Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27
PENINSULA NOTES

Word has been received at Cheswold
of the death, of yellow fever, in Cuba,
of Fred ]. Shackell, of that town, who
was in the Signal Service in Cuba.
Edward Ridgely, one of the most
prominent lawyers of the State, died
Wednesday at his home in Dover. He
had been ill for sometime Of Brlght's
disease.
Levin Hirons has bought of Cosgriff &
Beck the Mustard Farm, known as the
Pasture Point Farm" containing 149
acres, and situated in Duck Neck, at
private terms.
Elmer Greenly was accidentally shot
at Harrington ON Saturday while fooling
with an old revolver. The ball entered
his leg and lodged in his stomach. His
condition is critical.
A train on the Landenberg branch Of
the Baltimore & Ohio ran into drove of
cattle, owned by Samuel Sharpless, near
Hockessin, Monday, killing two steers
and deraling the engine.
On Sunday, October %, the one hum
dred and twentieth anniversary of the
organization of Barrett's Chapel, will be
held, the Rev. w. G. Koons, of Bridge
vile, being the preacher.
The body of an unknown white man,
supposed to be tramp, was found lying
along the tracks of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore railroad between
Perryville and Charlestown, Sunday.
Owing to the many accidents to the
Steamer Hildegarde of the Farmers &
Merchants Steamboat Company, the
management has decided to discontinue
business until next Spring when a new
boat will be built and business resumed.
Miss Eunity NJ. Pratt, daughter Of
Henry NJ. Pratt, of Dover, and niece of
former Governor Robert J. Reynolds,
was married to Manford Lower, of Bren-
ford, in Christ Church, Dover, at one
o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
AS result of an explosion of dyna-
mite, which was being used to blast
stumps, Samuel Hargadine, farmer re-
siding near Casson's Corner, is seriously
injured, with his right arm broken in
two places and cut in his side ten inches
long.
Walter Stokesbury picked up barge
floating in the bay near Woodland Beach
Sunday afternoon. The boat was thirty
five feet in length with hold five feet
deep. She evidently belongs to parties |
living at New Castle or Delaware City.
The owner can have same.
A fire of mysterious origin broke out |
ON the farm of Clement Reeves, about |
half mile from Delaware City, Sunday
night, and before it had run its course
destroyed the barn containing this years
crops and the hay and straw ricks. The
oss is about $500. The stock was
saved.
The thirty-ninth anniversary and tenth
annual reunion Of the First Delaware
Regiment was held at the headquarters
# DUPONT Post, No. 504 Market street,
Saturday. Officers were
elected and committee was appointed
o secure an appropriation from the
General Assembly to provide for the
proper care of the battle flags OF the
egiment.
James NJ. Bernard, the fellow who
laimed to be Philadelphian and was to
,e whipped at the Delaware whipping
'ost, has again bobbed up, much to the
of Sheriff Wharton. He writes
rom Atlantic City, and still insists that
e wants to receive twenty lashes from
he hands of the sheriff, and stand in the
,illory one hour, for the sake of paying
wager with Conrad Henry, of Phila-
Ielphia. The uniform which Bernard
wants to wear for the occasion has al