Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16


been recovered by the police.
| building Inspector Preston, of Will
mlngton, has issued permits to the Ar
tillery Fuse Company to build additions
! to its plant to cost about $4,000.
! Dover Council, No. 27, Junior Order
United American Mechanics celebrated
Its twentieth anniversary recently.
The graduating class of the Sudlers-
vile High School is spending several
days sightseeing in Washington, D. C..
M. NJ. Freeman, of Philadelphia, has
purchased the $37, 500 reaissue of New
ark water and light bonds for SGT, 753. 12.
While cunning near Laurel, 15-year-
old Lynwood Ellis, nearly severed his
right foot and was rushed to the Sails
bury Hospital.
The benevolent citizen who has for
several years financed the police Christ
mas tree in Wilmingtonh has renewed his
offer again this year.
The people of Milford are planning to
send fine Christmas box to the mem
bers of Co. B, First Delaware Infantry,
now stationed at Deeming, N. Al.
Demonstration schools for farmers
will be established in the several school
districts of Sussex county this winter,
with Agricultural Agent Pelton in
charge.
Responding to a call to help land a
large boat at the wharf of the Delaware
Shipbuilding Company, at Seaford,
Charles w. Conaway was seriously in
jured when a rotten plank broke with his
weight.
Deibert Brothers, of Elk ton 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.
Facing an electric famine owing to
the shortage of coal, consumers of cur
rent have been requested by the towns
light and water commission to econo-
mize in the use of light and power as
much as possible.
Morris Plotnik, aged 10 years, was
awarded 500 damages by jury in the
Wilmington Superior Court against
James F. White, one Of whose en-
ployees was driving a mail wagon that
ran over and broke the boys leg.
If the present building boom at Selby-
vile continues, the burned section OF
the town will soon rise from its ashes
and once more present the pretty ap-
pearance that it did before the fire
which destroyed the business section last
winter
Congress was asked Monlay for
$32, 128, coo for rivers and harbors i'm
provements, $68,OOO of this money
will be used on the Delaware river and
the rebuilding of the iron pier at
Lewes; and SO, 900 on the Broadklin
river, if allowed.
The students of Delaware College
have adopted an Amendment to the
constitution of their Student Govern
ment Association providing for an hon
or system applying to all students.
Every student pledges himself neither
to give or receive aid.
A joint meeting of bankers from
various points on the Maryland Della
ware Peninsula and from Cecil and ad-
joining counties was held in the Elkton
Court House on Wednesday morning,
when the matter of uniform rate of
interest on time deposits was discussed.
Delaware College is now member of
the Athletic Council. The application of
the College authorities to become a
member of this important athletic or
ganization was acted on favorably sew
eral days ago The annual meet will
be held at Lehigh University this year
on May 10, and Delaware will send a
team to the meet.
A bill designed to place a two years
embargo on exports of news print pa
per was introduced Wednesday by
Repre- sentative Campbell, of Kansas, at
Washington, and referred to the COM
merce committee. Penalties ranging
from fines on 81, 900 to $40, 1000 and i'm
prisonment of not more than ten years
would be provided by the measure.
Some fruit brokers around George,
town are already contracting for the
1917 crop of cantalopes. W. H. Chand
Ter, Milton, will plant 20 acres next sea
son. He is now contracting with the
farmers in BroadkIin hundred at twelve
and half cents a basket. During the
past season he was one Of the most ex-
tensive shippers on the Peninsula of
both peaches and cantaloupes.
Since Governor Miller issued his order
;, abolishing the regmental formation o.
the militia because the State has bu
two battalions, those interested have
started a movement to induce the Legis
lature to make it possible to have 1:
companies, thereby complying with the
' requirements Of the War Department
and obtain Government assistance
which now is denied Delaware.