Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

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Robert w. Peter has been appointed
clerk in the First National Bank of
Georgetown.
Farmers of rural New Castle county
are becoming alarmed again over the
spread of chestnut blight.
Colonel A. r. Benson, OF Dover, is
credited with being the champion grower
OF potatoes in his vicinity.
Plans are being made for the reopening
of the Red Lion Methodist Church on the
first Sunday in September.
Robert H. McColey, Milford farmer,
was found dead in his garden, where he
had gone to do some hoeing.
A Georgetown farmer has tried the
novel plan of covering his tomato vines
with straw to overcome scalding.
Joseph Heintz, who lives between Do
yer and Cheswold, claims to have the
champion tomato patch of Kent county.
The fret summer school for teachers
ever held in Georgetown closed Monday
100 teachers having attended its courses.
Helen GiIihiski, aged 2 years, while
playing with matches at the home on Elm
street, Wilmington, vas seriously burned.
Although the Seaford post office was
made postal savings depository on jar
uary 5, not a single deposit has been
made.
LeWes Bowers, of New Castle, went to
Philadelphia to try to locate his wife and
child. who disappeared from their home
several days ago.
Roosevelt followers in Seaford have
formed club and independent candidates
will be nominated for Seaford and North
west Fork hun lreds.
Helen Riccio, the l6 year old girl who
shot herself in the breast in Wilmington,
on Saturday saying that she did not want
to live, may recover.
William N. Taylor, a special delivery
messenger at the Wilmington post office,
was bitten by a dog on South Clayton
street, where he was delivering letter.
For failing to make return within 80
days OF the elections held on the last Sat-
urday in June, New Castle county school
districts are subject to fine of $50 each.
During a dispute over two dogs that
were fighting, Grover Nayes hit Patrick
McGlynn, of near Centrevile, in the face
with a monkey-wrench, inJuring him so
badly that he had to be taken to a hospi- !
tai.
Coroner Chandler, of Wilmington, re-
ceived telegram from Macon, Ca, di-
recting him TO ship to that city the BODY
of George W. Gillon, aged 10 years, who
died in the Delaware Hospital recently.
A "bacon bat'' party was given by
Lewes young people on the beach last
night. Bacon formed the principal part
of the lunch, the strips OF meat being
broiled over an open fire.
During the severe storm on Monday
afternoon the homes of M. Warner Nc
Feal, M. E. Tiffany and Leslie Cornog,
Newark, were struck by lightning and
members of the families stunned.
While driving grain drill on his
fathers farm. at Finchville. Cecil Wheat
ley, IA year old boy, got foot in the
cogs and amputation of part was neces-
sary after 10 minutes had been spent in
freeing him.
Charged with stealing a gold watch.
Mick" an alien working on cement
pavements in Georgetown, was arrested
and locked in jail. He claims the watch
the property of Mrs. Joseph Wilson, was
sold to him by boy.
While filling task car with tar at the
plant of the Wilmington Gas Company
Patrick Mahan of South Franklin street
held the lantern too uear the
tar, ignited it aud was so frightfuIly burn
ed that he may not recover.
Seeking pledges from 100 girls and
women that they will accept steady work, ,
Meyers Phillips, Philadelphia business
nan, in conjunction with the Milford
Board of Trade, is canvassing for the es
ablishment of shirt factory at Milford.
May Be Fined t
Nine school districts in New Castle v
county are subj"ct to a fine of $50 for
allure to make returns to the clerk of the Il
,eace of the election held last June. The fl
election for clerks and commissioners was n
leld on the first Saturday in June. n
Under the law return should be made ii
within 80 days. This time has expired Il
nd nine districts bave failed to make b
heir returns. All the others, there being S
more than 100, have made their returns.
he districts that have not made returns d
re Nos. 7, ~, 48, n, 70, So, ll2, 1913 and ii
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