Middletown transcript., 1917-04-07

Lockwood Cowgirl, Of Dover, Notary
Public for term of two years.
Water Witch and Union Fire Com
panjks Wilmington, have asked Council
to increase their appropriations.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
j. Wilkins Cooch, of Newark, show it
was valued at $4,000.
Wilmington men who formerly were
in the navy will form the Wilmington
Naval Club.
Anxious to beat the high cost of liv-
ing, 10000 Wilmington families have
converted their back yards into truck
gardens.
The bazaar held in Wilmington by
the Irish-American Association for the
benefit Of the Irish Relief Fund will net
more than $14, 900.
Nearly every cannery around Centre
vile has agreed to pay 25 cents basket
for tomatoes the coming canning season.
M. S. Lupher, of Lancaster, O., pur-
chased a large tract of land along the
Delaware Bay shore at Bowers, last
week. and started boring for oil.
The seagoing barge Wilmington, the
largest Of the kind ever built at the
boatyard of the Southern Transportation
Co., Chesapeake City, was launched
last week.
The Chicago Tribune kept record for
ten years and found that SO, 556 murders
were committed by men under the in
fuence of drink.
During March the police of Whining
ton made 666 arrests and of this number
234 were for drunkenness. During
February 548 arrests were made.
Governor Townsend has appointed
Elisha C. Lynch, former Sheriff of Sus-
sex county, State Detective, to succeed
Oscar Thomas.
DR.. J. Cardeen Cooper of Dover has
registered in the United States Navy
for service in the present war with Ger
many, as medical expert.
A Sussex county jeweler advertises
the gift of diamond ring to each white
child born during April within Ia miles
of Milford.
Kent county, Md, Gamers have con-
tracted with farmers to plant $500 acres
of tomatoes the coming season, about
5000 acres less than last year.
William ]. Mcknight, formerly in
spector of weights and measures for
New Castle county, has been appointed
an executive officer of the Wilmington
Board of Health.
William G. Taylor, vice-presldent of
the Delaware Trust Company, and
former president of City Council, has
formally announced his candidacy for
Mayor of Wilmington on the Republican
ticket.
Postmaster James J. English, of Will
mington, who has served four years in
this position, will be continued in Office
under the recent order signed by Presi-
dent Wilson.
Rev. Adam Stengle, in charge of
Wesley Methodist Church, Wilmington,
since the suspension of Rev. George
Cooke, was presented with silk UNI
brella by the congregation.
Manager Robert H. Pepper, of the
Delaware College tennis team, has an
nounced this years tennis schedule.
Tennis became minor sport at Della
ware last year, and this years team
should make creditable showing.
Each member of the Junior Class in
Cookery at the Women's College is re-
quired to give three-course luncheon
at some timeduring the term. These
luncheons are to cost no more than a
dollar.
Wilmington Chamber Of Commerce
adopted resolution urging Delaware
Congressional delegation to do every
thing it can to facilitate the purchase by
the Government of the Chesapeake &
Delaware Canal.
1t is stated on good authority, that in
Russia, during the last year of drinking
vodka, there was a uet loss of $55, 900,
OOO.OO in bank deposits. The bank de-
posits for that year were $40, 900, 600. 90
For the first year of prohibition they
were 1885, 900, 600, or an increase of q
to l.
Fire destroyed the outbuildings on ex-
Governor Simeon S. Pennewill's farm
near Greenwood, tenanled by William
Stewart, Sunday morning last. There
were about 800 bushels of corn, several
tons of hay and more than 100 bushels
of wheat in the barn, all of which were
destroyed. Loss about $1,000, partly
covered by insurance.
Work is being pushed on the Romeo
canning factory, near the railroad sta.
ton at Dover. Sewer connections have
been laid and workmen have about COM
pleted laying a water main to the plant.
The building, which is to be of concrete,