Middletown transcript., 1906-03-10
PENINSULA PARAGRAPHS

Governor Lea has commissioned Oscar
S. Leathers to be justice Of the peace and
notary.public at Clayton. Mr.. Leathers
is former resident OF George town.
Returning from the home OF his dead
brother, Lemuel Hitch. for forty. two
years a conductor on the Delaware Rail
road, died suddenly of heart disease at
his home on West Tenth street, Whining
ton, early Sunday morning. He was 62
years old. For number of years his
run had been, between Philadelphia and
Delmar.
Notification has been received by
prominent berry growers and shippers
throughout Delaware that hereafter ber-
,ries will not be accepted in the city mar.
kets or purchased by the station buyers
unless neatly packed in the 32-quart
crates. This practically disposes of the
old 4S-quart and 6O-quart carries and
crates.
Kent county papers state that trolley
line has purchased the franchise for the
eastern part of Sussex and that the men
now surveying the line to Milford will
keep on with the work to Lewes and
Rehoboth by way OF Milton, with line
from the latter point to Georgetown. 1t
is also said that tile rails for the road are
being contracted for.
The State trustees of the State College
for Colored Students at Dover, approved
the items for general repair and remod-
elling OF the college grounds. Professor
William C. Jason. principal of the college,
thas now completed his tenth year of SER
vice to- the institution, which is attended
by over 100 students. ALI the improved
methods Of agricultural, as well as all the
mechanical trades and fine arts are now
taught.
The committee appointed at the last
session of the Legislature to audit the ac-
counts OF the several State officers has
completed its"work, except SO far as it re.
Iates to the printing OF the Journal of the
Senate, and it will make trip to Dover
to attend to that matter when the print
ing Of the Journal is completed. mem
Der OF the committee reports that they
found all the accounts Of the State officers
correct.
In accordance with the custom for some
) ears past, it is expected that Maryland |
Day, March 25th, will be observed in the
schools in fitting manner The day |
is the anniversary of the landing of the |
Maryland Pilgrims, when the two little |
vessels, the Ark and the Dove, after yoy-
age that had lasted over many months,
and which had included many hardships,
landed with their cargo Of first Mary
landers at st. Clements Isle.
Philadelphians, wha believe they have
struck bonanza in Maryland, on Thurs
lay organized a company to mine for
copper in their state. Judge Edwin r. /
Cochran of Wilmington, sent to Dover
lrticles of Incorporation for the South
Mountains Mining Company OF Pbiladel-
,hia, with capital of one million dollars
0 engage in mining. I
A story is going the rounds Of the
euntry press about merchant who
his wife With handsome lamp
nd she named it after her hubby with
his explanation: "You know, dear, il
las good deal Of brass about it. Ii il
Iandsome to look at, requires good deal
{ attention, is remarkably brilliant, is
ometimes unsteady on its legs. liable to | 4
xplode when only half full, flares ND oc-
asionally, it is always out at bedtime aud .
bound to make smoke.n
A handsome deer just presented 10 the
Wilmington FreeZoo Association through |
II. James II, Morgan. by the superinten. Il
ent of the Druid Hill Park Zoo IN Baiti- a
lore, broke its neck trying 10 escape =
ON the<deer inclosnre Sunday. The i
aer was bnck which with doe was a
'ceived on Saturday. When the animals n
ere released in the enclosure, the doe
made friends with the other
.er, but its mate proceeded to butt the =
nee. Finally it fell over and when ex- 4,
mined by Dr. Jas. r. Mahaffy it was Ii
und that the animals neck was broken. Q
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