Middletown transcript., 1900-11-10
=. Throughout the State. =.

ef Samuel Slack, of Chester, Pa, die
: suddenly on train at the French stree
: station Wilmington of the PhiIadelphis
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad yes
e terday.
The November term of the Court O
General Sessions will open November L
: and of the Superior Court November 26
f Prothonotary Woolley will have the tria
3 list ready this week.
While assisting his father, William
Yearsley, who was at work on Silve
Run road, near Port Penn, NJ. Coy Year
siey was run over by cart, and had {
leg broken. The fracture was reduced b,
DR.. Richardson of the Quarantine Station
Adjutant Charles P. Cotton, in maxim,
his official inspection of the Nationa
, Guard of Delaware, reports the com
panies in good shape and expects that
there will be at least seven full com
} panies in the inaugural escort to the
governor-elect next January.
Miss Mary Hartnett, the popular
organist of Holy Cross Church, Dover
who is well known in Smyrna, was thrown
from her carriage while driving on Sun.
day of last week and was quite painfully
! injured. Her friends here will be glad to
know she is recovering.
A gospel Prohibition wagon, gaily dec
GRATED with the Stars and Stripes, attrac-
ted some attention as it went through
Kent county this week. Accompanying
the wagon was Rev. Alfred Smith, D. D.,
pastor of Wesley M. E. Church, Dover;
Rev. Charles A. Hill, pastor of Asbury
| NJ. E. Church, Smyrna, and Rev. George
L. Hardesty, pastor of Smyrna circuit
Laben Palmer, farmer, residing near
Oakel, Sussex county, and Mrs. Ada
Wiley, widow of W.. E. Wiley, were
married at Bridgeyille Sunday by the
Rev. William Harris. The groom is IS
years old and has been married for the
fourth time, while it is the second we'd
ding of the bride. The latter is 80 years
old.
The wedding of Ovid c. Prettyman of
Philadelphia and Miss Anna NJ. Downey
J of Rock Hall, Md, took place Wednes-
day morning at the home of the brides
parents. Mr.. Prettyman is a son of the
Rev. C. W. Prettyman, D. D., of the
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence.
Early Friday morning professional
safe-crackers visited Dover and plum
dered the Office of the distillery of Louis
A. Levy, this time making big haul.
This is the sixth robbery that has oc-
CURED at this place within two years, be-
cause, it is believed, it is in quiet part
of Dover and because the Management al
ways has valuables in the office, which
are or have been accepted in lieu of cash
in payment for liquor.
An attempt was made last Thursday
night to fire the cannery near Queens
town, but the party or parties were
frightened off by some one in the canery,
who hearing noise went to investigate
the cause. A coal oil can filed with oil
was found near the building, and between
the Misunderstanding and sheeting was
packed large quantity OF shaving. 1t
looked as though the fends intended to
make short work of it.
About 4o'clock yesterday morning the
body of an unknown man was found a.
long the tracks of the p, w. & B. rail-
road in the West yard with the back of
his head crushed in. The man is Polan-
der and had evidently been struck by
train. He was discovered by employees of
the. railroad who had him removed to
the emergency hospital at French street
station. Deputy Coroner Giles was then
notified and removed the remains to the
morgue.
The Annual Session of the Sussex
County Teachers Institute, which is to
convene in Armory Hall, Milford, on
December 9th, 9th, and 7th, promises to
be delightful affair. The Star attractions
for the evenings will be, lecture from
Hon. George R. Vending, a concert by
the Ariel Sextette, of Boston, and an
evening of wit and humor by the Funniest
of funny men-Mr. J. Williams Macy.
These are all first-class talent.
Ernest Williams, of Hartley, Kent
county, has worked and saved his money
for three years. Ernest was but IA years
old when he determined to go to Europe
and tour that part of the globe. With this
one purpose in his mind, he has worked
early and late despite the allurements
offered to boy to play and spend
money, and this week left his home for
trip through European countries with
his three years savings to defray his ex-
penses.
During quarrel over politics at Will
mington Monday morning, w. Otterey
Dumpson, eolored, was shot and pro-
badly fatally wounded by his brother,
Charles Dumpson, in the rooms of the
Fifth Ward Republican Club. No one
but the two were in the room,at the time.
Four shots were fred, each one of which
took effect in Otterey's head.
The assailant was locked up to await the
result of his brothers injury. Otterey
Dumpson was prominent colored politi-
cal leader and ianitor of the Federal
building.
Before the closing session of the Great
Council of Delaware, Improved Order of
Red Men, held at Dover on Thursday,
the following chiefs were raised up:
Great Prophet, E. B. Riggin, Rossakatum
Tribe, No. 10, Laurel; great sachem,
James Fl. McGlothen, Nanticoke, No. 21,
Georgetown; great senior sycamore,
Grorge R. Powell, Minnehaha, No. %, !
Newark; junior sycamore, O. L. Knight,
Cayuga, No. "a, Frederick; great chief of
..en.-l. Trs1.-.o..,1 MIA.