Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-05-04
STATE AND PENINSULA

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The outlook is that there will be 8
bumper crop Of everything in the fruit
line on the Peninsula of Delaware.
Three hundred and fifty million silver
dollars will be melted by the govern.
ment into bullion to pay trade balances.
Orlando X. Strahorn was reelected
a member Of the Newark Board OF
Education over George L. Townsend,
Jr.. by vote of 152 to 80.
Pr0gnosticators who predicted fruit
failure for Sussex county are confound-
ed with the blooming peach, apple and
pear trees, with every sign of q banner
crop.
At no time in the worlds history
has there been a crisis when woman
has not been called upon for service,
and at no time has woman failed in the
world.
Because of the improvements being
made at the Court House in Dover, the
Kent county court, now IN session. met
lin the State House for the first time
since 1873.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas KILLER, of
Chestertown, have learned that their
son Lieutenant ]. Thomas KILLER, who
was injured in battle in France, will
fully recover.
At the town election in Chesapeake
City, Monday next. the voters will de-
eide whether or not to authorize the
Council to issue $1,000 bonds for munich.
pal Improvements.
In the past month the assessment Of
flee and the tax receivers Office at
Georgetown has used $3.50 in stamps
to notify property owners of Sussex
county of their taxes.
Milford is having ''clean-up'' week,
and Council has also passed an ordinance
compelling all who wish to keep pigs
for war purposes. to take out permit
from the Board of Health.
Governor Harrington has announced
that prisoners in the House of Correc-
ton anu State Penitentiary. who are
physically fit for the task, will be put
to work on the States roads.
Clayton has gone lover the top in
the Liberty Loan Drive and was the
fourth town in the county to exceed its
quota. Put down for $4,000. its patri-
otto citizens have raised over $50, 200.
Because of the great demand for
trained men from the Wilmington ship
yards, the faculty of Delaware College
decided at a meeting to institute
course IN marine transportation next
fall.
The extension Department Of Della
ware College has information from
Washington stating that ship load of
nitrate is now due at Norfolk and that
the Delaware farmers will be supplied
from this load.
Thousands of cases of failures to file
income tax returns have been uncovered
by Internal Revenue agents and steps
are being taken to compel filing of de-
linquent reports and payment of the
proper penalties.
The first rural school to win an honor
flag for having secured Liberty Bond
subscriptions in excess of $1,000 by its
own efforts is the Franklin School, near
Wyoming, with Miss Pratt, teacher.
They have reported 81, $50 raised.
A petition asking President Wilson
to appointed J. Harvey Whiteman of
Whining on, Judge Of the United States
District Court of Delaware to succeed
Judge Edward G. Bradford, whose re-
signation takes effect May 80, is being
circulated for signatures.
At the Courthouse in Georgetown,
Tuesday, Al properties were sold for
non-payment of county taxes. Most of
them brought hut 81 each, few bring
ing as high at $50. The owners have
one year in which to redeem the prop
cries by paying all costs.
Peninsula packers. it was learned
this week. probably will not be awarded
any of the Government contracts for
canned tomato supplies for the Army
and Navy as result of the protest by
the packers and growers against the
basis price fixed by agents.
A number Of farmers in Sussex coun-
ty are contracting with the Gamers to
grow tomatoes for 40c per basket or
$N per ton. The acreage this year is
expected to be the greatest for many
wears, and the growers are expecting
to realize snug sums from their fields.
Total casualties among the American
expeditionary forces abroad to date are
1869, divided ae follows: Killed in &C.
ton. 246; killed by accident, 1879; died Of
disease, 891; lost at sea. 237; died of
wounds, 70; different causes. 46; civilians
killed, Z; wounded, l, 783; captured, 43;
missing, SO; grand total, 1859. !
A prize of 500, 1000 awaits the Gov
eminent if it can dredge out the steam
er Mary B. Garner. thrown high and
dry on Broadkiln Beach by the storm of
two weeks ago. The Garner was used
as mine sweeper by tie. Government,
and "a she is in excellent shape, every