Middletown transcript., 1922-05-06
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items ol
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

Full moon Thursday of next week,
May II.
Prestly Goeghegan has been elected
clerk of Council at Delaware City.
Construction of the State and coun-
ty road from st. Georges to Port Penn
has begun.
The U. S. Senate on Monday confirm
ed the appointment of William A.
Brown as postmaster at Cecilton.
A bake will be held at the school
building today (-aturday) by the gram
mar grades of the Middletown school.
Owens Laws Co., of Baltimore has
been awarded the contract for con-
crete road between Earlevlle and
Cecilton. Md, at $50, ,9S9 so.
The Friends High School base ball
team visited Middletown, Tuesday
afternoon aid defeated the local high
school team by the score 10 to 6.
A large number of our people attend
ed the vaudeville performance given by
the Tall Cedars in the Plaza Theatre,
at Milford on " ednes lay evening.
The American Legion and the Wo-
mans Auxiliary will hold ''progres-
sive game party. in the New Century
Club House on The evening of May 10Th.
The first sturgeon caught at Della
ware City this year was taken by Mich
ael Rhein and partner. 1t contained
about 45 pounds of roe, worth So a
pound.
| Rev. Kenneth J. Foreman has resign
ed as supply pastor of the Chesapeake
City Presby terian Church and will go tc
Montreal N c., to teach in summer
school.
The Standard Bearers of Bethesda M
E. Church will hod their social anC
business meeting at the home of Mrs
Edward Records, Monday evening, May
Sth, at o'clock.
The Pleasant Summit ". C.. T. U
will hold its next meeting Thursday af
ternoon, May l1th. a. the home of Mis-
Maud Harvey. All members are re
quested to be present.
The Sewing Circle of Summit M. E
Church has elected the officers Presi
dent, Mrs. Ollie Clark; vice president
Mrs. Frank Kronemier; secretary, Mrs
Susan Roberts; treasurer, Mrs. Nell
Colt.
The Odessa baseball team has issue
invitations for box social followed b.
dance at the Town Hall, May II. TIL
Cecllton Orchestra will have charge o
the music. Proceeds will be used fo
the teams new suits.
Professor w. A. Wilkinson. directo
of the University Summer School ar
nounced that arrangements are bein
made to have large radio set installe
in Wolf Hall for the benefit of tn
Summer School the coming summer.
The Daughters of America Council
No. 5, of Townsend, will give bake
the Restaurant of 9. c. Clark tn
Saturday evening, for benefit of til
Council. All are invited to come to tn
sale as there will be plenty of cak'
pies ami other goodies tor sale.
H. Clay Philips & Son have had
large force of men at work during tt
r past week, repairing the dwelling (
DR.. E. M. Vaughan, which was bad
damaged by fire on Apr. 9th. Mr..
w. Johns has secured the contract
make repairs to the Woods proper
J. which was also badly burned during Il
e fire which destroyed the Opera Hou
% building.
- Several dog owners, of Delawa
e City, were surprised and grieved Tue
q day morning, Oil lesrning of the my
ia terious deaths of their pets. lar
Il shepherd dog, owned by Frank Coilir
a was found dead on Fourth street ne
N Clinton. The dog although known
;. pup, was the largest dog in toy
and was sort of municipal pet. bel
everybodys friend.