Evening journal., 1893-06-16
STATE CAPITAL AFFAIRS
Enthusiastic Meeting Of Pc
ninsula Fruit-Growers.
HORSE ATTAoKs RpU pprTTvMAN
HORSE ATTACKS REV. PRETTYMAN.

vicious Animal, Possessed of Seven
Devils, Gives tho Minister a Surprise
aud Several BruIses-The Fruit-Grow-
ers OF the Peninsula Take Formal
Action for the sale of the Luscious
Peach.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DoyER, June 16 The Peach growers
convention met here yesterday morning,
pursuant TO a call issued two weeks ago.
The meeting was opened at 10 o'clock in
the court room OF the Court House, and
organized by electng Thomas b.
Coursey, president, and Wesley Webb,
secretary The following vice presidents
were also named For Delaware-New
Castle county. Serlck Shallcross; Kent,
Samuel w. Derby; Sussex, Colonel Z.
l.. Martin For Maryland-Cecil county,
George w. Lockwood Kent, j. s.
Harris; Queen Annes, DR.. A. E. Sudler:
Talbot, j. l. Barney; Caroline, J. B.
Dukes; Dorchester, l. H. Wright;
Wieomico, William IL Jackson Somerset,
Hon. S. l.. Walters; Worcester, Hon.
q. w Covington.
AT the afternoon session, COMMITTEES
appointed 20 prepare business reported
through their chairman, J. A. Fulton, =
set of resolutions six in number, regard
Ing the fruit question. The first rssolu-
ton was:
''That a committee Of Eve managers be
appointed by this meeting, whose duty
it shall be TO collect and disseminate
such information az they may be- able TO
obtain relative to handling the fruit crop
Of the present season, and said commit
tee shall be charged especially with the
duty Of opening and supplying near
markets, aud thereby distributing the
fruit as far and wide as practicable.
Said committee may also appoint a sub.
committee for each shipping station when
deemed advisable.
After some further remarks the reso-
luton was adopted.
The second resou tion was TO ''pro.
vide for an agent competent and capable
TO distribute such fruit and that he
should receive compensation Of 80 a
day for his work
Some objection was raised to the
amount of compensation, IL being the
inclination on the part Of some that 50
WAS sufficient. II however wac made &c.
The third resolution was Resolved,
That every fruit grower be asked to
contribute 81 for every thousand trees
they have in bearing this year for the
purpose Of defraying expenses of agent
and other necessaries
An amendment WAS offered providing
chat the fruit-growers be entitled to all
benefits occurring from this organiza-
tion. This resolution and amendment
after some remarks by the members
was adopted.
| Tho okf,ar -.r.1r,f f,.,- = cr...H IL. t....
on the subject of the distribution and
sale OF the fruit, which, together with
the rest, were unanimously adopted
There was not 90 large an attendance
at the meeting as was expected, but great
interest was manifested by those who
were in attendance.
Secretary Wharton Hurt IN a Runaway.
On Wednesday evening last as secre-
tary Of the State Fair Association John
B. Wharton and his cousin Ernest were
driving along the road toward Mr..
Wharton's house in Jones's Neck, ona of
tho front wheels came OFF aud scared the
horse which started to run, and in so do
ing threw Mr. Wharton out and sprained
his ankle. His cousin Ernest scrambled TO
the back OF the wagon TO get out and In
the attempt he was also thrown out aad
II Nlie "a NAt MANEl0 tNaotQ NNtI HIS UP tAhd-
ing considerable pain besides fracturing
some Of the small bones Medical aid
was sumoned for both men.
Rev. Prettyman's Battle with Horse.
What might have been another serious
accident occurred yesterday afternoon
4 about oclook on the farm Of q Mr. Jolly
on the Bay road. Rev. @. w. Prettyman,
Of seaford, and his nephew. drove
@ out to this farm TO look at
a horse which Mr. Prettyman had
8 thought of buying. On seeing the horse
: it looked so gentle and friendly that It
could be patted on the head without its
e anchug Mr. Prettyman, desiring to
o see the speed of the horse, went toward
g 70 and made a gesture for il to start,
r when the animal turned on him, rearing
up and putting his two front feet on his
d shoulders. Mr.. Prettyman struck the
o horse a blow on the nose when he again
Il threw up his foot and struck him vic,
e lent blow on the left arm, cutting hole
IT in his clothing and breaking the skin on
his arm. After this action of the horse
IS Mr.. Prettyman told the owner that hs
didn't care to purchase the horse.
y Social Affairs at the Capital.
a. Mrs. Eliza Crouch and her daughter
a Mrs. Eva Benson and child, Of Whining
Ne ton. are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. 2. l.. Fountain, of New York, Il
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Cove S
Wilson.
Quite a number Of Dover's younl
% people went to Woodland Beach yester
~ - day.