Middletown transcript., 1898-12-17
KENT COUNTY.

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Benjamin Cook, Of Woodside, killed q
hog Saturday that weighed 800 pounds
dressed.
Mrs. Emily Simpson, widow of John
Simpson, died in FELTON, on December 7th.
She was a sister of the late DR.. Samuel
Creadick, of Philadelphia. and was born
December 25th, 1925.
The eel industry is booming up at
Bowers's Beach at present, hundreds Of
these timber fish are caught weekly by the
fishermen OF that place and shipped to the
city. They are in demand and bring fair
prices.
8. Il. Derby. one of the most successful
fruit growers of thissection, has been retail
ing some fine, home grown apples in Dover
this week. The prices ranged from sixty to
eighty cents per basket. Mr.. Derby is
firm believer in the spraying OF trees.
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On December 9th, Alfred Jones, farmer,
living west of Dover, while driving through
Canterbury with a fine animal, and from
some unknown cause it dropped dead.
He was driving along and the horse showed
no signs of sickness whatever until it was
dead.
Levi Satterfield who resides at Will
low Grove while riding over
bridge last Monday afternoon met with an
accident. His horse stepped into hole
throwing him off and the horse rolling over
on him breaking his wrist bone into five
parts. DR.. Roberts was called in to attend
him.
C. w. Lord on Sunday night last, met
with an accident that he will not forget
soon. He was driving from Milford to
Camden, when near Little Heaven an OBJ
stacle struck his horses breast and knocked
the animal down. Upon Investigation Mr..
Lord discovered that negro had been rid
ing fast down the road without lantern
and had come in contact with Mr.. Lords
horse, thus causing collision. The negro's
bicycle was demolished and his head was
laid open, caused by the shaft striking the
ebony hued individual on the head.
The constitution has made it necessary
that general assessment be made by the
assessors recently elected in Kent county
and the work has to be completed before
January 1st next. This is news-surprising
news-to many of the assessors, who have
but very brief time to complete the work.
Should any man fail to make the assessment,
the Levy Court has the power to appoint
some one in place OF the man chosen by the
people. Benz. Fl. Ross, who was elected
assessor for Duck Creek Hundred (the
first Republican we think who has been
elected to this Office here) has been over the |
Hundred, assisted by John s. Griffin and
has his assessment about completed |
He was fortunate in getting at work early
and having it finished in the specified |
time.-Ex.
When DaYid G. Robinson, residing on
the Ashcraft farm, near the "Alley Mills
three miles west Of Clayton, came down
stairs at five o'clock Friday morning, he
found the fodder of the cow shed Aires
with brisk wind carrying the flames in
the direction of the farm buildings and
dwelling all Of which were subsequently
burned including his crop Of corn and
wheat saved for bread. By the diligence.
of Mr.. Robinson, his boys, and neighbors,
the stock except one calf, was gotten out of
the buildings, as was almost of the farm
implements and the furniture from the
dwelling. Mr.. Robinson had no insurance
on his corn, fodder, etc., and the loss falls
heavily on him, but his family is well cared
for by his neighbors. The Ashcraft heirs |
had an insurance on the buildings, effected |
sometime ago in the Cantwell Insurance |
Co., (Odessa) but the amount is not known
at this writing. The loss is stated between |
s., 800 and IS, ,0O0.-Smyrna Times.