Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03

Grace B. Barker, aged 81, saleslady
in Wilmington shoe store, was arrested
for the alleged theft Of goods from her
employer.
1t is reported that oil has been struck
at Bowers Beach, and Ohio operators
have purchased nearly 1000 acres of
land near there.
The G ,vernment has ordered the
county to place lights on the draw
bridge across the Nanticoke between
Blades and Seaford.
The Federation of Women's Clubs of
Delaware has selected Rehoboth Beach
as the place for holding their annual
convention next June.
The strawberry growers, near George
town, are already purchasing large
numbers of crates for the shipment of
this years crop Of the fruit.
Both for acreage and production sugar
beets broke records in the United States
this year, about 918,8O0 tons being
grown on $4,000 acres of land.
George T. Sauter, instructor of the
''gym" class at the Wilmington Y. M.
C A., sprained both ankles while going
through exercises with the class.
During 1916 the common stock of the
Hercules Powder Company earned net
profit of 227 3-4 per cent, according to
the annual statement just issued.
The U. S. Navy Recruiting party,
which has been at Harve de Grace, has
left for Chestertown There was only
one applicant who was rejected physi-
cally.
Vandals have been at work at the
Dover Public Schools, removing keys
from the doors, breaking locks and
stealing books, papers, etc, from the
school building.
mems College, at recent meeting, de-
cided to edit class book. The publlca-
ton is expected to appear during the
month of April, 1918.
All records, both as to volume of busi-
ness and net earnings were broken by
E. I. dupont de Nemours & Co. last
wear, according to the annual report OF
the company, made public last week.
The Legislature and Wilmington
Council will hold a conference to con-
slider the plan to make the Judge of the
Juvenile Court in Wilmington the Dep,
uty Judge of the Municipal Court In
that city.
The Pennsylvania branch Of the Com
mission for Relief in Belgium has de-
cided to take care Of the 100, 600 children
4 in the province of Antwerp, Belgium
for the rest of the war, at a monthly
~ cost Of $780, 900.
n Dale Cannon, Is, Of Bridgeville, has
# the honor of being the only man in Del
aware college to make all "A's'' in the
lA mid-year exams. Henvls, of Whining
ton. followed next with one "B' anC
the rest "a s"
nj The New Castle Levy Court has re
a ceived $8569 from the Wilmington {
Philadelphia Traction Company as it
s9 share of the cost Of flooring the nev
t& bridge across the Christiana River a
Third street, Wilmington.
A combined dramatic and musica
performance will be given by the stu
denta of Delaware College some tim
this spring. probably in May. The pro
gram will consist of two one-act play
and a concert by the mandolin club. .
Gross receipts for the year endin
December 3lst, 1916, aggregated S3l8,
S45,6Sa. and increase of l,l3O per cent
as compared with the average sales fo
1913 and 1914, which amounted to $2s
e27,47s. Net earnings in 1916 were S8z
1O7, ,692.
A copy of the first book printed
PENNSYLVANIA, an almanac for 1886, sol
nNew York ~aturday for 81, $50. San
uel Atkins, who styled himself "studer
in mathematics and astrology," was tn
compiler and William Bradford tn
printer. Only three copies are know
to exist.
Dejhert Bros, of Elk ton, who recen
,y completed plans for opening a bare
building plant at Harve de Grace ha'
purchased from John Duboise Compan.
the saw mill property located alongslt
the wharf property recently bought b
the Elkton firm, upon which the ne
plant will be started.
Seven hundred arrests were made
Commissioner of motor vehicles,
Maryland, E. Austin Baughman and h
deputies in 1916, and fines aggregra
ing $4,000 were imposed by magl
trates in the State In addition, Cor
missioner Baughman revoked or suspen
ed $50 operators and chauffeurs license
The Snyder Company of Greenwo'
is busy making extensive improvement
and are now installing new boiler
They expect to employ 1,5OO men al
women, and expect to run six car loa
of tomatoes an hour. Work is beir
pushed on two large buildings VIII
must be completed before the faeto