Middletown transcript., 1922-03-18
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

April has been designated by Gov
ernor Denney as Arbor and bird day.
The continued warm weather is draw
ing many anglers to the banks of the
Chesapeake & Delaware canal.
Rev. E. w. Caswel will preach at
st. Paul's M. e. Church, at Odessa, on
Sunday, Marcn 26th, at IL A. M.
An Altar Guild has been organized by
the ladies of st. Stephens Church,
Cecillon. Mrs. Lusby is president
The Women's College was opened
Monday after having been closed for
ten days as the result of one of the
students developing scarlet fever.
The Red Men, of CecIlton, Md, gave
their annual banquet in the Community
House on Monday night. A large crowd
was present and everyone seemed to
have an unusually good time.
Washington Camp, No. IL, P. O. S.
of A., of Fort Penn, entertained Wash
ington Camp, No. 9, of this town, Mon
day evening at the lodge rooms. Leroy
O'Neill was initiated into the lodge.
Twenty riders of the St. Georges Sec
tion, enjoyed hunt of fox, bagged
a. iLoi CWood oICNc dIu lOUSeu near ol.
Georges. The dogs We're called off,
near the Maryland line, in the evening
Plans for the proposed new Odd Fe-
lows Hall at Delaware City have been
submitted and the contract will be put
out in the early part of April. 1t is
said the building will cost about $2j, 600.
William c. Brooks, of Pencader hun
dred, former representative in the Cen
eral Assembly will be candidate for
the Republican nomination tor coroner
in New Castle County, according to his
friends
The regular meeting of the Woman s
Auxiliary of the American Legion will
be held at the home of the preside 1T,
Miss Bernice Metten, Monday evening,
March 10th. All members are urged tu
be present.
The girls Basketball team represent
ing Mlddletown High School lost to New
Castle High in closely contested game
Wednesday, March 8th, played by boys
rules. Refereed by home talent. Score
being to 5.
While cranking an automobile in
Odessa on Monday, Mr.. Herman John
son, of delaware City, had his wrist
broken. Mr.. johnson was taken to
Delaware Hospital, Tuesday, where the
broken member was set.
From present indications a new high
school building is assured Delaware City
before the opening OF next years ses-
sion. Influential taxpayers are advo-
eating the project and children are
writing essays on the subject.
Mrs. Nellie B. Rec !, postmstress at
Chesapeake City, for the past several
years, being recently succeeded by John
M. Reed, has entered the mercantile
business, having bought the store of
Mrs. Margaret Mckenney, in that town.
A meeting of The Mlddetown Ath-
leuc Association, will be held in the
office of ID. w. Stevens, on ,londay
evening, March Goth. at 7.30 p. NJ.
Plans Tor re-organizlng the base ball
team for the 1922 season, will be talked
over. Please be present
Dr. and Mrs. Warren S. P. Combs
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Elias M.
Shalcross and sons Billy and Fred, at
the eighth birthdays of their son
Warren and Master Billy Shallcross.
On saturday afternoon Mrs. Shallcross
eHlei iIdiieu a lew VI Diiy lTlenuS III
honor of the same occasion.
The Citizens Hose Company, Smyrna,
at their regular meeting Monday even
ing decided that they would be COM
PEELED to discontinue attending fire calls
IN the country which would require the
fire engine service. The inspector fol
the American La France Fire Engine
has just made complete inspection OF
the apparatus and found it in very bac
shape, due to running over heavy
| roads.