Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-07-28

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taught at the high school.
The main plant of the Seaford Natural
Ice Company was burned to the ground
early Thursday morning.
The Levy Court of New Castle county,
has increased the salaries Of county
bailiffs from 1920 to 5000 year.
Residents of Delaware City, are inter-
ested in report that big shipbuilding
plant may be established there.
Odd Fellows, of Delaware, who enlist
in any branch of the service, are 10 be
furnished with identification badges by
the organization.
DR.. T. A. Breen, Bridgeville veter-
marian, has been sent by the Govern
ment to Texas, where he is commissioned
in the cavalry.
The people of New Castle fear they
will not enjoy the usual supply of crabs
from the Delaware But few have been
caught thus far.
Delaware subscribed for the Red Cross
war fund 81, O67, $50 according to re-
ports just made, showing the funds do
mated up to and including July 9th.
dollar Day" of Wilmington mer-
chants, intended this year to be more
important feature of the mercantile
world than ever before. will be held Au-
gust 9Th.
Superintendent of Schools, Howard
T. Ennis, New Castle, who has been
caught in the draft, will probably leave
as an officer of one of the Delaware
companies. Hewas former lieutenant.
Mrs. S. R. Wilson, who, for several
wears with her husband, conducted the
Eagle Hotel, in Georgetown, has opened
the Windsor Hotel, at Rehoboth for the
season.
William j. Swain, State treasurer,
on Wednesday, delivered the 100000
bond issue of the Women's Affiliated
College, at Newark, which had been
purchased by the Penn Mutual 1nsur-
ance Company of Philadelphia, at par
and accumulated interest.
Wilmington Knights, of Columbus,
held special meeting to consider the
national assessment of 81 each for the
sl,OOO,OcO the organization is raising
for the establishment of recreation cen
tres in all the big army camps.
Governor Townsend received word
from Washington Monday morning
that Delaware was three days ahead OF
anv other State in the Union in for
warding the war registration cards,
numbered and indexed to the Govern
ment.
The American Alcolene Corporation
with capital stock of 500, 000,O was
chartered at the State Department in
Dover Tuesday afternoon. 1t is Will
mington concern and will deal in liquids
of all kinds including petroleum.
Because the new preparedness quarter
has been found to accumulate dirt too
readily, the United States Mint at
Washington, Monday, began work on
new dies for the issue which will render
the coins less prone to germ catching.
Realizing that many Of its members
who have gone to Europe to engage in
the war may have use for ambuances,
the Improved Order Of Red Men OF
Delaware is arranging for the purchase
of one for this State. which will bear
on its side the name Of the State and
the order which has made its use pos
sible.
: Raymond Gray, an inspector OF the
us. Postofice Department, has been
going over Smyrna and finds conditions
ideal for Free Mail Delivery. Council
is to name streets and number houses,
but residences must provide receptacles
or "drop letter" place in their doors
to receive mail.
While picking huckleberries in a
woods about two miles from Seaford on
the road leading to Middleford. on Mon
day, John A. Moore and Burton Hill
found an old coffin which shows evidence
of having been placed there within the
past few weeks. The coffin was badly
broken and some parts were missing.
The skeleton could not be located
The Delaware National Guard will
loose its identity as State organiza-
ton when it is drafted into the Federal
service on July 25. Under the provi-
sions of. the national defense act, it will
be known as the Delaware National
Guard, but as numbered regiment,
ranging between "1Olst Regiment, "U
S. and Booth Regiment, U. S."
The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Company, branch of the Bell system,
has purchased the old foundry lot at the
corner of High and Bridge streets, Elk
ton, from Edward Molitor, and will
have large and commodious exchange
building erected thereon. 1t is under
stood that the company also proposes to
install the latest and most improved call
system in Elkton. Work on the new
building will be started in the near fu-