Middletown transcript., 1916-07-08
STATE AND PENINSULA

nouced himself candidate for coroner
on the Democratic ticket.
At the regular monthly meeting OF
Dover Council, City Treasurer Haman
reported cash balance of $1,000.
Garland D. Bloodworth, of Baltimore,
has been elected chief of the Laurel
police in place w. A. S. Kershaw, re-
signed.
The New Castle County Democratic
Committee held an enthusiastic meeting
and ratified the nominations of Wilson
and Marshall.
The Cecil County Commissioners met
in Elkton Monday and fixed the tax
rate, which is S1.2O, an increase of Is
cents from last year.
Carey's Camp will begin August l1th
and will continue ten days. The picnic
and sale of privileges will take place at
the camp ground July 18th,
Among the business activities soon to
become part of the Elkton manufac-
turies, will be the erection of large
acid plant, for the Radnor Pulp Mill.
j. j. West. of near Gumboro, brother
of Former Sheriff, ]. B. West. of
Georgetown, cleared over $1,000 from
6 acres of strawberries. He picked 61O
crates.
the Wilmington Y. w. C A. has
leased the building at No. 1901 Market
street as a temporary home during the
erection Of its new building on King
street.
Having sent 1913 boxes Of supplies
abroad and collected $1,000 since Novem-
Der, 1914, the Wilmington Red Cross
has discontinued it's war relief for the
present.
j. J. Hartman, for five years plant
chief of the Diamond State Telephone
Company at Dover, has been promoted
to chief plant Inspector, with head
quarters at Wilmington.
From present indications July will be
the record month for marriages in
Eikton. Up to the present time over
one hundred couples have been married
there since the first of the month.
A number of women of Ekton have
begun making toilet bags for the local
soldier boys who are now at Camp Har-
rington, and in few days expect to go
10 Mexico The bags will contain
comb, brush, wash rags and tooth
brushes.
Dover Town Council, Tuesday evening
received the chief engineers report,
which showed that 121 tons and $50
pounds Of coal had been used during
June and 15,0O9, 588 gallons of water
pumped.
Charles Durborrow, a Philadelphia
bank clerk, recently performed the re-
markable feet of swimming across the
Chesapeake bay at its mouth, from
Cape Charles to Cape Henry. 1t took
him hours and az minutes to complete
the trip.
Every cent of indebtedness against
the beautiful new Methodist Episcopal
Church (Which has been built three
years. at Berlin, Md, has been provid-
ed for, and next Sunday is the date set
upon which the mortgage will be burned
with appropriate services.
Fire destroyed the electric light plant
and lakewood flour mill, at Federals-
burg, Nd, Sunday, both plants being
housed in one building. The estimated
loss to the lighting plant is $4,000,
while the mill loss will reach S., 900.
Both are covered by insurance.
For the fourth time recently within
as many months, sneak thieves entered
the home of John E. Salmons, on Rail-
road avenue, Georgetown, and carried
away money and wearing apparel. Re-
Gently some one gained entrance to the
meat shop of Job 0. Pride and stole
small sum.
Oak Orchard is going to have taber-
nacle, and although Billy Sunday will
not be present the Rev. G. R. Ellis, of
Millsboro, will have some good speakers
this summer at the shore. The taber-
nacle will be built at the west end of
the resort and there will be preaching
every Sunday.
While striking a match to examine
the gasoline tank of his automobile,
Bertie E. Passwaters, of BrdgeviIe,
was injured by the explosion Of the
gasoline. His hair was singed and the
face badly burned, he was taken to
local physicians office, where medical
attention was rendered The machine
was somewhat damaged.
A Philadelphia contractor began work
Wednesday morning in the erection of
bleach mill for the Jessup & Moore
Paper Company. The new mill will be
built adjoining the company's pulp
works along the river front and will
cost in the neighborhood of 100000
When in operation employment will he
given to about fifty workmen.
For the first time since it was built,
about 118 years ago., the ancient City
Hall at Sixth and Market streets, Will
mington, was vacated this week, as all