Middletown transcript., 1902-05-10
THROUGHOUT THE STATE

| Newark authorities have issued order
to arrest persons heard swearing on Ii,
streets.
Brandywine hundred farmers fear :
small g cry crop because Of the rayagee
OF cate pillars.
A racing track is to be laid out on the
base ball grounds near the Goldsboroueb
mill, Townsend.
The Wilmingt6a City Railway Com.
pany will soon extend its lines from
Stanton to Newark.
Governor HUM has appointed Robert
+. Chadwick assessor for the Second
district Of Wilmington.
Twentyseven divorce cases will come
before the May term of New Castle
County Superior Court.
Rev. Alexander NJ. Rick has assumed
his duties as rector Of the Episcopal
Church at Stanton and Newport.
The new shirt factory of Fooks &
hastings, at Laurel, began operations
Tuesday, employing 100 persons.
James Davies is candidate for the
Republican nomination for the Legisla-
ture from the Second district of Whining
ton.
William Duhadaway will be candi-
date for the Democratic nomination for
the Legislature from Appoquinimink
Hundred.
Residents Of the Ninth ward, Whining
ton, are getting subscriptions to repair
the historic pump at Twentieth and Mar
ket streets
The Local Preachers Association of
the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
Conferences will hold a meeting May 10th
at Btidgesille.
a wagon driven by John Ennis was
struck by freight train and demolished
near Kirkwood on the Delaware Railroad.
The driver was unhurt.
William 2. Bancroft, William F. Kurtz
and ]. Harvey Whiteman, OF Whining
ION, will attend the convention of the
Municipal League, to be held in Boston.
3, James Ross, expert accountant of |
Philadelphia, Monday began examining |
he books of the Wilmington tax office to |
ind out whether there are any irregular
ties.
The next meeting of the Historical
ociety in Wilmington will be devoted to I
'earing papers on the life Of Benjamin
'erris, one of the early historians of
delaware. |,
Georgetown has been the county seat
Sussex County Just III years. Before
hat time Lewes was the capital, and
ow she is trying to regain her loss of a
sntury ago. II
Insurance Commissioner Marshall has
cen called upon to take charge of the !,
fairs Of Building and Loan Association
New Castle The concern is in a
nancial tangAe,
Tho epidemic Of small pox has cost | /
Filmington $4O59, there having been 81 :
lses Of the disease. All the patients :
ave been removed to the Emergency :
Iospital, which cost $1,000, and none Of
le cases proved fatal:
The Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
reachers Association has elected these !
Ulcers for six months, President, r. Fl. !
dams; vice. president, 7. All. OBrien;
cretary and treasurer, w +. Dawson; {
lrators, Alfred smitl,S W, O. Hurst and
,hn France
The trustees OF the Camden Camp. E
Getting have decided to hold camp this Z
EAR for two weeks, beginning July 3Oth. :
ey. ]. NJ. Guthrie, of Magnolia, Is to
ave charge. DIR. Ezekiel Cooper was : !,
-elected president and Thomas Simpson,
cretary and treasurer.
Bridgeville is to be lighted with cleo
icity by October 18TH Severton & !
nryis, who are to put in an electric :
yht plant at Middleford, six miles from =
lere, were at meeting of the Town =
ouncil, of Bridgeyille, and have con- :,
acted to furnish the light. The firm ;,
go expects to furnish light to several q
her Sussex towns. H.