Middletown transcript., 1912-11-23
BRIEF news ITEMS OF THE PENINSULA
DELAWARE

DELAWARE
Wives Of faculty members at Delaware
College have organized a faculty club Q
26 members.
Coroner-elect John T. Spring, OF New
Castle county has appointed Ferris Gilel
deputy Coroner.
Fire destroyed the Pennsylvania Rail.
road Company's oil house at the Toddl
Cut shops, near Wilmington.
G. w. Pusey has been elected president
of the Board of Trustees of the Homeo-
pathic Hospital, in Wilmington.
Walter scott's 2 year old daughter was
bitten by a pet collie dog while playing
about their hone in Wilmington.
Middletown Light and Wafer Company
is asking for bids for the construction Of
$4,000 gallon concrete reservoir.
Frederick Brand, aged 27,of Henry
Clay, was attacked and left lying uncoD-
cious in the street in Wilmington.
The first gunner around Milford to kill
a wild goose this season was Harry Truitt
who brought down 2O-pound bird.
After a disappearance of over three
years the famous ''belTed buzzard" Of
Sussex county has made its temperance.
A 5OO-pound tank falling, F. W. Fran
els employed by an express company in
Wilmington, sustained crushed foot.
Fifteen seaford young men have or
ganizsd a minstrel troupe and will make
their initial appearance Christmas week.
Harry Maher killed the first wild goose.
of the season south Of New Castle satur-
day evening the bird weighing about
seven pounds,
Rev. David Reason, q negro parson Of
Philadelphia. was prTesssd b. Game
Warden Murphy for runni gin Delaware
without license.
As a result Of the open war between the
Gamers and the tomato farmers tbie year,
few Of tha farmers are making the an
nual oonifaets
The salary OF the Delmar postmaster
ship p $1,000. and already there are siz
applicants for the position under Presi-
dent-eIect Wilson.
During The absence Of the Rev. HUI
bert Wells vandals entered bis home in
Wilmington and did considerable dam
age to the furniture.
George Briggs. coiored, of Woodals,
who is alleged to have shot Fred Brown,
eolored, Jas been held in $500 bail for
the Gsperal Sessions Court.
EaIghs % the act Of stealing 10-cent
ring from 3 Wilmington store. John
Bonlay aged Y years, was placed in the
iOssails detention home.
Fhe Doldngsr Daifies Of Philadelphia,
Save purchased a plot Of ground adjoining
tbe Baltimore 8 Ohio Railroad, in New
ark, as modern creamery site.
Thfee additional applicants have enter
ed Tor tie seaford post Office besides the
present postmaster, irwin n. Chipmap
whose te-ms expires February /.
To increase she efficiency Of its sy,tem,
tie Diamond State Telephone Company
Is stringing additional trunk lines from
seaiord 70 Laurel and Bridgeville.
Rehoboth Beach Commissioners have
ordered vote of thanks sent to the
LeWss iremen for their work in prevent
ing more serious fire on Saturday night.
Owing TO the pressure Of bis Judicial
business, Judge George Gray has been
forced to decline an invitation to address
The Pittsburgh Chamber Of Commerce.
Frank 1. Hudson, John E. sammons
and Bayard Otwell, all of Georetown,
are being urged for deputyships under
the neuly-s selected Sheriff, James P.
Dukes
Clement Houston, Of Lincoln, who is
98 years old, has just finished his corn
h1aking and viii now apotter" arqsnd
the iafm rntil the spring plowiBg is
started
Attorney General elect 5gsiah 0. Vol /
cot and Mrs Woieott lied from New
York ios Bermuda on the same steam
ship With PsssIdept.eisct HE9odrog vii
son Saturday.
The Colonel s. 3 Dohersy trophy, Of
tered ioE lhe best Folver eeore made BY
al eEicel 81 ths sIa4are Miiitia. was
won By Captain g Jaeobs, Of Company |
d ol Newark, aith soors 81 l66.
Bishop kinsnau visited Sc. Lnks's
Episcop Chufl sealofd' Sunday even-
ing and condru Misses Bessie Horsey,
Alice Morgan oof Bos. Messrs Dor
aey Donoso 81 Howard EnsIish
The bo oi FEedafIek afron. aged IS,
a ffaman % the osal ille branch Of
TIE Penps Rail road ho was kill
ed on ss' ben be stepped in font
oi som aas been brought to
hie ninglon.