Middletown transcript., 1900-03-03
LATE pEN1rsuLA NEWS.

Captain Samuel Ford, at one time =
member Of the Maryland Legislature, died
e EIkton, Nd, on Wednesday, sgsd es
years.
The Delaware State Principals, Associa-
ton has decided to hold quarterly meesings,
the first to be held on March 10th, at ne
Conference Academy, Dover.
A spick and span horse and carriage pass
ed up the leading Peninsula road on long
journey. It was the team Of Thomas Gra-
ham of Easton, is who Ell route to Cairo,
Mich. and expects to make the entire jour
ney in his carriage. Mr.. Graham did not
state when lie anticipated embarrassing at
his final destination, but it is presumed that
it will be well on toward the Presidential
election day.
William E. Rows, Of Chapel District, Tai
bot county Md, has ~ cows which during
the last year produced 8. 800 pounds ofbuIter.
He sold 600 pounds at 20 cents apoand. and
5000 pounds at 25 cents. total Of $50 for
hutter alone. The milk, he claims, was fed
to the hogs which brought enough TO pay
all expenses of the cows. and throwing the
calves in for good MEASURE, leaves an aver
age profit from each COW Of $3.50. Some Of
our farmers might profit by Mr.. Rows plan.
Col. w. ]. Vannort and Chas. L Dodd,
c imposing majority Of the board Of town
commissioners, of Chestertown, Nd, met on
Saturday night and decided to accept the
proposition Of the Electric Light Company
to light the streets at an annual charge Of
$l,l20 or $l4 per light for so thirty two
candle power lights. Messrs. Tracy and
Wright, of the Light Company, were noti-
fled at once and contract for three years
entered into aud duly executed.
At the Smyrna town election held on Mon
day only As votes repolled. People took
little interest in the affair and most Of the
old officials were reelected. The follow.
ing was the result of the election: Town
Council-John Rawley, Samuel ] Reynolds,
Harry B. Grieves, ]. w. Denny, E. M.
Fowler. and in the sixth district James c.
Robinson and Henry s. Anthony each re-
ceived eight votes w. H. Carr was elected
Assessor, and Ezekiel Cooper town treas
urer.
An important postal change for Kent
county Md, is being agitated. 1t is pro-
posed to secure if possible Q morning mail
by way of the steamer Susquehanna, Of the
COLCHESTER Company, arriving from Port
Deposit and Havre de Grace at Betterton at
$50 A. NJ. From Betterton the mail would
be brought by way Of Still Pond by star
route to Chestertown, giving Chestertown
the daily papers and Northern mail at
about II A. M, instead of about 1890, as
at present.
There is talk OF an arrangement being
made between the town of Clayton and ST.
Joseph's Industrial School by which the
town can be lighted with electric lights.
The Industrial School proposes soon to
place in large dynamos for the purpose OF
running all the machinery in the school,
not only for the departments now in use
but for additional department which will
soon be added. Dynamos of sufficient ca
| pacity will be placed in so as to enable the
running of line into the town Of Clayton,
If the Industrial School can get permission
Of the Council they will enter the town, and
light all residences there who will take the
lights at a nominal cost An effort will also
be made to have the streets Of the town
lighted with electricity. While matters
have not taken definite shape by any
means, there is nevertheless more or less
talk among the citizens.