Middletown transcript., 1916-12-02
STATE & PENINSULA

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Trust companies in Wilmington in the
past year have increased their resources
S.. 222, 900, or 20 per cent,
The Maryland Society, Of Delaware,
in annual session in Wilmington, electe {
Daniel 0. Hastings president.
With all debts paid, the EIkton Meth
odst Church was reopened Sunday,
after undergoing extensive repairs.
The fund which is being subscribed
for an endowment for the Home of Mer-
ciful Rest, in Wilmington, now totals
$4,000.
Charles W. Polnsett, the oldest letter
carrier in Wilmington, was seriously
injured when knocked down by an au-
tomobile.
1t is generally conceded that Waller
OonohO, county committeeman for Sea-
ford hundred will be the next postmaster
at Seaford.
The Jessup & Moore Paper Company,
which operates the Radnor pulp works,
at Elkton, will erect bleach mail at a
cost of $5OO,OOO.
DIR. Roland G. Paynter, of George,
town, DEL, has been appointed trus-
tee of the Delaware State College for
scOl0red students.
The Red Cross Relief Committee in
Wilmington is preparing boxes to be
sent to the Delaware troops at Deming,
N. NJ, for Christmas.
With Bishop Kinsman officiating, the
new porch recently erected at Christ
Episcopal Church, of Dover, was dedi-
Gated Sunday morning.
The Wilmington Police Commission
ers have promoted Officer Wilmer
Hahn to succeed Sergeant Aaron Rice,
who has been retired and pensioned.
The Enterprise Foundry Company, re-
Gently formed in Philadelphia, will take
over the foundry business Of William M.
Myers in South " Wilmington, to enlarge
and improve the plant
The Delaware Trust Company repor S
bank clearings for Wilmington banks
as follows: Week ended at noon Satur-
day $2 494, 7S2 88; co responding week
of last year 81, ,941, 538.67.
All who are interested in better agri-
culture and Boys and Girls Club work
are Arged to visit the annual Kent
County Corn Show to be held in the
Dover Armory en- Saturday. Dec. g.
The New Capitol Hotel at State Street
and the Dover Green, having been thor
Oughly renovated and improved, opened
its doors to the rublic on November 29,
under an entirely new management.
W. G. Sullivan, agent for the Erics-
son Line was in EIkton recently, making
arrangements for the coming year when
daily service of steamers between
Ekton and Baltimore will be inaugur-
ated
Of 255 women candidates for county
offices in 92 Of the 105 counties in Kar-
sas Isl were elected, according to re-
ports received at Topeka last Thursday
Kansas now has l26 women holding
county offices.
DeIbert Brothers, of Elkton, boat
builders, have completed arrangements
to open boat yard at Havre de Grace
and have contracted for two barges
which will give employment to about
fifty workmen.
At the coming session of the Legisla-
ture an effort will be made to change
the entire school system of Wilmington.
The plan is to abolish the present school
board of 13 members and substitute
board of five members elected at large.
The prisoners in the Maryland Peni-
tentiary for the past 10 months have
earned $38.721.18. Warden John F.
Leonard's report shows population of
1,O84 prisoners on September 80. Dur
ing the year 349 persons were admitted
and 1874 were discharged.
The launch Vim, owned by Wilson VI.
Vinyard, of Milford, was destroyed by
fire while tied up at wharf in Milford,
last week. A load of fertilizer had just
been removed from the boat at the
plant of George F. Pierce, and a sup
ply of gasoline for the engines had :
been taken aboard preparatory to
sailing
The United States Parcel post is hand
Ing approximately LOO, 900, 900 parcels
Hyear, or over 10000, 900 month ac-
cording to reports recently sent out by
the Postoffice Department, business
which makes it the largest express SER
vice in the world. 1t is declared that
the chief function of this service is dis
tinctly rural.
The National Women's Christian
'ChiPOLouCS OulOlIO III ohLuol SCSSiOu lll
Indianapolis, last week, adopted resO-
luton commencing the $50 daily news
papers and 68 magazines in the country
known to refuse liquor advertisements.
The delegates pledged themselves and
each member of the organization is to use
her influence in every way possible in
their respective communities to get
newspapers now carrying such adver-
tising matter to drop it at the expira-