Middletown transcript., 1900-04-14
PENINSULA NEWS.
A Harrington Church Had Two
Pastors Last Sunday.
A RAILROAD TO TRAPPE, MD.
A Baltimore Gamer Sued for the Price
Of Some eTomatoes-The shooting
of Live Pigeons to be In
Observation-Disclosures Notes.

The Kent County Insurance Co. ha
bought the James Slaughter farm, nea
Smyrna, for 81, 800.
Mis- Roberta Hobbs Of Federalsburl
has been appointed teach T Of tb
Dover High School.
A new bridge across the Sassafra
River, which separates Cecil and Ken
counties, is bei;g considered by th'
commissioners Of the two coun les.
The municipal election at St. George'
resulted in the selection Of J. G
Stuckert as mayor, and John B. Nelson
and DR.. F. i. Welsh as couDcilmen.
j. Newlin Gawthrop. Of Whining
ton, president of the trustees Of the
| New Castle County Woikhouse, has
been reappointed for full term of five
years.
Eight two-s.ory frame houses at
Front and Un'ol streets, Wilmington,
were burned down last Tuesday: They
were owned by A. G. B. Anderson, q
prosperous colored man.
Mrs. David L. Mustard, Of Lewes,
has been Frustrated since the death Of
her husband, Dr.. Mustard, and is now
seriously i'll. Her son Colonel 1. w.
Mustard, is hurrying home from China
to see ber.
Several of the leading citizens Of
Frederick are thinking Of starting
national bank in that town. The town
has already been canvassed to some
extent and several shares Of the stock
are promised to be taken provided the
bank is started.
Rev. r. Irving Watkins pastor Of
the New Castle NJ. E. Church, has
been transferred to Covington, Ken
lucky, to succeed Rev. Harvey W.
Ewing, who goes to Boston. MIR. Ew-
ing is a brother-in-!aw Of the Rev. W.
L. S. Murray Of Wilmington. A min
lister from one of the New England
States will be transferred to New
Castle.
A colored by employed on the Back
Creek farm, near Mt. Pleasant, Del,
who desired holiday, set fire to the
barn and outbuiIdings, Tuesday, and
they we've consumed. Several head Of
cattle, which we're in the barn, perish
ed. Hard work by neighbors saved
the house from destruction. A war
rant was issued for the negro, tut be
fed before the officers arrived.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
has reported favorable on the bill
appropriating $50, 900 for the establish
ment Of lighthouse and fog station at
the mouth Of the Delaware bay. and it
is believed that the bill will pas1. The
new breakwater is nearing completion
ard the lighthouse is greatly needed.
The bill has been pushed by the ship
ing men Of this port as we'll as others
interested in shipping on the bay.
The following additional census emu
70 rators for Cecil county, Nd, have
been recommended by the Republican
State Central Committee for Cecil
county, as follows: First district,
Harry Knock, Fl. E. Taylor; Second,
Charles w. Lake; Third, Harry Will
son, John r. Mahoney, Thomas 5. Mil
Ter; Fourth, Isaac Miller; Fiftn, John
Fl. Dean, Jetho johnson; Eighth, Jos.
Fulton; Ninth, William Crothers.
E. F. Brooks, general freight agent
Of the Philadelphia, Wilmington al d
Baltimore Railroad, and r. L. Holli-
day, superintendent Of the Delaware
Division, made prospecting tour Mon
day over the country through which
the proposed Trappe railroad will pass
it constructed. Accompanying them
in the superintendent's private car
were Judge GUNNER. Of N 4wark, N. J.
Mr.. Philpot, Of Philadelphia; Col.
Charles A Chipley, Col. Oswald Thigh
man, Louis w. Trail and George E.
Haddaway, Of Easton. They were
met at Trappe Station on the Della
ware and Chesapeake railway, by
committee Of citizens Of Trappe and
rode in carriages through the country
to the town, where a luncheon was
served at Sullivan's Hotel Carrolton.
On the Trappe committee were DR.. j.
F. Chaplain, Robert K. Butler, Geo.
NJ. Jenkins, j. H. 9. Kemp, Percival
Mullikin, Charles B. Lloyd, James Nj.