Middletown transcript., 1917-02-24

wilmington COuncll mas duuloTlZeu
bond issue of SOS, 900 for city park i'm
provements.
Bishop Kinsnan confirmed class at
St. Pauls Episcopal Church in George
town Sunday night.
A divorce decree nisi was granted by
the Dover Court to Hansen Nelson Hes
selberg, of Frederick.
Wilmington Fountain Society has Of
fered two foun ntains to Council, to be
placed in Centre Square.
Edward White has been appointed
mail carrier from the railroad station
to Bridgevile post-office.
Recent contributions to the Wesley
Methodist Church in Georgetown have
reduced the debt to $3017.
Harvey Hevalow pleaded guilty at
Dover to carrying a concealed weapon,
and was fined $25 and costs.
Ferry service between Wilmington
and Pennsgrove has been resumed after
an interruption of two weeks.
More than $1,000 was cleared at the
bazaar given in Wilmington for the
benefit of the Irish relief fund.
The Cranston Lumber Company has
purchased the electric plant and c. F.
Warrington's basket factory. in Green
wood.
The highest price paid for sweet po-
tatoes in 10 years were received by c.
Edward Brown, at Georgetown, $l.60
hamper.
Farmers near Mt Pleasant Church
have pledged $500 if Sussex county will
appropriate a like amount to build
good road.
Sweet potatoes are bringing the farm
ers of New Castle county the highest
price of the last ten years, being quoted
at 81. 60 hamper.
The pension fund of the Wilmington
policemen has been increased by $40,
which retired officer presented as
conscience fund"
Georgetown Odd Fellows have signed
a lease, for 10 years with the Govern
ment, and will make the post-office
building one Of the finest in the State.
Representative of the canning indus
try and members of the State Labor
Commission met Wednesday at Dover,
TO confer on some features Of the new
child labor bill.
From about thirty-fve hens, Mrs.
Frank Rust, of Georgetown, gathered
222 eggs during the three last weeks OF
January, and, too, when eggs were sell
ing at 50 cents per dozen.
A large warehouse belonging to Eli
4. Hastings, at Broad Greek, was des-
troyed by fire last Wednesday, contain
ing $4,000 baskets Of sweet potatoes,
that had been stored there.
A regiment Of convicts, recruited
from the 5000 inmates Of New York 8
penal Institutions, will be offered to the
government should the President issue
call for volunteer army.
A wage increase averaging g. per
cent. and affecting chiefly foremen in
the bridge and main tenance of way de-
paYtments, has been granted on the
Maryla land Division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The bungalow of Chancellor Chas. M.
Curtis, situated on Elk river, near
Welsh Point, has been destroyed by
fire 1t is thought the fire was caused
by persons seeking shelter from the
cold weather.
Pensions are now being paid to 4, 773
retired employees of the Pennsylvania
railroad, and the total disbursement for
this purpose since the ension system
was established, on January |, 1900, has
been S13, ,635, 34722.
State Bank Commissioner, of Mary
iand, j. Dukes Downes is in receipt OF
application for incorporation of the
Central Bank, of Kent Co., at Kennedy
vii e. The capital stock is to be s12, 50O,
with paid in surplus of So, 500.
fIngland's war cost is $50, 000,O 900 a
day. or $1,25O,O 900 an hour, or nearly
:S2l 800 minute. During forty days
since January l, at the rate mentioned,
England has spent 81, 200, 900, 900 apart
from losses in shipping and otherwise.
Members of the Robbins Hose Com
pany, of Dover, at their meeting Mon
day night, made a contract with the
Benson-Berger Carnival Company, OF
Philadelphia, to bring its carnival te
Dover either the second or third week
IN September Of this year.
A count of the pupils enrolled at the
Womans College of Delaware, show
the number to be ITO. This number 1:
divided among the three classes as fol
lows: Juniors, 93; sophomores, Sc
freshmen, al. The first commencement
will be held in June, 1918.
The Senate Military Committee a
Washington has reported favorably the
universal military bill, which requires
all nlaie citizens of the United States
between the ages of 10 and 26 years