Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

EplQemlc-Sprlng lever.
Screens coming forward.
Honsy bees are humming.
Big crop of cherries ahead.
Commencement plans maturing.
Clean out cellars for health's sake.
Plant flowers, then plant more flowers.
The "Sweet Girl Graduate" is almost
due.
Boost your town and a boom will
follow.
Delaware City Council has decided to
strictly enforce the automobile ordi-
nances.
Mrs. William B. Jester has been
elected president of the Delaware City
Century Club.
Peach and plum trees have arrayed
themselves in their dainty spring dresses
Of pink and white.
The Parent-Teacher Association held
its meeting in the Assembly Room, on
Friday afternoon, at three o'clock.
The young folks of Galena and vicinity
have issued invitations to a Leap Year
dance, on Wednesday evening, May 10,
at Galena Hall.
The regular meeting of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held on Monday evening, at the home
of Mrs. j. F. McWhorter.
Mrs. James Padley has been elected
secretary of the Parent-Teachers'
Association of St. Georges, succeeding
Mrs. George Wood resigned.
Delaware City's largest fish haul of
the season, and the largest in several
years was made in the locks, Saturday,
when about 20, 900 herring were caught.
Mr.. John S. Crouch and family have
removed from the bank building to the
house on South Broad street, recently
purchased by them from Mr.. j. z.
Grassland.
The annual Easter dance held by the
Volunteer Fire Company of Chesapeake
City, in Masonic nall Monday night,
was one of the largest affairs of the
kind ever held there.
Unclaimed Letters. The following
list of letters remain unclaimed in the
post-Office for the week ending April
9th: Mrs Ethel Brown, Mrs. Sarah
Warfield, Hebert Hicks, Gilbert Wright.
The members of the choir of Bethesda
M. E. Church, with Rev. and Mrs. j.
". Jones and few other friends, gave
very delightful surprise for Mrs. Syl-
vester Downs, at her home near town,
on Tuesday evening.
The ''Home and School League" will
hold their monthly meeting, Wednesday
afternoon, at $50, in Townsend School.
The afternoon meeting gives an oppor-
tunity for the pupils to hear Mr.. S.
Brady deliver his address on Safety
First.
While G. H. Hayden, demonstrator
and head salesman for W H. Reynolds,
automobile dealer of Townsend, was
giving buyer his first lesson in run
ming a car near Duck Creek, the
car skidded and ran into a culvert,
damaging the machine.
Little Edgar Clark, known as "Peter"
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Clark, fell
from wagon on which he was riding
with his father and broke his arm in
two places, Dr. Beale set the injured
arm and took the child to Wilmington
for further treatment
Miss Gertrude Manlove, of Cecilton,
was rendered a surprise party, Friday
evening, in honor of her eighteeth birth
day. Music and Games were the fea-
lures of the evening. About a hundred
guests were present from Middletown,
Sassafras, Warwick and EarleviIle.
On Thursday, May 11th, the Rev.
Warren Burr will give his interesting
lecture entitled, Crit, Gumption and
Grace, in Blsckbird M. E. Church A
free will silver offering will be taken
for the benefit of improvements to the
church property. A welcome awaits
you.
A horse driven and owned by Golden
Poore, of Townsend, ran away Monday,
and completely demolished the vehicle
and threw Mr.. Poore out against tele-
phone pole injuring him badly. The |
horse became frightened at passing
automobile. The animal was later
caught near Sassafras, Nd.
Much interest is being manifested in
the arrangements to hold dance in the |
assembly room of the new school build |
ing at Townsend, by the alumni associa- |
tion, of the Townsend graduating class. |
The members on the different commit
tees are: Miss Helen Reynolds, presi-
dent; Reba Rittenhouse, treasurer;
Lenora Davis, invitations; Leola Rat |
ledge, refreshments; Miss Davis, mis- |
cellaneous. No date has been set for |