Middletown transcript., 1922-11-25
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

In IHlS AND NEARBY POINTS
Joseph Berkm4n has purchased from
Morris Berg the building on Main street
occupied by the telephone company.
Three large dredges have started ex-
cavating the basin of the Chesapeake &
| Delaware Canal at Chesapeake City,
Md.
Mr.. Herbert Phillips has purchased
lot of Mr.. j. Wilson Merritt on West
Cochran street, where he will erect a
home for himself
A union Thanksgiving service will be
held in Forest Presbyterian Church
November 81, when Rev. Emory w.
Mcdowell will preach.
The Y. p. b. of Blackbrd M. E.
Church gave fried oyster and chicken
salad supper in the town on Friday
evening, Nov. 10th. Proceeds amount
ed to 5000.
General Alexander p. Cor bit, Odessa,
has been appointed by Governor
| Denney as a member of the State
Library Commission. succeeding Daniel
w. Corbit, deceased.
Mr.. Victor T. Joseph, of near town,
caught hawk that measured AZ inches.
This makes Mr., Joseph's twelfth hawk
of different varieties and two owls this
Fall, caught by steel traps.
The graduating class of the Univer-
sity of Delaware IS presenting the in
stltution with new lighting system
for The Commons, which it is expected
will be installed before Christmas.
The local Chamber of Commerce will
hold a meeting in the office of Daniel
w. Stevens next Monday evening,
Nov. 9th, at 7.30 clock. Important
business will be transacted at this
meeting.
Harry Wilson and four of his friends
over at Odessa, gave So each and form
ed a Jackpot" of $25 with which they
purchased high-cass rabbit dog. The
first three days of the open season they
killed SO rabbits.
Many tiocks of wild geese have been
flying over for the past week. They
come to the wheat fields for food. On
Mr.. Cleaver's farm north of town a
flock of about rs visit his wheat fed
daily. They seem to know they are
safe there, as Mr., Cleaver does not al
low hunting on his far II
Thousands of dollars worth of farm
products throughout the State will be a
total loss, on account of the prolonged
drought which has prevailed for several
months. While there have been a few
rainfalls, there hasn't been enough to
avert the danger that threatens late
crops. Streams are low and wells are
drying up in many places. Unless con-
diions change, more serious damage is
feared.
Mrs. L. Frank. Ellison and Mrs. Flor
ence G. Ellison, residing on farm:
northwest of Middletown, on the roac
leading to Chesapeake City, Nd. are
successful raisers of the mammoutf
bronze turkey, their flocks number IN
and their estimate value is $940 Th,
former raised so and the latter 40. L
is we'll worth drive out to see them
The major part of them will be PLACED
on the market for Thanksgiving din
ners.
, The Red Cross Roll Call is progress
ing at st. Georges and in the surround
ing territory. The committee, consist
ing of Mrs. j. H. 5. Gam, chairman
, and Beryl Crumpton. Gertrude Staats
Gertrude Lester and Mrs. Lulu Atwoo
, of st. Georges; Misses Emily Jones o
q kirkwood, and Maude Harvey of Sum
nit Bridge. have been calling upon tn
e people and Mrs. Gam reports that S
t far they are exceeding the report q
last year.
: A Parent-Teacher meeting was hel
u at st. Georges Tuesday night, preside
: over by Mrs. }. B. Cleaver, of Middle
q town, president of the State Paren
Teacher Association. The meeting WI
largely attended by the people of thu
vicinity and several officers of the Stat
association were present as well ;
some of the teachers from Delawal
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wood, Hickory Grove, Red Lion al