Middletown transcript., 1916-05-27

Lavinia's Camp, near Milton, will
begin on August 9Th, and continue ten
days.
Electric railways of the United
States represent valuation of $73O,
100000.
Bridgeville New Century Club raised
$198 for its new clubhouse by an enter
tainment.
A perfect stone Indian ak was
ploughed up on the farm of John
Hearn, near Laurel.
C. Sidney Jump has just completed
his fortieth year as crier of the Circuit
Court at Centreville.
The Good Will Fire Co., at New Cas-
tie, openeda carnival on Friday evening
with street parade.
At dollar social in Georgetown Prot
estant Church $3.50. 43 was raised toward
liquidating the church debt.
Magistrate Theodore Francis, of Will
mington, has announced himself for
Sheriff of New Castle county.
Ohio Nowland has been elected presi-
dent of the Equitable Guarantee and
Trust Company in Wilmington.
The uniforms for the new militia COM
pany at Georgetown have arrived and
an effort is now being made to enlist
IS men.
The third anniversary of the Baraca
class of Nazareth M. E. Church was
observed in New Castle, with $50 men
in attendance.
Harry F. Allen, aged 20, is under
arrest in Wilmington, for the alleged
embezzement of $50 from the Adams
Express Company.
Prof. Leon A. Davis, formerly Supt. |
of Sussex County Schools, died last
week in Louisiana. A widow and two
children survive him.
The Harrington Driving Association
has arranged for some fast races on
Decoration Day. Four fast races will
be pulled off, starting at l o'clock.
German W. Rose, wanted at Dover
on charge of deserting his wife and |
child, was located at his former home,
Wyoming, by State Detective, F. B.
Murphey.
While Lawrence Hayes was saving
wood near Greenwood with portable
saw, he lost his footing and fell with
one arm across it, the arm being cut
into the bone.
A Wilmington citizen having provided
the necessary funds, public band con-
certs will be given nightly during the
in the various parks and play
grounds about the city.
Ezekiel Cooper, cashier of the
Farmers Bank, of Wilmington, is men,
toned in connection with the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor. He is
a native of Kent county.
There were fifteen hundred deaths
from cancer in Philadelphia during the
year 1915, and in the United States last
year the number of deaths from that
disease totaled eighty thousand.
James E. Hudson, of Milford, the
contractor who was awarded the con-
5ract for building Norton's bridge at
Norton's mill near Bridgeville, at a
,ost of $2,O29.0O has given bond for the
of same through the United
States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., of Bal
imore, Md. Howard j. Cooke, ESQ.,,
s the agent for the Company.
Trapped through letter he had sent
o his 15-year-old bride of less than
7ear, James E. Nelson, aged 40, of
was arrested in Baltimore
Monday night and Tuesday was brought
o that city to answer charge of hav-
ng embezzled $637 he is said to have
for the Toledo Scales Com
,any, by which concern he had been
Employed for number of years.
The program for Delaware College
June IL to IA, has been
by special committee and
by the faculty. 1t will be
more elaborate than usual this year,
'ecause the cornerstone of the new
science Hall, to cost $225, 900, and
.nown as "Wolf Hail." will be laid
hat week. There will be about 30
,raduates. The program committee is
1. Rodney Sharpe, chairman; Thomas
Davis, president of the Alumni Asso-
iation; DR.. w. Owen Sypherd and Eg-
mont Horn.