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

DANAA4A AVA - a AeAsAsa
Carrie Henderson, Of Georgetown, has
been elected assistant commercial teacher
Of the High School.
Medford Jones, Sussex ifnit grower,
sold 1850 baskets Of peaches at 81 8 basket
from an orchard Of 300 trees.
Private Berry, the post baker at Fort
dupont, may lose bis right hand as the
result of il being crushed in an electrical
dough mixer.
Wilmington's Street and Sewer Depart
ment has adopted rule prohibiting the
planting Of trees along the sidewalks with.
out its permission.
Charged with purloining $40 horse, .
$40 carriage and a set Of harness, the prop.
erty Of Wilson G. Moore, David R. Lewis
was arrested at Dover. !.
William Harris, Of near New Castle,
was seriously poisoned on the face and
head, the result of trimming hedge in
which poison ivy grew.
Thomas Daley, colored, said to be a
walking speak-easy," was arrested in
Wilmington sunday for selling intoxi.
eating liquor on street.
The Rural Mail Carriers Association
has elected W. 7. Moore, Of Harrington,
delegate to the national convention, to be
held in Milwaukee this fall.
James Braxton was held in $1,000 bail
for the Grand Jury by a Wilmington
Magistrate following his arrest in Chester,
Pa, for alleged horse stealing.
The New Castle County Elementary
Sunday School Union will meet in
Newark NJ. E. Church, at Newark, on
Saturday afternoon September 18th
New Castles first religious Labor Day
observance was held in the Methodist
church Sunday morning and was well
attended by members Of all denomina.
tions.
Said to have sold horse that died q
short time later, Robert Messino, of Will
miDgton, was held in $500 bail for the
Grand Jury obtaining money by false pre-
lenses.
Christopher Collins, OF Georgetown,
who was thrown from an engine 10 VIII
mington while working as fireman last
week and seriously injured, was taken to
bis home Tuesday.
Held up by highwaymsn While drlY.
ing near Port Deposit, Albert Barrett, OF
Rising Sun, rendered his assailant uneon.
scious by blow with the butt end OF
his whip.
william D. Haddock Of Wilmington
has been awarded The contract for erect.
ing the new Northeast Methodist Church.
site fer the powerhouse for Rising Suns
electric plant has been selected, and the
plapti is expected to be in operation by
January lst.
While despondent, Alfred johnson,
aged 81 years, the first man to work along
Market street in Wilmington. keeping It
clean, with broom and barrell, committed
suicide Sunday morning by hanging him-
self at the home of his daughter with
whom be lived, at No. 406 West Second
street.
Charged with the Iareny of horse and
carriage, the property Of ]. P. Ratledge.
of No. e07 French street, Wilmington,
James Braxton, colored, aged Al years,
was arrested in Chester on Sunday.
Monday he was brought to Wilmington
and arraigned before Magistrate Lewis,
who held him in $1,000 bail for the
upper court.
Two children were struck by lightning,
while hurryisg out to get the turkeys on
the farm Of John Evans, below Camden,
tenanted by saxton Lambertson. Mary
Lambertson, aged years, was instantly
killed. An older boy accompanying her,
was stunned, but was able to rise and
alarm the Lambertson family. DR..
Nicksrson was summoned but declared
that death was instant.
County Treasurer Robert N. Burns
reported to the Levy Court Tuesday the
following balances. Credit Of the Levy
Conrt, SS7, ,27O.75; special bond issue,
So, ,4SS. 43; Christiana, $4,000; Mill
Creek, 247.21; White Clay Creek, 4c;
Pencadsr S485.s .s3; New Castle, $5s7. .s2;
Red Lion, $685.. .O8; st. Georges. s3l1Oss;
Appoquinimink, $294S1; Blaekbird,
$6l5. AZ; Brandywine, $85.1S.
Delaware W. c. I. U.
The thirty-second annual convention
of the Delaware Women's Christian
Temperance Union. which will be held
| il Goshen M. E. Church, in Milton
September 27th, 2sth and 29th, is sx.
pected to be the greatest convention the
4