Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12
PENINSULA PARAGRAPHS

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Seaford capitalists are planning to
erect theatre with seating capacity
of 700.
The Delaware Automobile Association
is campaigning to increase its member
ship to 1000.
About $50, 600 has been subscribed to
a series of stock of the Laurel Building
and Loan Association,
Colonel Benjamin Nields has been
elected president of the ecurity Trust
and Safe Deposit Company.
The first herring of the season were
caught by Clarence Jester in net in
the Nanticoke river, Sunday.
The Seaford News has changed the
time of its appearance, from Friday
afternoon to Saturday morning.
According to the report + TIE super
intendent, there are 43l intnales Of the
State Hospital for the Insane at Farm
hurst.
A recruiting office has been open at
the Dover Post Office this week for the
purpose of recruiting men for the U. S.
Navy.
The annual dim of the Delaware
Automobile Association was held Non
day evening, in the Hotel dupont, at
Wilmington.
William Tinsman, of Richardson Park,
has announced himself as a candidate
for the Republic an nomination for
State Senator.
The stockholders of the Peoples Bank
Of Harrington, so enjoyed a dinner last
week that they have decided to make it
an annual affair
One hundred and nirty-one boys and
102 girls have been enrolled at the
Chesapeake City school, during the pres
ent school year, q total of 233.
Clinton Dawson, a track walker on
the Pennsylvania Railroad, at Bridge |
vile, claims to have walked %, 280 |
miles in his nine years service.
An effort is being made to secure
transportation from Chesapeake City to
Elkton, for employees in the hosiery |
mill at Elkton living in Chesapeake |
City.
The annual banquet of Delaware Col
lege AL mni will not be held in February |
this year but in June, at the time the
cornerstone of the new science building |
is laid
If there is a chance to boom business
boom it. Don't put on long face and
look as though you had stomach ache.
Hold up your head smile and look for
better things.
Hon. L. Irving Handy will be the
principal speaker at the annual banquet
of Jefferson Lodge, A. F & A. NJ, Of
Lewes, on Washington's birthday cele-
bration, February %.
The Trustees of the Poor of Kent
County elected Benjamin C. Collins,
Smyrna, president; William B. Hall,
Milford, Secretary; and Frank E. a.
loney, superintendent
Charles H. Butler, of lover, in col
lecting the eggs from his hens nests
found one which measured II inches
around the centre and weighed ounces.
1t was laid by a Plymouth Rock.
The police force of Nilford for the
month of January made SO arrests
from which fines were paid into the
treasury amounting to more than $1O0;
and number are doing time in Jail.
Charged with attempting to kill Rob-
ert w. Lightcap, of Delaware, George
Hewitt, ST., aged IS, was placed under
arrest at the home of his son, near
Church Hill, and volunteered to return
to Delaware for trial.
When a stranger drops in town, jolly
him. Tell him this is great little city
and so it is. Don't discourage him by
speaking Of your neighbors. Lead him
to believe he has at last struck place
where good people live.
The W. C. T. U. of Kent and Sussex
Counties held a conference in the M. P.
Church at Harrington recently. The
meeting was large, and enthusiastic,
and white ribboners from all parts of
both counties were present.
In harmony with the preparedness {
movement advocated by President Will
son, a Citizens Soldier League is under
way at Dover, with H. Ridgely Har-
rington as temporary president.
A meeting of the farmers and other
business men interested in one davis
Farmers Institute, to be held in Ma I
sonic Hall, Chesapeake City, February
25, from to 4 p. M, was held in the :
Fire House in that town on Saturday.
Harry Hankin, of Lewes, who was
appointed a member of the general com
mittee to raise funds for the Jewish {
war sufferers, made a canvas of Lewes
last Thursday and collected over SAC. 90.
More than $1,000 was raised in the ;
State. ]
The trustees Of the Milford Emer-