Middletown transcript., 1917-09-22
STATE AND PENINULA


won second prize at the State Fair.
Five full -booded Holstein cows have
been purchased for the county hospital
at Farnhurst, at $500 each.
The Middletown Farms Company has
bought the plant and business Of the
Odessa Creamery Company.
A little bronze button with the word
exempt" on it will be worn by those
exempted from the National army
Delaware gives the best showing in
the national army of any state. Out
of 1902 men called, S88 are in the army.
Wilmington Council is considering an
ordnance requiring employment agencies
to take out license to cost $100 year.
Mayor Lawson, of Wilmington. has de-
cided to name a committee to investi-
gate tn, market conditions in that city,
Citizens of Newark have collected
more than $400 with which to buy gifts
for Company E, of the Delaware Regi-
ment
Wilmington Board Of Health has de-
cided to have the executive officers in
spect all restaurants and cafes once a
month.
W. Hart Scott, Kent county road en-
gneer. has entered the army and no sue
cessor will be named by the Levy Court
until Spring.
The American Red Cross with its
three million members, are planning to
send Christmas packages to all sailors
and soldiers.
A number of residents Of Sudlersville
are planning to organize volunteer
fire company at meeting to be held
this week.
Angelo Calpeppa, a soldier with the
First Delaware Infantry. sprained his
ankle when hc fell from supply truck
near New Castle.
Members of the senior class of the
George town High Scho o. by tag day
cleared about S6G toward heir annual
trip to Washington.
William w. Rawlins has been elected
cashier of the Farmers Bank, atGeorge
town, with William D. Adams assistant
and George H. Short teller.
The entire American sugar industry |
will be placed under government control
Oct. l, to prevent speculative prices and |
to assure equitable distribution.
The gross receipts of the carnival
held at Pennington on Friday and Sat-
urday evenings Of last week, for benefit |
of Ebenezer NJ. E. Church, were $3.50. |
On Octobet 81 project will be pre-
sented in every church of the Whining
ton Conference for raising an endown-
ment fund of $780, 900 for the Confer
ence Academy.
1t is now stated that General 7. Cole
man dupont has offered to equip the new
armory Of Company H, at New Castle,
if the appropriation for the construction
of the building does not permit It's equip
ment.
Delaware State Convention, w. c. T.
u, will be held in Seaford, October 10,
II and IL. Clarence True Wilson and
Daniel Polling are the speakers for the
evenings with many interesting points
on the program.
Kent county corn cutting gangs,
which gave notice of demanding an in
crease in wages from 81 to S2 so end SO
day, have signifed their intentions of
being satisfied with 20 cents an hour for
either and eight or ten-hour day.
A group of military storage ware
houses will be built on the Delaware
river from which shipments will be made
to Europe They will cover probobly |
1000 acres of ground. The buildings
will be mostly one story and fireproof.
A. R. Spaid State Commissioner of
Education, has notified teachers and |
school authorities that if Delaware wish
es to secure the appropriation of $50, 900
allotted to the State by the Government
for vocational training it must consoli-
date a number Of Its smaller schools.
Delaware College, within a short time
is to be presented with a fully-equipped
automobile ambulance by the Delaware
Branch Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. 1t is planned to have a
public ceremony with the Governor and
other officials present at the presentation.
Over $500 employees Of the Penna. R
r. Co. have enlisted in the Army. and
the company has established tobacco
fund to maintain personal contact be-
tween those who go and those who stay.
For each 25c contribution tn, giver signs
and addresses postal to himself to be
enclosed in ore of the packages.
Senator Willard Salisbury has asked
Governor Townsend, Mayor Lawson Of
Wilmington, President Mitchell of Del.
aware College and eight other inf1uen-
tial citizens to be members of COM
mittee to secure rights of way for the
C. and D. Canal, which the Government