Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-01-28
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Teachers of Kent County Think II Tn
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necessary IN the School.
Special Correspondence EVENING JouReAr,
DOVER, jan. % The seventeenth
annual meeting of the Kent Count,
Teachers Institute began here Yesterday
afternoon. with large attendance
henry Ridgely, Jr., delivered the ad.
dress Of welcome. The afternoon was
taken up with discussion on the cues.
tion: Resolved, That the Public Schools
OF To-day Can Be Controlled Without the
kod. by Professors Carroll Gray.
trim and George Last evening a con
cert of half an hour by the
Norma Glee Club, followed with
an illustrated lecture on Life in Wash
ington by Mrs. Il. C. Monroe. was en-.
loysd To-dRy's session was spent In dis
cussions on topi relative to school
work and were entered into with much
interest. Tonight Mrs. Monroe will give
another illustrated lecture on .'Bevond
the mississippi" Tomorrow ev, ming
WIN Carleton will lecture. This session
promises to be very interesting one.
Central Lodge, No 10, K. Of P cele-
orated It's twenty-third anniversary 1t its
hall Ia Dyer's building last evening. The
following elaborate program was AZ.
ranged and rendered. Opening ode bv
choir; prayer, Rev. T. w. Gibson selec.
tim by the orchestra, address. j. 81
Tucker Of Wilmington; solo, Rev. Grant
G. fuller; P. g. Z. Q SALISBURY J. Wiley
OF Wilmington made the address of the
evening touching on the most important
points relating to the order. N. q.
utchins read the statistics Of the
lodge; q chorus by the choir was
followed by recitation BY Miss
sallie Shaw; a solo by Mrs IL Wolcott
an address by Rev G. @. Tul,er: and !
auett by Messrs. Alsip and Rogers Of
clayton. At this point several extern
poraneous speeches were made by q. O
Carpenter, Wesley Webb, Rev. NJ n
fixes. George M Jones, Hugh Enrieht
ana others. Music was interspersed
which greatly enlivened the occasion At
the close of the entertainment the
guests were bounteoualy served with ice
cream and cake, which all ate with a
relish.
Yesterday morning as Alexander g oft
was IN his way to the pond to haul ice his
horses in some way became frightened
and came running down State street at a
high rate OF speed. When Opposite the
Court House the body Of the wagon be-
came loose and fell to the ground, the
horses, however sped on with the single
tree attached to them, but were stopped
when they reached Hayes's hill without
further damage.
Yesterday morning an old man by the
name of Argo was found lying along the
road near the marsh. IL is supposed he
either froze to death or died from heart
disease with which he was sufferer.
Mrs. James Phillips died at the resi-
dence of her sister, Mrs James H. Vain.
Yesterday morning. She had been in
poor health for some time. She wa SO
years old.
Clayton F. Hawkins, formerly Of this
town and well known throughout the |
state, died at his home near Hartley yes
tesday. BE bad cancer on his face,
which had nearly eaten it away. He was
66 years old. Interment viii be made TO-
morrow In this town.
Captain Thomas Draper and James
Clifton are both III at their homes on
South State street.
The tenth annual session Of the Col
pred Preachers Institute will be held in
this town In Buttons Hall on February
7, 4, and
Several persons filed their ice houses
yesterday with ~ inch ice from Silver
Lake.
Mrs s G. Rowan OF Philadelphia is
visiting her parents, James Kerbin and
wife.
Miss Elva Collins has returned from
ner extended trip to Wye, Md.