Middletown transcript., 1917-11-10
STATE AND PENINSt

$500 has been installed in the Havre de
Grace hospital.
H. c. keyes, special agent for the
Pennsylvania Railroad in Wilmington,
has retired after a service of AZ years.
The 'Frankford cannery has been run
nlng day and night in order to pack the
large crop of pears raised in that Sec
ton.
An automobile stolen from Captain
Gage, stationed at Fort DUPONT, was
later recovered on the road near St.
Georges.
The arrests for drunkenness dropped
81 per cent. in Philadelphia. in two
weeks, after the revenue laws went
into effect.
County Engineer Wilson says New
Castle county has enough crushed stone
on hand to complete the road work
under way.
after draft, Elmer c. phaley, Selby-
vile negro, has been arrested and taken
to Camp Dix.
The new concrete M h. Church at
Glendale is rapidly nearing completion
and the edifce is something the town
can be proud Of
Students Of Wesley Collegiate In
stitute, Dover, paraded in the first dem
onstration Of campaign to raise $780,
600 endowment for the institute.
The total subscription to the Second
Liberty Loan Departments of the Del
aware Division, reported at p. m.
Friday Oct. 26, 1917. was $50, 10000.
The large buildings in Wilmington
occupied by Cahill & Co. as ? garage,
show rooms and carriage factory, which
was destroyed by fire on Friday, will be
rebuilt at once.
Wilmington fuel administrators have
issued warning against the boarding
of coal, and may take steps to prevent
dealers from selling to those who are
known to have supply on hand.
Wilmington City Council has directed
the City Solicitor to fight in Court the
attempts of the Board of Harbor Com
missioners to lease a section of the city's
water front to the Pusey & Jones Com
pany.
For aid in extinguishing threaten
ing fire on the fruit far of h. K. Har-
rington, four miles from Dover, the
Robbins Hose Company, of Dover. re-
ceived from Mr. Harrington check
for $50.
Female labor has BEEN found so salts
factory in the several Wilmington
plants where it has been tried that the
number of female employees will be in
creased as the male help is drafted into
the army.
After survey of the public schools
in Wilmington. Superintendent Z. ).
Scott reported to the Board of Educa-
ton that they are in poor condition,
and it is estimated it will require about
S83, 900 to place them in proper repair.
Milford has been selected as The place
for holding the next annual session OF
the Great Council of Delaware. I'm
proved Order Red Men, beginning Octo-
ber %, 1918. Competing for the honor
with Milford were Lewes and New
Castle
Volley M. Murray, of Selbyville, has
been made superintendent of the work
Of cleaning the land on both sides OF
the dupont boulevard 1t is Gen. du
Points idea to have grass and flower
plots all the way from Georgetown to
Selbyville.
According to announcement made by
dealers, the prices on cigarettes will
soon return to former prices, but there
j. really no reduction in cost, as the
size of the pack is to be changed to
meet the new conditions. There will
be fewer cigarettes in the package. -
The canning houses are busy putting
up sweet potatoes. The demand will be
quite large this year, as much of it will
be used by the Government in feeding
our soldiers. As they use the smaller
potatoes for this purpose. it furnishes
a market for AL the crop and thus averts
a waste.
The name of the Harlan & Hollings-
worth Corporation, Wilmington, has
been changed to ''The Bethlehem Ship
building Corporation, the Harlan Plant. "
Joseph B. Weaver, the general mana
ger, is the executive head. The change
in title is in keeping with the plan an
nounced by the Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration to make direct branches OF al
its subsidiaries.
The War Work Council Of the Ma
tional Board Of the Y. w. G. A. is ais
ing 81, 900, 900, for war work among
women. This amount is expected to be
enough to cover expenses until mex
June. If it is not sufficient, more will
be raised. Mrs. T. Coleman duPon
is council member for Delaware. Mos
of the sum will be spent here in oul
own country on women affected by thu
war.