Middletown transcript., 1918-03-16
srA1EAND PENINSULA

AZ q 0lIlISu recruiting rally III VIII
mington collection Melted $123 for the
Wilmington branch of the Red Cross.
More than 600 suits for the collection
of county taxes have been started
against deliqueuts in Sussex county.
A national bank is being organized at
Perryville with a capital of $25, 900 will
be ready to start business by April l.
Somewhere in France play writ
ten and produced by members of Har-
rington Grange Melted the grange $50.
The County Commissioners of Sussex
County have ordered the road machin-
cry put in order for use late in March.
The Odd Fellows Of Aberdeen, have
had plans drawn for new hall to re-
place the one recently destroyed by fire.
Mrs. Henry Ridgeley has been ap-
poitned Chairman of the Delaware
Committee of the Women's Liberty
Loan.
On account of the inability Of the Bell
Telephones, an order has been issued to
their employees to install only wall
phones.
Arthur Shure has been appointed res
ident engineer Of State roads in Kent
county, to succeed Engineer Browning,
resigned.
Fifteen enemy submarines were des-
troyed in the Mediterranean during the
February, the Austrian U boat being
entirely wiped ut.
The Democratic campaign in Della
ware will open April 10, with dinner ct
the headquarters of the democratic
League, in Wilmington.
Vandals have badly damaged a num-
Der of pleasure boats laid up at-Bowers
for the winter, many Of the engines hav-
ing been completely ruined.
A tractor demonstration, in charge of
of the Kent County Farm Bureau and
the Exten ion Department of Delaware
College, will re held near Dover, In
April.
Directors of the State Fair Associa-
ton are still holding open the question
of continuing the fair, 100000 being
necessary, and this sum has not been
subscribed.
Land or W itch to bu 1000 houses
h S been secured by the U. S. Govern
ment from tn Perryville Build g AS
ISOLATION for the employees of the new
powder plant.
Sunday school workers of Delaware
have inaugura:ed a campaign to raise
$500 with which to supplement- the
work of the public schools through the
Sunday school.
Wilmington City Council has directed
City Solicitor Bayard to proceed with
out delay to the collection of all the I'M
paid city taxes for the years 1908 to
1915, amounting to $4,000.
Rev. Charles A. Eaton, Of New York.
delivered patriotic address to several
thousand shipbuilders at the plants OF
the Pusey & Jones Co., and the Beth
lehem Steel Co., il. Wilmington.
The serious shortage Of teachers for
rural public schools in all three counties
of the State has brought thr school
authorities face to face WITH the neces-
for relieving this condition.
Attacked by highw lyman on the
street in Wilmington, Michael Boelac.
rs wears old, was found suffering from
manv decorations and bruises and had to
be sent to the Homeopathic Hospital.
That 3,456,OOO tons Of cea were
saved in the United States during the
eight ''fuelless" days under the recent
order of fuel Administrator Garfield,
hut at cost to industry Of $289.35 for
every ton saved, was the estimate
made by Black Diomond, a coal publ
cation.
State Commissioner Of Education A.
r. Spaid and Kent County Superin-
tendent of Schools Robert Shilling, spent
the entire week at Atlantic City at end
ing the sessions of the National Educa-
ton Association with headquarters at
Hotel Traymore and Young's illion
Dollar Pier.
John Titus. State revenue collector.
discovered in Smyrna that IA mechants
of that place when obtaining mercantile
licenses made false affic:avits concerning
their business, aggregating $l42,:oo'
hut ution was discontinued after
thew corrected their affidavits and paid
Is per cent. additional.
The committee of administration OF
the NJ aryland Bankers Association has
decided to hold its twenty third annual
convention at Atlantic City, May 70 ~
and 30. The session promises to be one
az more than usual intetest, because OF
the many questions Of local and national
importance that will be taken up
Farmers of the State assembled at
Dover. Friday, to scuss what seeds
are to be planted and to what extent
certain cr2os shall be raised. Another
important question was that OF obtain
inc farm Labor. But the most lmpor-
tant question to most Of the farmers
was that Of price fixing on crops.