Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-01
STATE AND PENINSULA

Ground has bean broken for a new
bank building at Perryville.
Adjutant General Warfeld estimates
that Maryland will have contributed
over g. 900 men to the service.
The annual services at Barret's Chap
ell, the Cradle of Methodism" in Della
ware, will be held Memorial Day.
The taxable basis of Easton under the
new assessment Of property is So, $780,
900, an increase of more than $500, 600.
The Kent county. Md, officers have
compelled the gypsies encamped in that
county to observe the compulsory labor
law.
The first Cecil county, Md, soldier to
fall in battle in France was Milton Scar
borough, of near Elkton. He was killed
last Sunday.
The students of the Havre de Grace,
school have invested up to the present
time nearly IS, 900 in Thrift and War
Savings Stamps.
1t is predicted that the time will come
when the apple gro wing industry will
make the name of Delaware famous
throughout the world.
The annual school rally day parade
and exhibit were held il, Elkton Tues
day, nearly 5000 pupils and about 100
teachers participating.
So MANY carpenters have left Laurel
to accept positions in Wilmington and
Chester that it is next to impossi bic to
get needed work done.
Owing to the difficulty of securing
pickers, Laurel strawberry growers
have increased the pay from one and
one-half to two cents quart.
Laurel Bethel Camp will begin on
Friday. August 9th, and close on Mon
day, September 10th. Rev Harry Tay-
lor, of Bethel, will have Oh 'rge.
The Maryland State Council of De-
Tense has made an appropriation OF ~
600 to be used for transporting farm
laborers from Baltimore city to the
counties.
A large quantity of dynamite was
discovered in the possession of an en-
ployee of the Armour Preserving Plant
at Ridgely, and the man is held in Den
ton Jail.
Owners of automobiles who visit
Chestertown and leave their machines
on the street have been annoyed ny
petty thieves, who make off wi tn what:
eyer is found in the cars.
The Government las taken supervis-
ion of the Char!estoWn Sand 4 Stone
Company plant, and is working day and
night getting out materials tor the new
plants at Perryville and Aberdeen.
Mrs Alice H. Ross, of near Harring-
ton, who has been teaching school in
Delaware for thirty years. and longer
than any other teacher in the State,
has never lost day or an hour by ill
ness.
The members Of the Grange Of the
entire state will assemble at Newark or
the grounds of the Delaware College
Experiment Station on Saturday, June
9Th, as the guests of the College and
Newark Grange.
Arrangements have been made to use
the Havre de Grace race track grounds
as an emergency landing point for the
serial mail hetve5n Wa5Aine toa and
lew tork. The Arst trip was made
Wednesday of last week.
interested in the present prospect OF
fruit. on account of the cool nights.
Thus far all fruits have escaped the
frosts and are looking unusually well
for this time of the year.
Misses Mary =. Allegsc.l, Ffanass Z.
liz. jormick, Iarra T. Story and Jenna
ss1a;y Todd were awarded diplomas at
commencement of the Union Hospital
Training School for Nurses in Mechanics
Opera House. Elkton. Wednesday,
Having been called in the draft con-
tingent that left Wilmington Thursday
for Camp Dix, Deputy Judge Aaron
Finger, of the City Court, babe police
officials farewell. Judge Finger. who
is unmarried. did not clair: exemption.
oeafori town Jail has been rented to
the H. A. johnson Co., packers OF fruit
syrup, to be used in storing and pack
ing during the berry season. There has
not been any disord r in the town for
number of months and dr,srka.:;Laas is
Z rarity.
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tommeneernent exercises OF the
Brijgeville High School were held Tues
DAY night in the town hall. Everett c.
johnson, secretary of state, addressed
tie graduates, making references to
The class motto. "ronight we launch;