Middletown transcript., 1900-12-01
PENINSULA NOTES


master at Fairlee.
William E. Brattan has been appointed
cashier OF the Commercial and Savings
Bank, at Snow Hill
The Rev. E. P. Roberts will preach
his inaugural sermon at Chestertown M.
E. Church next Sunday.
Governor Tunnel Thursday appointed
Thomas G. Marshall member of the
Board OF Pilot Commissioners.
In order to make the provisions palmer
on the subject of the grain market the
Wilmington City Council may pass new
ordinance.
A. Wallace Irwin, of Wilmington, who
is in the Philippines with the Forty-first
Regiment, has been made sergeant major
of the regiment.
West Presbyterian Church, of Whining
ton, has elected Charles n. Bower, II. =.
Henderer and Joseph Stewart trustees
for three years.
Frank B. Rogers is an applicant for the
Galena postmastership. Postmaster Harry
Dempsey, whose term will expire in jan
uary, 1902, desires reappointment.
Miss Maggie Marvil, of Laurel, who
lost her reason when informed Of her
mothers death, has regained both health
and reason and returned home from Phil
adelphia.
Charles Harvey Diggans and Miss
Lydia Pyle Morgan were married on
Wednesday evening at No. 993 West
Seventh street, Wilmington, by the Rev.
Charles A. Grise.
The dredging of the Christiana river
from Market street bridge to the pulp
works, Wilmington, has been completed
the channel being twenty-one feet deep
and 150 feet wide.
Company T. National Guard Of Della
ware, of Wilmington, will have an cleo
ton for captain about the middle OF next
month. Lieutenant Simon P. Doherty
will probably be named.
| General Secretary William H. Williams
of the Wilmington Y. M. c. A., who was
recently married, was sentenced on We'd
day evening by about fifty members at
his residence, No. 606 Spruce street.
The directors of the National Bank, Of
Ne twark, Thursday elected S. Minot
Curtis president, vice John Pilling, de-
ceased; Samuel NJ. Donnell, vice presi-
dent, and ]. Wilkins Cooch secretary.
The Wilmington City railway Com
pany is having constructed dynamo
which will be the largest in the Eastern
States with the exception OF one opera
ted by the Union Traction Company, OF
Philadelphia
Alfred Callahan, colored, was arraigned
before Magistrate Tyre in Delmar We'd
nesday, charged with stealing horse
from Isaac J. Henry, pleaded guilty and,
in default of $1,000 bail, in which sum
he was held for Court, was committed to
jail.
Miss Ethel Elizabeth Jester, daughter
/ of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jester, of Viii
! mington, and Clarence L. Walker, OF
| Marshallton, were married on Wednesday
evening at the residence, No. 512 West
Fourth street, by the Rev. w. L. s. Muir
ray.
Mr.. and Mrs. jerome B. Bell have is
sued invitations for the marriage of their
niece, Miss Florence Bell Upton, to JOS
eph Henry Martin, manager Of the Sun
day Star, of Wilmington on December II
at the Bell residence, No SIS West Ninth
street
The Milton cannery was destroyed by
fire Monday. The loss amounts to sew
eral thousand dollars, and the insurance
is $500. The building was owned by citi-
zens Of Milton, and the machinery and
stock belonged to James Robinson of
Baltimore.
| It is likely that GOV. Tunnel and his
entire staff will attend the centennial
celebration at Washington ON December
| 18th, in commemoration of the Tooth
anniversary Of the meeting Of Congress
there The members Of tile staff Will be
in full uniform.
The social season was ushered il at
the New Century Club, Of Wilmington,
on Wednesday evening with the dance
of the Bachelors. The patroneszes We're
Mrs. A. l. du Pont, Mrs. Ferdinand /.
| Gilpin, Mrs. Horace W. Gruse, Mrs.
Preston Lea and Mrs. Willard Salisbury.
1t is rumored that Philadelphia and
Lewes shippers will establish large
coaling station at Lewes. The tIanspor-
tation companies interested in the pro-
ject, it is said, will ask Congress for ap-
preparations for the extension Of tie
'breakwater to the shore and the dredg-
ing of the harbor.
Thomas S. Bellah will shortly retire as
treasurer Of the Wilmington City Raj
way Company to attend to private inter
ests. He may be succeeded as treasurer
by Mr. Bell, the treasurer Of the United
Powers and Transportation Company.
Thomas S. Bellah, Jr., will probably
look after the clerical work of tie VIII
mington Office.
Monday afternoon George Hyatt, bag
gage-master on the Smyrna branch train,
while walking along the side-t-ack at the
depot elevated over the coal bins, ma19
misstep and fe!l into chute. He was
picked up in an unconscious condition
and taken to bis home in Clayton. It is
thoughtMr. Hyatt is hurt internally.
Saturday afternoon while Samuel Cole,
sJr., was cunning near his home on Bonn
bay Hook Island he shot wild goose
that is somewhat Of curiosity in that VI
cinity. The bird is said by old gunne-s
to be the largest ever killed on the bav
shore. It was feet inches high, feet
eight inches from tip to tip and weighed
nineteen pounds.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Otho Mar