Middletown transcript., 1900-12-01
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There is movement to have an i'm
meDse coaling station established a
Lewes.
The John Hand & Son Silk Company
recently located in Wilmington, vii
shortly grant a 20 per cent. increase il
wages.
The Wilmington and Brandywin
Springs Railway Company is being dou
ble-tracked for a considerable distance.
Rev. James Grove, pastor of Asbury
Methodist Episcopal Church, Whining
ton has recovered from serious illness.
John Jacoby, of Wilmington, has beer
awarded the contract to build system
of sewers in Washington, D. c., to cost
$500, O,000
Wilmington Division, No. 224, 0rde
of Railroad Conductors, is making ar
ranaements for an elaborate occasian a
the annual meeting, which will be hel6
at Eden Hall on December 18th. The
meeting will probably be followed by
turkey dinner.
Augustus E. Jardine of Smyrna has
received the contract from the United
States Government to remove the wreck
"Zeus, +" an old de.elict in Smyrna river
near Eagles Nest Landing, and and viii
commence work at once.
The business of manufacturing artificial
ice is rapidly growing in lower Delaware.
For time the Dover plant was the only
large ice concern on the peninsula. Now
new ones have begun operation at many
points and lp"ge concern for supplying
the cold storage fruit cars at Clayton is
being planned.
Congressman elect Walter o. Hoffecker
has returned from trip to Washington,
where he had en interview with Presi-
dent Mckinley, Census Director Merriam
and CHARLES Emory Smith. Mr.. Hoffecker
will make his home at the Hotel Norman
die during the season, and will leave Tor
next week.
The "Davy Richards" !" property, in
SMYRNA, has been sold by Robert Fl.
VanDyke and J. Frank Wilds of Dover,
to J. G. Brinton for
81, ,450, including four properties on Fra
,ier street, Smyrna, and the residence on
Delaware street occupied by Mrs. Susan
Wells.
Litigation may result between the new
company which is constructing tele-
raph system through the Peninsula to
connect with the Postal Telegraph lines
md the Diamond State Telephone 20.
because the former company has strung
is wires SO hign that no new cross-arms
.an be placed on the telephone poles
Without the wires drag against the new
elegraph lines.
Farmer Joseph Hollins, residing near
Georgetown, heard a commotion in his
len roost Friday night and on looking
ut saw the figure Of man emerging
ON the building with bag of chickens
lnder his arm. Selling his gun, Hollins
ushed out doors and fired at the retreat
ng figure. The shot evidently took effect,
or sharp yell followed the report and
he chickens were dropped.
There is railroad i'll the south over
which runs only one train a day; it
makes up in accommodation what it lacks
n regularity, and stops anywhere and
At certain crossing it stop |
ed every day to take on dozen eggs
which a widow sent to town. One morn
ng she said to the conductor, '1'm sorry |
only have eleven eggs this morning,
ut the old hens just gone on the nest"
Never mind madam" he replied cheer
llly, "we'll wait"
It is stated that the Philadelphia, Will
lington and Baltimore Railroad COM
any has purchased the route for con-
mutation of its road to Colchester Beach
n the Chesapeake Bay shore. This route
ill avoid the necessity of taking excur-
onists to Baltimore and thence to the
esort by boat, but trains could be run
trough direct. 1t also means that the
Id Baltimore and Delaware Bay railroad
ill be improved, which means much to
he citizens of that stretch of country be
ween Clayton and Chestertown.
Professor Tindall has completed the
for the Kent County Teachers
institute, to be held in Smyrna on the
th, 9th and 7th of December. Among
le INSTRUCTORS to be present are: Pro-
,ssor S. H. Atbro, DR.. George M.
hillips, w. w. Stetson, Professor w.
Y. Deatrick, Professor Jacques Redway
nd DR.. E. Oran Lyle. On Wednesday
vening, George B. Vending, of Illinois,
ill deliver his famous lecture, THE
Ian Of Galilee" J. Williams Macy, of
lew York, popular humorist, will be
thursday evenings entertainer, and the
Ariel Sextette, of Boston, will give con-
ert Friday evening.
Department Commander William A.
BELLY of the Grand Army of the Repub-
ic has issued call for a reunion of all
he posts in the State at Dover, on JAN
ary II next. There will be parade, a
Inner and a general good time. Arrange
nents for this affair have been under
way for some time. The object is to bring
IL G. A. R. men together for day of |
pleasure and also for the purpose of in
reasing interest in G. A. R. work in !
he lower part of the State. Commander
Reilly is now making tour of official
Inspection through the State.
Early Sunday morning the mangled
oody of Thomas ]. Dorman, of Denton.
Nd, was found along the tracks of the
Delaware railroad at Townsend, the dis
,oyery being made by John Naylor, a
.rackman. The body was cared for and
Coroner Vandeyer was notified, and
Monday morning hn and his deputy, |
Ferris Giles, went to Townsend to hold
IN inquest. 1t is supposed that while
Dorman was walking along the track be