Middletown transcript., 1917-04-14
STATE AND PENINSULA

Wilmingtonians have contributed
$6919.3l to the Armenian-Syrian relief
funds.
Wilmington's Police Commissioners
have awarded contract for new au.
tomobile patrol.
Delaware Branch, National Women S
Party will hold it's annual convention in
the Hotel dupont.
Health Officer Mitchell has notified
all residents, of Elkton. to boil their
drinking water for the next 10 days.
Wilmingtont ice dealers have discon-
tinued the sale of five-cent blocks, and
hereafter will charge seven cents for IL
pounds.
Flood lights have been installed on all
bridges in Wilmington and the men in
charge Of them have been clothed with
police powers and armed.
Isaac w Bowers, who has served as
Secretary Of the Board of Health, of
Wilmington, for 18 months, has re-
signed. His successor has not heen
elected.
H. M. Pier ce, of Wilmington, has pur-
chased the orch irds, containing 325
acres Of land, near Reybold, the coun-
try home of the late former Governor
Lea, for $4,000.
The State Dental Society has opened
a clinic in the new City Hall, in Will
mington, for the treatment of men
barred from the army and navy because
of the poor condition of their teeth
Dr. Howard Bratton, secretary of
Union Hospital, has just published the
annual report of that institution. The
hospital has received from the estate of
DR.. Charles NJ Ellis, of Elkton, $1,000.
which brings the endowment up to $50,
900
The record Of single days marriages
in Elk ton was broken last Saturday when
fifty-two couples presented themselves
at the court house and were granted Ii
censes. Pennsylvania, New jersey,
Delaware and Maryland were represent
ed in the party.
At the biennial city election, of New
Castle, Tuesday, Theodore W. Cavender,
was elected Mayor; John T. Stoops,
president of Council; John B. Manlove,
treasurer and George Allen Smith,
clerk William Weggermann was the
only Councilman re-ele,. ted, the other
winners being Mel Sentman, John Ries
and S. S. Deemer
City Council. of Milford, recently
passed resolution to take over the pri-
vate sewer built and owned by the resi-
lents of Lake View avenue 1t was
Duilt in l9 3 by property owners after
Council refused 3 to construct it. At
hat time it IS understood tina Council
would take over the sewer when it felt
the town could tff ,rd the expenditure.
At the last meeting an agreement was
reached The town agreed to pay $500
a year for four years to the private
owners.
George w. Rollison and Charles R.
King, of Wilmington, walked into the
oar room of the Hotel Stoeckle Tuesday
night, and when RolIlson entered rear
room he was followed by a stranger,
who plunged a knife into his abdomen.
Rolison staggered out and fell into
Kings arms, and when the stranger
followed him. Rollison told King he was
the man who cut him. King caught the
stranger, and only the padding in the
shoulder of his coat stopped the knife
thrust the man aimed at him.
In the will of Mrs. Annie c. Jones, of
Wilmington. probated Tuesday, be-
quests amounting to $780, 900 as men,
orials of her deceased husband, Henry
C. Jones, are made as follows: Delaware
Hospital, Sis, 600, to be used in the erec-
ton of surgical building or ward, and
$4,000 to be placed in the endowment
fund for the support of the ward; Home
of Merciful Rest Society, $10,0 as
part of the endowment fund; Minquadale
Home for Aged Couples, $4,000; Home
for Aged Women, $4,000; Sunday Break
fast Mission, $50O0; Home for Friend
less and Destitute Children, $4,000;
Trinity Lutheran Church, $4,000, as
part of the endowment fund; Associated
Charities, $4,000; Trinity Church, $4,000;
Y. M. Z. A., $4,000; Y. W C. A., $4,000;
Delaware Hospital, $4,000 for the endow-
ment fund.