Middletown transcript., 1911-09-16

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struck on the head by ball.
Struck by machine while working il
a Wilmington manufacturing plant, Viii
liam Davis has broken wrist
The tower on the Wilmington City Hal
having been declared unsafe, Council j
being urged to have it removed.
Mrs. Fred Warrington, OF Georgetown
| Is the second Sussex county woman to D'
sworn in as substitute mail carrier.
Captain Peter Merritt and barge d
men are fishing for sturgeon near Reno
both Beach and making large catches.
Falling, prostrated by heat, Andrew
Rome was severely cut by machinery
which be struck, in Bridgeville canning
factory.
The members OF the Legislature are
holding their annual reunion at Chinco-
teagne, Va, where they will remain until
Sunday.
Great swarms of mosquitoes bothered
the people OF New Castle Sunday evening,
making special attack on worshipe4s in
the churches.
While cunning for reedies near Red
Lion, Harry F. Donaldson was shot about
the shoulders and several grains of shot
entered bis neck.
An epidemic of typhoid has found
many victims in Fredericka. Herman
Vinyard, bis wife and small son are all
down with the fever.
Falling from a Pennsylvania Railroad
train at the station in Wilmington, G. NJ.
Charles was severely injured about the
head, face and back.
Arrested for beating insensibiliGy frail
colored woman, George Jones, a giant
Wilmington negro, was fined 800 and
costs in City Court.
Boy robbers, who are annoying George
town, robbiDg hgn:houses and barns, en-.
tered the home of 7. J. Pyle and secured
large amount Of booty.
James M. Cordrey, former DelaWar.
can, native of Pennington. has struck
it rich in the gold fields of Nevada. He
has been West since 1884. n
The 180-aere "Little Meadows" farm,
located in Kent county, near Worton, has
been bought by ]. M. Simmons from
Rev. Fl. K. Miller, for 5000.
Homeless and despondeut, Samuel Dill
man, aged go, attempted suicide in Will
mington by drinking laudanum, but was
found and rushed to hospital in time to
save his life.
According to bulletin just issued by
the Department of Agriculture, the aver.
age condition of all crops in Delaware,
September 1st, was 87.7, as compared
with the average for the past 10 years.
The Milton Driving Association has ar
ranged horse races on the Milton track
for Thursday, September 81, whel 2.4O
and 2.3O trot and pace, q free.for-all and
q race for 3-year-old colts will be held.
The body Of Larry Kenney, an oyster
man, Of Philadelphia, was located at noon |
Monday at the mouth of Mabon's River,
where it had foated after Kenney had
fallen overheard Saturday morning from
the oyster sloop Peter Paynter.
Struck by log end, Ira Wiley narrow.
ly escaped death at Greenwood when
chain which was wrapped about piling
slipped. The pile caught him under the
chin and threw him several feet in the air
dislocating bis shoulder and gashing bis
lace and throat.
Walking lonely road along the Nanti-
coke River, southwest OF Seaford. William
OF Rivalve, was shot and robbed
BY two masked highwaymen who have
been operating in sections of the Eastern
Shore and effecting the boldest hold-ups
IN recent years. Wooters was going to bis
gasoline yacht, Woodland, after midnight
when the robbers sprapg from out a corn.
field and cried: Glands up'' Miscon-
'tructing bis attempts at raising bis arms,
one of the robbers fred and bullet enter.
ID into his left side.
Hawk Grabs at Diamond
A hawk tried to pluck diamond stud
rom the shirt bosom Of Thomas Norwood
u Brookdale, n. J. It is supposed the
bird thought II was dealing with glow.
worm. Norwood tried to beat off the
bird with bis hands, but failed, and then
lonab, . pet game rooster, few to it's
masters aid and pecked out the hawks
'yes.