Middletown transcript., 1911-08-05

- Unknown persons poisoned over hun
dred chickens belonging to Mrs. Howard
Ragan, Rising Sun.
Charged with assaulting 17-month-old
child, Frank Brown, of Wilmington, was
held under 500 peace bond.
Carlton, year.old son of Mrs. Virgis
Pettyiohn, of Georgetown, was severely
bitten on the arm by pet dog.
While visiting the Wilmington free zoo
James Gersr, suffered from vertigo and
had to be removed 80 his home.
Robert L. Armstrong, the new post
master of Newark, has started an agita-
tion for letter carriers of the town.
Dover's Board of Education has author
lied alterations to the present school build
ing to make room for an additional teacher
Mrs. Alfred I. dupont provided treat
of ice cream and cake for inmates of the
Home for Aged Women at Wilmington.
While supervising gang of men clean
ing out BranchvilIe Greek, near Bridge
vile, Ira Bennett caughta 68-pound snap.
ping turtle.
The Delaware Railroad Company has
prepared plans for brilg to abolish the
grade crossing at st. Anne's crossing, near
Middletown.
When several circus managers refused
to include Georgetown on account of the
high town tax, citizens urged Council to
reduce the amount.
From falling backward down stairs at
the home Of Mrs. E. B. Ward, at Centre
vile Landing, Mrs. Florence Keighley
seriously injured her head.
Paris green administered by parties un.
known caused the death OF two horses,
pair of muels and COW belonging to W.
D. Ewing, Bising Sun farmer.
Undertaking to lead away goat given
him by Frank Mitchell, of Havre de
Grace, Henry Christie, colored, was but.
ted over and had bis arm broken.
Washington Fire Company, of Whining
ton, will entertain members of G. M.
Leonard Steam Fire Engine Company, of
Newburg, N. Y, September l3.
George E. L. Hess, of Fair Hill, seeks
the Democratic nomination for County
Commissioner and M. s. Sentman, De.
mocrat, for Judge of the Orphans Court.
Spinal meningitis has caused the death
of horses belonging to James Maxwell,
Brauden Morris, Elisha Kirk and Samuel
Fryer, Rising Sun farmers, within two
days.
While swimming in Chester River,
near Chestertown, on Sunday, William
P. Rae, secretary to DR.. James W. Cain,
president of Washington College, was
drowned.
The muddy condition OF Elkton's water
supply has caused residents to demand
why the Maryland Water Company does
not build the filtration plant promised
last spring.
While working over the knives OF a
moving. machine on the farm of Harvey
Tome, near Port Deposite, Elmer Reed
had one finger cut off and two others al
most severed.
Seized with fit and falling into Chris.
tians River, near Wilmington, George
Williams, of Elkton, Md, YVES rescued
and hurried to Delaware Hospital, where
be was revived.
A large auto truck has been secured by
President Wallace, of the Wilmington
Southern Traction Company, for use be-
tween New Castle and Delaware City,
starting Tuesday, when the lease of the
Delaware City line expires.
Following the eating of meat bought in
Wilmington market, Mr.. and Mrs, L.
Talley, Frank Tally and Mr.. and Mrs. W.
s. Handy, of Brandywine Hundred, be-
came seriouslH III, and nhyaician dag.
nosed the case as form of ptomsiDe
poisoning.
While recurring from the railroad sta
ton in Wilmington an automobile, owned
and driven by John M. Young, grocer,
caught fire and was completely destroyed.
The car was valued at $l4O0. Mr.. Young
was the only occupant of the machine
when the fire burst from under the hood.
He stopped and tried to extinguish the
flames by throwing dirt on the burning
machine, but the fire had got beyond bis
control.
AS result of complaints Of trespass on
railroad tracks and cars at Wyoming,
railroad detectives early Monday morning
rounded up eight white men, who were
arranged before Magistrate E. F. Wood
and sent to Kent county Jail for 10 days,
in default of fines and costs. Those
caught in the net included, James | andy,
Edward GLASGOW, Roland Cahall, John
Welsh, Thomas Boyle. Edward Riding,
John Maroney and James Collins
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