Middletown transcript., 1916-09-16

SuCCGSS III OSoAOAOs
Ten horses were rescued when fire de-
stroyed the stable of Walter Jackson in
Wilmington.
Charles Poole has been appointed a
copyist by Recorder of Deeds George,
of Wilmington.
While uni 1ading coal from a wagon
in Wilmington, William Palmer, colored,
dropped dead from heart disease.
With only a small crop of apples COM
pared with previous years, the cider
season is now on in Sussex county.
For sleeping on duty and being late
in making reports, Patrolman R>ger Ell
derkin, of Wilmington, was fined three
days pay.
The first oyster supper of the season
announced at New Castle, is that of the
CASTERS Athletic Club, Saturday even
ing, September 80.
The annual Georgetown Chautauqua
and Home-C Coming began Monday with
a parade and a band concert. 1t will
continue for a week.
The worlds largest automobile, hav-
ing a carrying capacity of 25 tons, has
been built for transporting wool across
country in Australia.
The Cecil County Commits 'iOners have
appointed H. Winfield Lewis assessor
of property in ElktOn, under the new
general assessment law.
The ferryboat Arctic of the Whining
ton Steamboat Company, was damaged
when it struck the railroad bridge
across the Chrissiana River.
With view TO making the public
s,.haol buildings in Wilmington safe in
case Of fire, the Board of Education
will test Tiral fre-escapes.
EARLY breakfast at the heme of Elmer
Pussy, in Harrington, was destroyed
when the gasoline stove exploded and
burned the house and contents.
Following closely on the resignation
of Chief Of Police Orion Deputy, Mayor
H. w. D. Moore, of Milford. announced
his resignation Monday evening.
Republicans of Red Lion have selected
this ticket: Representative to the As
sembly, Frederick D. Bender; assessor,
Harry C. Nlckle; inspector, II. Norton
Price.
The Elkton canaeries closed NOnday,
for the season. The tonltO crop this
year was much smaller than for many
years and fewer cases, have been
packed.
The EIkton Improvement Association
has reorganized with Dr. H. A. Nit
ehell president; H, M, Mccullough,
vice president, and Joseph M. MeVey'
treasurer
Brazil owes its wealth In coffee to q
monk who planted two seeds in mon
astery garden atRio de Janeiro in 1854,
whence the plants spread throughout
the country.
In Sussex County the last day for fiji
ing names for the Republican County
ticket was Sept IL, before midnight
The primaries for Sussex will be helt
Sept. % and the County Convention OF
Tuesday, Sept. 26.
Plans are nearly completed for thu
erection of the new pOstoffice building
which will be located on Keller's lot a
Cannon and Market streets, Bridge
vile. Workmen have remQVed seVera
small buildings recently standing ON tn
site.
At a meeting of the Kent Count.
Republican Committee at Dover, OF
Tuesday it was decided to hold tn
county primaries on Saturday, Sept. 30
and the County Convention on Tuesday
Oct. 8. The time for filing names TO
the ticket will expire at midnight O
Sept. 10.
The Kent County Teachers Institut
will be held in the Dover Opera House
November 27, % and %, 1916. The da
instructors will be Miss Julian +
Walker, of Indianapolis, DIR. McFal
land, of Columbia University, and Prot
Mabopey, of Philadelphia, decided!
the best eyer brought to Dover. II
evening entertainments are up to tn
usual standard.
The present peach season has bee
one of the most prosperous in the MI
tory of the Harrison's Nurseries,
Berlia, Nd, although the crop Wa
much less than last season. Harrison
have shipped thirty-seven cars
peaches this year, against 81 cars la
year, but they received a better prl'
for the thirty-seven than for the tift!
two cars, and the profits were Their
fore larger.
The Progressive State Central Con
mittee Monday afternoon fixed ne1
Monday, September 18, for meetlr
to nominate full State ticket, witho'
the form of aconyention. a delegate
Of the Prohibition State Committee he