Middletown transcript., 1917-05-12
STATE AND PENINSULA

#,
Md.
John Ford, Democrat was elected
Mayor of Clayton by majority of Is
on Saturday.
Milford citizeps have raised enough
money to keep forty Belgian children
for the rest of the year.
The w. c. A. Graduating Class of
1917 will be given reception at the
Academy Parlors Dover, Friday evening,
May 49,
Wilmington carpenters demanded an
increase in pay from As to 55 cents an
hour and the contractors compromised on
so cents.
While walking in her sleep, Julia, 16
year cd daughter of Levin D. yden, of
Laurel, fell downstairs, breaking her
collar-bone.
Twelve students have volunteered for
the proposed Delaware College ambul-
ance corps under the direction of the
Delaware Red Cross.
A shortage of ], 600, 900 tin can con-
fronts the canning industry of the
country. This is of vital concern to the
canning interests of this Peninsula.
ACoroner's jury in Wilmington found
that Captain John ]. O'Neil. who was
drowned in the Delaware River off New
Castle, April 81, met death accidentally.
The Richardson & Robbins COMPANY
at Dover are having an unprecedented
season owing to large orders received.
They are still canning chickens and
hams.
A temporary bridge has been built a
cross Little Elk Creek, at F. ION, for
travel between Philadelphia anG Balti-
more while the new concrete bridge is
being built.
Harry Filligame and John Krasnel,
Chesapeake City, have been awarded the
contract to carry the mails between Elk
ton and Chesapeake City posioffices, be-
ginning July l.
Word has been received from John
Sterling, of Laurel, who was supposed
to have met with foul play in Baltimore
that he is in Liverpool, England, on his
way to Greece.
At meeting of the directors of the
Laurel Bethel Camp Associa ion Tues
day evening it was decided TO hold the
camp during the coming season from
August to 27.
Unregistered Wilmington voters who
had not qualified for the municipal cleo
tion in June had chance to register
Saturday, and about 400 took advantage
of the opportunity.
All second, third and fourth class
postmasters are now empowered to CO.
operate with recruiting officers in seek
ing young men for the army, navy and
marine service and they will receive S.
each
R NJ. Cameron, senior at Delaware
College, and T. S. Carswell, junior,
have accepted positions as assistant
chemists at the Carney Point powder
works and the Bethlehem steel works,
respectively.
w. H. Stayton, Secretary of the Navy
League, has congratulated the women
of Delaware on being the first State in
the Union to respond to the emergency
call issued by the League for mufflers,
sweaters and wristlers
Wilmington is going to have safe
and sane Fourth of July this year, as
Councilman Draper has given notice of
the forthcoming repeal of an ordnance
passed years ago, permitting the use of
fireworks and firecrackers.
Trustees of the Delaware State Hos
pital for the Insane at Farnhurst have
elected Charles C. Kurtz president to
succeed George S. Capelle. retired; DR..
D. L. Steele was elected secretary and
Dr. Rowland G. Payter, treasurer.
John Biggs, Jr., of Wilmington. and
of the class of 1918 at Princeton Uni
versity, is now the managing editor of
of the ''Nassau Literary Magazine.
He is also managing editor of the Prince
ton Tiger, the humorous magazine of
the university.
Frank J. Ripple, of Baltimore, and
W. L. Tuttle, of Buffalo, purchased the
Queenstown Ice plant recently They
hope to be ready to start up some time
soon. They will add other industries
that will give employment to Is or 20
men the year round.
The Dover Glee Club, which has fur
nished many entertainments since its
organiza ton in 1909, is again in demand
this year, several invitations having
been received to furnish musical pro-
grams at school commencement exer-
cises throughout the State.
A campaign to have the Governors of
every State in the Union designate the
day between April Is and May Is as
planting month and urge every citizen
to start garden during that period,
was inaugurated by the American De-
Tense Society at Washington.
Sussex Trust Company, with banks in