Middletown transcript., 1918-03-09
STATE AND PENINSULA

Philadelphia contractors Tuesday be-
gan remodeling the Kent County Court
House.
The new pier at Ocean City has been
badly damaged by ice and, it is feared.
may be carried away.
Automobile revenue for the mouth OF
January enriched the State treasury to
the amount of $4,000.
Edward Williams, seaford's veteran
fisherman. claims to have caught the
first herring of the season.
Founders are beiug caught by Lewes
fishermen and what few have been
shipped are bringing fancy prices.
Wilmington Board of Education has
decided to pay Pulaski Hall for $4,000
and convert it into public school.
The Sussex County w. c. T. U. has
adopted French orphan and is raising
$3.50 a year for the child's support
The third submarine chaser built in
Milford shipyard has been launched, the
other two already being in commission.
Students and faculty members or
Delaware College, Newark. bought
S3777 worth of Thrift Stamps this week
There is a wi despread movement in
Kent county Md. to allow the railing OF
hogs within town limits during the
war.
It is said that many farmers have
decided not to grow tomatows this year
for less than so cents per basket or $50
ton.
Judge Conrad, of Georgetown, has
planned for about $50 volumes for the
new county law library in the Court
House.
Farmers about Laurel are preparing
much more ground for planting than
last year, though worried about the
labor aupply.
War gardens will become fad again
this year, and gardeners in Kent County
expect to use every available foot OF
ground for vegetable culture.
Shad are to be sold this year by the
Mound instead of the hundred, at New
Castle. and the New York purchasing
agencies pack and ship the catches.
Blooded cattle are to be purchased IN
the !, est and sold to Delaware I; s
at cost. as the first step in move
ment toward making this State a dairy
center.
One hundred and fifty residents OF
Wilmington employed " the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad are in the service OF the
United Sa-, many Of them already
in France.
The Laurel town officials are conduc-
ting a crusade against loafers. All the
slackers that are rounded up are being
given 48 hours in which to go to work,
pet out Of town, or 60 to Jail.
Former Governor Ebe w. Tunnel
who died in Lewes last December. left
an estate value at $34676, according to
an inventory which has just been COM
Melted bv his administrators.
Horace Greeley Sirman' 8 potato house,
with 5000 baskets of sweet potatoes,
was destroyed ny fire near Laurel last
week by unknown origin. The loss was
$4,000 and the insurance lapsed few
DAYS before the fire.
CAPTAIN William ". Bertrand Of Lew
es. who was in command of the steamer
Rehoboth when if foundered in French
waters has been made captain OF the
Government steamer Delaware, used as
mine sweeper in Delaware Bay.
The ferry boats engaged in the oyster
industry on the Mispillion River, giving
employment to about $50 men and boys,
have been tied up for several weeks.
Manv oysters on the flats just outside
the mouth of the river have heen froz-
en- and are of now value.
According to those who remember
well the winter of 1856, which was ia
nous for it's severity, its record is be-
ing badly beaten now. A written in the
Baltimore sun says this winter excells
all others for more than hundred
wears, even that of 1878, which is re-
ferred to at great length by old his
t0rians.
Governor Townsend on Tuesday issued
proclamation converting the Leglsla'
ture in special session on March II.
Three specific matters being mentioned
for immediate consideration as follows
To consider ways and means whereby
the State can Jest cooperate with the
Nations Council of Defense and more
effectively assist the National Govern
ment in the war and to provide appro
puations therefore; to consider the rat
ification of the prohibition amendment
"a the Constitution. and to consider
legislation relative to compulsory laoo
of all citizens.
That the work of Delaware College
has been practically reorganized il
many departments because OF condition