Evening journal., 1900-09-15
FRANKS
Oh LIGHTNING
Created Havoc in and About
House Of Burton Robinson
DiSgraceiuI Conduct Of ShOWEen ia
iIiItOa'S Streets Went Beg
ging for a Fight


d ers' circus that exhibited here ON Fri
4 day. was a most disgraceful affair.
\ The employees engaged in fighting and
q wanted TO beat every person who came
Il within their reach. The exhibition
took place at Hsrt's Park, but the
a show was poorly patronized. This,
probably, is accounted for by the peo-
pie being busy in their fodder, peaches,
tomatoes, ETC. The drunken exhiDi-
tion on the street arter night, kept the
4 citizens OF that locality awake until
arter midnight.
Contractor Isaac Nailor has COM
menced the carpentry work on Mrs.
Name Brockingtons building.
William Workman is building an
other story to James Morris residence,
and otherwise improving the property.
Barton Robinson. who is engaged
/ as mechanic OF the u. S. Government,
came home on ten days leave of abb
sence to have his residence repaired
This house was recently struck by
lightning. Last week Mr.. Robinson
went e0 Georgetown after lumber and
when on ,he road On his way home. al
dos Bit him On the leg. He had itl
properly attended TO by physician,
and returned to Washington On Mon
day. The electric current that struck
Mr.. Robinsen's building performed
some curious freaks. 1t first came
along baIDed wire fence, splitting
the posts and crossing the road to
tree IN front OF the house, the tree was
but little damaged From the tree. il
jumped to the Cne story building.
tearing OF the cave box, and splitt4ng
the ioists and plate knocking out
window lights and the plastering from
that room. IL then ran along the plate
to the gutter where the single story
building joints the main building. up
this gutter. on the front Of the house.
and down the gutter on the back side
of the house and through the top OF a
Summer kitchen TO the fiooF tearing
lne bricks up, Knocked the blocks from
under the stove feet, and knocked MS
Robinson down. Then the bolt went
into the ground along side Of drive
pump sixty feet deep and must have
gone to the bottom Of the pump, as
the water for some time afterward
when pumped. was OF a milky color
There was Mrs. Robinson, another
woman. and five children about the
house at the time OF the occurrence. and
no one was hurt but Mrs. Robinson.
Joshua Carey has put a cement foor
in his store on Mulberry street
Frederick Pepper has erected q front
gable on his building, and is now en-
gagged in building a front porch OF the
Ionic style Of architecture.
William Ponder, son Of John Pom
der, LEFT home On Thursday to attend
school at Worcester Academy. Mass.
Alfred Robinson received another
invoice of cans last week.
Both the c3nneres intown are run
ming day and most o. the night, at
present
Messrs. Douglass & Whites shirt fac
tory is closed for a few days awaiting
the arrival OF material
h. M. Caffrey, OF Kalamazoo. Mich.
has been visiting S. J. Wilson.
William Chambers pear orchard of
about 500 trees, is 40 heavily laden
with fruit. that the trees are broken
down and permanently injured.
Peaches are low in price During last
week some sold at Drawbridge for s
cents including basket.
Grant Collins, of Philadelphia, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
l.. Collins.
Frank Davidson, of Wilmington, is
the guest of friends in town.
The Rev. A. ID. Melvin, president of
the Maryland M. p. Conferences, was
in town the early part Of the week on
q business visit. .d~l aa)if,
MISS Maggie Ingram and Miss Is
tella Atkins, have been elected dele
gates to attend the NJ. p. Sunday
School Convention, to be held in Dover
on Tuesday and Wednesday Of this
week -
r. Davis Carey, Of Philadelphia, with
his two sisters. Misses Sallie and
Susie. and two nephews, is stopping
at his Milton homestead.
VIII Johnson has returned from q
short visit IN Philadelphia.
Tho excursion train from Queens
town to Rehoboah last Thursday, con.
sisted Of twelve coaches and two en-
glnes
At the Democratic primary. held
here On Saturday. JobnPonder, Charles
NAPLES and Walton Thompson wsr'
elected delegates. and C. A. Connor
Cornelius Waples. and s. C.. Warding
ton alteInates. from the first election
district. TO attend the Dover conyen
tiCn.
Next Sunday q grand rally" viii b
held at the NJ. H. Sunday School. TIL
design is 10 got the children who hav
been scattered during the Summe
months. enjoying camp meetings an
thn brCezes Of the oceans shore to
Fe'her again.
Five little children from Philadel
phia relatives Of Mrs. Burton M Rot
inson who have been visiting heI
fer two months. returned 10 their cit
home on Saturday, by the steams
PccCnOket.
Captain John Fisher after spenC
ing few davs al home with his famil
returned 10 Boston On Monday