Middletown transcript., 1918-06-22
STATE AND PENINSULA

Secretary Baker announces that there
are now over 700, 900 American solliers
cover there"
Jacob Davis, Of Havre de Grace, has
been elected president of the Maryland
Acre. Fraternal Order of Eagles.
A handsome flag. costing SIS, has
been raised in the mill yard by the en-
ployees at the Radnor pulp works, Elk
ton.
The Commissioners of Kent County.
Md, have fixed the tax rate at 81. rs, a
reduction of 10 cents from last years
rate. :
The Red Cross drive for nurses in
Wilmington resulted in SO offering for
active service and AZ for home defense
work. .E
The Junior Mechanics, of Frederick.
have presented a flag to Barrett's
Chapel, the historic Methodist church
outside of Frederick.
The cold east wind storm which swept
Sussex county few weeks ago did much
damage to the aprle crop. causing the
little green apples to fall off.
Seventeen patrolmen in the Whining
ton Police department are applicants
for the positions made vacant by resig-
nations of Sergeants Bayley and Lyons.
A handsome walnut bookcase also a
large American flag has been presented
to Zion M. E. Sunday School, Cecilton,
by Mr.. William Morris. of Wilmington,
Del.
Installment plan payment of war
taxes will be provided for in the new
revenue bill which the House of Ways
and Means Committee is preparing to
draft.
Mrs. M. C. Barnett, who for a num-
Der of years conducted the Shock Cot
tage at Rehoboth, has leased the Bel
haven Hotel, on the ocean front at Re-
hoboth:
Charles w. Banks. of Massachu -etts,
has been appointed to an assistant pro-
fessorship in engineering at Delaware
College to succeed Professor 2. H.
Strager, resigned.
The annual meeting of the state Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs will be held
at Rehoboth Beach, June q and %.
DR.. Vincenzo de Santo, of the Italian
army, will be one of the principal speak
ers.
Professor Ralph w. Strawbridge,
who resigned as manual training in
structor at the Havre de Grace High
School, has been appointed to similar
position in the Central High School.
Washington, D. c.
The Board of Visitors and Governors,
Of Washington College, Chestertown,
have accepted the resignation of DR..
James W. Cain, the president. who
gave as his reason the antagonism Of
some members of the board.
Making a CLEAN sweep along the Del
aware Bay shore for violators of the
fish laws, Game Warden Diilahsy found
many violators. For catching of sea
trout under ten inches heavy fines were
imposed upon several fishermen.
The Chaptauqua will return to Elkton
next June, about rs men and women
having signed up as guarantors. A
Junior Chautauqua will also be held the
yea, round. with monthly meetings.
SIS was raised to pay the expenses.
Chief Judge Albert Constable has
been elected chairman. Fred H. Letter,
secretary, and o. C. Giles, treasurer of
branch organization formed in Elk
ton to raise the $1O0. 900 endowment
fund for the Maryland Workshop for
the Blind.
Former Mayor Joseph H. Hossinger,
Of Newark, who since the Farm Loan
banks we're organized two years ago
has been a director and treasurer of
the Baltimore branch, has resigned to
become business administrator of Della
ware College. He succeeds William
Langhorn, resigned.
The Rev. Howard .. Lowber, negro
preacher, of Smyrna, who was serving
three-year sentence in the New Gas
tie County Workhouse because Of al
legged improper conduct towards Be4lah
Joh.sQn, colored girl, was released
last Friday, Governor townsend having
approved the pardon recommended by
the Board of Pardons.
The population of the State Hospital,
at Farnhurst, on May ! was 284 males
and 235 females, a total of bl9, Fen
males were admitted during April and
7 females. Three males and two fe-
males died. The amount reported to
have been received by the board tor
the board of pay patients during the
month of May was 81, l17.69.
The story is Being circulated that the
citisens of Rehohoth are much concerned
oyer the r4mors that party Of foreign
ers who were guests at a hotel two
weeks ago were responsible for myster-
ious messages flashed to the u-boats
that operated off the coast within the
past two weeks. Among the party was
woman and this woman was recognized
as guest whs stopped at, Hehobota
two Ne9ra QQ0