Middletown transcript., 1900-06-02

be conveyed; and in the evening, con
frmation at st. Philips, Laurel. Ol
Monday the clergy will Journey to Mil
ford, Whele the convention will begin
john Jacob Schade, ga years old of No
1901 Lancaster avenue, Wilmington
died suddenly Monday evening whil'
attending meeting Of the st. Bene-
dict Society at the Sacred Heart Schoo
building. He has been prominent
member of the society and attended tbt
meeting, although he was not feeling
well. He was stricken before tbt
meeting was over and fell into the arml
Of his son. DR.. Finley was summoned
but Gould do nothing. The body wa'
removed to the morgue and was after
wards taken to his home. Coroner
Vandever will hold an inquest.
James Gilmt re, colored, of George
town, who was visiting at Dover, was
killed near a shanty back of the post.
Cffice MOI day by Frank Brown, also
colored. On Saturday. it is said,
Brown quarreled with a negro known
as ''Ginger, " Monday be returned to
the shanty to renew the quarrel. Gil
more who WAS lot involved in the
quarrel was standing just outside the
shanty when Brown approached.
Drawing two revolvers the latter fred
at random, striking Gilmore in the
lung and killing him instantly. Brown
Immediately fed, crossing the back
yards of adjoining HOUSES and proceed
ing out State street in his fight.
HiQhwaymen are yet lowering about
the vicinity of New Castle. They
were last heard from in the vicinity
Of ReJ bold Station, between that city
and Della ware City, where, at an early
hour Saturday morning, three men
held up Daniel Moore, colored, and
took from him his watch, thirty.seven
cents in money, aud, after beating him
concluded their work by taking from
him his coat, vest and also his shoes
and compelling him to walk through
the pouring rain in his stocking feet
a distance of nearly two miles. When
he reached his home he tainted from
the beating and exposure to the rain.
The highUaymen are supposed to be
the same persons who short time
ago held up Ex. Postmaster Hunter, of
this city, and robbed him of his watch
and moEey.
Fishermen in the upper waters Cf
the Choptank river say the German
carp is one of the causes of the scarcity
Of other fish. Carp are becoming very
plentiful and others of the fnny tribe
are disappearing. The carp is the usur'
per of the feeding grounds of other
fish and deVours the spawn. When
first brought to this Stale the carp was
thought by many to be fine table fish.
Quite number of ponds were estab-
lished in this country. The young fish
put in them grew rapidly, as they were
fed regularly. After they had grown
large enough to cook it was discovered
that they were little or no better than
a muIlet. Thereafter the ponds and
their contents were neglected, but the
fish multiplied. Eventually Il fresh
cts destroyed the dams, one after the
other, and the now numerous fish went
into the river with the rush of freed
waters. Thus it was that the Chop.
tank was well stocked sev, raj yeaIs
ago. The sturdy pisca'orial importa-
tiOn seems to have been quickly accli-
mated, for it certainly has been very pro-
life. 1t is claimed by yme fishermen
that after remaining in salt for quite
long time the carp-like the herring
becomes very palatable. This is not
generally known, however, and the
carp is the cheapest fish on the market.