Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-20
CHICKEN THIEVES CAUGHT.
A Citircn Receivers tho stolen Contents Of
HIS chicken House with pimouity
Electric Light Proposition.

HIS Chicken House with niMculty-An
Electric Light Proposition.
Special Correspsndcnoc Eveuinr Journal.
DovER. Del. Aug. So-On Thursday
evening Enoids kerbin. residing on Gov.
ernor avenue. heard q noise in his chicken
house As there was q disturbance q
a little farther up the stree,
he did not 40 out 10 see
what The trouble was then Yesterday
morning on going out into the yard he
found no chickens there Being salts
ficd as % who the thieves were. he
started ont 90 look for them. Ia the
meantime the robbers. who proved 20 be
several coiorcd boys. had taken the chick
ems TO stone I'm the town 90 sell. where
upon the store keeper suspectmg that
something was wrong. kept the chickens
and told the bows 90 20 and find cut what
they wanted Tor them Alr kerbin
meantime. saw the boys and questioned
them about the chickens and they, be-
coming frightened told where they were.
The stolen fowls were afterwards Sc
cured
The halls Of the mems building OF the
Conference Academy are undergoing a
thorough renovating and painting.
The sympathies Of the people Of the
town are becoming aroused over Delmar's
calamity and liberal response Is being
made TO the pressing demands Tor help
r. NJ and w. T. Johnson. electricians,
have purchased an interest in the Dover
Gas Light company and propose. during
the coming fall, 70 introduce electric
lighting In connection with the gas
works. A proposition viii be made to
the town council at its next meeting to
substitute electric lights for the
present street lamps, with arc lights on
LOckerman street.
The Mechanics Band. of this town,
has been engaged to play at the Della
ware State Fair this year This new
band is growing In efficiency rapidly.
Rev. J. +. Stonecipher and Rev NJ. p.
Fixes have returned from their vaca.
ton and viii occupy their respective pull
pits tomorrow. Mr.. Fixes morning
sermon will be, cold gems reset, taken
from the treasure chest of Romans
The evening discourse will be- "The sen.
timents Of riotous mob
William Fisher. contractor has com
pleted his work On tLe addition TO the
public school building. and the painter,
are now putting on the finishing touches
The school will open September o.
Rev. Homer Smith. d. d., PHI D., o
the OHIO conference, will preach al
Wyoming a. IT, church tomorrow morn
ing.
Joseph Levi is spending few days al
Ocean City.
Personai-Mrs. Ellen Waller is visit
ing relatives IN Philadelphia Mrs w
r. Guser, of Philadelphia, is visiting her
mother here.-Mlss Bertha Jones i.
visiting Bridgeton. ~ misses Maggie
and May Norman. Of Lewcs, are visiting
Mrs C. B. kellum Miss Gay Nicker
son, Of Camden, ~ j.. is &siting Mrs. l.
C.. Eager Misses Lizzie and Belle
Reynolds. of Wilmington. and Miss Lol
Gary, Of Port Deposit. are guests o
/ Mrs James H. Todd Thomas s. Clarl
and family have returned from Reno
both.-Miss Josephine Bateman is visit
I ing in Pennsylvania. j. w Hall AM
/ family have returned from Atianti
! Ciiy-Miss Lila Cole Is the CUES
Of Miss Ella Jones at Rehoboth
Mrs. William Riggs Of Wi
mington is visiting relatives here. Mrs
Rachel Craig. Of Philadelphia. is visitin
| Miss Emma Jump Misses Della Drape
and Ella Dewess are visiting ia Maryland
James II. Hughes and Henry Ridgely
Jr, have returned from the Catskil
mountains. Professor w. T. Smith. OF
Philadelphia. who has been spending som
time here. returned home yesterday
Miss Annie Greene. In company with Mis-
Jennie Jones, Of Philadelphia, will maxi
an extended trip through Pennsylvani
and New Jersey
AT the A. p Church camp tomorrow
held on their grounds on Governor
avenue. Rev Thomas H. Lewis, ID. ID.
president Of Western Maryland college
1 viii preach both morning and evening.