Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
STATE AND PENINSULA

Detroit is the first American city to
adopt electric taxicabs, having 27 in
use and 80 more under construction.
The profits of the Ford Motor Co ,
are more than 81, 100000 week.
All Sunday schools in Seaford have
been closed until after September IS.
The Laurel Board of Health has ar
ranged for the collection of garbage
twice each week.
A Virginia man has raised a water
melon that weighs 102 pounds and two
that weighs 100 pounds.
!. Owing to the continued drought in
Sussex county, the sweet potato crop
will be greatly shortened.
Lemons hardened from long standing
may be made usable by covering few
moments with boiling water.
The public schools of Cecil county re-
opened Tuesday with prospects for
the largest enrolment for years.
Wilmington bank clearings last week
totaled So, 591, ,272.O3 against $1,986,
756. Sc for the like week last year.
Inmates of the Workhouse at Green
bank are employed on the erection of
a barn 200 by 49 feeton the prison farm.
A conference of the Cecil County
School Board and the trustees decided
to make the three schools in Elkton in
to graded schools.
The Wilmington Board of Assessment
decided to hear complaints about assess
ments from property owners during the
remainder of September.
Milford fremen's annual fair and car
nival will begin Monday. A 5000 dia-
mond ring is the prize in voting con-
test for the king and queen.
The annual registered shoot of the
Elkton Gun Club will be held this year
on October H. There will be eight
events of twenty targets each.
A contract to build two concrete
bridges in st. Georges hundred has
been awarded by the Levy Court to A.
H. Mcdowell, at a cost of $500.
While cunning in the marshes along
the Delaware River at Bellevue man
discovered a human skeleton which had
evidently lain there for long time.
France has imported 1000 Chinese to
work in munition factories and proposes
to import forty or fifty thousand more
under contract for all kinds of labor.
Dover Public Schools will not open
until Sept. 18, but the teachers will
meet with the principal every morning
at nine o'clock beginning next Tuesday.
Milk Inspector Ulrich of Wilmington,
has found very unsanitary conditions ir
several dairies, and will revoke the Ii.
cense of the owners if conditions are moi
improved.
The Topkis Bros. Company of vii
mington will enlarge its Dover branch
underwear factory by erecting a two
story brick addition 80 by 10 feet, Al
North street and Governors avenue.
Harry F. Taylor, investigator of the
Bureau of Fisheries, Washington, D. C.
expects to visit Delaware City in {
short time to make a further study o.
fish conditions on the Delaware River
Joseph B. Miller, of Wilmington, ant
Kenneth T. Meredith, of Dover, mem
bers of the Delaware militia at Dem
ing, New Mexico, are in the hospita
recovering from operations for appen
dicitis.
Republicans of Red Lion Hundred
have decided on Frederick Bandler a.
candidate for representative to the Leg
islature. He served at the last session
William Ball, who recently announces
his candidacy, has withdrawn.
The celebration held at Seaford Labo
Day was largely attended. In the morn
ing the program consisted of bag rae
ing, running races, three-legged race
egg race, potato race, pie eating con
test and climbing the greasy pole.
The third annual Firemens' Carniva
in Elkton, which came to close las
Saturday night, was big success, tn
gross receipts being in the neighbor
hood Of S2238 81. The net receipts wi
probably be about S1400, which will b
used to purchase new hose and pay of
note on the hook-and ladder aut
truck.
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