Middletown transcript., 1901-03-23
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The Delaware Railroad will have new
bridge at Laurel.
A collie pup, owned by Deputy United
States Marshal James H. Clark, Of near
Delaware City, and valued at $50, died Of
poison administered by an unknown per-
son.
1t is said that the trustees Of Delaware
College will probably appoint commit
tee at the next meeting to arrange for the
erection Of all addition to the college at a
cost Of about $25, 900.
A magnificent stained glass window,
depicting "The Last Supper" has been
placed in the east transept OF the Roman
Catholic Pro-Cathedral Of st. Peter, Sixth
and West streets, Wilmington.
J. Edward Addicks is said to contem-
plate moving his Offices from the Real
Estate Trust Company Building, Phila-
delphia, to 1905 King street, Wilmington
a building lie purchased some time ago.
While northbound freight train on
the p, w. & B. Railroad was passing
Newark Sunday afternoon one car jumped
the track, and three cars following it
were derailed. The station platform was
torn up, the three cars upset, and travel
on the road delayed for several hours.
No one was injured.
Theodore Cavender living near Smyrna,
is not superstitious man and now claims
the number thirteen is lucky. On March
13, Chester white SOW, gave him litter
Of thirteen pigs. During the past thirteen
months this SOW has given birth to thirty
nine pigs, thirteen at each litter. She is
highly priced by the owner.
George Luton, aged % years, Of New
ark, dropped dead about 2 clock Sunday
afternoon. DR.. II. G. NJ. Collock, Of
Newark, who had been attending him for
some time for heart trouble, gave a GER
tificate Of death accordingly Luton was
machinist and was employed at the p,
w. & B. Railroad Co. ) shops.
The spring session Of the New Castle
Presbytery, which is composed Of the
Presbyterian churches Of the Peninsula
will be held in Wicomico Presbyterian
Church, Salisbury, on April 16 and IL.
Two ministerial and two lay delegates
will be elected by the session to the Gen
eral Assembly in Philadelphia in May.
Tie President has appointed Thomas
7. Mason postmaster at Clayton. Mason
succeeds James H. Deakyne, a Regular
Republican, who was a candidate for
reappo;ntment The Addicks Republi
cans were divided between William D.
Nenn and Mason. The latter was sup
ported BY Congressman Walter 0. Hof-
fccker, and won.
+. p. Potter, OF Wilmington, has nine
hens which are very prolific These nine
hens laid 292 eggs in January and Feb
ruary an average Of 334-lO per hen or
about 55 per cent. The record surpassed
any so fer heard two to one During the
l03 days, from December 1st to March
18th, the nine hens have laid 41S eggs or
about A per cent. for the winter.
Governor HUM las signed the bill
providing for sanitary barber shops in
Wilmington, and appointed Walter r.
Coale, Joseph Horner and Arthur r.
Preston to be commissioners under tie
bill for one, two and three year terms,
respectively. It is the duty Of the exam
liners to see that the city shops are con
Quoted with some consideration for the
health Of their patrons.
By instructions from Attorney-G General
I'll. H. Ward, Daniel Bending, who has
been confined III the Harrington lookup
since last Wednesday, has been released.
Bending was arrested as suspect in the
Hearn murder, but the evidence furn-
ished to the coroner's jury did not fasten
the crime on him. The released man
was congratulated warmly by his friends
Df. Ellegood now has hopes Of saving
the sight Of Lieutenant-Governor Cannon
The cause Of the partial blindness is deep
seated inflammation Of the eye nerves,
but Saturday the patients vision was
much clearer and every condition points
to permanent recovery. 1t will be sew
eral months, however, before the lieuten-
ant-governor has entirely recovered from
his atIliction.
A physician Of Talbot county, Md, told
this story in the Easton Ledger office a
few days ago: "When, some years since
! was practicing medicine at Royal Oak,
one Of my clients, dryly humorous man,
had mother-in-law member Of his
family. One day | got this note from
him: "Dear Doctor: Come quick. My
wife's mother is at Deaths door and |
want you to pull! her through. Come
quiek!'
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