Middletown transcript., 1899-03-25

cused of completely with William n. Bogg'
in the enbezzlement of funds from the Firs
National Bank Of Dover, which will begin
onMarch 27th.
| "A number of horses from the Newark
Stock Farm were disposed of at recen
sale at Madison Square Garden, N. Z
Red Silk brought $1,o75; India Silk, s1,o75
Seaweed, $500; Anona, $3.50; Romanda
$275; Jane Pepper, S225; Lady Emma
5000. Jacksonian sold for $500 at former
sale.
The horrible railroad accident at the r.
1W. & B. railroad crossing at Stanton. on
December oath, 1897, when father and
mother were killed and Carrie Bradley was
seriously injured, was settled in court this
week. The little girl received $4,000 but the
amount paid the administrator Of her par
ents was not stated.
: The Levy Court Tuesday appointed the
following constables: Appoquinimink, N.
W. Van Horn; Christiana. Paul ]. Began
and ]. F. Porter; New Castle, Moses B.
Fleming; Pencader, Emil Walther; Red
Lion, Daniel W. Cush; st. Georges, Angus
rus HLshabeck; Wilmington. A. s. Hur-
lock. D. W. Hughes. William P. Windish
and Harry R. Smith,,
Wednesday marked an epoch in the
history of Wilmington, two new trolley
railways being put in regular operation.
The lines opened were those of the VIII
mington and Chester Traction Co., extend
ing from Front and French streets, Will
mington, to Seventh and Edgemopt ave-
nue., Chester, and the Wilmington and
Brandywine Springs Railway Co., extend.
ing from Fourth and Market streets to
Brandywine Springs. By the first named
route there is through travel by trolley from
Wilmington to Philadelphia.
Two freight trains crashed, head on,
hurling cars, machinary and merchandise
into mound Of wreckage, at Dover at 1.30
A. M, on Monday last South-bound through
freight No. IT'S, in charge of Conductor ].
Chapman, was to have met extra freight
No. 81, north bound, at the Fair Ground
siding, but because the extra was a trife
late the regular was ordered to proceed
slowly to Dover. The extra, however, be-
gan making time at Wyoming, and the
night being dark and tracks slippery, neith-
er engineer could control his train after
catching glimpse of the red signals. The
crews escaped by leaping.
State Detective Bernard ]. McVey has
entered civil suit to the May term of the
Superior Court Of New Castle county
against Peter ]. Ford. The suit was filed
with Prothonotary Victor B. Woolley by
Attorney General Robert @. White, who is
the detectives attorney. It is a summons
case and the record does not show on what
ground it is brought, but II islearned that
Mr.. Ford is charged with slander. The.suit
grows out of the allegations made by Mr..
Ford when he opposed the confirmation of
Detective McVey by the State Senate. The
detective puts the amount of damages de-
manded at $100, 900.
The three-story building being erected
by Mr.. George w. Peterson, Of Chesapeake
City, Md, for Mrs. George Peterson, on
Main street, is nearing completion The
building is forty-seven feet front by sixty
one feet in depth, containing. two large
store rooms and four dwelling rooms on
first floor, seven rooms and bath on the
second floor and six rooms on the third
floor. The building is heated by hot
air, and is lighted throughout-by electric
lights Both storerooms have been occu-
pied this week by Mrs. Peterson as milli-
nary store, and o. NJ. Matthews as grocery
store.
Hotel changes are much discussed these
days. Mr.. w. s. Letherbury has purchased
the Townsend Hotel of Mr.. James L. Dick.
inson, and Mr.. J. P. Mcintyre of the Ma
ional Hotel will manage it. Mr.. Dickinson
has purchased the Appleton farm of $50
acres near Middletown of Mr.. Edmund
Draper, consideration reported $500.
Mr.. Draper will move to Middletown
Rumor says the owner of the Nationa
Hotel Of this town has sold that hostelry for
$4,000 but having agreed about February
1st to renewed lease for another five years
to Mr.. Mcintyre who has SO successfully
managed the hotel. the rumor is not
credited. A change of ownership, how
ever, could not affect the occupancy the
present year if during the term agreed to
lease
Carrying out the idea as recommended
by THR TRANscRIPr's correspondent of last
week, the Road Commissioners Of st.
Georges Hundred have appointed q COM
mittee to audit and investigate the OUT
standing Indebtedness. This committee
consists of Messrs. Andrew s. Eliason, of
Mt. Pleasant; Merritt N. Willis and Charles
Derrickson. of Middletown; Columbus
Watkins, Of Odessa. and Joseph Cleayer, of
Port Penn, all Of whom are prominent and
representative citizens and large taxpayers
of the Hundred and therefore financially
interested in the proper management of the
roads. This committee will hold three sit
tings. one at Middletown, one at Odessa
and one at Port Penn, to have all claims
presented and proved before them. and the
Road Commissioners will not assume any
indebtedness not approved by the COM
mittee. The committee has not yet organ-
lied but will probably do SO next week and
get down to work in short while
| Removals.
This is moving day aud number of our
i citizens have moved into thair ,new- homes