Middletown transcript., 1916-12-23


Edwards was stolen from in, front of the
Hotel dupont, Wilmington.
Rivermen have been reaping profits
from the large eel catch this fall, selling
the eels at $3.50 ton.
After having been closed for some
time for repairs the big crate and bas-
ket factory at Bridgeville, Del, has re-
opened.
In November, meat Inspector Ford,
Of Wilmington. condemned 823 pounds
Of meat, 80 pounds of fish and lbs. of
chicken.
Wilmington Eks are preparing 2z5
baskets of good things to be distributed
among the poor Of the city on Christmas
morning.
President Of the IL volunteer fire
companies in Wilmington failed in con
ference to take action toward paid de-
partment.
The merchants Of Eikton have decided
to close their stores at o'clock every
evening except Saturday, beginning
with January
George A. Hill, Eridgevile, has been
appointed Sussex county School Com
missioner, to succeed Charles l.. Noore,
Georgetown, whose term expired.
Joseph Walton trapped in the store
Of his employers in Wilmington, was
held in 500 bail for the Grand Jury on
a breaking and entering charge.
Miss Mary E. Clark, principal of
George Biddle High >cbco, Cecilton,
has graduated from the Columbia Uni
v4rsty, New York, with the degree of
A NJ.
John 7. Layfeld, Wilmington, has
been elected for the tNentythird con-
secutive year secretary and treasurer
of Wilmington Division, Order Of Rail-
way Conductors.
P J. Wilson is at the Delaware Hos
pltal, suffering from conclusion of the
brain, the result of falling from the icy
tender of his engine at Dover and strik
ing his head on the rail.
Prof. Ernest Cruikshank, of Raleigh,
North Carolina, a native Of Cecil county,
has presented subscriptions to several
standard magazines to the George Bid
die High School, Cecit ton.
The Elkton Banking and Trust Co.
distributed over $4,000, Wednesday
among its depositors in the Christmas
Saving Fund. Nearly $50 depositors
participated in the distribution.
The Milk Producers Association and
the Retail Milk Dealers Association
are deadlocked over the price of milk,
which is selling in Wilmington at five
cents a quart wholesale and 10 cents
retail.
In order to protect their powder works
at Carney's Point, the dupont Company
has purchased Fenton's Beach, a small
summer resort near the Salem Canal,
the purchase price being reported as
$100, 900.
The Elkton- -Chestertown Bus Co. ha;
placed in service two large buses, each
carrying 16 passengers, to meet the
demands of travel between the two
towns, and another will be put in ser
vice next week.
During the term of Sheriff Jacol
West, Of Georgetown, more than tw'
and half ii ues the number of execu
tons have been served than by an.
sheriff for the past twenty years, thu
establishing a record.
Stockholders of the DUPONT Powde
Company received their Christmas dlvl
dend checks Saturday. In round figures
SIS, SOC, 900 was paid to them, represent
ing the 26 per cent dividend on commo
stock declared November 29.
Through the courtesy of Woodbur
Martin, Georgetown lawyer, larg
framed photograph of the Delawar
building at the jamestown EXpositio
has been presented to the county an
now adorns the Court House.
Timmons brothers, MillsbOro, caugf
18O barrels Of white perch from the Il
dian River, >aturday, and receive
more than $500 for their days work, or
barrel selling for 500, the highe
prjce ever received in Millsboro.
Between Delaware City and the mou
of the Smyrna River thousands of mus
rats are being caught daily, some of Il
trappers taking from 400 to 800 mus
rat, a week. In addition to the hls
prices realized for the hides, the me
sells from IL to Is cents each.
The S11 900 spent every year by Dt
aware for the support of IL feeh
minded children is the argument US
bv Miss Kite in an address she is ma
ing in different parts Of Sussex cou
ty in favor Of State institution to
built for the 217 fenble-minded chlldr
registered.
Saved from deportation by the time
assistance Of relatives. Mrs. FlIome
L. Calvareso reached New Castle Tliu
dav night. accompanied by her nephe
and later was apprised of the death
her husband and bis burial since she
sail from Italy to join the man who cal
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