of
it. Itwas their last performance. There
were twenty-four of them and expenses
had been more than receipts. They could
not pay their bills at the National Hotel
and at New Castle were deserted by their
manager on Tuesday. Mr.. Mcintyre has an
outfit for the show business for disposition
TRY it.
Rev. Adam Stengle, of Smyrna, q for
mer pastor here, occupied the pulpit of the
M. e. Church Sunday morning last in the
absence of Presiding Elder Corkran who
went to Nashville with the editors. Mr..
Stengle is one of the most logical and for
ceful preachers in the Conference. BLESSED
are they which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness, for they shall be filed" was
his text. The comparison was between the
physical and the spiritual life, and the
sermon was delivered in the most natural,
pleasant voice; it was pleasure to listen.
There was another shooting affair over
crap, this time at the Mt. Pleasant camp on
Sunday afternoon. A Mexican negro cal
ling himself Charley Saunders and a pro-
ffessieaall player won some $500 in the
morning in Lynch's woods where the diff
ficulty began. Late in the day led by
Dunk Butcher the crowd Of losers set upon
the Mexican when he began to shoot.
One bullet struck the shoulder of Sam.
Thomas, passing oyer it, lodging in his
clothing; a second hit Peter Hazard in the
neck; another hit Butcher in the face. leay-
ing q severe wound. Butcher and Saun-
ders took French leave at once.
On Thursday the early passenger train
north struck and killed Michael Carroll, the
track walker, near Mt. Pleasant and resid-
ing in this town. He was on duty and walk
ing from the weighing scales. came upon
the track just in front of the engine. An |
inquest was held yesterday morning with |
the following jury: Jas. r. Hoffecker, fore |
man; Joshua Clayton of Thos. secretary; J. |
w. Barnett, A. II. Hushebeck, J. Gray |
Taylor, and Lewis Miller. Engineer George
Clavey did not see Carroll until within 20 |
feet as he came from the woods adjoining
track, too late to stop train. Fireman John
Barker did not see him at all. Conductor
Bacon saw Carroll only after the accident.
Verdict of jury: Resolved that Michael
Carroll came to his death on Thursday
morning, Sept. Both, 1897, about 8 o'clock
a. M, by being struck by train No. SO on
the Delaware railroad" The deceased was
40 years old and leaves widow and five
small children. He has 100000 insurance
in the Heptasophs and $4,000 in the En-
ployes Of Railroad Company.
CONSUMERS of Delaware canned goods
will have to pay considerable advance
over previous prices for their supplies
in this line during the coming winter.
Prices of all canned fruits and vegetables
have been marked up from 20 to 80 per
cent, which means that the housewife who
goes to the grocer for such articles will be
charged from one-third more to double the
price which has been paid for similar goods
during the past four years. There has been
a short pack of everything except peas, and
in many staple products the quantity can
ned this year is barely more than one-half
that of last year. In this list may be men,
toned berries and small fruits of all kinds,
tomatoes, corn, beans. peaches, apples,
cherries, pears and pineapples.
I'VE called attention two weeks ago
to the CORY hue Of MiddIetown's journal
astic moon, and then expressed the hope
that the dove Of peace would succeed in
piercing the CORY mists, SO that the melting
rays of sun of brotherly love would be able
to soften the hearts of brothers Downham
and Freeman. We are sorry now that we
hinted anything like this to the dove of
peace, for if that bird has undertaken the
piercing and melting job, it has Jared bad
". The journalistic atmosphere around
has not been ft condition dur
ing the past two weeks for healthy dove
70 exercise lnS anu IL tS weekly growing
worse. Editor Downham last week in the
Transcript says:
If the Master should say draw the blood
rom that red proboscis worn by Caleb Jane,
which marks an immoral youth and cor
rupt old age, we should answer "thank
thee," "Amen." and obey the command.
Now isn't this just too awful for any
hing? g?"-Milford Herald.
The following special from w ashing-
ion. D. G., to the daily papers last week will
be of special interest to those raising hogs,
and especially to those whose swine are eff
fected by hog cholera which is now preya-
ent. With estimated losses of between $1O.- :
BOO, 900 and SIS. 100000 from hog cholera ,
and swine plague in the United States the I;
discussion of the treatment and means of :
prevention of these diseases in q bulletin is !,
'ued by the Agricultural Department, is of
Zreat value to the farmers of this country.
The bureau of Animal Industry has been
an exhaustive investigation of Z