Middletown transcript., 1900-04-14

compiled with Dy all the W0mel
present.
The utjsct of shooting ma ches a
VIII ch live bird, are used as tests 0
craftsmanship W II likely be taken u
by the Audubon societies, owing to th
number of matches held in this Stat
recently. At some of the late matche
pigeons bave been used to try the ks
mems skill. Efforts will be made Il
have the laws already in existence con
cerning these matches made stronger
as 10 so many cases the birds are no
killed, but only badly wounded.
William E. Cotter, who was recently
pardoned while serving a term fol
completely In the Dover cases, through
the efforts of Mr.. Cotter's counsel and
the Grand Army, Of which he is q
member, has removed to Dover and
opened up real estate offices on Loock.
erman street. He has many strong
friends in Dover, and the vigor with
which he has started up his business,
in which he was engaged for years,
augurs prosperous afternoon of life.
Work on the new wharf at Frederick
town, Md, along the Sassafras river,
for the COLCHESTER Steamboat Com
pany was begun on Monday. Assist
ant County Treasurer John Banks has
the contract. 1t will require about q
month to finish the work. The steam
boat company expects to do a big
business on this route during the COM
ing summer and fall, since the pros
poets for big peach and pear crops are
very bright.
DR.. Joseph V. Wallace, a prominent
physician Of Chesapeake City, is con
fined to his home, the result of a fall.
He was coming out Of the residence of
Mr.. w. A. Hazel, Of that town, where
he had been attending both Mr.. and
Mrs. Haz9l, who we're confined to their
beds by illness, and as he stepped out
Of the door be fell, striking his back on
the steps. He managed to get to his
carriage and Immediately drove home.
He was helped out and carried to bed,
and is now unable to move himself.
Before Magistrate P. L. Cooper,
at Dover on Saturday Michael Powell of
Hartley brought suit against Isaac
Robinson, the Baltimore canner, to re-
cover the value Of one and half acres
of tomatoes which Powell sold to Rob-
inson at his Hartley canning fictory,
last summer. Powell delivered to the
cannery 277 baskets of tomatoes AMI
had nearly as many mole to deliver,
when upon an attempt to deliver them
they we're refused on the ground that
these was a quarter of an acre more
than had been bargained for. The
The amount sued for was $75. The re-
ferees awarded Powell $50 and costs.
Tne Methodist Church at Harring-
ton had two pastors last Sunday, and,
as result Of strong objection on the
part Of the Rev. G. T. Anderson, who
was first assigned to Harrington from
Princess Anne by the recent conference,
be will remove there and become the
official pastor this week. When Bishop
cabinet met at Dover fort
night ago to adjust the unsatisfactory
conference appointments, the Rev. w.
A. Wise, who had been Harrington's
pastor, insisted npon remaining rather
than be removed to Onancock, where
he declared be could not retain his
health. Mr.. Anderson was, therefore,
assigned to Onancock and Mr.. Wise
was sent back to Harrington. Mr..
however, had to be reckoned
with, and he appeared bere on Sunday,
both sermons at the M. 4.
Church, with official authority to con-
tinue as pastor. Mr.. Wise did not
appear at church, but began to make
plans for removal to Onancock, and
left for the Virginia island town last
Tuesday. The Harringt ton people,
many Of them, are disappointed at not
being able to retain Mr.. Wise, who is a
young minister of promise and much
spiritual strength.