Middletown transcript., 1922-06-17
HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

The bonus for soldiers of the United
States will cost about 3.845, $50, 481,
spread over period of 43 years from
next January.
Julian Foard has purchased the
Craven farm, known as Retirement
Farm" near town, formerly owned by
Richard r. Cochran, deceased.
Railroad freight rates will be reduced
on July l by amounts equal to 10 per
cent. of their present levels under de-
cision of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The troops at Fort DUPONT will have
evening parades and reviews every
Tuesday and Friday evenings at s. 40 P.
M. The band will be out in full force
at both the parades and all ball games.
The Clark farm of 1SO acres, near
Earlevile, M H., was sold at the Court
House door in Elkton, Md, on Tuesday
last, by Robert c. Thackery, Attorney.
to Nathaniel j. Williams. of this town,
for $4,000.
Reduction of second-class postage
rates, which were originally imposed as
war taxes, is provided for in bill, in
troduced in the House this week by
Representative Clyde Kelly, Republi-
can, of Pennsylvania.
Men and women voters of Delaware
interested in the educational activities
of the fourteen special school districts
of the State, are preparing for the an
nual elections, which will be held in
these districts to-day Saturday. June
18th.
Approximately $4,000 Delawareans
| filed income tax returns for $50 accord
ing to statistics at The Bureau of In.
ternal Revenue. The net income from
these Delawareans amounted to $685..
633, 32l, and the tax on this amount
totaled So. 122, OPS.
The monthly meeting of the Queer
Esther Society will be held next Tues
day evening, June Goth, at the home ot
Mrs. d. w. Stevens. Officers will b.
elected at this meeting and as this i.
the last meeting of the season, full
attendance is desired.
The Cecil County, Nd, Chapter
American Red Cross, has reported tina
the expense of maintaining county
nurse, including salary and supplies
was SO, 1892. A special effort is be
ing made to raise funds for the ensuing
year so that the Red Cross nurse can b,
maintained.
Beyond all doubt the present yea
| will go down as the greatest in value O
poultry raised, sold and on hand. Their
has never been such activity in the pro
duction of baby chicks, and il looks a
if the ready-to-lay pullet will have al
inning that will carry her score abov
any anticipated figure.
The State of Maryland on June
added to the high cost of gasoline whe
it began collection of tax of one cen
a gallon on gasoline used in motor We
hicles. The revenue will be used to re
duce long standing deficit of 81, 900,
600 in the maintenance fund of tn
State Roads Commission.
The commencement exercises of tn
Chesapeake City, Md, High Schoc
were held last Wednesday night. Tn
following graduates were awarded d
plomas: Elizabeth H. Mccoy, Messrs
George w. Houck Jr.. Clement Y
Vaughn. William G. Cooling. James .
Murray and John J, Pryor.
Governor Denny has announced tn
appointment of the following delegate
to the National Conference of Soci
Workers to be held at Providence, T
l., June 22-29: Miss Amy Wood, Mi.
Frances L. Range, Miss Mary A. Cook
and Miss Merle E. MacMahon, of Wi
mington; Miss Marie Lockwood, Nil
dleto vn; Mrs. e. R. Steele, Dover.