Middletown transcript., 1922-05-13
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

Smyrna Council has reduced the tax
rate from 85c to 75c on the hundred.
The dance given by the Chesapeake
City, Md, Fire Company last Friday |
evening netted about $50, it was stated.
1t is reported that dredging will be-
gin at the Chesapeake City, Md,
terminus of the c. & D. Canal in about
two weeks.
Mr.. Elwood Brown has purchased
the house on West Vain street, of Mrs.
w B. Biggs now tenanted by Mr. Wal
ter Beasten.
Arthur Ruley, colored, of Cecilton,
Md, has been sentenced to Is months
in the House of Correction for using
razor in quarrel.
The Womens Auxiliary of the
American Legion will hold Bake on
Saturday, May goth, at w. S. Lether-
bury's store on Main street.
The Pleasant Summit w. C. T. U.
will hold festival on the grounds of
Strasbaugh's cannery May 3lst, at Mt.
Pleasant. The public is invited.
Contractor John Garner has begun
working on the property OF Mr. B.
Frank Gallagher, on East Main street,
where he will erect modern dwelling
and storeroom.
Tomorrow Sunday, May IA, will be
Mothers Day. A white carnation is
the embematic flower, but other white
blossoms are often used. A white heart
will give the greatest honor.
Albert Kumpel, of Port Penn, has
leased the Augustine Beach Hotel for
the summer and is re-decorating the
interior. Several new lighthouses are
under construction at this beach.
By order of the Odessa Parent
Teacher Association sectional book
case has been added to Miss Scott s
room. in the public school, their library
having increased over 100 volumes.
Sturgeon are being caught in greater
numbers in the Delaware river than for
many years past. Five surgeons were
caught by Delaware City and four by
New Castle fishermen, during the past
week.
The grammar grades of the Middle
town Public School, held a bake in the
school building last Saturday, which
netted them the sum of SAP 0i. This
money will be used in beautifying the
rooms of the grammar grades.
The teacher and pupils of Middle
Neck School will hold "Clothes Pr
Social in the school building, saturday
evening, May goth. Ice cream, cake
candy and peanuts for sale. Proceed,
for school purposes. Everybody wei
come.
Lieut.. Harry Hickman and George
Giverson, of Port Penn. caught larg,
sturgeon in the river near that place
last week, which netted them when solt
the handsome sum of 1857. This is tn,
: largest sturgeon caught in that section
for many years.
Under The joint auspices of the Var
sity Club and the Footlights' Club
students of the University of Delaware
will present their annual spring froli
! in Wolf tall, Newark, on the evenin,
of May Is. The frolic will be know
0 as the blue He, Minstrels" and ther
will be number of specialties on tn
t program.
Delaware has more bearing eppl
trees to square mile than any othe
State in the country, it has been an
nounced by the census bureau of tn
u United States Department of Agricul
! ture. The apple tree distribution is 81
- to one square mile. New York rank
: second, with an average of 2S7 trees t
II one square mile. Virginia comes third
: with an average OF 255 trees, and tn
:! state of Washington ranks fourth wit
I" 100