Middletown transcript., 1916-07-01
HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Oi
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS
The fly is here, Swat UNI

"Oog Days" begin July IL and enc
August 26.
Some people think anything tiresome
that is duty.
If man succeeds, the world envies
him.. if he fails, it openly sympathizes
with him and secretly rejoices.
At a meeting of the governors of the
Board of Trade, of Delaware City,
Saturday night, it was decided not to
have any Fourth of July celebration
there this year.
Another dredging machine arrived in
Smyrna River last week to deepen the
channel and make the three "cuts" to
shorten the route. This makes two
dredgers now on the job.
The new school building erected at
Townsend, by Kulp Bros, of Chester
town, at a cost of $1,000 was formally
accepted by the school commissioners
at meeting Friday night.
The lawn festival for the benefit of
the fresco fund of st. Paul's R. G.,
Church, Delaware City, netted Sal. 80.
Work will be started at once on fresco-
ing the interior of the church.
AS nation we are now 140 years
young. On July 4th, 1776, in old Inde,
pendence Hall, the ''Cradle of Liberty"
the patriots severed completely their
connection with the mother country, and
started out to "make their own way"
John Heldmyer Jr., Real Estate
Broker, North Broad street, has sold
Mrs. Mary Appleton's farm on the road
between Middletown and Odessa, to
Walter Dickinson, of Chesapeake City.
Price private. Also DR.. Dorsey W.
Lewis farm near Kirkwood, to Frank
R. Wilson, of Mt. Pleasant. Price
private.
After July 1st, three bushels make
barrel. The new Federal law becomes
effective then. This specifies that
barrels used in the sale of fruits, shall
have los quarts, or approximate three
bushels. Fines of $500 or Imprisonment
of six months are the penalties provided
for violations of the law. Those having
barrels which do not come up to the
Federal specifications should keep the
date in mind
Unclaimed Letters. The following
list of letters remain unclaimed in the |
for the week ending June %:
Mrs. Fannie Bevie, Mrs. E D. Cleaver,
Mrs. Harriet HoIlingsworth, Mrs. Bertha |
Reynolds, Mrs. William Spicer, Miss
Mary Draper, Miss Emeline Jones, Miss
Elina Gryse, William d. Cooper, julius
Rosenberg, Major Louis B. Front, (2)
James E. Carroll (2).
Material for the new freight house at |
the Pennsylvania railroad station here
arrived on Thursday and work will be
begun in few days. The new struc-
,ure will have the latest improvements,
and will be built below the old freight
house. The Pennsylvania Railroad Co.,
employees its own gang of carpenters,
Who will no doubt construct fine look
ng freight house.
A garden party, similar to the one
leld at Delaware City last year, will be
leld on the lawn of Mrs. Harry C.
jlark's home on Friday, July IA, for
he benefit of the Delaware City Cen
ury Club. Supper will be served from
to Z in the evening. and there will be
'ooths and other affairs, including
ancing.
Smyrna Town Council in session last
friday night with every member pres
mt, got down to real business in the
natter of improving Commerce street
nd tentatively agreed to wait for an
ct of Legislature to give them the
light to borrow enough money to brick
early the whole of Commerce street
rom the Colonial Hotel to the Railroad
tation.
The members of the graduating class
f the Townsend High School gave a
ance in the assembly room of the new
on Friday evening, the
fair proving the most brilliant social
vent of the season. The room was ar
stically decorated with cut flowers,
nd potted plants, with the class colors
f the school predominatlng. Music was
1rnished by Jacobs orchestra of Will
lington.
A Fourth of July celebration, will be
eld at Town Point, Md, under the 7
lspices of Town Point M. E. Church. !
o and enjoy big day and evening on
le banks of the beautiful Elk River, at 7
ort Herman. There will be Children's
arade, Singing, Addresses, Running,
ack and Tub Races, Base Ball, Boating
nd Bathing. River trips by launches.
unches and Refreshments on sale for .
enefit of Town Point M. E. Church. .
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