Middletown transcript., 1899-05-20

/ John w. Boyer, of Marydel, Md. wa
drugged in Wilmington on Saturday nigh
: and robbed of his hat, coat, stockings ant
vest. He was drinking in a Front stree
saloon and thinks his liquor was drugget
while his back was turned. He does no
remember anything after he took the drinl
until he awoke almost naked.
Governor Tunnel has appointed, &C
cording to the nominations by the Board o.
Officers, Theodore Townsend, colonel of
the First Regiment, N. G. D.. aud Evan G
Boyd, of New Castle, major. There is q
vacancy in the number of companies and
if the patriotism of the young men oil
Middletown runs in the direction of the
military hera is an opportunity to form a
company.
The verdict of the jury in the Court at
Wilmington this week in the case of George
J. Foster, well known in Middletown, for
an assault at Farnhurst upon Peter Waters
| in February last, was mot guilty by reason
of insanity" The assault occurred at the
county almshouse in February, when the
| two men had warm discussion over but-
| ter, and Foster closed it by stabbing Waters
in the back with half of an old case knife
sharpened to point.
CLERK Of the Peace Foard has found it
necessary to cut down the three fine shade
trees in front of his residence, the roots
being so near the surface as to interfere
with the laying of a pavement. The old
pavement had been broken and uplifted by
the roots of the trees. On Sunday evening
several horses took fright at the piles of
bricks and uprooted tree stumps, one team
ran into the carriage of Mr.. Alex Meter,
hitched below, upsetting it, causing Mr..
Metten's horse to break away. 1t was
caught near the Middletown Hotel. The |
carriage was sent to the shop on Monday |
morning.
An effort has been made by Union
Lodge, No. 6, A. O. o. W., of this town, to
secure the prize of $1,000, as offered by the
Supreme Lodge, for the greatest increase of
membership. This lodge has only MEM
bership of about 35, but on Tuesday next
it will be augmented by forty-two new
members. The degree work will be given
by special staff from Wilmington Lodge
and will be witnessed by the members OF
Union Lodge and a number of visitors.
A banquet will be served at the conclusion
of the work by John P. Mcintyre at the
National Hotel.
John Ludwig, who for the past month
has been star boarder at Hyatt's Boarding
House, claiming to be upon the U. S. PEN
sion rolls as colonel at $500 month,
anguishes in New Castle Jail. On May
10th, pension and pay day, in the early
morning hours before boarding house
keepers. tobacconists, BARRIERS, etc., could |
present their bills, the colonel" quit town.
he went to Milford where an observing
-aveling man reported his presence and on
Thursday Constable Hushebeck went for
lim and Squire Reynolds held him for
,ourt in $500 for defrauding Mrs. Hyatt.
he is veteran" but what kind
5 to be determined.
Cape Town, Africal where and what of it?
little over a year ago it would have
eemed out of the reach of any one or any
hing from Middleto Rn but in these days
+ expansion local ideas have enlarged,
ince the Philippines and Manila have be.
ONE familiar words. And so may be i
mixed Cape Town and Middletown 81
nd through the MiddIetown Shirt So
ompany. MrBurgess has received through
Boston firm an order for fifty dozen of
he Compairy's Shirts as samples with the
lea of extensive purchases at Cape Town. | D
his IS great compliment to Mr. Burgess n
nd his employees whose buy hands and v
uick eyes put out so excellent work.
A severe electrical storm passed over =;
lis vicinity on Tuesday evening last. The ;,
eals of thunder were very heavy, while \,
le lighting was brilliant, and almost in
.ssant. The electric light wires attracted
considerable of the latter and in its pas y
ge to the ground caused the lights to flash M
ke fire flies. No damage was done by the
ghtning in this vicinity. but in other te
.rts of the State several accidents are re- M
,rted. At Milford several farm houses
ere unroofed and several cattle killed, a,
{ Milton the storm partially wrecked the g.
wer and auditorium of the NJ e. Church =
i'd the telephone service at Lewes was
IDLY damaged. while at Glendale the fir
alton of the Queen Anne R. R. was struck
? lightning and completely demolished. n