Middletown transcript., 1912-11-09

'nu Miss s. P. MARSHALL, of Lewes, has sue
ceeded in raising South African gourd
Id.
Tx. james Lowe, the first uniformed police
he man in Lewes went on duty this week.
IN Harry Nelson, of California, has pur.
So chased the large William Whitman estate,
- near Fremont.
VI The3 O5 acre Worlds End farm, near
Earleville, has been bought by John R.
o. H. Price for SlS,lOO.
Alter an absence of 95 years Miss Alice
to Thomas of Glendale, CAL, is visiting at
ly her former home, near Sylmar.
ir Kent county Progressives held a large
ID attended mase-meeting in the Dover
Opera House Wednesday night.
- Willard Hare chiet clerk of the Bush
Line of Wilmington, dislocated hip
when he fell down stairs in his home.
The First Baptist Church of Milford,
has secured Rev. Thomas C. Davis of
u Giletts, Pa, as pastor.
George G. Anderson, son of State Sena-
r tor ]. Hermon Anderson, of Ches-
t void, has purchased his fathers general
store.
The Snssex County Pomona Grange,
which includes members from all parts of |
the county will hold its convention at ,
Delmar November a.
In pursuing Kate Orrell, colored, a
prisoner who was escaping from his office
Magistrate E. F. Wood, of Dover, fell and
dislocated shoulder blade.
Mayor Charles L. Moore, OF Georgetown
has forbidden oyssernen and hucksters
to blow horns or cry their wares before 7
o'clock in the morning.
After travelling through the Western
States for nearly two years, Evan G.
Boyd, former Mayor of New Castle, has
reached that city for few days.
Following quarrel over crap game, I
Thomas Mason colorsd of Laurel, was
lodged in the county Jail, charged with
shooting John Collins, also colored.
The largest catches of fish made this
year are being taken at the bitches, near
Oak Orchard. The largest trout are being
hauled in, while rockfish are also plentl-
ful. "
Filled with public spirit and interest in v
her towR, Mrs. R. R. Roudebush, of Mil
ford, has contributed a large portion of
the front of ber land toward widening a =
street.
The Pure Oil Company is having large d
storage tanks and stables erected in Elk
ton with a view to making it distrbut-
ing paint. N
Finding the Georgetown High School =,
overcrowded, plans, have been laid
for either new school building or an an.
mex. Already new teacher has been in
stalled. m
yc
Johnnie Barnes, year old son of bi
Mrs. Mary Barnes of New Caste is in a
critical condition as a result of being hit
on the hack by negro youth, who has M
Rs
sp
s. Russell Squire, aged Is years, who
disappeared from his home in Whining
ton last week and was arrested in Bell -
wood, Pa, was returned to his home by =,
Police Sergeant Schell. -
Raymond Clifton, colored, who was
irving an automobile truck that ran !
'ver and killed an unknown white man in
everal days ago, was held in $500 bail for vii
he Grand Jury in Wilmington. Nc
the
One hundred members of the Plug Hat
Association, of Elizabeth, N. j., arrived
n Wilmington yesterday on their third =
nnual outing, and were welcomed by
Aayor Howed, alter which they toured ~,
be city. 1--WE
Thomas Dolan ia in tho o,s.od, :. A. abl
police, is said to be one of
everal boys who stood on the Baltimore l
: Ohio bridge across the Brandywine pan
reek ard threw stones at persons walk Wh
lg in Brandywine Park. the
SEM
Two men driving along the road early pert
ssterday morning found the storehouse Tall
Howard Hopkins. of Burrsville, afire. eact
eighbors we're called and nearby house
wed, but the store, with the barns and
'rn storage lofts, was destroyed. t
read
Charged with attempting to commit a tivel
lonious assault, Alfred Burgess, a giant dsst
sgro. was arrested at Newark. The it is
'gro denies the charge, and bis hearing pots
rs been postoned until next Thursday. the
have Mrs. Goodyear, of Elkton, who ton
axes the charge, testify. stitu
been
FOR sALE-A farm Of a6O acres. brick com,
'use, II rooms, large barn and stable, 10 and
'rses, 20 cows, granary with cribs hold. of th
8 1000 bushels Of corn, other outbuild- potat
gs. Lands easily improved adapted to quet
ising all kinds Of grain and fruit; ~ a
res of apple trees; 40 acres Of the best can /
lck land; 10 miles from one OF the iin- othei
markets; macadem road to Whining taste
3. Five minutes walk to church, school Some
fas. shops, well Eatered, stream never there
spHesni wood for farm purposes. aboul
q p bought ioF less than 30 dollars per q yer