Middletown transcript., 1917-05-19
STATE AND PENINSULA

smashing all previous records.
Wilmington has been chosen for tn,
1919 meeting of the Supreme Lodge
Ancient Order United Workmen.
The new Encyclopedia Britannics
estimates the total present population
of the globe at somewhat excess of ], 800
900, 900.
Because of the press of other busines.
Mayor Howard c. Stewart, of George
town, has sent in his resignation t.
Council.
Robert Wallace ]. Gold, Charles Kane
and George T. Wallace have been ap
pointed members of the Wilmington. DO.
lice force.
Wilmington's old City Hall, where
the women of the Red Cross have theil
headquarters, was damaged by fire
started in an open hearth.
Robert Gallaher was reelected presi-
dent of the Newark Board of Education
and State Senator Harvey Hoffecker
was elected secretary.
Although the canning factory at Green
wood packed two and half million bas-
kets of tomatoes last year, it is building
and has doubled its capacity.
The Wilmington Board of Education
awarded to New York brokers a $50, 600
i. per cent. bond issue at 1OO.12l, to
cover outstanding indebtedness of the
Board.
At the formation of Red Cross
branch in Georgetown, Charles Cullen
was elected president; Mrs. Joseph Ca
hall, secretary, and G. Roland Messick,
treasurer.
Thomas Cook, colored, who declared
in Wilmington that he was going to
"have blood" was fined $100 for carry
ing a revolver and held in $500 bail for
the Grand Jnry.
Delaware Daughters of the American
Revolution have raised $4,000, with
which they will purchase and equip an
ambulance for presentation to the Del
aware Red Cross.
The old canning plant at Glendale
has been sold to preserving company
and is being improved and equipped in
to modern soup and catsup factory at
a cost of $40, 1000.
Bridgevlle berry growers are asking
for 1,500 strawberry pickers for the
last of this month when the biggest
crop of berries ever gathered in Del
aware will be ready for market
The good times have created extra
ordinary dem ands for farms in Sussex
County and prices are from 20 to 80 pei
cent higher than one year ago Small
farms not exceeding 40 acres are especi-
ally desirable.
The annual commencei ent of the
Union Hospital Training School for
Nurses will be held in Mechanics Hall,
Tuesday, May 29. DR.. Thomas :. Cul-
len, the famous Baltim Jre surgeon, will
deliver the address.
To formulate plans to awaken inter-
est in popular subscriptions to the Lib
erty Loan, Wilmington bankers and
brokers held a meeting and elected John
H. Dandy, Ohio Nowland and John S.
Rossell a general committee.
Lieutenant William F. Hoey, U S.
A. Military Instructor at Delaware Col
lege, has been designated by the v ar
Department one of the examining officers
for the officers training camp, to be
located at Fort Myer, below Washing
ton on the Potomac river.
Within few years Sussex county
will be one of the largest apple produc-
ing sections in the United States, and
the output, combined with that of Kent
will make Delaware as famous for the
growth of apples as it was once famous
as the home of the peach.
War is beginning to open new doors
to women. The Pennsylvania Railroad
has announced that steps have been
taken preliminary to possible subsitu-
ton of women for men in some depart
ments. Even Boston is to have women
conductors on its elevated and street
cars.
The three ship yards in Milford are
now working to their fullest capacity
and the management Of each yari is
crying for more ship carpenters. At
the Abbot yards, Milford's oldest ship
building plant. a large schooner is
under construction and the yard is CIV
ing employment to full force.
Eben B. Frazer has been elected
President Of Newark Town Council, to
succeed Joseph Hossinger. resigned.
and will serve as Mayor of the town
The new Mayor named as members of
the Board of Health, DR.. Charles H.
Blake, Louis L. Curtis. Prof. Charles L.
Penny, Robert T. Jones and Orlando
Strahorn.
Announcement was made last week
of the resignation of County Agent,
Levi H. Cooch, of New Castle county.
the resignation taking effect April 3Oth.
NJ o. Pence, formerly agent of Kent