Daily Republican., 1883-08-21
EDITORS AND TEACHERS.
Annual Meeting Of the Two AssO-
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Special correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN.
REHoBoTH, Del, August 20, 1885,
The trains to-day arrived with large
number Of newspaper men, with their
wives, and quite number OF school
teachers, this being the day set apart for
the annual meeting of he Peninsuii,
Press Association, aud State Teachers
Association, in consequence Of which
the hotels are filled
In all there were about 100 new arri
walls today, about seventy members OF
the Trac hers Association and thirty
newspaper men. Among the latter We
noticed George T. Melvin, of the Denton
journal; James Il. farrell, EastOn Star;
Harry j. Hopkins, Easton Ledger;J. B.
Clark, Sussex Journal II. Greeley
Knowles, Rehoboth Record Louder.
bough, State Sentinel W. Scott Way,
Middletown Transcript; f. l.. Phelps
Smyrna Record C. G. Woolall, Ches-
ter own Transcript ; W. z. Corsa, Mil.
ford Chronicle Chas W. McFee, Della
ware Democrat +. n. Nallandigham,
of the Wilmington Every Evening; F.
W. Reeve, of the REPUBLICAN,, and &.
p. johnson, formerly of the Gazette.
The remainder of the press associa-
zion are expected to arrive tomorrow.
The literary entertainment announces
for this evening was postponed untll
the party EN- barked on the steamer for
New York, which will be- on Wednes-
day. Tomorrow afternoon the business
meeting VIII be- held and i'll the evening
a grand hop will be given at the Bright
House, which will be on a grand scale.
A tter an early dinner on "Wednesday
the party will leave here for Lewes,
where they will visit places OF note in
that ancient town after which they will
tor New York.
Arriving in that civ they will do up
Coney Island, Long Branch and PAGES
OF note along the Hudson, returning
home by rail about Friday.
The weather is very fine at this time
and il it continues good time i, cx-
pecte,l. The hotel ploprietors are enter
prising men and DO everything IN their
power for the comfort Of the CUES 5.
Both the Bright and Douglass houses
are full up, while the Henlopen ha,
quite number Of guests. TIE latter
is a very fine hotel "A full description OF
which will appear in future letter
THE TEACHERS.
The first meeting OF the Teachers
Association took place This evening
in the chapel, at which time
W,.l1 I lf.I
number Of original poems, which were
Of an interesting character. He is from
Poughkeepsie, n. y. and well known
i'll Wilmington. He is IA lawyer as well
as a poet and is also a celebrated
lecturer. Tomorrow evening he viii
deliver his kcelebrated lecture ul.
g Womanhood and Shakespeare. The
principal part OF the program for 1h-
week, will consist of reports of com
mittees. reading Of tho various subj et1s,
discussions on educational topics, AL.
dresses, etc.
The meeting promises to be interest
ing as well az instructive. Among the
prominent persons present who are in.
terested in ,ducation is State Superin-
tendents, Williams and Carpenter, ex.
superintendent J. II. Groves, Rev. j.
L. Polk, Prof. A. A Benton, Of Della.
ware College, W. W Blr>all, and H
+. Conrad, Of Wl)m;ng'o,, !. Z, Car
roll and Rev. Dl. Caldwell, "! Dover
Prof. G. $. Conweil, W. l.. Goulng
conference Academy, Prof. ". A
Reynolds, d. ). Purnel and many
others. The association will adjourn OF
Friday.
Among the visitors here are E. S. X
Butler, Mrs. Annie + Bach, Miss An
tie Conrad, Mrs. W. Y. Swiggett ant
daughter Annie, Mrs. H. y. Grubb, Mr.
NJ. +. Riley, Miss Ella Riley, Miss An
ME Gem, B. G. Pparce and family, Ma,
Lichtenstein and sister, aud Il numbe
If others from Wilmington. }. Mirc'
Houston, State Treasurer: j. AI-xandr
Fulton, ESD. of Dover, McKen re-
DOwnllam, of Georgetown, -xSherit
Isaac Grubb and many others.
The bathing here is superb and tn
place one tha, should he well patron
ized
Mrs. Shock, wife of Commodore Shock
Of the L. S. n, at Washington, wh'
have fine cottage here, died on Satnr
day evening, after long illness, she
having been an invalid tor ST. !era
years. She WAS taken to Washington
this morning for interment.
In consequence OF her death, tn" hol
aunonnced totak- place at the iirnIu
pen House on Saturday evening, wa
postponed, as Mr. Shock i> one Of H.
stockholders Of the hotel.
Professor Richie, Bonay, and Brow
furnish excellent music AT the Heniope
and give parlor concerts every evening
which are highly appreciated by III
, guests. MORE AMOS.