Middletown transcript., 1916-04-01
STATE AND PENINSULA,

have organized brass band.
The Republican State Convention will
be held in Dover, April 11th.
The Worlds Sundsy-school Conven-
ton has been fixed for Toxic, Japan,
Oct. 1916.
Manufacture of paper in this country
consumes nearly 5000, 900 cords of wood
annually.
Governor Miller has appointed Silas
j. Warrington justice of the peace at
Harbeson.
Delaware students at the University
of Pennsylvania, have formed Della
ware State Club
Bishop Kinsman confirmed class at
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, George
town, Sunday evening.
Mrs. Anna Ruthven has been elected
president of the Graduate Nurses
Association, of Delaware.
Plans are under way to have Billy
Sunday conduct services at Elkton dur
ing his stay in Baltimore.
Up to date the Legislature has cost
the State about $4,000 less than its
predecessor of two years ago.
New Castle Red Men initiated a class
of six palefaces Monday evening, max
ing 30 within less than three months.
The salary of the Mayor, of Chicago,
is said to be larger than the salary of
the mayor of any other American city.
The steamer Frederica, which has
been in winter quarters, has resumed
its trips between Frederick and Phila-
delphia. /
H. H. Hillegas, instructor in electrical |
engineering at Delaware College, has
resigned to accept a position with the
General Electric Co., at Pittsburg.
An egg weighing three-quarters of
pound and measuring 44 inches in length
was laid by a goose belonging to Joseph
residing near Georgetown.
To break up disorder in Milford notice
has been issued that, hereafter, a fine
Of $40 will be the least imposed on any
man who is caught drunk on the streets.
Joseph Kraisky, Joseph Katsoroski
and Charles Donovan escaped from the
Ferris Industrial School when guards
permitted them to do some work out
side.
Col. John G. Townsend, Jr., of Selby-
lille, who is operating several juice fac
tories in Sussex county, will, in all
start one at Seaford this
season
Since the advance in prices of beef
and pork, several farmers, of Seaford,
are killing the cattle and swine so as to
save feed bills and take advantage of
The present prices.
Mr.. N. W. Jameson, a patriotic civil
var veteran, of Georgetown, displays the
stars and stripes in front of his resi-
ience every day, and says he will con-
inue to do so until Villa, the Mexican
bandit, is captured.
Herman W. Carly, of Salisbury, Md,
'ut formerly Of Dover, has been pro-
noted from the position of local man
lger of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company, 70 that of district
manager of the same company.
Architects Day and Klauder of Phila-
lelphia are preparing the specifications
or the new Science Building for Della
ware College to cost about $225, 900,
md the remOdeling of the old dormitory
'uiIding at cost of probably SIS, 1000.
Dram Postles, while operating plan
ng machine in Webb's wheel-wright
hop, at Milford, had all the fingers of
is left hand badly lacerated. It was
to amputate parts of the in
ured fingers at the Milford Hospital.
At Republican rally held in Odd
'ellows' Hall, Smyrna, Tuesday night,
ieneral A. R. Benson and John w.
lering were indorsed as delegates to
he Republican National Convention.
everal hundred men were in attendance.
A council Of the Junior Order United
american Mechanics will be installed
y Past State Councillor, Harvey O.
.iggin, at loves Cross Roads. Thurs
ay, April 6. The degree team of Wig
ant Council, No. 19, of Laurel, will
onfer the degrees.
The purchase last week of the William
Simpson farm, near Milford, bv the
oleman du Pont Road, Incorporated,
emoves all save one of the obstacles to
ne progress of the building of the bou-
ward in Sussex county, and that is the
'hitehead farm, also near Milford.
The old George W. Stradley canning
actory has been leased by the Sussex
acking Co., composed of Charles A.
lastings, Charles W Riggin and P. E.
looten. Mr.. Wooten will act as treas
rer of the company and George W.
tradley has been engaged to manage
1e plant.
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