Middletown transcript., 1900-03-17
PENINSULA news.
A Wilmington ShipbuiIdins Firm
Contracts for Eight Boats,
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
A Large Ilnterate vote in Maryrsnd-
MispilIion River Improvements
A Postage stamp Thief Cap
tured-Distillery Robbed.

A packing house for the purpose Of
canning sugar cane will be built and
| operated the coming season at Queen
| Anne, Md.
| The fishermen at New Castle are
making preparations for the coming
shad season. The number will be
smaller than ever, and only about half
the number of nets employed last year,
will be in use. \
A bill has been passed by the Mary
land Legislature which provides for
sign posts in Cecil county and to make
Saturday afternoon legal half holiday
in Cecil county. 1t now awaits the
Governors signature.
Rev. DIR. Hanna, who is endeayorinR
to cancel the debt on the Conference
Academy at Dover, says his average
collections for each church have ex-
ceeded $125. He also has pledges for
about $4,000 from individuals.
Mrs. Frances Megary, wife of Mich,
ael Megary, the extensive furniture
dealer in Wilmington, died Thursday
March 9Th. Her funeral was held las
Monday ard was largely attended; in
terment being made in the Cathedral
Cemetery.
Nearly all the basket factories in
this State will start on double time on
March ooh. The outlook for the
peach crop is more promising than it
has been for ten years past at this time
of year, and this meaus several mil
lion dollars to the S ate.
The ret urns of illiterate voters in
the counties of Maryland have been
completed, and the exact total is Al
926. OF these 26, SIG are c lored and
18, ,307 are white. AS the total regis
tered vote is 281, $50, the returns show
that nearly one out of each six voters
is an illiterate one.
A man giving bis name al Heeley
was arrested in Baltimore while trying
to dispose Of some stamps. Upon be-
ing searched stamps to the amount of
$500 were found or his person. He is
suspected of being implicated in the
post Office robbery at Rising Sun, Md,
recently, when the safe was blown
open and S700 worth Of stamps taken.
About 90 men are engaged in beauti-
flying the railroad station and grounds
at Porter's station, the junction of the
Delaware and Pomeroy & Delaware
City railroads. New flower grounds
have been laid out and the walks COW
cred with gravel. The sides of the
slope are being covered with sod. New
approaches to the platform and station
have also been erected.
Senator Kenney attended a mass
meeting held at Milford last Friday
night in behalf of improvements to the
mouth of the Mispillion River. After
several citizens had expressed their
views, Engineer George Miller of Will
mington, representing Gen. William F.
Smith, told what had been done and
described the plans for future work.
Senator Kenny also made a speech,
telling what must be done to secure q
government appropriation.
Mr.. and Mrs. james P. Ford of near
GLASGOW celebrated, on Friday even.
ing, their 25th wedding anniversary.
Frank Eliason, of Mt. Pleasant and
Mrs. A. B.Jones, nee Eliason of Will
mington. oftbe bridesmaids and grooms.
men of 25 years ago, were present.
The other bridesmaids and groomsmen
we're Mary Le Compte, Mary B., Clay
ton-Price Of Chesapeake City, Nd;
Richard Groves of St. Louis, Mo-, and
David P. Ford of Newark. Among
the guests last evening were Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Cazier, Mark Cleaver, Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Jones. the Rev. and
Mrs. Potter. Mr.. and Mrs j. W. Cooch,
Edward W. Cooch, Mr.. and G. M.
Cam, Mr.. and Mrs. w. g. Eliason,
Mrs. Jane Veasey, the Misses Veasey,
Aaron Paxon. the Misses Paxon, Mrs.
Margaret Clayton, Mr.. and Mrs. A. N.
Sutton, Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Clark, Mr..
and Mrs. William Ford, Miss Frances
Liblin Eliason, Miss Adelaide Clayton
EliasoD, W. L. Eliason, B. P. Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Oldham Murray. An
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