Middletown transcript., 1898-12-17
MIDDLETowN. DEL. DEC. II, 1898
MY MARYLAND.

The well.known race horse "Happy
Georgen owned by Mr.. E. B. Emory
has been sold to Wright and McKenny
Of Centreyille. for 5000.
TIE Centreville Shit factory paid
$14, 900 to its employees the arst year
just closed. This shows its value to
the community in which it is located.
Talbot County has eighteen prisoners
under sentence either to penitentary or
House of Correction. Sixteen are col
ored and eleven of the eighteen were
convicted for violations of the local
option laws.
Richard L. Thomas, of Moth Fest
Md. aged AZ, who represented Cecil,
County in the House of Delegates in
1886 and 1894, and who had recently
held position in the Office of the In
ternaI Revenue Collector at Baltimore,
died on Monday.
A Maryland exchange says: The
Farmers club of Still Pond held a very
interesting meeting last week. The
interesting question was (which has
proved 10 be the best paying crop
strawberries, raspberries, potatoes or
pearsln Records for the past three
years were examined and the verdict Of
the club was in favor Of strawberries.
Potatoes came second and pears third.
The following item is from the "Clay-
ton Tribune" and was Gent as sample
of Southern news: "Mr. Marion
Whitimire escorted Miss Gustava Price
to Wolf creek Sunday. Mr.. W. return.
ed home with very sore mouth. Guess
the Cause" The same paper has this
adv: "Just arrived, nice'lin Of cof-
fins, which make neat addition to my
old stock. My friends and old patrons
will find me prepared to furnish them
anything in this line. :.-Kent News.
Ferdinand Frimmel was lodged in
the Elkton Jail on the charge of having
stolen two watches from Mr.. J. 2.
Duhamell, Of E4rleville. Frimmel is
from Philadelphia, and Mr.. DuhamelI
thinking he was a poor boy in need Of
help hired him for a short time, and
after giving him a trial liked him so
we'll that he decided to keep him all
winter. When returning home on Mon
day ne found Frimmel gore and the
two watches missing. He Immediately
went in search of him and found him
on the Elkton road.-Cecil Whig.
Lucky day it was for Cecil county
when race track gambling and its at
tendant evil influences were banished.
Just how gambling damns a man can.
not be better shown than By the case of
Boggs, the defaulting teller of the Far
mers National Bank of Dover, Del,
who accounted for SIS, 900 of the shor-
tage as follows: Lost on race tracks,
500, 900; in marginal stock operations,
S., 900; in poker, SIG. 900; in faro, 81, 600;
in pools and bucket shops So, ,50o.-
Cecil Whig. IA
A terrible accident, happened near
the village, Of Earleville. Kent county
Tuesday, Dec. 6th,, James Straughn,
a lad aged IA, arted out hunting with
a muzzle-losding gun. He stopped on
the way at the home of his uncle, Capt.
Thomas ElbuIn, and there began show
ing the gun to Sallie Elburn, aged 12.
The lad placed The guu to his shoulder
playfully and it accidentlv was discharg-
ed, the whole load taking effect in the
child's side. The little girl was carried
to bed and DR.. Selby quickly sum-
moned, but she died within a few
hours.
A Rockhall correspondent of the
Kent News says: A few days ago we
were greatly interested by an examin-
alton of some books, of one who was
merchandising in our village, in the early
seventies. The cost of living then was
much more than now. I will itemizs
q few articles registered in those books
and the cost Of the same. Coal oil 22c
gal., Cheese zoe lb., Coffee S0c lb., Rice
123c lb., Nails Is. lb., Sagar 12,. b.,
Laid zoe. h., Crackers 13c. h., Starch
l2c Id. Cotton Sc. spool, Salt soc. bus.
Tacks l0c. paper, Calico 12c. yd., Lime
s1.75 bbl., Oats 63s. bu., Corn sos bus.
Paper collars were worn in those days
and sold for Csc. box.
Nhe Talbot County Court dec ded
the case of Alexander Crew and dan-
ghter, Miss Lille, against DR.. Chas. |
w. Reid, president Of Washington Col
Iege. removed from Kent county. Mr.. I
Crew and daughter were driving |
spirited horse on the public road lead
ing from Chestertown to Worton. DR.. |
Reid was wheeling along the same road. |
Both parties were going in the same
direction. DR.. Reid rode past The team |
causing 1t was alleged. the horse to run
away and throw both occupants from
the carriage, both sustaining injuries.
They brought suit against DR.. Reid |
Tor 5000 damages. The jury, after be-