Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-12-01
STATE AND PENINSULA


weighing 476 pounds dressed.
Because of inability to get gum lum-
Der, the factory Of the Marvel Package
Company at Laurel has keen compelled
to shut down.
Greensboro residents have raised a
fund to send each soldier and sailor from
that town and vicinity two pound fruit
cake for Christmas.
Two sons of Ira Quick, farmer near
Laurel, have been killed in France in
service with Canadian troops and a
third is still in service.
Thieves invaded the Delaware Rail
road station at New Caste and broke
open several packages but their efforts
to open the safe failed.
The dupont Boulevard from Glendale
to Georgetown is now in use, although
it has not been turned over to the
Boulevard company by the contractor.
The Washington Heights sunshine
Society is soliciting fund with which
to furnish room in the Physicians
and Surgeons Hospital in Wilmington.
Their tugs being impressed into Gov
eminent service the Marvil Package
Company has been unable to get timber
for its Laurel plant and has shut it
down.
The State of New York has given
the women of that commonwealth, about
1000, 900 in number, the right of suf-
frage, the act taking effect the first of
next year.
The Misses Clara and Julia Burton,
Of Georgetown have completed 40 sweat
ers for Delaware solciers at Camp Nc
Clellan and have sent them through the
Colonial Danes.
The Dover Century Club celebrated
its twentieth birthday, Wednesday, the
18th. at p. m. A Thanksgiving dinner
was served to which all club mem
bers were invited.
A 1600-ton barge built for the North
ern Transportation Company, of Balti-
more was launched at the new works of
Deioert Brothers at Harve de Grace.
Saturday afternoon.
Not single pro-German negro has
up to this writing, been found in the
United states. To man they are for
Un:le Sam and the United State, first
last and all the time.
The Harlan & Holdings wQrtlb Corpor-
alton Wilmington, has leased the build
ing formerly occupied by the Girls In
dustrlaI School and is converting 1t into
d dormitory for lis workmen.
The Havre de Grace Banking and
Trust Company has secured quarters
for 800 or more persons VINO will be
employed permanently at the new u.
S. proving grounds at Aberdeen
Water consumers in Wilmington VINO
are in arrears in their payments Of ex-
cess meter bills will be deprived of
their supply by the Water Board unless
settlement is made within 10 days.
A concert in-memory Of the late Will
N. S. Brown, writer of sacred music,
was held at the Garrick Theater, vii
mington, yesterday, with the leading
musicians OF that cit, participating.
The Consumers League is uring the
Labor Commission Of Delaware to APP
point woman chief labor inspector to
succeed Charles H. Grantland, who will
become secretary OF the State Indus
trial Board.
The State Highway Department will
request the Levy Court to give it con-
troll of the Philadelphia turnpike from
the Pennsylvania State line to Whining.
ton so they can construct a section OF
the Lincoln Highway.
The A. }. Reach Company, Philadel-
phia sporting goods manufacturers, has
leased the large bllck mill owned by
the Elkton Realty Company and fol
several years operated by the Deibert
manufacturing Company.
George L. Dorsey, Stephen A. Smith
and Alexander Rothwell charged with
conspiracy to steal plumbers materials
from supply house in Wilmington
were convicted by jury in General
Sessions Court, but sentence was sus-
pended on application for new trial.
In two day campaign to secure 81,
900 for the Milford Emergency Hospi
tai, the canvassers secured sun
slightly over that amount. The cam
paign was in line with promise tina
had been made them by Gen. T. c
dupont that if they secured that amour
he would contribute like amount fol
the hospital. which ne did.
The Teachers of Delaware who at
tended the Delaware College Summer
School feel-very grateful to Governor
John G.. Townsend, Jr., the State Legis
lature, and the taxpayers of the State
of Delaware, for their generous efforts
in making it possible for the Public
School Teachers of Delaware to attent
the Summer session of the State College
without expense to the teachers.