Middletown transcript., 1922-01-28
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS


Mr.. and Mrs J. E. Walls have moved
INTO their handsome new home on South
Broad street
Navigation on the canal is practically
at standstill. because of the ice Jams
at several oints.
About 80 residents of ST. Georges
and vicinity have filled their ice hou ses.
The recent cold spell gave them four to
six-inch ice.
James Pippin, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Pippln. of Bohemia Manor, and
Miss Mary Blansfield, of the same
place, were married in Elkton, Md, on
Tuesday evening.
Because of some repairs that must be
done to the lock at st. Georges the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal will be
closed at midnight on January 20, to re-
main closed for about week.
Large flocks of wild geese have been
feeding in the wheat fields of this Sec
ton for several weeks and some of our
gunners' have succeeded in baggng sew
eral of them at various times.
Herman Robinson was elected hook
keeper at the Fruit Growers National
Bank, Smyrna, last Tuesday. He has
been one of the rural mail carriers
from Smyrna for several years.
The first case of scarlet fever of the
year at St. Georges developed in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Rash,
this week, when their daughter Agnes,
l3 years old, was stricken with the dis
ease.
Miss Ida M. l.. Voss, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery G. Voss. and Mr..
Leroy Cole, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
ue Cole. Jr.. both of Smyrna, We're
married by Rev. Ransom P. Nichols.
this week.
The construction of large storage
plant by the Diamond Ice and Coal
Company, Wilmington, at St. Georges,
is assured by the company. The bus-
ness office at st. Georges will be in the
Delaware Trust Building.
Smyrna Legion has elected the fol-
lowing officers: Grant G. Garis, post
commander; Creadick Ennis, vice-con-
mander; Augustus A. Wick, adiutant;
Davis Bartlett, finance officer; Elwood
Bartlett. historian; Stout Bickling, ser
geant-at-arms.
The Glasgow and Elkton Clubs en-
joyed fox hunt on last Thursday The
fox was turned loose by the little son of
julius Laws, And was given start of
about Is minutes. Then the hounds
were loosened, and after an exciting
chase the fox was holed.
The coolest weather of the winter
visited this section this week and the
thermometer registered degrees above
zero Thursday morning. Skating on
Silver Lake is reported as being fine,
and those owning ice houses are making
preparations to fill them.
A strange negro who gave the name
Raymond Moody, was tried at ST.
Georges before Squire Benjamin Vinton
last Thursday evening, charged with
the theft of harness and a wagon from
Edgar Carrow, of st. Georges. He was
committed to the workhouse.
Pleasant Summit w. C. T. U. will
hold the next meeting at Mrs. Ida
Daniels on Thursday afternoon, Feb
ruary I'd Red Letter Day" for
Frances Willard Feb. II, will be OBJ
served. A musical entertainment is be-
ing prepared for the social hour.
The Chesapeake City Cornet Band
has re-organized under the name of the
Chesaleak Volunteer Company Band
The officers elected are Winfield Broad.
way. president; John broadway, vice
pre- esldent; Frank Fillingame, treasurer;
John Segar, leader; John W. Hudson,
secretary.
When times are dull and people are
not advertising, says John Wanamaker,
ha yTnr hnf ndx ttctt, fr
should be the heaviest" Such Is the
advice given by Americas merchant
prince. Some traders say it does not
pay to advertise. They think they
know more than Wanamaker.
Plans have been made for the OPEN
ing of weekly moving picture show in
the Delaware Trust Building, St.
Georges. The opening show will take
place this Saturday evening, and all
receipts exceeding the cost of produc-
tion will be for the benefit of the Home
and School Association at that place.
Invitations have been extended to the
farmers in Kent and Sussex counties to
attend the dairy automobile tour to be
conducted by the New Castle Farm Bu-
reau on Thursday, February 2. The
| farmers from the two lower counties
will be met at Middletown, ON the train
which arrives here at rs in the morn
ing.
Owing to several dogs having beer
bitten, the Town Commissioners, o1
Chesapeake City. Md, have ordered
Baliff Ruben Hevelow to kill all dogs
running the streets. Several have al
ready been killed. Charles Tatman, sor
of Mr.. and ars. Palmer Tatman, wa:
bitten by one of the dogs while coast
ing on hill near town.
A musicale was given at Delaware
City Century Club. last Thursday even
ing in charge of Mrs. c. w. jefferson
chairman of music. The main featur,
of the evening was vocal solo by Mr.
James Challenger, of New Castle
Mrs. R. c. Pitzer gave recitation. A
duet on piano and mandolin was givel
by Miss Mason and Mr.. +. j. Heck.
The following men have enlisted il
the army at Fort dupont recently an,
were assigned to duty with the Thr
Company, C. A. C.: Walter Loynds
Howard A. Burk, James L. Watson
Louis Settine, Victor J. Kaufman. Viii
liam J. Eamsey, Joseph E. Corcoran
Daniel Denuth. Joseph W. Denney an
John E. Goldsborough, all of Chester
Pa.
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