Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09

Directors of the Hercules Powder
Company have declared irregular divi-
dend of 2 per cent. on the common
stock.
Letters. to the number of 1885,, ,473.
forming 1883 words, 81, 7S7 verses,
1,189 chapters and Sc books, make up
the Bible.
At a recent meeting of the State
Camp of the P o. S. of A., l. w. Col
merry, former Newark boy was elected
State president.
Rev. A. Victor Lightbourne, pastor of
the Dover Peoples Christian Church,
d filling two weeks evangelistic eRrl
gagement in the South.
Secretary McAdoo says he expects
the current years receipts from the
income tax to be lis million dollars 80
million more than last year.
While cunning in the marshes at the
Narrow Dyke at New Castle, John
Sharp was peppered in the face and
neck with shot from another gunner.
The gold lettered sign board above
the entry to the Union Hospital, was
presented last week by the Rev. P. P.
Arnd, pastor of Elkton Catholic Church.
The Board of Trustees Of Maryland
State College of Agriculture decided to
award tuition scholarship in each of
the approved high schools of Maryland.
Fifteen students of Delaware College,
now with the Delaware Militia at Dem
ing, New Mexico. will be permitted to
return under an order from the War
Department.
Adjutant General, l. Pusey Wickers-
ham. of Wilmington, says he has re-
ceived no word concerning the return
of the Delaware Militia, now of Dem
ing, New Mexico.
A project for draining and reclaiming
100000 acres of land in Egypt, work
on which has been begun. is one of the
greatest and most expensive tasks of
the kind ever attempted.
The Fourth Infantry, National Guard
of the United States and Maryland, has
been ordered to return to the State and
will 90 into a concentration camp at
Laurel or some other point.
Wilmington Union, No 311, of the
American Federation of Musicians, has
pledged $3.50 toward fund for public
concert hall in Wilmington, and Charles
M. Stieff has agreed to give $3.50.
The One Hundred and Twelfth Com
pany, now on the Mexican border, and
which it is expected to return to Fort
dupont in a short time, is expected to
be assigned to duty at Fort Mott, N. j..
o. Steel companies in New Castle are
purchasing for their men ticket books
from the trolley company at a cost of
SIS book of 25-round trips to Whining
ton, which are given the men without
charge.
The Delaware troops at Deming, N.
M, have started the publication of a
four-page sheet that is called the Camp
Deming Bulls Eye. 1t was issued for
the first time on August Is. The paper
is eleven by fifteen inches.
1t is expected that conference will
be held shortly regarding Delaware
men who are with the troops at Dem
ing, N. ", voting. There are about
25O of the Delaware soldiers who were
registered before leaving for Deming,
of which two-thirds live in New Castle
county.
Lady Byzantine, the hen with Ger.
titled record of 314 eggs in 36@ days
the best record in all the world so far
as can be ascertained-died at he'
home, near Greensboro, on one of the
places of Mr.. A. A. Christian, on Au
gust 9th. Her affiiction was heart
trouble, as ascertained after an exam
ination was made.
The Delaware College farm is nov
harvesting its peach crop. The crOL
this year will be about $500 basket:
compared with 5000 baskets last year
The peaches, however, were thinneC
out several weeks ago, which proved tt
be an excellent move. Professor c A
McCue, invites anyone interested ir
peach growing to visit the orchard nov
and see it at its best.
Announcement was made last Satur
day. by members Of the Kent count.
Republican Committee, that Col. Viii
liam D. Denny, of Dover, would be Sc
lacted as the Kent county candidate fo
Presidential Elector to succeed William
]. Benson, who was compelled to sur
render the nomination because of bein
natioaal bank director 1t is believe
Col. Denny will allow his name to b
used.
There are more than 5000, 600 auto
mobiles in use in the United States tC
dav. including both passenger cars an
trucks, as shown by the registrations
of this number Delaware can only bOas
of 5,4S8, thus placing them the thir
from the list, only the District of CO
Iuanbia and Nevada being lower in tn
list. The largest registration from an
:: o,od;EaJ t0 Now YOrl