Middletown transcript., 1900-12-22

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ton.
: Bishop Coleman preached at the Della
ware State Hospital for the Insane at
" Farnhurst on Sunday and dedicated an
altar there.
: Mrs. Mary Clayton, of 215 Madison
street, Wilmington, took an overdose ol
laudanum, but was resuscitated at the
Delaware Hospital.
A Southern Fair was opened in the
Pyle Cycle Academy, Wilmington, Mon
day evening by Eden Lodge, 1. o. 0. F.,
and will continue week.
Clement Steele, saloon-keeper on
East Second street, near King, Whining
ton, was taken i'll on Sunday and died
Monday Of heart disease. He was 38
years old and married.
Captain Chapman C. Todd, U. S. N,
J formerly commander of the gunboat
Wilmington, is to lecture in West Pres
byterian Church, Wilmington, in the
near future on his trip on the Amazon
river
The feasibility of an electric railway
from Milford to Glendale, for passenger
and freight traffic is being discussed.
| The promoters are trying to get the
Queen Anne's Railroad Co. interested in
the project.
Prof. John A. Collins, of Milton, wants
to be appointed superintendent of the
schools of Sussex county by Governor
elect HUM. Mr.. Collins is one of the
most prominent and popular teachers on
the Peninsula.
The Board of Trade of Wilmington will
have bill drawn for presentation to the
Legislature to authorize the city to spend |
annually for five years one-tenth of what |
the government oppropriates for the
Christiana river
One of our contemporaries asserts that
western girl who bet kiss on every
State carried by Mckinley, has refused
to pay up. That will do to tell. No girl
who bets kiss where she is dead sure to
lose, will refuse to pay.
Sheriff elect Samuel A. Mcdaniel, of
New Castle county, has taken the oath
of office and will take Sheriff John E.
Taylor's place at the expiration of Tay-
lor's term, December 81. The new
Sheriff bonds in the sum of $4,000.
1t is said that the four cent stamp in
the new series to be issued and sold dur
lug the next commemoration of the Pan
American exposition at Buffalo will have
as its central piece motor vehicle, re-
presenting the latest form of transporta-
ton.
The horses around Milford are dying by
the score from some unknown complaint
like blind staggers. In Slaughter Neck
numbers of farmers have lost one or
more of his best drivers. The animals
last only about ten hours after being
taken.
A number of Lewis people who killed
their hogs during the cold snap few
weeks ago lost the meat in the warm
weather that followed At the fisheries
a large amount Of pork is raised every
year and the whole of the five thousand
pounds butchered recently has spoiled.
Sheriff Wharton Tuesday seized the
canning factory and property of H. A. =
Relk, Of Frederick, on claims fled by 9
Joseph Holland and others. It thought
however, that Mr.. Reik, who is well
known in that vicinity, can arrange mat 1
ters satisfactorily, as the claims aggregate =
less than 81 900.
Charles E. Ev ans, the Oldest member {
Of the Friendship Fire Company, of Will 7
who joined the company in 7
1916, presided at the banquet at the E
celebration of the one hundred and :,
twenty-ffth anniversary of the company E
asst night in German Hall. II
DR.. Jean NJ. Wilson, pathologist at the "
Delaware State Hospital for the Insane, N
has rendered her resignation and will re- T
5urn to her home in Toronto, Canada. N
Her father died recently and the doctor
lesires to be near her mother. Her resig-
nation was accepted with regret
Burglars entered the house of Miss Ann u y
Catherine Finn at Elsmere Monday ~
morning and secured some bread and =
1utter before being frightened away y =
Levy Courtman John Lynn, who lives :
near by, shot off his gun to scare them. - -
Some months ago sealskin sacque was =
stolen from Miss Flinn. "
Assessor John Shearer and J. Harry
King, of New Castle, have started a
mushroom farm, and will begin business
IN a large scale. Mr.. King has plot of Ii
ground under perfect shelter and cultiva- b,
ion, and strict attention to the culture of dj
5he mushrooms will be given, and it is d
to supply the Wilmington mar te
kets with'the goods. n,
Clerk of the Peace Downs of Kent W
county, has issued the following marriage 1t
icenes. William Dyer Ennis and Miss es
Eva Carey; Irwin G. Bowdle and Miss
Georgia Layton; Harvey BedweH and
Elva Colt; Charles a. Short and Miss
Priestly; Caleb Jones Maris NJ
and Miss Jennie Gasbett; David Taylor Of
and Miss Rebecca Scoth in
Tie VIII Of Mrs. Mary -. =
- s5syA 4~ 4rssx4.{s5s,,
92 years, VIII be COZ
nephew larry Morris
received 500 and
brother. Edward
receives $500,