Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-05-11
STATE AND PENINSULA

The committee Of Hebron camp has
selected July % for the opening.
If one tenth of Sussex County bios
SONS produce fruit all the trees will be
full.
Farmers about Laurel fear that the
cool, wet weather has seriously affect
ed potatoes.
A Red Cross supper held at Still Pond
netted $50 for wool for knitting gar
ments for soldiers.
A thief broke into the clubhouse at
the Elkton Ball Park and stole nearly
all the paraphernalia.
Baseball fans in Elkton have contri-
buted Sis towards getting the local
team in shape for the season.
In few days the Georgetown fire
company will install siren whistle. to
be used in sounding fire alarms.
Complete reports from Cecil county
show subscriptions to the Third Liberty
Loan total $633, $50 on quota of $780,
400.
New Castle shad fishermen are de-
lighted over the catches of Monday,
some of the nets catching more than 100
each.
Ladies of Earleville and vicinity met
in the schoolhouse and formed an auxil-
iary branch of the Elk ton Red Cross
Chapter.
The "Y" branch of the Laurel w. c.
T. u. will take collection at every
meeting for the purchase of War Saw
ing Stamps.
Capt. G. S. Tull, Of Crisfeld, Md.
has % hens of the Andalusian breed,
which laid a total of 449 eggs during
the month of March.
The executive committee Of the Cam
den carr p-meeting has announced that
the camp will open on July rs. con-
tinuing over three Sundays.
Windows smashing thieves got watch
es. chains and other trinkets from the
store Of M. Satterfeld, on Lockerman
street, Dover. early Sunday.
1t is reported that the Rehoboth
Packing Company, partly destroyed by
fire last year, will be rebuilt in time to
take care of the packing this season.
Governor Harrington has issued a
proclamation calling to the colors all
youths between the ages Of Is and q
years for farm help to keep up food
production.
The New Castle and Delaware City
branch of the Wilmington & Philadel-
phia Traction Company, out of service
for three weeks because of broken river
parks, nas resumsd operations.
Some unknown persons are poisoning
dogs at Rising Sun. five miles south OF
Dover. Already eight dogs have been
found dead from poison, including
pair of fox hounds valued at $50.
DIR. Med Mesroop A. Tatrumianv, an
Armenian physician, who as surgeon
in the Russian army was wounded in
action, has been appointed assistant to
DR.. William H. Hancker, superintendent
of the State Insane Hospital.
Employees Of the Wilmington & Phil
adelphia Traction Company line be-
tween Wilmington and Delaware City
and connecting lines have demanded al
increase in pay from 80 to 36 cents an
hour, to become effective next Monday.
.i4ts ts.ap oa1 half IF the members
Of the HaVre de Grace fire department
have gone into the service Of the gov
eminent. The fire department is thus
seeking to secure new members as they
are handicapped for force to be ready
in the event Of fire.
Immediate acquisition of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal by the Fed
eral Government and its enlargement
t. a sea-level waterway is urged by
Represee tatlye John H. Small, of North
CAROLINA, chairman Of the House Rivers
and Harbors Committee:
In anticipation of the second Red
Cross drive to be inau 2urated May 20,
the American Glycerine Company, q
subsidiary of the DUPONT Company, has
announced that it will give 5 per cent.
Of its total sales from May 7 to the end
of the month to help this movement.
Great inconvenience is experienced by
the people of the thriving little town OF
Glendale because there is no physician
to attend to the sick. Inducements are
being offered for physician to locate.
al the present time LOCAL residents are
forced t. send to Georgetown. Milton
and Milford since the death Of DR.. F.
M. Samson several weeks ago.
Although various organizations OF
clergymen and church members IN gen.
eral are opposed to Sunday baseball, il
is understood that employees Of the
shipbuildjng plants in Wilmington will
coon begin playing. The plan to have
Saii ulayIng has the Endorsement Of the
fabof LEADERS aHd .s9me' IF the Govern.
,sent labor officials stationed here. |,
is understood that the games will be
l.,aa an tho diamond nuunad nv the