Middletown transcript., 1922-06-17
STATE AND PENINSULA

The bones of large whale have
drifted upon the shore of Rehoboth
Beach.
The Cecil County Commissioners ap.
pointed DR.. William J. Jack, of Liber-
ty Grove, health officer for two years.
The 254-acre Worrell farm, near
Chestertown, owned by Emina Price.
has been bought by Aram Schauder for
500, 900.
Work begins this week on the con-
struction of boardwalk at Rehoboth
Beach, which will be completed by the
Fourth of July.
A movement is on foot among the
doctors in Kent and Queen Anne $
counties to organize a twin-county
medical society.
Mondays shipment of Strawberries 8
over the Delaware Railroad amounted
to 1873, ,S48 quarts, as compared with
"a, 070 for last year.
Masons of Wilmington laid the cor
nerstone of the addition to the Masonic
Home on the Lancaster pike, west of
Silverbrook, Saturday.
The graduating class of the Whining
ton High School will be the largest on
record. 1872 Commencement will be
Wednesday night, June 81.
Secretary of State Benson reports
that receipts from automobile licenses
for May were $4,000 more than in May
last year. and for April were $l1, 900
more.
Mrs. John K. Burkley, of Elkton,
Md, has been elected president, and
Miss Sarah j. Brown, secretary of the
Alumni Association of the Cecil County
High School
The Village Improvement Association
of Rehoboth Beach is making plans to
entertain the annual convention of the
Delaware Federation of Women's Clubs
July 6, and 8.
Five hundred residents of Brandy
wine hundred, near Wilmington, Tues
day entered protest with the Levy
Court against the grade crossing of the
Pennsylvania Railroad at Edge Moor
The body of Mrs. Sarah j. Durnal
was twice threatened with cremation
| whap fro doctroyad tha ra,;dono. &c
her son-in-law Arthur Atwell, farmer
living near Hockessin, Monday after
noon about 2. 80 o clock.
A petition was presented Tuesday
by committee of the New Castle Bar
Association to the Superior Court for
rule to show cause why Robert Adair
should not be disbarred for unprofes-
sional conduct. June 10 was set for the
return of the rule.
About 80 gallons of wine, whisky and
gin were taken by the police in house
at No. sos West Second street, Viii
mington, Saturday night. Tony Ross
and Joseph Ballo were arrested,
charged with selling liquor and having
in their possession more than the legal
quantity.
A $500, 900 contract for the construc-
tion of three steel car floats was re-
ceved Monday at the Harlan plant of
the Bethlehem Shipbuilding corporation,
of Wilmington, from the Bush Termi-
nal Company, of New York. The
floats will be 270 feet long and will be
used in New York harbor a
Dorothy, the 1S-months old child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest H. Woodbridge, of
10ll church street, Wilmington, who
was playing in front of her home ran
in front of northbound Vandever ave-
nue. car and was so badly crushed that
death resulted shortly after her admis-
sion to the Delaware Hospital.
Women registrars and election Off
GERS are to be appointed to serve in the
various elect IN districts of Wilmington
and New Castle county on the registra-
tion days, and at the fall elections.
This was decided upon by the Depart
ment of Elections, met for the purpose
of checking up the registration lists.
There have been thirty six deaths in
New Castle county this year from rail-
road, automobile, trolley car and motor
cycle accidents, showing an increase of
SO per cent over that of the correspond.
ing period for last year. According to
figures compiled by Coroner Bullock
since January l, there have been II |
killed in railroad accidents, 16 by auto |
mobile, two by street cars and one by |
motorcycle.