Middletown transcript., 1920-01-31
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
MANY Condensed News Items oi
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS


The moon will be full next Wednes-
day, February 4.
Many of the youths in our neighbor-
hoo1 who are engaged in trapping, are
bring in large numbers of hides which
sell for record breaking prices.
Next Monday, February 2, will be
Grounding Day We are all hoping he
fails to see his shadow. for we would
appreciate little spring weather.
The final game for the championship
of the Statewide soccer tournament
between salisbury and Chesapeake
City high schools will be played to-
day at Denton. Md.
Owing to the icy condition of our
roads our people have been put to great
inconvenience. and there are many re-
ports of horses and mules slipping and
falling. but thus far no serious acci-
dents have occurred.
Rev. F. Burgette Short, formerly Of
Wilmington, but now pastor of church
at Portland, Ore., has been appoint
ed extension secretary for prohibition
and public morals for the Methodist
Episcopal Church in this country.
Pleasant Summit W. C. T. u. will
hold the next meeting at Mrs. Ida
Daniels, on Thursday afternoon, Feb.
5th. Topic: ''social Purity" from
slips given by local and State Superin-
tendent. Mrs. Regina Hopkins. with
the usual music and recitations.
One of the many features that are
being arranged for the indoor carnival
| to be held in the I. NJ. c. A. building,
February 40 to IA. for the benefit of
the ''Y" is voting contest tor the
most popular young woman and young
man in Newark.
Through the efforts of its workers
under the direction IF Mrs. Joseph
Bancroft, who was chairman of the
Christmas seal committee of the Della
ware Red Cross, Miss Emily Bissell and
others. the State is likely to lead the
nation in returns from the Christmas
seal campaign.
DR.. Samuel C. Mitchell was one of
the sneakers at the luncheon given by
the sons of Delaware of New York
City Friday. Col. Clarence Hodgson,
| formerly of Delaware is governor of
this society. He has always taken q
great interest in Delaware College and
maintains there scholarship of $3.50 a
year.
The Chesapeake City Volunteer Fire
Company, No. l, incorporated, has pur-
chased of the American La France Fire
Engine Company, of Elmira, New York
large and improved fire engine of the
latest type. The engine is equipped
with twin pumps, has 80 feet of suction
hose, and has capacity of 600 gallons
a minute. The price paid was 81, ZOO.
Poultry growers in lower Delaware
are meeting with some big losses to
their flocks of hens from disease that
none Of the growers have been able te
identify. It made its appearance about
month ago, at first on a very small
scale. Now it seems to be growing to 8
great extent. When the fowls are at
tackled they become blind. and aftel
dropping for few days. soon die.
The farmers of New Castle County
are facing most serious condition will
regard to labor for the coming season
It is understood that the colorsd labor
ers have made a hard and fast agree
ment that they will not work on tn
farms thie year for less than $40 ant
$50 month and board, which in mos
cases carries with it the keep Of hors
and carriage, making the cost Of sucl
q laborer to the farmer of from 81, 90
to 81 200 year.