Middletown transcript., 1917-02-17

SeafOrd Will Try OuI al e'S "
alarm system.
Loaded with lumber, the schooner FL
sic Dav. sunk at a wharf in Laurel.
Reliance Fire Company, Wilmington,
has asked Council to increase its annual
appropriation by $4,000.
Wilmington bootblacks have posted
notices in their shops that all SHINES
will cost 10 cents hereafter.
The collection taken up throughout
tho Wilminqtcn Diocese for the benefit
of the Belgian orphans amounted 10
$3.50.
The Sussex County Commissioners
have ordered enough oyster shells to
make four miles of permanent good
roads.
Changes are being made to the interior
of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New
ark. preparatory to installing a Sl6Co
pipe organ.
Wilmington Board of Health has pre-
pared bill for presentation to the Leg
islature, transferring garbage collection
to the Health Board.
Cambridge is to have an Armory cost
ing $500. Tre ground on which the
building is to be erected, has been pur-
chased at a cost of is, 000.
Charles R Lewis, Horace Sudier and
A. Roland King were elected members
of Bridgeville Council, defeating George
W.. Willin and Russeli'S Short.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company
has issued an order prohibiting the ship
ment of freight over the Delaware road
to points beyond New Castle, Del,
The Whining ton Taxpayers League,
it is said. will test the legality of the
pavment by Council of $4,000 year tc
the Volunteer Firemen's Relief Associa-
ton.
The Harlan & Holingsworth Corpora
ton, of Wilmington, has received con-
tract to build two steel ships, each 34t
feet long. for the United Fruit Com
pany.
The Chestertown Electric Light anC
Power Company have raised the cost O
LIGHTING the town from S1400 to SlS0(
per annum. There are 100 lights in the
town.
The Wilmington Y. c. A ha
thrown open its building the use O
the Delaware mlltiamen who are wal
ing to be mustered out Of the Fedora
service.
Clyde uholland, graduate of Del
ava'e College in 1916, has enlisted il
the American Ambulance Corps Of tn
French Army, and will 60 to Franc,
this week
Plans are being arranged for the es
tablishment in Whining on Of Catho
lie day nursery, where working mother
may leave their young children durin
hours of service.
The arrangements at Fort dupont ar
50 complete that in "a hours the Dela
ware river at that point can be mine
SO that it would be impossible for an
vessel to go up the river.
A state bank at KennedyvilIe is bein
organized with capital stock of Sl5, OOl
Nearly all of the stock has been sui
scribed and the bank is expected
open as soon as arrangements can
made.
Every enlisted man, including officer
of the Delaware State Militia, will
presented with a handsome medal
act of the General Assembly OF II
state, in recognition Of services on Il
Mexican border.
The dupont Powder Company h
completed plans for the construction
an immense addition t. its office bull
ing at Tenth and Market streets, al
the active work Of erection will
started within short time.
Fixed in their intention to have ne
public school buildings in Wllmlngto
as many of the present structures
said to be unsafe, members OF I
Board Of Education have planned bo
issue of $50 600, to cover period
five years, for the erection OF II
modern sch ools.
Governor Harrington, Of Mary lar
has announced that if war with .Gt
many is declared, he will call the Leg
lature in extra session, to provide 1un
for the National Guard, as there is
funds available at present for
emergency.
Wilmington Council has unanimous
approved the bill before the eglslatul
decreeing that the traction compa
there shall provide seats for all passe
gers between certain hours OF the df
or not collect any fare from those W
are compelled to stand up.
a letter written at Ell Paso, lex
dated January 10, by John Whltlr
states Harry Truitt, son OF ii. ID. Tru
Of near Eikton, was shot by Mexic
outlaws on December Ia, and that
died two days later at his cabin. Trult
father has started an investigation.
prouisions for lnrtifving LeWes b