Middletown transcript., 1920-09-04
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

| IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS
Next Monday. Sept. 9Th, being Labor
Day, and legal holiday, the banks
and post Office will be- closed.
Dirt roads in Delaware are reported
to have suffered heavy damage from
the frequent rains this month.
The excessive rains of the past two
weeks have caused great damage to the
corn and tomato crops of this section.
With the forced release of sugar
stocks through frightened bank credit,
Department Of Justice officials this
week forecast a further tumble in sugar
prices.
A "back- to- the-farm" movement is
under way in Wilmington, according to
Josiah Marvel, local attorney, who re-
ceived 127 responses to an advertise
ment for farmland.
Mrs. Sarah E. DeShane, mother of
Bryon Bouchelle, of Chesapeake City,
Nd, celebrated her 95th birthday on
Thursday last and attended the. Fire
mems Carnival in Elkton on that even
ing.
Mr.. j. E. Coffin has purchased the
~iXr,oI1;vcr m Mouth Qr0oI ckraot NOM Il,
tenure of W. G. Lockwood, from Mrs.
]. P. Algire Mr.. Coffin will take pos
session October 1st. Consideration pri-
vate.
Oystermen who have gone over the
beds at the mouth of Broadklin River,
say that the crop is not as plentiful as
usual. Excessive rains of the summer
is the only reason ascrlbed for the death
of the bivalve.
List of letters remaining unclaimed in
the post office for week ending Aug. 20:
Mrs. Geo. Dockerty, Mrs. Anna c.
Faulkner, Mrs. Charlotte Hayes, Miss
May Shockley, Mr.. Forest G. Farr, Mr..
H. D. Longer, Mr.. William T. Mills,
Mr.. Walker Morgan, Mr.. c. E. Shrak-
man.
We must again call attention to the
fact that we cannot publish any news
articles or communications unless they
are signed by the writer. We are al
ways glad to publish anything of news
value but the writers name must be
signed, not for publication but for our
record.
Final plans for the Harvest Moon
carnival to be given by the ladies of
the Newark New Century Club for the
benefit of the building fund, are COM
pleted The committees are hard at
work, the spirit of whole-hearted CO.
operation is manifest, and everything
points to successful week beginning
September Is.
Indications are that there will be a
banner grape crop in the Smyrna-Clay-
ton grape belt this season, but the
growers are concerned over the scarcity
of pickers. Growers expect to harvest
tons of grapes. Some vinyards were
hit by the hail storms last spring but
other vinyards escaped and it is from
these big crops are expected.
So far it appears the Government has
not selected postmaster for Townsend
to succeed Ernest Weldon, the present
incumbent. who tepdered his resignation
more than two months ago, in order to
take up farming. There were three
applicants for the position when u civil
service examina ton was held at Dover
about five weeks ago.
Smyrna Firemen are now in the
midst of their sixth annual Carnival
and crowds of people are vending their
way to the school grounds every even
ing. The Carnival did not open until
Monday night. Saturday, the opening
day scheduled, was called off on account
of the rain. TO make up for the loss
last Saturday night, the Carnival will
hold over Monday, Labor Day. and per-
fornances will be held. both afternoon
and evening.
Entertained Little Friends