Middletown transcript., 1916-09-02
STATE AND PENINSULA

What was thought at first to be in
fantile paralysis with Freddie Hanson,
of Yorklyn, turned out to be rheuma-
tism
Ground has been broken for a new
bank buiIding,at Massey, Md, to be a
branch of the Peoples Bank, of Ches-
tertown.
Falling from the automobile of Levy
Court Commissioner Samuel l.. Burris.
in iImington, Patrick Keller broke
both legs.
Frost was discovered in many Places
in and about Wilmington Tuesday morn
ing. The thermometer marked 46 at 6
O'Clock Wednesday, at New Castle.
Mrs Vary B. Donneil. president of
the New Castle W C T u, is confined
to her home in Newark, suffering from
the effects of fall which injured hip
Fifteen students of Delaware College,
now with the Delaware Militia at Dem
ing; New Mexico, will be permitted to
return under an order from the War
Department.
The members of the New Castle
County Century Club will hold street
carnival, in New Castle, on Thursday
and Friday evenings, October 4-5, in
behalf of the debt on the heating plant
of the building.
Henry Ridgely, the blind attorney Of
Dover, has issued statement in which
he declares his confidence of being the
caucus choice of Kent county for the
Democratic nomination lor United
states Senator.
A motor truck belonging to the Belair
Auto Express Company in making its
regular trips from Beiair collided with
: team driven by John W. Mohr, aged
16 years, plunging the wagon down a
steep embanHment. The young man
sustained fractured skull and is in d
serious condition.
The annual session of the State Camp,
Of Delaware. P. 0. S. of A, convened
at Clayton Tuesday. and State Secre-
tary, Thomas F. Dunn, reported total
membership of 1906 in the 81 camps, j
net increase for the year of 79. The
year total receipts were $40, 844, and
the expenditures, $19,S20.
Pomona Grange will meet on Thurs
day with Centre Grange at Centreville,
At the same time the Farmers Insti-
tute of New Castle county will hold Its
annual meeting, at which officers will
be elected. A large attendance is an
tcipated at the meeting. Diamond
State Grange will hold its regular meet
ing next Monday night at Stanton Hall.
A big fremen's parade was held al
Smyrna, on Tuesday. in conjunction
town. FIRE companies from several
Kent county towns, including Dover
and Milford, participated in the parade,
and several handsome prizes were
awarded The carnival is attracting
hundreds of visitors from all parts the
county.
John Timmon., col red, 90 years OF
age, who was sentenced to the work.
house on October II, 1915, for one year
his crime being assault with intent t.
commit murder, died of tuberculosis al
he work house. He had been working
on the farm without complaining till 1
few days ago when he took sick sud
denly. His home was in Blue Ridge
Va. His sentence would have been VI
IN another month.
William Tyson, contractor, of No
200 East Sixth street, Wilmington
whose automobile Monday evening
killed Paul Newman, aged years, il
front of the boys home at No. 40
Monroe street, was arraigned in tn
City Court today on charge of man
slaughter At the request of the Sat
his case was continued until Thursday
and Tyson was released on bail. H
surrendered to the police Monday nigh
after he had taken th. injured boy
tine hospital.
A severe storm passed over Ken
county Sunday night, leaving destrul
lion of all kinds in its wake. Tn
lightning especially played havoc i
certain parts of the county. AtHartle
the railroad station was struck an
totally destroyed with all the content
by fire. A small house near Carlise
Church, five miles west of Dover, Wa
also struck by lightning and destroyed
Telephone poles throughout Kent count
were blown down, many trees uprOote
and corn fields laid low by the storm.
Thought to mentally deranged, W.
Coale, Of Delaware City. prominent
Republican politics of Delaware a
tempted suicide on Tuesday evening, ;
Rehoboth, by drowning in the Atlant
Ocean. He was rescued while in an III
conscious condition and was later r
vived. Mr.. Coale, who for many yea
has been passenger conductor on tt
Pennsylvania railroad, has been worr,
ing over the prospect of strike of Il
trainmen. He went to Rehoboth {
Tuesday, accompanied by his wifee al
ten-year-old son, and registered at Il