Middletown transcript., 1916-04-08
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News items of
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

, A few shad are in mar ket.
Millinery is the topic of the hour.
Measles kills over II, 200 American
children annually.
Let US do your job printing We will
give you good work at small cost.
In the year of 1916 snow fell in June
and there was heavy frost in July.
The financial statement of Delaware
City shows a cash balance of $380.12.
If March gave US any lamb-like
weather. the lamb was surely frisky.
Delaware City shad fishermen expect
to dip nets for the first time on Satur-
day.
Contractor Culp, of Chestertown, has
about completed the High School build
ing at Townsend.
Miss Prudence Lewis DELIGHTFULLY."- en-
tertained the U. T. C. Sewing Circle,
at her home on Wednesday evening.
Charles Donovan, who escaped from
the Ferris Industrial School a week ago,
was found near Summit Bridge and re-
turned to the school.
The Parent-Teachers' Association of
st. Georges will hold a bake on Satur-
day afternoon, April 8, for the benefit
of the public school fund
Delaware City voters elected Harry
Rose and Frank K Irons to Council,
and Harry c. Price and William B.
Jester to the School Board.
Examinations for first and second
class gunners are being held at Fort du
Pont this week. These examinations
are held each year at the close of the
indoor instruction period.
Lester Harris, aged 19, of Smyrna,
who was hurt in an automobile accident
several weeks ago, died last week at
Delaware Hospital from lockjaw which
developed from his injuries.
Rev. and Mrs. Francis H. Moore were
in Principle, Nd, on, Wednesday, at
tending the funeral of Mrs Moore's
aunt, Mrs Mary Hall Whitaker. who
was past eighty years of age.
Former Congressman L. Irving Han
dy, of Smyrna, will address meeting
in the Dover Opera House on tomorrow
Sunday afternoon in the interest OF
homeless and destitute children of Del
aware.
Members Of the Middletown High
School are planning to send track
team to Newark on May 13, to take part
in the interscholastic meet The local
school has sent teams to Newark for
the last two years.
Sergeant Walters, U. S. A, retired,
is giving weekly course in gymnastics
in the Delaware City school, for the
benefit of the teachers and children,
under the auspices of the local Parent
Teachers Association.
Thomas NJ. Davis, a lad of IS years.
son of Andrew j. and Emma (McClain)
Davis, of Smyrna Landing, died Sunday
of blood poisoning, caused by picking
pimple. He was buried Tuesday.
Funeral services at 2 p. M, and inter-
nnent at Odd Fellows
Unclaimed Letters. The following
list of letters remaining unclaimed in
the post-office, for the week ending
March 30, 1916: Miss Ruth Denney, |
Miss Jesse H. Harris, Miss Leona |
Lloyd, Miss Mary Travis, Mrs. E. Dixon,
Dick Dockerty, Eden B. Frazer, Richard |
johnson.
By the first of next month the pre-
diction is that work will begin to shorten |
and dredge the Smyrna River route be
tween. Smyrna Landing and the Bay.
This will consist of three cuts through |
lands that have been acquired and !
shorten the route about three miles.
John Heldmyer, Jr., real estate
broker, has purchased from Mrs. Laura
DeValinger, the double dwelling on
Cochran street, now occupied by
Messrs. H. S. Newman and John Jolls.
Also, the dwelling of Mrs. Anna B.
Berry, in Odessa. He has sold the
dwelling of ]. C. Davis, corner of Main
and Cass streets, to Joseph R. Held
myer, who has already removed thereto.
Farmers about Middletown are
'long" on wheat, an estimate recently
made by local dealer being that more
than half of last seasons crop is still
in their hands 1t was held for high
price, and present indications are that
a great mistake was made in holding it,
as the price has declined steadily from
81 80 during February to about 81. 10, or
even less, some farmers having closed
out for $1.08.
A joint meeting of the Women's
Home and Foreign Missionary societies
was held on Monday evening last at the
home of Mrs. S. ]. Brockson. Routine
of each society was transacted.
A short musical and literary program
was furnished by the Home Society.
which was thoroughly enjoyed by those
present After social time the meet
ing adjourned to meet in May at the
honoa of 4 iss Mary Marritt