Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-13
TO MARKET THE PEACH CROP.
The Growers Arrangements Going
on Very Favorably.

Clerk Layton Awards the Contract for
Printing the House Journal TO the
'Delawarean"--Stats Capital Personal
Notes.
Special Correspondents Of Gazette and Journal
DOVER, July THE managing COM
mittee of the Peninsula Peach Growers
attendance. The reports made by the
solicitors appointed to secure funds for
extending the market and procuring pur-
chasers Of fruit was very favorable. The
committee now feels fully justified in
going forward and completing the arrange
ments. A meeting will be held next Mon
day, when the extent of the canvas for
opening new markets will be determined
and canvassers appointed. The indications
now point to the largest peach crop ever
grown on the Peninsula. The committees
estimate of the crop is about the same as
the one made by |. N. Mills.
State Treasurer Burnite has adjusted the
salaries of all State officials. SO that the
quarter SHALL begin the LIST of July, octo-
Der, January and April.
John Scuce was arraigned before Squire
Jester, yesterday, charged with ,burglariz-
ing the store of w. s. Hardcastle at Ches-
void on two occasions. Scuce was re-
manded to Jail in default of 500 bail in
each case.
Clerk Layton or the House Of Repre-
sentatives of the late General Assembly
has awarded the contract for printing the
House journal to the Delawarean.
u. g. Packard of near town has been
selling large quantities of scarlet clover
seed throughout the United States this
year. He received two orders recently
| amounting TO 81, 900 each.
An interesting game of baseball was
played on the Academy grounds yesterday
afternoon, between the two clubs of this
town, the Juniors and the Seniors. The
Juniors have just organized, and won their
| first game by score of IL to IL. Victor
CLARK and Willie Richardson were the bat
terry for the winning club, and Honey and
West for the Seniors. The winning run
was made in the last inning, with only one
| man out.
Superintendent Tindal and Professor
| Carroll opened their Summer School of
| Methods this week, and have about 50 in
| attendance.
The Dover Town Council has renewed
the contract with the gas company to keep
the street lamps burning all night, and has
increased the number IL.
Personal Samuel Iseman, who has been
engaged here for the past three years, left
| yesterday for Philadelphia, He will make
| West Point. Va, his future home-Mr.
| and Mrs. r. H. Vandyke, Misses Sallie
| and Annie Wise, Miss Nandyke and Miss
| Julia Jones have gone to Chicago TO visit
the Worlds Fair--John Green and family
of Philadelphia, have been visiting E. b.
Loudcrbough-Miss Hance and Miss Ella
Crawford of Wilmington are the guest OF
/ Miss Minnie Schabinger-Miss Mary Reg
lister is visiting at Ardmore, Pap. l.
Cooper, Jr., and wife have been visiting
friends here-Prof w. l.. Gooding and
family are at Rehoboth--Mr. Zeigler Of
New York is visiting friends here-Miss
Blanche Wright of Warwick, Nd, ha:
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Wright
Misses Bertha Lewis and Belle Tod6
are visiting friends at Pomona, Md.-Mrs
I. ]. Collins and daughter Lizzie are in
Philadelphia Miss Elma Euiings O
Bridgeton, n. j., is visiting Mrs. Il. l.
Jones-Mrs. Warren Harper and daughte
Annie of Camden, N. j., are visiting her
Prof. z. Hamm leaves Monday for TIT
Worlds Fair-Mrs. l.. NJ. Wright an,
children are visiting relatives in Pennsyl
vania-Mrs. Aaron Marshall of Lewes j
visiting her mother here-Mrs. Ami
Rodney and daughter May are the guest
of Mrs. Edward Burton-Robert Murph,
of Indiana, is visiting his parents here
Mrs. Virginia Fem of Yonkers, N. Y, j
visiting here parents near town-Loui
0stertag of Washington, d. c., is visitin
his brother here-Miss Annie d. Green
visiting in Philadelphia. Reese Frazie
Of Trenton. N. j., has been home visitin
his parents.