Middletown transcript., 1917-09-08

Work on the new Government iron pier
at Lewes has been completed, and YES
sells of large draught can land there.
Wilmington Council is considering an
ordnance requiring employment agencies
to take out license to cost $l00 year.
Constable William Tlnsman has been
appointed automobile Inspector for New
Castle county. by Governor Townsend.
Citizens of Newark have collected
more than $400 with which to buy gifts
for Company E, Of the Delaware Regi-
ment.
With much. smaller towns in lower
Delaware getting free mail delivery,
Georgetown citizens will apply for the
same.
Carp fishing season has reopened, and
the results are proving very satisfac-
tory to the people Of New Castle and
vicinity.
The American Red Cross with its
three million members, are planning to
send Christmas packages to all sailors
and soldiers.
Market authorities are said to be on
the hunt for farmer reported to have
sold diseased poultry in the King street
: market, Wilmington /.
Delaware is to have monthly news
paper devoted to the interests of the
Masonic order, the first issue to appear
sometime in October.
Captain George E. Magee has been
appointed Government Inspector of
vessels at salary of $500 year. He
will retain his residence in Milton.
The highest tide of the season swept
over the beach at Rehoboth Beach Sun
day night, earring beach chairs out to
sea and even flooding the bath houses.
The squirrel shooting season OF Mary
land opened August rs and will close
October l. Not mote than ten squirrels
may be killed by gunner on any single
day.
The will of the late Lieutenant Gov
ernor Colen Ferguson, probated in Will
mington, leaves an estate valued at $5l,
800, which goes to his widow and chill
dren
Menhaden have returned all along the
coast in greater quantities than for the
past six years, and the boats at LeWes
are bringing in $40, 900 to $25, 900 worth
daily.
Captain George E. Mcgee, of Milton,
has been appointed governmert in
spector Of vessels at salary of $15C0
per annum. and has entered on his
duties.
Because of the scarcity of help many
women in families of farmers in tha low
er part of New Castle county are work
ing in the fields to help get in perishabe
produce.
Growers are now shipping the early
varieties of grapes and the crop prom
ises to be fairly good one. The brown
rot has done some damage in certain
localities.
A petition signed by SO prominent cit
liens of Sussex county has been present
ed to the County Commissioners, asking
them not to spend any more money on
wooden bridges.
Farmers are suffering heavy losses
from thieves invading their watermelon
patches. Automobile parties make a
practice of stopping and plugging many
melons until they find a ripe one.
The Benson Berger Shows will furnish
the attractions for the Dover Firemen' s
Carnival, which will be held here the
week of September II to %, under the
auspices of the Robbins Hose Company.
1t is now stated that General I. Cole
man dupont has offered to equip the new
armory of Company H, at New Castle,
if the appropriation for the construction
of the building does not permit Its equip
ment.
Professor Henry Handy Hay, Of New
Castle. is addressing unnaturalized Eng,
lshmen and aliens to impress upon them
tie necessity of returning home anc
fighting. or do their bit by contributing
to war funds.
After a most successful year. during
which amusements and recreation were
furnished many thousand children, the
playground season in Wilmington oisee
with appropriate exercises at thf
grounds Saturday.
The work of excavating for the new
dormitory for the Women's College
Newark, provided for by an act OF tn
last General Assembly, authorizing tn
borrowing of $125, 900, is progressing
1The site is in the rear of the presen
building.
General Coleman DUPONT offer
through Senator Orlando Harrison,
Worcester county, to build and to pre-
sent to Maryland a road between seloy
Vile and Showell to connect the mary
land good road system with the roa
built by him in Delaware. senate