Middletown transcript., 1922-05-27
HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

for the summer vacation on June 7.
The Woman's Auxiliary cleared near.
| ly $25 at their bake held lasted Satur.
day.
Tuesday, May 80. being Memorial
Day and legal holiday, the banks and
public Offices will be closed.
A moving picture machine has been
purchased and is being inst lalle1 in the
Cecilton, Md, Community House.
John C. Stuckert of ST. Georges, has
amt unced his candidacy for State
Senator on the Republican ticket from
the Fifth Representative district.
Pride of Delaware Council, Daugh-
ters of America, will hold their annual
strawberry festival in Odd Fellows
Hall, st. Georges, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, June and 8.
The Middletown branch of the Ameri-
can Legion, assisted by the Woman 3
Auxiliary will hold strawberry festi-
val on Thursday evening, June 9Th.
Tne Legion hopes to secure the Aca-
deny grounds for the occasion.
The Levy Court of New Castle
County and the Town Council of Town
send appeared before the State High
Way Commission, at Dover, Thursday
afternoon, and requested State aid for
a road passing through Townsend.
Mrs. T. Gilpin Massey, OF Whining
ton, was painfully injured in an auto
mobile accident one mile below Mar
shalton Monday night. She was Sc.
verey cut about the head, body and
limbs. but her condition is not consider
ed serious.
The "Oid Maids Association, given
by Odessa talent in the New Century
Club last Thursday evening cleared
SlO. This money is to be divided be-
tween st. Paul's M. E. Church Odessa,
and the Middletown Parent Teacher
Association.
Mrs. Cove Voshell, who operates a
farm near st. Georges, is experiment
ing hard luck so far as her live stock is
concerned. Tuesday a valuable colt
fell and broke its neck, which makes
five horses that Mrs. Voshell has lost
within month.
Mr.. Albert Knmpel has leased the
hotel at Augustine Beach for this sea-
son aud will open his house to the pub
lie on Decoration Day. MIR. kumpel will
also give dance in the pavilion at that
place on the same evening, and has
engaged Holloway's orchestra to fur
nish music.
Those who are closely watching the
tomato canned goods trade are advising
farmers to plant large acreages of to-
matoes for the canning factories
These persons are predicting that the
entire stock of canned tomatoes in the
United States will be used by August
lst, at the rate that it is going at the
present.
Charged with shooting David Film
game, farmer of near Chesapeake e
City, Monday last, John Harris neigh
boring farmer, was given a hearing,
Saturday, before Justice Scotten, and
held for the Septembor term of court
Harris, admitted shooting Fillingame,
alleging he was too intimate with his,
Harris, wife.
Arthur Mcdonnell, of Townsend, en-
ployed by Scott and Wells. contractors,
was working on the new bridge at the
entrance to St. Georges on the road
leading to Delaware City, Monday,
when portion of concrete road caved
in and fell on his left foot breaking his
ankle. He was taken to Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington.
Clarence Gould, president of Wash
ington College, Chestertown, Md. will
deliver the address at Cecilton High
School Commencement, June 8. Rev. T.
r. Vandyke will address the graduates
and Rev. M. M. Goldie will present the
diplomas. Rev. Mr.. Goldie will preach
the sermon to the graduates in St.
Stephens Chapel, Sunday, June 4.
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