Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
PENINSULA NEWS.
Several Real Estate Transfers
in Cecil County.
LAMP EXPLODES IN A CHURCH
A Preacher Blown Out of Bed by an Ex-
ploding Hot Water Bottle-Lewes
VIII Most Likely Have Steam
boat Facilities, Etc.

VIII Most Likely Have Steam
boat Facilities, Etc.
Laurel's electric light plant will be
in operation by August 1st.
Closing ex rcises of the State College
for Colored Students, near Dover, will
be held on Thursday afternoon, May
l31.
Rev. Sam Jones, Of Georgia, will ex-
hort sinners three times daily July 18
Land 10 at Levinas woods campmeeting
near Milton.
Colonel George H. Burton, Inspector
General at Havana, Cuba. who discoV-
cred the irregularities in the post
office there, is spending few days al
his old home in Millsboro.
Commencement exercises at the Will
mington Conference Academy, at
Dover, will begin on Sunday, June 10,
with the baccaiaureate sermon, in
Wesley M. E. Church. by Rev. DR..
Vaughan S. Collins, the principal.
W. J. Hunter, ex-postmaster Of New
Castle, was attacked by three negroes
at an early hour Sunday morning on
the causeway, near Wilmington while
on his way home after having missed
the last car, and relieved of about $500
and gold watch and valuable papers.
The Smyrna House Hotel, one Of
the largest hotel properties on the
Peninsula, was sold on Saturday
through Attorney Thomas c. Frame |
of Dover, by Dominick McElWee and |
wife to Cyrus P. Gears. The cash
considered was $1,000. Mr.. Gears is
the present occupant.
Alexander McFadden, an iron
founder, who died recently in Philadel-
phia, left 81 900 to the trustees Of st.
Johns Episcopal Church, Cecil county,
to be used in building an iron fence
along the roadside of the graveyard.
He left $500 to Cherry Hill M. E.
Church, Cecil county.
The names of the following Cecil
County people appear in the financial
Red Book which purports to give the
names of all persons whose wealth
amounts to $50O,0O0: Mrs. Elizabeth
Groome, Of ElktoD; Henry Fl. Brady,
Chesapeake City; Capt. Andrew
Woodal, and Mrs. Evelyn Tome, Of
Port Deposit.
The formal transfer of the plant
Of the Edge Moor Bridge Works to the
American Bridge Company was made
The new company was
chartered under the laws of New Jersey
and controls several large building
works. The money consideration was
1921. 247 and the local company secures
! large block Of stock Of the American
Company.
Members Of Industry Lodge, I. 0. 0. !
F, Of Bear Station, we're surprised on !
visiting their lodge room Monday night }
% find it newly furnished. 1t was a
,lever surprise given them by the mem !
3ers of the order in Wilmington, who ;
,ook that means Of replacing the furni.
,ure Of the lodge, which was recently
destroyed by fire.
r. G. Purvis, Of Laurel Springs, Nj. a
las purchased of the RaWlins heirs the '
Middleford mill property three miles i
rom Seaford, and will erect
! factory to manufacture tinware brass !
md nickelware. He will give over
twenty-five hands employment on the :
tart and gradually increase the num- !
,er. Work on the site will be COM :
nenced in the fall. !
Wendell Turner, The year old son b
# Mr.. Turner, Of Nanticoke, Nd, {
,roke his right arm the other day in
alling from mule. At the time of ,
he accident he and his three brothers t
we're at their home barn yard, where
wo young high spirited mules were
Kept. Bridleless the three older boys b
d turn had mounted the mules and T
we're riding them around the yard in
Apache Indian fashion. Wendell, the j
Of the brothers, excited by {
he fun Of the others had dared the I
eat Of the reckless riders. When at i