Middletown transcript., 1911-12-09
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS OF THE PENINSULA

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Local capitalists will start another ic
plant in Lewes.
The season for trapping muskrats begar
yesterday in Sussex county.
A brown mink, valued at S. was cap
.tured by Earle Kelly, of New Bridge.
Chesapeake City residents have contri
buted $235I 81 to the local volunteer fire
department.
Thomas Fl. Robinson, of Bel Air, sold
his farm, near Aberdeen, to Benjamin W.
Herring for $4,000.
The Columbia Athletic Club, of New
Castle, will hold dance in the Opera
House this evening.
Sheriff-tlect ]. Myron Miller, OF Cecil
county, assumed office Friday, appointed
Philip NJ. Groves deputy.
An indoor baseball league has been or.
ganrzed among the boys Of All Saints
Episcopal Church, Rehoboth Beach.
Robbed OF 81. Julia Hicks, colored, OF
Wilmington, played detective and caused
the arrest of Edward Sorgon, colored.
Of25C0 marriage licenses issued to Del.
aware magistrates 1400 were required by
Magistrate Robertson, of Wilmington.
For violating the local option law, H. ].
Clayman, of Bel Air, has been sentenced
TO two years in the House of Correction.
Hartford county farmers in the vicinity
Of Sweet Air and Baldwin have organized
The Sweet Air Rural Telephone Company.
Using an air rifle in their play, Bessie
Hatfield, OF Rising Sun, was shot in the
head by Herman Thompson, Of Farming.
ion.
When George McKnott CT New Castle
woke on butchering day he found his !
1ogs had died of hog cholera during the
hight.
Jacob Kronse, farmer near Townsend,
vas run over and seriously injured by two
unaway horses attached to wagon load
ID with corn.
On account of the influx of strangers,
brought to Frankford by the doPont State
Dad, it is reported that 40 room hotel
will be erected there.
Howard Morris, aged 25 years, OF Phila-
Ielphia, is under arrest in Wilmington, on
uspicion OF stealing revolver the police
ay he attempted to pawn.
Delaware Mothers Congress will estab- !
ished a Bows Patrol in each town. to
,atrol all country roads and report places
where repairs are needed.
Charles Williams a Fort dupont. sol.
Iier, was injured about she head during
game of football in Wilmington and
lad to be removed to hospital.
Prominent women all over the State
re joining in the movement for the estab
of a college for women, affiliated
nth Delaware College at Newark.
Miscreants who scattered nauseatiug
cid about moving picture theatre in
almost created stampede
mong the people in the audience.
Formally instituted by Bishop Kins.
pan, Rev. Alfred Ernest Race, of Cham.
ersburg, Pa, was made rector OF Philips
Episcopal Church, in Laurel, Sunday
morning.
David A, Hay. Wilmington business
nan, is at his home, recovering from the
fleet of two broken ribs and other injur-
ss sustained when he fell from a boat at
'leeton, Va.
After Mrs. Sarah Brown, New Castle
'idow, has raised two hogs to weight of
lore than $50 pounds each she lost both
rom cholera, the day prior to that set for
iIIing them.
John Kingslsnd, of New Castle, haa
ndergone second operation within
Ieek to prevent the spread of blood:pois
ming resulting from splinter of steel in
is right hand g.
A steel splinter ripping the left hand, {
John KingsIand, a foreman Of the iron
'orkers on the dupont Hotel at Will
lington, is confined to bis home With
lood poisoning.
The annual inspection Of the companies
the Organized Militia Of Della. !
are was conducted Monday night in the j