Middletown transcript., 1898-07-30

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unsatisfactory.
-WANTED.-Board for man and wife,
in Middletown or near by Address O
Transcript Office.
1t is perhaps not generally known that
now is the time to buy peaches for canning
preserving, etc., from a standpoint OF
quality, as well as economy. Georgia has
the largest and handsomest crop in its his
tory. The quality of the fruit is excellent.
California had an exceedingly light supply;
practically none will come from Delaware !;
there is third of crop in Pennsylvania
and western Maryland, and an insignificant
one both in quantity and quality to come
New Jersey. Between fifty and sixty cars
of Georgia peaches are arriving daily, and
at prices within few cents of freight ana
packing charges"
The barn on the Shingle Landing farm
near Della ware City. owned by Arthur Cout-
bourn of Philadelphia, and tenanted by
Walter Cleaver, was struck by lightning
Wednesday afternoon, and all of the out
buildings we're burned, together with most
of their contents. The loss, it is thought,
| will amount to several thousand dollars,
| and is partially covered by insurance.
The letter IS" of all others in the
alphabet plays the most important part in
the Cuban campaign: Spain, Sagasta. San
tiago, Sampson, Schley, Squadron, Sailors.
Shafter Soldiers. Siege, Shot, Shell, Sur
render, Stars and Stripes, and several
others.
DR.. McCabe, who was recently appointed
coroner's physician at the almshouse at
Farnhurst, will resign at the meeting of the
Board Of Trustees, on account of his in
tended removal to his former home in Days
boro, Sussex county. DR.. Carroll, of Odessa
| will succeed him.-Every Evening.
The daughter of Sam Small, the evange-
list, is to make her stage debut in New York
in the fall. Though only "a, she has been
twice the heroine of divorce case, though
the second suit thus far resulted in moth
ing more than legal separation. Mr.. Small
who is en- route to join his regiment, to en-
bark for Honolulu, as an army chaplain,
had long con ference with his daughter,
Mrs. Jackson, "as she is best known. He is
in thorough sympathy with her plans.
The Presbytery of New Castle, at
special meeting in Central Presbyterian
| Church this week reinstated Is persons
who had been suspended from OliVet
| Church. The action was taken through
the endorsement of report presented by
| the judicial commission which has been at
work for some time. The Is persons in
volved had been suspended from Olivet
Church as part of the trouble there about
two years ago. They we're reinstated and
1S of them were granted letters of dis
missal to other churches. The entire
minutes of the judicial commission were
made part of the record of Presbytery.
William Ellis of Delmar, valedictorian
of the class of 81 of Delaware College, has
passed all his examations for the position
of first lieutenant in the regular army, to
which he was appointed by President Nc
Kinley. He has been ordered to report for
| duty.
W. w. Knowles has been elected prin-
cipal of the schools at New Castle. He was
superintendent of the Sussex county
schools under Gov. Watson, but was turned
down by Gov. Tunnel for Roman Tamany.
Through his father-in-law State Senator
Moore be defeated the confirmation Of
Tammany but Gov. Tunnel waited until
the State Senate adjourned and he then re-
appointed Tammauy.
AT 5 o'clock Thursday morning the
most serious wreck ever experienced on the
railroad from Clayton to Chestertown took
place. The repair train had gone out to
mend washouts caused by the cloudburst
| near Still Pond on Wednesday and near
Kennedyville the engine and other cars
plunged into stream from trestle bridge
span $50 feet long and so feet high. John
Clark, fireman, of Galena, was killed. The
top of his head was torn off. James Boggs,
engineer, of Clayton was badly injured,
perhaps fatally. James Coverdale, section
boss, was badly injured, also George Reed
and Andy Johnson, colored.
The Pennsylvania Railroad had wreck
at Elkton ON Thursday, when some ten
freight cars were totally wrecked, and
travel was transferred to the B. & O. The
clrs were loaded with lumber and iron and
great damage was done. A broken axle
it is said.
George Walker, farmer at Montchan-
| in. was held in 100000 to answer August
18th, to the shooting of Michael Gersimer,
member of the Second Pennsylvania
Regiment. The soldier with others was in
Walkers apple orchard and in scufae the
gun went off and the soldier had to have
his arm amputated. The sh ooting occurred
Wednesday.
Master y" Parker and Joe Comegys
were caught in Tuesdays storm having
gone to Dewey Park on their wheels. Mr..
Parker had to send his carriage for them.
To-day is appeal day on School tax.
Consult the assessment:
The members of the Delaware Regiment,
who worship every Sunday at st. Joseph
Church, more especially Co. F. known as
the Irish Brig-de. completely surprised
Father Daily last Sunday morning by the
presentation of Holy Water Fount. 1t
will be constant reminder of their wor-
ship in the church. Father Daley will
bless the offering tomorrow. 1t is said a
nice purse accompanied the other gift
Sampson Harmon who figures in George
Alfred Townsend's story of the " Entailed
Hat" died at his home near the Furnace"
Tuesday. He claimed to be 119 years old
but more competent judges say the old ne
gro was really 1O4 years old. In many re-
spects he was wonderful negro. and when
a young man was of powerful physique
and as swift of foot as an Indian in fact
he could out run dog. and in dear chase
one day ran down and captured the animal.
He furnished most of the material for the
book, by telling the author many Of his
adventures and acts of prowess as well as
relating other things which might be
| classed under the head of fiction. Samp-