Middletown transcript., 1899-05-13

i lit was not the Noxontown mil
dam that broke recently but Harmon
at Townsend, now repairedp
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Max xwell have
moved from Wilmington to their farm
near town. To return to Middletown
is like home coming to them and
numerous friends.
MIR. j Il. Goff having 4agt ri y
travel for creamery mac.tiariy and
supplies firm his family will move back
to Middletown next week to the grati-
isation of their many friends
AT a business meeting # the
Cnristian Eudeaynr of Fufe-i Pf.siN !
tsran church The following I'll .pr#
were elected: President, ], Fi-tci+f
Deakyne; Vice President, Mis- SnSe
Eliason; Rec. Secretary, Miss AnHie
Eliason; Cor. Secretary. Miss Mary
Roihwell; Treasurer Miss Nsri!a
Hea.on.
AT TO- 30 !. N. at Bethesda \ r..
Church tomorrow Tie PASTORS stii.i-cf
will be. tIeroie virtues III hnnnhl-
places. Mmk y, Al IA. In the t4eh-
ing the 10th anniversary nf t4ir
Epworth League will be observed II
special program at 7.30. Pastors
subject '.Life's Law Of Investmelii, 2
Cor 6. Cordial invitation to all.
The school commissioners Of Cecil
county appointed this week among the
school trustees three ludies: Mrs. w. p
Bradford. of second district; Miss Maggie
Gilpin, Of third district; and Mrs Cassius
r. Kirk. of fifth district The two frs
named are we'll Known IN Middletowu.
they take great interest ii all education
al matters.
April showers we're lacking this yeasl
there being no rain from about the 18th II
the month until Monday. While not cop
ious, the rain which fell Monday did ali
immense amount of good. Strawberries,
wheat and grass were suffering from the
continued dry weather, but the rains later
have already started complaint with some,
"too wet" so ready are the complaints at
Providence.
The public school teachers Of Delaware |
are now engaged in taking the census Of
The state under orders of the State Board |
of Education. The work must be complet- |
ed this month and covers a vast amount Of |
school statistics. Ift school marms Of |
Middletown, of any other town, or the
country inquire as to your age be civil in
your answer, remembering the questioner |
is the State Board Of Education.
The safe i'll The Office of the Bayarain
Brewery, at Fifth and DUPONT streets, I
Wilmington was blown open at 2.50 O'Clock
OH Tuesday morning last, and S1409.06 IN
money and securities was stolen. The
robbers were six in number and made
their appearance about 2o'clock.. Watch
man Meyer and Engineer Feastiug were
overpowered ard bound. after which the
robbers proceeded TO rife the Office. At
the first explosion guards from both men
alarmed the neighbnrhood by blowing the
steam whistles Police soon made their
appearance and it was found that the door
of rhe large safe had been blown nearly off
The robbers inside their escape, but left a
clue ii pocket hands erchief which is now
in the hands of the police OF that city
In answer t,rsome criticism as to the
purity Of The town water the Board Of
Light and Water Commission senta sample
to Stale Chemist Penry. Delaware College.
for ANALYSIS. Prof. Penny submits an an
slvss of rer centage which is quite sati>fac-
tory to the commissioners but to the gen
aral reader the following conclusions of
the report will convey the qualities of the
water more definitely: In my opinion
slight amount of organic matter
IS present, is, in view of the low chlorine
contents, unquestionabiy of vegetable origin
and harmless as a source of disease. The
solid matter present is exceptionally small;
while have not examined it beyond
its amount I should think
his an excellent water for use in steam
boilers. The turhidity is due to suspended
sarthy matter, chiefly lime. Then while
Ii respect to organic matter, the water is
lot as pure as some, it is still compar-
atively quite pure and III my opinion
above any questi,n on this score as TO its
FIR drinking purposes.
While stealing ride from Townsend
10 this town on Monday afternoon last,
George Raison, a well-known colored man
Of the former place, was seriously hurt.
aud lost both his arms from above the ell
BOWS. The,train was a special freight and
when it reached the station here it was
running at about twenty m les per hour.
Raison had started to get off when in the
vicinity of the creamery, but did not do so
until he came to the station platform. His
foot struck the top of the incline, and the
and rolled off the platform and alongside
the track. His head was gashed and both
arms were crushed above the wrists. The
railroad physician, DIR. Mckee, was sum
noned, and made the man comfortable,
and on the 6o'clock train carried him to
The State Hospitalat Farnhurst. An am
oulance was in waiting at Farnhurst and
The injured man was taken to the hospital
where amputation of both arms was made
by Drs. McColley and Springer. At this
writing the man is living, and may recover.
He has wife and three children.
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