Middletown transcript., 1912-05-18
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS OF THE PENINSULA

OF The PENINSULA
Major Sloan, Captains Lewis and Rey-
nolds and Lieutenant Harvey, of the
Delaware College Cadets, have been re-
commended to the Adiutant General OF
the United States army for efficiency in
military lines.
| Application is to be made to the Street
and Sewer Department Of Wilmington by
the Public Utilities Light, Heat and
Power Company for a franchise, under
which the city can take over the plant in
20 years, if so desires.
Professor E. L. Cross, connectedf with
the Wilmington Conference Academy as
vice principal, will at the end of the
school year in June, sever his connection
with the institution and with E. Craw-
ford Graham, conduct a summer school
at Dover.
MARYLAND
Cecil county Presidential and judicial
primaries cost about $500.
A patent for method of treating wood
has been granted to ]. W. Allingworth, of
Dorsey.
Although So years old, Joseph Jenkins,
Rock Springs. is doing his spring plowing
unassisted.
In one month George LiddelI, Liberty
Grove, received $50 from the sale of eggs
from 450 hens.
Rev. Carol Maddox has resigned the
pastorate of Porters Grove Methodist
Protestant Church.
Harry P. Skipper, of near CentrevilIe,
has been elected president of the State
Live Steck Sanitary.
Alva Tyson, of Rising Sun, has purchas-
ed the Black Barren Medicinal Springs
property for $11, 900.
Henry L. Constable and 1. Heister
Hess, of Elkton, are being mentioned for
States Attorney of Cecil comfy.
William D. Bradford a farmer of the
First district of Cecil, has been appointed
trustee of Maryland Agricultural Col
lege.
Arthur Harvey of ChiIds, has been ap
pointed a member of the Cecil County
School Board, vice George A. Blake, re-
signed.
Extensive preparations are being made
in Cumberland for permanent street i'm
provements in the heart of the business
section.
Struck BY lightning, the Charles S.
Mays residence at Glencoe was saved from
destruction by prompt action of bucket
brigade.
After being closed for years, services
will be resumed in West Nottingham
Friends Meeting House near Rising Sun.
on May 26.
The Caroline County School Board has
elected w. W. Seward, of Ridgely, presi-
dent and Professor E. N. Noble, secretary
and treasurer.
The Caroline County Commissioners
have decided to build one and oDe-half
miles of macadam road from Preston to
Union Grove.
The Harfcrd county School Board has
appointed Misses Pauline Wilson and
Mary Lilly assistants at Highland and
Rntiedge, respectively.
Unless the teachers are willing to ac-
cept salaries in proportion, Hartford school
with an average attendance falling below
10, are to be closed for the term.
The Chestertown Commissioners have
reelected William T. Dyer, president;
James w. Crouch, clerk and Beverly Hy-
land and William Needles, bailiffs.
The Methodist Protestant Sunday
School at Bay View has been organized,
S. M. Welsh, superintendent; Mrs. c. NJ.
Janney, treasurer. .aad Miss Elsie Gamble
secretary.
A handbag containing $40, agold watch
and a Pennsylvania Railroad pass, lost
two weeks ago 10 Philadelphia, was re-
turned to Mrs. william R. Barnett, Row
landville in Wednesdays mail, minus the
cash.
A number of employees of the Philadel-
phia. Baltimore & Washington Railroad
carshops at WILMINGTON DEL, went to
Elkton Saturday night aud presented
Foreman Clarence Garrett with hand
some gold watch.
School Shooting Retired
James Powell. aged lS, charged with
shooting George Fox, clerk of the Sum
NIT Bridge School district, recently, va
arraigned before General Sessions Court