The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-16
MIDDLET0WN
NEWS ITEMS.

Mi'dletown, Del, Aug. l6-What
might have proved a most serious
accident took place on the causeway
near old st. Annes Church on Tues
day evening. Messrs. M. n. Willis
and J. c. Parker were out driving
and while returniI 6 home were run
into by team driven by cOlored
man on the narrow roadway at the
bridge. The night was quite dark
and the collision was Academia VITO
the colored man was is not known.
The two carriages came together
pretty hard, the front wheels of each
vehi0es becoming locked in the other
The force OF the collision threw both
Messrs. Willis and Parker out and
they were cons iderably shaken up
and bruised. Mr.. Willis was the
most hurt of the two he sustaining
abady bruised knee cap OH the right
leg. He has been obliged to remain
in bed ever since and this morning
we hear his leg is much SWOLLEN.
No very serious results are anticipa.
ted other than few days indoors
MIR. Parker, while little stiff and
sore, is about his home.
c 1t is poss BILE arrangements will be
effected for a game with the strong
New Castle Club for Wednesday at.
ternoon next, on the home grounds.
Saturday afternoon next, at $50
Fort Dupont and Middletown on the
local grounds. Willis will he the Du.
pont twirler and Scott for the home
club. A good game may he looked
for.
Two carloads Of foreigners, mostly
Hungarians, about one-ha!f Of whom
were women and children. passed
through Middletown on Monday af.
ternoon IN their way to work in the
Odessa canning establishments They
came from Baltimore and were con.
veyed to Odessa by number of wa
CONS.
Mr.. F. II. Clothier, Of near Will
mngton, was in town on Tuesday
and called on many Of his friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs, Arthur p. Jones and
daughter of Wilmington, visited his
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, der
ing the past week
Miss Clarissa Richards of Whining.
ton, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Richards.
What promises to be quite large
private dance party will he given this
evening at Augustine Park by the
young people of MiddIetown, Odessa
and Delaware City.
Rev and Mrs. T.. W. Caswel, OF
the Beckman Hill NJ. f. Church,
New York City, are visiting in town
this week. being the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Jones, ON East Maip
street.
Wednesday afternoon the Town.
send Club came to town for the third
the rubber game with the home
club. The rivalry between the two
CLUBS is great and each having won a
game. interest was heightened, and
had the weather been clear no doubt
4 big crowd would have been present
The game was called at $50 with
a light rain falling, nevertheless a
good crowd was present with the
Townsend boys at the bat, and
c,ose game was looked for For the
home club. Scott, the invincible, was
doing the twirling, with a catcher
from Baltimore behind the bat,
Holten, the regular catcher, is of.
The;opening waspf;the prole
order not Il run being scored by either
club and after two men were out in
the last half OF the Sd inning, bat
ting streak was INDUCED in by the
home team and before the side was
out } runs were scored. The 9TH in
ming also Melted four talies and the
9th two more for the home club.
The visitors could not get man
over the home plate and were blank
ed in one, two three order each in
ming. The feature OF the game was
the batting aud sharp fielding of the
home players and SCOTS assists at
first The followingls The score by
innings:
10000 OOO 90
Middleton O05O4 20 Ox.ll.