Middletown transcript., 1919-08-23
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

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Delaware has more than $1,000 auto
; motiIes.
The Delaware State Fair will be held
at E'smere September to 5.
Peaches are selling in the local mar
ket from 81 rs to S1.5O per basket.
The man who calls out in the morn
ing that he is getting up when h. isn't
simply lies in bed.
Some of our residents are picking
Strawberries from their gardens of the
"Everbearing" variety.
A terrific thunder storm visited this
section Monday evening, but no great
damage has been reported.
Tomatoes have made their appear
ance and are selling at the local stores
at from 81 to $l25 basket.
postmaster Brockson is taking orders
Tor canned goods and other foodstuffs
Delng sold by the government.
Every mans life is a failure who
does not try to do something to leave
the world richer than he found it.
The annual Firemen's Carnival at
Smyrna will open this Saturday even
ing, August 23d, and continue each
evening next week.
AS q result of the heavy rains MANY
county Lridges and roads have been
damaged to such an extent that travel
has been temporarily suspended.
Hotels in all large cities are adding
$l.OO a day to the charge for oms, to
make up for the loss of revenue caused
by the closing of bars unier the pro-
hibition law.
The army worm pest has made its
appearance and is playing havoc in
many sections of the two lower coun-
ties. The worms are greatly damaging
milIet and other hay crops.
List OF letters remaining unclaimed
in the Post Office for week ending Aug
us. 14th. 1919: Miss Edder EmEson,
Mrs. J. $. Zane; Mr.. Laurne Reeder,
Mr.. James LeSage, Esq, Mr.. Wilbert
Toulson.
The man who goes fishing and sits in
a. cramp-inviting posture on a narrow
thwart from early morn till dewy eve
and calls it fun, is the same chap that
never goes to church because the pews
aren't comfortable.
The uncertainty of crops is worry
for the farmer. We do believe, how
ever, that the man who should WORRY is
the ultimate consumer Indications are
that we will have hard winter, with
the accent on the "hard."
Potatoes are scarce and selling for
81 Is basket. The late potato crop
is thought to he exceptionally heavy,
and as soon as they are harvested,
potatoes are expected to he both lower
in price and more Plentiful.
Mr. John Heldmyer, Jr., is making
arrangements to remodel his corner
store. Main and Broad streets. He will
turn the dwelling part into an up-to-
date store room, make an apartment Of
the upstairs and build a number of
offices adjoining if.
Did you ever pick up paper publish
ed at strange town and see large
snowy advertisement without thinking
to Yourself or saying to your neighbor,
''That man must be doing an immense
business" or forming a resolution to
visit that firm at the first opportunity ?
Education is the one thing that can
not be taken from a man. Delaware
wants its future citizens to be equipped
with this invaluable article and the new
school code points the way toward pro-
ViUIuS " e: OA Vic OIuCA SCuCA 0IlpA
must forfeit gladly to provide for our
children and all posterity.
The six young men, students at Della
ware College, who have been helping
harvest the huge wheat crop in Kansas,
returned home on Monday. They ex-
pected to go into the Oakotas after the
Kansas harvest was over but re 'eived
word from the government that no
more men were needed there.
Lightning struck the home on the
farm belonging to r. A. Duhamell,
near Earleville. Nd, last Friday tear
ing out part of one end of the house.
Mrs. w. Allen, who with her husband
resides there, was i'll in bed at the time.
but fortunately was unharmed. Some
of the boards were thrown great dis
tance from the house.
Sunday afternoon at Cash Corner.
near Cecilton, Nd. N. R. Fletcher, of
Wilmington, who was driving his
fathers car. crashed into the car of
George Cox, completely wrecking it.
Mr. Cox was cut about the head and
one of his passengers was slightly in
iured. Mr.. Fletcher was fined $40 and
costs by Magistrate Anderson.