Middletown transcript., 1918-03-02
STATE AND PENINSULA

Founders ane being caught by Lewes
fishermen and are bringing fancy prices.
Large classes were confirmed at
Lewes and Reboboth Beach by Bishop
Kinsman.
A complete agriculture census of Del
aware is to be made under the direction
of M. 0. Pence Of Wilmington.
Eben Workman one of the first rural
mail carriers appointed at Georgetown.
has resigned on account of old age.
Mrs. H E. Westover of near Milford,
has a hen named Lady Wonder" that
has lai6 an egg each day for Is weeks.
Every soldier in Camp Dix will here
after be known by number as we'll as
name as result of War Department
orders.
Because st. Patrick's Day falls on
Sunday St. Peters T. A. B. Society, of
New Castle, will hold it. annual enter
tainment March IA.
To take position in the internal reve-
nue. office at Baltimore; Miss Lidie B.
Reynolds, of Elkton, has resigned as
attendance officer for Cecil county.
The Home Economics class Of the
Greenwood High Schools serving noon
day lunches to pupils from the country
who are compelled to stay in to Vn all
day.
For the first time in the history of
Georgetown people are using soft coal
for heating, there being no hard coal in
town. Wood is very scarce and hlghin
price.
Service has been resumed on the mo-
tor bus line between Elkton and Ches-
tertown, running by way Of Cecilton,'
because the bridge over Bohemia River
is partially washed away.
One million and sixty thousand dollars
have been raised in the last II months
for mission work in India, in connection
with the centenary of the Board of
Foreign Mission Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
Stating that reports show men In
Army camps have made remarkable
improvement in lhlsque and bearing
Secretary of War Baker has advised
that troop parades be held in cities near
the camps and cantonments.
The State College Extension Service
and the United States Department Of
Agriculture have arranged for farmers
Institutes to be held in Cecil county as
follows: Elkton, NJ arch 4; Rising Sun,
March 5, and Cecilton, March 6.
Dover has fifteen churches of differ
ent denominations. Since 1909 there
has been organized five new forms OF
worship, Also there are three -colored
churches. The people should fl I'd no
trouble in finding suitable place to
worship,
The Gamers of lower Delaware, Sus-
sex county, and the adjoining counties
of Maryland are contracting with grow
ers of peas at four cents a pound. or
$500 Der ton. This is big aid paying
industry in those sections End If encour-
aged should be equally as profitable
throughout this locality.
The eighteenth annual session of the
Death Benefit Association OF Delaware
in connection with the Delaware Junior
Order United American Mechanics,
met in Dover Monday evening. The
report of the sec'y showed "A councils
in The ASSOCIATION with 5, 1877 member
ship, gain o. LA over last year.
In It's campaign to increase poultry
production Tue United States Depart
ynent Of Agriculture puts special en-
phas,s upon the Importance OF early
ha,cnlng, because that is the key to the
whole SITUATION. While chickens can be
halcneu at any time Of the year, i is
the chickens hatcned early Ill the spring
that give the best results.
Lieutenant Howard DAVIS, chaplain
of the Delaware National Guard Regl-
ment, recently sent to Camp DIX from
Annlstun, Ala, for the organization OF q
Pioneer Regiment, has been elected
president Of the Chaplains' Association
OF Camp DIX. The organization plans
TO further the spiritual interest Of the
men VI The camp and to cooperate
with other agencies in providing tor
their entertainment.
A memorial to University Of Penn
sv,van,a nero was informally dedicated
u Houston Hall recently. The me-
mortal is to Dr., Joshua Clayton. 1744-
1898. a colonel on Washington's staff
at Brandywine and Valley Forge fresl-
dent of Delaware before the framing
Of he Constitution, and first Governor
of Delaware. He was also q United
States Senator. He was graduated
from the University in l762.