Middletown transcript., 1917-04-14

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The New Castle steel and munition
plants have installed 50-foot flagpoles
on their grounds.
The Maryland Annual Conference of
the Methodist Protestant Church con-
vened in Baltimore last Wednesday.
The Newark Building and Loan Asso-
citation, last week increased the limita-
ton of stock from 5000. 900 to 81, 900, 900.
The Boy Scout troop of the Whining
ton Y. NJ H. A. presented the directors
of the association with an American flag.
Wilmington has extended formal
invitation to the Supreme Lodge, A. O.
U. W., to hold the 1919 convention in
that city.
Mr.. H. M. Short, residing near Stock
ley, received from 268 hens five thous-
and and twenty one eggs during the
month of March.
The annual report of the treasurer of
Havre de Grace shows that the town
completed the fiscal year with cash
balance of 1922. so.
Bids will be received on April 20 for
the erection of the new home for the
Wilmington Y. W. C. A., which will
cost about 100000.
The report that there was an epidemic
of scarlet fever in Laurel, is false. The
Board of Health cannot understand how
such report started.
The Delaware State Sunday School
Association will hold its annual conven-
ii N in Hanover Presbyterian Church,
Wilmington, April 26 and 81.
Camp IS, P. O. S. of A., of Viola,
will present flag to the Viola Public
Schools, Saturday, April IA. The day
will be picnic and patriotic affair.
At bazaar conducted by Milford
ladies last week, the sum Of 300 was
cleared and will be sent to the belgian
relief commission in New York City.
Driving into ditch along a country
road, Oliver Westcott, of near Selbyville,
upset his automobile and was pinned
underneath with broken arm for sew
eral hours.
President Patterson. of Maryland
State College, has selected May 3Oth,
Memorial Day, as the time for holding
Farmers Day this year at the Maryland
Agricultural College.
The next legislature will be asked to
enact a drastic law to prohibit the
spreading of nets across the mouths OF
rivers and limiting the length of nets III
the Chesapeake Bay.
Laurel Council has elected James 0
Adams, president; William K Rodney.
Town Clerk; George W. tradley, Water
Commissioner. and Garland D.. Blood
worth, chief of police
Richard S. Rodney, receiver for the
Pancoast Canning Company. of St.
Georges, at receivers sale, dispos d
of the property to George R. Snedecker,
of st. Georges, for $7750.
After tour of inspection, County
Engineer Wilson, reports that the river
banks in and near Wilmington are brok-
en- in many places as result Of the re-
cent storms and high tides.
Charged with selling bread under
the legal weight Of pound to the loaf.
Mrs. Fendt, RS. Matthews and Mrs.
Segars, wives of Dover bakers, were
fined $5 each by Judge Boyce
The War Department has issued warn
ings to fishermen about placing poles in
the navigable waters of the Chesapeake
Bay and it .Dutaries. Severe penal
ties will be imposed for violations.
German plotters have been discovered
to be at work among the negroes in the
South, urging them to revolt. Federal
agents are following clues in Louisiana,
Alabama, Mississippi and the Carolinas.
Governor Townsend was taken to
Little Creek recently to inspect the new
oyster watchboat, used in guarding the
oyster beds in Delaware Bay. He made
a thorough inspection and seems much
pleased with the new boat.
A submarine destroyer of new type,
pronounced by naval experts to be the
most efficient yet conceived, is being
constructed for Alfred |. dupont, and
when completed in July will be turned
over to the Government for use.
At the request of the New Castle
County Levy Court, the Wilmington Po-
lice Commissioners have authorized
Chief of Police Black to swear in as
special officers and to arm all bridge
tenders on county bridges in Whining
ton.
The Electric Hose and Rubber Com
pany, of Wilmington, has perpected a
plan whereby the lives of all employees
are insured without cost to them for the
equivalent of years salary, if they
have been in the service of the COM
pany for year or longer.
Strawberry growers in lower Della
ware are anticipating bumper crop.
So great has been the demand for crates
and carriers for that business that many