Middletown transcript., 1916-02-19
HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
in THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

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Delaware City fishermen expect the
coming season to be one of the poorest
in years.
DIR. E. L Cross conducted loca
teachers institute at the high school or
Saturday morning.
DIR. Clifton C. Laws has been elected
chief of the Chesapeake City Fire Com
pany; succeeding w. A. Sneck, re-
signed.
The leaking standpipe of the Della
ware City Water Company is being re-
paired, and the pumping machinery put
in first class condition.
William H. Householder, of Della
ware City. has announced himself as a
candidate for Levy Court Commissioner
from Red Lion Hundred.
E. H. Beck, Real Estate Broker, has
sold the farm belonging to William H.
Wilson, near McDonough, containing
152 acres, to Frank L. Tatman. Price
private.
The Chesapeake and Delaware canal,
which has been closed to navigation for
nearly week because of necessary re-
pairs to the St. Georges locks, is now
open for business.
A number of the young people, of
Delaware City, attended the dance
given by the St. Georges Dancing Glass,
Tuesday night, under the direction of
Mrs. w. J. Armstrong.
Trappers have felt the effect of the
cold snap, the weather having stopped
all trapping for several days, as it is
impossible sto get to their traps with
the ice formed about them.
DR.. E. V. Vaughn, of Delaware Col
lege will deliver lecture, Washing
ton, the Man," in connection with a
celebration 10 be held in the Port Penn
M. E. Church, on Washington's Birth
day.
Wanted in Delaware City to explain
the disappearance of check for $50,
$50 in cash and gold watch and chain,
the property of I. W. Warner, of Dels-
ware City, Samuel Miller is under ar
rest at Hopewell. Va.
Attention is called to the White Rose
Minstrels, to be here on Wednesday
night, February 23d. This organization
of burnt cork artists have gained most
enviable reputation, and are sure to
draw a crowded house.
The first indoor meet of the season at
Fort du Pont will be held on Tuesday
evening, March IA in the post gym
nasium, under the direction of the ath-
letic officer. Each company will have
entries in the various events.
The ladies of the New Century Club
will hold supper in the room formerly
occupied as the New ERA office, on
Thursday, February oath, from 8 to
o'clock. Supper, 35 cents. Proceeds
for benefit of the building fund.
Frederick D. Bender, of Delaware
City, has announced himself as a candi-
date for the legislature from Red Lion |
hundred on the Republican ticket. He
was member of the last legislature |
and was chairman of the fish committee. |
The Cecil County Commissioners ap-
pointed G. F. Marsh, county agent; H.
Arthur Mitchell, county health officer;
William Mahan, superintendent of !
county buildings; Joseph 7. Tyson,
trustee of poor and insane. and Captain
Loveless, bridge-tender at Chesapeake
City.
Unclaimed Letters. The following
list of letters remaining unclaimed in
the Post Office, for the week ending
Feb. 10: Mrs. Sarah Dover, Mrs.
Elizabeth Jones, N.iss Sadie Hins0n,
Miss Mary Collins. Miss Ethel Price,
Fred Cole, John Darling, Harley A,
Hickman, William Jones.
The annual town election will be held
at the office of Alfred G. Cox, on Mon
day, March 9Th, between the hours of l
and P. NJ. At this election Com
missioners will be elected to succeed
Messrs. W. S. Letherbury and James
Redgrave, for terms of two years each,
also Town Treasurer and Town Alder
man to serve one year each.
State Detective Frank Mccoy arrest
ed Private Hoffman of the One Hun
dred and Thirty-ninth Co., stationed at
Fort du Pont, Tuesday afternoon, in
connection with the slashing of tires on
several automobiles on Monday night,
January 81. The machine had been
left standing in front of Assembly Hall
while the operetta Sylvia" was being
given. The guilty party evidently
cut his hand, and it is alleged Hoff-
mans hand was cut the same night.
Rehearsals have commenced for the
comedy operetta, "Miss Ann Teek," to
be given for the benefit of st. Paul's
R. C. Church, OF Delaware City, on the
evening of March 6, in Assembly Hall.
Those who are to take part are Miss
Greta Holiday, Miss Emma Mulligan,
Miss Bessie O'Neill, Miss Dorothy
Metzger, Miss Helen Bender, Miss
Mary Davidson, and Miss Margaret
Schaefer; Jack McGovern, David Ayres.
Emmett O'Neill, Frank Cassidy and
George Holiday. The entertainment