Middletown transcript., 1911-05-27
NEWS OF THE PENINSULA

A horse from J. Hilyard, near Dover,
was recovered at Ceder Beach, Sussex
county, where it had been abandoned.
The $4,000 addition to Senator Rich
ardson's Dover gas plant was started Mon.
day by workmen from the United Gas
forces, Philadelphia.
Georgetown Methodists raised more
than $50 Sunday for the relief of the fam
lily of Rev ]. P. Otis, of North East, Md,
who lost all their belon gings in recent
fire.
Wilmington's Board of Health has
ordered vacated and closed Johnson's
Flats, a negro ''ioint," on the ground
that the place is nuisance and detrimen-
tai to death.
George B. Miller, president of the Will.
mington Juvenile Court and Probation
Society, has declined Governor Penne'
wells appointment as Judge Of the Ju-
venile Court.
Count Engineer James Wilson, in his
report. TO the New Castle County Levy
Court, shows that $61, ,535.49 was expend.
ed for the up.keep of roads in the past
year, exclusive of new roads constructed.
In line with the idea of bis affairs being
all upside down during life, well.known
northern Cecil county resident recently
visited an undertaking establishment,
where he was measured for his coffin and
left orders that his body be placed within
it face downward.
Thomas Hopkins, former Judge Of tae
Talbot Orphans Court, dropped dead
from apoplexy while standing in front OF
the Courthouse door talking to George
Bulin. Judge Hopkins was principal in
a suit which was to have come up Tues
day morning and it is said that the worry
of this brought on the attack. He was
aged about 20.
Because his wife did not object to his
being married again, Corbin Wilson,
colored, of Baltimore hundred, grew very
indignant when the clerk Of the peace OF
Sussex County refused to grant him Ii
cense. Wilson said he had asked his
wife about the matter and, as she offered
no objections, he supposed it was all
right for him to be married again.
Falling into the large circular saw in
the mill of his brother-in.law, Harvey ].
Gordy, while off bearing lumber, Clifford
Russell, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Rus
sell, residing near Georgetown was Sobad.
ly hurt that be died shortly afterwsrd.
Russell was taking a board away from the
saw when it is thought he was either pul.
led into it blythe board or fell. Two fin.
gers of the right hand we're sa wed off and
five Of his ribs sawed in two.
Next to the City election on June 8,
the School election on the Saturday fol.
lowing is attracting attention, because in
several wards there will be women can
didates anxious to cit as members of the
Board of Education. The Wilmington
Equal Suffrage Club is back of the move
ment to run women for the School Board
and at meeting this week the club will
select candidates in the Fifth and Seventh
wards, possibly in others.
Electric fans will cool the congregation
and comfort the people physically while
they are refreshed spiritually by preach
ing and singing at the first anniversary Of
The Peoples Church, Dover, on Sunday,
June 4, when it is estimated that 500 visi-
tors will be entertained all day at the
church. Dinner will be served in the
church assembly room, at the noon hour
and light luncheon will be furnished all
visitors at the supper hour that day.
Farmers in Sussex county we're bene-
tited several hundred dollars Friday
night by the visitation of heavy down.
pour of rain that has been much needed
for the past two weeks. The rain will
greatly help the strawberry crop and cause
a much greater yield than there would
nave been had tils drought continued s0r
a few days. ALI vegetation has been
greatly helped. Kent county had some
rain, too.
Plans are being made for the speedy !
construction of new temple of worship |
by the members of the Methodist Episco.
pal Church at North East. A special
building committee has been appointed
and insurance, amounting to $l0,0 900, has
been paid. Pews and some other furni.
ture have been saved. The members of
the building committee are trying to Sc.
cure plot of ground at Main street and
the road leading to Elkton, which is con-
sidered more suitable site for the edi6ice.