Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-08-17
STATE AND PENlsNULA

Georgetown has set the date for the
annual Chautauqua and homecoming
from September 9 to Is.
Wilmington merchants are opposed to
the six and-one-half- hour shopping day
which has been inaugurate1 in Pbiladel-
phia.
The United States Department of
Labor has established an office in Dover
with j. R. Clements, of Clayton, in
charge.
Wilmington carpenters have notified
their employers that the new wage
scale, effective next fall, will be 70
cents an hour.
OF 1872 arrests made in Wilmington
last week, So were charged to drunken
ness. according to the report of Chief
of Police Black.
A report to the State Council of De-
tense shows that 1000 draft slackers
have been registered at Wilmington
within six weeks.
The registration of voters in George
town is almost as large as last year,
Notwithstanding there will be no con-
tests at the primaries
The Executive Committee of the
Maryland Press Association has select
ed August Is, 26 and u for the summer
meeting at Ocean City.
The New Castle Levy Court yester-
day decided to make ali bridge-tenders
deputy sheriffs, to keep down disorder
and speeding on bridges.
So busy are the basket factories pre-
pairing for the tomato and fruit season
that many Harrington boys are making
from SIP to $18 a week on piece-work.
The New Castle County Milk Pro-
ducers' Association has announced that
unless retailers pay eight cents quart
the milk will be shipped to other cities.
The directors Of the First National
Bank of Dover have elected James K.
Sapp, of Magnolia, director to sue
coed the late William Ellison, of Cam
den.
AS result Of two State officials
spending several days in Elkton, 20 ar
rests have been made for non-compl-
ance with the States Compulsory Work
law.
Miss Mazda G. Campbell, superinter-
dent of Union Hospi, al. Elk ton, has re-
signed and will leave this week for
Canada, having enlisted for war SER
vice.
The price of sugar in Wilmington
was set by the Food Administrator
Monday at cents pound. and in other
sections of Delaware the price is 81
cents.
The Delaware State Fair Association
has offered $31. 90 in prizes to the win
ming members Of the Boys end Girls
Poultry Clubs at the State Fair in Will
mington during the week of September
2-G
While hurrying to French street sta
ton to catch a train, Joseph W. Con-
nelly. of Kirkwood, lost his purse con-
tanning $4,000. He reported his loss to
the police and offered a reward of 5000
for return Of the $4,000.
"A strange disease is said to be break
ing out among the hogs in this section
of the State. A few days ago porker
belonging to Charles Stoeckle, of near
Georgetown. weighing about $50 pounds
was stricken and died in short time.
Timanus J. Wilson, native Of Rising
Sun, Md. but at present is engaged in
business in North Tonawanda, N. Y,
has contributed $1,000 toward the Fund
for Aged Ministers in the Wilmington
Met ;odist Episcopal Conference. as
memorial to his mother.
Although Saturday marked the final
registration day prior to the primary
elections, the total number registered
was estimated to be $500 less than the
number registered two years ago.
There will be two more registration
days before the general elections. how
ever.
While collecting for her father,
commission merchant, Monday, Miss
Lillian Handlers wallet was stolen
from her carriage. The plrsa contain
ed $50 in cash and several hundred dol
lars in checks. The checks were found
in a lot, where the thief had tossed
them after taking the money.
The property of Walter Wright.
beautifully situated on Chester river.
near Chestertown, Md, has been pur-
chased by a number Of citizens Of
Queen Annes county, who will convert it
into country club. The water 'front.'
age of this fine estate contains one
mile of land and is beautifully situated.
William Anthony, of SMYRNA a
chicken breeder, lost 400 young cock
erels while being shipped to Philadel-
phia by express few days ago. The
fowls were shipped from Claymont, ~
miles from Philadelphia. but did not ar
rive until three days later, when all had
died. Anthony is endeavoring to re-