Middletown transcript., 1911-12-30
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS OF II

! Joseph Dalsey, of near FenWick Island.
has been appointed second assistant
keeper Of Cape Henlopen lighthouse
Many horses are dying in and about
Middletown as the result Of eating mouldy
corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. selden s. Deemer made
over 400 New Castle children happy
Christmas when they presented 70 the
little ones candies, nuts, oranges, apples
and toy, some of the really poor receiv-
ing clothing in addition.
Lewis Clark, colored, OF Perryville, is
in the Elkton Jail, charged with attempt
ing to take tbs life Of Clifford Clark, col
ored.
While playing Santa Claus at a family
gathering in Gumboror, Richard Wilson
was badly burned about the hands and
face when his cotton whiskers caught FIRE
from candle on the Christmas tree.
Friends Of ex.Secretsry Of State Joseph
L. Cahall, of Georgetown, have announced
him as a candidate for the Congress nom.
ination on the Republican ticket TO sue.
ceed William Heald, of Wilmington.
Newark Insurance agents who write4
automobile insurance did land Office
business for short time, following fire
in the new garage of A. Frank Fader.
A trolley car to shelter waiting patrons
has been placed at the intersection Of the
Wilmington & Southern and the Delaware
City trolley lines at Seventh and South
streets, at New Castle.
Lynn Perry, secretary of the firm OF
Houston, Perry & Co., Seaford, has re-
signed. being succeeded by Morris Perry.
Tbrusting her hand through window ii
pane, Mrs. Fannie PalGer, Of New Castle,
severed arteries in the wrist and 10 the
arm.
Haro'd Hatfield, small boy Of George
town, fell from an iron rail at the High
School, and was badly injured about the
back and head.
Cecil county Circuit Court adjourned
Friday until January 2.
Edward Megginson, farmer Of New
Castle, was seriously injured by being
kicked in the groin by colt.
Accidentally disehsrging Flobert rife
Charles Doherty, Of New Castls.shot him
self through his left foot.
Six coored men were arraigned before :
Major Steele, of Georgetown, and fined c
for being drunk and dsorderly. fs
The finest Christmas present received =
in Georgetown, was $500 silver tea eet
presented to Mrs. Andrew Lynch by her
husband.
A 200 loot barge was launched at the 9
new plant of the Henry Deibert Barge 6
Building Company at Chesapeake City
Tuesday. q
Georgetown's annual ball, which is /
recognized as one of the important social i
functions OF lower Delaware, will be held
Nav Years Eve. Et
A horse for which Thomas AppIeby, Of
New Castle, recently refused $500, was
killed by train Christmas morning.
The first New Years watch II Getting in 9
the New Castle Methodist Church in e
several years win be held on Sunday q
evening. .
Midland Grange, Of Georgetown, has
elected Lee Pepper worthy master and :
has decided to hold extra evening session
twice month. e
Charles Weiuinger, Camden. N. j., :
visitor at New Castle, was stricken with
vertigo and in his fall sustained bad lac
Grafton OF the head.
Thieves broke into the tailoring estab-
lishment of Harris Kaplan, under the
VosIiell House, Chestertown, and stole a '
lot Of clothes and other valuables. .
DR.. John H. LAMAR. OF ElktoD, has rss
ceived telegram from Chicago, annoan. 0
cling the death of his sister, Mrs. Rich ard g
H. May, formerly Of Elkton. :
W. Bradford Cooper, who was recently Il
elected one Of the Judges OF Orphans q
Court for Kent county, has refused to re-
sign as School Commissioners, notwith, i,
standing Governor Crothers has named j