Middletown transcript., 1911-12-16
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS OF THE PENINSULA

At bazaar given by Rshoboth Bsacl
Red Men $50 was cleared.
An effort is being made to organize
Holiness Church in Georgetown.
Derrickson & Martin, of Dover, vii
erect large canning factory in Littll
Creek.
The last case of diphtheria in LeWet
was disiniected and quarantine lifted or
Thursday.
After undergoing extensive repairs,
Salem Methodist Church, at Fairlee, wat
reopened Sunday.
Richard Merritt. of Warwick, has been
Geleeted as Chief Judge or Orphans
Court Of Cecil county.
Trustees of the Workhouse have decid-
ed that they will not build an exercise
yard until next Spring.
Poking crayon up nostril William
Kern, aged z, required the services of a
physician at New Castle.
The Maryland Clay Company's plant
on Broad Creek has been leased to Hanna
improvement Company.
The 1872 acre Thomas farm, in Broad
Neck, has been brought by Joseph Everett
Of Kent County for $500.
Large Aocks of wild gqeso ere heing re-
ported near Oak Orchard. a.d several
gunners have secured full bags.
With the opening ofthe muskrat season
the price of pelts has fallen from 20 cents
paid last year t1 20 and 25 cents.
DR.. Victor G. Washburn has been ap.
pointed assistant surgeon of the Delaware
Militia, with the rank Of captain.
Six grandsons were the pall.bearers at
the funeral of Mrs. Mary Elizabtth Walls
at New Castle Tuesday afternoon,
mond State Telephone Company perm:s-
sion to lay cable on North street,
Railroad detectives are indeaVoring to
run down tue thieves, who broke into the
station at Chestertown and stole SIG.
At the corn show Of Rose Hill Grange
the prize winners were Charles Megginson
James Tolson and George W. Burris.
Operation of the trolley line abandoned
three months ago between New Castle and
Delaware City will be resumed to day.
The largest rockfsh ever caught off Re-
hoboth Beach was captured Tuesday by
Harry Burbage. 1t weighed 100 pounds.
Found with boys bicycle in his pos
session James Butcher, an aged man, was
arrested in Wilmington for alleged lar
,euy.
Delaware Militia officers are planning a |
Dig reception in Wilmington in honor of |
Governor Pennewill and his personal
,taff.
John Anderson, of Georgetown, has
,een appointed second assistant keeper of
he lighthouse Eibok, ofthe ledge in Della
ware Bay.
E. S. Hardesty, of Georgetown, super
ntendent of schools of Sussex county, is
making his annual visit to all ofthe school
n the county.
The Kent County School Board has ap-
'ointed Irving L. Dempsey trustee OF !
talena Academy, vice William A. Whit.
ker, deceased.
Tuesday was hog killing" day at the
ussex County Jail, in Georgetown, the
risoners being allowed to help in the
Iork and then indulge in fresh meat.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has
cen directed by the Wilmington health
lthoEities to abate the nuisance of noise
nd smoke made by trains passing through
The storage battery car operated on the
'olIey line between New Castlsadd Della
are City Saturday was not big enough
II the patronage and the company has
rdered another car.
Numerous prizes have been donated by c
merchants for the best deco
tied window, automobile and building
the celebration Of the new lighting sys.
I'M next Monday night. IS
Roth, daughter Of Magistrate Nicker.
IN, of New Castle, was cut in the face
ith pocket knife by small boy, whose
lp had been stolen by companions and
no vented his rage upon the girl.
From the shock Of the death of her
usband, whom she had nnfsed during
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