Middletown transcript., 1917-01-06
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

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Mrs. A. K. Hopkins delightfully."- en-
tertained the U. 7. c. Sewing Circle at
her home Wednesday evening.
The wedding of Miss Nellie Virginia
Gillespie and Herman Rhodes, was
solemnized in St. PauPs NJ E. Church,
Cecilton, on Wednesday evening.
In addition to his large factory at
Townsend w. E. Graves is planning to
open similar establishment at L4wes,
Sussex county, in the near future
Unless the approaches are sooner
closed by ice, the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal will close for repairs on
Sunday, February IA, for ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank R. Householder
of Delaware City. announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Vivian Barnette
and Maitland Storer. of ,Nelion, Pa.
John Fox, who lives below Port Penn,
has caught ten otters this season. The
otter make profitable trapping, the
peIts bringing from So to Sl6 apiece.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held on Monday evening at half past
seven O'Clock, at the home of the pres
ident, Mrs. j. F. McWhortrr
The coal famine in Delaware City is |
getting worse every day, as no coal has
arrived there for over a wee!,, although |
many families are without any coal. a
number of people are burning wood.
1t costs S128 per year to board hired
man, according to estimates as fur
nished to the Department of Agricul-
ture by LOCO farmers representing
widely separated sections in ID states.
Miss Laura Willis entertained the
"000' card club at her home, near
town, Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
Richard T. Cam, of Kirkwood, won
the first prize and Mrs. Fred P. Will
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The Citizens National Bank, of Mid
dletown, has declared a semi-a annual
dividend of four per cent, and the
Peoples Bank a semi annual dividend of
three and one-half per cent both pay
able after January 1st
List of Letters remaining unclaimed (
IN the Post-office for the week ending &
Dec. 28th, 1916: Miss Kate Johnson, q
Miss Ida BrinkIey, Thos H. Toban, AL h
Jert Waters, John Schlatz, B. F.
Fields, John L. Elliott. t
The troops of the Coast Defenses of
he Delaware are now holding indoor
Instruction schools at Delaware City for
he winter season. The schools are for
econd and first-class gunners, as well a
IS men for other duties. n
1t is likely that plans will be made in !
he near future for the bet erment of the /
ABILITIES of the post-office, at Delaware !
;ity, which at present are inadequate n
o meet the needs of the business. 1t a
5 proposed to make a strictly modern n
ffice, with all the latest improvements.
The members of the Delaware City
century Club entertained at delight
ul reception in the fire engine hall on
riday evening, with about hundred -.
uests present. The guests were re- ~
eived by the club president, Mrs. Will #;
am B. Jester; Miss HarriettT Cheairs
nd Miss Martha Price, and Mrs. T. =,
ayard HeiseI, the club hostess.
James Herbert, aged go years, en- B.
oyed on the farm of Henry Higgins,
Delaware City, was hurt seriously on W
aturday night when horse he was
irving ran away and wrecked the car Jo
age. Herbert was found by John E
iggins, who securing aid of the neigh vii
ors, removed him from under the car
age. He was bruised badly about the III
lad and body and was sent to the Della
are Hospital in Wilmington. On
Failing to keep the public from travel la
G over the partly built stone road be-
1een Cecilton and Warwick, by threat Cl.
ing arrest, the contractors built
nee across the road at either end. an
lis was torn down. Then the con-
actors had stone hauled and piled in
e middle of the road, and placed the
cam rollers at each end, but this also
s failed. The stone piles have been Cll
yelled at night, and the rollers fired ual
and run off to the side of the road. m.
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