Middletown transcript., 1912-07-27

A strange epidemic IS Killing nogs III
the vicinity of Yorklyn.
Professor K. N. Wiley has been elected |
principal of the Bridgeville High School. |
New Castle has another glove industry |
that will give employment to number OF
girls and women.
Elizabeth NJ. Jones, Milford, and Law
renee Walls, Ellendsle, were married at
Milton by Rev. DR.. Holland.
While cranking an automobile, near
New Castle, John D. Leonard, of Phila-
delpha, sustained broken wrist.
Falling into a tub OF hot water while
his mother was washing, Cornelius Lucy,
aged 8, Wilmington, sCalded both arms.
Struck by Howard Milligan's ANTONIO
bile, Mrs. Andrew Schulz, Of Fort du-
Pont, sustained broken rib and bruises.
The resignation OF New Castle on Satur-
day surpakses all other first day register
ings, totaling 397 from the four districts.
His leg broken in fall in Wilmington, /
William Broughall, aged l3, had the limb
amputated at the Hoa eopathc Hospital.
Arthur McCloshpy, of near Newark,
was thrown from his carriage when his
horse ran away, but was only slightly in
iured.
Struck over the right eye, Edward Ste
venson, a blacksmith, sustained an ugly
cash while working in a Wilmington
plant.
A rear-end collision between two
freight trains at Farnhurst deraled eev-
eral cars and blocked traffic but injured
no one.
The New Castle county school cnmmi'-
sioners are arranging to consolidate the
Walnut Green and Diamond school at
Mt Cuba.
An overturned bottle of ether ignitin',
Charles Penny, State Chemist, was sew
erely burned about the arms and hands,
at Newark.
Falling in a Wilmington street, Mra.
Myrtle Klnsel, of Altoona, Pa, was so
seriously injured that she had to be sent
TO hospital.
A Woodrow Wilson First Voters Club
has been organized in Wilmington by 125
young men who will attain their majority
before election.
Becoming insane a year alter coming
to this country, Thomas Conner, an H.
mate of the State Hospital at Farnhnrst
will be deported.
William NJ. Reed was whirled about
revolving shaft in a Wilmington plant
when his trousers caught, but he escaped
with slight injuries.
Entering the hose in broad daylight
at Georgetown, thief stole $40 and some
jeweIry willie Mrs. Alfred Pepper was
calling on a neighb0r.
Milton Council at its next meeting will |
take up the proposition of having the
sidewa lks paved with cement, the town
paying half of the bill.
The Roosevelt Progressive Club of |
Georgetown claims to have 200 signers
who will support third party ticket in
Sussex county this year.
Thomas F. GormIey, Representative
in the Legislature from Wilmington, will
be candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for State Senator.
William Postles colOred, aged 81 years,
died at the New Castle County workhouse
where he WAS serving two years aid ten
mouths for the larceny of chickens.
A break in the machinery of the only |
ice plant in LeWes precipitated an ice
famine, and for three days not enough |
ice was made to keep refrigerators cool.
Mrs. William E. Leary, of Wilmington
has asked tke police to assist in the search |
for her husband who has disappeared and |
who she believes, has met with foul
play.
After tie women Of Bridgeville have
raised enough money to purchase a street |
sprinkler some of the Town Commission
ers are now opposing the use of the ma