Middletown transcript., 1899-10-28
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i RECOVERY OF MISS MAY SHARP
Miss May Sharp, daughter Of Eli r.
Sharp, of this town, who has been con.
nned to her room for nearly four years
with nervous prostration, now shows
signs OF recovery. The change came
very suddenly, only last week she being
unable to move limb. Monday after
noon Miss Sharp was taken for q short
drive aud Wednesday left for Milford
where che is visiting her sister Mrs.
saunders Truitt. Miss Sharp is very
popular 10 Iewes and her recovery is
Joyfully received by her many friends.
and also those Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp.
who have much anxiety during the
long period their daughter lay helpless,
there being weeks at a time when she
would not open her eyes, and respiras
tion was hardly visible.-Lewes Pilot.
Next season eel fisheries will be> es. /.
tablished at Oxford, st. Michaels and
Tilghman's Island on scale of some
magnitude. Last August. three pro.
gressive Talbot fishermen went north,
as far as the Maine coast, to observe
the methods of catching cells, the kinds
OF traps employed and the process of
preparing them for the market. They
took In Long Island Sound and other =
waters in their observations, and they
will be ready at the beginning of next
season to put the Choptank and Miles
river eels in the market In competition
with the Eastern catch. They will
not take an eel from fresh water. nor
from muddy bottom. m.-Salisbury Ad
Yertiser.
The Easton Ledger says; A certain
young man of Easton has been paying
attentions to young lady, but some
misunderstanding arose between him
and the fair ones father and he ceased
bis visits. The father few days ago
sent the aforesaid young man o bill
for coal oil consumed during the court.
ship period, and the young man re-
'ponded with five gallon can of oil.
The young man is now looking for a
Dill for coal and wood.
Hargrove has on display at his hard
ware store the finest display. from the Z
armers that has ever been exhibited
lere. In pumpkins he has three
which weigh 348 pounds, 100, lis
md 130 pounds respectively, Sweet POI,
atoes Weighing Al, 81 and Z pounds.
Duchess pears weighing 25 and 30 :
'unces. Fine display of apples. One
took of pearl millet 81 feet tall with
q branches grown fFsm one stock
ieaford News.
An exchange says: A man living
ear Milford has in his possession six
oxes, two chimpanzees, three ground
ogs, seventeen silver fish, and is now
egotiating for an ourang.outang from
be president of the TransYaal. It is
ute curiosity to see bis place, and
Q takes great pride in showing visitors
round claiming as he does, that "T
N self.made man; what I've got be.
'ngs to me, and I am square with the Z.
orld.n
The Laurel Sussex Countisn says:
.dvices from Nanticoke state that
yer hundred more boats will engage.
! dredging this season than usual from
lat section. The oysterinen are ex.
setting brisk season. A representa-.
We of one Of the dredging companies s
as in Laurel, recently, trying to get
'lored men to go on the boats. He ss
as unsuccessful. There is plenty of
Drk in Laurel for both whites and
acks. ~