Middletown transcript., 1900-10-13
PENINSULA NOTES

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James II. Joseph has been appointed
Lieutenant Colonel and assistant Inspec
tor of the G. A. r. of Delaware.
The Kent Club, Dover, has expelled
from membership Howard M. Wilkinson
who eloped with his sister-in-law.
Lewes citizens held a meeting lasi
week to discuss plans for shirt factory.
A stock company viii own the plant.
Samuel J. Wilson, exhibited at the
State fair fish resembling porcupine.
The fish was caught in Broadkiln Greek
in July, 1899, and ia embalmed.
The annual Sussex County Sunday
School Convention will be held at Ellen
dale on Tuesday, October 18th. Morn
ing session, 1.30 to A; evening session, 7
to @.
Frank R. Burns, one of the best known
business men Of Dover, is dangerously i'll
in the University of Pennsylvania Hos
pital, in Philadelphia. He is suffering
with cancerous affection.
Brown Bros, who are building num-
Der of factories at Bridgeville, now con-
template the erection of large ice plant
for the purpose of supplying the Armour
Refrigerator Company with ice.
The members of Millsboro Methodist
Episcopal Church are greatly concerned
over the condition of their pastor, Rev. D.
F. Waddell, D. D., who has been COM
PEELED to resign his pastorate owing to
i'll health.
The Delaware Hospital Auxiliary, re-
Gently formed, has sent letters to all the
towns through the State, asking that
Branch Auxilieries be formed. The idea
is that they may have systematic dona-
tions each year.
W. L. Dougherty, news agent of the
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
railroad, has been promoted and is now
in charge of the news stand at Spring
Garden station of the Philadelphia and
Reading road, in Philadelphia.
After nine years absence, without
writing to relatives and friends, Frank C.
Davidson, wrote to his brother, Charles
W. Davidson, of North Milford, last
week. He is at present located int he
southwestern part of Pennsylvania.
Harry Biddle, the l6-year-old son of C.
G. Biddle, has been missing since the
Sautelle Circus was at Newark on Friday
last, and it is believed that he has gone
with the show. His father has followed
the circus to Havre de Grace in hope of
finding him.
. John S. Anthony has been elected cap
tain of the Smyrna football team which
has just been organized. The first game
will be played with the Harrington
eleven, and game has been arranged
with Chester Commercial College for
Thanksgiving Day.
The men connected with the morning
and afternoon papers of Wilmington,
who were interested in the game of base
ball played on Friday afternoon for the
benefit of the Galveston found, are elated
at their success. The proceeds of the
game were $64.91.
The dog law, which has been in force |
in Smyrna since June l, requiring all |
CANNES running at large upon the streets
to be muzzled, is out. During the past
four months about 50 dogs have been
killed, it costing the town % cents for
every animal slaughtered.
Mrs. Martha Holmes and her twin
brother, Samuel Gamble, celebrated the
S5th anniversary of their birth at their
nome, in Ashland, Monday. They were
BORN October s, 1916, near Chadd's Ford,
IN the Brandywine, an they are believed
0 be the oldest living twins in the
ountry. They are remarkably active and
axe deep interest in current events.
The New Castle & Delaware City Rail-
7ay Co., has decided to house its cars at
delaware City and has purchased from
. Fl. Clark the blacksmith and wheel
right shop property at Front and Canal
5reets, which is now tenanted by ].
mos Colling. The company is to get I
at once and will erect car ,
arm on the site as soon as the plains can t
e prepared and the preliminary arrange '
tents completed. 1t is not yet known {
ow many cars the barn will accommodate. {