Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-13
STATE AND PENINSULA

At public sale in Kent County corn
brought so bushel.
The "Black Eyed Susan" is now
officially Maryland's state flower.
Seventy pupils of Newark public
schools have been enrolled for home gar
dening work.
Herring are being caught in great
numbers. but the fishermen report shad
as being scarce.
According to ruling of the food
administrator, fish here after will be
sold by the pound instead of the piece.
Ellis Specher, of Aberdeen, has been
awarded $50 Liberty Bond and course
in an Agriculture College, as the prize
potato grower of the state.
5. E. Saples, farmer living near
Bridgeville, has about 16O hogs to ship
to northern markets for which he ex-
poets to receive near 1000 for the lot.
Lieutenant J. Woodall Green, son of
Postmaster Thomas Green, of Denton,
Md, has been given the French War
cross for bravery shown while under
fire.
The New Castle Baseball Club has
decided to dispose of the fence surround
ing the diamond. but to allow the grand
stand to remain for the use of junior
teams.
AS result of township local option
elections on Tuesday, $50 saloons were
put out of buiness in Illinois. There
was also a gam for the dry forces in
Wisconsin.
The Baldt Steel Works at New Castle,
which completed contract for many
thousands of shell ingots for the Govern
ment last week, has another contract
for shells of another pattern.
The faculty of Delaware College last
week adopted a resolution providing for
the close of the college on May Is, in
order that students may the sooner be
released for farm and war work.
Naryland's allotment in the next
Liberty Loan, the campaign for which
opens Saturday, will be $3S, 258, 600.
according to bulletin that has been
issued by the Fifth District at Rich
mond.
Fertilizer manuf acturers representing
three fOurths of the American industry
have agreed to sci! fertilzer,in car
loads lots direct to individual farmers
or farmers associations at the same
price made to dealers and jobbers.
The special session Of the Delaware
Legislature adjourned on last Friday
afternoon, after the members had voted
themselves compensation for eighteen
days service and mileage, and made
other allowances aggregating SIS. 268. O5.
1t has been announced that Wednes-
day, June 5th, has been decided upon
as the time for the next regi stration,
just one year from the first registration
day. All male citizens reaching the age
of q since the latter date will be re-
guired to register.
At the close of business Saturday,
March 3Oth., the DelaWase Trust Com
pany took over the Sussex National
Bank Of Seaford, and on Monday morn
ing, April 1st, began business in the
quarters formerly occupied by the Sus-
sex Nationa! Bank.
Notice has been given by the officers
in command. that it is dangerous for
any boat to approach within one and
One-half miles of the western shore OF
the Chesapeake Bay between the south
ern point of Spesutia Island and Poole's
Island. This point is constantly under
fire of the guns from the proving
grounds.
More than a score Of persons from
Cecil county, summoned as witnesses
in the $40, 200 damage suit of 6. Harry
Davidson against the Cecil County Com
missioners, left for Denton Monday
morning, the case having been placed
on trial there. Davidson alleges that
his mill property was ruined by the con-
struction of road along his race.
Elkton boat yard has been compelled
to close down on account of being IN
able to get lumber. Deibert Brothers.
owners and proprietors Of he yard have
several orders, and will work large
force of men for months to come, as
soon as they are enabled to secure the
cooperation Of the railroads in remov-
ing the LUMBER from the camps to the
Elkton yards At Chesapeake City the
ship yard is busy with four lighters for
the United States Government.
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