Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
STATE AND PENINSULA

SptCt lie IeiiiS lHuuoIildi oCHoQi moH-
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There were 1858 births, 1701 deaths
and 1922 marriages in Wilmington last
year.
Las! month over 500 dogs were regis
tered with the Wilmington police depart
ment.
A number Of houses in SeafordS are
quarantined, because Of measles among
the children.
The United States has more German
vessels under construction than any
other country.
Wilmington liverymen have decided
to add 81 to the cost of hiring a hearse
and coaches for funerals.
Walter Pierce, of Laurel, was Sc
verely burned when a gasoline tank in
his motor launch blew up.
With all available space occupied, the
third annual Wilmington Automobile
Show was held this week in the Hotel
dupont.
After pawning a suitcase in a Will
mington loan shop for 81, Frank Becker
was alleged t, have stolen it, and was
held in $500 bail
The directors of the Lewes Fisheries
Company are considering taking one of
their boats and chartering her out for
towing purposes.
James ?. Winchester has been elected
president Of Wilmington Trust Com
pany, and George S. Capelle, chairman
of the directorate.
The laundry Of Harry Lee, in George
town, was raided by State officers and
several young men were caught ''shoot-
ing crap" and fined.
Jacob Rosenblatt has retired as a tel
.egraph operator in The Evening Journal
office in Wilmington, and will enter the
automobile business.
The business places and houses in
Nhas 5ertown are being numbered. pre-
paratory to the starting Of free delivery
of mail in that town.
Frank Turner, comptroller Of the du-
Pont Powder Company, is being pro-
posed for the Democratic nomination
for Mayor of Wilmington.
The Milk Producers Association has
to change its name to Farmers
Cooperative Corporation" =" and to issue
$1,000 worth of common stock.
The manufacture Of high explosive
at one of the plants at New Castle
where projectiles are loaded has been
abandoned because of the danger.
The plan to build new 800, 900 ho-
tel in Havre de Grace, overlooking
Chesapeake Bay, has been revived, and
work will he started in the spring.
Delaware Fire Company, Wilmington,
has asked Council for a $500 increase
in its annual appropriation, to enable its
employees TO meet the high cost of living.
Representative Griffith Ellison has
introduced in the Legislature a bl! to
exempt fishermen in the Chesapeake &
Delaware Canal from paying the So. so
fee
After having been Gus todian of the
New Castle public schools more than 25
years, Bennett F. Lancaster has re-
signed and has been succeeded by How
ard Bungy.
County Treasurer, Charles H. Lippin-
cott and Mrs Hattie simmons were
married at the home of Mr. Lippincott's
father, No. l1o1 West Eighth street, in
VI ilmington.
Residents Of the Sharp Hill district
urged upon the Sussex County Com
missioners the building of rad to
that section SO strongly that the road
was promised.
The Deemer Steel Casting Company,
of New Castle, has contracted for two
one $50 by so feet and the
other AZ by 120 feet, to be completed
within 80 days.
The foundation of the new William
Smith Hall, Washington College. Ches-
tertoWn, has been completed. The new
building will replace the one destroyed
by fire last year.
The Harlan & HolingsWorth Corpora
ton, cf Wilmington, has received con-
tract from the Norfolk & Western Rail-
way for so steel coaches at an estimate
cost of 81, 900, coo.
About 400 Gamers from Maryland,
Delaware and New Jersey were IN at
tendance last week at the Tri-State
Gamers annual session held at the Hotel
dupont, Wilmington.
declaring the fox a real pest and
him slain as game, farmers of
New Castle county are favoring the re-
peal of the state law which makes it
unlawful to kill foxes.
The United States Fish Commission
last year planted food fishes in every
State and territory, and sent fish eggs
70 27 states and to foreign lands, as far