Middletown transcript., 1899-08-05

y wife of DR.. Harter, president Of Delawar
: College, was taken violently in, and medi
cal aid failed to relieve her of her suferings
. Wednesday surgical operation was under
i taken; and it was learned that gangrent
!, had set in, There is no hope of her re
/ eovery.
Viii nnington was shaken about Lila
; o'clock Tuesday afternoon by two explo-
sions, which proved to be two rolling mills
!! at the lower yard of the du Pont Powder
Co.. near Rising Sun Del. The mills blew
up. but nobody was hurt and the loss was
small. How the powder was ignited is
not known.
Passengers have rights and so have
conductors. A passenger on the Delaware
train Monday leaving Wilmington at 4.27
o'clock, struck Conductor Sherburne in the
mouth, cutting his lip, because he aroused
him from his slumbers. He took excep-
| tions to the manner in which he was awak-
ened. Republican.
u. B. Goff, ofthe Sandy Branch creamery,
is in Cecil this week endeayoring to estab-
| lish creamery in the Fifth district, with
head churning quarters at North East and
four distributors in different sections of
the district. His idea is to organize stock
company with the farmers themselves as
share-holders.-Ceci Co. News.
DIR. J. c. Sites who has been associated
with DR.. Thos H. Gilpin in the practice of
dentistry has purchased DR.. Gilpin's prac
tice and will open offices in the parlors of
Mrs. Samuel Pennington corner North
Broad and West Main streets. Thelocation
could not be improved and DIR. Sites
many friends wish him abundant success.
General Washington, it is said, once
uttered an oath, and his example spresented
as an excuse for the profanity ofother men
But with the statement General Washing
toms opinion of swearing should always be {
Joined He said, ''This is vice so mean ,
aud low, without any temptation, that }
avery man Of sense and character despises .
t."
-In suit brought at New Castle on I
Friday by James Cleaver and wife of Black r
1
endered by Mrs. Cleaver for fifty eight !,
lays at $1.00 per day-s5S-the jury made n
he modest award of $2 1t took sometime !
o get through, and great many words !
assed in the course of the hearing.-Smyrna !,
lines.
-Postmasters are directed to open all !,
,tters upon which postage has not been 4,
aid, to ascertain the name of the writer.
o avoid this no one should fail to have :,
leir names and address printed on one
,rner of all envelopes used for mailing :.
tiers. The TRANSCRIPT" Office affords r r
veryoue an opportunity to have this done =
very trif1ing expense. a.
The following collections for the month
July have been paid by tax gatherers ,
'er to the county treasurer: Red Lion, R.
Cam, $462.61; st. Georges, L. G. Scott,
93.46; Pencader, ]. B. LeFevre, 1854; ].
O'Rourke. $32369; Appoquinimink, Ed d
ard Hart, $112.26 Blackbird, R G. Brock O.,
n, $43O.97; George G. Rothwell, S11O.45. 80
lie collections from the entire county dur VI
g the month amounted to $2S, 1914. ~
An order has been issued to all the | tri
ation agents aloug the Peninsula railroad AMI
stop selling tickets TO Old Point Com J..
IT. Thls is done at the instance OF the pre-
cent outbreak of yellow fever. which is poi
epidemic at Soldiers Home, Hampton 7
!. There is strict quarantine enforced, anG
the medical authorities are hoping to inc
lfine it to the very place it originated ioiI
thus extirminate the disease before II 5,
'eads. There is reported some forty cases cen
j eight deaths up to the present time. Sep
On account of the existance of yellow
er at Old Point Comfort travel and bag T
,e ON the p. w. & B. railroad to that Poi
ce shows large decrease Persons who VirI
tally spent their vacation at that we'll gres
own resort have made arrangements to
nd it elsewhere this year. All persons
o land at that point are not allowed to m
We for fear they will carry the fever. A ~.
ct quarantine is observed by the rail -.
d company, who have all their cars a.
nigated at Philadelphia or Jersey City.
brings on distress after A
ing with heaviness and deadness of the Har
mach, sick headache, weary and tired r
ing that is not relieved by rest, un- Rob
Ilthy eruptions on the skin, constipa- q,
i, loss of appetite, pains in the sides and All.
k, etc. These are but few of the symp- r
Is of indigestion and dyspepsia. To wei
ltitudes who thus suffer Mother seigeTs C
'ative Syrup has proved a help and a wor
ssing. Price 60c. and 30c. bottle. 1t M
cost you nothing to try it. Sample cur,
i, Address A. ]. White, No. 426, 1853 N,
ane St., New York. viii
The settlement of Clerk of the Peace Pc
erson B. Foard with State Treasurer RI
for the months of June and July were ton.
lie Thursday. The collections for the w
cd were as follows: Inn or tavern Geo,
nse, $9l66; special inn or tavern. 1926; w
,ial retailer to sell liquor, $50; peddlers, Mon
! hawker or peddler, 5000; merchants,
rly, So, 1852; six months, STAG. so; manu- Ar
urers, yearly, S3,003.78; six months, Drar
25; marriage, 1862; brokers, $780, doc BIZ
1910; dentists, $780, lawyers, $40; photo w. ]
,hers, $40; stations and jacks, $50; real St
te, $780,. total, SS,571.71. The total Eva,
1ber of licenses issued was $50. Rr
Owing to illness Rev. A. P. Prettyman, phre
5alena, Md, was unable to preach in Oh
hesda NJ. E. Church on Sunday morn Mac,
The pulpit, however, was ably filled Mi
Rev. ]. A. Arters, of Cecilton, Md. In Tale
evening Prof MacIntyre gave lecture Ne
're the Epworth League, which was Dun
interesting and instructive. He gave Pc
STORY of the rise of the Students Vo,un- Boy:
movement and the growth which it Re
attained, closing with an earnest plea Cool
the formation Of class for Bible study W
he church. The room was well filed Frar
the song service was excellent. W
Cesar Rodney Day wa. ca,ebr.ted Will
at the home Of the distinon;sh O'Cc
singer" of the Declaration of Indeper-
NDnvNrrlar