Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19

turing his skull, and thereby barely es.
Gaping death. Two weeks ago mis-
taken dose of aconite was given him tc
which he almost succumbed, and now
this recent mishap.
An exploding lamp caused excite
ment at the LIE y es NJ. E. Church last
Sunday ntA ht and serious confagra-
tion was bravely averted. The church
was swell filed with people, but most
of them were in the lower room, while
the explosion occurred in the auditor
ium. Comparatively good order was
maintained and no one was hurt. The
damage to the church was slight.
Harry Wilson was burned about the
hands in getting the broken lamp ont
Of the room.
Rev. Charles Edward Raymond, pas
tor of the German Lutheran Church,
Cum berland Md, was blown from bis
bed Saturday by the explosion of hot
water bottle. He was confined to his
bed with pleurisy, and being directed
to apply hot water bottle to his side,
asked servant girl to prepare it for
him. She filled the bottle with three
parts OF scalding water. As the minis
ter placed the bottle to his side it ex-
plOded with a loud report. He was
hurled from the bed and terrible scaiu-
ed 1t Is feared he will not recover.
The Lewes RIVER Improvement
Comnany, which organized last year
for the purpose of open ing up new
mouth for Lewes creek, and make it
more convenient for steamers to run to |
Lewes and Milton, is also at work on
the project, and Lewes will likely have |
lines this season Ths bar
row neck of land between the bay and
creek at point just above the wood
land known as the "Cedar." Scoops
with horses to draw them. ARE being
used to take off the first dirt, but
steam digger will be put TO work next
week. The only difficulty that con-
fronts the plompters will be to keep the
mouth open. There is no such specu-
Iation about it, and great many peo-
pie d, MT believe that it can he done
unless at very great expense.
With her clothing and the rural stage
a which she was riding ahame, a
woman passenger had thrilling though
orief experience Saturday while going
% Fair Hill Md. The bottom of thestage
vas covered with straw and the driver
il the vehickle was smoking a cigar.
This combination caused all the
rouble. A spark from the cigar,
gnited the straw, and soon the
dress was burning. The fair
passenger screamed, the driver lashed
lis horse and the swiftly moving
,ehicle began to burn like tinder. As
he seconds sped by the woman became
more alar med, and the two minutes
t took the horse TO draw his fiery load
nto SDow Hill seemed like an age to
Ter. But the drivers lusty yells for
elp were quickly responded to, and
he blazing occupant of the stage was
urried from the flaming vehicle.
Iost of her outer clothing was torn off
b desperate efforts to save her life. AS
t was the woman was severely burned [
)ut will recover. Meantime the stage (
vas being swiftly devoured by the |
lanes. The United States mail bag t
nd several valuable express packages ]
lere also prey of the flames. The l1ss L
J $500. e
The following real estate transfers r
ave been recorded in the Clerks office ;
Elkton: Robert Kay to John T.
learn, land at Baldwin station, 5000; :
ohm Barnes and others to Charles
.echler, interest in 'Fishery Farm"
, First district, S1650; W. T. War
urton, attorney. to Mary L. Mitchell, v
property in Sixth district '
1741; Che.les S. Kinsey, of Philadel- v
hia, Pa., to Eugene R. Valentine, t
nree tracts of land on Elkton- Turkey .
'oint road, $4,000; Margaret Hand, l
Del. to Robert c. Shippers Z
ous3 and lot at North East, $3.50; f
[iram w. Shallcross to Charles w. t
'ayard, property in North East, Sl037; o
ohm A. Mccullough to William r. t
Friffing, lot at Polot, SS15; Frederick 5
age to Hiram W. Shallcrose, property n
D North East, $1,000; Samuel L. Denny ii
0 Edward E. Rock, lot of land at
'ylmar 800; Perryyille Real Estate and g
Improvement Company TO Annie E. b
Knight, house and lot al Perryvlllt,
1000; Rev. Adam Stenglp, of Smyrna s
)el., to the Jacob Tome Institute, q
roperty in Port Deposit, $1,000; Henry h
!. Nesbitt to J4ceb Tome Institute 81
roperty at Port Deposit, $1,000; Evelyn Il
/. Tome to Jac,'b Tome Institute, at il
'ort Deposit farm SIC. .434 "a; John S. il
Tolly to Jacob Tome Institute, prop I,
rty in Port Deposit, $212.5o; Benjamin b
!. Brown to Jacob Tome Institute prop q
rty in Port Deposit, $500; John ]. \
tuck TO Jacob Tome Institute prop. t.
rty in Port Deposit, $32 900. n