Middletown transcript., 1918-05-18
STATE AND. PENINSULA:


The first Delaware Strawberries APP
peared in the Laurel markets Saturday.
a week earlier than was expected.
A number of farmers on the Eastern
Shore are blowing up wheat ruined by
the severe winter. and are planting
corn.
Charles F. Wheatley has been elected
cashier of the Peoples Rank, Chester
town, to succeed Harry Coleman, re-
signed.
Taking advantage of Mothers Day,
Wilmington florists raised the price of
white carnations from so cents to $1.20
q dozen.
The Odd Fellows, of Aberdeen, have
contracted for new $50, 900 hall on the
site of the one destroyed by fire last
winter.
The President has set aside the week
beginning May Goth, as Red Cross week,
and is asking the people to contribute
literally.
Louis Bunel has resigned as engineer
at the Lewes municipal power house
and gone into the Government light
house service.
Governor Harrington has announced
that prisoners in the house of correction
and state penitentiary will be put to
work on the state roads during the sum-
mer,
An appeal has been made for new
members of the Fire Department of
Havre de Grace, over half of the men,
bership having gone into the service OF
Uncle Sam and left town.
Governor Harrington has issued a
proclamation calling to the eolors all
youths Of Maryland. between the ages
of 16 and q years for farm help. so to
keep up the nations food production.
The committee in charge of the Red
t)t.ss drive in Cecil county has arranged
to held public meetings i'll all tie towns
text week. An extra effort will be
made to PIT the county ::ooyyer the top"
Nsc4se4 81 stealing a glass Jar con-
taini4g Fs4 sfsss to4ttbAtian< II .
1rover restaurant, hsrrF HruiA. -
wears old: was arrested: lie said he had
been employed by a circus and was
hungry.
Farmers and fruit brokers are much
interested in the present prospect OF
truit on account of the cool nights.
thus far Sal nuts have ESCAPED the
frosts and are looking unusually Well IT.
TINS time of the year.
The steamer Superior, belonging TO
ne h<4ritt s Chapman WreSeking Co.,
Of eJew York pity, il AZ t4ewes. en-
desvoring to get tbs stranded sehaof'e.
Wawenock off. The cargo Of stone is
being transferred to barge
At a meeting Of Liberty Loan CAM
.a,en managers with Governor Town
Ind se.el..y It VIC. officially announced
Shal Dslaware:s syossr;Esi- MS y tie
thirl Liberty Loan a4ounte1 to wy.
$50. Oao. The quota was Ss,5Sl, Ss5:
Henry E. snavely, city superinten-
dent of schools of New Castle, has re-
signed to accept position in the Epis-
s.p4i Academy, Philadelphia, at a
t,giser aa!ary. tiiss Miller Miller and Miss
t;es4er. tieh s::t:?. isas lers, hs:e Is : ai Y
resigned.
: Professor R. Y Mitchell, of the Foul
try Department Of Delaware College,
has been granted 'eaye Of absence Of
SIN weeks to work with the tnitea
States Food Research Laboratory, Phil
adelphia. Professor Mitchell resumed
his duties last week.
Swimming is to be taught soldiers in
some training camps this summer as 9
military requirement, according to the
commission on training camp activities.
A statement by the commission shows
llkt $4,000 soldiers in camps partici-
p&ted in organized basket ball last sea:
ssn.
Preliminary to the tied Cross, Y. NJ.
G. A. and other drives In lower i,ela.
ware a pstriotic meeting, the first of .
series. will be held in the Dover Opers
House Sunday afternoon. Chief Jus
tice James Penne will will preside ant
addresses will be made by l. A. Downey
IF Lincoln. Neb.. and Henry Ridgely
4 i pa se .
For the first time IN its history
Laurel has been called upon to shil
seed corn and seed sweet potatoes tt
other parts of the country. Severa
carloads of corn have been shipped tt
points in the Northwestern States
qh,Ie ewset potatoes have been shipret
e l:seW England, % Tar south IS seergi'
saad vestt'to 9 California II mia. '''
Fbe Lusitania, the queen of tn
(;lpard Line, was sunk by torped
frs4 E German submarine three year
agp last 4pesaay. a4q 8 easp n harre
went up from the whole civilized worl'
when 1t became known that 1915 per
sons went down with her and were lost
Of this number $50 were children AM
babies and 12l Americans.
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