Middletown transcript., 1911-08-26

steeple and DELL nave Deen placed on
ST. Georges Church, near Georgetown.
Hagerstown has been selected as pos
tai savings bank, starting September 23d.
Thomas B. Starkey, of near Ridgely,
has been elected director Of the Bank of
Ridgely.
In Wilmington City Court Judge Coch.
ran made record by disposing OF 30
cases in 80 minutes.
Ground has been broken for the new
building of the Queen Anne's National
Bank, in Centreville.
More than 300 laborers arrived in Gen.
treville Monday from Baltimore to work
in the canning houses.
His hand crushed in some machinery,
Bernard Houghton, Of Wilmington, had
to have three fingers amputated.
Hugh Fryer, aged about 8 years, OF
New Castle, attempted to show how to
sharpen a sickle, and nearly severed a
finger.
New Castle is rebuilding the causeway
an Wilmington avenue, which the Levy
Count has given notice is out of its iuris'
diction.
An effort is being made to have Rev. G.
A. Behringer, of swedesboro, N. j., ac-
cept the rectorship OF St. Johns Church
in Milton.
Supporters of Arthur P. German for
the Democratic nomination for Governor
are organizing clubs in all the districts of
Cecil county.
C.H. Wood, of Perryman, has water.
melon which he grew this season, weigh
ing Sc pounds and measuring 46 inches in
circumference.
American Mechanics from all over Sus'
sex county Joined with Millsboro Council
Sunday in attending services at the zoar
camp.meeting.
Professor Harry 0. Simms, for several
years vice principal of Hurlock School,
has been appointed principal of Greens.
boro High School.
At meeting of the board of health of
Newark it was decided to give the town
thoro ugh cleaning, for the purpose OF
trying to check typhoid fever, which has
almost reached the point of an epidemic.
An unknown white man apparently
about 55 years of age, was found dead
along the Columbia & Port Deposit Rail-
road, near Port. Nothing was found on
his person by which he could be identi.
fed. He had been killed by cars.
Colonel T. Coleman DUPONT has sent
another steam roller to Georgetown, and
it now looks as if work would soon begin
on the new road.
Several Pennsylvania farmers have
sold their belongings in that State and
are preparing to move to Delaware to en-
gage extensively in strawberry culture.
Although the early potatoes we're al
most failure in Sussex county, the wet
weather of this month has given every
promise Of the late crop being good one.
DR.. William Bryan, of Queenstown,
has applied to the Town Council of Sud.
lersville for franchise to build an elec.
trio plant in Sudlsrsville.
Dora and Florence Owens, sisters, liv.
ing in Brandywine hundred, we're pain.
fully when injured thrown from carriage
when their horse ran away.
Crossing a street near his home in vii.
mington, Wilbur Hershey, aged % yeass,
was struck by trolley car and is believed
to have been fatally injured.
The average value of farm land 10
Maryland in 1900 was $23.28 per acre. In
1910 it had increased to $S2 28, gain Of
80 per cent.
Because he removed some trees from
the sidewalk in Wilmington without first
getting permission of the Street and
Sewer Department, William B. Eldri dge,
a contractor, was fined $40 and costs.
While working in Wilmington plant
Alexis Philena, 10 years old, was badly
burned about the face, arms and body by
on acid splashing on him.
Slot gas N eter robbers have been oper.
ating extensively in Wilmington and the
police are searching for boys who are sup
posed to have committed the thefts.
A shark about eight feet long was seen
in the Susquehanns River near Perryville
Thursday, following school Of rockfsb,
being the first shark seen in those waters
for many years.
On complaint of delegation of Will
minston firemen, the fire committee of
the City Council will investigate the new
Ere ordinance, which is said to contain
numerous defects.
Two fires of mysterious origin, and
within few hours of each other, caused
much damage in the home of Frank
Smith in Wilmington aud burned all the
family apparel.
The Undertakers' Association Of Della
ware, organized in Wilmington, elected
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