Middletown transcript., 1916-04-01
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Oi
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

Herring are on the market
Cheer up-spring time is near.
Gardening time is approaching.
Begin the warfare on the flies now.
Kill every one you meet.
ST. Georges W. C. r. U. held it's
March meeting at the home of Mrs.
Herbert Gibbons Tuesday.
This week Was the time for planting
early potatoes, radishes and lettuce,
but early gardeners were few.
A pleasant time was spent by the U.
T. c. Sewing Circle at the home of Mrs
Albert Hopkins, on Monday evening.
Mr.. joseph R. Heldmyer has moved
his family to the home on West Main
street recently vacated by Mr. Jay Z
Davis.
Spring is here. If you don't believe
it take peep at the female head gear
in Fogel & Burstan's windows on North
Broad
Prominent fruit growers in this county
say the peaches are not killed, as the
buds at no time developed enough to be
injured.
Soon the shad season will begin and
lovers of what is called the ''inest fish
that ever swan" will enjoy their an
nual table luxury.
Five calves in two years is the record
of COW owned by Harper Carey, a
farmer near Port Penn, two of the
calves being twins.
Mrs. John B. Cleaver, of this town,
has been elected vice-president from
New Castle county for the State Par
ents' Teacher Association.
The regular monthly meetings of the
Hebrew Charity Relief Society will be
held at the home Of the president,
Joseph Berkman on Sunday evening.
Advertising is like patriotism in war
time 1t is irresistible, and draws the
people right into your store. Be patri-
otic, Mr.. Merchant, by being an adver-
tiser.
Mr.. Elwood Grassland, of Clayton,
was taken i'll on the train early Tuesday
morning. DIR Dorsey W. Lewis met
him at the station, and he soon i'm
proved.
The first herring Of the season were
caught in the locks of the Chesapeake
& Delaware Canal, Monday, when II
were taken in the haul seine by the
lock- tenders.
The monthly bake, under the aus
pices of the ladies of St. Georges Pres
byterian Church, was held Saturday,
March 25th, for the benefit of the Pres
byterian Church.
John E Phillips has moved his shirt
factory from the Tschhdy building in
Smyrna, to Denton, Md, where he
starts the only factory of its kind
there with SO or so operators and fine
prospect
The storeroom vacated by M. Banning
& Son is now being fitted up by Mr..
William N. Donovan, who will about
April 10Th, occupy this building with a
complete line of gents furnishings,
shoes, etc.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces a competitive exam
ination for the position of fireman on
the Steamer Ayres, stationed at Fort
dupont, Delaware. The position pays
$64 per month.
MI. j. Elwood Denny, who has been
employed in the store of M. Banning &
Son, has been appointed to a position
as extra clerk in the office of Clerk of
Peace Brown, at Wilmington, and en-
tered upon his new duties today.
Next Wednesday, April 5, will be
donation day" for Palmer Home, and
friends &le requested to remember the
Home at this time. Any gifts of gro
ceries, household supplies or L oney will
be gratefully received as the many ex-
penses of the Home are constantly in
creasing.
Unclaimed Letters. The following
list Of letters remaining unclaimed in
the post-ofice, for the week ending
March 23rd, 1916: Mrs. Anne Nicker-
son, Miss Beatrice Williams, Miss
Hannah Han, Miss Oil Draper, Miss
Elsie Donno, Miss Ida Walas, Wilbert
Redding, Herbert Hicks.
A beautiful memorial window has
been placed in Asbury Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Smyrna, by Mrs. William
H. Baggs. The inscription plate bear
ing the words: ''In loving memory of
my father and mother, Benjamin Luff
Collins, Sarah Davis Collins, and my
Husband, William Henry Baggs The
design is Christ christening little chill
dren.
Mrs. Elias M. Shallcross entertained
few friends at luncheon, on Wednes-
day, at her home on Green street, in
honor of her guest, Miss Nell M.
NAPLES, of Milton. Those present be-
sides Mrs. Shallcross and Miss NAPLES,
were: Mrs. Ralph Shallcros, Mrs. Dor
sey w. Lewis, Mrs. Julian H. Foard,
Misses Helen Brady and Elizabeth