Middletown transcript., 1922-02-04
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

in THIS AND NEARBY POINTS
Muskrat trapping is almost at a
standstill, as the heavy ice and snow
makes trapping very difficulty.
The farm of the late W. NJ. Cox near
st. Georges has been sold to George X.
Snedeker. of that town, for sc, $50.
After being on short rations for few
days, the soldiers at Fort Delaware
have received food from Fort dupont.
A marked rise in the canned goods
market has prompted sales by packers
during the past and present week it is
reported.
Cecilton, Md, has newly formed
athletic association with J. C. Rowan,
President; William H. Jones. Secre-
tary, and Miss Mary Burris, Treasurer.
/ Charged with breaking into and rob-
tbing the home of Mrs. Jennie Rhoades,
near Warwick, Md, John Colbert, COL
ored, was arrested and lodged in Elkton
jail.
| Farmers have about finished filling
their ice houses for the season and
report very abundant supply of ice
measuring from to 8 inches in thick
ness.
julius Clayton, for the past three
years teller at the Chesapeake City
National Bank, has resigned and the
duties are being looked after by James
8. Hopper.
San uel Slant. youngest son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Slant, of Townsend
who was operated on for appendicitis
last week at the Delaware Hospital is
improving.
The cold wave last week gave the
young folks more good skating. which
was ended by the big snow. Coasting
and sleighing have been the favorite
winter sports.
John M. Reed, Chesapeake City,
Md, merchant. who recently was ap-
pointed postmaster. has disposed of his
business and entered upon his new
duties February l.
New Castle County employed SO men
on Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week in removing snow from the roads
leading from Middletown to Odessa and
Middletown to Warwick.
The Park Hotel property in Chesa-
peake City was sold Friday at the
Court House door in Elkton by E. Kirk
Brown, Esq, Attorney, to Mrs.
Leonard Pryor, for 1920.
The wild fowl season closed Tuesday
after much fine sport. As the river is
in excellent condition for ice shooting,
nearly every man who owned an iceboat
took advantage of the last day.
During the first of the week the loca
physicians experienced great difficulty
in reachicg their out-of-town patients,
owing to the roads being blocked by
the heavy snow storm of Saturday.
A Ford coupe being driven by young
lady turned over on the Odessa roat
early Friday morning. Fortunately
the driver was uninjured and the only
damage done to the car was that one
fender was slightly bent.
O'Connell and Sons, who are making
the fill for the DUPONT road between
Smyrna and Duck Creek recently dug
up two skeletons. 1t is supposed tina
they were victims of smallpox during
the epidemic in Smyrna abo 1t 20 year.
, ago.
There are large number of useless
dogs running about town. They are n,
good to their owners and no good to tn
community at large. They keep up
barking and yelping at night, scar
children. and make themselves a nui
. sance in general.
| Rev. j. C. Mccoy, pastor of st
Georges M. E. Church, was given
surprise donation at his home, las
1uuisudy evening, ny H1eIperS VI III
congregation and their friends, about 7
persons attending. Many handsom
and valuable presents were received
with a well-filled purse.
At meeting held in the home of DR.
Arts, in Smyrna, a Girls Reserv
. Corps of the Y. W. G. A. was organize
by Miss Mabel Krall, field secretary
The following officers were elected
Mrs. B. Bruce Cosden. leader; Mis-
, Anna B. Beckett, chairman; Miss M
! Collins, president; Miss Margaret Hill
treasurer; Miss Rachel Stevens, secre