Middletown transcript., 1917-09-29
STATE AND PENINULA

l. Paul loney. Of Georgetown, has Il
position as engineer with the State Hlgi-
way Commission at Dover
An unidentified man was found drown
Ell III ArpnqnnIinlni; Creek near the
farm of G L. Townsend.
A narrow gauged railroad is being
built fir M ,:iiford to the site Of tn new
Government fort at Cedar Beach.
The Wilmington Y W. c. A. has
raised about $40, 900 for the War Work
Council of the National Y. w. &. A.
The Girls Canning Club Of GeoI ge-
town won second prize at the Delaware
State Fair.
Wilmington health department is in
vesti ating reports that garbage collect
ors are demanding graft" before they
will remove garbage.
Crop conditions in Delaware on Sept
ember 1st were As per cent better than
the average for the past ten years on
that date.
Enough guarantors have signed up
and contract has been made for an
other Chautauqua in Centreville next
year.
Plant as much wheat as possible is
the advice the New Cast county men,
bers of the State Food Council is giving
to the farmers of this State.
The Senior class of Georgetown High
School will make an early start to pro-
cure funds with which to defray the ex
penses on their trip to Washington next
June.
Delaware College. which opened last
week will have freshman class Of "a
bout 100, and the new class in the Wo-
mans College will number forty.
General I. Coleman DUPONT, it is stated
has offered to equip the new armory at
New Castle, if the appropriation for the
building should not leave d balance foi
that purpose.
Lieutenant M. F. Tydings, of CON-
pany E, First Maryland Regiment, OF
Elkton, now in camp at Admission, Ala
has been sent to Fort Slocum, Okla, for
trench instructions.
Because Of the attractive prices offer
ed for piiing and mine props, many for
ests in Sussex county which are too
young for cutting are being cleared.
The Snyder cannery at Greenwood,
the largest in the State, is running night
and day, but is unable to get all the
tomatoes it wants for this years pack.
Richard NJ. Thomas was held in $1,000
bail for the Grand Jury on charge OF
breaking into the Delaware Hardware
Companys store, in Wilmington, and
stealing several revolvers.
Arrangements have been made for the
Home Guard to drill at the Delaware
Armory, located at Twelfth and Orange
Streets Wilmington, unoccupied since
the infantry left for camp.
Many hundred of acres of late corn,
buckwheat and other fall crops in the
lower section of Sussex county were
seriously damaged by frost on the nights
Of Monday aud Tuesday Of last week.
The newspapers have been requested
to give publicity to the fact that prac-
tically all members Of the dentaloprofes-
sion ir Maryland have volunteered to
put the teeth of the drafted men into
proper condition free of charge
For the welfare of 81 of its members,
who have entered the services of the
Government, the Benevolent Pioneer
Literary Association, of Wilmington,
mas named military committee, which
will keep the men supplied with tobacco
and reading matter.
Rev. Charles L. sn4,e pastor of
Westminster Presby terian Church, Will
mington, will devote one out Of every
four weeks this winter to religious work
in the military camps, and next spring
will 60 to France.
With most all the important legisa-
ton Of the session either enacted or a.
bout to be disposed of. leaders in Con-
gress on Monday set abcnt the task of
earring out plans for adjournment early
in October. The President has no new
legislation to recommend and is seid to
be willing to have Congress take va
cation.
Merchants and others business men
of Rehoboth report the season now just
drawing to close one of the most pros
porous for a number uf years. The
number of visitors entertained at that
resort this year was much greater than
usual due largely to the restricted train
service in other sections, and business
has accOrdinly been benefited.
More than a thousand automobiles in
Havana, Cuba. have been forced into
retirement by the action Of retail deal
ers in jumping the price Of gasoline
from At cents gallon to $l.U0 and in
some instances to $1.20. The supply is
said to be adequate for all needs and
prosecutions will follow the unjust
action of the retailers.
The large canning plant at Rehoboth,
of which Gov. John G. Townsend, Jr,
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