Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-03

evening sessions will no held. The pro
gramme includes papers by leading sue
oessful men In Delaware and the Eastern
Shore Of Maryland. james S. Harris
Of Still Pond, Nd, is president and Will
deliver his address on Wednesday nom
ing, DR.. J. j. Black Of New Castle will
read paper on fruits in general j. w.
Kerr of Denton on trees AID plants; q.
). Brown of Rising Sun on apples; nr,
w. S. Maxwell Of Still Pond, Md,
on pears; w. |. Walker of Queen
Anne's county, Nd, on peaches;
John w, Kileu Of FELTON, On
grapes; A. w. Slaymaker OF Camden,
on small fruits; p. Emerson Of Wyoming,
on piums; William P. Corsa OF Wash.
ington, ID. c., on edible nuts; Protessot
Pcckwith, on Injurious insects; Prof. i.
d. Chester Of Delaware College, on
fungus diseases; |. L. Banning of Talbot
county, Nd, on marketing fruit; Prof,
James 5. Robinson Of tue Maryland sta.
ton, on potatoes; Paynter Frame Of
Georgetown, on melons; George Btdde
of Cecil county, ON tomatoes; II. ii,
Bancroft Of Camden, on Asparagus; IL.
Il, Van Demau, on landscape gardening;
A. j. hcMath OF Accolnac county, Va,
on Horticulture, and 5, II, Derby Of
Woodside, on crimson clover
Besides these papers by home talent,
there will be two lectures by DR., l., ii,
Bailey Of Cornell University, who is
the recognized authority on horticul.
tural matters in the United States, lie
will speak on spraying Lessons OF
1894" and the BATTLE Of the Plums."
| George L. Powell, one of the most sue
cessful orcharlists in New York, will
tell how to prepare, plant, cultivate and
manage fruit trees. He will also, on
| Friday evening, lecture on the "Neces.
| sity for ueachng the Natural Sciences
as Applied to Agriculture and llOr-
\ ticulture in the Public Schools"
This lecture will be illustrated by
| sketches on the blackboard. /. II, Hale
| OF Connecticut, who has been very sue.
cessful with small fruits, and with
peaches both in New England and in
| Georgia, where he has large orchards
will give two practical talks on topics
connected with the business of fruit
growing. Other papers are, "plant Life '
by Prof. Robinson; "Orchard Pests
and the Necessity OF Quarantininc
Against Insects" by DR.. L. 0. Howard
| y. =. lsllOulOIpSlsti : laCtlCdI tAlnts vi
Fruit Growing" by Prof. S. b. Heigis
U. $. Pumologist; "a Family Apple
Orchard, by II. L. Van Deman; "Notes
on Living horticulturists," by Charles
Wright.
Reduced rates have been made by TIKI
Capitol Hotel, aud those wishing 10 at
tend by rail should send to Wesley
Webb, Dover, for card orders upof
which tickets good for six days may b,
purchased at all stations on the r., w
L. B. railroad at excursion rates.
The burglar scare which has cxis,eC
here for several weeks has died out ant
now the attention OF the people i
turned to the work Of the General As
sembly and revival services which ar
being held in the churches. The opi,
robbery heard Of recently was com
mlttcd last Thursday night, near Dinah'
Corner, about seven miles from hoIC
The thieves made good haul at III
farm house of Henry SHINES. wher
) they secured large quantity OF mea
so bushels Of corn, all the chickens an
| turkeys on the farm and two sets c
harness.