Newark post., 1917-08-08

Dlle the spring pOoi outlooh'
A nest of the Order of Owls
with 227 members was organized
in Elkton last night
The receipts at the office of the
MARYLAND Motor Vehicle Commits
sioner for July totaled S54 ,450.62,
an increase of S17,926.9l over
those for July of last year.
Rev. J. Emory Parks, of New
port. who declined a call extended
Dy Trinity Church, Elkton, St.
Andrews Andora, and the Church
of the Good Shepherd, Chesapeake
City, to their joint rectorship, has
been rendered another by Trinity
and st. Mary's. North East, which
it is thought, he will accept.
Thomas NJ. Garrett, of Elkton,
Superintendent of the Republic
Reform School for Boys at Anna
polls Junction, has resigned to
enter the officers training camp at
Fort Myer, Va.
H. NJ. Duyckinck. of Rising Sun,
landed a l7-pound rock fish with
nook and line while fishing at
Octoraro Junction on the Susque-
hanna, one day last week.
Lightning early on Wednesday
morning fired and destroyed a
large barn on the farm of Senator
Joseph |. France, near Port De-
post along with $50 bushels of
wheat lot of hay and the thresh-
ing outfit of Samuel Fitzgerald.
4 valuable bull perished in the
flames. The loss is put at several
thousand dollars with partial in
Surance.
Baltimore City contributed 81,
10000 to the National Red Cross
fund which will likely be increaS-
ed by subscriptions not yet check
ed up. Frederick and Allegany
Counties contributed together
100000. and other counties vary
ing amounts. BaltimOre's expect
ed quota was put at S920,000 and
= OF
The total given by the counties
will not be known for some time
as the work of collecting is still
in progress.
Rev. Howard Davis, of Bridge
Vile. recently appointed Chaplain
of the Trust Delaware Infantry,
was mustered into the service on
Thursday, at the Armory in Will
mington. as a first lieutenant. He
expects to take his family to An
neston. Ala. so that they may be
near him while in camp. Rev.
Thomas E. Terry has been assign
ed as his successor as pastor of
Bridgeville NJ. f. Church.
John F. Richards, who was ex-
posed to ammonia fumes follow
ing the explosion on July % at the
Middletown Farms Company's 5
plant and otherwise injured, died
at his home several hours later.
He leaves a widow and several
children. John F. Maui, who was
also injured. is reported recover
ing at a Wilmington hospital.
Wilmington was shaken early on
Wednesday morning by the ex-
plosion of 400 pounds of blasting
powder in a wheel mill in the
Hagley yards of the dupont Com
pany, caused by spark due to
friction. No one was injured.
Wilmington bank clearings dur
ing July totaled S14, ,429, 1894
against S12,5S0,s92.04 during July
of last year, a gain of Sl,S4S
3O7.37. The clearings for last
week totaled s3,612,13463. COM
pared with S2,sS4 ,424.24 for the
like week last year, a gain of s727
1909.
Officers are on the lookout fol
Robert J. Wilson, a private II
Company l. First Delaware Regl'
ment, of Harrington, who has beer
missing for several days.
The w. D. Haddock Compan!
has secured a permit from Build
ing Inspector Preston of Whining
ton for the erection of the new
Mullin store, of brick and con
crete, four stories in height. a.
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