Evening journal., 1915-11-30
INSPECTOR LOOKS UP
MILK Containers
New Law Regarding Meas
ures Will be Enforced
by Mr.. Mcknight
LYCEUM FESTIVAL
GETS UNDER WAY

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Nov William J.
Mcknight. regulator Of weights and
measures for New Castle county is go
ing after milk dealers and farmers
who ship milk. It is not generally
known, but it is a fact nevertheless.
that at the last session OF the Legis-
lature the following bill was passed:
That chapter 50 of the revised code
of the State OF Delaware, be and the
same is hereby amended by repeating
2927 section IA and inserting
in lieu thereof the following to be
styled 2927 section IA. 1927 section IA.
1t shall be the duty Of the regu-
lator Of weights and measures in each
county 10 inspect all bottles or cans
used for the shipment OF milk or
cream, and to stamp or mark each
bottle or can so inspected by him,
with a stamp of inspection showing
that the same has been inspected and
that the capacity Is correct, according
TO the standard measure for milk and
cream in this State at the time OF
such inspection For Inspecting each
can and stamping as provided in this
section, the said regulator of weights
and measures shall be paid by the
owner thereof at the time OF such in
spectiOn, the sum OF 10 cents Tor
each can inspected.
The regulator OF weights and
measures Is also empowered to sue
for disputed bills. There are many
farmers in this section who ship milk
10 Wilmington and other points and
the sooner they comply with the law
the better. Mr. Mcknight has been
IN this section and he is determined
to treat every one alike.
The funeral Of Mrs. Susan NJ
Wright. wife Of Jacob +. Wright.
iook place Yesterday afternoon. Ser
vices were conducted by the Rev
James VI. Wise and the Rev. John J.
johnson Interment was made III
Glebe Cemetery The popularity o.
Mrs. Wright during life was shoWl
by the number Of floral tributes ant
the large attendance at her funeral
The pail bearers were Jefferson
Downham. A. e. GoudiHs, William
OConnor. William w. Leach, james
w. Foster and William Bowen,
Dr. +. l.. Cross was present at th'
opening Of the Lyceum festival this
afternoon and introduced the speaker
Or. DOwney.
Frank Jordan is still suffering from
nervous Indigestion.
The meeting of the Board OF Educa
ton called for tonight is hkelN y
be adjourned until Friday evening a
the members Of the board will atteni
The LyceEm festival.
Captain Jesse Mckay, in speakin
of the State trophy match among team
OF the Organized Militia. said toda
that Company II will not accept sec
ond place. and does not want tn
bronze medals. He has filed pro
test against the award OF the lie
trophy TO Company C. I'VE did no
shoot" said Captain Mckay, ''unde
equal conditions. In fact, the down
state company was not entitled to par
ticipate in the shoot The order 70
the teams called for all to be presen
at a certain time. We had to cOnten
against the fog. and when the tard
Doverites arrived on the ground alte
failing TO come on the first train, IN
atmosphere was cleared and cOndi
tians were more favorable than whe
our team shot. There are rules gov
erning such matches when a shoot
won under such conditions, and W
want no bronze medals"
Many grangers from here attende
the corn show in Newport last even
ing.
lGrangers will hold corn show !
the Rose Hill school house tomorro'
evening Much rivalry exists anon
.he Changers.
The annual election Of officers
The Good VIII Fire Company will b
held tomorrow evening. Much import