Middletown transcript., 1916-04-22

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damaged fruit trees in the Dover sec
ton.
Manufacturers of paper in this coun-
try consumes nearly 5000, 900 cords of
wood annually.
A squad of 16 patrolmen under four
sergeants started taking a census of
Wilmington Tuesday.
More than 500 persons have been vac
cinated in Wilmington in an effort to
prevent the spread of smallpox.
Lightning during Monday evening" s
storm struck and burned hay rick on
the John Raughley farm, west of Dover.
Organizations of railroad employees
in Wilmington will hold joint memorial
services in the Garrick Theatre. April
80.
The annual meeting of the State
Council, Junior Order United American
Mechanics, began in Crisfield Monday
night.
Alan D. Price, of Elkton, sailed from
New York Wednesday for Nassau,
West Indies, to take position in the
Consular service.
With negro band of ten pieces ex-
Governor Goldsborough is touring
Southern Maryland in the interest of his
Senatorial campaign.
w. F. Allen, Seaford fruit broker,
is being urged for the Democratic NOM
ination for State Senator from the
Third Representative district.
The graduating class of the Rehoboth
Beach High School held social and
supper Saturday evening and realized
$42 IA toward commencement expenses.
Fred Starkey, colored, aged II, who
escaped from the Ferris Industrial
School a year ago, was recaptured Mon
day night and returned to the institu
tion.
Delegates from all sections of Mary
land gathered at Crisfeld Wednesday
morning, attending the annual conven-
ton of the Junior Order American Me
chanics.
A glee club will be organized by the
members of Charity Lodge, l. 0. O. F.,
and Sussex Encampment, No. 4, l. 0.
0. F., of Seaford, under the leadership
of Charles Gunby
Thirty thousand school children in
Akron, o., are to be instructed in
street traffic rules and in ways to pro-
tect themselves from accidents while
traversing the streets.
Levy Court has accepted the PROPOSE
ton of Alfred l. dupont to resurface
the county road from Blue Ball to Rock
land and the new bridge road from
Brandywine to Blue Ball.
Crystal Fort Lodge, of Odd Fellows,
Milford, was visited by the grand
officers Saturday night, when the new
degree team, recently organized by Roy
Pettyjohn, initiated Is candidates.
New Luna Park, being built at Ocean
City, Md, is being rapidly rushed
toward the finishing touches under the
supervision of the manager, D. Trim
per, who recently bought the site ad-
joining his New Windsor Excursion
Resort
The Federation of Women's Clubs
will meet in Wilmington May 10 and 20
The Georgetown New Century Club has
elected Mrs. Sadie Cooke and Miss
Bertha Wagamon, delegates, and Mrs.
Annie Hatfield and Mrs. Mary L Rob-
inson, alternates, to attend.
Kent County Grand Jury, endeavoring
to break up speak-easies operating in
Dover and other towns, has returned
nine true bills, against Orlando Rust,
Dover; Amza Harman, Frederick; James
Ross, Sherry Masten, Milford, and
William Blocksom. Middletown.
W. D. Haddock and Co. of Whining
ton, are estimating on plans for new
building to be known as Wolf Hall for
| Delaware College. 1t is to be 236 by &c
feet, with wing I'll by 40 feet. There
will be three stories and a basement
Day and Klander Of Philadelphia are
the architects.
| A flock of Wild geese in their flight
north awakened many residents of Sea-
ford late Saturday night. Their ap-
proach sounded much like that of a
/ large army with whistles Tire fiUCk
was large one and it was eviden. the
! birds were very tired after long flight,
as they were flying very low.
That there is need, in lower Della
ware, of an assistant to the head officer
of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals is proved by case
reported to the nover Board of Health
this week, and referred to the society.
1t is the case of horse with broken
leg being allowed to 60 for two weeks
and nothing done to relieve it other
than rubbing the broken leg with To-
tions.
1 A modern scoffer has recently asked
whether it would be possible that Eve
yielded to the serpent because he told
her that apples were good for the com
rlov;op Whether this ar0umant Was