Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20

1as elected John w. King, president,
and Lawrence B. Riggan, secretary.
Georgetown Board of Education has
elected F. A. Kelley, of bloomsbury,
principal of the High Echool commercial
Run over by Wagonload of lumber
when his mules became frightened,
Levin Parker, Georgetown, suffered in
ternal injuries.
Seaford Acorn Club has made con-
tribu ion and also presented the Cam
bridge Hospital with donation in the
repair of the institution.
The 450-acre farm of Frank Jones, of
New Y ork, on the outskirts of Cecil on,
has been bought by Captain james E.
Woodall, of Georgetown, for SIS, 600
Money placed in box in the car barn
of the Wilmington & Philadelphia Trac
tion Company for the benefit of the
widow Of street car man was stolen.
Ending II years as secretary of the
National Association of Stationary En-
gineers, William j. Knots was pre-
sented with silk umbrella at a recep-
ton.
Though slightly over year old, the
Dover Nest of Owls has nearly $500 in
the treasury and all bills paid, no out
standing bills and something like $50
members.
There is considerable speculation con
cerning the appoin tment of State De-
tective for Sussex County in the place
of Oscar NJ. Thomas, whose term ex-
pires in April.
William Alexander, former president
Of Wilmington Council, has been ap-
pointed postmaster at $l40) year, At
Elsmere, succeeding John T. Ratledge,
who resigned.
Carmina Guida, one of the two men
injured when six others were killed in
railroad accident at Bellevue, Saturday,
has recovered sufficiently to leave Della
ware Hospital.
The American Ice Company has a
large force Of workmen at harvesting
seven-inch ice in their storage houses
along the Susquehanna river near Per-
ryville and Havre de Grace.
In two fires at Seaford, the home of
Andrew j. Records was damaged $500
in the third story. and the laborers'
quarters at the packing establishment
Of Greenbaum Brothers were barely
saved.
ARGUS Hook, Wilmington anl o:he,
places where work is plentiful and
wages are high, have caused hundred
of houses in Caroline county and othe'
vacant.
John ]. Harris, who has just com
pletrd z years as superintendent of Il e
Rockland Mills, of the Jessup & Moore
Paper Company. was Civ n a reception
and was presented with grandfather s
clock bv the enrlOveaS
The guarantors Of the Elkton Chau-
tauqua have organized for the year with
Henry M. Mccullough, chairman; John
H. Terrell, secretary; Harlan Johnson,
treasurer. The first week in June was
selected for the Cnautauqua
The annual meeting of the T.i-State
Packers Association, comprising the
Gamers of New Jersey, Delaware and
Mary land. will be held at the Hotel du-
Pont, Wilmington. Wednesday and
Thursday, January "a and %.
c. Ellis Deibert, for the past year
assista 1t cashier at the Elkto Banking
and Trust Company, rendered his resig-
nation to the board of directors today
owing to poor health. H. Winfield
Lewis will probably succeed Mr.. Deibert.
The U. S. Government Employment
Service has established 20 zones with 62
sub-branches where they have on file
calls for machinistS, mechanics, la
borers, domestics, etc, and anyone de-
string to register application for posi-
ton can do so.
Members Of Weccacoe Fire Company
No. voted. 27 to- 7, in favor of estab.
fishing paid fire department in Will,
mington. Weccacoe is the first of the
II companies to hold a special meeting
to formally vote on the plan. A bill
providing for paid department is being
prepared for presentation to the Legis
ature.
j. Wesley Walmsley, of Chesterville
passenger on the Chestertown-E Elkto
bus line, met with serious accident
Monday evening while en- route to Elk
ton when one of the buses turned turtle
throwing the occupants to the ground
All the passengers escaped injury, ex
cept Mr.. Walmsley, who was brough
to Union Hospital, Elkton, where i
was found that his back was broken.