Middletown transcript., 1917-03-10

} organized in Chestertown.
The Electric Hose and Rubber plant
in Wilmington was damaged by an oil
fire.
Jurors for April Court for Sussex
County were drawn Saturday, in
Georgetown.
The spring term Of the Cecil county
Circuit Court will convene in Elk kton
Monday morning.
Federals burg farmers have combined
and ordered carload of Guernsey cows
from New York and Ohio.
"a Case of Suspension" was the play
which cleared $50 for the students Of
Rehoboth Beach High School.
J. Harvey Burgess, former editor of
Missouri we, ky, takes charge of the
Harrington Journal this week.
A mems Bible class has been organ
lied in Epworth Methodist Church, Re-
hGboth Beach, with 81 members.
The Cranston Lumber Company has
purchased the electric plant and G. F.
Warrington's basket factory at Green
wood.
The pension OF the Wilmington police
men has been increased by $40, which
Il retired officer presented as "con-
science" fund.
Crate and basket factories in Sussex
County are running on full time making
preparations for the strawberry crop,
which is expected to be large.
Henderson Weir, an official of the
Harlan & Hollingsworth Corporation,
died suddenly at the Delaware Hospital,
in Wilmington, from heart trouble.
John West, a former resident of
Georgetown, hes been awarded the con-
tract for d delivering the mail on the star
route from Glendale to Wilton for 1874
-.
the dupont Powder Company, in VIII
mington, will sail for France. March
the 10th, and enlist in the American
Ambulance.
Gen. T. Coleman DUPONT has offered
the State the use of 80 feet of land on
each side of the DUPONT Boulevard for
30 miles in Sussex County for fan m
demonstration purposes.
George town Council organized ly
electing Wilbur F. Tunnel, president,
and Charles S. Richards, secretary.
Asbury Short was appointed supervisor
and John S. LittIeton, bailiff.
Headed by the pastor, Rev. F. H,
Randolph, 60 men Of Grace Methods.
Church. Wilmington, made door-to-
door canvass and in one day raised SIS,
600 for current expenses Of the church.
The plant Of the Royal Packing Com
pany at Milton has been purchased by
N. Wallace White, of George town, and
John Robbins and Oscar Bets, of Mil
ton. They expect to pack peas and
tomatoes.
Jacob H. Reynolds, of Elkton, has
announced himself candidate for the
Democratic nomination for sheriff OF
Cecil Co. I'd, and William H. Brown,
of Cecilton, has entered the field TO,
County Commissioner.
The Peoples Building and Loan Asso'
citation Of Dover has elected Eldad l..
Clarke president, to succeed the late
T K. Jones. Miss Mary w. Jones has
also been elected treasurer to succeed
her father John H. Jones, deceased.
Tomato growers in all sections OF
Maryland and Delaware are organizing
: and demanding $15 ton as the contract
price for tomato growing for the coming
season. In good many instances thai
price has been granted by the Gamers
The competition for the Bennett prize
in Government" has been opened a
Delaware College. The essay presented
for the prize must be in the field o.
government and free institutions,
according to the conditions presented
by the donors.
The MARYLAND State Board Of Forest,
has announced that enough trees TO
one mile of highway planting in eacl
county will be furnished to any organi
zaton that will agree to plant them
The board will furnish forester to su
perintend the planting.
Several buoys marking the channel il
the Delaware river and bay have beel
dragged from their positions by ice. ant
in some instances the paint has beel
scraped from them, destroying the mark
of Identification and leaving the oil
marks visible. Until the buoys ar
changed, care should be taken in identi
flying the buoys, is the warning sent ou
to mariners by the lighthouse board.
The bill to restrict the hours of EN-
poyment for women to ten hours da
was indorsed at meeting of the Min
isterial Union Monday, after an addres
by Miss Margaret Sherman, who ex
planned the working conditions in certain
classes of restaurants where women al
employed from o'clock in the morning
until o'clock at night. A committe