Middletown transcript., 1918-11-09
mlddIetG AND PENINSULA

AND PENINSULA
fuDIs aea 9 Aanking his automobile. Harry
IL, of Chesapeake City mail car
M;,ld fractured his right arm.
The Wilmington Ministerial Assocla-
ton has adapted resolutions protesting
any and all Sunday meetings in thea
tres. =
State Game Warden E. Lee Le-
Compile, of Maryland, has liberated
5000 Mexican quail in several counties
in the State.
Owing to breakdown at the electric
light plant which. furnishes power to
the water pumps Laurel went without
water from about 10 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Monday.
The Libby. McNeal & Libby canning
plant at Wyoming has 10000 baskets OF
apples at their place and will continue
to buy as long as the crop lasts. The
fruit will be used for the juice.
Only about half the usual number of
ducking licenses for the Susquehanna
Flats have been issued at the. Clerks
office in Elkton as result of the Fed.
eral regulations prohibiting sales and
cunning from powerboats. -
Maryland's commercial apple crop
for the year 1918 is 292, 900 barrels COM
pared with 256, 900 barrels for 1917.
For the United States for the year 1918
"a, 400, 900 barrels compared with q, l59
600 barrels for the year 1917
There is vacant scholarship at Wash
ington College, Chertertown, from
Cecil county, which is filled by the
Orphans Court The scholarship grants
free board, tuition, room rent and text
books, and is tenable for five years.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has about completed the purchase of
the right-of-way for the elevated tracks
through Elkton. The new line will
eliminate the sharp and dangerous
curve just north of the present station.
Notwithstanding there were several
frosts at Laurel last week, homegrown
Strawberries are quite plentiful, some
thing previously unknown in that Sec
/. ton. John H. Windsor has patch
that has been bearlnng for three
weeks.
Cecil county teachers will receive
their salaries for October and no de-
duction will be made for the II days
lost on account of the influenza epidemic.
The State Department has plan under
consideration whereby part of the
time may be made up.
Having suspicious that Isaac Vincent
colored of Dover, had quantity of IL
quor in his home there State Detective
Hurd and Chief of Police Lane made
raid on the house, finding nine quarts
of whisky and one quart Of gin conceal
ed in almost every nook and corner.
The New Century Club of Laurel has
elected these officers: Mrs. L. b. Rig
gin. president; Mrs. Gail M. Hitch, Mrs.
w. F. Deputy, vice. presidents; Mrs.
Joshua H. Marvil, recording secretary;
Mrs. A. S. Williams, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. L. Ray Otwe)l,- treas
urer.
The adjourned meeting Of the New:
Castle Presbytery, which should have
been held October 9th. but was post
poned on account Of the influenza cpl.
demic. opened Monday morning in the
First Presbyterian Church, with Rev.
Kerr, of Wilmington, moderator, pre-
siding.
The War Department is offering
I'elawareans1 another opportunity to
enter officers training schools On
December l, there will be established
at Camp Fremont, California, an in.
fantry officers training school for 220,-
600 students for the purpose Of turning
out second lieutenants of infantry The
course lasts about two months and the
eligibility rules are the same as those
for infantry central officers training
school except as modified. 1t IS the aim
to secure at least 40 applicants from
Delaware.