Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-08
STATE AND PENINSULA

The annual Chautauqua will open in
Elkton, next Wednesday.
The new National Bank estab lished
at Perryville will start business about
June Is.
The boardwalk at Rehoboth is being
built, and will be finished before the
season is on.
The Newark Red Cross cleared $14o
on lawn fete at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Thomas.
Charles M. Hammond has purchased
the Scaibener Shipyard in Milford from
Major William E. Lark, now in the
army.
On the charge Of RUNNING a speak
easy in Elkton, William Baker, colored
was held under 5000 bail by Justice
Lewis.
Bakers of the State met at Dover re-
Gently, and decided that on and after
June LIST, the price of loaf of bread
should be 10 cents.
Maryland sheepgrowers, at a meet
ing held in Baltimore, determined to
increase the number of sheep from 225,
600 to 1000, 600 in the State.
Chatauqua will be held at Millsboro
this year for the first time in the towns
history. from June 10 to 13. 1t will
be held at Laurel on June 6, and 8.
An engineering training school for
conscripted men will be established at
Delaware College this summer to last
four months. The contract was signed
by DR.. Samuel G. Mitchell, president of
the college this week.
Government inspectors have been in
Elkton looking over desirable tracts of
land that could be obtained for the use
Of Uncle Sans airships should they be-
come disabled while making their daily
trips between Washington and New
York.
Horace johnson, Of Georgetown, en-
gineer on the steamer Edward Price,
who was accompied by. his son Horace
Jr., was to have reached Boston the
night Of June 2. Nothing has been
heard from, and the family fears they
were submarine victima-
The berry crop in Bridgeville and
vicinity 10 almost at q close-the short
est crop ever known here. This is
thought to be due to the weevil and
other insects cutting off the blossom
and the extreme hot suns which has
rippened the berries befored they have
fully matured.
The officials of Cecil county are de-
termined that the Compulsory Work
Law Of Maryland shall be strictly COM
piled with in this county. As q result
a number of individuals who had no
steady employment were notified dur
ing the past few days several bands Of |
the order flight or work."
Five merchants Of Dover, who was
found by John Titus, collector Of reve-
nue.. to have made the wrong affidavit |
when obtaining mercantile licenses
Tor the past year, have been permitted
70 correct their statements after paving
! penalty of Is per cent. Mr.. Titus
found that the receipts not accounted
'orin the af1idavits amounted to $50 600.
It is thought that the United States
government will take over the passen-
'er and freight steamer Frederick, ply-
ng between Federico and Philadelphia.
he boat was built and owned bv
ne farmers for transporting fruit
nd grain raised along the Murderkill
lver. This will cut off the TRANSPORT
alton facilities from the people in that
ection.
The Susquehanna Inn. the new 500.
% hotel under construction near the
ty park. Harve de Grace, has been
I'D at trustees sale to Charles J. Bak.
:. Of Lancaster, Pa, for s.. $50. The
'tel was owned by the Susquehanna
~ Company. which became bankrupt
'out a'year ago after spending sever
thousand dollars. It is understood
new company will.be formed and will
ocsed ct once tofipish the building. !