Middletown transcript., 1899-08-19

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sweeping the Atlantic Coast during all this
week, still continues at Ocean City. Md,
with little or no decrease in force. As far
as can be seen the ocean is dotted with
white caps and the swels are sweeping
over the beach to Sinepuxent bay. The
railroad bed has been washed through in
several places, but no considerable damage
has been done to any part of the beach.
The body of Samuel Boylan of Will
mington was found in the west yard at .
o'clock yesterday morning. The body was
stretched across the railroad track, and a
large bullet hole was in the right temple
Between the legs of the dead man was
found a pistol of twenty-five calibre. II
was empty, but not far away was discover
ed shell of the same calibre. There is
question whether it is case of murder or
suicide.
Upon the first page of to days TRAN
SCRIPT may be found very interesting
article upon malarial fevers and the mos
quito. Description of experiments by the
professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital leads
to the conclusion that only through the
bite of the mosquito are the germs of ma
laria communicated to human beings. In
halatien and The drinking drinking Of impure water
are discre lifted. The article is very in
teresting.
Detective Huichins of the Delaware
railroad went to Mt. Pleasant Saturday to
e Dol
eIs from Baltimore, that their children
we're to be prohib ted from trespassing OF
the railroad property. Upon his arrival he
found th:t the young Bohemians had
spread along the tracks spikes and other
obs ructions enough TO throw any engine
from the tracks over the embankment.-
Exchange.
-Bisoop Coleman, of the Proteriant Epis-
copal Diocese of Delaware, will fly from a
pole so feet high in Bishopstead on notable
days in church history handsome Episco-
pal Church flag, which he has just secured
and which is the first flag of the kind in the
country. The emblem is of handsome bunt-
ing, square six feet and nine inches. 1t
has 13 bars, alternately red and white, and
in the centre is a white space on which
there is an Episcopal cross in purple.
Meat is now a luxury, so radical has
been the advance in the retail prices of the
best cuts. But the retail dealers cannot
help themselves, as it is impossible for them
to sell at former prices and make expenses.
The big butchers of Chicago, those who
control the meat supply of the country,
are responsible. They desired to add few
millions to their wealth, and SO added few
cents pound to the selling price of their
product. And the people have - pay tri-
butte to these men or do without meat.
-Canneries all over the peninsula have
now been put at work on tomatoes, and
there is demand for labor. The work of
the canneries means that every one may be
employed, and the circulation of consider
able money among the merchants. The
outlook is for large output of canned
tomatoes this season. Business will boom
on the peninsula for some time to come,
for the reason Of every one being busy in |
the canneries or at other business, which is |
affected directly by the work in the can.
neries. Tomatoes are in good condition.
The Rev. Henry Sanderson, a we'll |
known minister of Wilmington died at Rid |
ley Park on Wednesday. He would have
been eighty years old Aug. 22nd. Mr.. San
derson was stricken with paralysis at Ches-
ter Heights camp meeting about three |
weeks ago. He was twice married, but has |
been widower since 1898. He Joined the |
Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference in 1845, and was a member of the
Wilmington Conference for 81 years, since |
its organization. He served st. Georges in
1912 and Port Penn. his last charge, in
1873
The Smyrna Shirt and Hosiery Com
pany, Prettyman Bros. proprietors. have
just closed a contract TO furnish 1886, 600 |
shirts for Ely & Walker, wholesale mer-
chants who have business places in New |
York, st. Louis, Brehmans, Germany and |
Chemitz, Switzerland. It will take the |
Messrs Prettyman the balance of the year
to complete the order and thus the opera |
tors at the factory here are assured of steady |
work for at least six months. This is the |
largest single order ever received by a |
Delaware shirt factory and Smyrna's
manufacturers are to be congratulated.
Smyrna Call. 1.-THE Middletown factory |
shares in this good news.-Ed.
The total assessment for school pur-
poses in Middletown this year is 1882, ,1o5. |
The tax rate is s110 per hundred, making |
$2,003.37 the tax assessed. There was paid |
about $Se100, or two-fifths of the whole |
amount assessed, under the per cent. re-
bate. This lessons the assessed amount
about 5000, saved by those with ready |
money. One of the remarkable features of |
the school tax is that property value pays
less than half the whole amount; the poll |
pays the larger moiety. The assessments |
are as follows:
Rental-................ 1856 ,5SO
STOCK ,....s.......ss.s...... z4,VZ0
Polt .,....,....'......... Sl,oVV
Total. ........................ $1s2, los
Postmaster William II. Smith. of New
ark, is in trouble with the Postoffice De-
partment over his accounts. Mr.. Smiths
integrity is not questioned, however, bad
bookkeeping being the cause Of the trouble.
A new postmaster will likely be appointed
In the near future.-Elkton Appeal. In re-
gard to the alleged troubles of the post
master at Newark, the Delaware Ledger of
that town says:-"The reports published in
the Wilmington dailies in reference to Post
master Smith are incorrect. Inspector
Maxwell found the book straight. In
posting the books there was slight differ
ence which was corrected then. This talk
of defalcation Is disgrace to those papers
which published the report and an outrage
on Mr. Smith