Newark post., 1913-07-30

may prove SuCCcSSlul.
Warren McCable, Jr. and Hor-
ace Stevens of Selbyville, and Reu-
ben Hudson, Of Georgetown, three
boys who were driving to lum-
Der mill on Saturday evening were
thrown out Of the wagon at rail-
road crossing when a special train
struck the team. The horse was
killed, and young McCabe struck
the rails head foremost and it is
feared, is fatally injured. Stew
ems and Hudson escaped with a
few scratches.
Returning to his home at
Knights Corner, on the Elkton-
Chesapeake City road, on Friday
evening, Robert Frisby, colored, a
well known horse trainer, found
his wife, Lydia, dying in the kit
chen from burns caused by coal Oil
which she had used to start fire.
Hilton Handy, colored, shot and
mortally wounded Elisha Wal
ters, another negro, near Selby-
Vile on Saturday, when Walters
refused to pay Handy debt OF
$3.50. Handy stood off a crowd
with his revolver and escaped IN a
team. He was caught at night on
Fennwick's Island by State De
tective Walter Thomas.
Charles II. Kinder and Charles
| D. West have offered the Levy
Court of Sussex county enough
money to meet sums due on county
bonds. they to be repaid from taxes
vet to be collected. Returns from
collections have been slack, and
and the county is hard set to meet
it's obligations.
The Delaware Children Home
Society has been formed to place
children in homes, with A. M. DAILY
of Dover, president; Rev. ii. L.
Bunstein of Milford, and Rev. Il.
K. Stephenson of Dover, vice-pres-
idents; John B. Hutton OF Dover,
secretary-treasurer and Rev. W.
K. Lord of Chester, Pa, superin-
tendent.
Summit Bridge M. E. Church,
handsome frame structure, erected
in 1876 under the pastorate OF Rev.
George R. Bristoa, now practlc-
ing lawyer Of New York City, was
fred by lightning which struck the
steeple on Thursday afternoon and
DESTROYED within an hour. The
furniture was saved. The loss IS
put at from $4,000 to $4,000, with
$4,000 insurance.
The flames spread to Woodruff
Bendler's dwelling and the stables
and sheds of the Buck Hotel, which
were also destroyed. Carnagy
blacksmith shop, the store Of Z. b.
Alrich and the dwelling OF Charles
and William Bigger were damaged
Most of the structures IN the VII
lage were threatened by sparks but
were saved by the good work OF
the bucket brigade. The church
will be rebuilt.
New Castle County Levy Court
has resolved to divide equally the
fines levied upon auto drivers ex-
ceeding the speed limit between
the parties securing their convlc-
ton and the county. Heretofore
$15 has been offered for such con-
victions.
Struck by a passenger train at
the Mt. Pleasant crossing on the
Delaware Railroad on Thursday,
Herman Tucker, s years old, was
hurled against the side OF the
freight house, and every bone in
his body was broken. The boy ran
around the rear end Of freight
and got in front of the passenger
train. His father witnessed the
child s shocking fate.
Rt. Rev. Stephen S. Ortynski, Of
Philadelphia, bishop of the Ruth
enian Catholics, states that plans
are under way for the improve
ment of the tract of several hun
dred acres near Chesapeake City,
Cecil county, to which he has title,
looking to the location thereon OF
large number of colonists and the
erection of church, convent and
home and school for orphans.
! The convent will accommodate
30 nuns and the home and school