Middletown transcript., 1901-01-19

wages.
ew John G. Almond, aged 20 years, g
bachelor farmer of Brandywine hundred
NJ died on Saturday at Edgemoor, in tie
house in which he was born.
Margaret M. Mulrooney, wife of John
M. Mulrooney, proprietor of the Pen
nsylvania House, Wilmington died Mon
1 day. She will be buried in Cincinnati
| Benjamin Cousdon, 8 years old, of Del
aware City, was badly cut on the face by
kick of colt His injuries were dress
ed at the Delaware Hospital, Wilmington
The man who has little farm, clear
of mortgage, with market for his pro-
duce near at hand, is the happiest and
most independent fellow on the planet.
8 He doesn't think SO, but it is true never
theless
The Edgemoor workmen's train had
trouble on its return trip to Wilmington
. Monday. The engine jumped the track
! and collided with a coal car, blocking
travel for short time.
Miss Emma Caulk, of Newark, presi
dent of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, delivered an address at the
meeting of the association in the armory
at New Castle on Thursday afternoon.
The Wilmington High and Friends |
Schools have accepted an invitation to
take part in the third annual athletic car
nival of the University of Pennsylvania
at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia,
on March 2.
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, of the State of Delaware, at
its annual meeting in Wilmington Mon
day, reelected these managers for three
years: Philip Plunkett, Samuel Bancroft,
Jr., William R. Cochran, John R. Tatum
and Solomon NJ. Curtis.
The New Castle County Levy Court in ,
spected Market street bridge, across the
Christiana, Wilmington Monday. This / :
is the bridge which will have to be re-
placed by one that will not require CEN
tire pier under the order of the War De-
partment. The whole width of the
stream must be allowed for the passage {
of Vessels.
Robert S. Wright, son of Representa-
tive Andrew ]. Wright, of Blackbird, .
was badly injured in an accident Sunday +
night, while returning to his home, after n
attending a church service in Clayton. =
Wright was driving spirited horse, +,
which became unmanageable and broke =
shaft. The carriage was upset and :,
Wright was thrown out. -
A meeting of the members OF the Fish d
erman's Protective Association, COM B
posed of seventy members, will be held P
in New Castle on Sunday afternoon next pl
to discuss important matters in connec- m
ton with the shad fishing of the coming
season. The price of nets, twine, corks 81
and other paraphernalia will be discussed P,
and selection of quality of net to be used. tr
The farmers in Kent county Nd, who ST
have peach orchards have concluded that 81
there is no money in trying to raise OF
peaches. For ten years past many Or m
chards have been failure. The trees are Ell
being pulled out and the land put to al
more profitable use. The Kent orchards
are about 100000 trees. The number of
pear trees principally of the Keiffer u,
variety is put at 100000 To appreciate -
the tremendous wiping out of peach
in the county it may be stated ha
that the number of trees in the local du
peach belt 12 years ago was over 2, ,OOO, 900. Ne
A few peach growers, however, agree H.
with State Entomologist Willis G.. John no
'on that the peach still has great future SIN
n Kent, and are planting out fine young 90,
orchards. +,,,
At the State Department Dover, Jan WI
larry II, charter was granted to the bes
Health Mining Company of Philadelphia, sto
whose capital stock is 81 ,OO0,0 The the
company is authorized to acquire mines ]
md mining rights and to develop the AIRY
anne with all modern appliances, in the Pei
'tate of Idaho. The incorporators are fro
", R. Powell and Frank Fairbaren of
and Gardner W. Kimball age
# Wilmington, Ne
e,. -, 789
}ounty went to Pennington Saturday w
nd sold the cannery of Simmons & Bro. ,io 1
This Is said to be the fifteenth canning s'
in that community which w.
las closed its doors this winter The We
downward course in this industry. oi0
which has proven such a profit to the "S
armers, seems to have been caused bv
he failure of Isaac Robinson, the Balti
more packer, who operated SO extensively n
n that section.
AT meeting held Tuesday night by wit
he citizens of Seaford, at Coulbourn's zen
Hall it was decided to bond the town for the
he purpose Of putting in water-works. mul
here WAS q large crowd present and rail
much enthusiasm shown. Several adj to Ii
resses were made by prominent citizens ocrs
favor of water works, and everyone Cou
eemed jubilant that seaford would at Geo
ast secure a water plant, which she dist
realty needs. The Town Council was All. Thi
horized to draw up bill asking the pre. erat
ent Legislature to grant them the privi- Rep
ege OF bonding the town for $4,000. Hir
One hundred years ago Wilmington SON
oel', was place Of about 5000 popula- line
oni now 1t has more than $1,000. Old
wedes Church, built in 1889; the Citv
iaii' built 1893; the old ACADEMY and =
ther stone buildings in the Ninth Ward "
'hich date from 1898, and portion 81 WEI wer'
ne old hotel at Third and Market streets S' Sl'e
here Washington stopped while ON his :. : ne
ay to his Inauguration, are still stand 9Sop I
lg. The past century has brought the sS l'oSS
'taoiishment of most Of the manufac- .'o'n
lring concerns of the CITY and hoe peoI