Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-02
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Annual Session of tho sussex county
Trschers--Otber News.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
Milford, Nov. 20 Il henry ID. Smout,
aged 81 years, died on Tuesday Of heart
trouble. lie was prominent farmer,
and owne1 farm near Milford.
The funeral OF Vincent Moore took
place on Tuesday. He was So years old.
j. Stanley Short has erected hand
some cottage on South Walnut street.
Walter Davis will open hardwear
store in tho Jump Block next month.
The tug Archambault, recently pur
chased by =. Il. Lofland, has arrival
here, and Will engage 10 towing on the
DIR. II. y. Watson's store. which is
helng Temodeled, will be occupied by
Fred Arnold, who will deal in fruit
aud confectionery.
Mrs. Annie Lark, widow of James
IanK, has heen granted pension Of
s. per month.
A schoolhouse has been erected in
the 18th disirict, and Harry Taylor has
been appointed teacher
DIR. james Stanton has removed from
Camden. N. D., to Milford, and is
occupying the Torbert property, which
he bought about two years ago.
Mre. Harry Wilkins of Slaughter
| Neck was attacked, last Tuesday, by
a vicious COW, and severely gored in
the thigh. .- &
A. j. Ross ia an applicant for re-
| appointment az tax collector for Milford
| hundred.
Eek Gov. Ponder of Milton bo.
| queathed his property, which ia valued
at $50, coo, to his widow.
The Houston Chapter Epworth
League, has elected the following otli-
GERS: Frank johnson, President; s. B.
Wilson. Mrs. Alice Wilson, Mrs. Clara
Wharton and Miss Minnie Hammond,
Vice Presidents; II. Graham, Secre-
tsry; Miss Ida johnson, Treasurer
NJ ss Libbio Lohand, Organist.
Postmaster Jester OF Ellentlale has
sold his blacksmith shop to John Ennis
OF Piney Grove.
Willis alighting from train at
Georgetown. yesterday, Mrs. G. Il.
Bacon, wife OF Postmaster Bacon OF
Lincoln City, fell and was severely
bruised.
Tho main department of the George,
town Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school has bsen challenged by the
Rev. Vaughn S. Collins Bible class to
participate in scriptural knuwladse
contest.
Milford, Nov. 27. The following
programme has been arranged for the
annual session Of tine Sussex County
Teachers Institute, which will be- held
here next month:
DEcEMBER Sru.
Morning-Iuvocation the Row II. Il.
l}unstein addresses OF welcome. William
+. Causey and the Rov. }. S. Willis
address, Culture of the Will" DR.,
james NJ. Coughlin; address, Prnc.
teal Longitude and Time, DR.. George
NJ. Phillips; address, Mistakes in the
Application Of Educational Princi
Pies" Dr. Coughlin; address. "Schoo
Savings Banks,n DR.. Phillips.
| Afternoon =. Address. "What ON
Schools Should do for the Pupils, .
Congressman Handy; address, "Ele
ments of Success. DIR. Coughlin; ad
dress, Physiological Representatives
Of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union" Prof. Lyman d. Smith.
Evening = Humorous lecture, DR..
Byron ". King.
DECEMBER 9TH.
Morning Address, Expression, y
DIR. King address. Fundamental prin
Giples Of Teaching" DIR. Emerson Il
White; address, "Reading, DR.. King
Afternoon Address, "Voice ant
Language" DR.. King; address, Mora
Training" DR.. White.
Evening-Concert, Ariel Sextet.
DECEMBER 10TH
Morning, A ddsrss, Methods OF Teach
ing" DR.. White; address, Studying
and Teaching Prof. ii. w. Elson
address, Geographical Progression, y
Prof. Elson.
cinIina :, Ir Wbits .ddrsss ''chni,
Making" Prof. Elson; address, "ThI
Teacher and the Parent" Prof. Eison
Evening-1ecture, Lincoln, p" Henr,