Evening journal., 1898-03-03
WILMIEGTOaIAHS At NEWPORT
NOT ENOUGH HOUSES TO SUPPLY
THE DENfAND-PUP1LS WITH


4NO1 I44NOO0il IlOOAoi1o ~ oOh 4 VI
THE DENAND-PUPILS WITH
GOOD AVERAGES.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
Newport, March 3.-Many farmers in
this section are preparing for Spring
work.
Mrs. Gregg Lyman and Mrs. Mo
Bride, who were injured by their horse
running away on Sunday night, are
slightly improved
William ]. Hilyard has about COM
pleted alterations to his store
The Newport Social Club expects TO
give another dance this MONTH.
Numerous Wilmingtonians are en-
deavoring to rent Newport houses, but
the supply is not equal to the demand.
A valuable bulldog belonging 10
Harry 9. L. Miller, general manager OF
the CranstOn q Justis Lumber Com
pany, died of hung fever.
The J. A. Cranston Fertilizer Com
pany is running fun time on account
OF the Spring trade.
The Delaware Glue Works are under
going extensive repairs.
d. ]. Schreck, of Wilmington, spent
Tuesday in town.
The grist mill recently put i'm by
Cranston e Justis is being we'll pa-
tronized by the farmers around New
port.
ID. Hoopes Bayne is still very i'll.
Atwood Weldin Is improving.
Mrs. Elizabeth Holt is ON the siok
| list.
Miss Nellie Gouert, who has been Wis
| fling Miss Nellie Crawford, returned
| to wilmington ON Tuesday.
Mrs. William HANNA is able TO be
out.
Grover Cleveland Rice is indisposed.
The following pupils In Miss Laura
| MorTells room ait Newport public
school averaged over 80 per cent for
the month OF February: Frank Oskins,
/ Mabel Allcorn, Kate HANNA, FLORENCE
| Ware, Joseph Malhan. John Vaughn,
Oscar LYMAN, Joseph Galloway, Joseph
| Miller, Perkins Hanna, Helen Craw-
| ford, Baynard Young and Kate HANNA
Frank Sheppard, of Wilmington, Wis
ited S. D. Townsend, Jr., yesterday
The Summer residence of John Men,
dinhall of Wilmington, has been re-
painted, and presents a striking APP
peanance.
The project of locating a shirt fac
tory at Newport has been abandoned
as it would be impossible to supply tht
demand for help. 1t will probably bt
located at Ellfton or Newark.
Rev. F. M. MunsOn preached at st
James p. e. Church last night.
Miss Viola Cranston has been visit
ing Miss Edna Flinnl
Miss EDNA Flinn left yesterday fol
an extended visit to Chester.
William j. Hilyard, Jr., retlIrneS
from a three weeks visit to Elkton yes
terday.
The M. e. Church sociable met Will
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Yeates las
night.
The regular monthly meeting Of tn
w. G. T. U. was held in the READING
room yesterday. "A portion of Mis-
Frances r. Wizards annual addres
was read by Mrs II. R. Miller and th'
remainder will be read ait subsequen
meetings. A petition to the authori
ties of Yale University remonstratinl
against the use of liquor by the stu
dents was signed by numerous mem
bers of the organization.
Howard Weldin and Harry Mile
: talk of going to Cuba, but will prOl
ably wait until after the war scare.
Rev Julius Dodd was in Whining
ton yesterday.
Thomas Benson, of wilmington, wa
in Newport to-day.
John Ford has gone to Wilmingto
to remain until Saturday.
Edward Phillips, of Wilmington
spent last evening with John A. Gran
} stbn.
Miss Elsie Steward has returned fror
Newark.
I The bazaar held by Andastaloa Tribe
L 0. r. M, opened last might and
: though the weather was stormy, tine ait
tendance was large The building wa
J brilliantly illuminated, and the variou
booths and stands were tastefilly al
! ranged.
Miss Lola Hanna. Elsie Steward
. Carrie Cunningham, Estelle Washing
ton and Amanda Phillips had charge {
The ice cream tables. The candy table
were in charge of Mrs. William Kin
? and Mrs Walter Young. The calS
} table was presided over by Mrs. ID. +
Bayne, Mrs. Edward Young and Mn
Hugh Garrett, The fancy table was i
, charge of Miss Nora Stuart, Mrs. New
ton King and Miss Clara Abbott. Tn
bazaar will continue until and includ
ing Saturday night. There are but tw
cOntests-one each for a watch and
past sachem regalia. The former is be
= ing contested for by Miss Elsie Stew
: ard and Miss Hattie Kane. The N
E gala is being competed for by repre-
sentaltives from Minqua, No. s; Wl
waset, No. 8; Manitou, No IS; Minns
= ha.ha, No 2S; and Andastalka, No. IA.
t Mr. and Mrs. Ennis, of Bell Hill, Ell
/ ton, are visiting Mrs w. J. Hilyard.