Middletown transcript., 1905-08-12
PENINSULA PARAGRAPHS

During a severe electric storm at Ere
derica, lightning struck the NJ. P. Church
Of that town and completely demolished
the steeple. The interior Of the church
was damaged to great extent by the
plastering being knocked off and the win
dows broken.
The possibilities in basket or bushel
Of ordinary white potatoes knows no
bounds. Charles Wilfong at Houston,
planted one and one-half bushels Of these
Irish potatoes and has just finished har-
vesting his crop. He dug from this
planting alone 1857 baskets Of fine white
potatoes.
Alexander Varetti, OF near Dover, a
young Russian army officer who has
secured his discharge from the army and
came to Delaware to become an American
farmer, last week received consignment
of nearly 1000 blooded poultry. Col.
Varetti's poultry stock consists Of single
comb white Leghorns, white Plymouth
Rocks and few handsome homing
pigeons.
The track at the Elkton Fair Grounds
has been rented and is being put in
thorough condition by the Elkton
Driving Association, Of which S. B.
Foard, w. E. Lancaster, T. w. McKen-
| ney, w. T. McAlister, w. Arthur Nit
chell, L. Taylor, H. r. Boulder, 7. G.
| Major, Albert Constable, Omar D. Croth-
ers, Joseph Ayres, John J. Hartnett,
Oliver Jones, Jacob Wilson, Walter II.
| Boulder, Jr., Michael Gardella, Lewes
Mcdaniel, Frank Corriden, Charles Burns
and others are members. They will use
the track for exercising their trotters and
PAGERS, and later propose to hold a series
of matinee races.
Tie remains OF Walter Pratt, white,
farm hand for George Carson, near Reeves
| Crossing, one mile south Of FELTON,, was
picked up from the Delaware railroad
track early Sunday morning, by passing
| freight train and carried to Harrington. So
terribly mangled was the body that at
| first it was hardly recognizable, but
afterwards was identified. Pratt evil
IDENTIFY was struck by train late Satur-
day or early Sunday morning, and almost
ground to pieces. The remains were
| found about one mile and half south Of
FELTON,, near the home of Mr.. Carson,
where it is supposed Pratt was going. He
was about 20 years Of age
Great ponderous freight trains, loaded
down with fruit and vegetables Of 'the
peninsula and the South, are passing up
the Delaware railroad III continual
streams. The heaviest freight locomo-
tives in use in the United States have
been impressed into service-the Pennsyl-
vania railroad trains OF fifty cars fire.
quently seen. Thus far the company has
handled its great cargoes Of perishable
fruit with despatch and without accident
1t is said that the amount Of freight
moved through Delaware in day is in
creasing day by day until the latest rec
ord is l,l00 loaded cars in twenty -four
hours. The refusal Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to shelve its cars for
the shipment Of peaches from Delaware
this season, because Of the serious falling
off of the crop has created new conditions
in other lines Of produce. Many more
! peaches than usual will remain in Della
ware for home consumption and canning
and preserving, but the prices are still 50
good that the growers can well afford to
ship in Georgia peach carriers and plum
baskets, all Of which are easily handled
in the unshelved freight cars.