Middletown transcript., 1917-08-04
STATE AND PENINSULA

George A. Souder. Democrat, sue
ceeds William P. White, Republican,
as city auditor in Wilmington.
The rule not to employ men over as
years of age has been suspended by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Several young men have been arrested
in Wilmington by United States Mar
shall Fairy, for alleged failure to regis
ter.
Deaware's quota of 4O4 men for the
regular army has been filled as the re-
suit of campaign waged throughout
the State for several days.
The National Tractor Company, of
Georgetown, Del, So, 10000, to manu-
facture tractors and tractor parts, was
incorporated at Dover this week.
State Senator, Harland Joseph, who
helped pass the new automobile law,
was one of those caught this week for
not using the regulation headlights.
President John j. Baumgartner, of
the Maryland State Firemens' Associa-
ton, has appointed Fred H. Letter, OF
Elkton, member Of the Legislative
Committee.
Six aviators in training at the du-
Pont School at Claymont will complete
the course this week, and next take the
Government test for enlistment as air
men in the Army.
Growers of tomatoes IN the lower
part of the State are hard hit by the
continued rains, and many fields OF
tomatoes have been killed by the water
living on them for weeks.
The contract for the new armory at
New Castle was awarded 70 James A.
Hirons, of Dover, at his bid OF SIS, 93O.-
80 by The Commission at its meeting
h cid at the State House on Thursday.
William T. Warbu rton, member OF
the Cecil County Bar, and president OF
the Second National Bank of Elkton,
has announced himself a candidate for
the Republican nomination for State
| Senator in that county.
W. F. Allen, the well-known horti-
cuItrist, of Salisbury, will bring force
Of experienced peach packers from
Georgia to pack the tremendous crop OF
peaches which he expects to gather
from his thousands Of peach trees now
bearing on his plantations.
Figures compiled for the first regis
tration day for the special wet ano
| .sdry" election show that, with the ex-
| ception of few missing districts,
total of 1857 voters registered on Sat
urday last, 5,872 Icing in Wilmington
and 1885 in the rural county.
Last wear Kansas canning team.
consisting of a mother and her daugh-
ter, cut up S27 quarts Of food products.
OF these 1927 quarts, 337 were fruit, 285
vegetables, soup, 81 meat, and 173
jelly. The total value of the output
was 1914 81, the cost of production $138.-
IS. making a saving in that family's
food bills of $135 81.
| A contract has been awarded for re-
building the Laurel House, Laurel, Del,
and Ernest Purnell, owner and proprle'
tor, will spend about So, 500 in remodel
ing the building. The dining room will
] be enlarged. Owing to the increased
{ cost of provisions and supplies OF all
D kinds, the plan will be changed from
j american to European, with lunch
counter.
Immediately following the close OF
the first term of the regular Summer
School, a course of lectures, especially
DESIGNATED for rural ministers will be
given at Delaware College. This
course begins on the morning of the 9th
of August and closes on the 18th of the
same month. All rural ministers OF
this region of the country are cordially
invited to attend.
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