Middletown transcript., 1900-06-02
LATE PENINSULA NEWS.

fair and carnival, which beg ms IN VIII
mington June 1S.
The property of Mrs. George E. MeKen-
ney at Elkton, was sold at the Court House
door, in Elk ton Thursday,to Charles Deyal-
niger, of Wilmington. for $500.
Professor John Basset Moore of Columbia
College former Delawarean, has been Sc
cured to make the address to the graduates
at the coming Delaware College commenc>-
ment.
William Hunter and Son, Of New Castle,
on Tuesday erected handsome Barre gran
lie monument in ST. Georges cemetery to
the memory of the parents of Sheriff John
e. Taylor The shaft is a pretty one seven
feet in highth.
w. L. Gooding. principal Of the Clay ton
Public Schools, han rendered his resigna-
ton TO the School Board 10 take place at
the close Of this school year. He proposes
taking up the practice of law, The resigna-
ton was rendered on May 3rd, but was not
accepted until last week.
The Trustees of the Poor held their
monthly meeting Wednesday, all members
being present except Mr.. Fahey. The re-
port of Superintendent Mccoy showed a
population of 214 as follows: White men
Ito: colored, 6; white women, So; colored
16; white children, IL; colored, I. The
monthly payroll, S421.17, was passed.
n n po1l af Taail
county, Nd, is at the head of a syndicate
that has purchased the entire real estate
of the late James c. Bell, at Conowingo, Md.
This includes about one thousand acres
with many valuable improvements. The
same syndicate has purchased controlling
interest in the Conowingo Bridge Company
News from Princess Anne on Thursday
May oath, told of the sudden death at the
parsonage at Deals Island, of Rev, Charles
P. Swain, one of the best-known ministers
of the Wilmington NJ. E. Conference. Mr..
Swain was appointed to Deals Island at
last conference, in all the active debates
and particularly on the Temperance reso-
lutions. He had been stationed at Holr
landsville prior to the last conference
He was Al years of age.
A distressing accident occurred near
Harris wharf, Still Pond Neck, last Fri.
day morning, when the three-your-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Robinson was burned
to death. The unfortunate little boy got
possession of some matches, without the
knowledge of his mother and by igniting
them set fire to his clothes and was fatally
burned before the flames could be extin-
guished by the distracted mother. The
child fingered amid terrible suffering for a
short time when death came to its relief
City Councilman Jonathan Groves of
Wilmington, was accidently killed Monday
morning while at work at the William
Davidson Marble Works, at which place
he was employed as foreman. Some of the |
workmen had left large block of marble |
lacked up and one of the jacks few out |
and struck Mr.. Groves in the head Just as |
he was passing it. The blow was severe |
one and he died almost Immediately. A |
widow and four children survive him. His |
funeral was held Thursday and was very
largely attended.
James Moody, fifteen-year old colored
boy. was lodged in jail at Chestertown for
shooting his twelyeyear-old companion.
The boy was stationed in the field of James
I. Ireland, farmer living near Still Pond
With gun to shoot blackbirds and crows,
which were destroying the corn crop. The
younger boy come along, and the boy with
he gun told him to look out, at the same
ime pointing the gun at his breast only a
eW feet away. In an instant the gun was
discharged, and the entire load entered Just
n front of the shoulder and taking an up
yard course. 1t is not expected that the
Unfortunate boy can recover.
Harry Goodwin. one of the three young
nen in the Georgetown jail charged with
ssulting Miss Tyre, of Roxana, was report
to have been married in Jail Tuesday.
he announcement of his engagement to
liss Annie Farlow, of Ocean View, was
scently made, and visit to the Jail Tues
ay by Miss Farlow and another lady gave
se to the report of wedding. Sheriff
.obert Short, who was at the Jail door,
ays that no wedding occurred. Miss Far
w IS doing her best to secure her iance's
1lease. She has retained Lawyer John NJ.
richardson as counsel for Goodwin, and be
ys he will show that Goodwin is not :
lilly. He also alleges that Miss Tyre is I,
ot II, but 81 years of age. Goodwin and
IS two companions are kept closely con-
led to their cells and no one but their {
unset is allowed to see them.