Middletown transcript., 1921-04-02
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Many Condensed News Items O.
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS
Easter was a perfect spring day anc
the inspiring services in our loca
churches were attended by unusually
large congregations.
The ladies who gave bake for the
benefit of the MiddIetown public library
Saturday, are much pleased with the
success of their efforts, having taken
in more than $50.
The Rev. Edgar Jones, of St. Thomas
parish, st. Johns Newfoundland, was
unanimously elected rector of St.
Thomas Church, Newark, at a meet
ing of the vestry Monday night.
Members and friends of Scott M. E.
Church, at Blackbird, held box social
in the school building on Saturday even
ing which was largely attended, pro-
ceeds netting $35 which was donated to
the church
Pleasant Summit W. C. T. U. will
hold the next meeting at Mrs. Marie
Biddle's on Thursday afternoon, April
7th. All members are requested to be
present to transact important business
for the near future.
Farmers in Maryland are cutting
down labor expense and in some dis
tricts they have entered into combine
to pay but rs cents an hour for regular
farm work and 80 cents an hour
for harvest work. Where meals are
furnished charge of 25c each is made.
Large quantities of flax grown last
season near Chesapeake Haven, Cecil
ton and Elk Mills, Nd, are being
brought and stored in the warehouses
of the Chesapeake Flax and Linen Cor
poration at Smyrna Landing. The ma
chinery for de-seeding and de-shiving is
about ready and work on this will start
up any day.
List of letters remaining unclaimed
in the Post Office for week ending
March "a. 1921: Mrs. Emma Long, Mrs.
Arean McKennery, Mrs. Gladys Man
derson, Mrs. Westly Wright, Mrs. AL
bert Wright, Mrs. Charles West;
Messrs. Frank Cole, Henry Morris,
Perry Stiney, L. c. Smith. Louis
Weiner and Howard L. Welson.
Resumption of work in many direc-
tions in lower Delaware is noticeable
and already the unemployed are becom-
ing scarcer. Most of the concrete road
work has started, making altogether
about 81 miles now under construction,
while shipyards are working full time,
Notwithstanding the fact that they
have materially reduced wages.
The bottom has dropped out of the
egg markas and farmers state that
because of the high price of prepared
feeds that they are not able to maintain
large flocks. For two days eggs sold
for 18 cents dozen, and there is no in
dication Of a rise in price for some
time. The hens are beginning to feel
the touch of spring and are getting
busy.
One of those sudden changes for
which this section is noted occurred
this week, the thermometer registering
Sc on Sunday afternoon and nearly as
high Monday at noon, but dropping rap
idly Monday evening to the accompani-
ment of snow and hail, so that on Tues
day morning the mark was "a degrees.
1t is probable that much damage was
done to fruit buds.
| j. Spencer Buckson Blackbird trap
per, is being congratulated on his record
catch of muskrats the past season. Mr..
Buckson caught from the "Snake Cove
marsh, near Taylors Bridge, 1,278 rats
which he sold for an average of $1.29
per skin, or a total of 81, ,638. 72. He
sold the meat for an average Of 12e
apiece to local dealers, which totalled
$153. 80, making total for the skins
and meats, 81, 892.08.
The Middletown Board of Health have
elected DIR. E. NJ. Vaughn President
and Jay C. Davis Secretary. The Boare
will meet monthly, at the Town Office
on the first Monday of each month. Al
complaints rendered must be delivered
verbally or written at such meetings
and the same will be considered thereat
1t was advised that a suggestion b,
made to the Light and Water Commis
sion, to have the stand-plpe and reser
voir cleaned, at least every six months
and to flush the water mains ever!
three months.