Middletown transcript., 1900-11-17

Sturgeon are reported plentiful in Del
aware Bay.
Twenty-one new members have been
received into the Milton Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
George Sadler, sailor on one of the
barges of the Charles Warner Company,
fell down hatchWay, breaking several
ribs.
The Sunday School Of the West Presby-
terrain Church, Wilmington, celebrated
its thirty second anniversary on Sunday
evening.
By the explosion of a gasoline stove in
the house of John G. REILLY, on South
Adams street, Wilmington, S110O damage
was done.
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church
of Dover, has organized large chorus
choir, and will give concert on Thanks
giving day.
According to the vote the Prohibition
lists polled about 341 votes. Of this num-
Der 164 were polled in Wilmington; SO in
rural New Castle county; 80 in Kent and
49 in Sussex.
Watson R. Sperry, former United
States Minister to Persia, who has been
living with his family in Dresden, Ger
many, for some years, arrived in Will
mington Sunday.
A number of lots on the beach front at
Lewes have been surveyed, and it is ex-
pected that several hundred cottages will
be erected, and the town hopes to rival
Rehoboth as summer resort.
The Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
Preachers Association Monday adopted
resolutions regretting the departure of
Rev. DR.. J. D. G. Hanna, who will be-
come pastor of church in West Chester,
Pa.
Governor Tunnel will have the appoint
ment of magistrate for Dover to take the
place of the late Magistrate Peter L.
Cooper. 1t is said to be a profitable office
and already there are several prominent
citizens mentioned.
1t is said that before General James H.
Wilson sailed from Taku for San Francisco
LII Hung Chang asked this government to
make the general peace commissioner be-
cause of his wide knowledge of Chinese
affairs.
Because Of the late summer and re-
mild autumn prior to the past
few days, second crops Of grapes and
are being harvested by G.
W Lord, Of Camden, and on the Todd
farm, near Dover.
Rev. ]. D. c. Hanna, of Wilmington,
Of the Twentieth Century En-
dowment Fund, has been transferred
from the Wilmington Conference to the
West Chester NJ. E. Church in the
Conference.
The Rev. Sewell n. Pilchard, chaplain
in the United States Army at Fort Bay
ard, N. H., has received from President
an acceptance Of his resigna-
lion from the army to become pastor Of
NJ. E. Church.
G. w. Taylor, clerk in the Office Of
Barnard, of the Phila-
lelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail
road, at sale in the home of Peter Hall,
Milford, secured sofa and table which
we're brought to this country in 1776. /
A new song, "She and Delaware"
words by W. H. Heisler and music by
August Krapf, was sung in Chester, Pa,
Wednesday night by Edna May Spooner.
It is believed that the song will become
popular. 1t is dedicated to the State of |
Delaware.
The Kent County Grange held its an
lual meeting Tuesday and considered the
natter of lessening the taxes ofDelaware
armers and obtaining for them, through
legislative enactment a reduction in
reight rates on their fruits and vege-
ables.
Within few weeks the plant of the
1ackawanna Lubricating Company will
oe established. Preparations for the re-
noyal of the plant are now uuder way.
Horace G. Knowles is secretary OF the
organized company, and G. E. Wade, of
is its president
Extensive improvements are being
made to the high bridge over the Della
ware and Chesapeake canal between
Kirkwood and Mt. Pleasant, by the Del
lware Railroad Co: New stone abut-
nemts are being placed in position and it
IS stated that it is expected to place a
louble track at this point. A new draw
S to be put in.
Milk will be raised 20 per cent; beef,
70 per cent, and eggs, 12 per cent. in the
Kent County towns with the beginning
If next month. Country butter has also
gone up because of the demand for it in
he city markets, and is scarcely obtain<
lble in the rural towns, notwithstanding
hat Kent is centre of successful farm
ng enterprises.
While traction engine was,engaged in
hreshing on the farm of Samuel T. Sex
on, near Magnolia, spark from the en-
inc ignited some straw in the barnyard
nd nearly all the crop Of fodder and
traw was consumed. The barn also
aught fire, but by the prompt work Of
ONE neighbors this blaze was quickly ex-
inguished. Mr.. Saxton's loss was about
100.
The Rev. Benjamin F. Price, known all
yer Delaware as the pioneer preacher of
he peninsula having been an active itin-
rant minister for sixty years, and who is
low the senior member Of the Whining
on M. E. Conference and resides at Elk
on, is to have splendid memorial win
ow placed in HopeweH Church, his last
harge, by the churches which he has.
erved.
T. L. Montgomery, who is, assistant
Librarian of the Wagner Institute. Phila-
elphia, addressed the twentieth Century